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32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyDoug Mosher1937 - 2008On June 23, Doug Mosher passed away in Medicine Hat, Alberta after a courageousbattle with cancer. He was 71 years of age. Doug was a scout with the Wild from thestart of the hockey operations department in 1999 until the time of his death. Hewas also one of the most popular people in the organization.Doug’s life was one of public service. He had a distinguished 33 year career withthe Royal Canadian Mounted Police. In 1991, he retired from the RCMP to becomeAssistant General Manager of the Swift Current Broncos of the Western HockeyLeague. Doug eventually became General Manager of the Broncos and later becameGeneral Manager of the Medicine Hat Tigers. In 1999, his life long hockey dreamwas realized when he joined the Minnesota Wild. For the final nine years of Doug’slife, he was working in the National Hockey League.Big “Mosh”, as he was known throughout the hockey world, was a valuable memberof the Wild organization. He understood hockey and he understood people. Mosh wasdirectly involved in the selection of such players as Nick Schultz, Derek Boogaard,Josh Harding and Colton Gillies. His talent and his personality will be missed.Doug was preceded in death by his son Kelly in a 1986 motor vehicle accident. Heis survived by his wife and soul mate Kathy, four children, ten grandchildren, andone great grandchild.Those, like Doug, who live in the hearts of others, shall never die.Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlicky2008-09 media policies and proceduresACCESS: The Minnesota Wild organization and Communicationsdepartment strive to make its players, coaches, management andother personnel available in a timely and responsible fashion to allaccredited members of the media.CREDENTIALS: Press seating at Wild home games at Xcel EnergyCenter is available to accredited media in the Al Shaver PressBox located on the south side of the Xcel Energy Center’s presslevel. Single-game credentials must be requested no later than 5p.m., the day prior to a game played Tuesday through Saturday andby 3 p.m., Friday for a Sunday or Monday holiday game. Requestsshould be made in writing to Deb Hanson, Minnesota Wild, 317Washington Street, Saint Paul, MN 55102; facsimile requests at(651) 293-9574 or e-mail requests at “dhanson@wild.com” willalso be accepted. Single-game credentials may be picked up atthe media entrance near Gate 1, located on the southeast entranceof the Xcel Energy Center on Kellogg Boulevard. The elevator to thepressroom and press box is located in the southwest corner of theXcel Energy Center near Gate 2. Due to occasional limited press boxseating, those requesting single-game credentials will be seatedon an as-available basis, with preference given to the following:local daily newspapers and wire services, television stations withsportscasts, radio stations which use actualities, visiting media,national media. Next preference goes to other Twin Cities mediaincluding weekly newspapers, general topic magazines and televisionshows and any other media that have a specific assignment tocover a Wild game. Those persons holding full-season Wild or NHLTeam Management credentials MUST enter through Gate 1.MEDIA MEMBERS HOLDING SEASON PASSES SHOULD NOTIFYTHE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT IF PLANNING TO COVERA GAME IN ORDER TO RESERVE SEATING. A MEDIA CREDENTIALCANNOT BE USED TO SIT IN SPECTATOR SEATING AREAS.DAY-OF-GAME INTERVIEWS: After completion of the morningskate, which typically begins at approximately 10:30 a.m. (fora 7 p.m. start), is the best time to interview players and coacheson a game day. Requests to interview a player upon his arrival toXcel Energy Center for the game will be accommodated upon theplayer’s and coach’s approval and should be requested at the morningskate. If the team is not practicing, the request should be madeto the Wild, or visiting team public relations department, no laterthan 10 a.m. on the day of game. The Wild Communications departmentcannot guarantee access to players or coaches if no practiceis scheduled. Interviews that need advance preparation or specialaccommodation by a Wild player or Communications staff member,such as live or studio television interviews pre- and post-game,should be made by contacting the Wild Communications departmentno later than 10 a.m. on the day of the game.DAY-OF-GAME PRACTICES: On home game days when theWild choose to practice, they will typically take the ice at approximately10:30 a.m. Media should plan on arriving by 10:30 a.m. forgame-day practices. The visiting team’s practice usually starts at11:30 a.m. Call the Wild Communications department if there is aquestion regarding either team’s practice schedule.LOCKER ROOMS: NHL locker rooms close 90 minutes beforegame time. Requests for interviews to take place before the lockerrooms are closed will be accommodated only upon prior approvalby both the player and coach. The rooms will re-open five minutesafter the game and remain open for 30 minutes. The officials’ lockerroom is off limits to the media. Should a comment or interpretationfrom the game’s referee or NHL supervisor be needed, contact amember of the Wild Communications department and a pool reportermay be assigned.PHOTOGRAPHERS: Only those photographers on assignmentwill be allowed access to designated photography locations at rinklevel and in overhead positions. Xcel Energy Center spaces are accessibleto local dailies, wire service photographers and local TVcrews (for non-televised games). Two photography positions arereserved for Wild team photographers. Additional photography positionsare determined on a first-come, first-served basis; however,in cases of increased photographer attendance, positions will beassigned by Dewayne Hankins of the Wild Creative Services staffand team photographer Bruce Kluckhohn. In all cases, photographersshould check in with Dewayne Hankins or Bruce Kluckhohnin the pressroom before game time. Because of very limited photographylocations, it is not possible to accommodate freelancephotographers.PRESS ROOM: Media possessing season credentials or thosegranted single-game credentials are invited to have a meal beforeeach game in the press dining room, located on the lower level(Xcel Energy Center’s south side). The Minnesota Wild will chargemedia $5 to eat a meal in the press dining room. A portion of theproceeds will be donated to the Minnesota Sports & Entertainment(MSE) Community Giving Fund. The room opens two-and-one-halfhours before game time. Dining room usage is limited to those presentingvalid Wild credentials or NHL Team Management passes. Itis impossible to accommodate family members, friends, guests orothers. Any abuse of dining room privileges may cause forfeitureof a media pass. Limited refreshments are also available duringintermissions.SERVICES: The Wild Communications department will furnishpre-game press notes, lineups, press releases, complete statisticsand other pertinent information in the pressroom and the pressdining room. There are sufficient electrical outlets and telephonesavailable in the press box and media work room (adjacent to thepress dining room). Media interested in using the Xcel Energy Centerwireless network can receive an access code from a memberof the communications staff. Statisticians are available to assistradio and television broadcasters by contacting the Wild Communicationsdepartment. These services must be made in advance,and once they are made, the statisticians must be compensatedwhether or not used.TELEVISION COVERAGE: All television stations are prohibitedby the National Hockey League from shooting and distributinggame footage of any contest that is being broadcast from Xcel EnergyCenter by either the Minnesota Wild, the visiting team or networktelevision. Requests for special features and the like shouldbe directed to the Wild Communications department.MEDIA PARKING: The amount of parking available to the mediaat the Xcel Energy Center is limited. The Wild Communicationsdepartment will issue full-season parking passes only to thosemedia expected to attend the majority of home games throughoutthe 2008-09 season. All other parking requests will be handled ona per-game basis and are subject to availability. Media parkingwill be located in the RIVERCENTRE PARKING RAMP across KelloggBoulevard from the arena. The ramp has two entrances: on KelloggBoulevard and on Exchange Street, which can be accessedvia Eagle Street (at the Kellogg and West Seventh intersection). Toenter the building, media should take the West elevator to SkywayLevel and enter the arena at the skyway entrance to Gate 1. An alternateoption is to cross Kellogg Blvd. and enter through the mainentrance at Gate 1.Club Directory ................................................................................................................................................4Minnesota Sports & Entertainment........................................................................................................8Minnesota Wild Board of Directors.......................................................................................................9Team Management....................................................................................................................................10Coaching Staff.............................................................................................................................................18Hockey Operations.....................................................................................................................................22Equipment & Training Team..................................................................................................................26Medical Team..............................................................................................................................................28Minnesota Wild Staff................................................................................................................................30Broadcast Information.............................................................................................................................36MSE Community Giving............................................................................................................................41Xcel Energy Center....................................................................................................................................42Team Identity...............................................................................................................................................44Player Biographies....................................................................................................................................45In The System.............................................................................................................................................94Future Wild...............................................................................................................................................106Team Roster.............................................................................................................................................112Houston Aeros..........................................................................................................................................114Team History............................................................................................................................................ 117Draft History.............................................................................................................................................152Records.......................................................................................................................................................157Playoffs.......................................................................................................................................................193NHL Directory..........................................................................................................................................216NHL Team Information......................................................................................................................... 2172007-08 NHL Standings and Leaders...........................................................................................246NHL Information & Key Dates............................................................................................................248NHL Referees & Linesemen...............................................................................................................2522008-09 Wild Schedule......................................................................................................................254Vice President of Communications & BroadcastingBill RobertsonManaging EditorDewayne HankinsAssistant EditorsJamie MacDonald, Aaron Sickman, Ryan Stanzel,Robert DesimoneSpecial ThanksMinnesota Wild Business Staff, National Hockey League,Elias Sports Bureautable of contentsPhotographyBruce Kluckhohn, Getty Images, Andrew HillDesigned ByAndrew Hill - Sight Creative • Saint Paul, Minn.Printed byShapco Printing, Inc. • Minneapolis, Minn.Copyright © 2008Minnesota WildThe information contained in this publication was compiled by the Minnesota Wild and is provided as a courtesy to our fans and themedia, and may be used for personal and editorial purposes only. Any commercial use of this information is prohibited without the priorwritten consent of the Minnesota Wild Hockey Club and Minnesota Sports & Entertainment.All NHL and team insignias depicted in this publication are the property of NHL Enterprises, inc. and the respective teams and may notbe reproduced for commercial purposes without the prior written consent of NHL Enterprises, Inc.2 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 3Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyMSE Staff DirectoryMinnesota Wild317 Washington StreetSaint Paul, MN 55102Phone: (651) 602-6000 • Fax: (651) 222-1055Tickets: (651) 222-WILD (9453) • wild.comBoard Members.............................................................................Craig Leipold (Owner/Governor), Philip Falcone (Minority Owner)Bob Naegele, Jr., Jac Sperling, Mark Falcone, Quinn Martin, Jeffrey Pellegrom,Investors in MSE...................Craig Leipold (Owner/Governor), Philip Falcone (Minority Owner), Bob Naegele, Jr. (Limited Partner),Robert Marvin (LP), Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. (LP), Vance Opperman (LP),Horace H. Irvine III (LP), Ford Nicholson (LP), Todd Nicholson (LP), Michael Reilly (LP)Executive ManagementOwner/Governor...........................................................................................................................................................Craig LeipoldMinority Owner.............................................................................................................................................................. Phil FalconePresident/General Manager...................................................................................................................................Doug RisebroughExecutive Vice President.................................................................................................................................................Matt MajkaVice President, Brand Marketing.....................................................................................................................................John MaherVice President, Communications and Broadcasting.................................................................................................. Bill RobertsonVice President, Customer Sales and Service..............................................................................................................Jamie SpencerVice President, Facility Administration/General Manager, RiverCentre............................................................................ Jim IbisterVice President/General Manager, Xcel Energy Center..................................................................................................... Jack LarsonExecutive Assistant.............................................................................................................................................. Stephanie HusebyExecutive Assistant, Hockey Operations........................................................................................................................ Laura KinzelAdministrative Assistant, Sales and Service, Creative Services and Marketing......................................................Tawnya VidnovicAdministrative Assistant, Communications & Broadcasting, Corporate Sales & Service, Human Resources................Deb HansonHockey OperationsAssistant General Manager/Hockey Operations..................................................................................................................Tom LynnAssistant General Manager/Player Personnel............................................................................................................ Tom ThompsonHead Coach........................................................................................................................................................... Jacques LemaireAssistant Coaches...........................................................................................................Mike Ramsey, Matt Shaw, Mario TremblayGoaltending Coach......................................................................................................................................................... Bob MasonStrength and Conditioning Coach.....................................................................................................................................Kirk OlsonCoordinator of Amateur Scouting................................................................................................................................. Guy LapointeDirector of Player Development...............................................................................................................................Barry MacKenzieDirector of Professional Scouting..............................................................................................................................Blair MackaseyAmateur Scouts............................................................................. Marc Chamard, Paul Charles, Brian Fortin, Christopher Hamel,Brian Hunter, Ken Prost, Glen Sonmor, Ernie VargasEuropean Scouts.......................................................................................................Branislav Gaborik, Jiri Koluch, Matti VaisanenProfessional Scout........................................................................................................................................................Jamie HislopAthletic Therapist.............................................................................................................................................................Don FullerEquipment Manager................................................................................................................................................... Tony DaCostaAssistant Athletic Trainer.............................................................................................................................................. Travis