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Coach calls 20-year-old Addison's debut 'real good, real poised, real calm'
Calen Addison logged the third-most minutes on the Wild blue line despite being the least experienced, skating almost 20 minutes against the Kings.
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Three more Wild players set to return Thursday
Ian Cole, Nick Bonino and Nico Sturm were on the team's COVID list.
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Wild-Los Angeles game recap
A look back at Tuesday night's game.
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Sluggish Wild no match for Kings in return after two-week layoff
Despite outmaneuvering the Kings in three of four previous games this season, the Wild couldn't get anything going in a rusty return to play.
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Details on NCAA men's hockey tournament starting to emerge
Mike Kemp, chairman of the NCAA Division I men's ice hockey committee, in a USCHO podcast said subjectivity will play a role in selecting at-large bids to the 16-team field.
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Wild finally returns to ice tonight after two weeks off; eight games rescheduled
With five players still in COVID protocols, and another three released but not ready to play, the Wild will rely on its taxi squad and minor-league call-ups in its return vs. the Kings.
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No. 59 with a mullet: Rookie Addison brings big hair to Wild blueline
With the curly, shoulder-length brown mullet, plus a wisp of a mustache, Calen Addison would fit right in on the state tournament All-Hockey Hair Team.
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Gophers men move up, women down in latest college hockey polls
A pair of shutouts on the road boosted the U men's hockey team; being swept at home dropped the women from the No, 2 spot they'd held.
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Wild-Los Angeles game preview
The Wild returns to play after having six games postponed since Feb. 3 because of COVID-19 on the team.
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Souhan: A dozen dreams of better times for Minnesota sports teams
Better times are ahead, and in sports as well as life, better times require health and normalcy. Here's a list of what could make 2021 an uncommonly good sports year.
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Wild needs Greenway's growth into an NHL force to continue
Leading up to the stoppage, Jordan Greenway was on the best run since his debut with the Wild in 2018.
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Wild now faces challenge of making up lost time, and lost ground
The Wild's mission coming out of a weeklong layoff because of COVID-19 protocols is to tighten the gap in a competitive division
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Several regulars still sidelined but Wild has 'turned the corner'
Only 16 players skated Friday during the Wild's first practice since the NHL suspended the team's season and shuttered its facilities after a COVID-19 outbreak.
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Matt Dumba back for Wild, and Mats Zuccarello is close
Jared Spurgeon and Marcus Johansson still have injuries that will keep them out longer.
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Wild's Darby Hendrickson remembers a Richfield hockey treasure
The Wild assistant coach paid tribute to Jake McCoy, the longtime Richfield and Minneapolis coach who died last week at 79.
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With 12 players sidelined, Wild will go back to work Friday
The team will hit the ice at Xcel Energy Center to get ready for a return to action Tuesday after having six games postponed.
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College hockey takes step toward more diversity, equity and inclusion
A group of 27 NCAA Division I players, coaches and administrators have been meeting, seeking ideas and proposals to bring about the change they desire.
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Two more players added to Wild's COVID list; one player comes off
Defenseman Jonas Brodin and goalie Cam Talbot were the latest to be placed in the virus protocols as the team's shutdown continued.
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With games becoming a grind, Koivu decides its time to retire
Mikko Koivu joined Columbus after 15 seasons in Minnesota. He could become the first Wild player to have his number retired.
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Gold medal-winning Lamoureux twins hang up their skates
The Grand Forks, N.D., natives, who spent one season with the Gophers, helped Team USA win Olympic gold in 2018.
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- Golden Knights have limited Stars' scoring chances to take 2-0 series lead
- Sergei Bobrovsky makes 26 saves, Panthers beat Lightning 5-3 to take 3-0 series lead
- Brent Burns, Dmitry Orlov help Hurricanes hold on to beat Islanders 3-2 for 3-0 series lead
- Defending champion Golden Knights beat Stars 3-1 to take 2-0 series lead home to Vegas
- Anze Kopitar scores in overtime, Kings beat Oilers 5-4 in Game 2 to tie series
- Bruins beat Maple Leafs 4-2 in Game 3 to take series lead
- Utah hockey fans welcome the former Arizona Coyotes to their new home
- Rebuilding Sharks fire coach David Quinn after 2 disappointing seasons
- A day later, 'The Save' still had Panthers marveling at Bobrovsky's NHL playoff heroics
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