Jarod James Palmer (born February 10, 1986) is an American former professional ice hockey forward who played with the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League.
He is a native of Fridley, Minnesota, and an alum of the USNTDP, where he played for two seasons.
Palmer was a member of the silver medal-winning U.S.
squad at the World Under-18 Championship in 2004.
After graduating from high school, he spent two seasons in the USHL with the Tri-City Storm.
Palmer then completed four years of collegiate hockey at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
He made his NHL debut with the Wild on December 17, 2011.