MINNESOTA TWINS STATEMENT ON POSTPONING TODAY’S GAME VS. THE BOSTON RED SOX (Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN) – The Minnesota Twins issued the following statement regarding the decision to postpone today’s scheduled game against the Boston Red Sox. “Out of respect for the tragic events that occurred yesterday in Brooklyn Center, and following the additional details in […]
Wild respond with big win over Colorado (AUDIO)
(St. Paul, MN) — Minnesota wing Kevin Fiala scored his first career NHL hat trick and rookie Kirll Kaprizov (kuh-PREE-sov) added a pair of goals as the Wild blasted the Colorado Avalanche 8-3 last night in St. Paul. Fiala finished the night with four points, while Jared Spurgeon and Victor Rask each put up three […]
Minnesota Mr. Hockey Announced
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota All Sports Alliance today announced that Jack Peart from Grand Rapids High School is the recipient of the 37th Annual Mr. Hockey Award given to the outstanding senior high school boys’ hockey player in the state of Minnesota. Jack Wieneke from Maple Grove High School received The Frank Brimsek […]
Talbot and Wild slip past Knights in Vegas
(Las Vegas, NV) — Cam Talbot made 35 saves in 65 minutes and was perfect in the shootout as the Wild took the extra point from the Golden Knights in a 3-2 shootout win. Jared Spurgeon scored on the power play in the third to tie the game at 2-2 then in the shootout, Kevin […]
Wild Sign Boldy
(St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota Wild has signed forward Matt Boldy to a three-year, entry-level contract starting this season. He will begin his professional hockey career with the Iowa Wild in the American Hockey League. Boldy, 19, tallied 31 points in 22 games with Boston College this season. The sophomore led the Eagles in […]
Wild Bit By Sharks (AUDIO)
(San Jose, CA) — Erik Karlsson scored in the eighth round of the shootout to lift the Sharks over the Wild 4-3 on Monday night in San Jose. The Wild got goals from Marcus Johansson, Nick Bonino and Kevin Fiala in regulation but in the end it was the Sharks that came away with the […]
Wild win 11th straight home game (AUDIO)
(St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota Wild got 37 saves from goaltender Cam Talbot and blanked the St. Louis Blues 2-0 last night in St. Paul. Marcus Johansson started the scoring in the second, while Kirill Kaprizov added an insurance tally later in the period to make it 2-0. Talbot did the rest of the […]
Wild win record tenth straight at home (AUDIO)
(St. Paul, MN) — Minnesota defenseman Jared Spurgeon scored twice before the Wild got the game-winner from rookie Nico Sturm in a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks last night in St. Paul. Ryan Suter assisted on both of Spurgeon’s goals giving him 600 points in his N-H-L career. Cam Talbot got the start and […]
Wild win record ninth straight at home (AUDIO)
(St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota Wild set a franchise record for consecutive wins on home ice with a 2-1 victory over the Ducks last night in St. Paul. The Wild have now won nine straight at the Xcel Energy Center and improved to 11-3-0 at home on the season. Ryan Suter tied the game […]
Wild streak snapped at five straight (AUDIO)
(Denver, CO) — Colorado’s Mikko Rantanen scored four points as the Avalanche dominated the Minnesota Wild last night in Denver 5-1. The Avs top line of Rantanen, Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog combined for four goals and 10 points in a game that saw the Wild get out shot 55-20. Cam Talbot suffered the loss […]