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NHL Cancels First 2 Weeks Of Regular Season

Jay Caldwell — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:01:19 +0000

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.

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 [...]

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 Re-Sign Rau and Agree to Deal With Veilleux

Jay Caldwell — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:28:29 +0000

The Minnesota Wild have re-signed center Chad Rau to a 2-year contract and agreed to terms on a 1-year contract with left wing Stephane Veilleux. Veilleux returned to the Wild in a trade with New Jersey in February. Rau scored 2 goals in 9 games for the Wild last season. He’s an Eden Prairie native. [...]