Zucker Skates Wednesday, Perry Suspended After Hit
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.
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.
The Minnesota Wild snapped a recent winless skid with a 3-2 win over Columbus Tuesday night at Xcel Energy Center.
Mikko Koivu got the Wild (3-2-1) on the board at 9:23 of the first with a tough-angle shot that went off Columbus (2-4-1) goaltender Steve Mason's pads and into the back of the net
The Minnesota Wild defeated the Dallas Stars 1-0 on Sunday night at the Xcel Energy Center to improve to 2-0 on the season.
Forward Zach Parise scored his first goal in a Wild jersey at 8:11 of the first period, and Josh Harding made 24 saves for the shutout victory.
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.
The NHL lockout is close to officially being over and 18 Minnesota Wild players took to the ice to practice with the team at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Among the 18 players were top free agents Ryan Suter and Zach Parise.
The NHL Lockout has caused the cancellation of regular season game thru November 30. The Wild lose home games November 15, 17, 23 and 28. The NHL and the NHL players association have not met this week after ending talks last weekend.
The NHL cancelled the first 2 weeks of the regular season today due to the continued lockout. Games are now cancelled through October 24. The Wild were set to start on the regular season on October 13. The entire preseason has already by cancelled by the NHL. Talks are ongoing to reach a new collective bargaining agreement but not deal appears to be imminent.
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.