The Lightning handed the Wild their fourth consecutive loss Thursday night. Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves for the Wild, missing for the third-straight game the chance to match Patrick Roy for second place on the NHL victory list with 551.
USA Hockey confirmed Friday that the 2026 World Junior Hockey Championship will take place in the Twin Cities. It’ll be the 50th anniversary of the elite tournament that draws the top 10 national teams for players under age 20.
The Vikings post-season hopes are dwindling after a loss to the Green Bay Packers. But there is hope in other Minnesota sports teams, including a new women’s hockey league.
Zion Williamson scored 27 points and the New Orleans Pelicans kept rolling with a 117-106 victory over the West-leading Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.
Minnesota’s new Professional Women’s Hockey League team won its debut game on Wednesday. Taylor Heise and Sophia Kunin each scored less than eight minutes into the game, and Nicole Hensley made 33 saves, as Minnesota beat Boston 3-2.
Musher Erin Aili and her husband Keith Aili have both won Beargrease along with their award-winning Alaskan Husky sled dogs, who have been diligently training for the race until this disappointing turn of events.
Andrew Mangiapane and Jonathan Huberdeau scored first-period goals for Calgary, and Blake Coleman added an empty-netter as the Flames held on to beat the short-handed Minnesota Wild 3-1.
Minnesota’s yet-to-be-named Professional Women’s Hockey League team will play its first game Wednesday before welcoming eager fans to its home opener Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
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