Minnesota Wild

UNDATED (AP) — The Minnesota Wild have agreed to terms on a two-year contract with defenseman Keith Ballard.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild have added a couple of players to the organization with state connections.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Islanders have traded right wing Nino Niederreiter to the Minnesota Wild for right wing Cal Clutterbuck and a third-round pick, No. 70 overall in Sunday's NHL draft.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Rangers have acquired defenseman Justin Falk from the Minnesota Wild on Sunday for the rights to forward Benn Ferriero and a sixth-round pick in next year's draft.

So while we are almost done with June, and basketball, and hockey seasons are done, or almost done; I figure it is great time to do a list of top five Minnesota sports related things you need to watch for for the rest of 2013 calender year. The list goes from what will happen first to the last event that will happen in the year...

So while we are almost done with June, and basketball, and hockey seasons are done, or almost done; I figure it is great time to do a list of top five Minnesota sports related things you need to watch for for the rest of 2013 calender year. The list goes from what will happen first to the last event that will happen in the year...

In a season that started with being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Josh Harding's perseverance and dedication to the game have earned him a big NHL honor.

Okay so today is the day after the Minnesota Wild got run out of the playoffs by the Chicago Blackhawks ending a roller coaster season in which there were extreme highs like last summer when Zach Parise and Ryan Suter signed with the Wild, and lows like losing 5-1 last night. So for all the fans out there screaming for Mike Yeo to be fired, I need to ask why?

Yes I know the Minnesota Wild made it into the playoffs, or more like they rolled into the playoffs as the eighth seed, but even after a five year hiatus from the playoffs; the expectations were so much higher coming into this season then finishing tied for eighth place in the Western Conference.

CSN Sports reporter Susannah Collins was offering some pregame insight prior to the playoff opener for the Chicago Blackhawks as they played host to the Minnesota Wild, when she made a hilarious mistake.