
St. Paul Pioneer Press Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom underwent successful sports hernia surgery Thursday in Philadelphia and is expected to be ready for the 2013-14 season, Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher announced.
May 16, 2013Minneapolis Star-Tribune The Wild goalie missed the playoffs after aggravating the injury.
May 16, 2013Minneapolis Star-Tribune Wild goalie Josh Harding, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis last year, is one of three finalists for the NHL's Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.
May 14, 2013
St. Paul Pioneer Press The lawsuit doesn't read nearly as well as the story, which laid bare the life of an NHL enforcer for all to see. The way John Branch wrote about Derek Boogaard in the New York Times should have been enough to cause even the most hardcore hockey fan to reconsider the peculiar role that goons play in the sport.
May 14, 2013
St. Paul Pioneer Press Minnesota Wild goalie Josh Harding, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis last fall, is one of three finalists for the Bill Masterton Trophy for perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey, the NHL announced Tuesday.
May 14, 2013
St. Paul Pioneer Press CHICAGO -- The family of former Wild player Derek Boogaard, who died of an accidental overdose of pain medication and alcohol, has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the NHL, blaming it for brain damage he suffered as an enforcer and for his addiction to prescription painkillers.
May 13, 2013
St. Paul Pioneer Press CHICAGO -- There was no split-screen video review or reassessment of systems and line combinations. On the one day all weekend they hit the rink, the Blackhawks looked inward, not forward, not concerned that preparation for their next opponent likely would involve a very quick turnaround.
May 13, 2013
St. Paul Pioneer Press Derek Boogaard's family has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the National Hockey League, the New York Times reported Sunday.
May 12, 2013
St. Paul Pioneer Press Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher saw firsthand how hard it can be to score even-strength goals in the postseason.
May 12, 2013Minneapolis Star-Tribune Niklas Backstrom, 35, will become an unrestricted free agent on July 5.
May 12, 2013St. Paul Pioneer Press Pierre-Marc Bouchard has spent 11 years in Minnesota, playing for three head coaches and two front office regimes while battling concussions that sidelined him for almost 150 games over four seasons.
May 11, 2013
St. Paul Pioneer Press Eliminated from the playoffs and preparing for summer vacation, the Wild fekt comfortable lifting the veil of secrecy regarding injuries -- although their two goaltenders remained cagey about their maladies.
May 11, 2013Minneapolis Star-Tribune Wild GM Chuck Fletcher announced no big shakeup — coach Mike Yeo will return — but sees holes to fill.
May 11, 2013Minneapolis Star-Tribune GM Chuck Fletcher and coach Mike Yeo still have plenty to prove.
May 11, 2013Minneapolis Star-Tribune Wild goaltender Niklas Backstrom discusses missing the playoffs with injury, and his uncertain future with the team
May 11, 2013
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