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All Final Four basketball teams have some form of hockey, too
Michigan State has a trio of hockey national championships, but did you know that Texas Tech, Auburn and Virginia also have hockey teams?
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Sturm has memorable NHL debut with Wild
Just days after turning pro, center Nico Sturm made his NHL debut with the Wild in a 3-0 loss to the Bruins Thursday.
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Wild-Boston game recap
A look back at Thursday night's game.
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St. Cloud State's Jimmy Schuldt among Hobey Baker Hat Trick finalists
The senior from Minnetonka joins Harvard's Adam Fox and Massachusetts' Cale Makar in a trio of defensemen up for college hockey's top individual honor.
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Sturm to make NHL debut tonight; Parise out for Wild's final two games
Center Nico Sturm will make his NHL debut Thursday against the Bruins in the Wild's home finale.
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Wild aims 'to put on a good show' in final two games
"We're playing to win," Wild coach Bruce Boudreau said Wednesday, the day after the team was officially eliminated from playoff contention.
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Gameday preview: Wild vs. Boston
Thursday's game is the Wild's last chance to get to .500 for the season at Xcel Energy Center.
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Shattuck-St. Mary's hockey teams take aim at national titles
The Faribault boarding school's boys' and girls' prep teams are ranked No. 1 and are favorites to win USA Hockey Tier I national titles. They are a combined 83-10-7.
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Playoff chase ends for Wild despite beating Winnipeg
Initially, the Wild felt encouraged and excited by what was happening on the ice and on the NHL scoreboard. But players became disappointed and demoralized as their night at the X unfolded.
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Wild giving it the old college try
Clarkson's Nico Sturm signed a free-agent contract with the Wild and could make his NHL debut on Thursday. Here's a look at some other memorable free agents who went from college to the Wild late in a season:
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After Canadian women's league folds, NWHL announces expansion
The league champion Minnesota Whitecaps will now be one of seven teams in the league, which will include two teams in Canada for 2019-20.
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Wild-Winnipeg game recap
Wild winger Zach Parise scored twice in the first period in his return to the lineup.
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Wild signee Sturm spent time maturing with Austin NAHL team
A Hobey Baker Award finalist after leading Clarkson in scoring with 45 points during his junior season, Nico Sturm considers himself a two-way center who plays a 200-foot game and takes pride on his defensive work.
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Postgame: Avalanche knocks Wild out of playoff contention
The Wild will miss the playoffs for the first time in seven years.
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Wild trounces Winnipeg, but Avalanche victory ends the playoff chase
The Wild routed Winnipeg 5-2 at Xcel Energy Center on Tuesday night, but Colorado later crushed Edmonton 6-2 to end their postseason hopes.
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Parise's absence adds to Wild's scoring challenge
The Wild's leader in goals and points has missed the past four games because of a lower-body injury, a costly absence for a scoring-starved team.
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Wild's playoff hopes could end tonight at the X
The Wild is 4-0 against Winnipeg this season, but its odds of making are playoffs are slim and almost none. "Sometimes miracles do happen," coach Bruce Boudreau said.
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Wild signs free agent center Sturm
The native of Germany is a Hobey Baker Award finalist for Clarkson.
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Wild-Winnipeg game preview
The Wild, which can be eliminated from playoff contention Tuesday night, finishes the regular season against three playoff-bound opponents.
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Wild in danger of finishing in last place for first time since 2005-06
The Wild's playoff odds are down below 1 percent now. It's pretty much over, except for the math. Here are some numbers that help explain the team's failures.
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Around the NHL
- David Pastrnak scores in overtime to lift Bruins to Game 7 win over rival Maple Leafs
- Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews is available for Game 7 with Bruins after sitting last 2 games
- Bourbonnais, Shelton propel New York to 5-2 victory over Minnesota in regular-season finale
- The Canucks ready for all-Canadian second-round after eliminating Nashville
- Noah Hanifin breaks late tie, Golden Knights beat Stars 2-0 to force Game 7
- Canucks advance to 2nd round, beating Predators 1-0 in Game 6 on Pius Suter's late goal
- Nylander and Woll help Maple Leafs beat Bruins 2-1 to force Game 7
- NHL players are refining the art of the bank shot via ricochet off the masks of the goaltenders
- Draisaitl scores twice as Oilers beat Kings 4-3 to advance to 2nd round
- Stars first to hold serve at home, beat Knights 3-2 in Game 5 for series lead in NHL playoffs
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