Suter & His New Team Taking On His Old One
The goal Tuesday night for the Wild is to move to 3-0. But for Ryan Suter? His is to beat his former team. That's Nashville, the franchise he left to join the Wild.
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The goal Tuesday night for the Wild is to move to 3-0. But for Ryan Suter? His is to beat his former team. That's Nashville, the franchise he left to join the Wild.
Three huge events -- the return of the Minnesota Wild, the St. Paul Winter Carnival and Red Bull Crashed Ice -- will give the city an economic shot in the arm. It's a boost badly needed after three long months without hockey.
Zach Parise scored his first goal with the Wild and Josh Harding stopped all 24 shots he faced in his first start since being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and Minnesota beat the Dallas Stars 1-0 on Sunday.
Dany Heatley had two power-play goals on assists from new teammate Zach Parise, and the offense-enhanced Minnesota Wild surged into their much-anticipated season with a 4-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.
The Minnesota Wild dropped the puck for their opener at a sold out Xcel Energy Center Saturday night, with an attendance number of 19,298 – the 6th largest crowd in Wild history.
Opening night for the Minnesota Wild is finally here. Colorado begins a three-game series in a four-day stretch - part of the 48 game NHL season.
The Minnesota Wild will take on the Colorado Avalanche Saturday night at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, and while the puck drops at 8 p.m., business will be booming on West 7th Street for hours leading up the the start of the shortened season.
The story of the summer in the NHL, before the lockout wiped out almost half of the season, was the free agent market for standouts Zach Parise and Ryan Suter.
"Wild Wednesday" is here as doors opened at the Xcel Energy Center at 6 p.m. for the team's scrimmage.
NHL hockey returns to Minnesota this weekend. The lockout is over, the schedule is out and the fans are ready.
Longtime Wild fan Jim Ariola doesn't mince words when it comes to the NHL lockout.
Minnesota Wild officials say they expect a sellout Saturday when the team opens at home after the lockout that wiped away half the season.
WCCO-TV's Mark Rosen interviewed Minnesota Wild's Zach Parise on his and Ryan Suter's enormous decision to sign in Minnesota and much more.
The Minnesota Wild will open the lockout-shortened season at home next weekend against Colorado.
Minnesota Wild players were on the ice, Sunday, for the start of training camp.
The NHL and players' association have signed a memorandum of understanding, ending the lockout.
The Wild don't have many questions about their roster. They do have hope about one spot.
Among those with high anxiety during the lockout is Wild forward Matt Cullen.
The end of the NHL lockout isn't official, but planning for the season is already underway at the Xcel Energy Center.
Zach Parise and Ryan Suter are finally going to work for the Minnesota Wild.
Hockey fans have a spring in their step Monday morning as they can start dreaming about going to Minnesota Wild games again.
Before everyone settled in for their fireworks on the Fourth of July, the Minnesota Wild put on quite a show themselves.
After 113 days, the NHL lockout apprears to be over. The news comes after a marathon negotiating session that lasted more than 16 hours.
The NHL has made a new contract offer, but in the meantime, the Minnesota Wild's coaching staff is finding ways to keep busy. On Friday, the staff hosted a special "Guard the Rink" clinic for a group of 40 high school girls' hockey players.
It was another somewhat crazy and eventful year in Minnesota sports filled with big wins, tough losses, some controversy and fresh faces hitting the scene.
