The Minnesota Wild are getting a perfect storm of returns for Thursday evening against the Utah Hockey Club as both star forward Kirill Kaprizov and defenseman Jared Spurgeon have been activated ...

The Devils' pool is one of the league's quirkiest in that it's led by three of the sport's top young defensemen.

The Minnesota Wild placed their top-scoring contributor on LTIR on Friday in Kirill Kaprizov because of an aggravated lower-body injury. Minnesota has been one of the NHL's biggest surprises in ...

The Minnesota Wild placed Kirill Kaprizov on long-term injured reserve (LTIR) on Thursday, retroactive to Dec. 23 when he suffered his injury. The move, while removing the Russian forward from the ...

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If you’ve ever wondered how the Czech-Americans and Slovak-Americans from Minnesota’s Iron Range and their legendary ability to throw back adult beverages compares with the consumption habits ...

With the 2025 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Hockey Championship recently concluded in Ottawa, the planet’s best men’s 20-and-under puck-shooters and puck-stoppers will be ...

Kaprizov (lower body) stayed home when the Wild left for a two-game road trip against the Sharks and Knights on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports. Kaprizov has ...

The 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ottawa, Ontario is now history. It saw a significant upset as host country Canada was upset from the quarterfinal by Czechia. Meanwhile, the United ...

For the first time in history, the United States has successfully defended gold at the IIHF world junior championship. Outstanding performances were the story of the tournament this year.

The 2025 IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championships ended with Team USA bringing home the gold in back-to-back seasons, with the Canadians failing to medal for the second straight season.

After several minutes of high-tension, three-on-three overtime play in the recent World Junior Championship gold medal game in Ottawa, future Minnesota Wild defenseman Zeev Buium had apparently ...