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2010-11 Minnesota Wild Season Preview: Hard Work Lies Ahead

Last season was not what Todd Richards wanted or expected. "Our goal at the start of the year was to make the playoffs, it's a little bit disappointing," Richards said. The Wild finished 13th in the Western Conference a year ago and 22nd in the NHL, going 38-36-8. After a disastrous 3-9 start set the team back, they had...

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

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...

Offseason Roadmap: Northwest Division

It's officially the offseason, meaning the time is right to look into the future. We continue our division-by-division preview of the potential wheeling and dealing with the Northwest Division. It appears we are setting up for an offseason of significant change in the Northwest Division. Only the Vancouver Canucks will...

Report: Brunette Has Torn ACL

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...

NHL Prospect Dating Game: Colton Gillies

This is one in a series of profiles of the International Scouting Service's 2007 Top 15 NHL Draft Prospects, and relies heavily on the 2007 NHL Entry Draft Media Guide. Check back often leading up to the June 22 Entry Draft for more profiles and draft coverage and analysis.Name: Colton GilliesTeam/League:...

Background on Colton Gillies

Colton Gillies (born February 12, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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