GreenAssistant Equipment Managers...................................................................................................................Brent Proulx, Matt BenzDirector of Hockey Operations.........................................................................................................................................Chris SnowProject Manager............................................................................................................................................................ Shep HarderHockey Operations Administrator............................................................................................................................... Cindy SweigerMedical Director................................................................................................................................................... Dr. Sheldon BurnsOrthopedic Surgeon......................................................................................................................................................Dr. Joel BoydNutritionist.............................................................................................................................................................. Carrie PetersonOral Surgeon...............................................................................................................................................................David HamlarTeam Dentists......................................................................................................................... Kyle Edlund, Mike Nanne, Mike PelkeMSE Staff DirectorySales And ServiceDirector, Customer Sales................................................................................................................................................. Matt CordsManager, Ticket Operations.............................................................................................................................................Chris TurnsAccount Manager, Group and Event Suites.................................................................................................................... Cory EffertzNew Business Development......................................................Emily Iversen, Mike McDonough, Todd Schneider, Britny SchultheisSenior Manager, Customer Service.................................................................................................................................. Maria TrojeAccount Service Executives.................................................................................... Anna Johnson, Joshua Simonson, Natalie KaessSales and Service Intern............................................................................................................................................... Jacob ShullyRetail OperationDirector, Retail Operations.......................................................................................................................................Nikki BraxmeierManager, Retail Operations...........................................................................................................................................Scott SarkisManager, Warehouse........................................................................................................................................................ Joe FerensCoordinators, Hockey Lodge Store..............................................................................................Jennifer Meyers, Rae Lynn PetersonCoordinator, Silent Auction.......................................................................................................................................Richard MasakRetail Intern............................................................................................................................................................... Annie JohnsonCorporate PARTNERSHIPSSenior Director, Retail Management & Corporate Sales and Service....................................................................... Carin AndersonSenior Manager, Corporate Services.................................................................................................................... Kathleen BorschkeSenior Account Executive....................................................................................................................................................Carl LeviAccount Executives..........................................................................................................................Bryan Bellows, Michelle RadzikInteractive Account Executive..................................................................................................................................Brandon LatackCorporate Fulfillment Coordinator..................................................................................................................................... Ed SouterCorporate Services Coordinators........................................................................................................Jason Dendinger, Carie GrubbCorporate Partnerships Intern................................................................................................................................... Brian WilliamsCommunications & BroadcastingManager, Media Relations & Team Services..............................................................................................................Aaron SickmanCoordinator, Media Relations & Team Services........................................................................................................... Ryan StanzelManager of Broadcasting...........................................................................................................................................Maggie KukarRadio Operations Coordinator.....................................................................................................................................Kevin FalnessMedia Relations Intern...........................................................................................................................................Robert DesimoneRadio Play-By-Play........................................................................................................................................................... Bob KurtzRadio Analyst..................................................................................................................................................................... Tom ReidTelevision Play-By-Play................................................................................................................................................. Dan TerhaarTelevision Analyst.......................................................................................................................................................Mike GreenlayBRAND MarketingDirector, Events and Promotions..............................................................................................................................Wayne PetersenSenior Manager, Digital & Interactive..................................................................................................................Michael BrinkmanManager, E-Mail & Database...........................................................................................................................................Holly DoyleManager, Game Presentation........................................................................................................................................ Paul LoomisManager, Marketing.................................................................................................................................................Emily GausmanManager, Production Services........................................................................................................................................ Hank DolanManager, Web & Creative Services........................................................................................................................Dewayne HankinsManaging Editor, Web Sites................................................................................................................................. James MacDonaldCoordinator, Website Content..................................................................................................................................Travis BrillowskiLead Graphic Designer..............................................................................................................................................Rebecca FinlayGraphic Designer...................................................................................................................................................Katherine VanelliTeam Curator................................................................................................................................................................ Roger GodinMarketing/Game Ops Interns....................................................................................................................... Megan King, Alex Wong4 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 5Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyMSE Staff DirectoryCOMMUNITY GivingDirector, Community Partnerships.......................................................................................................................... Brad BombardirManager, Community Giving.............................................................................................................................. Amy Woog-PatnodeCoordinator, Community Giving................................................................................................................................Rachel SchuldtCoordinator, Events/Community Giving........................................................................................................................ Joelle NelsonCommunity Giving Intern........................................................................................................................................ Stephanie BoweFinance and AccountingController................................................................................................................................................................ Molly JungbauerDirector, Finance..................................................................................................................................................... Mitch HelgersonDirector, Financial Systems & Internal Audit...................................................................................................... Danette KleinprintzSenior Manager, Accounting Services.........................................................................................................................Molly McArdleFinance Specialist..................................................................................................................................................... Maggie HobbsSenior Staff Accountant............................................................................................................................................... Kara HansonStaff Accountants...............................................................................................................................Brent Chapman, Dan HansonPayroll Administrator.................................................................................................................................. Danielle Mitchell-BusbyAccounting Associate, Cash Management................................................................................................................ Brenda ReevesAccounts Payable Administrator......................................................................................................................................Sue LorenzHUMAN RESOURCESDirector, Human Resources...................................................................................................................................... Delores MurphyHuman Resources Generalist.................................................................................................................................... Melissa Klauerinformation TechnologyDirector, Information Technology ............................................................................................................................. David WeisbrodSystems Technician...........................................................................................................................................................Paul JessNetwork Technician....................................................................................................................................................... Pavlo TrynosHelpdesk Manager..........................................................................................................................................................Mike VeveaHelpdesk Technician.............................................................................................................................................. Brent MealhouseMiscellaneousHome Arena /Capacity..........................................................................................................................Xcel Energy Center (18,064)Training Site........................................................................................................................................................Parade Ice GardenPrimary Affiliate................................................................................................................................................Houston Aeros (AHL)Radio Network Flagship...........................................................................................................................................WCCO (830 AM)Television Networks..................................................................... KSTC-TV Channel 45 (Over-the-Air), Fox Sports Net North (Cable)Team Photographer................................................................................................................................................ Bruce KluckhohnPublic Address Announcer......................................................................................................................................... Adam AbramsKeyboard................................................................................................................................................................ Palmer HarbisonHead of Off-Ice Officials.................................................................................................................................................. Barry FritzNHL Security Representative...............................................................................................................................William D. JohnsonSAINT PAUL ARENA COMPANYSenior Director, Operations........................................................................................................................................... Mark StoffelDirector, Event Development..........................................................................................................................................Bryan MillerDirector, Booking & Administration........................................................................................................................ Sussan HubbardDirector, Box Office Operations....................................................................................................................................Kristina MeierDirector, Event Management...........................................................................................................................................Mark ZirbelDirector, Facilities Development......................................................................................................................................Mark AngerDirector, Public Relations SPAC............................................................................................................................... Kathy O’ConnorDirector, RiverCentre Sales & Marketing......................................................................................................................... Kate SetleyDirector, Sales & Marketing, Xcel Energy Center.........................................................................................................Kelly McGrathDirector, Suite Service & Premium Operations....................................................................................................... Rachael JohnsonMSE Staff DirectorySenior Managers, Operations..................................................................................................................... Matt Fujinaka, Jeff KleinSenior Manager, Suite Service & Premium Operations..................................................................................................Keri JohnsonManager, Event Administrative Services......................................................................................................................Laura HolslinManager, Marketing..................................................................................................................................................Anette AndrussCoordinator, Ice Operations/Event Manager.................................................................................................................Travis LarsonCoordinator, Suite Service & Premium Operations....................................................................................................Garon RowlandCoordinator, Group Sales.........................................................................................................................................Karen ReisingerCoordinator, Marketing & Advertising/Sales...................................................................................................................Nellie GoshCoordinator, Public and Media Relations, SPAC...............................................................................................................Jora DezielAdministrative Assistant, Xcel Energy Center..................................................................................................... Elizabeth PetersonGuest Service Managers................................................................................................... Bill Bennis, Rob Armstrong, Tracy PetersAssistant Operations Managers.......................................................................................................... Scott Eichstad, Luke KruegerSales Managers, RiverCentre............................................................................................................Rich Branham, Carrie RosenerEvent Managers....................................................Vanessa Bjerke, Zach Foster, Rachel Haave, Jon Koehler, Pat Lealos, Jill MastelBox Office Manager, Operations.................................................................................................................................. Micki TschidaBox Office Manager, Finance....................................................................................................................................Julie StrothmanBox Office Supervisors......................................................................................................................... Judy Bartolett, Jon JohansenLead Ticket