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Shooter Now: Minnesota Wild owner expects to make playoffs next season


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Published April 30, 2010 at 12:32 p.m.

Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold, an avid hockey fan, doesn't enjoy watching the NHL playoffs from the outside ...

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Wild sign Jarod Palmer of Fridley to free-agent deal


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Published April 27, 2010 at 4:06 a.m.

The Minnesota Wild signed free-agent forward Jarod Palmer out of Miami (Ohio) University for the 2010-11 season, general manager Chuck Fletcher said Monday ...

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Jacques Lemaire retires from New Jersey Devils coaching job


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Published April 26, 2010 at 2:43 p.m.

NEWARK, N.J. — At the end of last season, saying it was time to go, Jacques Lemaire walked away from coaching the Minnesota Wild. A year later, the energy is gone, so Lemaire is walking away from coaching ...

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Minnesota Wild fire Tommy Thompson


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Published April 21, 2010 at 12:30 a.m.

Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher said he's watching the Stanley Cup playoffs these days with one thought: how to get the Wild there a year from now ...

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The Haula Enigma


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Published April 16, 2010 at 3:17 a.m.
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via www.thehockeynews.com ...   ... "There's no question in my mind a team will take him early" ... That was what Central Scouting's Jack Barzee said of Erik Haula, the Minnesota Wild's 7th round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft ... The 5'11" 170lbs playmaker is currently playing with the Omaha Lancers of the USHL. With 72 points in 56 games, he is 2nd in scoring for the Lancers, tied for 5th throughout the entire USHL and is tied at 3rd for rookie scoring ... The Shattuck St.Mary product

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Wild plan new coach for Aeros


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Published April 16, 2010 at 1:14 a.m.

Kevin Constantine will not return next season as coach of the Minnesota Wild's minor league franchise, the Houston Aeros, Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher announced Thursday ...

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You're a Wild fan when...


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Published April 16, 2010 at 12:12 a.m.

The title says it all. That's how bored I am at the moment. That's how much I miss Minnesota Wild hockey. Sit back, relax and enjoy. This will be entertaining ... hopefully ... 1. You hate the Vancouver Canucks and their fans ... 2. You have to tell numerous people why you hate the Canucks and tell the story of "the incident." ... 3. You hate the Calgary Flames and their fans ... 4. See #2 but replace Vancouver Canucks with Calgary Flames ... 5. You hate the Edmonton Oilers and their fans ... 6.

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Prospect Awards


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Published April 13, 2010 at 6:36 p.m.

Now that the season's over for the Wild, the Aeros and all of the Wild prospects (except Kristopher Foucault and Erik Haula, I think), whats there to do? ... There's a trade lock around for awhile, the Draft Combine is in May, and the Entry Draft is in June ... For me, I'm still in college and so I have my hands full, but I'm starting to feel a bit of Wild withdrawal at the moment ... So with nothing to write about, I will gladly announce the Wild Prospect Awards! ... -----Most Valuable

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Farewell to an American Great?


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Published April 10, 2010 at 10:57 a.m.

Mike Modano's name is synonymous with the Minnesota North Stars and the Dallas Stars. Modano was drafted 1st overall in 1988 by the then North Stars, the same draft that included NHL stars such as Trevor Linden (drafted 2nd by Vancouver) Jeremy Roenick (8th by Chicago), Rod Brind'Amour (9th by St. Louis), Teemu Selanne (10th by Winnipeg), Mark Recchi (67th by Pittsburgh), Tony Amonte (68th by the New York Rangers), Rob Blake (70th by Los Angeles), and Alexander Mogilny (89th by Buffalo). Modano

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Wild to Host 2011 NHL Entry Draft


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Published April 7, 2010 at 9:23 p.m.

Wild to Host 2011 NHL Entry Draft ... Per Russo, we should expect an announcement in the very near future that the Minnesota Wild will host the NHL Entry Draft in late June, 2011. This would be huge event, and would bring in all kinds of people from all over the world. It also would be a very cool event for fans ...

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