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Wild begins NHL draft as part-time player with just two picks in first six rounds
Trades leave Chuck Fletcher with just two picks in first six rounds.
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Trade talk: Wild would need young, scoring forward for a defenseman
Tonight at 6 p.m., the first round of the NHL Draft will take place. The Wild currently picks 15th and GM Chuck Fletcher is getting calls about his young defensemen.
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Vanek could be bought out of final year with Wild
GM Chuck Fletcher has indicated that he may need to buy out the final year of Thomas Vanek's contract to pay other players, an NHL source said.
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Wild GM Fletcher has trade chips to play with
Wild GM Chuck Fletcher has been involved in trade conversations for weeks. Fletcher said he feels there's a good chance to "improve the team" via trade at this weekend's draft.
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NHL teams know Vegas expansion draft means loss of 'decent assets'
Las Vegas was announced as the 31st NHL franchise Wednesday, and next year's draft means every current team will lose one player.
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Recent and notable No. 15 picks in the NHL draft
A look at the type of player historically available in the Wild's first-round draft slot - No. 15.
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Las Vegas will be NHL's 31st team; expansion draft rules announced
The league will be going to Sin City
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Better than Bjugstad? NHL draft prospect Tufte is the pride of Blaine
Riley Tufte, like Nick Bjugstad before him, is poised to be a first-round draft pick in Friday's NHL draft.
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Just like his dad, Kieffer Bellows can score
Kieffer Bellows, son of former North Star Brian Bellows, scored 33 goals this regular season for Sioux Falls, the most for a 16-year-old in the USHL Tier I era (since 2002).
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NHL draft prospects from Minnesota
Eleven Minnesotans are ranked among the top 200 North American skaters for the NHL draft Friday and Saturday.
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NHL draft facts and figures
The first round begins at 6 p.m. on Friday night.
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Wild releases schedule for 2016-17
Stanley Cup champion Penguins in town Nov. 25.
Wild GM Chuck Fletcher on offseason moves: 'Everything has to be on the table'
Other NHL general managers having been making inquiries to Wild's Chuck Fletcher, who said: "Everything has to be on the table coming off the season we just had."
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Wild opens 2016-17 season against two division rivals
The full 2016-17 schedule will be announced Tuesday, a schedule that will include second-half "bye weeks" for the first time in NHL history.
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What you need to know about the 2016 NHL draft
Get caught up by reading Wild beat writer Michael Russo's NHL draft preview.
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Wild hires Derek Lalonde to coach Iowa AHL team
Lalonde will be introduced as the Iowa Wild's fourth head coach in four years at a news conference Monday in Des Moines, a source confirmed.
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NHL draft and more: Wild have a busy two weeks coming up
Now that the Stanley Cup Final has ended, it'll be a newsworthy rest of the month for the Wild, including the NHL draft next week.
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Decision time for the Wild on whether to keep Vanek
Vanek scored a career-low 18 goals in 74 games last season and his 41 points were the lowest of any non-lockout season. A decision needs to be made by the end of the month.
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New assistant Stevens bringing his physical approach to Wild
Scott Stevens doesn't expect his blue line to be heavy hitters, but intends to wipe away any lingering perception that the Wild defense can be soft at times.
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Ken Hitchcock on the Mike Yeo dynamic in St. Louis, Rick Wilson and if this is really his last year
The former Wild coach was hired to be Hitch's heir apparent Monday.
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Around the NHL
- Panthers going back to Stanley Cup Final, top Rangers 2-1 to win East title in 6 games
- Oilers close to a Stanley Cup chance, going home needing one win over Stars to wrap up West final
- Nugent-Hopkins scores 2 power-play goals and Oilers beat Stars 3-1 to move a win away from Cup final
- NBA's Mavs and NHL's Stars chase a Dallas double with their deepest playoff run together
- Panthers now 1 win from return to Stanley Cup Final, while Rangers seek to force a Game 7
- Panthers beat Rangers 3-2 in Game 5 to move within win of Stanley Cup Final return
- Mom and champion: Kendall Coyne enjoys full-circle moment in winning pro women's hockey title
- Oilers beat Stars 5-2 in Game 4 to tie Western Conference final
- Minnesota beats Boston 3-0, wins inaugural Walter Cup as Professional Women's Hockey League champs
- Reinhart scores in OT, Panthers beat Rangers 3-2 in OT of Game 4 of East final
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