St. Paul Turns Up Heat On NHL Lockout
Mayor Chris Coleman and frustrated business owners came together in downtown St. Paul on Thursday with a plea to the NHL: End the lockout and get back on the ice.
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Mayor Chris Coleman and frustrated business owners came together in downtown St. Paul on Thursday with a plea to the NHL: End the lockout and get back on the ice.
An NHL lockout has forced the cancellation of regular-season hockey games for the second time in seven years.
The Minnesota Wild transformed their team as much as anyone in the NHL this summer, splurging on prized free agents Zach Parise and Ryan Suter to surprise the league, revive their frustrated fan base and put themselves in position to become the perennial Stanley Cup contender they've never truly been.
George Kemp is a long time Minnesota Wild season ticket owner. He's been with the team since it began in 2000. He said he was really looking forward to the season.
Lou Nanne thinks the lock out could have been avoided if only the sides would have started negotiating earlier. He said he believes the Players Association could have started earlier.
The NHL locked out its players at midnight Saturday, becoming the third major sports league to impose a work stoppage in the last 18 months.
The NHL season is supposed to open with training camps on Saturday. No one believes they are close to a deal that would do that.
Over 100 girls and boys had their hockey game "assisted" by a former NHL player and assistant coach Wes Walz at the Minnesota Wild's hockey school.
The Minnesota Wild have signed teenager and first-round draft pick Mathew Dumba. The Wild announced Thursday the signing of 17-year-old Dumba, who was the seventh overall draft pick.
Minnesota Wild center Matt Cullen has pledged a $1 million gift to a children's hospital near his hometown.
The Phoenix Coyotes have signed right wing Nick Johnson to a one-year, two-way contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Now that the Zach Parise and Ryan Suter fireworks have subsided, it's time for the Wild to look to other parts of its future.
Wild fans were lining up at the Xcel Energy Center this afternoon, this time they weren't there for Zach Parise or Ryan Suter.
Minnesota has never been "flyover country" to Zach Parise.
The Minnesota Wild made the free agent signings of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter official on Monday, introducing the pair at a news conference with their new jerseys.
