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June 15, 2017
Wild defensemen Jonas Brodin, left, and Matt Dumba: Brodin was put on the Wild's protected list for the NHL expansion draft; Dumba was not.

Wild gets 'quality' trade offers for Brodin, Dumba

The team might be trying to move one of its better defensemen to avoid losing him in the expansion draft.
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June 15, 2017
Phil Housley

St. Paul's Housley named coach of the Sabres

The Nashville Predators assistant was a Hall of Fame defenseman for the Sabres.
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June 15, 2017
Guentzel's veteran move during victory parade: 'I sign it, you chug it'

Guentzel's veteran move during victory parade: 'I sign it, you chug it'

Penguins rookie Jake Guentzel was already a star, but six words might have made him a legend during Wednesday's Stanley Cup victory parade in Pittsburgh.
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June 14, 2017
Chuck Fletcher.

Wild GM Fletcher talking possible trades with expansion Vegas but nothing completed

Vegas' debut roster will be announced throughout next Wednesday's NHL Awards Show. The Wild almost certainly will lose a good player in the expansion draft.
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June 14, 2017
Wild trades Tyler Graovac for a draft pick

Wild trades Tyler Graovac for a draft pick

The 2011 seventh-round pick is being given a fresh start in Washington.
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June 14, 2017
Wild's Niederreiter ignoring trade rumors, hoping for long-term deal

Wild's Niederreiter ignoring trade rumors, hoping for long-term deal

The Wild, has not yet begun contract negotiations with Nino Niederreiter's agent. The player is coming off the best season of his NHL career.
Wild
June 13, 2017
Wild sets seven-game preseason schedule, including three at the X

Wild sets seven-game preseason schedule, including three at the X

The regular season schedule -- and the unveiling of the team's Adidas jerseys (home will be green) -- will be announced June 20.
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June 13, 2017
Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (87) celebrates with the Stanley Cup after defeating the Nashville Predators in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cu

Crosby finds motivation to lead Penguins to third Cup

In hindsight, P.K. Subban probably should have avoided poking the bear and dragging Sidney Crosby into ListerineGate.
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June 12, 2017
Penguins center Jake Guentzel gathered on the Bridgestone Arena ice with his family after Pittsburgh's 2-0 Game 6, Stanley Cup-clinching victory over

Dream comes true for Penguins rookie Guentzel

Hill-Murray graduate Jake Guentzel became the first rookie in NHL history to lead the postseason in goals (13) -- and won the Stanley Cup as well.
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June 12, 2017
Matt Cullen got a hug from his father Terry after Pittsburgh won the Stanley Cup last season.

Penguins' Cullen, in 'likely' his last game, makes a big impact

The Minnesota native, 40, was solid on penalty kill and won key faceoffs.
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June 12, 2017
Pittsburgh Penguins' Patric Hornqvist (72), of Sweden, hoists the Stanley Cup after defeating Nashville Predators in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley

Penguins break tie with 95 seconds left, win back-to-back Cups

Former Predators fan favorite Patric Hornqvist returned to Music City, spoiled Nashville's party and delivered the NHL its first repeat champion since 1998.
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June 12, 2017
Matt Cullen got a hug from his father Terry after Pittsburgh won the Stanley Cup last season.

Minnesotans to win a Stanley Cup: Impressive list, with Cullen near top

Thirty different Minnesota-born players have their names inscribed on the Stanley Cup. Matt Cullen is the latest to have it on the trophy for the third time.
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June 12, 2017

Stanley Cup Final: Game 6 recap

Penguins goalie Matt Murray finished with 27 saves for his second consecutive shutout.
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June 12, 2017

NHL teams with five or more titles

Pittsburgh became the seventh NHL team to win at least five Stanley Cup championships since 1913. The seven:
Wild
June 11, 2017
Nashville Predators fans cheer in the final moments of the third period in Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final

Scoggins: Tennessee is hockey-mad for Predators (did I just say that?)

As a kid raised in Tennessee, we observed two seasons: college football season and spring practice. Now Nashville is on fire with hockey mania.
Wild
June 10, 2017
Nashville Predators' P.K. Subban (76) tangles with Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (87) during the first period in Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley

Nashville fired up for Game 6, but can't rely on fans for energy

Nashville will have its fired-up fan base but needs to play better to survive.
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June 10, 2017
FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2016, file photo, Pittsburgh Penguins' Matt Cullen skates toward the action during an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia

Matt Cullen eyes another Stanley Cup as career winds down

Cullen has treated this season as his last. His wife is homesick for Minnesota, and he craves the chance to coach his three hockey-loving boys.
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June 9, 2017
Eric Staal and Nino Niederreiter (22) are two of the players the Wild needs to make decisions about protecing as the NHL expansions draft to fill the

Roster dilemmas: Wild facing tough choices as NHL expansion nears

The Wild has complicated expansion decisions to make about whom to protect on its roster, and there are rumors that management is working to make a significant trade.
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June 9, 2017
Pittsburgh Penguins' Ron Hainsey, center, celebrates his goal against the Nashville Predators with Evgeni Malkin, left, and Phil Kessel, right, during

'Real hockey starts now' as Penguins move within one game of Cup

Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Phil Kessel combined for eight points, chasing Nashville's Pekka Rinne from the net as Pittsburgh moved within one win of lifting the Stanley Cup again.
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June 8, 2017
Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Josh Archibald (45) is checked by Ottawa Senators defenseman Marc Methot (3) during the first period of Game 4 of the N

Brainerd's Archibald relishes his rare chance with Penguins

Josh Archibald didn't play in Game 5 on Thursday, but he did skate in Game 4. The rule for having one's name etched on the Stanley Cup is 41 games played or one game in the Stanley Cup Final with the winner.