Seller.............................................................................................................................................................. Linda OhrExecutive Administrator, Special Projects................................................................................................................ Sharon RobertsSPAC Office Manager..............................................................................................................................Coulette Columbus PowersEvent Sales/Contracts Services Specialist................................................................................................................Sue LungstromLead Custodians.......................................................Don Anderson, Earby Chatham, Jimmy Flanders, John Jensen, Paul HitchcockCustodians................................................. Chris Hartman, Christopher Aase, Deanna Keenan, Gary Stasny, Harold Lockwood, Jr.,Janet Pearson, John Moreno, John Schlottke, Karen Ferlas, Mark Carlson,Matthew Norland, Michael Olmstead, Paul Krey, Paul Patterson, Randy OlmsteadRick Gullickson, Robert Freedy, Ronald Gustafson, Sandra Helgemoe, Shawn McCoySenior Electrician.......................................................................................................................................... Michael Casalenda, Jr.Electricians.................................................................................................................................John Grundhofer, Mario CasalendaSecurity Manager..........................................................................................................................................................Rick NyquistSecurity................................................................. Jeremy Jacobs, Jackson Lindau, Robert Paulsen, Palito Verdeja, Preston Woods,Steve Ruane, Steve Monita, Thomas Price, Walter Licht, Jr.,Lead Stage Technician...............................................................................................................................................Patrick MolitorStage Technicians.......................................................................................................Dave Gajeski, Scott Gallahue, Michael MeyerPainter............................................................................................................................................................................ Ted LangerChief Engineer...........................................................................................................................................................David MullinerEngineers.......................................................................................................................Gregory Black, Larry Novotny, Carl WaldnerFacility Manager, 317 on Rice Park.............................................................................................................................Tim WolfgramReceptionists, 317 on Rice Park........................................................................................................ Christine Moore, Cindy SyringGuest Services Attendant, 317 on Rice Park................................................................................................................Ryan SchuldtWILDSIDE CATERERS EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENTPresident, Morrissey Hospitality Companies............................................................................................................... Bill MorrisseyChief Financial Officer............................................................................................................................................... Phil JungwirthVice President and General Manager......................................................................................................................... Keith ReardonAssistant General Manager..........................................................................................................................................Robin SparkeController............................................................................................................................................................................Deb MotlExecutive Chef..........................................................................................................................................................Michael HarperChef – Saint Paul RiverCentre................................................................................................................................... Chad MethumExecutive Director of Sales and Marketing................................................................................................................. Michael MeyerDirector of Premium Food Services...................................................................................................................................Sue BrownDirector of Catering Sales – 317 on Rice Park...........................................................................................................Melody HainesDirector of Catering Sales – Saint Paul RiverCentre......................................................................................................Diane KellerDirector of Suite/Catering Sales.....................................................................................................................................Devin MeyerDirector of Operations.................................................................................................................................................Michelle Kline6 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 7Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyMINNESOTA SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENTMinnesota Sports & Entertainment (MSE) is a premiersports and entertainment provider and has expanded intoseveral different avenues of business operations. MSE wasoriginally formed in 1997 by majority owner Bob Naegele,Jr. and a group of investors when they were awarded therights to an expansion National Hockey League (NHL) franchisefor the City of Saint Paul. The limited partnershipowns the NHL’s Minnesota Wild along with the AHL’s HoustonAeros, Saint Paul Arena Company, which operates theXcel Energy Center, Saint Paul RiverCentre and The LegendaryRoy Wilkins Auditorium. In addition, MSE originallylaunched an expansion franchise in the National LacrosseLeague, the Minnesota Swarm, which played its inauguralseason at Xcel Energy Center in 2005.Along with the Wild, the Swarm and the Saint Paul ArenaCompany, MSE has extended its business interests intothe hospitality realm through its majority stake in WildsideCaterers. The limited partnership also owns andoperates 317 on Rice Park, the former historic MinnesotaClub, which has become one of the most intimate venuesin the Twin Cities for wedding receptions, business meetingsand other gatherings. Each of these entities offers abroad collection of entertainment, business and hospitalityservices and is committed to excellence and customersatisfaction.The Minnesota Wild is the centerpiece of the businessenterprise and is entering its ninth year in the NorthwestDivision of the NHL’s Western Conference. The team hasexcelled both on and off the ice, and has quickly left itsmark on the deep hockey traditions of Minnesota. On theheels of an improbable playoff run to the Western ConferenceFinals in 2003, the club served as host for the 2004NHL All-Star Weekend and provided the exclusive U.S.host city for the World Cup of Hockey 2004. The Wild alsocontinues to be committed to building a close relationshipwith its fans both on and off the ice.The Wild play in the state-of-the art Xcel Energy Centerlocated in downtown Saint Paul. In its inaugural season,the team and its fans set an NHL expansion team recordfor total attendance and, through its first eight years,has sold out every game. The facility has showcased theworld’s greatest hockey players as well as premier concerts,family shows and college and high school athletictournaments.This past year was a busy one for Xcel Energy Center, inaddition to hosting the Republican National Convention,the venue welcomed the U.S. Figure Skating Championshipsin January and a rally for Barack Obama in June.Xcel Energy Center also hosted the breathtaking WalkingWith Dinosaurs – The Live Experience, along with legendaryartists Neil Diamond, Bon Jovi, Santana and BruceSpringsteen.Saint Paul RiverCentre has been the venue of choice formajor business, trade and civic gatherings, which haveincluded appearances by President George W. Bush andRudolph Giuliani. The Saint Paul Arena Company managesXcel Energy Center and Saint Paul RiverCentre for MSEand The Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium for the City ofSaint Paul.By building on its core assets, MSE has expanded its operationinto complementary lines of business that capitalizeon its ability to provide venues for unique sports, entertainmentand business experiences. Building winningrelationships with guests, communities and partners isthe foundation of MSE’s success.minnesota wild board of directors(L to R): Jac Sperling, Jeffrey Pellegrom, Philip Falcone, Quinn Martin, Craig Leipold, Mark Falcone, Bob Naegele, Jr.The Minnesota Sports & Entertainment Board is made up of Chairman Craig Leipold, Philip Falcone,Bob Naegele, Jr., Jac Sperling, Mark Falcone, Quinn Martin and Jeffrey Pellegrom.Investors in MinnesotaSports & Entertainment includeCraig LeipoldPhilip FalconeBob Naegele, Jr.Robert MarvinHubbard Broadcasting, Inc.Vance OppermanHorace Irvine IIIFord NicholsonTodd NicholsonMike Reilly8 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 9Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyTeam ManagementJohn MaherVICE PRESIDENT, BRAND MARKETINGJohn Maher is entering his second season as Vice President of Brand Marketing for the NHL MinnesotaWild. In this role, John leads the management of brand, creative and advertising efforts,as well as supervising staff responsible for game presentation, events, promotions, publications,Minnesota Sports & Entertainment (MSE) Creative Services and media production. Themarketing group also works closely with the sales and service group to target and attain salesobjectives, and support the National Lacrosse League’s (NLL) Minnesota Swarm marketing andevents efforts.Maher joined the organization in July of 2000, as Director of Production Services, and was firsttasked with building the creative and technical capabilities needed to launch all elements ofthe Wild’s Inaugural Season game and event presentation at Xcel Energy Center. He was namedSenior Director of Creative Services in 2002 and Senior Director of Marketing in 2005. In 2004, he coordinated MSE’s launch of the MinnesotaSwarm franchise, and was named NLL Marketing Executive of the Year in 2005.Prior to joining the Wild, Maher worked in a variety of event management and game presentation roles for Twin Cities-based teams, includingthe Minnesota North Stars, Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Twins, Juntunen Media/Minnesota Timberwolves, and University of MinnesotaMen’s Athletics.Maher is a 1984 Graduate of the University of Minnesota School of Journalism. A Bloomington, Minn. native, John and his wife Linda havetwo sons, Joe and Andrew, and a daughter, Lindsay. The family resides in Lakeville, Minn.Bill RobertsonVICE PRESIDENT,COMMUNICATIONS & BROADCASTINGBill Robertson enters his 12th season as the Vice President, Communications and Broadcasting for the MinnesotaWild and its parent company, Minnesota Sports & Entertainment (MSE). Since joining the organizationin January of 1998, Robertson’s responsibilities have included overseeing the organization’s media relations,community giving, team publications, website content and overall broadcasting efforts, along with the club’sNHL and local broadcast schedules. He also oversees communications efforts for all events at Xcel EnergyCenter along with the Saint Paul RiverCentre complex. He is the organization’s main spokesperson. In addition,Robertson plays a role in the club’s team marketing and corporate partner initiatives. He served as theorganization’s main liaison and led the strategic planning of the 2004 NHL All-Star Weekend events, World Cupof Hockey 2004 held in Saint Paul and the 2008 Lester Patrick Awards Banquet in St. Paul held in October.Robertson is involved in all aspects of the business planning and execution of these high-profile events, which showcased MSE, Xcel Energy Center and the Cityof Saint Paul on a national and international stage.Robertson, 47 (3/21/61), has played a major role in the inception of four professional sports franchises (Minnesota Timberwolves, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim,Minnesota Wild and Minnesota Swarm) and the opening of four major sporting venues – Target Center, Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, Edison International Fieldof Anaheim and Xcel Energy Center. He came to the Minnesota Wild from The Walt Disney Company, where he joined the organization in May of 1993 and oversawthe media relations efforts of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim during its inaugural season. Following Disney’s purchase of Major League Baseball’s CaliforniaAngels in 1996, his duties expanded to include the management of media relations, team publications and community relations for the Mighty Ducks andAngels. Prior to joining Disney, Robertson worked for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Target Center from 1989 to 1993.The 1983 speech communication graduate of California State University–Fullerton has received several distinguished media awards including the prestigious2005-06 Dick Dillman Award, given to the NHL’s top public relations staff. Robertson was also a recipient of the award four consecutive seasons in Anaheim(1994-97). In 2003, The Hockey News selected the Minnesota Wild as possessing the NHL’s best media relations department in its “The Best of Everything inHockey” issue. In 2000, Robertson was honored as one of the “100 People to Watch” in Minnesota by Minneapolis/Saint Paul Magazine and one of Twin CitesBusiness Journal’s “40 Under 40.” He also has twice been chosen to serve as media relations liaison for the U.S. Olympic men’s and women’s ice hockey teamsat both the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah and the 2006 Winter Games in Turin, Italy. He also worked the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in LosAngeles, California as a media relations liaison.The Saint Paul native is active with several Minnesota-based philanthropic charities and serves on many local community committees. Robertson enjoys playinggolf and tennis in his spare time. He and his wife, Beth, have a son, Brett, and a daughter, Brooke. The family resides in Eagan, Minn.Team ManagementJamie SpencerVICE PRESIDENT, CUSTOMER SALES & SERVICEJamie Spencer enters his second season as Vice President, Customer Sales & Service for theMinnesota Wild. He joined the organization in June of 1997 and is the longest tenured employee.Spencer’s responsibilities include overseeing all Minnesota Wild Ticket Sales and Service.The Wild begin its ninth NHL season having sold out every home game in franchise history, posting321 consecutive contests (287 regular season, 21 preseason, 13 playoff), the longest currentstreak in the NHL. The total attendance for the Wild’s first seven seasons stands at 5,940,730.Minnesota ended the 2007-08 season with 16,500 season ticket holders and a waiting list ofmore than 7,500 people.Prior to joining the Wild, Spencer enjoyed a collegiate hockey career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he served as captain hissenior year. He then joined the professional ranks playing in the East Coast and American Hockey Leagues, within the Anaheim Mighty Ducksminor league system. He also represented the United States as a member of Team USA at the 1995 World Championships in Stockholm,Sweden.Spencer, 35 (8/11/73), is a member of the NHL Ticket Advisory Board. He has a passion for sports and spends a lot of his spare time at therink, teaching hockey to children of all ages. The University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate is a native of Indianapolis, Ind. He and his wife,Kindra, daughter, Emmy, and son, Levi, reside in Rosemount.14 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 15Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyCOACHING STAFFJacques LemaireJacques Lemaire is in his ninth year as Head Coach of the Minnesota Wild. He was namedthe first-ever Head Coach of the club on June 19, 2000. Prior to joining the Wild, Lemairespent parts of two seasons as a Senior Consultant to the General Manager for the MontrealCanadiens, the franchise with which he captured 10 of his 11 Stanley Cup championships.He owns a career head coaching record of 500-381-168 (.557) in 14 National Hockey League(NHL) seasons with Montreal, New Jersey and Minnesota. Lemaire has taken nine of the 14teams he has coached to the postseason, and has a lifetime Stanley Cup playoff record of60-52 (.536).Lemaire, 63 (9/7/45), has guided the Wild to a 253-222-99 record (.527) during its first seven NHL seasons, including a 149-87-51mark (.608) at Xcel Energy Center. The Wild’s 253 wins in its first seven years are the most of any of the nine NHL expansion teamssince 1991. He led the Wild to its fifth straight winning campaign in 2007-08 with a 44-28-10 record and coached in his 1000thgame (10/18/07) to become the 14th coach in NHL history to reach that mark. On April 3rd, the same night Minnesota clinched itsfirst ever Northwest Division Title, Lemaire became the 12th coach to reach 500 wins. He is the only person in NHL history to play in800 games and coach in 1000 and the first person to compete in 100 or more Stanley Cup playoff games as both a player (145) anda head coach (112).In 2006-07 Lemaire led the wild to a 48-26-8 record, setting franchise records for wins (48) and points (104) and won his 200th gamebehind the Wild bench on March 11, 2007. The Wild reached 200 wins faster than all but nine of the active franchises in the NHL andthe fastest since the Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers entered the League in 1979. In 2002-03, he led the Wild to the WesternConference Finals and was awarded the Jack Adams Trophy, as the NHL’s top coach, for the second time in his career. Minnesota’stotal of 95 points in the 2002-03 season ranks second all-time amongst third-year NHL teams and the 22-point increase was the thirdlargest increase in League history. During the 2001-02 season, the Wild remained the lone undefeated team through the first six gamesof the regular season, which marked the best start for a second-year franchise in NHL history. The Wild set an expansion team recordwith a nine-game home-unbeaten streak (5-0-4) and finished with the seventh-highest point total (68) for an expansion club in NHLhistory during the club’s inaugural season.The LaSalle, Quebec, native spent five seasons (1993-98) as the New Jersey Devils Head Coach compiling a record of 199-122-57(.602). In 1994-95, he coached the Devils to their first-ever Stanley Cup title by going 16-4 in the playoffs, including a playoff record10-1 on the road. In his first season with the team (1993-94), he was awarded the Jack Adams Trophy after guiding New Jersey to 47wins and 106 points during the regular season. With Lemaire at the helm, the Devils also captured the first two Atlantic Division titlesin