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The Chicago Blackhawks topped the Minnesota Wild 5-1 Monday night at Xcel Energy Center. The game was tied at one midway through the second period, but the Wild had no answer for Chicago's offense as the contest wore on. The Blackhawks scored the lone first period goal when Patrick Sharp beat Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom at 17:33 for a 1-0 lead...

I've been to my fair share of hockey games in the past and have seen lots of penalties, but I can't say I've ever seen one leveled because, "You can't do that." Apparently this ref just calls them as he sees them.

The new "Northwest" Division gets it's first game

On Tuesday, a St. Cloud ten year old was resigned to the fact that she would not be able to play hockey this year due to her family's financial situation. By Thursday morning she was all signed up--and paid up-- thanks to a simple tweet by a local hockey dad and some help from a former NHL star...

The Minnesota Wild released their schedule for the upcoming 2013-14 season, featuring 29 games against their new division rivals. The Wild will play five games against Central Division foes Chicago (3 home, 2 road), five with Colorado (2H, 3R), four against Dallas (2H, 2R), and five with Nashville (3H, 2R) St...

Former SCSU standout and Hobey Baker Award winner Drew LeBlanc signed a two-year deal with the Chicago Blackhawks. The 24-year old LeBlanc played in two games last season for Chicago after helping St. Cloud State to a berth in the Frozen Four in 2013...

SCSU sophomore forward Jonny Brodzinski and incoming recruit Ben Storm were each selected in Sunday's NHL Draft. The Los Angeles Kings chose Brodzinski in the fifth round of the draft, the 148th pick overall. The Blaine native scored 22 goals to lead SCSU's Frozen Four team this season...

The MInnesota Wild traded a veteran defenseman and a favorite forward of Minnesota fans on Sunday at the NHL Draft.

The line snaked out the door of the Municipal Athletic Complex Wednesday an hour before the scheduled start of the Minnesota Wild Road Tour. Former Wild forward Wes Walz joined current players Charlie Coyle and Jason Zucker to greet fans and sign autographs...

The Minnesota Wild have solved one of their biggest offseason mysteries already by signing goaltender Niklas Backstrom to a three year contract Monday. Backstrom, 35, appeared in 42 regular season games (41 starts) in 2012-13. He posted a  24-15-3 record with a 2...

The Minnesota Wild Road Tour will reach 18 cities in three states over the span of three days. The tour will stop in St. Cloud on June 26th. The St. Cloud stop is part of the first leg of the tour, and will feature Charlie Coyle, Jason Zucker and Wes Walz...

The Wild showed what they could do with thousands of rabid Minnesota hockey fans cheering them on in a 3-2 overtime win over Chicago Sunday afternoon at the Xcel Energy Center.