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The Minnesota Wild host the Utah Hockey Club Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center, and could be getting two of their best players back from injury.

The Minnesota Wild pulled out the red carpet for young hockey players at Northeast Arena in Minneapolis.

The Met Center’s implosion in December 1994 punctuated the end of the North Stars era in Minnesota. FOX 9 recently talked to fans, players and stadium employees about what made the stadium so special.

He’s been called the Wild's Zamboni Zeus, Rink Rat, but Travis Laron’s official title is Senior Manager of Ice Operations.  He’s been laying down layers of ice at the Xcel Energy Center since the building opened in 2000.

How can Minnesota, the State of Hockey, lose a professional hockey team?  This documentary pieces together what prompted the Minnesota North Stars to relocate to Texas in 1993 through interviews with former players, team employees and fans. 

Now a surface parking lot, there is little to remind fans of the coliseum-like stadium that was home to the Minnesota North Stars.

The Minnesota Twins could now sell for $1.5 billion less than 25 years after they were nearly contracted out of baseball altogether. The North Stars also nearly folded in the 1980’s. Why did one franchise thrive while the other died?

The franchise is seeking public funding to help pay for the renovations, reigniting an old debate about how to pay for stadium improvements. In 1993, the North Stars left Minnesota after a dispute over stadium funding, paving the way for the Minnesota Wild

The nostalgic colors are still a fan favorite more than 30 years after the North Stars relocated to Dallas. Prior to the move, former owner Norm Green had already changed the colors and logos. Was he already planning to move the team?

Minnesota has a complicated history with its connection to hockey, dating back to the Minnesota North Star's departure to Dallas.

Filip Gustavsson made 27 saves for the Minnesota Wild in a 4-1 win at the St. Louis Blues Tuesday night, but it was his goal with nine seconds left that had the hockey world and social media buzzing.

Jaromír Jágr is entering his 37th professional season.

The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road had a blood-alcohol level of .087, above the .08 legal limit in New Jersey, a prosecutor said Friday.

During a memorial service for Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew, Johnny's widow, Meredith, revealed that she is pregnant with the couple's third child. Matthew's wife, Madeline, is also pregnant with their first child.

Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew were remembered by family, friends, and teammates at a funeral service Monday afternoon. The brothers were tragically killed by a suspected drunk driver late last month.