franchise history (1996-97, 1997-98).NHL PLAYING RECORDHEAD COACHREGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSYEAR TEAM (LEAGUE) GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM1967-68 Montreal (NHL)* 69 22 20 42 16 13 7 6 13 61968-69 Montreal (NHL)* 75 29 34 63 29 14 4 2 6 691969-70 Montreal (NHL) 69 32 28 60 16 – – – – –1970-71 Montreal (NHL)* 78 28 28 56 18 20 9 10 19 171971-72 Montreal (NHL) 77 32 49 81 26 6 2 1 3 21972-73 Montreal (NHL)* 77 44 51 95 16 17 7 13 20 21973-74 Montreal (NHL) 66 29 38 67 10 6 0 4 4 21974-75 Montreal (NHL) 80 36 56 92 20 11 7 12 12 41975-76 Montreal (NHL)* 61 20 32 52 20 13 3 3 6 21976-77 Montreal (NHL)* 75 34 41 75 22 14 7 12 19 61977-78 Montreal (NHL)* 76 36 61 97 14 15 6 8 14 101978-79 Montreal (NHL)* 50 24 31 55 10 16 11 12 23 6NHL TOTALS 853 366 469 835 217 145 61 78 139 63* Won Stanley CupCOACHING STAFFLEMAIRE’S COACHING RECORDREGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSYEAR TEAM (LEAGUE) G W L OT PTS PCT G W L PCT1983-84 Montreal (NHL) 17 7 10 0 14 .412 15 9 6 .6001984-85 Montreal (NHL) 80 41 27 12 94 .588 12 6 6 .5001993-94 New Jersey (NHL) 84 47 25 12 106 .631 20 11 9 .5501994-95 New Jersey (NHL)* 48 22 18 8 52 .542 20 16 4 .8001995-96 New Jersey (NHL) 82 37 33 12 86 .524 – – – –1996-97 New Jersey (NHL)** 82 45 23 14 104 .634 10 5 5 .5001997-98 New Jersey (NHL)** 82 48 23 11 107 .652 6 2 4 .3332000-01 Minnesota (NHL) 82 25 39 18 68 .415 – – – –2001-02 Minnesota (NHL) 82 26 35 21 73 .445 – – – –2002-03 Minnesota (NHL) 82 42 29 11 95 .579 18 8 10 .4442003-04 Minnesota (NHL) 82 30 29 23 83 .506 – – – –2005-06 Minnesota (NHL) 82 38 36 8 84 .512 – – – –2006-07 Minnesota (NHL) 82 48 26 8 104 .634 5 1 4 .2002007-08 Minnesota (NHL) 82 44 28 10 98 .599 6 2 4 .333WILD TOTALS 574 253 222 99 605 .527 29 11 18 .379NHL TOTALS 1,049 500 381 168 1,169 .557 112 60 52 .536* Won Stanley Cup** Won Division TitleLemaire began his NHL coaching career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1983-84 when he took over for Bob Berry with 17 games remainingin the regular season, and guided the club into the Wales Conference Finals. The next year, he coached Montreal to a 41-27-12record and the Adams Division championship. Lemaire stepped aside as Head Coach following the 1984-85 campaign and moved tothe front office where he held the position of Assistant to the Managing Director for seven of his last eight years with the Canadiens.During that same time, Lemaire held dual titles of Managing Director of the Fredericton Canadiens (1991-93) and Managing Director ofthe Verdun Junior Canadiens (1988-89). He played a role in both of Montreal’s Stanley Cup championships in 1986 and 1993.Following his retirement as a player from the NHL in 1979, Lemaire began his coaching career in Switzerland where he served asplayer/Head Coach for HC Sierre. He returned to North America in 1981 and was named the first Head Coach of the Quebec Major JuniorHockey League’s (QMJHL) expansion Longueuil Chevaliers. In his first season at the helm (1982-83), Lemaire guided the team to theQMJHL Finals.Lemaire played his entire NHL career with Montreal from 1967-79. He was a member of eight Stanley Cup championship-winningteams, including four straight from 1975-76 to 1978-79. He tallied the Stanley Cup-clinching goal in both the 1977 and 1979 Finals,becoming one of five players in history to accomplish the feat multiple times.Lemaire was a teammate of Wild President/General Manager Doug Risebrough and Assistant Coach Mario Tremblay from 1974-79 andtogether they captured four Stanley Cups. The center recorded 835 career points (366 goals, 469 assists) in 853 regular season games,and netted 20 or more goals in each of his12 seasons. Lemaire posted a career-high44 goals during the 1972-73 campaign andregistered a career-best 97 points in 1977-78. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall ofFame in 1984.Lemaire and his wife, Mychele, have threechildren, including two sons, Patrice andDanyk, and one daughter, Magalie, and fourgrandchildren – Jeremy, Xavier, Zachary andEmma.18 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 19Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyCOACHING STAFFMike RamseyASSISTANT COACHMike Ramsey, 47 (12/3/60), is in his ninth year as an Assistant Coach for the Minnesota Wild.Prior to joining the Wild on July 24, 2000, Ramsey spent three seasons as an Assistant Coach withthe Buffalo Sabres. A devoted teammate throughout his career, Ramsey instills in younger playersthe finer points of being successful in the NHL.The Minneapolis native enjoyed a very successful playing career that included participation infour NHL All-Star Games (1982, 1983, 1985, 1986) and Rendez-Vous ‘87. He was a member ofthe University of Minnesota’s 1979 NCAA Championship squad and the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockeyteam, which upset the Soviet Union and went on to capture the gold medal in Lake Placid, N.Y.Of the 18 seasons Ramsey played in the NHL, 14 were spent skating for the Buffalo Sabres (1979-93). He was traded from Buffalo toPittsburgh in March of 1993, and eventually finished his career with the Detroit Red Wings. Ramsey went to the 1995 Stanley Cup Finalswith Detroit, and made a brief two-game comeback during the 1996-97 season before retiring. He still ranks third on the Sabres all-timeregular season games played list with 911. In 1,070 career NHL contests, Ramsey totaled 79 goals, 266 assists, 345 points and 1,012penalty minutes (PIM). He participated in the Stanley Cup Playoff in 15 of his 18 seasons and notched 37 points (8-29=37) and 176 PIM in115 contests. Ramsey was originally the Sabres’ first choice (11th overall) in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft.He and his wife, Jill, have three children and reside in Chanhassen, Minn.Mario TremblayASSISTANT COACHMario Tremblay is in his ninth year as an Assistant Coach for the Minnesota Wild. With 35 yearsof experience in the NHL, Tremblay works closely with the players in every aspect of the game andprovides an unrivaled passion for the sport.Prior to joining the Wild on July 24, 2000, Tremblay spent three seasons as a Professional Scoutfor the Montreal Canadiens, and previously worked behind the bench as the club’s Head Coach.Tremblay became the 22nd Head Coach in the history of the Canadiens on October 21, 1995. Onthat same evening, he coached his first NHL game, guiding the Canadiens to a victory againstthe Toronto Maple Leafs at the Montreal Forum. In two seasons, Tremblay compiled a record of71-63-25 (.525) in 159 contests and led the club to the playoffs both seasons. Prior to becoming the Canadiens Head Coach, he was awell-known radio and television sports commentator.Tremblay, 52 (9/2/56), became the youngest player ever to wear the Montreal Canadiens uniform when he joined the team, at age 18, in1974. He played with Montreal for 12 seasons and was a teammate of Wild President/General Manager Doug Risebrough and Wild HeadCoach Jacques Lemaire on the Canadiens team that won four consecutive Stanley Cups from 1975-76 to 1978-79. Tremblay earned a fifthStanley Cup title as a member of the 1985-86 Montreal Canadiens. In 852 games, the right wing recorded 584 points (258 goals and 326assists) and 1,043 penalty minutes. Tremblay took part in the NHL playoffs for 11 straight seasons and totaled 49 points (20 goals, 29 assists)in 101 games. Tremblay was originally the Canadiens fourth choice (12th overall) in the 1974 NHL Entry Draft.A native of Alma, Quebec, Tremblay and his wife, Colette Germain, have two daughters, Claudia and Janie, and two grandsons, Matis andDanyk. The family resides in Lilydale, Minn.COACHING STAFFMatt ShawASSISTANT COACHMatt Shaw begins his second season with the Minnesota Wild and first as an Assistant Coach. OnJuly 10, 2007 Shaw was named video coach for the Wild, then on July 10, 2008 General ManagerDoug Risebrough announced Shaw as an assistant coach for the 2008-09 season. Shaw will alsokeep his video responsibilities, including pre-scouting opposing teams and analyzing each gameas it occurs for the Wild.Shaw, 42 (10/11/65), has been behind the bench for more than 1,000 professional and collegiatehockey games in his coaching career and spent seven seasons as an Assistant Coach for theHouston Aeros of the American Hockey League (AHL), the Wild’s primary development affiliate,before joining the Wild. Shaw also served as Assistant General Manager for Houston and helped lead the Aeros to a record of 273-215-74(.552), including the 2003 Calder Cup, in his seven years with the organization.Prior to joining Houston, Shaw served as Head Coach of the Quad City Mallards of the United Hockey League (UHL) in 1999-2000, leading theteam to a 53-16-5 record, and spent two seasons as an Assistant Coach in Quad City from 1995-97. He was also the Assistant Coach for theChicago Wolves of the International Hockey League (IHL) in 1998-99 and served as Head Coach of the ECHL’s Mobile Mysticks in 1997-98.The Phoenix, Ariz. native began his coaching career with his alma mater, Colorado College, where he served as an Assistant Coach for theTigers from 1989-92. His primary responsibilities were coordinating practices and recruiting. During his tenure, Shaw was the youngestrecruiter on the Division I NCAA circuit. He played 138 collegiate games with U.S. International University (1985-88) and Colorado College(1988-89) and was a tri-captain with the Tigers during his senior season and earned All-WCHA Honorable Mention.Shaw and his wife, Carolyn, have a daughter, Clare, and a son, Hayden.Bob MasonGOALTENDING COACHBob Mason is in his seventh year as Goaltending Coach for the Minnesota Wild after being namedto the position on September 14, 2002. He is responsible for working with goaltenders throughoutthe Wild organization. Under his tutelage, Minnesota has ranked in the top five in the NHL in savepercentage and the top eight in goals against average (GAA) every season. Wild goaltendersDwayne Roloson (2004) and Niklas Backstrom (2007) have won the Roger Crozier Saving GraceAward given annually to the goalie with the NHL’s best save percentage and Minnesota rankedfirst in the League in 2006-07 with a 2.20 GAA and a .922 save percentage and claimed the WilliamJennings Trophy as the team allowed a league low 191 goals against.Mason, 47 (4/22/61), also served as a Goaltending Consultant for the Atlanta Thrashers during its first two seasons of existence from 1999-2001. Prior to joining the Thrashers, he spent three seasons with the University of Minnesota as a volunteer Goaltender Coach. Mason playedparts of eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, Quebec Nordiques andVancouver Canucks. He finished his NHL career with a 55-65-16 record and a 3.76 GAA in 145 games from 1984 to 1991. He also appearedin five Stanley Cup playoff games and posted a 2-3 record and a 1.95 GAA with Washington and Chicago. The native of International Falls,Minnesota, played two seasons at the University of Minnesota-Duluth and was a member of Team USA at the 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo,Yugoslavia.Mason and his wife, Victoria, currently reside in Bloomington, Minn.20 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 21Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyHockey OperationsTom LynnASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGERTom Lynn is in his ninth year with the Wild and sixth as Assistant General Manager/Hockey Operations.He was named Director of Hockey Administration and Legal Affairs on April 24, 2000, andheld the position until being promoted to his current role on September 4, 2002. As AssistantGeneral Manager/Hockey Operations, his responsibilities include the preparation and negotiationof player contracts, acting as the team’s liaison with the National Hockey League (NHL), andserving as General Manager of the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League (AHL). Lynnalso oversees the day-to-day work of the hockey operations department, and serves as counselto the department. In addition, he has served as an adjunct professor of law at the St. ThomasUniversity Law School in Saint Paul, Minn.Under Lynn’s guidance, the Aeros qualified for the playoffs in six of their first seven seasons and owned a record of 273-215-74 (.551) duringthat span including a 41-36 record in playoff contests and claimed the 2003 Calder Cup Championship.Prior to joining the Wild, Lynn, 40 (3/20/68), worked as an attorney in New York for five years at the law firms of Proskauer Rose LLP andWinthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts. During that time, he had extensive interaction with the business of sport and the NHL practicingmanagement-side sports law, representing both leagues and teams.A native of Syracuse, N.Y., Lynn played hockey from time-to-time for Yale University from 1986-88 before transferring to LeMoyne College,where he graduated cum laude with a degree in Philosophy in 1991. He went on to receive his law degree from Cornell Law School in 1995.Lynn and his wife, Leslie, have six children, Joseph, Sarah, John Patrick, Mary Grace, Casey and Anne. The family resides in Saint Paul.Tom ThompsonASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGERTom Thompson is in his 10th year with the Minnesota Wild and sixth as Assistant General Manager/PlayerPersonnel. He was named the Minnesota Wild’s Chief Scout on September 15, 1999,and held the position until being promoted to his current role on September 4, 2002. Thompsonis responsible for overseeing all aspects of the club’s scouting department. He also plays a largerole in the organization’s preparation for, and the selection of players, at the National HockeyLeague (NHL) Entry Draft. His expertise and talent-evaluating skills have led to the selection ofyoung players such as Derek Boogaard, Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Brent Burns, Cal Clutterbuck, MarianGaborik, Colton Gillies, Josh Harding, Danny Irmen, Mikko Koivu, Peter Olvecky, Nick Schultz,James Sheppard and Stephane Veilleux.Minnesota’s first round selections in its first four NHL Entry Drafts (Gaborik–2000, Koivu–2001, Bouchard–2002, Burns–2003) have alreadycombined to appear in 1,309 games in a Wild sweater. During the 2006-07 season, a total of 13 draft picks skated in a game for Minnesota.The 24-year NHL scouting veteran works closely with, and reports directly to President/General Manager Doug Risebrough.Thompson, 55 (6/24/53), joined the Wild staff after spending two years (1997-99) as a Scout for the Edmonton Oilers. His scouting dutieswith the Oilers covered college, major junior and international hockey. Prior to his tenure with Edmonton, he served 12 years with theCalgary Flames, the last three years (1994-97) as the Director of Amateur Scouting after serving nine years (1985-94) as a Scout for theorganization.The Winnipeg, Manitoba-native obtained a law degree from the University of Manitoba and practiced as a litigation lawyer from 1976 to1995. He currently resides in Eagan, Minn., with his wife, Linda and their two sons, Paul and Eric.Hockey OperationsGuy LaPointeCOORDINATOR OF AMATEUR SCOUTINGGuy Lapointe begins his 10th year as Coordinator of Amateur Scouting after joining the MinnesotaWild in September of 1999. Lapointe’s role with the club focuses on scouting and evaluating talentin all amateur and professional leagues. He works closely with Assistant General Manager/Player Personnel Tom Thompson and reports directly to President/General Manager Doug Risebrough.While working with the organization, Lapointe has aided in the selection of young playersincluding Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Brent Burns, Cal Clutterbuck, Marian Gaborik, Mikko Koivum,Nick Schultz, James Sheppard and Stephane Veilleux.Lapointe, 60 (3/18/48), joined the Wild staff after spending nine years (1990-99) with the CalgaryFlames. He served as a Scout for the Flames for seven seasons (1990-95, 1997-99) and as an Assistant Coach for two seasons (1995-97).Prior to his tenure with Calgary, Lapointe held the position of Assistant Coach for five seasons (1984-85, 1987-90) with the Quebec Nordiques(Colorado Avalanche). The Montreal, Quebec, native also served two seasons (1985-87) as General Manager and Head Coach of theLongueuil Chevaliers of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).As a player, Lapointe played 16 NHL seasons (1968-84) and was a member of six Stanley Cup championship teams with the Montreal Canadiens.He also played a key role on the first Canada Cup championship team, as well as the victorious Team Canada squad in the historic1972 Summit Series against the Soviets. The four-time NHL All-Star was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1993. He currently resides inSt. Lazare, Quebec, with his wife, Louise. Lapointe has three grown children, Guy Jr., Stephanie and Jordan, and four grandchildren.Barry MacKenzieDIRECTOR OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENTBarry MacKenzie is in his sixth season as Director of Player Development for the Minnesota Wildafter being named to the position on January 23, 2002. He is responsible for evaluating prospectsin the Wild organization playing at the amateur hockey level and implementing programs to helpcontinue their development. MacKenzie reports to Assistant General Manager/Player PersonnelTom Thompson.MacKenzie, 67 (8/16/41), served in a variety of capacities including Head Coach, Principal andPresident at Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in Wilcox, Saskatchewan from 1978-2000. Whileat Notre Dame, he won national championships at both the midget and junior levels and coacheda number of players that went on to play in the NHL including: Rod Brind’Amour, Wendel Clark, Russ Courtnall, Curtis Joseph, James Patrickand Scott Pellerin.The Toronto, Ontario-native was a member of Father David Bauer’s Memorial-Cup winning St. Michael’s College team in 1961 and representedCanada at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics earning a bronze medal in 1968. The defenseman played one season of professional hockeyappearing in six games in the NHL with the Minnesota North Stars during the 1968-69 season. MacKenzie also spent three years as a player/coach in Japan from 1975-78 and was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1999.He and his wife, Diana, have a daughter, Laura, and a son, Rick. The MacKenzie’s have four grandchildren and reside in Sudbury, Ontario.22 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 23Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyHockey OperationsBlair MackaseyDIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL SCOUTINGBlair Mackasey (pronounced MACK-uh-see) is in his third season as Director of ProfessionalScouting for the Minnesota Wild after being named to the position on January 10, 2006. He reportsto Assistant General Manager/Player Personnel, Tom Thompson and oversees all aspects ofthe club’s professional scouting.Mackasey, 52 (12/13/55), joined the Wild from Hockey Canada, where he was named Head Scoutin June of 2002 and was later named Director of Player Personnel in July of 2005. While withHockey Canada, he was responsible for all player evaluation and player selections for Canada’sNational Junior Team Development and Selection Camps as well as Canada’s Men’s Under-18Program. Mackasey also assisted Wayne Gretzky and Canada’s management and coaching staff in player evaluations for Canada’s 2006Men’s Olympic Hockey Team. During his four seasons with Hockey Canada, he won back-to-back