Hockey

The No. 7 Gopher Hockey program opened its home and Big Ten conference seasons suffering a 3-1 defeat against No. 11 Penn State on Friday evening at 3M Arena at Mariucci.

Chris Stewart broke a tie midway through the third period with the first of his two goals and the Minnesota Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Thursday night for their first victory of the season.

Jaccob Slavin scored in the shootout and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Saturday night.

A back-and-forth battle of in-state rivals ended with the No. 3 Gopher Hockey program falling to No. 6/12 Minnesota Duluth by a 4-3 margin in overtime on Friday night at AMSOIL Arena.

Henrik Zetterberg and Martin Frk scored in the third period to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night in the first regular-season game at Little Caesars Arena.

After a lengthy training camp featuring seven preseason games the Minnesota Wild are ready to drop the puck on the regular season in Detroit Thursday night

Minnesota Wild fans will have the chance to contribute water from their local hockey ponds, lakes and rinks to the ice sheet at Xcel Energy Center.

The Minnesota Wild have signed Matt Cullen to a one-year deal, according to Michael Russo of the Star Tribune.

Minneapolis (KROC AM News) -  The University of Minnesota has announced a name change involving one of its sports buildings.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Stanley Cup is staying in the Steel City.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Reid Boucher scored twice in Vancouver's four-goal second period and the Canucks defeated the slumping Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Saturday.

Minneapolis (KROC AM News) - Two University of Minnesota men’s hockey teams have been awarded top seeds for the upcoming NCAA tournament.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Oscar Lindberg had a goal and an assist, Antti Raanta made 25 saves and the New York Rangers held on to beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Saturday night.

2017 Minnesota Boys State Hockey Tournament CLASS 2A At Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Thursday, March 9 Quarterfinal Lakeville South 5, St. Thomas Academy 2 Moorhead 4, Hill-Murray 2 Eden Prairie 3, Wayzata 1 Grand Rapids 6, Maple Grove 4 Friday, March 10 Semifinal Lakeville South vs...