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Editor's note: Sarah McLellan is covering the Wild during the NHL postseason in her birthplace of Edmonton, but first is spending 14 days confined to her hotel room. She's been writing to her father, who now lives in Arizona, with an update on life with limited freedom.

Here are each of her letters:

Trip home to Edmonton unlike any other as final wait for hockey begins

A two-week quarantine in Edmonton should pass quickly for Star Tribune NHL writer Sarah McLellan. It's her hometown, and there is hockey to look forward to

Day 3 in Edmonton: No breaths of fresh air allowed

The Wild's beat writer for the Star Tribune, Sarah McLellan, is serving a 14-day quarantine before she can cover the NHL postseason in Edmonton, the city where she was born.

Silence of Sounds: Day 4 of NHL quarantine in Edmonton

Without fans, the NHL's return is going to sound completely different than what we're used to hearing. NHL hockey writer Sarah McLellan thinks about that in the silence of her Edmonton hotel room.

Fries, gravy and ketchup a treat on Day 5 of Canadian quarantine

On Day 5 of her 14 days of confinement in an Edmonton hotel room, Star Tribune hockey writer Sarah McLellan rediscovered one of the treats from her Canadian childhood.

Day 6: Waiting in NHL quarantine. What should a hockey writer watch?

Being a fan is about having something to look forward to and believe in and rally around with others who feel the same way. That's something NHL writer Sarah McLellan loves about sports.

Day 7: 2:31 in the afternoon? Perfect time for leftover quarantine pizza

To end her first week of quarantine in an Edmonton hotel room, hockey writer Sarah McLellan treats us to leftover pizza, a Ukrainian feast and other highlights of her day.

Day 8: Fer shur I'm in Canada now, eh?

The Wild beat writer for the Star Tribune is serving a 14-day quarantine before she can cover the NHL postseason in her hometown.

Day 9: Fashion and more. Meeting challenges of Canada quarantine

Two big suitcases and a large duffel bag were a key for Wild hockey writer Sarah McLellan, who is in the second week of a 14-day quarantine in Edmonton.

Day 10: As quarantine winds down, chocolate and cheese planning begins

Wild beat writer Sarah McLellan has only a few more days left of her 14-day quarantine. She'll still spend most of her time in an Edmonton hotel room, but is planning a run for staples of her Canadian childhood.

Day 11: The hockey games begin – let's watch them together

Exhibition action starts today, the first time a live NHL game will happen since March 11. The Wild and Edmonton play Wednesday, a game that Sarah McLellan will watch from quarantine iat her hotel.

Day 12: Quarantine's end near … but I'm finally a social distancing expert!

Being sequestered is preparing hockey writer Sarah McLellan for the challenges she'll face at Rogers Center in Edmonton covering games for the first time in months.

Day 13: Quarantine tips ... phone charger, Netflix and comfortable slippers

Make no mistake, I am still looking forward to waking up Saturday morning and stepping outside my room for the first time in two weeks. But quarantine hasn't really been that bad.

Day 14: Quarantine ends and our hockey writer has a plan

Sarah McLellan is so ready to leave the Edmonton hotel room where's she's been quarantined. She's already planned her Saturday and her Sunday is planned for her: "I have a Wild game to cover."

Day 15: Finally there's wind and sun in Edmonton

The Wild beat writer for the Star Tribune had to serve a 14-day quarantine before she could cover the NHL postseason in her hometown.