World Junior gold medals (2005 and 2006)and two silver medals (2003 and 2004), overseeing player selection and operations of Canada’s National Junior Team at the IIHF World JuniorChampionship. Mackasey also won two gold medals with Canada’s National Under-18 Summer Team at the Junior World Cup (2005, 2004), asilver medal with Canada’s National Under-18 Team at the World Championship in April of 2005 and a gold medal in 2003.Prior to joining Hockey Canada, he was a member of the Phoenix Coyotes’ scouting staff for six seasons (1996-2002). Mackasey spent threeseasons as a Head Coach in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the Granby Bisons (1993-94) and the Drummondville Voltigeurs(1994-96). He also played minor league baseball in the Montreal Expos organization with the likes of Ellis Valentine and Gary Carter.Mackasey and his wife, Debbie, have four children, Andrea, Blair Jr., Erin and Dave. The family resides in Beaconsfield, Quebec.Chris SnowDIRECTOR OF HOCKEY OPERATIONSChris Snow is in his third season as Director of Hockey Operations for the Minnesota Wild afterbeing named to the position on June 14, 2006. He is responsible for many of the day-to-day dutiesof the hockey operations department, including developing and executing strategic planning,analyzing rosters and salary commitments of other NHL teams, performing player contract andarbitration research and supporting team staff in scouting operations, training camps and teamtravel. Snow also assists the club with data analysis of hockey at the amateur and professionallevel and works with wild.com to provide insight into player personnel and team information.Snow, 27 (8/11/81), most recently was a staff writer for the Boston Globe, where he served asBoston Red Sox beat writer. Prior to that, he covered the Wild’s 2003-04 season for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. A graduate of SyracuseUniversity, Snow interned for the Globe in 2001 and 2002 and also served as a sports intern at the Los Angeles Times.He and his wife, Kelsie, reside in Saint Paul.Minnesota Wild Scouting StaffAMATEUR SCOUTSPaul Charles Marc Chamard Brian Fortin Christopher HamelCindy SweigerHockey OperationsAdministratorEUROPEAN SCOUTSHOCKEY OPERATIONS STAFFCarrie PetersonNutritionistShep HarderProject ManagerPRO SCOUTBranislav Gaborik Jiri KoluchMatti Vaisanen Jamie HislopLaura KinzelExecutive Assistant,Hockey Operations24 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 25Brian HunterKen ProstGlen SonmorErnie VargasTable of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyEquipment TeamTony DaCostaHEAD EQUIPMENT MANAGERTony DaCosta begins his ninth year as Head Equipment Manager for the Minnesota Wild. He oversees all ofthe club’s equipment needs along with running the team’s home dressing room at Xcel Energy Center. Prior tojoining the Wild, the Winnipeg, Manitoba, native was a part of the Winnipeg/Phoenix Coyotes organization formore than 19 years.He started working for the Winnipeg Jets as a dressing room attendant and equipment manager for NHL teamsvisiting the Winnipeg Arena. He was promoted to Assistant Equipment Manager for the 1988-89 season. During that time, DaCosta gainedinvaluable knowledge and experience that helped him in his role as one of the Coyotes equipment managers, a position he held when theJets moved to Phoenix in 1996. He also served as Equipment Manager for the NHL All-Star Games in 1998 (Vancouver) and 2004 (Saint Paul)and held the same position with Team Canada during the 2001 World Championships in Germany.He and his wife, June, have two daughters, Summer and Rylee. DaCosta enjoys golfing, motorcycles and working out in his free time.Brent ProulxASSISTANT EQUIPMENT MANAGERBrent Proulx is in his eighth year as Assistant Equipment Manager with the Minnesota Wild. His responsibilitiesinclude assisting the Wild’s equipment needs both at home and on the road, as well as locker room set-up andequipment repair.Proulx, 33 (10/26/74), spent eight seasons (1993-00) as Clubhouse Manager/Equipment Manager for the SaintPaul Saints baseball club of the independent Northern League prior to joining the Wild. He also served as Assistant Equipment Manager forthe Minnesota Moose of the International Hockey League (IHL) for two seasons (1994-96).Proulx has been named to the USA Hockey 2009 national team that will play in Ottawa for the IIHF World Junior (U-20) Championship, Dec26, 2008-January 5, 2009. He has also worked as an Equipment Manager for USA Hockey at international tournaments the past five summers,including the 2007 Under-17 Select Team that won a silver medal at the Five Nations Tournament in Prague, Czech Republic; the 2006Under-18 Select Team that won a silver medal at the Memorial of Ivan Hlinka Tournament in Breclav, Czech Republic; the 2005 Under-17Select Team, the 2004 Under-18 Select Team and the 2003 Under-17 Select Team that won a gold medal at the Five Nations Tournamentin Slovakia.A native of Saint Paul, Proulx attended Hill-Murray School in Maplewood. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1999 with adegree in business administration. Proulx and his wife, Jamie, reside in Saint Paul.Matt BenzASSISTANT EQUIPMENT MANAGERMatt Benz begins his eighth season with the Minnesota Wild and seventh as Assistant Equipment Manager. Hisresponsibilities include assisting Minnesota’s equipment needs at home, handling equipment transportationto and from the airport for both the Wild and visiting team and taking care of the club’s equipment needs forsummer prospects camps and the Traverse City rookie tournament.Benz, 36 (9/1/72), joined the Wild as a game night dressing room attendant in 2000-01 following a career inSales and Marketing. The Saint Paul native attended Hill-Murray School in Maplewood and graduated from the University of St. Thomas. Heand his wife, Emily, have two daughters, Elena and Lily.Benz enjoys golfing and spending time with his family when he is not at the rink.Training TeamDon FullerHEAD ATHLETIC THERAPISTDon Fuller enters his ninth season as Head Athletic Therapist for the Minnesota Wild. He is responsible for the assessment andrehabilitation of all injuries, coordination of the Wild medical staff and administration of all therapy/medical procedures.Fuller, 42 (7/14/66), is a Certified Athletic Therapist in the Canadian Athletic Therapists’ Association, a Certified AthleticTrainer in the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and a nationally certified Emergency Medical Technician. He also isa member of the Minnesota Athletic Trainers’ Association, Professional Hockey Athletic Trainers’ Society and the NationalRegistry of Emergency Medical Technicians.The London, Ontario native served as a member of the Canadian National Men’s Team at the 2006 World Hockey Championships in Latvia, the 2002World Hockey Championships in Sweden and the 2000 tournament held in Russia. Fuller was also the host therapist for the World Cup of Hockey playedin Saint Paul in September 2004. He has also held the position of Head Athletic Therapist for Canada’s National Men’s hockey team in 1999-2000. Priorto that, Fuller was the Head Athletic Therapist for the University of Victoria from 1994 to 1999. He also worked as a therapist for the Canadian medicalteam at the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996. Don was the Athletic Therapist for the Victoria Salsa of the BCJHL in 1998 and for the Universityof Toronto Varsity Blues men’s hockey team in 1990-91.Fuller received a Bachelor of Physical Education degree from McMaster University in 1989, a diploma in Sports Injury Management from Sheridan Collegein 1991 and spent three years studying at the Canadian College of Osteopathy (1997-99, 2004-05).He and his wife, Tina, have a daughter, Anna. The family resides in Woodbury, Minn. and enjoys spending time at their cabin in Duluth. Fuller enjoysfishing, hunting and playing hockey and serves as the assistant director for the Cadillac Water Ski School in Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia duringthe off-season.Travis GreenASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINERTravis Green is entering his first year as the Assistant Athletic Trainer for the Minnesota Wild. His responsibilities includeassisting with player rehabilitation and the day-to-day medical needs of the Wild players. Previously, Green served asthe team’s massage therapist, a position he took during the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs. He also assisted as an athletictrainer continuing injured players’ rehabilitation during Wild road games.Green, 33 (3/28/75), is a native Minnesotan and 1997 graduate of Bethel University with a B.A. in Athletic Training aswell as a double minor in Health and Physical Education. He is a Certified Athletic Trainer through the National AthleticTrainers Association and is registered with the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice. In 2005, Green completed his therapeutic bodywork/massagetherapy from CenterPoint Massage School in Minneapolis and received distinction as RKC (Russian Kettlebell Certified). In 2006, he became a Level IIspecialist. For more than 10 years, Green was a Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.Green has served in many different capacities including athletic trainer for Douglas County Hospital, strength & conditioning director for ISD 206,independent contractor/personal trainer, massage therapist for various institutions in the Twin Cities area, and business owner of a personal trainingstudio and fitness facility in Woodbury, Minn.Green and his wife, Julie, reside in Cottage Grove, Minn. with their two daughters, Sidney and Lauren, and son, Ryan. Green enjoys mountain biking,camping/hiking along the shores of Lake Superior and nature photography. In the offseason, he serves clients as a personal trainer and massagetherapist in the Twin Cities area.Kirk OlsonSTRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACHKirk Olson is in his sixth year as Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Minnesota Wild. He is responsible for developing,implementing and executing all aspects of strength and conditioning throughout the Wild organization.Olson, 37 (7/31/71), has been coaching and training athletes for the past 14 years. Before coming to the Wild, Olsonwas training athletes in a private capacity, focusing primarily on the development of hockey players. He spent threeseasons with the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings’ Strength and Conditioning Staff before entering the private sector to practicehis trade. During his time with the Vikings, Olson also served as Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe. Inaddition to his coaching endeavors, he has served as a consultant to several high school, college and university athletic programs.A graduate of the University of Minnesota and St. Cloud State University, Olson currently resides in Blaine, Minn.26 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 27Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlickymedical Team28 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDEDr. Sheldon BurnsMEDICAL DIRECTORDr. Joel L. Boyd is in his ninth year with the Minnesota Wild as Orthopedic Surgeon. In addition tohis role with the Wild, he also serves as a Physician at TRIA Orthopaedic Center in Bloomington,Minnesota.Boyd, 50 (12/31/57), is a United States Olympic Team Physician and, most recently, representedhis country with the United States ice hockey entry in the 2002 World Championships in Swedenand with the 2001 World Championships team in Germany. He also worked as an Olympic TeamPhysician for the United States men’s and women’s hockey teams in Nagano, Japan, in 1998. Dr.Boyd has served as a National Team Physician for USA Hockey and worked with the USA WorldChampionships team in Zurich, Switzerland. He previously held the role of Co-Medical Director for the International Hockey League’s (IHL)Minnesota Moose.Dr. Boyd completed his undergraduate work and received a Master of Science degree from Bucknell University and graduated from TempleUniversity Medical School. He completed his orthopedic training at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and his fellowship training at theUniversity of Western Ontario, Canada.Dr. Boyd and his wife, Cheryl, have three children, Kendall, Kyle and Kasey, and reside in Eden Prairie, Minn. He enjoys traveling, playing golf,watching movies and listening to music in his free time.Dr. Joel BoydORTHOPEDIC SURGEONDr. Sheldon Burns begins his ninth year as Medical Director for the Minnesota Wild. His dutieswith the Wild include serving as head Team Physician, coordinating medical care for players andstaff and organizing the club’s medical staff. Dr. Burns is a board certified specialist in FamilyPractice, Emergency Medicine and Sports Medicine.Dr. Burns, 59 (5/24/49), has served in official capacities at seven Olympic Games, two WorldChampionships and three Goodwill Games, including working with the 1980 and 1984 Olympichockey teams and the 1982 and 1983 United States World Championship hockey teams. He wasthe Team Physician for the 2008 United States Olympic Team in Beijing, China and served in thesame capacity for the United States at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. In 2007, Dr. Burns served as the Chief Medical Officer for theUnited States at the 24th International World University Games in Bangkok, Thailand and was the Team Physician at the 2007 Tournamentof Americas.He also served as Deputy Commissioner of the International Olympic Committee’s Medical Commission, which was responsible for all medicalcare at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Sydney and Nagano. Dr. Burns is also the Medical Director of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves,the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx, the NLL’s Minnesota Swarm and Team Physician for the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings. His practice is at Edina FamilyPhysicians.Dr. Burns has lectured on sports medicine in Europe, Asia and North America and has been recognized nationally and internationally for hiswork. He was most recently named the NBA Physician of the Year in 2005-06. Dr. Burns is a Clinical Professor at the University of Minnesotamedical school and is active in teaching sports medicine at the Minneapolis Sports Medicine Center.Born and raised in Grand Meadow, Minnesota, he received his undergraduate degree from Hamline University in Saint Paul and earned hismedical degree in 1974 from the University of Minnesota Medical School.Wild ThingsTable of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The PlayersTeam History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyWild StaffCUSTOMER SALES & SERVICEFirst Row (L to R): Britny Schultheis, Anna Johnson, Mike McDonough, Emily Iversen, Natalie Kaess, Matt CordsSecond Row (L to R): Corey Effertz, Michael Brinkman, Joshua Simonson, Chris Turns, Todd Schneider, Jamie SpencerCORPORATE PARTNERSHIPSFirst Row (L to R): , Kathleen Borschke, Michelle Radzik, Scott Sarkis, Rae Lynn Peterson, Breanna Johnson, Nikki Braxmeier,Carin Anderson, Carie Grubb Second Row (L to R): Brian Williams, Ed Souter, Bryan Bellows, Brandon Latack, Jennifer Meyers,Richard Masak, Carl Levi, Joe Ferens, Jason DendingerWild StaffBRAND MARKETING(L to R): Dewayne Hankins, Hank Dolan, Rebecca Finlay, Travis Brillowski, Emily Gausman, John Maher, Megan King, Paul Loomis,Katie Vannelli, Holly DoyleCOMMUNICATIONS & BROADCASTING & COMMUNITY GIVING(L to R): James MacDonald, Aaron Sickman, Deb Hanson, Kevin Falness, Maggie Kukar, Robert Desimone, Rachel Schuldt, RyanStanzel, Stephanie Bowe, Brad Bombardir, Joelle Nelson, Bill Robertson30 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 31Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyWild StaffHUMAN RESOURCES, FINANCE & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYFirst Row (L to R): Tim Wolfgram, Molly McArdle, Brent Chapman, Brent Mealhouse, Pavlo Trynos, Molly Jungbauer, Delores Murphy Middle Row(L to R): Danielle Mitchell-Busby, Stephanie Huseby, Sue Lorenz, Danette Kleinprintz, Ryan Schuldt, Cindy Syring, Chris Moore Top Row (L to R):Mitch Helgerson, Melissa Klauer, Dan Hanson, Brenda Reeves, Maggie Hobbs, Kara Hanson, David Weisbrod, Paul Jess, Mike VeveaSAINT PAUL ARENA COMPANY EVENT MANAGEMENTFront Row (L to R): Rachael Johnson, Julie Strothman, Judy Bartolett, Tracy Peters, Keri Johnson Middle Row (L to R): Linda Ohr,Kristina Meier, Rachael Haave, Garon Rowland, Vanessa Bjerke, Rob Armstrong, Jon Johansen Back Row (L to R): Pat Lealos, JonKoehler, Zach Foster, Micki Tschida, Jill Mastel, Bill Bennis, Mark Zirbel, Travis LarsonWild StaffSAINT PAUL ARENA COMPANY ADMINISTRATIONFront Row (L to R): Susan Hubbard, Coulette Columbus-Powers, Jora Deziel, Liz Peterson, Nellie GoshMiddle Row (L to R): Anette Andruss, Sue Lunestrom, Kathy O’Connor, Bryan Miller, Sharon Roberts, Karen Reisinger, Kate SetleyBack Row (L to R): Mark Stoffel, Laura Holslin, Mark Anger, Jeff Klein, Bill Huepenbecker, Rich Branham, Carrie RosenerSAINT PAUL ARENA COMPANY OPERATIONSFront Row (L to R): Larry Novotny, Dave Gajeski, Jeff Simmonett, Juan Mancha, Matt Norland, John Grundhofer, Jan Pearson, PaulKrey, Harry Lockwood Back Row (L to R): Ted Langer, Mario Casacenda, Mike Casacenda, Mark Stoffel, Jeff Klein, Mike Meyers,Mark Anger, Gary Stastny, Jim Flanders32 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 33Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyWild StaffNHL OFF-ICE OFFICIALSFront Row (L to R): Gordy Lee, John Jundt, Bob James, Jr., Barry Fritz (Crew Supervisor), Scott Wheeler, Jeff Lehtinen. Paul RyanBack Row (L to R): Ken Kosel, Jim Larson, Bill Kronschnabel, Rick Tibesar, Rob Fritz, Dave Black, Jerry McLaughlin Not Picured:Ed Zepeda (Scoring System Manager)GAME NIGHT STAFFFront Row (L to R): Tom Ryan, Scott Bowell, Katie Peterson, Rachel Raisanen, Joey Fritz, Matt Lucas, Beverly Edhlund Back Row(L to R): Clyde Stephens, Chad Anderson, Jennifer Redman, Mark HultgrenWild.comWILD.COM is your source for all the latest information on the Minnesota Wild, on and off the ice. As the official websiteof the Wild, Wild.com should be your first stop when you want to connect with your favorite team, including:• Real time game scoring• Wild.com gameday preview pieces with an insider’s take– original reporting, video and audio interviews• Wild.com postgame package – exclusive game recap,photos and audio• Video highlights almost immediately following eachgame• Complete player and team statisticsxcelenergycenter.com• WildTV feature segments with players• PONDcast programming• Player appearance calendar• Updates on the Houston Aeros• Chances to win merchandise and other prizes• Links to ticket options, broadcast schedules, merchandise,Wild.com wallpaper, Kid’s Club and much, muchmoreThe Xcel Energy Center hosts morethan 150 concerts, family shows andsporting events annually, so visit xcelenergycenter.comand sign up for ourX-Press alerts to make sure you don’tmiss your favorite performer when theystop in Saint Paul. Xcelenergycenter.com has all the essentials for your visitto our award-winning arena, includinghow to get here, where to eat, and theview from your seat along with an extensivearena guide to ensure you havea great experience.34 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 35Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyTelevision InformationKSTC-TV, Channel 45, the Twin Cities only independenttelevision