Minnesota Wild News

Martin Havlat and Nikolai Khabibulin had voiced their desire to remain with the Blackhawks.

Todd Richards' staff looks an awful lot like Jacques Lemaire's. Richards, hired last month to succeed Lemaire as the Wild's head coach, retained assistants Mike Ramsey and Matt Shaw and goalie coach Bob Mason on Friday.

The Wild appeared to have completed next season's blue line Friday when they agreed to terms with free agent Shane Hnidy , a hard-nosed veteran who spent the past two seasons with the Boston Bruins .

When Chicago would no longer give him a long-term contract, Martin Havlat turned his focus to Minnesota.

Media outlets are reporting that the Minnesota Wild have agreed to a six-year, $30 million contract with former Chicago Blackhawks wing Martin Havlat.

On the typically busy first day of free-agent shopping, The New York Rangers landed the second biggest prize of the day, signing high-scoring forward Marian Gaborik away from the Minnesota Wild with a five-year, $37.5 million contract.

Pierre-Marc Bouchard is a hockey player who had an impressive career in junior hockey and will no doubt have the same with his professional career.

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Daniel Sedin #22 of the Vancouver Canucks skates up ice during Game Five of the Western Conference Semifinal Round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Chicago Blackhawks at General Motors Place on May 9, 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

In fewer than 24 hours, a starter will announce: "On your mark...get set...open your checkbooks!" Then NHL general managers will begin their annual feeding frenzy in the free-agent market.

The Minnesota Wild made a qualifying offer to goaltender Josh Harding and five others on Monday.

The Minnesota Wild made qualifying offers to six restricted free agents today, including perplexing prospect Benoit Pouliot and former Gophers forward Danny Irmen.

The big trade Chuck Fletcher was looking for never materialized in Montreal, though he did acquire one player who no doubt will play a role for the Wild next season.

Matt Hackett learned early what it was like to catch a shot from an NHL player. His uncle, former NHL goaltender Jeff Hackett, would bring him to offseason workouts in London, Ontario, and stick him in net.

With all the talk about the Minnesota Wild's new system, one wonders whether Pierre-Marc Bouchard might find a new home at center.

Craig Leipold said Wild fans expecting a blockbuster trade at the NHL draft this weekend likely will be disappointed.

Minnesota Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher's first draft pick in his new job will make quite an impression with fans in the state of hockey.

This marks the third year that the road tour has come to Northfield. NORTHFIELD - When hockey fans think of big hockey towns in Minnesota, generally Northfield isn't at the top of the list.

Detroit Red Wings Coach Mike Babcock was selected to coach the Canadian men's hockey team in the 2010 Olympics in British Columbia.

On June 15th, 2009 Todd Richards was announced as the new Head Coach for the Minnesota Wild.