Last week, the Minnesota Wild put Clayton Stoner on injured reserve with a lower body injury, and placed Brad Staubitz on waivers, eventually assigning him to the Houston Aeros. That opened up two roster spots, and those spots will now be fill...
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February 14, 2012
TUESDAY'S STORY LINE: Kris Foucault, who was recalled from Houston yesterday, will make his NHL debut tonight. The 21-year old said it is a dream come true and joked he hopes he doesn't fall in his first shift.
Foucault's parents, Gary and Heather, were flying in from Calgary this afternoon and will see their son make his debut in St. Paul.
Foucault will be on a line...
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February 13, 2012
The Minnesota Wild have recalled defenseman Marco Scandella and forward Kris Foucault from the AHL.
The move was made Monday. Roster spots opened when forward Brad Staubitz was sent to the Houston Aeros and defenseman Clayton Stoner was put on injured reserve with a lower body injury last week.
Stoner joined forwards Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Guillaume Latendresse and Jarod Palmer...
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February 13, 2012
ST. PAUL, Minn. Wild coach Mike Yeo has done the math.
Minnesota's first-year coach has looked at the possible scenarios for making the playoffs and knows what his team needs to accomplish if it has any hopes for a postseason berth.
Yeo also knows the task can appear daunting if taken from a big-picture perspective. So, he's hoping the Wild can just get a win in their...
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February 13, 2012
Mike Yeo was delivered to the State of Hockey as a breath of fresh air.
Mike Yeo, shown in this file photo before the season, is looking to get back on track and lead the Wild to a playoff spot.
His players’ coach approach and tool box of young talent were just two of the talking points in the preseason to tout Yeo as a success story.
That held to be true for the first couple...
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February 12, 2012
Its the dream of lots and lots of kids who first play the game on the frozen ponds and rinks across the state of hockey. The dream of someday playing in the NHL, but for most its a dream they'll never come close to ever achieving. As a native of Elk River and a proud Elk River Area High School alum I can say without hesitation there is a lot of pride in the community's...
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February 14, 2012
Josh Harding will return to the nets tonight at the X
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February 13, 2012
The Wild got captain and first-line center Mikko Koivu back from a left shoulder injury last week, but they were outscored, 8-3, in their first two games with him in the lineup.
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February 11, 2012
SATURDAY'S STORY LINE: Mike Lundin, who has been a healthy scratch in 16 of the last 20 games will be back in the lineup tonight for the Minnesota Wild, versus Columbus.
"It has been long enough for him and we want to give him a chance here. He has played some really good hockey for us," said coach Mike Yeo.
At different points of the season, injecting a new player...
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February 14, 2012
Record
Pts
Div. Rank
G/G
GA/G
PP%
PK%
Minnesota Wild
(25-22-8)
58
4th Northwest
2.18 (29)
2.51 (9)
14.6% (24)
82.4% (13)
Anaheim Ducks
(22-24-9)
53
5th Pacific
2.58 (17)
2.87 (22)
17.8% (13)
83.7% (10)
Minnesota Wild
Top 5 Scorers:
G
A
Pts
1. #15 Dany Heatley
18
21
39
2. #9 Mikko Koivu
9
25
34
3...
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February 11, 2012
POST GAME ON THE ROAD presented by:
With one diving glove save on the goal line that looked eerily similar to a game-saving stop a few years ago, Steve Mason deflated the Minnesota Wild and changed the game for the Blue Jackets.
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