Haula Earns Second Star Of The Week Honors
Haula led the Wild to a sweep of their four games, including a 6-1 outdoor victory over the Chicago Blackhawks Sunday in the NHL Stadium Series at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Haula led the Wild to a sweep of their four games, including a 6-1 outdoor victory over the Chicago Blackhawks Sunday in the NHL Stadium Series at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
Nine days ago, mired in an eight-game losing streak, Minnesota Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher played the only card left in his deck and fired coach Mike Yeo.
Instead of a time of transition, it felt like a time for momentum and fun on Sunday at TCF Bank Stadium. And the crowd went wild after the Wild's first goal. They got to do it over and over in this game.
Jason Pominville and Erik Haula each had a goal and two assists, and the Minnesota Wild celebrated the first outdoor game in franchise history with a 6-1 victory on Sunday over the Chicago Blackhawks.
April 13th, 1993. That was the last time the Minnesota North Stars played the Chicago Blackhawks in Minnesota. Chicago would win that game 3-2 as the North Stars left for Dallas the following season.
Matt Dumba, Thomas Vanek and Mikael Granlund each had a goal and an assist and Minnesota beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Thursday night to win its third straight under interim coach John Torchetti.
The Minnesota Wild face the Chicago Blackhawks Sunday afternoon as part of the NHL's Stadium Series of outdoor games. The entertainment lineup leading up to the game was announced Thursday. Soul Asylum will have a pregame performance, Jazmine Sullivan will sing the National Anthem.
Interim coach John Torchetti will take two points any way he can get them as the Minnesota Wild try to push for a playoff spot.
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A new voice and approach paid immediate dividends for the Minnesota Wild. Jared Spurgeon had a goal and an assist to make interim head coach John Torchetti a winner in his debut Monday night as the Wild beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 to snap an eight-game losing streak.
The good news is the use of high-tech equipment prevents the ice from melting. But the weather still plays a big factor, and monitoring the status of the ice is a 24-hour job for the NHL.
It was far from just another optional practice for the Wild at Braemar Arena on Sunday. Ousted head coach Mike Yeo was no longer there, In fact, neither was new head coach John Torchetti, who arrived late Sunday morning from Iowa, where he coached the Wild farm team Saturday night.
A dramatic midseason slump for the third straight year and a poor outing Saturday to extend Minnesota's home winless streak led Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher to fire coach Mike Yeo.
Missing scoring leader Patrice Bergeron, the streaking Boston Bruins had little trouble pushing aside the free-falling Minnesota Wild for yet another road victory.
Crews have been busy putting up the boards at TCF Bank Stadium for the NHL Stadium Series, in order to get the place looking like an ice arena. The crews will begin laying the ice on Saturday, because it was too cold Friday afternoon.