station, begins its fourth season as the exclusiveover-the-air broadcast partner of the MinnesotaWild.Channel 45 delivers the best in local sports action toarea viewers. Key franchise games include the Minnesota State High School League ChampionshipTournaments, National Basketball Association’s Minnesota Timberwolves, Saint Paul Saints Baseballand the fast-paced action of the NHL’s Minnesota Wild.Part of the rich broadcasting heritage of Hubbard Broadcasting, one ofthe only family-owned television groups in the country, Channel 45 is thestation to turn to for top-rated network syndication including Friends,That 70’s Show, King of Queens, Scrubs and Frasier.Reaching more than 1.7 million television homes, KSTC-TV, Channel 45,is also available on cable channel 12 (on most metro cable stations) andis carried on DirecTV and Dish Network satellite systems.KSTC-TV, Channel 45 also produces “Minnesota Wild Country,” a weekly magazine show that includeshighlights, a spotlight feature, news and notes and community involvement by the team. Hosted byClay Matvick, the show airs at 6 p.m. on Saturday and again on Sunday evening at 11:30 p.m.FSN North—the area’s leading supplier of regional sports programming—entersits ninth consecutive year as the MinnesotaWild’s exclusive cable television partner. As part of this long-termpartnership, FSN North will telecast 45 regular season Wild gamesduring the 2008-09 campaign. In addition to live game coverage,FSN North airs a special half-hour show titled “Wild Live” beforeand after the games. The FSN North telecasts feature the broadcast team of play-by-play announcerDan Terhaar and color analyst Mike Greenlay.FSN North reaches more than 2 million homes throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and North andSouth Dakota and telecasts nearly 2,600 hours of locally produced programming per year. The EmmyAward-winning regional sports network provides comprehensive coverage of the NBA’s MinnesotaTimberwolves, MLB’s Minnesota Twins, the NHL’s Minnesota Wild, the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx as wellas the University of Minnesota athletic events.For the latest up-to-the-minute sports news and opinions, visit FoxSports.com. Type keyword “North”to view FSN North’s telecast schedules and read more information on the Wild and other local teams.FSN North is also on MySpace: myspace.com/fsnnorth and Facebook: keyword: FSN North.Television announcersDan TerhaarTELEVISION PLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCERDan Terhaar is entering his fourth season as the television play-by-play announcer of the MinnesotaWild. He was named to the position on September 14, 2005, and can be seen on KSTC-TV.TV, Channel 45, the Wild’s exclusive over-the-air broadcast partner and FSN North, the club’sexclusive cable telecast partner. Along with being the voice of Wild television broadcasts, he willbe fully integrated into the organization’s communications, sponsorship, marketing and communityrelations’ efforts.Terhaar, 46 (11/20/61), also serves as the Sports Director for WCCO Radio and was the play-byplayannouncer for KSTC-TV’s coverage of the Minnesota State High School League Tournamentsincluding boys’ and girls’ hockey and boys’ and girls’ basketball.Terhaar, a graduate of E.J. Cooper High School in New Hope, Minnesota, has an extensive background in the Minnesota sports scene. Overthe past few years, he has been the host of a number of weekly local sports magazine shows including the Minnesota Wild’s Call of theWild, the Minnesota Swarm’s Inside Scoop and Minnesota Twins’ Inside Pitch magazine shows. Terhaar has also served as an announcer onVictory Sports, and was a host of a morning show on KSTP Radio AM 1500. He has a strong hockey background having served as the radiovoice of University of Minnesota Golden Gopher hockey from 1996 to 2003 on KSTP Radio. He also called college hockey games for St. CloudState and the University of North Dakota.Terhaar and his wife, Teresa, have three children, Ben, Hannah and Tom. The family resides in Andover, Minn.Mike GreenlayTELEVISION ANALYSTMike Greenlay enters his seventh year as the Minnesota Wild’s Television Analyst. The former goalie,who was named to the television analyst position on August 13, 2002, brings a unique perspective tothe broadcast booth and provides in-depth analyst of the game both on and off the ice.Greenlay will partner with Wild television play-by-play announcer Dan Terhaar on KSTC-TV, Channel45, the club’s exclusive over-the-air broadcast partner and Fox Sports Net, the club’s exclusive cabletelecast partner. Along with his analyst duties, Greenlay is fully integrated into the Wild’s communications,marketing and community relations’ efforts.Prior to joining the Wild, Greenlay, 40 (9/15/68), served as radio analyst for the Mighty Ducks ofAnaheim for two seasons (1999-2001). He began his broadcast career with the Houston Aeros in 1995 serving as the team’s radio and televisioncolor analyst for Fox Sports Southwest. Greenlay was the radio analyst for the Nashville Predators during its inaugural 1998-99 season, while alsoworking as a television analyst for several networks. He spent three years as the television analyst for the Orlando Solar Bears on the SunshineNetwork and the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) on Fox Sports Detroit (1996-99). Greenlay also served as television analyst for theInternational Hockey League’s (IHL) Game of the Week (1995-99) and Turner Cup Finals (1995-99, 2001).He played professional hockey for six seasons (1989-95) as a goaltender for several NHL organizations including the Edmonton Oilers, the PhiladelphiaFlyers and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Greenlay was a member of the 1988 Lake Superior State hockey team that won the NCAA Championship.He was also was a part of the Atlanta Knights 1994 IHL Turner Cup Championship team.Born in Brazil to Canadian parents, Greenlay was raised in Calgary, Alberta, and holds an undergraduate degree in E-Commerce from the Universityof Phoenix and a Masters degree in Project Management. Greenlay and his wife, Amy, have a daughter, Halston, and a son, Landon. Thefamily resides in Woodbury, Minn.36 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 37Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlickyradio informationWCCO® Radio (830 AM) enters its ninth year as the official flagship station of the MinnesotaWild. All Minnesota Wild hockey games, including all preseason games, regular seasoncontests and Stanley Cup playoff games will be broadcast by WCCO® Radio as part of anexclusive radio agreement. Any preempted contests will be heard on “La Mera Buena” KBGY107.5 FM and BOB 106 FM.Veteran play-by-play man Bob Kurtz and former NHL defenseman Tom Reid make up WCCO’s broadcast team. In additionto their work together with the Wild, the duo was paired together for nine seasons as the television voices of the MinnesotaNorth Stars beginning in 1980.The Twin Cities leader in live broadcasting, WCCO® Radio is also home to University of Minnesota sports.Also as part of the agreement, WCCO® Radio is a major community relations, marketing and promotional partner withthe Minnesota Wild. The station’s web site, wccoradio.com, is also linked to the official web site of the Minnesota Wild,wild.com.WCCO® Radio is a 50,000-watt station that covers 88 counties, including 13 in the Twin Cities metropolitan area and 75non-metro counties in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and South Dakota. Owned by Viacom, Infinity Media Corporation andCBS, the station can be picked up in more than 28 states and three Canadian provinces during the evening hours. It hasbeen Minnesota’s most listened to radio station based on total cumulative audience since 1924.“La Mera Buena” KBGY 107.5 FM will air any preempted Minnesota Wild hockeygames during the 2008-09 season. Hispanics in the Twin Cities, Southern Minnesotaand parts of Iowa and Wisconsin are tuning in to “La Mera Buena” 107.5,Minnesota’s first 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year Spanish language 49,000 watt,FM radio station. With news, weather, traffic, special programming and more, as well an extensive song playlist featuringthe biggest stars in Latin music, “La Mera Buena” has become the radio station of choice for area Hispanics.Minnesota’s total country station BOB 106 is proud to join with our sister station “La Mera Buena” and the Wild’s flagshipstation WCCO® Radio to carry any preempted Wild games. Located in our new studios in Ramsey, Minnesota, BOB FMplays the best country music from the last 50 years, and features legendary Twin Cities morning show host Chuck Knappalong with his longtime partner Jon Engen on the BOB Wake up Happy morning show.The Minnesota Wild is committed to growing the sport of hockey throughout the state of Minnesotaand upper Midwest as part of the Minnesota Wild Radio Network. Through a partnershipwith Skyview Satellite Networks, more than 30 radio affiliates will broadcast Wild hockey gamesto thousands of Minnesota fans. The Wild and its radio partners will create and execute a varietyof fundraising, educational and inspiring promotional opportunities for youth hockey players incommunities all across the region.Skyview Satellite Networks currently provides the radio network distribution and inventory management for more than 30professional franchises and major universities.It also serves as the state news network of California and Arizona. Founded in 1995, Skyview Satellite Networks is basedin Scottsdale, Arizona, and focuses on providing radio network solutions for major league sports. For more informationvisit skyviewsatellite.com.KATE 1450 AM.....................Albert LeaKAUS 1480 AM..........................AustinKBUN 1450 AM........................BemidjiKVBR 1340 AM...................... BrainerdKLIZ 1380 AM........................ BrainerdKUAL 103.5 FM...................... BrainerdKROX 1260 AM.................... CrookstonKDLM 1340 AM............... Detroit LakesKZIO 94.1 FM........................... DuluthWELY 94.5 FM................................ ElyKSUM 1370 AM.....................Fairmontradio informationaffiliates (As of september 7, 2008)KMGK 107.1 FM....................GlenwoodWXXZ 95.3 FM................Grand MaraisKOZY 1320 AM.............. Grand RapidsWMFG 1240 AM.......................HibbingWCCO 830 AM.... Minneapolis/St. PaulKKRC 93.9 FM...................MontevideoKNUJ 860 AM.........................New UlmKYMN 1080 AM....................NorthfieldKCUE 1250 AM.....................Red WingKOLM 1520 AM.................... RochesterKXSS 1390 AM......................St. CloudKKAQ 1460 AM.......... Thief River FallsKRWB 1410 AM......................WarroadKOWZ 1170 AM.......................WasecaKWNO 1230 AM....................... WinonaKMNS 620 AM.................Sioux City, IAKVOX 740 AM.......................Fargo, NDKSDN 930 AM.................Aberdeen, SDKWSN 1230 AM............Sioux Falls, SDKVTK 1570 AM...............Vermillion, SDKBIZ 1400 AM...............Eau Claire, WIKevin FalnessEXECUTIVE PRODUCER / STUDIO HOSTKevin Falness begins his ninth year as the Executive Producer of Minnesota Wildradio broadcasts on WCCO Radio and across the Minnesota Wild Radio Network. Heis the host of the team’s pre- and post-game shows, and keeps fans up to date onall the late breaking hockey news and scores around the League between periodsfrom the NHL Tonight Studios.Prior to the 2002-03 season, the Wild made a brand new home for the NHL TonightStudios – the state-of-the-art Genmar Boats Fishing Lodge in Xcel Energy Center. It serves as the starting point for eachand every radio broadcast for the Minnesota Wild Radio Network.A graduate of St. Louis Park High School, Falness has worked in the radio industry for more than 14 years. Before joiningthe Minnesota Wild, he spent six years in Denver working in sports radio at KKFN. Having begun work in the Mile High Cityin early 1995, he saw the arrival of the Nordiques from Quebec, their transformation into the Colorado Avalanche, andthe club’s success, which brought the city its first professional championship in 1996. While hockey has always been hispassion, Falness has covered all of Denver’s professional sports franchises as well as University of Colorado, ColoradoState University, Denver University and the Air Force programs.Besides catching him on the radio broadcasts, you can also catch Falness hosting “Hockey Unplugged”, co-hosting “ThisWeek in Hockey” Sundays at noon on WCCO® Radio and providing updates both for the team’s official Web site, wild.comand the official Minnesota Wild PONDcast.38 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 39Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyRadio AnnouncersBob KurtzRADIO PLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCERBob Kurtz enters his ninth year behind the radio play-by-play microphone of the Minnesota Wild.Kurtz’s distinctive voice and smooth delivery has been a staple of every Wild game during the club’sfirst seven seasons. He, along with radio analyst and former NHL defenseman, Tom Reid, can be heardon WCCO® Radio (830 AM), the official flagship station of Minnesota Wild hockey and the extensiveradio network which blankets the State of Hockey. In addition to calling Wild games, Kurtz and Reidwere previously paired on Minnesota North Star telecasts and have worked side by side on Universityof Minnesota and Michigan State hockey broadcasts as well.The Detroit, Mich., native spent 11 years (1989-00) working with New England Sports Network (NESN)in Boston, Mass., prior to joining the Wild for its inaugural season. He was the network’s play-by-playvoice of the Boston Red Sox and also broadcast an array of sports including Boston Bruins hockey,Boston University hockey, the Hockey East Game of the Week and the American Hockey League.Kurtz has strong Minnesota ties having served as the lead television announcer for the Minnesota North Stars for seven seasons on KMSP (1979-84) and KXLI (1987-88). He also performed play-by-play duties for the Minnesota Twins on KMSP from 1979 to 1986, and could be heard onUniversity of Minnesota hockey, football and basketball broadcasts in 1988-89. During that same year, he worked as the sports director at KSTPradio (Minneapolis/Saint Paul) overseeing both the morning sports shows and sports talk shows.A graduate of Michigan State University, Kurtz returned to his alma mater to call Spartans hockey, football, baseball and basketball from 1974 to1979. He has also done free-lance play-by-play assignments with The Baseball Network (1994-95) and WJR Radio in Detroit.He and his wife, Lorri, reside in Saint Paul. They have two sons, Paul and Danny.Tom ReidRADIO ANALYSTTom Reid begins his ninth year with the Minnesota Wild and his sixth season as the club’s radioanalyst. Reid and Bob Kurtz will work together as the voices of Wild hockey on the club’s official flagshipstation WCCO® Radio (830 AM), and the extensive radio network which blankets the State ofHockey. In addition to their work with the Wild, the pair served as television broadcast partners withthe North Stars beginning in 1980.The former NHL defenseman spent his first two years with the club as Minnesota’s television analystsharing his hockey knowledge with millions of hockey fans across Minnesota. Reid joined the organizationon August 10, 2000, and along with his analyst duties, has been fully integrated into theorganization’s communications, sponsorship, marketing and community relations’ efforts.Reid spent 11 years playing in the NHL beginning with the Chicago Blackhawks (1967-69) and then with the Minnesota North Stars (1969-78). In701 career regular season games, the defenseman tallied 130 points on 17 goals and 113 assists, and notched 654 penalty minutes. He added14 points (one goal, 13 assists) and 49 penalty minutes in 43 career Stanley Cup playoff games.Following his playing career, Reid spent the next 12 years as a television/radio analyst for the North Stars. Prior to his coming on board with theWild, he served as the television analyst for University of Minnesota Gopher hockey telecasts and was a television analyst for the Minnesota statehigh school hockey tournament.The Fort Erie, Ontario, native has been very active in community service projects since moving to Minnesota more than 30 years ago. Reid is presentlyinvolved with Minnesota’s newest children’s wish granting organization “Wishes & More”. He was a co-founder of the Minnesota chapter ofthe Make-A-Wish Foundation in 1982, and served as the organizations volunteer vice president for 16 years.He currently serves as the president of the Minnesota chapter of the NHL Alumni Association. Reid is also the owner of Tom Reid’s Hockey CityPub in downtown Saint Paul.He and his wife, Patty, currently reside in Eagan, Minn.mse community givingThe Minnesota Sports & Entertainment (MSE) CommunityGiving Fund is a donor-advised fund ofthe Minnesota Community Foundation. We focusour support on children’s medical related causes,educational initiatives and the growth and developmentof youth athletic programs.Minnesota Sports & Entertainment (MSE), the parentcompany of the Minnesota Wild, understandsthat, although success on the ice is extremely important,it is even more important to make a positiveimpact in our community. We are proud of ourplayers and our staff and their desire to make a differenceand touch the lives of so many in our greatstate. We realize that in the State of Hockey, oursport reaches far beyond the rink. That’s why ourgoals go beyond just building the game of hockey.Since our inception in 2000, MSE Community Givinghas invested more than $3million back into the community.We have providedautographed and nonautographedmerchandisefor community fundraisersand benefits, made contributionsto non-profit organizations, implementedsuccessful events, provided awareness and brandconnectivity for smaller non-profit organizationsand our players and staff have made countless appearancesin the community.MSE Community Giving is the largest non-memberfunding source for Minnesota Hockey and providesfundraising opportunities for youth athletic associationsacross the state. We administer a readingprogram in Minnesota grade schools and MSE employeesvolunteer hundreds of hours each year asmentors in a fourth grade classroom. In addition,the Fund has made significant contributions toChildren’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota andsupported numerous other children’s charities.Our work in the community and on the ice is neverdone. We pledge to continue raising funds and givingback to our community,while being inspiredby our passion for hockeyand our compassion forthose in need.40 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 41Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

