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NHL Winter Classic embraces All-Hockey Hair traditions
A video features Wild and Blues players adopting the classic poses made famous at the state tournament while past team members will be at the event.
Gophers men's hockey has new top dog in NHL scoring
Or Coyote, after Phil Kessel's four assists on Tuesday.
Minnesota State Mankato tennis player starts in goal vs. No. 2 Ohio State
After four days of practice, Avery Stilwell turned away 45 shots in her collegiate debut, a 6-3 loss to the Buckeyes.
'Road to the Winter Classic 2022' episode puts Spurgeon in spotlight
The TNT network series is part of the run-up to the NHL Winter Classic game on Jan. 1 between the Wild and Blues at Target Field.
Whitecaps open a new season Saturday against a familiar foe
The Whitecaps and Boston Pride have forged a rivalry over the past two seasons, battling for the Isobel Cup.
Minnesota State Mankato's Dryden McKay sets men's hockey career shutout record
It came in the Mavericks' 7-0 win over Northern Michigan.
Josh Donaldson just can't escape Toronto
The Twins slugger, a former Blue Jays star, made a stir gearing up for hockey action at an Ontario store and tweaking the struggling Leafs.
Forget day to day; T.J. Oshie is week to week
The Washington forward from Warroad took a shot to the foot against Detroit.
Minneapolis-based Fallon launches NHL ad campaign on ESPN, Disney channels
Fallon aimed to capture NHL fans and scenes that convey a sense of intimacy, emotion and sentimentality, the ad agency said.
U opens Big Ten men's hockey vs. Notre Dame, closes with Wisconsin
The Big Ten schedule adds to nonconference games that include home-and-home series with two state rivals in October and Thanksgiving weekend in Grand Forks.
Hockey coach John Craig Arko, who made space for Minnesota's youngest players, dies at 79
He saw that Minnesota's most talented young players were missing out on elite playing opportunities in the offseason, so he co-founded the Minnesota Blades in 1989.
Natalie Darwitz named Gophers assistant women's hockey coach
Darwitz had been the head coach at Hamline. Her assistant at the Division III school, Jake Bobrowski, is also coming to the U.
St. Thomas' Joel Johnson to coach 2022 U.S. women's Olympic hockey
The 47-year-old former Gophers assistant coach also will lead the U.S. women's national team in the World Championship in August.
Six Minnesota players among 27 in the mix for U.S. Olympic women's hockey team
The U.S. residency roster includes six players from Minnesota, the most of any state, and eight current or former Gophers, including Amanda Kessel.
WCHA's men's hockey era officially ends after 70 years
The league shuttered operations this week, as expected, following the departure of seven teams that have joined the newly revived CCHA.
Augustana in Sioux Falls plans to add Division I men's hockey
Details of when the school would begin play aren't certain, but the venture has received backing from prominent businessman and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford.
St. Cloud State men's hockey coach Larson gets 7-year contract extension
Frmer Minnesota Duluth assistant Brett Larson led the Huskies to their first NCAA Division I championship game in April. The extension runs through 2028.
Robertson leaving WCHA to become commissioner of USHL
The longtime Twin Cities sports executive will take the reins of the Tier I junior league from Tom Garrity in July,
St. Thomas hires Gophers assistant to be women's hockey coach
Joel Johnson has been Minnesota's women's team's associate head coach for the past 11 years and is serving as interim coach of the U.S. Women's National Team.
For North Stars, Game 7 had wins, losses and entertainment
The team appeared in seven Game 7s, going 3-4 but producing some interesting moments along the way.