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The Iowa Wild have signed a forward Arthur Kaliev professional testing contract.
25-year-old Kaliev won Willie Marshall Award as the 2025-2026 American Hockey League leading scorer, scoring 40 goals and adding 28 assists to finish third with 68 points in 70 games for the Belleville Senators. Kaliev, who also led the AHL with 266 shots on goal and tied for second with 16 power plays, was voted a First Team AHL All-Star and will skate in the 2026 AHL All-Star Classic.
Originally a second-round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft by Los Angeles, Kaliev has 38 goals and 38 assists in 204 career NHL games over six seasons with the Kings, New York Rangers and Ottawa Senators. He had 55 goals and 46 assists for 101 points in 115 AHL contests with Belleville and Ontario.
