Wild get back to roots with outdoor practice
ROSEVILLE, Minn. -- Matt Cullen was remembering some of his most cherished hockey memories on Sunday, recalling the days when he played outdoors with friends.
For the 35-year old center for the Minnesota Wild, those days can often seem like distant memories. Cullen and the Wild had the chance to relive their past glory days with an outdoor practice on Sunday.
"Most of my great...
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Wild get back to roots with outdoor practice
ROSEVILLE, Minn. -- Matt Cullen was remembering some of his most cherished hockey memories on Sunday, recalling the days when he played outdoors with friends.
For the 35-year old center for the Minnesota Wild, those days can often seem like distant memories. Cullen and the Wild had the chance to relive their past glory days with an outdoor practice on Sunday.
"Most of my great...
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22 days ago
Shots come, but goals don't for Wild
ST. PAUL Minnesota Wild forward Dany Heatley was all alone behind Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Steve Mason. Matt Cullen fired the puck down to a waiting Heatley, who had a wide-open net and a chance to put Minnesota ahead, 2-1, in the second period.
Heatley's stick then broke and another Wild scoring chance was missed. Unfortunately it's been a familiar story for Minnesota...
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1 day ago
Shots come, but goals don't for Wild
ST. PAUL Minnesota Wild forward Dany Heatley was all alone behind Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Steve Mason. Matt Cullen fired the puck down to a waiting Heatley, who had a wide-open net and a chance to put Minnesota ahead, 2-1, in the second period.
Heatley's stick then broke and another Wild scoring chance was missed. Unfortunately it's been a familiar story for Minnesota...
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1 day ago
Cullen will play his 1,000th game vs. Sharks
TUESDAY'S STORY LINE: Matt Cullen still remembers his first NHL game with Anaheim like it was yesterday. It was October 28th, 1997, he was a baby in the NHL and only two years removed from high school in Moorehead, Minnesota.
"I remember it very clearly, it doesn't seem like it was that long ago. It was at Maple Leaf Gardens. I will never forget it, it was a fun experience, " said...
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January 10, 2012
Cullen will play his 1,000th game vs. Sharks
TUESDAY'S STORY LINE: Matt Cullen still remembers his first NHL game with Anaheim like it was yesterday. It was October 28th, 1997, he was a baby in the NHL and only two years removed from high school in Moorehead, Minnesota.
"I remember it very clearly, it doesn't seem like it was that long ago. It was at Maple Leaf Gardens. I will never forget it, it was a fun experience...
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January 10, 2012
Wild take their dads to Philly, Toronto
PHILADELPHIA -- The Minnesota Wild's annual father-son trip takes the team on an East Coast swing to face Philadelphia and Toronto this week.On Tuesday morning before practice, the dads were on the ice in Wild game sweaters posing for a team picture with their sons. Everyone flashed big smiles, including coach Mike Yeo, whose father, Wayne, is also on the trip."It is really...
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27 days ago
Wild take their dads to Philly, Toronto
PHILADELPHIA -- The Minnesota Wild's annual father-son trip takes the team on an East Coast swing to face Philadelphia and Toronto this week.On Tuesday morning before practice, the dads were on the ice in Wild game sweaters posing for a team picture with their sons. Everyone flashed big smiles, including coach Mike Yeo, whose father, Wayne, is also on the trip."It is really...
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27 days ago
Wild C Cullen to sit out Tuesday with illness
Minnesota Wild center Matt Cullen will sit out Tuesday's game against the Winnipeg Jets due to illness.
Cullen has eight goals and nine assists for the Wild, which has a league-leading 43 points.
Minnesota will get defenseman Guillaume Latendresse back in the lineup. He has been sidelined since Nov. 10 with a concussion.
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December 13, 2011
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December 13, 2011
Game 3, Welcome home “Cullenator!”
If you are a Wild fan, and did not see this game Thursday, do yourself a favour. Sign up for NHL Gamecenter Live NOW! (no this is not a plug, this is something you NEED to see!)
After watching the long, boring, lacklustre pre-season, it didn’t get a whole lot better in the first 2 games in Helsinki, Finland. It had it’s moments as all Wild games do, but Thursday, well...
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October 16, 2010
Wild 5, Sharks 4, SO
Matt Cullen scored in the third period and in the first round of the shootout to help the skidding Minnesota Wild recover from a late stumble to beat San Jose 5-4 on Tuesday night, stopping the Sharks' four-game winning streak.
Mikko Koivu scored next for the Wild, and Josh Harding stopped shots by Michal Handzus and Ryane Clowe to give the Wild just their second victory in...
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January 10, 2012
Stars 2, Wild 1, SO
Jamie Benn scored in the second round of the shootout and the Dallas Stars maintained their home dominance over the Minnesota Wild with a 2-1 victory on Saturday night.
Loui Eriksson scored for Dallas in the first round, but Matt Cullen got the Wild even in the second.
