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The guy on the right would prefer that you write about other players on the team, including Kirill Kaprizov (left).

Kaprizov's wingman? He's more than happy to stay out of the spotlight

Despite a rough start, there's one player whose consistent scoring helped the team stay above water.

Minnesota hockey broadcaster Doug McLeod has died

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Doug McLeod, left, and Frank Mazzocco.
He served as the longtime play-by-play for the Gophers men's hockey team and also worked North Stars games as well.
  • Gophers men's hockey still without Big Ten sweep after tie with Ohio State

St. Paul officials say Xcel Energy Center is showing its age — and they want state help to fix it up

December 9
Xcel Energy Center has pumped hundreds of millions each year into Minnesota’s economy while making St. Paul a regional hockey, concert and conventio
The city and Minnesota Wild plan to seek state funding to renovate the 23-year-old arena. The total cost is likely to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
  • Curtains to rise again at Park Square Theatre in St. Paul
Wild
December 9
Jonas Brodin will be sidelined for the Wild because of an upper body injury.

Wild-Kraken preview: Seeking a road-trip split with Brodin

Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin will be sidelined week-to-week because of an upper body injury.
Wild
December 9
The Wild’s Joel Eriksson Ek (14) and the Oilers’ Evan Bouchard (2) vied for the puck during the first period Friday in Edmonton, Alberta.

Wild fall to Oilers 4-3, lose Brodin early in the third

Edmonton flipped the script to put Minnesota in a 4-3 deficit that stuck, handing the Wild their second loss in a row.
Wild
December 8
Marc-Andre Fleury (blocks a shot by Edmonton Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins last season.

Fleury starts in goal for Wild vs. Oilers in battle of NHL's newest coaches

Limiting the Oilers' 1-2 scoring punch of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl will be key for the Wild.
Wild
December 8
Canucks center Dakota Joshua slipped past Wild defenseman Jacob Middleton along the boards after Middleton fell during the second period of Vancouver�

Fast start, nothing to show. Wild's winning streak ended by Canucks

The Wild took the first 10 shots before Vancouver took its first. That was a bad sign for the team against the NHL's highest scoring team, which took a 2-0 victory.
Minnesota Wild’s Brandon Duhaime (21) celebrates with teammates after scoring against the Montreal Canadiens during the second period of an NHL hock
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Wild
December 7
Live: Wild vs. Canucks. Follow the action on Gameview

Live: Wild vs. Canucks. Follow the action on Gameview

The Wild go for their fifth straight win and the second on their current road trip. Tap here for play-by-play, scoring information and updates from the NHL.
Wild
December 7
Burnsville native Brock Boeser leads the NHL in scoring with 18 goals, already tying his total from last season.

Wild at Canucks preview: Burnsville's Boeser leads NHL with 18 goals

Sarah McClellan's preview: Vancouver got off to a blistering start, but the Canucks have lost three of their past five.
Wild
December 6
Assistant Darby Hendrickson, left, and new Wild head coach John Hynes talked on the bench during the team’s victory over St. Louis.

Neal: Another new Wild coach, and survivor Hendrickson is still here

Darby Hendrickson, after all these years and all these coaching changes, is still here. And that's a very good thing for the Wild.
Wild
December 6
Kirill Kaprizov, center, celebrated his goal Tuesday with Marco Rossi, left, and Mats Zuccarello.

Boldy, Kaprizov regain scoring touch as wins boost Wild's confidence

Kaprizov had 16 shots and a goal in a 5-2 win over Calgary and Boldy's hot streak continued with two goals against the Flames.
Wild
December 6
Wild forward Marcus Johansson, right, took the puck past goalie Filip Gustavsson, left, as Calgary forward Andrew Mangiapane chased him during the fir

Wild douse Flames 5-2, dramatic turnaround continues under Hynes

If the Wild look like a completely different team from just 10 days ago, that's because they're playing like one as they ran their record to 4-0 under new coach John Hynes.
Minnesota Wild players celebrate their 6-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022 at the Xcel Entry Center in St. Paul, Minn. ] RE
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Wild
December 5
Wild winger Matt Boldy celebrated his goal in Sunday’s 4-1 victory over Chicago at Xcel Energy Center.

Will four-game road trip catapult Wild back into the playoff race?

Sarah McLellan's breakdown: Winners of three in a row under new coach John Hynes, the Wild start a four-game swing through difficult territory.
Wild
December 4
Dakota Mermis

With Zach Bogosian injured, Wild call up Dakota Mermis from Iowa

Vinni Lettieri was sent back to Iowa as the Wild needed an extra defenseman for the Canada/West Coast trip.
Wild
December 4
Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury stopped a shot during Sunday’s victory over Chicago at Xcel Energy Center.

Wild resurgence includes goalies Fleury and Gustavsson

Coach John Hynes assesses goaltending on a situational basis, but he has made it clear he believes it takes a tandem of two to win in the NHL.
Wild
December 4
Wild left wing Matt Boldy tipped a second-period goal past Blackhawks goaltender Petr Mrazek on Sunday in St. Paul.

Marco Rossi, Brock Faber power Wild to win

Minnesota remains undefeated under John Hynes with a key Western Conference road trip up next.
Wild
December 2
“Every player has an identity and sometimes when players struggle, they lose the identity that makes them who they are,” said new Wild coach John

With coach change, Wild boss Guerin shows he wants to win now

The team's president of hockey operations does not want to rebuild, so he brought in a new spark: Hynes.
Wild winger Kirill Kaprizov is trying to keep progressing — in hockey skills as well as speaking English — after two outstanding seasons in the NH
Minnesota Wild profile As Kaprizov makes his mark on the NHL, he works to master English
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Russian winger Kirill Kaprizov, entering his third season in North America, has become conversational with his Wild teammates.
Wild
December 2
Connor Bedard is riding an eight-game point streak and leads all rookies in goals and points.

Wild vs. Blackhawks preview: Bedard riding eight-game point streak

The Blackhawks are the only team trailing the Wild in Central Division standings.
Wild
December 1
Connor Dewar celebrated one of his three goals — one in each period — with the Wild bench in a 6-1 crushing of the Predators in Nashville on Thurs

Dewar's first hat trick leads Wild to win in Hynes' second game as coach

Connor Dewar had only 10 goals in 136 NHL games before his big night in the Wild's 6-1 victory over Nashville, the team that fired coach John Hynes after last season.
Sports
November 30
Xcel Energy Center in 2020.

New women's hockey franchise to play first home game at X on Jan. 6

The Minnesota team opens the season at Boston on Jan. 3 and then begins its home schedule at the home of the Wild three days later.
Wild
November 30
Frederick Gaudreau and Pat Maroon of the Wild celebrated Gaudreau’s goal Tuesday against St. Louis at Xcel Energy Center.

Wild-Predators preview: Hynes faces team that fired him after last season

Sarah McLellan's breakdown: Historically, the Wild haven't had a ton of success in Nashville; they've won only 14 of their 43 all-time visits.
Wild
November 30
Dean Evason was let go as Wild coach on Monday.

Evason on being fired by Wild: 'You just know. You have a feeling'

Dean Evason thought he'd be able to see the Wild through the seven-game losing streak that led to being fired. But when GM Bill Guerin called him into the office on Monday, Evason knew what was about to happen.
Wild
November 29
New Wild head coach John Hynes and assistant Darby Hendrickson during Tuesday night’s victory over St. Louis at Xcel Energy Center.

Hynes runs first Wild practice with an emphasis on speed

Fixing the penalty kill is also a high priority for John Hynes, although the team seemed to solve some issues during Tuesday's win.
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