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Zucker Skates Wednesday, Perry Suspended After Hit

Dave Overlund — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:48:06 +0000

It appears that Jason Zucker was not seriously injured after taking a vicious hit to the head from the elbow of Anaheim’s Corey Perry Tuesday night. Minnesota Wild forward Jason Zucker skated by himself after the Wild practiced at the Xcel Energy Center, just one day after being helped off the ice due to a [...]

Husky Hockey Gets Even With Gophers Saturday

Dave Overlund — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 03:51:19 +0000

The #8 ranked SCSU men’s hockey team earned a split with #1 Minnesota with a 4-3 win Saturday night at the NHEC. The Huskies lead the WCHA by five points with six games remaining in the regular season. The game was scoreless through one period, with the Gophers outshooting SCSU 12-7. The Huskies got a [...]

Get Ready For A Wild Ride!

1390 The Fan Staff — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:01:47 +0000

With 48 games in 102 days, the Minnesota Wild and the NHL are in for a fast and furious start of the New Year. 48 in 102…think about it, that’s a game almost every other day.

Wild Lockout Offer To Season Ticket Holders

Jay Caldwell — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:00:43 +0000

The Minnesota Wild have offered 10% interest on the dollar value of the tickets to season ticket holders if they credit those games lost due to the lockout. The credit can be applied toward future games or subsequent season renewels. Credit will be issued when a new collective bargaining agreement is reached between the players and owners.

Angry Mom Walks Onto Ice During Youth Hockey Brawl

Ben Chew — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 16:00:30 +0000

Check out this Boston mother who was none too pleased with a referee’s handling of a hockey brawl between two youth hockey teams. She walks right onto the ice to argue with the referee and shake her finger at him multiple times. Let this clip be a lesson to all youth sports parents out there — [...]

Wild Introduce Parise, Suter at Press Conference

Jay Caldwell — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 19:19:14 +0000

The Minnesota Wild officially welcomed free agent signees Zach Parise and Ryan Suter at a press conference at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul Monday. Parise and Suter both signed 13-year $98 Million contracts. Parise said at the press conference that both he and Suter wanted to be here and that it all came [...]

Parise and Suter Signings Trigger Ticket Sales

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:02:02 +0000

The Minnesota Wild signings of top free agents Ryan Suter and Zach Parise triggered 500 season tickets sales for the Wild in the first 2 hours after the signings were announced. The Wild signed 700 season tickets yesterday alone. Single game tickets arn’t available for sale yet. Wild jerseys with Parise’s #11 and Suter’s #20 [...]

Parise, Suter Decision Could Come Today

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:31:45 +0000

The Minnesota Wild could find out today according to sources whether they will land top free agents Zach Parise and Ryan Suter. Parise arrived in Minnesota yesterday to talk over his decision with his family but indicated to the Star Tribune that him being here didn’t necessarily indicate that he would sign with the Wild. [...]

Wild Road Tour Comes Through St. Cloud

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:33:26 +0000

The Minnesota Wild road tour came through St. Cloud Wednesday. Current players Nate Prosser and Jason Zucker and radio announcers Bob Kurtz and Tom Reid stopped at MAC to sign autographs and meet the public. Fans had a chance to play chuck-a-puck as well. Approximately 100 fans showed up to see the players. The crowd [...]

Wild Road Tour In St. Cloud Today

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:35:18 +0000

The Minnesota Wild Road Tour will be stopping in St. Cloud today from 11am-1pm at the MAC. Current Wild players Nate Prosser and Jason Zucker and the radio broadcast team of Bob Kurtz and Tom Reid will be on hand for the event. The group will sign autographs and meet the public. People can play [...]

Wild Re-Sign Harding to 3-Year Contract

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:28:04 +0000

The Minnesota Wild signed goaltender Josh Harding to a 3-year $5.7 Million contract extension Tuesday. Harding would have become a unrestricted free agent next month. The 28-year old Harding has been a backup throughout his NHL career behind 34-year old Niklas Backstrom. Backstrom is entering the final year of his contract and will turn 35 [...]

