Wild will fighting to end season on upswing
"It wasn't the prettiest game," noted Wild defenseman Tom Gilbert. It wasn't pretty, but the Wild won against the Panthers on Thursday night. Trailing 2-1 with 30 seconds left in the game, Erik Christensen tied the game. Then just 15 seconds into overtime, captain Mikko Koivu scored the game-winner to complete the comeback.
The Wild are out of the playoffs, but...
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March 30, 2012
See what happens when the sticks are high?
ST. PAUL, Minn. Like many players in the NHL these days, Minnesota Wild defenseman Tom Gilbert wears a shield on his helmet to protect his eyes.
Imagine his surprise when Gilbert found a stick pressed up against his face during Thursday's night's game. In the third period, Florida Panthers forward Kris Versteeg swiped at a loose puck and his stick caught Gilbert, who was...
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March 30, 2012
Wild players share memories of state tourney
Three Minnesota Wild players are skating for their NHL team this week while keeping one eye on the Minnesota state boys high school hockey tournament. After all, before dreaming of playing in the NHL, center Matt Cullen and defensemen Tom Gilbert and Nate Prosser just wanted to make it to state.
"As a Minnesota kid, it is all you ever dream of playing for the high school team...
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March 08, 2012
Foster, Gilbert expected to boost Wild's offense
TUESDAY'S STORY LINE: The ability to shoot the puck from the blue line -- it is something Minnesota Wild coach Mike Yeo has wanted all season.
The Wild defensemen have accumulated 74 points, last in the NHL. They have tallied only 11 goals, also last.
But Sunday against San Jose, the Wild shot the puck from the blue line and the results showed up on the scoreboard.
Minnesota...
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February 28, 2012
New Wild defenseman Tom Gilbert comes home
Recently acquired Minnesota Wild defenseman Tom Gilbert says his new team ''feels like home.''
Well, that's because it is. Gilbert grew up just less than 20 miles from the Wild's arena in St. Paul and starred for Bloomington Jefferson High School before a standout college career at Wisconsin. In his sixth NHL season, Gilbert was traded by Edmonton to Minnesota...
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February 28, 2012
Wild trade Schultz to Oilers for Gilbert
ST. PAUL, Minn. In a move that had the Minnesota Wild locker room in shock, Minnesota traded longtime defenseman Nick Schultz to the Edmonton Oilers on Monday, getting former Bloomington Jefferson high school star Tom Gilbert back in the deal.
The Wild traded Marek Zidlicky on Friday, beginning a series of potential deals. With Monday's trade deadline approaching, general manager...
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February 27, 2012
NHL Suspends Dan Carcillo Indefinitely for Hit on Edmonton's Tom Gilbert (Video)
Dan Carcillo is at it again, and he may be looking at the longest stretch of league-mandated time off in his controversy-filled career. The Blackhawks forward has been suspended indefinitely for his hit from behind/boarding on Edmonton's Tom Gilbert on Monday night in Chicago, the NHL announced Tuesday. In addition to an indefinite suspension, the second-period hit earned Carcillo...
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January 03, 2012
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January 03, 2012
Carcillo Suspended Indefinitely Pending Hearing
from NHL.com, Chicago Blackhawks forward Dan Carcillo has been suspended indefinitely pending a hearing with the Department of Player Safety regarding his hit on Edmonton’s Tom Gilbert Monday night.
The incident in question occurred during the second period when Carcillo and Gilbert were chasing a puck into the Oilers’ zone and Carcillo checked Gilbert into the boards...
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January 03, 2012
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January 03, 2012
Dan Carcillo Injures Tom Gilbert, Himself With Violent Boarding Hit (Video)
Dan Carcillo's New Year's resolution was apparently not to avoid making illegal hits. On Monday, Carcillo and Edmonton Oilers defenseman Tom Gilbert were chasing after a puck in the Oilers' defensive end when Carcillo caught Gilbert from behind and shoved him violently into the boards, injuring the defenseman on the play and drawing a penalty. Carcillo was given a five...
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January 03, 2012
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January 03, 2012
Dan Carcillo Likely Headed Towards Suspension After Hit On Tom Gilbert
The Blackhawks headed into Monday’s game looking to get a little bit of revenge for the 9-2 drubbing that these Edmonton Oilers handed them earlier this season.
They didn’t do that. The Hawks lost 4-3 in a game that proved frustrating on a variety on fronts, special teams being the star of that one. But after a solid start, Dan Carcillo took away any momentum that the...
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January 02, 2012
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January 02, 2012
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