Defenseman Mathew Dumba will join the Portland Winterhawks as the NHL’s Minnesota Wild have announced they are returning him to junior.

Dumba, the seventh overall pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, played 13 games for the Wild this season. Last month the Winterhawks acquired Dumba’s rights from the Red Deer Rebels in exchange for forward Presten Kopeck and conditional 2nd round picks.