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NHL stops cross-border games, shuts down two more teams due to COVID

NHL stops cross-border games, shuts down two more teams due to COVID

The NHL has shut down operations of two more teams — Detroit and Toronto — in hopes of salvaging the season as COVID-19 outbreaks spread across the league. The Red Wings’ scheduled game at Minnesota on Thursday is postponed.
by The Associated Press

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MN sports roundup: Is Thursday Night Football just a risky cash grab?

MN sports roundup: Is Thursday Night Football just a risky cash grab?

The Wild are red-hot, the Vikings … are not — and is Thursday Night Football just a dangerous cash grab? All that and more in this week’s Minnesota sports roundup with Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson.
by Cathy Wurzer, Melissa Townsend and Lindsay Guentzel

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Wild sign star wing Kirill Kaprizov to 5-year, $45M contract

Wild sign star wing Kirill Kaprizov to 5-year, $45M contract

The Minnesota Wild signed left wing Kirill Kaprizov to a five-year, $45 million contract on Tuesday, ending a stalemate between the team and the Calder Trophy winner just two days before the beginning of training camp.
by The Associated Press

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Former NHL player Tom Kurvers dies at 58 from lung cancer

Former NHL player and Minnesota Wild assistant general manager Tom Kurvers died Monday after a battle with lung cancer, the team and University of Minnesota-Duluth said. He was 58.
by The Associated Press

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Janmark has hat trick to lead Vegas to Game 7 win over Wild

Mattias Janmark had his first career hat trick in what might have been the most important home playoff game in the Golden Knights' four-year history, a 6-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild in Game 7 of their opening-round series.
by The Associated Press

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Eriksson Ek’s OT goal lifts Wild past Vegas 1-0 in playoff opener

Eriksson Ek’s OT goal lifts Wild past Vegas 1-0 in playoff opener

Between hard hitting, fast skating, a torrid pace, spectacular goaltending — Game 1 of the first-round series between the Minnesota Wild and Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday had everything but a goal in regulation.
by The Associated Press

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AP source: NHL adding game-day rapid COVID-19 testing

AP source: NHL adding game-day rapid COVID-19 testing

The Minnesota Wild were cleared to resume practicing Friday following a 10-day pause. The team still has 12 players on the COVID-19 list.
by The Associated Press

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Wild 4th NHL team shut down for COVID-19 reasons

Wild 4th NHL team shut down for COVID-19 reasons

The National Hockey League now has four teams paused for virus-related reasons after the Minnesota Wild were shut down through at least Tuesday. The Wild now have six players on the league’s COVID-19 list and had their next four games postponed.
by The Associated Press

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Wild captain Koivu's long run comes to an end in Minnesota

Wild captain Koivu's long run comes to an end in Minnesota

Mikko Koivu’s extraordinary career with the Minnesota Wild is over. The team says it will not resign the 37-year-old Finn, whose contract is expiring. Koivu is the only full-time captain the club has had.
by The Associated Press

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Fan-free playoff hockey still proving plenty intense

Fan-free playoff hockey still proving plenty intense

Four days into a most unusual Stanley Cup tournament, it's clear that playoff hockey is still playoff hockey, even without the roar of the crowd. The Minnesota Wild and Vancouver Canucks have proven as much with jawing and hitting back and forth. 
by The Associated Press

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