Koivu injury could be costly to Wild (Yahoo! Sports)

The Minnesota Wild’s heart and soul, Mikko Koivu, sustained an upper-body injury that sure looked like a shoulder injury during Saturday’s 3-2 shootout loss at St. Louis. The Wild returned home after the game before resuming its four-game trip to Philadelphia on Monday.
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Video: Wild’s Mikael Granlund abuses another shootout goalie (Yahoo! Sports)

Do goalies have access to the Internet? Or know how to properly stream video? We only ask because Minnesota Wild prospect (9th overall, 2010 NHL Draft) Mikael Granlund has used this deke move once or twice before to great effect … Continue reading →
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Family, friends struggle with Rypien’s death (Yahoo! Sports)

Rick Rypien twice received treatment from programs offered by the NHL but many wonder if it was enough.
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Rick Rypien was one of her boys (The Province)

Rick Rypien was 5-foot-11, 180 pounds. Hal Gill was 6-foot-7, 240 pounds. A punch-up mismatch if there ever was one.
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Jets forward Rick Rypien found dead (The Canadian Press)

TORONTO – Winnipeg Jets forward Rick Rypien has been found dead in his Alberta home.
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Brent Burns and the Harry Potter Tattoo of Awesome (Yahoo! Sports)

San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns probably isn’t the only NHL player with a tattoo of a dragon somewhere on his body. But he might be the only one that has a tattoo of a boy wizard battling it. Burns … Continue reading →
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Derek Boogaard’s brother held on drug charges (Yahoo! Sports)

The brother of NHL player Derek Boogaard was arrested on drug charges Wednesday following an investigation into Boogaard’s overdose-related death, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Thursday. Aaron Boogaard, 24, is being held at a Minneapolis jail on charges of suspicion of…
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