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Legendary hockey town Warroad hosts ‘Hockey Day Minnesota’
The small town of Warroad, long known as Hockey Town USA, will host thousands of hockey fans this week when it hosts the annual Hockey Day Minnesota event.
Johansson scores twice against former team, Wild beat Capitals 5-3 for 3rd straight win
Marcus Johansson scored twice against his former team, Joel Eriksson Ek and Marcus Foligno each had a goal and an assist, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Washington Capitals 5-3 on Tuesday night.
Cooperstown bound: Joe Mauer headed to baseball Hall of Fame
The St. Paul native and longtime Minnesota Twins catcher and first baseman was elected Tuesday to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. He'll be inducted into the hall in July.
Towns scores franchise-record 62 points, but Hornets rally for 128-125 win over Timberwolves
Karl-Anthony Towns scored a franchise-record 62 points, including 44 in the first half, but the Charlotte Hornets erased an 18-point deficit and stunned the Minnesota Timberwolves 128-125 on Monday night.
Kaprizov scores 3 to lead Wild to 5-2 win over Hurricanes
Kirill Kaprizov scored three goals for his second career hat trick, and Joel Eriksson Ek had the tiebreaking goal in the third period to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 5-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. 
Panthers forward Lockwood suspended 3 games for goalie interference against Wild's Fleury
Florida Panthers forward William Lockwood was suspended three games by the NHL on Saturday for goalie interference. In explaining the suspension, the NHL said Lockwood’s shoulder-to-head hit on Fleury was ‘reckless.’
Photos: Fresh, cold ice for the opening weekend of U.S. Pond Hockey Championship
The opening weekend of the U.S. Pond Hockey Championship kicked off at Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis. Teams from around the country showed up to skate and shoot for a chance to claim the Golden Shovel next weekend.