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Gophers
Puck Drop Tour second stop: Bemidji State
Both the Beavers men's and women's teams have a strong core of returning players, so upward mobility in the WCHA is their aim.
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Wild hopes to get more from Dubnyk by giving goalie less work
Devan Dubnyk started more games than any goaltender in the NHL last season, and the Wild would like to trim hundreds of minutes off his playing time in 2019-20.
Duluth
Puck Drop Tour first stop: Minnesota Duluth
Optimism is off the charts in the Twin Ports, where the Bulldogs men are primed for a run at a third consecutive NCAA championship and the women are aiming to return to the national tournament.
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Stalock gets valuable work in Wild's shootout loss at Colorado
Goaltender Alex Stalock was busy, sprawling out for saves, pawing pucks with his glove and funneling passes to teammates.He needed the work.
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Wild defeats Colorado 4-3 in exhibition game
Kevin Fiala made a brief appearance at the X before he and the rest of the team heads to Colorado.
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Koivu will play in first game since knee surgery on Saturday
Mikko Koivu is keeping his expectations low for his first game in 7½ months, hoping just to feel comfortable enough to continue moving forward.
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Vanity, thy name is photo day. Wild players take mug shots seriously
NHL players' faces can be tough to discern. But their mugs, with or without teeth, are front and center when it's time to take their official head shot for the season on the first day of training camp.
Duluth
NCAA three-peat? Sandelin, Bulldogs embrace opportunity
"You can't get to three without getting two, right?" the coach said during NCHC Media Day on Thursday.
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Agitator, pest, whatever: Wild glad to add Hartman's grit to roster
New Wild forward Ryan Hartman will bring certain depth and grit to the team but believes he can help offensively, too.
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Offense-deprived Wild falls to 0-2 in the preseason
Andrew Copp and former Gopher Blake Wheeler scored 38 seconds apart waely in the first period for the Jets, beating Wild goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen.
Duluth
Minnesota Duluth picked to win NCHC title
The Bulldogs, who've won the past two national championships, are seeking their first Penrose Cup as league regular-season titlists.
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Minnesota State is unanimous pick to win WCHA
The Mavericks are No. 1 in both the WCHA preseason coaches and media polls, and senior forward Marc Michaelis is the preseason player of the year.
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Old Time Hockey: A look back at an unfriendly Friendship Tour
The North Stars were part of the NHL's 1990 Friendship Tour to the Soviet Union, and friendly isn't a great way to describe it. Rachel Blount was there, and she shares her memories.
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Stars nip Wild in overtime
The Dallas Stars edged the Wild 2-1 in overtime in a preseason game at Xcel Energy Center on Tuesday.
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Olympic star Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson working to promote women's hockey
As a member of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association's board of directors, the former North Dakota standout sees the Dream Gap Tour as a way to bring about equity.
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'Pretty decent game.' Wild sees things to like in OT loss to Dallas
The Wild's Ryan Hartman finished an assist shy of a Gordie Howe hat trick, picking up a goal and also flexing his physical side by dropping the gloves for a second-period fight.
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Wild's Zuccarello exceeded boyhood dreams by reaching NHL
It wasn't until after he accomplished his goal of starring in Sweden that the NHL became a reality for Zuccarello, who grew up in Oslo.
Gophers
Goalie Shepard leads four UMD players on preseason All-NCHC team
Bulldogs joining the All-America goalie are defenseman Scott Perunovich and forwards Justin Richards and Nick Swaney. St. Cloud State defenseman Jack Ahcan also made the team.
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Wild's Koivu scrimmages, could play as soon as this weekend
The captain -- who has scored 201 goals and assisted on 487 in 14 years with the Wild -- took the next step in his recovery from a February knee injury Monday.
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Wild's Donato an early center of attention in camp
Ryan Donato, acquired in a trade from Boston last season, will get a look in the middle as the Wild quickly gets ready for its first preseason game.
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Around the NHL
- Anze Kopitar scores in overtime, Kings beat Oilers 5-4 in Game 2 to tie series
- Defending champion Golden Knights beat Stars 3-1 to take 2-0 series lead home to Vegas
- Bruins beat Maple Leafs 4-2 in Game 3 to take series lead
- Utah hockey fans welcome the former Arizona Coyotes to their new home
- Rebuilding Sharks fire coach David Quinn after 2 disappointing seasons
- A day later, 'The Save' still had Panthers marveling at Bobrovsky's NHL playoff heroics
- Forsberg and Beauvillier each get a goal and an assist and Predators knock off Canucks 4-1
- Avalanche score 4 in 2nd period, beat Jets 5-2 and even first-round playoff series at 1-1
- Verhaeghe scores OT winner, Bobrovsky makes some fantastic saves, and Panthers top Lightning 3-2
- Bobrovsky makes incredible save during Panthers-Lightning playoff game
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