2012 Stanley Cup Recap: Los Angeles Kings Beat New Jersey Devils 6-1 to Win Their First Stanley Cup

Joe Student — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 03:44:32 +0000

Jeff Carter and Trevor Lewis scored two goals apiece to lead the Los Angeles Kings over the New Jersey Devils 6-1 on Monday night, giving the West Coast franchise its first ever Stanley Cup by winning the best-of-seven series four games to two. Goalie Jonathan Quick stopped 17 of the 18 shots he faced in [...]

NCHC Announcement at Target Center Today

Jay Caldwell — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:27:34 +0000

The new hockey conference that St. Cloud State is joining in 2013-2014 has a major announcement planned at Target Center today. The National Collegiate Hockey Conference has a new conference planned this afternoon at the Target Center lobby today to announce that the NCHC postseason tournament will be held at Target Center starting in 2014. [...]

Wild Sign Top Prospect, Granlund

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:17:38 +0000

The Minnesota Wild have signed top prospect Mikael Granlund to a 3-year $2.7 Million contract. The contract includes $90,000 in bonus money annually. He is ranked as the #2 overall prospect in the Hockey News Future Watch. Granlund scored 40 points in 43 games as a 17-year old in the Finnish Elite League. As a [...]

Wild Sign Stoner to 2-Year Contract

Jay Caldwell — Fri, 11 May 2012 12:28:04 +0000

The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Clayton Stoner to a 2-year contract extension worth $2.1 Million. The 27-year old had 1 goal and 4 assists in 51 games with the Wild in 2011-2012. Stoner was a 3rd round pick by the Wild in 2004. Hear the Minnesota Wild on AM 1390-the Fan in Central Minnesota. Read [...]

Wild Players Nate Prosser and Jason Zucker Are Coming To St. Cloud

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:32:23 +0000

The Minnesota Wild have announced that current Wild players Nate Prosser and Jason Zucker will be coming to St. Cloud Wednesday June 27 as part of the Minnesota Wild road tour. Prosser is a defenseman from Elk River, Minnesota and Zucker is a rookie from Denver. The Wild road tour will stop at the MAC [...]

Granite City Lumberjacks Down St. Louis For NA3HL Title

Jay Caldwell — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:23:55 +0000

The Granite City Lumberjacks won the NA3HL Junior Hockey League title 2-1 over St. Louis in Geneva, Illinois Monday afternoon. Trevor Ness and Kyle Castle each scored a goal and Matt Grove had 19 saves for the Lumberjacks. This is Granite City’s first year as a Tier 3 Junior Hockey League team. Read Original: Granite [...]

Lumberjacks Play in Tier 3 Final Four Today

Jay Caldwell — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:44:43 +0000

The Granite City Lumberjacks play in the Tier 3 NA3HL final four in Geneva, Illinois today through Sunday. They are guaranteed 3 games and could play a 4th if they qualify for the finals. The Lumberjacks play at 4:30 today against St. Louis, tomorrow against Toledo at 4:30 and Sunday against Flint at 5:30. The [...]

Hockey Dad In Hot Water for Using Laser Pointer During High School Game

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:42:30 +0000

Kathyrn Hamer, goalie for the Medway-Ashland girls hockey team in Massachusetts, started to feel something in her eye during the third period of her team’s playoff game against Winthrop. While she compared the sensation to “looking at the sun,” it turned out the annoyance was a laser pointer. Distracted and experiencing moments of temporary blindness, Hamer [...]

Kings Blanks Wild 4-0

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:35:01 +0000

The Minnesota Wild lost 4-0 at home against the Los Angeles Kings Tuesday night. The Kings scored 3 first period goals. Niklas Backstrom had 11 saves for the Wild. Minnesota outshot Los Angeles 26-15. Minnesota is 28-26-9 and will play at Montreal at 6:00 Thursday night, pregame on AM 1390-the Fan at 5:35. The Wild [...]