The daughter of a National Hockey League player may have got the most important acquisition of the day before the league 's trade deadline this afternoon thanks to a letter she wrote in January . Jordan Leopold 's daughter Jordyn , 11 , wrote a letter to the Minnesota Wild asking the team to acquire her father from the Columbus Blue Jackets in Ohio . The team unknowingly obliged her request 20 minutes before the trade deadline and got Leopold , a native of Golden Valley , Minnesota , sent back to his home state . Scroll down for video . Jordan Leopold 's ( right ) daughter Jordyn , 11 , wrote a letter ( left ) to the Minnesota Wild asking the team to acquire her father from the Columbus Blue Jackets in Ohio . The team obliged and got Leoopold , 34 , in exchange for defenseman Justin Falkand and a fifth-round pick . Leopold , a native of Golden Valley , Minnesota , went to the University of Minnesota and he won a NCAA title . In exchange for Leopold , 34 , the Wild surrendered defenseman Justin Falkand and a fifth-round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft . Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher had no idea about the letter , which was addressed to the 'Minnesota Wild Coaches ' , before he made the deal , according to The Star . Jordyn wrote the letter in January when the Wild were in the middle of a bad losing streak , KFAN reported . In the letter , Jordyn identifies herself and her father before getting to her pitch . The letter reads : 'Well , my dad is very lonely without his family . 'We are living in Minnesota right now and I am lost without my dad and so is my mom , my 2 sisters and my brother . 'It has been since November and we can not take it any more . 'To get to the point , the Wild have not been winning games and you lovely coaches are most likely mad about that but your team needs some more D men so can you please , please , please ask the Jackets if you guys can get him ? ! ' Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen may have been aware of Jordyn 's plight before the swap . He tweeted : 'It is n't always just about business… ' After the deal was made , Fletcher of the Wild certainly found out about Jordyn 's note because # TheLetter began trending on Twitter . He said the letter was 'tremendous ' and 'very powerful ' . Leopold has scored 67 goals and tallied 146 NHL assists . He played for the US in the 2006 Winter Olympics . Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen tweeted out a picture of the letter after dealing Leopold . Now that he is in Minnesota after playing 677 career NHL games over 12 seasons , Leopold will wear No . 33 . Leopold attended the University of Minnesota and won the Hobey Baker Award , which is given to the nation 's top college player , during his senior season . He also helped the Golden Gophers win an NCAA National Championship . In 677 career NHL games over 12 seasons , he has scored 67 goals and tallied 146 assists . Leopold also represented the US at the 2006 Winter Olympics , .
Jordan Leopold 's daughter Jordyn sent her letter to the Minnesota Wild . Team got defenseman from Columbus Blue Jackets for a player and a pick . Leopold went to University of Minnesota and is from Golden Valley , Minn. Blue Jackets GM tweeted out that 'It is n't always just about business… '