COLORS - CMYKBlue – C:100 M:57 Y:0 K:38Y e llow – C:0 M:17 Y:80 K:0start – 0% yellowmidpoint – 25%end – 100% yellow32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyRegarded as one of America’s most intimate arenas, Xcel EnergyCenter is a one-of-a-kind multi-purpose sports and entertainmentfacility located in the heart of downtown Saint Paul, adjacent tothe Saint Paul RiverCentre complex and The Legendary Roy WilkinsAuditorium. Situated on a six-acre site and encompassing 650,000square feet, Xcel Energy Center is home to the National HockeyLeague’s Minnesota Wild, the National Lacrosse League’s MinnesotaSwarm, and more than 150 spectacular entertainment eventsannually.Xcel Energy Center first opened its doors on September 29, 2000,when the expansion Minnesota Wild defeated the Mighty Ducks ofAnaheim 3-1. Since its victorious beginnings, the hockey club hassold out every game ever played at the arena.With four separate concourses on four seating levels, plus the AlShaver Press Box on the fifth level, Xcel Energy Center’s open concoursesare fan friendly, measuring as much as 70 feet in widthproviding an open view of the ice. The venue seats 18,064 for hockeygames, and each of its four levels were strategically positionedto create great sightlines. There are 74 executive suites; 12 on themain concourse and 62 on the Club Cambria Executive Suite Level.One level above is the Treasure Island Resort & Casino Club Level,which boasts approximately 3,000 luxury seats, an exclusive merchandisestore, and upscale food and beverage options anchoredby Headwaters, a full-service bar and restaurant.Xcel Energy Center has been recognized as one of the best venuesworldwide for sporting events, concerts and family shows. ESPNThe Magazine has twice ranked the eight-year-old venue No. 1 for“Best Stadium Experience”(2003, 2007). Xcel Energy Center wasnamed “Best NHL Arena” by SportsBusiness Journal/SportsBusinessDaily in its 2006 Reader Survey and recognized for the “BestFan Experience” by Forbes magazine in its 2006 “Business ofHockey” report. Sports Illustrated named the arena its “top choice”among NHL buildings in its 2006 NHL Preview issue. In addition tohockey, Xcel Energy Center has been nominated six times (2001,xcel energy center2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007) for “Arena of the Year” by leadingconcert-industry publication Pollstar magazine.Xcel Energy Center is in the midst of an incredible year. In additionto hosting the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships this pastJanuary, the arena welcomed the 2008 Republican National Conventionfrom Sep. 1-4. Other major events previously hosted by thefacility include the 2004 NHL All-Star Weekend, 2004 InternationalIce Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Cup of Hockey, 2006 U.S. GymnasticsNational Championships and the 2002 NCAA Men’s FrozenFour, which will return in 2011.Each spring, Xcel Energy Center becomes Minnesota’s epicenter ofactivity, hosting five straight weeks of athletic tournaments. Two ofthe most storied events include the Minnesota State High SchoolLeague Boys’ Hockey Tournament and the Western Collegiate HockeyAssociation Red Baron Final Five. Attendance marks are routinelybroken as hockey-crazed fans clamor for tickets to these destinationevents each year.The first-ever concert at Xcel Energy Center featured the BarenakedLadies and The Corrs on Sept. 30, 2000. To date, some of the world’smost legendary performers have performed at Xcel Energy Center,including the Police, the Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand, Paul Mc-Cartney, Pavarotti, Elton John, Billy Joel, Rod Stewart, Tim McGraw& Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney, Neil Diamond, Bruce Springsteen, JohnMellencamp, Bon Jovi, Simon & Garfunkel, and three consecutivesold-out shows by hometown-favorite, Prince.In addition to the great concerts and sporting events, many incrediblefamily shows pass through Xcel Energy Center each year, includingfavorites like the World’s Toughest Rodeo, Smucker’s Starson Ice, Disney Live! and Disney On Ice.Xcel Energy Center is owned by the City of Saint Paul and managedby the Saint Paul Arena Company, an affiliate of Minnesota Sports &Entertainment. For more information, visit xcelenergycenter.com.Minnesota wild ticket information216217 218 219 220 221222C22C23 C24 C25 C26 C27 C28 C29C21C30C31215 C20C32 223214 C19 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 C33 224213C18 112121 C34225C17 111122 C35212226C16 110123 C36211C15 109124 C37227210C14 108125 C38228209 C13C12208107106 105 104 103 102 101126 C39C40230229C11 C10C9 C8 C7 C6 C5 C4 C3C2 C1207206 205 204 203 2022012008-09 ticket pricesSEAT LOCATION SEASON REGULAR* PREMIUM*Treasure Island Resort & Casino Club Level Sides $95 $98 $118Treasure Island Resort & Casino Club Level Ends $85 $88 $106Lower Level Sides $86 $95 $114Lower Level Corners $75 $85 $102Lower Level Ends $65 $75 $90Upper Level Sides & Standing Room Only $38 $46 $56Upper Level Ends $18 $24 $29*Facility and Ticketmaster fees not included.To Purchase Individual TicketsAll Minnesota Wild individual game tickets are sold at the Xcel Energy Center Box Office, located at 175 West KelloggBlvd., Gate One entrance. The box office is open Monday through Friday from 10:00am to 6:00pm and three hours priorto event time. Individual game tickets are also sold through Ticketmaster outlets including Macy’s. To charge tickets byphone, call Ticketmaster at (651) 989-5151 or order online at ticketmaster.comSeason And Group Ticket InformationFor season ticket information, information on the Wild Warming House (Season Ticket Waiting List) or group information,please call (651) 222-WILD, or e-mail us at season.tickets@wild.com or grouptickets@wild.com42 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 43Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyOn January 22, 1998, Minnesota and hockey fans all over the worldwere introduced to the Minnesota Wild. During a historic ceremonyat Maplewood, Minnesota’s Aldrich Arena, the organization revealedthe name which was chosen from thousands of suggestions offeredby Minnesota hockey fans over a six-month period.In front of a capacity crowd of hockey fans young and old, thelogo was unveiled on the side of a large puck which descendedfrom above at center ice. The mark depicted the word “Wild”designed in an organic, naturalist form and included the team’sofficial colors of Iron Range Red, Forest Green, Harvest Gold andMinnesota Wheat.“We think it [Wild] represents what Minnesota hockey fans holdmost dear — our rugged natural wilderness, the premier brand ofhockey that’s native to Minnesota and the great enthusiasm of allour hockey fans,” said Minnesota Wild CEO Jac Sperling.The Wild continued to honor the history and naturalistic traditionof the state of Minnesota when it unveiled its sweater on November18, 1999. Again, the club turned to its hockey roots by holding aceremony to reveal the sweater at the Roseville Skating Center infront of a sold-out crowd of season ticket deposit holders. The crestof the jersey, one of the most unique and striking marks in all ofprofessional sports, is a Minnesota Wilderness pictogram includinga wild animal, the North Star, evergreen trees, a red sky, thesun and/or moon and a stream. It now appears on the front of theroad sweaters. The road jersey is white, trimmed in Iron Range Red,Harvest Gold and Forest Green. The numbering and lettering on thejersey is tri-color with an organic design, which also ties into theoverall wilderness theme the club has established.In 2003, the Wild unveiled a third sweater – now the team’s homejersey – inspired by the heritage and tradition of hockey in Minnesota.The jersey incorporated the same colors found in the club’soriginal home and road editions. The main color is Iron Range Red,with Forest Green stripes highlighted by Minnesota Wheat trim onteam identity44 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDEthe bottom band and shoulders of the jersey. The new crest featuredthe team’s traditional animal head mark in a classic chennile iconwith the team name, Minnesota Wild, offset by a Harvest Gold NorthStar on each side of the logo. The new sweater paid tribute to theheritage of hockey with a traditional lace-up collar in MinnesotaWheat. Also, in keeping with the simplicity of design and vintagelook of the new jersey, no shoulder patches were created.The unique color scheme and logo, along with its connection withthe roots of the game, has made Minnesota Wild merchandise oneof the league’s most popular among its fans. Over its first six seasons,the club has ranked in the top five among NHL teams in totalmerchandise sold throughout North America. In addition, each ofthe Wild’s sweater designs has become a fan favorite throughoutthe world’s hockey community and has ranked among the NHL’s topsellers since its unveiling.On September 15, 2007, at the Mall of America rotunda, the MinnesotaWild unveiled its new jerseys as designed by Reebok.The National Hockey League (NHL) and Reebok teamed to create theRbk EDGE Uniform System to meet the performance demands oftoday’s NHL player. The result of more than two years of researchand testing, the system features technologically advanced materialsand fabrics that are more breathable, more water-resistant,more comfortable and more compatible with equipment.The Rbk EDGE Uniform System will be worn by all 30 NHL teams intheir respective colors and designs. The introduction of this systemfor the 2007-08 season marked the first time in the history of NorthAmerican professional sports that a uniform innovation has beenimplemented League-wide.The PlayersTable of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyNiklasBackstrom32GOALTENDERCatches: LeftHt: 6-1 • Wt: 189Born: 2/13/78Helsinki, FinlandVS. NHLTEAM GP W-L-OT GAA SHO SV%ANA 2 1-1-0 2.02 0 .932ATL 1 0-0-1 1.85 0 .923BOS 1 1-0-0 1.00 0 .967BUF – – – – –CGY 13 4-4-2 2.06 1 .914CAR 1 1-0-0 4.00 0 .846CHI 2 1-1-0 1.51 1 .950COL 9 7-1-1 2.06 0 .926CBJ 5 3-1-0 2.31 0 .921DAL 7 2-3-2 2.25 0 .916DET 4 0-2-1 4.00 0 .901EDM 11 9-0-0 1.64 3 .934FLA 2 2-0-0 2.00 0 .948LA 3 2-0-1 1.28 1 .951MIN – – – – –MTL 1 0-1-0 3.00 0 .912NSH 5 5-0-0 2.58 0 .922NJ 1 0-0-1 2.77 0 .900NYI 1 1-0-0 2.86 0 .897NYR – – – – –OTT – – – – –PHI 1 0-1-0 3.00 0 .880PHX 6 6-0-0 1.17 2 .963PIT – – – – –SJ 5 0-3-2 3.13 0 .891STL 4 3-1-0 2.43 0 .908TB 1 1-0-0 2.00 0 .939TOR – – – – –VAN 12 7-1-3 2.03 1 .928WSH 1 0-1-0 4.00 0 .846CAREER HIGHLIGHTSRanks third all-time on Wild list in wins (56) and games played and third in shutouts(nine)...18-2-6 with a 1.60 GAA in his career in the regular season from March 1 onward...Has started 93 NHL games – and has allowed two goals or less 56 times (60.2 percent), andhas allowed three goals or less 81 times (91.2 percent)...Is 44-3-5 with four no decisionswhen yielding two goals or less...Is 6-0-0 in his last six home regular season starts, with twoshutouts, a 0.83 GAA and a .970 SV pct., and unbeaten in regulation at 6-0-2 in his last eighthome starts, with a 1.22 GAA and a .955 SV pct...Hasn’t been beaten in regulation in a regularseason game overall since March 4, 2008, a 4-2 home loss to Chicago. In 12 starts since then,he is 7-0-4 (with one no decision) with a 1.61 GAA and a .941 SV pct...Went 15-0-2 with a 1.33GAA and a .947 SV pct. from March 8-Oct. 21, 2007....Backstrom’s 2.17 GAA in his first twoNHL seasons was the second best of any NHL goalie since the 2006-07 season began, trailingonly the recently retired Dominik Hasek (2.09). His .923 SV pct. leads all NHL goalies over thelast two seasons....Won back-to-back Finnish League Championship seasons in 2003-04 and2004-05...Posted a 104-36-37 record in 177 Finnish League contests...Tallied 18 shutouts infour seasons with Karpat and never posted a GAA in excess of 2.17...Backstopped the squad in46 postseason games, posting a 29-16 record and five shutouts...2007-08 HIGHLIGHTSEstablished franchise record in wins (33), saves (1,498), tied team record for games played(58) and played second-most minutes (3.409) in team history...Ranked eighth in NHL in GAA(2.31) and tied for ninth in wins...Won seven of last eight decisions (7-0-1) with a 1.41 GAAand a .950 SV%...7-0-4 in his last 11 decisions to tie his own team record for unbeaten inregulation streak, with a 1.61 GAA and a .944 SV%...Went 6-0-0 in his last six home startswith a 0.83 GAA and a .970 SV%...Made 27 saves for sixth NHL shutout in 1-0 win over CHI(10/4) in home opener...Stopped 21 shots for second shutout in three games and third in arow vs. EDM in 2-0 win (10/10)...A 5-3 loss at CGY (10/24) marked first regulation loss in 19starts (15-1-2) since a 3-0 loss vs. SJ (3/16/07)...Made 40 saves in 4-3 win at NSH (11/24)...Made 19 saves vs. VAN (12/2) for second four-game win streak of season...Saw the most shotsin his career (51) and made the most saves (47) of his career vs. DET (12/22)...Recorded 46saves in 3-2 win at PHX (12/27)...Made 33 saves in 4-1 win at CBJ (2/2) to help Wild win bothgames in Columbus this season after winning just once at Nationwide Arena in previous sixseasons...Posted 5-1-2 record stopping 234 of 249 shots faced (.939 SV%) during eight-gamespan (1/16-2/9)...Stopped all 24 shots faced in 2-0 win vs. LA (3/15)...Started season-highseventh straight game and made 30 saves in 2-1 win at VAN (3/21)...Made 28 saves in 4-0win vs. VAN (3/28) to record franchise record 31st win of the season...Made 26 saves vs. CGY(4/3) to up his franchise record win total to 33 as Wild clinched first-ever Northwest Divisiontitle...Missed two games with groin strain (10/28, 10/30).2006-07 HIGHLIGHTSTied the single-season franchise record for shutouts with five...Ranked first in the NHL witha 1.97 GAA and a .929 SV% in 41 games...Teamed with Manny Fernandez to win 2006-07William Jennings Trophy as the Wild allowed a league-low 191 goals...Allowed three goals orless in 38 of his 41 appearances...Became the first goalie in the modern NHL era (since 1943)to post two career wins in zero career starts, stopping all 19 shots he faced in relief vs. VAN(11/2)...Made 35 saves in first NHL start in 3-2 loss at ANA (11/12)...Made 25 saves for thirdstraight relief win at NSH (11/16)...Stopped all 28 shots faced to record first career shutout vs.PHX (11/24)...Recorded second career shutout with 29-save effort in 1-0 win at PHX (2/3)...Notched first career NHL point with an assist at DAL (2/6)...Named NHL’s First Star of the Weekon Feb. 26 after going 3-0-0 with a 1.62 GAA and .933 SV% in three start and became the fifthplayer in team history to be recognized as Player of the Week...Posted 1.53 GAA and .937 SV%during franchise-record seven-game winning streak (3/8-3/20) including one shutout...Recordedback-to-back shutouts vs. EDM (4/3-4/5) and carried a shutout into the second periodvs. STL (4/7) for a 142:47 shutout streak...Missed one game with a lower-body injury (3/1).2005-06 HIGHLIGHTSRanked first in the league with a career-low 1.68 GAA and finished second with a .939 SV%.2004-05 HIGHLIGHTSCollected his third consecutive winning season for Karpat Oulu en route to leading them totheir second consecutive Finnish Championship.2003-04 HIGHLIGHTSWas named the Finnish Elite League Goaltender of Year in his second season with KarpatOulu...Was named Playoff MVP after returning from a knee injury and leading Karpat to theleague Championship.INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTSWas a member of Finland’s silver medal team at the 2006 Winter Olympics and Finland’sbronze medal team at the 2006 IIHF World Hockey Championships, but did not see action ineither tournament...Appeared in five games with Finland at the 2005 and 2008 IIHF WorldHockey Championships.BACKSTROM’S PLAYING CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP W L OT GA GAA SV SV% SO MIN1995-96 HIFK Helsinki Fin-U18 12 – – – 44 3.77 – – – 6991996-97 HIFK Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 21 – – – 57 2.75 – – – 1,243PiTa Helsinki Fin-2 8 – – – 24 3.69 – – – 390HIFK Helsinki Finland 2 0 0 0 3 5.85 – – 0 301997-98 HIFK Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 14 7 7 0 42 2.98 – – – 847Hermes Kokkola Fin-2 9 4 3 1 23 2.95 – – 1 4681998-99 HIFK Helsinki Finland 16 9 5 1 26 1.69 – – 1 923HIFK Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 15 7 7 1 45 3.01 – – 1 8981999-00 HIFK Helsinki Finland 4 0 4 0 17 6.58 – – 0 155FPS Forssa Fin-2 22 13 8 1 50 2.27 – – 1 1,3202000-01 SaiPa Finland 49 22 24 3 120 2.55 – – 2 2,8262001-02 AIK Solna Sweden 40 – – – 111 3.05 – – 1 2,186AIK Solan Swe-Q 9 – – – 20 2.21 – – 0 5432002-03 Karpat Oulu Finland 36 16 8 9 77 2.16 – – 4 2,1362003-04 Karpat Oulu Finland 43 24 8 0 87 2.03 – – 7 2,5722004-05 Karpat Oulu Finland 47 27 10 10 102 2.17 – – 7 2,8192005-06 Karpat Oulu Finland 51 32 9 10 86 1.68 – – 10 3,0772006-07 MINNESOTA NHL 41 23 8 6 73 1.97 955 .929 5 2,2262007-08 MINNESOTA NHL 58 33 13 8 131 2.31 1498 .920 4 3,408WILD/NHL TOTALS 99 56 21 14 204 2.17 2,453 .923 9 5,635BACKSTROM’S POSTSEASON CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP W L GA GAA SV SV% SO MIN2002-03 Karpat Oulu Finland 15 7 8 33 2.00 – – 1 9902003-04 Karpat Oulu Finland 15 9 6 36 2.33 – – 1 9272004-05 Karpat Oulu Finland 12 10 2 15 1.25 – – 3 7202005-06 Karpat Oulu Finland 4 3 1 6 1.84 – – 0 1252006-07 MINNESOTA NHL 5 1 4 11 2.22 134 .924 0 2962007-08 MINNESOTA NHL 6 2 4 17 2.83 153 .900 0 361WILD/NHL TOTALS 11 3 8 28 2.55 287 .911 0 658BACKSTROM’S INTERNATIONAL CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP W L GA GAA SO MIN2004-05 Finland Worlds2007-08 Finland Worlds 8 6 2 17 2.11 1 483INTERNATIONAL TOTALS 8 6 2 17 2.11 1 483CAREER TRANSACTIONSSigned by Minnesota as a free agent, June 1, 2006.PERSONALNiklas Backstrom is single and lives in Helsinki, Finland during the offseason...Enjoys watchingmovies, listening to music and traveling in his spare time...Lists sushi and steak as hisfavorite foods and Sakura, Origami and Manny’s as his favorite restaurants in the Twin Cities...Nicknames are “Nik” and “Backs”...Says the 2006 Olympics and his first NHL game are his mostmemorable hockey moments...NamesMetallicaas his favorite band and“Prison Break” and “Entourage”as his favoritetelevision shows...ListsJames Hatfield as theperson he would mostlike to meet...Eats cerealNHL HIGHLIGHTSSaves, Game:47 – vs. DET,12/22/07Shots Against, Game:51 – vs. DET,12/22/07Goals Against, Game:5 – at STL, 2/18/07Consecutive Starts:12g – 2/1-2/28/07Winning Streak:7g – 3/8-3/22/07Losing Streak:3g – 12/16/06-1/9/07Undefeated Streak:11g – two timesWinless Streak:5g – 12/2/06-1/20/07for breakfast and pasta for a pre-game meal...Soccer ishis favorite sport...Says his parents and grandparentsmost inspired his hockey career.Niklas BackstromTable of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyEricBelanger(buh-LAWN-zhay)25CENTERShoots: LeftHt: 5-11 • Wt: 187Born: 12/16/77Sherbrooke, QuebecVS. NHLTEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIMANA 27 4 9 13 0 10ATL 10 3 4 7 8 2BOS 9 3 2 5 -1 0BUF 10 2 3 5 -6 2CGY 25 3 5 8 1 18CAR 11 2 4 6 2 6CHI 21 5 8 13 2 4COL 22 6 3 9 -8 8CBJ 21 4 6 10 4 8DAL 25 2 7 9 8 14DET 22 4 3 7 -12 8EDM 26 4 11 15 1 14FLA 15 1 5 6 -1 12LA 3 0 0 0 2 2MIN 16 5 4 9 3 10MTL 10 5 2 7 3 6NSH 21 5 8 13 3 14NJ 5 0 2 2 0 2NYI 8 3 0 3 -4 2NYR 10 1 2 3 -2 4OTT 9 2 3 5 1 0PHI 7 1 2 3 0 4PHX 26 6 6 12 -1 14PIT 8 2 3 5 2 2SJ 22 3 5 8 -11 10STL 23 8 3 11 1 16TB 15 2 2 4 -12 6TOR 9 1 5 6 3 0VAN 26 4 5 9 -4 16WSH 16 2 7 9 0 11CAREER HIGHLIGHTSHas recorded 222 points (93-129=222) and 225 PIM in 478 career NHL contests duringseven seasons with Los Angeles, Carolina. Atlanta and Minnesota.2007-08 HIGHLIGHTSTied career-high with 37 points (13-24=37) during his first season with Minnesota...Setcareer-high with 24 assists...Notched assist in first game in Wild sweater vs. CHI (10/4)...Scored third-period, GW, SHG at PHX (10/13), his first SHG since Oct. 10, 2003 at PIT...Becamefourth player in team history with four assists in game, also setting new career-highin points and assists in game at EDM (11/14)...Fourth assist was also 200th NHL point ofhis career...Collected a point in four consecutive games (2-4=6, 12/27-1/3)...Missed sevengames (3/9-3/22) as a result of a broken toe suffered at ATL (3/7).2006-07 HIGHLIGHTSMatched