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George Parros Kisses the Proverbial Canvas, Launching Wild Comeback

By Bruce CiskieOct 7th 2009 – 11:15AM

It's often said that a fight can turn around a hockey game. This was definitely true Tuesday night in St. Paul.Entering this season, Minnesota Wild forward John Scott had three NHL regular season fights to his credit. Anaheim's George Parros was the veteran of 82. It may have seemed odd, then, for Scott to challenge Parros...

Petr Sykora's Wild 'Tryout' Leads to One-Year Deal

By Bruce CiskieSep 17th 2009 – 6:15PM

FanHouse's Bruce Ciskie reports from Wild training camp.ST. PAUL, Minn. -- It's not terribly common for a player with 300 goals and plenty of gas in the tank to try out for a team. For Petr Sykora, there may have been a tryout, but it was extremely short and equally effective.The veteran winger agreed Thursday to a...

Gaborik May Play for Wild Sunday

By Bruce CiskieMar 20th 2009 – 10:25AM

With his team desperately seeking an offensive boost to help their playoff push, Minnesota Wild star Marian Gaborik now says he is looking at returning to action Sunday afternoon.Gaborik has missed all but six games this season because of a groin injury that led to hip surgery, and he has been skating with the team off and...

Report: Brunette Has Torn ACL

By Bruce CiskieMar 16th 2009 – 9:50PM

It's been pretty obvious since his consecutive games streak ended February 21. Minnesota Wild forward Andrew Brunette has only missed one game since, but he hasn't looked right since, either.Speculation was rampant that Brunette had suffered some sort of ligament damage to his knee. Were he to have surgery, his season...

Doug Risebrough's Biggest Mistake?

By Bruce CiskieMar 5th 2009 – 12:15PM

When the NHL trade deadline passed Wednesday without the Minnesota Wild making a significant move, no one was really surprised. After all, the Wild have never really been known for their deadline aggression. Not only that, but they are on the fence when it comes to buying or selling, and those teams usually tend to stand...

Andrew Brunette News From the Web

  • 04/25/12 Hawks' Brunette facing big decision on future Source: WTGN TV - Chicago IL Andrew Brunette hobbled to the podium with a gym shoe on his left foot and his right one wrapped to the point no shoe would fit.
  • 04/25/12 Missing 'net front guy' short-circuited Hawks power... Source: Daily Herald - Arlington Heights IL Though it was one of the greatest mysteries and biggest headaches this season, the reason the Blackhawks power play struggled despite an all-star cast is really quite simple, according to Patrick Kane. There really wasnt a net front guy the whole year, Kane said.
  • 04/11/12 In NHL playoffs, anybody can beat anybody Source: Boston Herald - Boston MA The Phoenix Coyotes ride a five-game winning streak into the playoffs for the franchise's first division title, and their reward is Marian Hossa, Patrick Kane, Patrick Sharp, Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook and, likely at some point, Jonathan Toews and the Chicago Blackhawks.

Background on Andrew Brunette

Andrew Brunette (born August 24, 1973) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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