Benn beat Wild goaltender Niklas Backstrom with a wrist shot to give Dallas the advantage, and Kari Lehtonen denied...
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9 days ago
Wild get big win over Sharks in SO
Matt Cullen scored in the third period and in the first round of the shootout to help the skidding Minnesota Wild recover from a late stumble to beat San Jose 5-4 on Tuesday night, stopping the Sharks' four-game winning streak.
Mikko Koivu scored next for the Wild, and Josh Harding stopped shots by Michal Handzus and Ryane Clowe to give the Wild just their second victory in...
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January 10, 2012
Wild happy to have more practice time
TUESDAY'S STORY LINE: As games and miles traveled added up for the Minnesota Wild in December, something had to go: practice time.
And with it went the team's hot streak, replaced by nine losses in its last 10 games.
As the Wild usher in the first week of January, they have two games on the docket and four scheduled practice days. After their loss to Phoenix on Saturday...
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January 03, 2012
Ducks-Wild Preview
The Minnesota Wild are ahead of the Anaheim Ducks in the Western Conference, but the teams are headed in opposite directions.
The Wild seek to end a four-game slide when they conclude their season series with the visiting Ducks on Tuesday night.
These clubs have work to do as they look to make a push for the postseason. Minnesota (25-22-8) is in 12th place in the West and Anaheim...
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11 hours ago
Wild players patient on realignment
CALGARY -- The NHL announced Friday that it won't go ahead with planned realignment for the 2012-13 season because the players association won't agree to the new format.The change to a four-conference setup was approved in a 26-4 vote last month by the NHL's board of governors. Under the plan, the top four teams in each conference would make the playoffs and the first...
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January 07, 2012
Wild players patient on realignment
CALGARY -- The NHL announced Friday that it won't go ahead with planned realignment for the 2012-13 season because the players association won't agree to the new format.The change to a four-conference setup was approved in a 26-4 vote last month by the NHL's board of governors. Under the plan, the top four teams in each conference would make the playoffs and the first...
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January 07, 2012
Wild coach: Realignment delay 'disappointing'
CALGARY, Saskatchewan Minnesota Wild coach Mike Yeo has called the delay of NHL realignment over players association concerns "disappointing."
The NHL announced Friday that it won't go ahead with planned realignment for the 2012-13 season because the NHLPA won't agree to the new format.
The change to a four-conference setup was approved in a 26-4 vote last month...
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January 07, 2012
Cullen leads Wild in romp over Canucks (AP)
Matt Cullen had two goals and an assist for Minnesota, and the Wild let their sputtering offense loose by dominating the Vancouver Canucks from start to finish with 45 shots on net in a 5-1 victory Thursday night. Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored and had two assists and Guillaume Latendresse and Marco Scandella also had goals for the Wild, who won their third straight game, all with backup...
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November 03, 2011
Brad Ratgen: Matt Cullen Glad to be Back and Home in the State of Hockey
Friday, the Minnesota Wild made Koivu, Cullen, Madden, Nystrom and Fletcher available to the media. While my work duties prevented me from attending and covering this event, my good friends at myfoxhockey.com and mnhockeyhub.com covered the event and have agreed to share their work product with the good readers of hockeybuzz.com. Just copy and paste the link below into your browser...
If Wild's Cullen misses, he'll hear from the missus
The Wild's Matt Cullen is ready to rebound from a tough 2010-11 season, and he's sure to receive "encouragement'' from his wife Bridget.
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September 27, 2011
Matt Cullen ... welcome home
He's been around (12 seasons, five teams), but new Wild center Matt Cullen has found his way back to his home state, where things are pretty much as he left them in this hockey-mad land.
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September 16, 2010
Wild happy to have more practice time
TUESDAY'S STORY LINE: As games and miles traveled added up for the Minnesota Wild in December, something had to go: practice time.
And with it went the team's hot streak, replaced by nine losses in its last 10 games.
As the Wild usher in the first week of January, they have two games on the docket and four scheduled practice days. After their loss to Phoenix on Saturday...
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January 03, 2012
The Wild have their blinders on in wake of skid
ST. PAUL, Minn. A month ago, the Minnesota Wild were the hottest team in the National Hockey League. Today, they're barely clinging to one of the top eight spots in the Western Conference.A rough month of December and two losses in early January have dropped the Wild quite a ways down in the standings. Minnesota lost eight straight games last month, only to snap the streak with...
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January 09, 2012
The Wild have their blinders on in wake of skid
ST. PAUL, Minn. A month ago, the Minnesota Wild were the hottest team in the National Hockey League. Today, they're barely clinging to one of the top eight spots in the Western Conference.A rough month of December and two losses in early January have dropped the Wild quite a ways down in the standings. Minnesota lost eight straight games last month, only to snap the streak with...
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January 09, 2012
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