Lost Passport Worth Thousands To DU Alum

(above) Every time the Minnesota Wild travel to Canada to play road games, DU Alum Wade Dublielewicz makes an extra $8,000 per gameFrom: TwinCities.comThe NHL Minnesota Wild brought Wade Dubielewicz up as a backup goalie and dispatched Anton Khudobin to Houston of the American Hockey League because Khudobin, who is from Kazakhstan, lost his traveling papers during the season and is unable to leave the United States.The turn of events will prove costly to Khudobin's bank account while boosting Dubielewicz's because either one gets NHL minimum of $500,000 a season on a per-game basis."Basically two weeks here is the same as two months there," Dubielewicz said of the difference in NHL salary versus minor league pay. "It definitely makes the summer a little easier."He said he feels badly for Khudobin."I believe in him as a goalie, and he is a good person," Dubielewicz said. "He's part of the future of this organization."