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Two days after trading Matt Kassian to Ottawa for a 2014 sixth-round pick, the Wild dealt former University of North Dakota defenseman Chay Genoway to Washington for a conditional 2014 seventh-round pick. Genoway reported to AHL Hershey.

The Wild is trying to free up contracts in case it wants to sign college free agents or make trade-deadline pickups. Minnesota now has 48 contracts, two fewer than the maximum allowed.

 

Prosser’s pit

Nate Prosser’s hometown of Elk River will be the host city for Hockey Day Minnesota 2014. The outdoor high school games will be played at the Handke Pit.

“Me and my buddies would have our parents drop us off there and we’d pack our lunches and just stay out there for hours,” Prosser said.