‘From St. Paul to the Hall’: All eyes on high schooler Joe Mauer
Editor’s note: On Sunday, Joe Mauer will become the fourth St. Paulite inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., building on a legacy begun by Dave Winfield, Paul Molitor...
View ArticleWild not showing ‘the will and the want’ to get into playoffs
A year ago the Wild were money at home, turning the Xcel Energy Center into a distinct home-ice advantage that made visitors vulnerable to the delight of sellout crowds who packed the arena every game....
View ArticleWild remain inept at home, suffer costly loss to Stars
Minnesota Wild's Eric Staal, center, is squeezed between Dallas Stars goalie Anton Khudobin, left, and Miro Heiskanen, of Finland, as he tried to position himself in the second period of an NHL hockey...
View ArticleWild’s Luke Kunin ready to go for Thursday’s game vs. Dallas Stars
Wild center Luke Kunin returned to practice Wednesday after missing two games with an upper-body injury and was declared ready to play Thursday’s game against the Dallas Stars at Xcel Energy Center....
View ArticleWild play down to form again in ugly loss to Florida
SUNRISE, Fla. — Bruce Boudreau saw it coming, as sure as a 5 o’clock Florida thunderstorm. The Wild head coach essentially predicted the classic Minnesota meltdown two hours before Friday night’s...
View ArticleWild’s Luke Kunin out indefinitely after check that left him woozy
SUNRISE, Fla. — Rookie center Luke Kunin is out indefinitely with what the team is calling an upper-body injury after he was knocked out of Thursday night’s game at Tampa by an open-ice check that left...
View ArticleZucker, Dubnyk lead Wild to shutout win over Tampa Bay
TAMPA, Fla. — Fitting that Mario Andretti was in attendance Thursday night at Amalie Arena since the Wild and Lightning decided to hold a track meet under the guise of a wildly entertaining hockey...
View ArticleWild’s Victor Rask finally back skating with teammates
TAMPA, Fla. — Another day, another new player for the Wild, or at least what was old is new again. Center Victor Rask skated with his teammates Thursday morning for the first time since suffering a...
View ArticleKevin Fiala shows Wild — and his former team — what he can do
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kevin Fiala walked out of the visitors’ dressing room at Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday night, turned left through the double doors separating the clubs and greeted former Nashville...
View ArticlePredators edge Wild in shootout for second consecutive game
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — You could see the steam pouring out of Devan Dubnyk’s ears, hear the disgust in his voice and feel the fury of a goaltender trying in vain to defend the net in a shootout format...
View ArticleWild’s Kevin Fiala returns to Nashville just long enough for a game — and to...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mikael Granlund had his surreal homecoming Sunday in Minnesota. Tuesday was Kevin Fiala’s turn in the Music City. The former Predators winger returned to Bridgestone Arena and...
View ArticleWild rock West-leading Flames, run winning streak to five
CALGARY, Alberta — It was only two weeks ago when the Wild were bemoaning their inability to finish, their lack of puck luck and the crushing malaise that threatened to bury them in the standings....
View ArticleWild’s Zach Parise still ailing, sits out game in Calgary
CALGARY, Alberta — He practiced but could not play. Wild left wing Zach Parise was sidelined for Saturday night’s game against the Flames, giving veteran right-winger Matt Read a shot at another shot....
View ArticleWild need to win, not settle scores in Calgary
It’s Jarome Iginla Night Saturday at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, where the Flames will retire their former captain’s No. 12 jersey during a pregame ceremony that undoubtedly will show the...
View ArticleGetting to know the new Wild: Name tags might help
Kevin Fiala’s head was still spinning Thursday after the left-winger practiced with the Wild for the first time since being acquired from Nashville earlier this week. Two locker stalls down, winger...
View ArticleWild trade Mikael Granlund to Nashville for Kevin Fiala, send Matt Hendricks...
Wild forward Mikael Granlund has been traded to Central Division rival Nashville for left winger Kevin Fiala, continuing a string of deals that jettisoned mainstay wingers Nino Niederreiter and Charlie...
View ArticleWild found their game on the road. Will it return with them to the X?
DETROIT — OK, so now what? Now that the Minnesota Wild have climbed back into the wild-card picture with a pair of impressive road victories over the Rangers and Red Wings, how will they respond upon...
View ArticleWild remain effective on road, beat Red Wings 3-2
DETROIT — As the Wild prepared to leave snowy Minnesota on Wednesday for a crucial two-game road trip to New York and Detroit, general manager Paul Fenton served notice to his restless team that a...
View ArticleNHL trade deadline has Wild players on edge
DETROIT — Trade deadline season is no place for a nervous person. There is general anxiety in the dressing room waiting for the process to play out, who might be spared and who might be jettisoned. The...
View ArticleWild catch needed break in win over Rangers
New York Rangers' Filip Chytil, left, and goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, right, react as as the Minnesota Wild celebrate a goal by Mikael Granlund during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday,...
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