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Wild has three names on short list for GM job
Reported GM finalsits include executive with ties to Leipold.
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Travis Boyd gets first taste of NHL playoffs with the Capitals
Washington rookie Travis Boyd hasn't spent much time in the NHL, but the Hopkins native has crammed plenty of memorable moments into his limited experience.
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NHL Eastern Conference final preview
A look at the matchup between the Capitals and Lightning.
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94 saves! Five overtimes! Former Minnesota prep goalie stars in AHL thriller
Alex Lyon, who stopped all but one of the 95 shots he faced in an American Hockey League playoff game that ended early Thursday morning, was honored as Minnesota's best high school goalie a few years ago.
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Reusse: Playoffs show success of Gary Bettman-era NHL expansion
Nashville, Tampa Bay, Las Vegas and soon Seattle are alive with hockey fever while the NBA has settled for relocating teams in secondary markets like Oklahoma City,
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Vegas Golden Nights: The most successful expansion franchise ever
North Score: Wild fans might not want to hear it, but the Golden Knights used the scraps from 30 teams, including Erik Haula and Alex Tuch, to make first-year history.
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Sports misery? Move over, Minnesota. Washington D.C. has the title
Washington's teams in the four major men's sports -- NBA, NHL, NFL and MLB -- have not made it to a conference title game in 20 years and have lost in all 13 tries.
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Revisiting the Wild deal that helped Vegas reach the conference finals
Few people could have seen any of this coming — not even the biggest Vegas Golden Knights optimist or the biggest Wild pessimist.
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2017 Wild Preview
Big expectations for Charlie Coyle, concerns about Zach Parise's back and the acquisition of larger, more physical players are among the themes for the Wild as the 2017-18 regular season begins.
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Anders Lee scores; USA beats Canada 5-4 in world hockey shootout
Cam Atkinson's goal past former Wild goalie Darcy Kuemper in the sixth round of the shootout gave the Americans the victory in the IIHF World Championship opener.
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A Canadian politician thinks American commentators are ruining hockey
David Adams Richards, a Canadian senator, went on quite the verbal journey earlier this week. The upshot: American commentators are ruining Canada's national sport.
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Granlund is Finland's World Cup captain; 4 Minnesotans on Team USA
Wild prospect Kirill Kaprizov will also participate in the tournament after helping Russia to gold at the recent Olympic Games.
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With sports, the more we know the less we enjoy them
Were the Wild and Wolves playoff series less enjoyable because fans had access to all the information they could ever want -- and knew the match-ups were lopsided against their teams?
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Zucker named finalist for NHL's King Clancy Memorial Trophy
The Sedin twins and P.K. Subban are the other finalists for the award, which honors leadership and strong community work.
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Wild signs two, including 50-goal scorer from Canadian junior league
Forward Dmitry Sokolov tallied a career-high 96 points – including 50 goals – in 64 games in the Ontario Hockey League last season.
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The Wild can make moves, despite its big contracts. Here's how
North Score: The contracts of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter do eat up plenty of cap space, but the notion that the Wild is stuck, salary-cap wise, is just plain incorrect.
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Wild signs Anas to two-year, two-way contract
Iowa Wild forward Sam Anas led the AHL team in goals and set a single-season franchise record with 26 in 70 games.
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Scoggins: Fans' recent anger is telling about state of Twin Cities sports market
Fans are red-faced angry over the Wild, Wolves and Twins - and rightfully so. Maybe that collective anger is a good thing, though.
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Reusse: NHL expansion paying off in Vegas - Minnesota not so lucky
While the Vegas Golden Knights thrive this season, initial investments in Minnesota pro sports franchises were modest and so was the access to talent.
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Two years later: Evaluating the Tom Thibodeau and Bruce Boudreau hires
Almost exactly two years ago, the head coaching landscape in Minnesota sports changed considerably with the hiring of veteran coaches for the Wild and Wolves.,
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Around the NHL
- Healey's goal in 2nd period gives Boston 4-3 win in first game of PWHL championship series
- Canada edges Switzerland 3-2, United States routs Kazakhstan 10-1 at hockey world championship
- Canucks must 'want that big moment' vs. Oilers in Game 7, coach says
- Aleksander Barkov, the Panthers' reluctant star, leads without having to say much
- Oilers beat Canucks 5-1 to force deciding Game 7 in second-round series
- Canada tops Finland, Sweden beats Latvia, Switzerland routs Denmark at men's hockey worlds
- Dallas Stars into their 2nd West final in a row after knocking out last two Cup champions
- Pittsburgh Penguins' Mike Sullivan named U.S. men's hockey coach for 2026 Milan Olympics
- Panthers reach Eastern Conference final for second straight year, eliminating Bruins in 6 games
- Duchene scores winner in 2nd OT, Stars advance to Western Conference final with 2-1 win over Avs
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