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Posted on February 17, 2012 by Hayden Goethe

The Minnesota state hockey tournament doesn’t hit the Xcel Energy Center for another month. But last night’s bi-partisan crowd that took in the Winnipeg Jets at Minnesota Wild game sure gave the game a bit of a neutral-ice kind of … Continue reading →

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And now you’re first-place … Minnesota Wild?

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Hayden Goethe

Yes, these are tough times. The Twins are coming off of a 99-loss season. The Vikings just got smoked by the rival Packers to fall to 2-7. And the Wolves … they probably aren’t playing a game this season. But … Continue reading →

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Wild invest in a Heatley bounce-back

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Hayden Goethe

On name recognition alone, I was impressed by the Minnesota Wild’s latest trade. But a look at the numbers told a different story. The Wild shipped forward Martin Havlat to the San Jose Sharks for forward Dany Heatley on Tuesday. … Continue reading →

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Plenty of intrigue with NHL draft’s first day

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Hayden Goethe

If you were an NHL fan between Winnipeg and the Twin Cities, you had to enjoy the NHL draft’s first day. First, it was the Winnipeg franchise going with the very popular “Jets” nickname. That decision was announced prior to … Continue reading →

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A done deal: Winnipeg gets its hockey back

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Hayden Goethe

The National Hockey League is returning to Manitoba. An agreement is in place between True North Sports and the owners of the Atlanta Thrashers to move the team to Winnipeg for next season. The city has been without the NHL … Continue reading →

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Can Winnipeg support the NHL? I’ll say yes

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Hayden Goethe

When it comes to loving hockey, you’d be hard-pressed to find a place that embraces the sport as much as Winnipeg does. It’s a pretty typical Canadian city. And look no further than the University of North Dakota men’s hockey … Continue reading →

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Let’s return to the blog on a pleasant note

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Hayden Goethe

I’m back from vacation today. I haven’t been to work in 10 days, and during that time the Minnesota Twins have not won a game. So there’s plenty to talk about there, but let’s leave the nine-game losing streak alive … Continue reading →

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Richards’ firing shows Wild could be feeling sense of urgency

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Hayden Goethe

I got to say – as a sometimes casual observor of the Minnesota Wild – that I didn’t expect to see the coach get fired one day after the season ended. But that’s what happened today. The Minnesota Wild fired … Continue reading →

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Rounding the bases on various topics

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Hayden Goethe

Time to touch on a few different topics in a pretty busy sports week. Where was this San Francisco Giants offense all season? Twenty runs in the first two games of the World Series against Texas Rangers pitching, notably Cliff … Continue reading →

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Canucks player likely to be suspended after altercation with Wild fan

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Hayden Goethe

For those of you who didn’t see last night’s Minnesota Wild-Vancouver Canucks game, there was an incident involving a Wild fan and Vancouver’s Rick Rypien. Rypien was heading down the tunnel toward the locker room after getting ejected when he … Continue reading →

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