a career high for goals in a season with 17...Won 53.1% of face-offs taken (640-1206)...Recorded eight multi-point games including five with Thrashers...Skated in 400thcareer NHL contest at BOS (3/31).2005-06 HIGHLIGHTSSet new career highs in goals (17), points (17-20=37) and PPGs (5) in 65 games with LosAngeles...Ranked tied for fifth on club in goals and tied for fourth with 28 takeaways...Had five multi-point games...Registered career-high six-game point streak (4-4=8, 11/11-11/22)...Tallied three-game goal streak (3-0=3, 2/7-2/11).2003-04 HIGHLIGHTSLed Kings in face-off percentage for fourth consecutive season at 53.6%...Notched fivegamepoint streak (2-3=5, 1/3-2/13)...Finished with a career-high nine shots and talliedgoal at PIT (10/10)...Goal came on his first shot of the game and first shot faced by thePittsburgh’s Marc-Andre Fleury in the NHL.2002-03 HIGHLIGHTSFinished third season with Los Angeles second on the club with 16 goals...Improved hisassist (19) and point totals (35) for third consecutive year...Notched first career-hat trickin 6-2 win vs. STL (12/17)...Led Kings and tied for seventh in the NHL with three SHGs...Paced Los Angeles in face-off percentage for the third straight season winning 51.8% ofhis draws.2001-02 HIGHLIGHTSLed Kings and ranked seventh in the NHL with a 57.7% face-off percentage.2000-01 HIGHLIGHTSMade NHL debut and picked up three points (1-2=3) including his first NHL goal in 4-1victory at WSH (10/6)...Led all rookies and ranked 12th in NHL with a 56.4% face-off percentage...Finisheda career-high +14, which ranked fourth among league rookies...Scoredfirst career playoff goal in OT at 2:38 in Game 4 as the Kings overcame 3-0 deficit to beatDetroit 4-3...Ranked second among rookies in playoff scoring.1999-00 HIGHLIGHTSFinished third in regular season scoring for Lowell (AHL) with 40 points (15-25=40) andtied for club lead in playoff scoring with six points (3-3=6).1998-99 HIGHLIGHTSAppeared in just 33 games with Springfield (AHL) due to injuries including a back ailmentand tallied 26 points (8-18=26).1997-98 HIGHLIGHTSTied for third in scoring for Fredericton (AHL) with 51 points (17-34=51) in 56 games duringfirst professional season.CAREER TRANSACTIONSSigned by Minnesota as a free agent, July 3, 2007; Acquired by Atlanta from Nashville inexchange for Vitaly Vishnevski, February 10, 2007; Acquired by Nashville from Carolina inexchange for Josef Vasicek, February 9, 2007; Acquired by Carolina along with Tim Gleasonfrom Los Angeles in exchange for Oleg Tverdovsky and the rights to Jack Johnson,September 29, 2006; Selected by Los Angeles in the fifth round (96th overall) of the 1996NHL Entry Draft.PERSONALEric Belanger and his wife, Alexandra, have two daughters, Oceanne and Lola Pearl andreside in Quebec City, Quebec in the offseason...Nickname is “Belly” and loves to play golfBELANGER’S PLAYING CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%1993-94 Magog QAAA 32 19 24 43 – 24 – – – – –1994-95 Beauport QMJHL 71 12 28 40 – 24 – – – – –1995-96 Beauport QMJHL 59 35 48 83 – 18 – – – – –1996-97 Beauport QMJHL 31 13 37 50 – 30 – – – – –Rimouski QMJHL 31 26 41 67 – 36 – – – – –1997-98 Fredericton AHL 56 17 34 51 -1 28 6 0 3 110 15.51998-99 Springfield AHL 33 8 18 26 8 10 1 0 0 67 11.9Long Beach IHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.01999-00 Lowell AHL 65 15 25 40 -5 20 6 0 3 116 12.92000-01 LOS ANGELES NHL 62 9 12 21 14 16 1 2 1 80 11.3Lowell AHL 13 8 10 18 7 4 1 1 2 29 27.62001-02 LOS ANGELES NHL 53 8 16 24 2 21 2 1 1 67 11.92002-03 LOS ANGELES NHL 62 16 19 35 -5 26 0 3 1 114 14.02003-04 LOS ANGELES NHL 81 13 20 33 -16 44 0 1 2 132 9.82004-05 HC Forst Bolanzo Italy 12 13 10 23 – 20 – – – – –2005-06 LOS ANGELES NHL 65 17 20 37 -5 62 5 0 1 119 14.32006-07 CAROLINA NHL 56 8 12 20 -2 14 3 0 1 100 8.0ATLANTA NHL 24 9 6 15 0 12 1 0 0 49 18.42007-08 MINNESOTA NHL 75 13 24 37 -6 30 7 1 3 115 11.3WILD TOTALS 75 13 24 37 -6 30 7 1 3 115 11.3NHL TOTALS 478 93 129 222 -18 225 19 8 10 776 12.0BELANGER’S POSTSEASON CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%1993-94 Magog QAAA 13 5 6 11 – 36 – – – – –1994-95 Beauport QMJHL 18 5 9 14 – 25 – – – – –1995-96 Beauport QMJHL 20 13 14 27 – 6 – – – – –1996-97 Rimouski QMJHL 4 2 3 5 – 10 – – – – –1997-98 Fredericton AHL 4 2 1 3 – 2 1 0 0 – –1998-99 Springfield AHL 3 0 1 1 – 2 0 0 0 – –1999-00 Lowell AHL 7 3 3 6 – 2 1 0 1 – –2000-01 LOS ANGELES NHL 13 1 4 5 3 2 0 0 1 18 5.62001-02 LOS ANGELES NHL 7 0 0 0 -5 4 0 0 0 7 0.02004-05 HC Forst Bolanzo Italy 9 3 7 10 – 33 – – – – –2006-07 ATLANTA NHL 4 1 0 1 -6 12 1 0 0 3 33.32007-08 MINNESOTA NHL 6 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 9 0.0WILD TOTALS 6 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 9 0.0NHL TOTALS 30 2 4 6 -9 22 1 0 1 37 5.4in his free time...Lists Tiger Woods as his favorite athlete...Names his parents as the peoplewho inspired his hockey career...Lists U2 as his favorite band and “Prison Break” as hisfavorite television show...Enjoys eggs for breakfast and names sushi as his favorite food...Lists the birth of his two daughters as his most memorable moment away from the rink.NHL HIGHLIGHTSMost Goals, Game:3 – vs. STL, 12/17/02Most Assists, Game:4 – at EDM, 11/15/07Most Points, Game:4 – at EDM, 11/15/07Most PIM, Game:5 – vs. WSH, 10/16/01Goal Streak:3g – three timesAssist Streak:4g – 10/29-11/04/02Point Streak:6g – 11/11-11/22/05Career Hat Tricks:1 – vs. STL, 12/17/02Eric BelangerTable of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyMarc-AndreBergeron(BAIR-zhur-uhn)47DEFENSEMANShoots: LeftHt: 5-9 • Wt: 198Born: 10/30/80Trois-rivieres, QuebecVS. NHLTEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIMANA 11 1 0 1 -2 45ATL 1 0 0 0 0 2BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0BUF 1 0 0 0 0 2CGY 17 0 1 1 -2 39CAR – – – – – –CHI 6 0 0 0 0 24COL 15 0 1 1 0 23CBJ 9 0 0 0 1 21DAL 2 0 0 0 0 0DET 4 0 0 0 0 6EDM 18 0 0 0 2 53FLA 1 0 1 1 1 0LA 8 0 0 0 0 14MIN – – – – – –MTL – – – – – –NSH 5 0 0 0 1 13NJ – – – – – –NYI 1 0 0 0 0 0NYR 1 0 0 0 0 2OTT 1 0 0 0 -2 5PHI 1 0 0 0 0 5PHX 5 0 0 0 0 14PIT 1 0 0 0 0 0SJ 5 1 0 1 -2 16STL 10 0 0 0 0 26TB 1 0 0 0 -1 0TOR 2 0 0 0 1 10VAN 19 0 2 2 0 30WSH 1 0 0 0 0 2CAREER HIGHLIGHTSHas accumulated 128 points (48-80=128) in 267 NHL games and 131 PIM...Has17 career multi-point games including one career hat trick at OTT (1/4/06).2007-08 HIGHLIGHTSAppeared in 55 NHL contests, split between Anaheim and the NY Islanders...Totaled 19 points (9-10=19) and 20 PIM...Finished tied for sixth among NHLdefensemen with eight PPG...Islanders went 6-1-0 when Bergeron scored agoal...Finished tied for 13th amongst NHL blueliners in shooting percentage (8.3percent)...Registered three multi-point games, with a two-goal effort...Had twopoints (1-1=2) and four shots vs. NYR (10/10)...Recorded seven points (4-3=7)over seven-game span (12/3-12/31)...Tied career-high with three points (2-1=3)at CAR (12/31), his third career three-point effort...Had career-high eight shotsvs. FLA (1/3)...Scored two PPG, including a GWG, at OTT (1/13)...Saw seasonhigh23:11 TOI vs. OTT (1/20)...Was traded to Anaheim from the Islanders inexchange for a third-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft (2/26)...Made Anaheimdebut vs. CGY (2/29)...Had assist vs. LA (3/16)...Did not see action in apostseason game for Anaheim.2006-07 HIGHLIGHTSTied a career-high of two assists in NYI debut vs. PIT (2/19) and at WAS (3/3)...Scored 100th point of NHL career at MTL (3/13)...Played in 200th NHL game at OTT(3/15)...Tied career-high of three points (1-2=3) at FLA (3/17)...Scored GWG onthe power play in Game Two of Eastern Conference Quarterfinals at BUF (4/14).2005-06 HIGHLIGHTSFinished second among EDM defensemen in scoring with 35 points...Finishedthird on EDM with an average time on ice of 21:18...Eighth in goals among NHLdefensemen with 15...Scored first career NHL hat trick vs. OTT (1/14)...Played in100th career NHL game at NYR (1/12)...Scored first career NHL playoff goal witha PPG in Game 3 of Western Conference Semifinals vs. SJ (5/10).2003-04 HIGHLIGHTSFinished second among EDM defensemen with 26 points (9-17=26)...Finished15th in the NHL rookie scoring race and was third among NHL rookie defensemen.2002-03 HIGHLIGHTSSplit season between EDM and the Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)...Made NHL debut atCGY (3/11)...Recorded first NHL point with a goal at STL (3/31) on Chris Osgood...Recorded first NHL assist on the power play vs. CGY (4/5)...Registered first careerNHL penalty minute with a roughing minor vs. CBJ (3/28)...Was named to the AHLSecond All-Star Team with Hamilton...Led Hamilton defensemen in scoring with37 points (7-30=37) and ranked seventh overall among AHL defenseman...LedAHL in plus/minus at +34...Made NHL Stanley Cup Playoff debut in Western ConferenceQuarterfinal in Game 6 of the EDM vs. DAL series (4/19)...Recorded firstplayoff point with an assist in the series’ final game...Was re-assigned to Hamiltonafter Edmonton’s elimination, helping the Bulldogs reach the Calder Cup Final.2000-01 HIGHLIGHTSNamed CHL’s and QMJHLs Defenseman of the Year...Named to both the CHL andQMJHL First All-Star Teams...Finished 14th in the QMJHL scoring with 100 points(36-64=100)...Finished fourth on Shawinigan in scoring and led all team defensemenin goals scored, assists and points.1999-00 HIGHLIGHTSFinished fourth on Shawinigan in scoring and led all team defensemen in goalsscored with 24, assists with 50 and in points with 74.CAREER TRANSACTIONSAcquired by Minnesota from Anaheim in exchange for a third round pick in the2008 NHL Entry Draft (Brandon McMillan); Acquired by Anaheim from N.Y. Islandersin exchange for a third round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft (Kirill Petrov);Acquired by N.Y. Islanders with a third round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft (KirillPetrov) from Edmonton in exchange for Denis Grebeshkov; Signed by Edmontonas a free agent, July 20, 2001.BERGERON’S PLAYING CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%1996-97 Cap-d-Madeleine QAAA 4 0 1 1 – 0 – – – – –1997-98 Baie-Comeau QMJHL 40 6 14 20 – 48 – – – – –1998-99 Baie-Comeau QMJHL 46 8 14 22 – 57 – – – – –Shawinigan QMJHL 24 6 7 13 – 66 – – – – –1999-00 Shawinigan QMJHL 70 24 50 74 – 173 – – – – –2000-01 Shawinigan QMJHL 69 42 59 101 – 185 – – – – –2001-02 Hamilton AHL 50 2 13 15 5 61 0 0 1 – –2002-03 EDMONTON NHL 5 1 1 2 2 9 0 0 0 5 20.0Hamilton AHL 66 8 31 39 34 73 3 0 2 153 5.22003-04 EDMONTON NHL 54 9 17 26 13 26 3 0 0 105 8.6Toronto AHL 17 4 3 7 4 23 2 0 2 – –2004-05 Brynas IF Sweden 10 3 2 5 – 72 – – – – –Brynas IF Swe-Q 9 1 2 3 – 8 – – – – –2005-06 EDMONTON NHL 75 15 20 35 3 38 8 0 1 144 10.42006-07 EDMONTON NHL 55 8 17 25 -9 28 6 0 3 111 7.2N.Y. ISLANDERS NHL 23 6 15 21 5 10 4 0 1 55 10.92007-08 N.Y. ISLANDERS NHL 46 9 9 18 -14 16 8 0 1 96 9.4ANAHEIM NHL 9 0 1 1 -2 4 0 0 0 12 0.0NHL TOTALS 267 48 80 128 -2 131 29 0 6 528 9.1BERGERON’S POSTSEASON CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%1996-97 Cap-d-Madeleine QAAA 2 0 0 0 – 0 – – – – –1998-99 Shawinigan QMJHL 5 2 2 4 – 24 – – – – –1999-00 Shawinigan QMJHL 13 4 7 11 – 45 – – – – –2000-01 Shawinigan QMJHL 10 4 11 15 – 24 – – – – –2001-02 Hamilton AHL 9 1 4 5 – 8 0 0 0 – –2002-03 EDMONTON NHL 1 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 3 0.0Hamilton AHL 20 0 7 7 5 25 0 0 0 47 0.02005-06 EDMONTON NHL 18 2 1 3 0 14 2 0 0 17 11.82006-07 N.Y. ISLANDERS NHL 5 1 1 2 1 6 1 0 1 13 7.7NHL TOTALS 24 3 3 6 0 20 3 0 1 33 9.1PERSONALMarc-Andre Bergeron and his wife, Isabelle, have a daughter, Sofia and reside in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec in theoffseason...Lists his parents as the people that most inspired his hockey career...Nickname is “Gergi”...Playing in2004 Stanley Cup Finals against Carolina is his most memorable hockey moment...Lists Xcel Energy Center as favorite part of Minnesota...Favorite breakfast food iscrepes and favorite food is steak...Says Ikato is his favorite Twin Cities restaurant...Favoritemovie is Scareface and favorite band is Nickelback...Enjoys playinggolf and spending time with his family in the offseason...Favorite sports outside ofhockey are golf and Formula 1...Lists Tiger Woods as his favorite athlete...Says thedelivery of his daughter is his most memorable moment outside of hockey.NHL HIGHLIGHTSMost Goals, Game:3 – at OTT, 1/4/06Most Assists, Game:2 – five timesMost Points, Game:3 – five timesMost PIM, Game:7 – vs. CGY, 4/5/03Goal Streak:3g – 10/25-10/29/05Assist Streak:4g – three timesPoint Streak:7g – 3/16-3/28/04Career Hat Tricks:OneMarc-Andre BergeronTable of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyDerekBoogaard(BOO-guard)24LEFT WINGShoots: LeftHt: 6-8 • Wt: 257Born: 6/23/82Saskatoon, SaskatchewanVS. NHLTEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIMANA 11 1 0 1 -2 45ATL 1 0 0 0 0 2BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0BUF 1 0 0 0 0 2CGY 17 0 1 1 -2 39CAR – – – – – –CHI 6 0 0 0 0 24COL 15 0 1 1 0 23CBJ 9 0 0 0 1 21DAL 2 0 0 0 0 0DET 4 0 0 0 0 6EDM 18 0 0 0 2 53FLA 1 0 1 1 1 0LA 8 0 0 0 0 14MIN – – – – – –MTL – – – – – –NSH 5 0 0 0 1 13NJ – – – – – –NYI 1 0 0 0 0 0NYR 1 0 0 0 0 2OTT 1 0 0 0 -2 5PHI 1 0 0 0 0 5PHX 5 0 0 0 0 14PIT 1 0 0 0 0 0SJ 5 1 0 1 -2 16STL 10 0 0 0 0 26TB 1 0 0 0 -1 0TOR 2 0 0 0 1 10VAN 19 0 2 2 0 30WSH 1 0 0 0 0 2CAREER HIGHLIGHTSHas appeared in 147 games with Minnesota in his three-year NHL career,notching two goals and five assists to go along with 352 PIM...His 352PIM ranks second in franchise history.2007-08 HIGHLIGHTSSkated in 34 games with Minnesota and posted 74 PIM...Recordedseason-high 14 PIM while skating in season-high 9:46 of ice-time atVAN (11/16)...Missed a total of 42 games due to back injuries (11/26-12/7, 12/14-1/16, 1/24-3/15)...Skated vs. COL (3/17) after missing 22games with a back injury...Recorded five PIM at SJ (3/19) to move intosecond place on Wild’s career PIM list...Accrued 24 PIM in Game 4 atCOL (4/15).2006-07 HIGHLIGHTSTotaled 120 PIM to lead the team for the second consecutive season...Minnesota went 29-16-3 in games that he played...Collected 12 PIM injust 1:42 of ice time vs. ANA (10/27)...Saw a season-high 9:35 of ice timeat ANA (11/12)...Registered an assist in his 100th NHL game vs. FLA(2/8)...Tallied a season-high 14 PIM at EDM (3/1)...Missed 19 games dueto injury over the course of the season...Sat out two games (11/2-11/7)because of a lower body injury...Missed 10 games (11/14-12/7) with aleg injury...Was sidelined for three games (1/9-1/16) with a head injury...Sat out four games with back injury (3/6-3/11)...Tallied his first careerplayoff point (assist) in Game 4 vs. ANA (4/17).2005-06 HIGHLIGHTSHis 158 PIM and +2 rating are franchise rookie records...Ranked 11th inthe NHL and first among league rookies in PIM...Made NHL debut in Minnesota’sseason opener vs. CGY (10/5)...Earned two points in his first fiveNHL games...Notched first NHL point in his third NHL game, collecting anassist vs. VAN (10/14)...Scored his first NHL goal, potting the GWG vs. SJ(10/19)...Logged a season-high 10:15 of TOI at CGY (11/1)...Claimed hissecond career goal in a Minnesota win vs. ANA (1/7)...Missed a total offive games due to injury or illness.2004-05 HIGHLIGHTSLed Houston (AHL) with 259 PIM, the fourth-highest total in Aeros history.2003-04 HIGHLIGHTSCollected a team-high 207 PIM in 53 games in his rookie season withHouston (AHL).2002-03 HIGHLIGHTSSigned to his first professional contract (12/19) by Louisiana (ECHL)and finished the season with the IceGators...Ranked second on club with240 PIM.CAREER TRANSACTIONSSelected by Minnesota in the seventh round (202nd overall) of the 2001NHL Entry Draft.BOOGAARD’S PLAYING CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%1998-99 Regina SJHL 35 2 3 5 – 166 – – – – –1999-00 Regina WHL 5 0 0 0 – 17 – – – – –Prince George WHL 33 0 0 0 – 149 – – – – –2000-01 Prince George WHL 61 1 8 9 – 245 – – – – –2001-02 Prince George WHL 2 0 0 0 -3 16 0 0 0 – –Medicine Hat WHL 46 1 8 9 -3 178 0 0 0 – –2002-03 Medicine Hat WHL 27 1 2 3 -2 65 0 0 – – –Louisiana ECHL 33 1 2 3 -3 240 0 0 1 8 12.52003-04 Houston AHL 53 0 4 4 -7 207 0 0 0 – –2004-05 Houston AHL 56 1 4 5 0 259 0 0 0 – –2005-06 MINNESOTA NHL 65 2 4 6 2 158 0 0 1 15 13.32006-07 MINNESOTA NHL 48 0 1 1 0 120 0 0 0 11 0.02007-08 MINNESOTA NHL 34 0 0 0 -5 74 0 0 0 6 0.0WILD/NHL TOTALS 147 2 5 7 -3 352 0 0 1 32 6.2BOOGAARD’S POSTSEASON CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%2000-01 Prince George WHL 6 1 0 1 – 31 – – – – –2002-03 Louisiana ECHL 2 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 – –2003-04 Houston AHL 2 0 1 1 1 16 0 0 0 – –2004-05 Houston AHL 5 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 – –2006-07 MINNESOTA NHL 4 0 1 1 0 20 0 0 0 1 0.02007-08 MINNESOTA NHL 6 0 0 0 -1 24 0 0 0 0 0.0WILD/NHL TOTALS 10 0 1 1 -1 44 0 0 0 1 0.0PERSONALBoogaard is single and resides in Regina, Saskatchewan, during the offseason...Nicknameis “Boogie”...Lists playing in his first NHL game ashis most memorable hockey moment...Started playing hockey at age twoand says his mother and father are the people who most inspired hishockey career...First job as a kid was rough-cutter for a golf course inRegina...Rooted for the Toronto Maple Leafs and says Doug Gilmour washis favorite player as a child...Lists 112 and Sakura as his favorite restaurantsin the Twin Cities...Lists boxing as his favorite sport other thanhockey...Favorite cities to visit on the road include Vancouver, Calgary andDenver...Says Will Ferrell is his favorite actor and “The Sopranos” is hisfavorite television show...Favorite food is sushi, and favorite band is theRed Hot Chilli Peppers...Names The Da Vinci Code as the last good bookhe’s read...Coming to the rink every day is his favorite part of hockey andhis favorite part of Minnesotais playing infront of Wild fans...ListsTom Clancy’s RainbowSix as his favorite videogame and Perkins Restaurant’sTremendousTwelve as his favoritebreakfast.NHL HIGHLIGHTSMost Goals, Game:1 – two timesMost Assists, Game:1 – five timesMost Points, Game:1 – seven timesMost PIM, Game:17 – at CHI, 1/22/06Goal Streak:1g – two timesAssist Streak:1g – five timesPoint Streak:1g – seven timesCareer Hat Tricks:NoneDerek BoogaardTable of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyJoshHarding29GOALTENDERCatches: RightHt: 6-1 • Wt: 197Born: 6/18/84Regina, SaskatchewanVS. NHLTEAM GP W-L-OT GAA SHO SV%ANA 3 2-1-0 2.00 1 .936ATL – – – – –BOS – – – – –BUF 1 1-0-0 1.00 0 .972CGY 4 0-3-1 2.70 0 .907CAR 1 0-1-0 3.00 0 .893CHI 3 2-1-0 1.67 1 .950COL 4 1-2-1 2.21 0 .932CBJ – – – – –DAL 1 0-1-0 8.00 0 .758DET 2 1-1-0 3.75 0 .902EDM 5 1-2-1 2.44 1 .927FLA – – – – –LA 2 2-0-0 1.00 0 .971MIN – – – – –MTL – – – – –NSH 3 1-2-0 3.33 0 .891NJ – – – – –NYI – – – – –NYR 1 1-0-0 3.00 0 .914OTT – – – – –PHI – – – – –PHX 1 1-0-0 1.00 0 .963PIT 1 0-1-0 4.00 0 .852SJ – – – – –STL 5 3-1-0 2.02 0 .920TB – – – – –TOR – – – – –VAN 2 0-2-0 5.83 0 .811WSH – – – – –CAREER HIGHLIGHTSHas appeared in 39 NHL games for Minnesota in parts of three seasons going 16-18-3 with a 2.61 GAA, .916 SV% and three career shutouts...Made his NHL debut vs.STL (4/4/06) and became the first goaltender in NHL history to appear in a shootoutin his first game...Owns more AHL wins (67) than any other Houston Aeros goalie.2007-08 HIGHLIGHTSEstablished new team rookie record for wins (11) and tied his own club record forshutouts by a rookie (1)...Harding made 37 saves in first start of season for his thirdcareer shutout at ANA (10/14)...According to Elias Sports Bureau, Harding becamethe first goalie with three shutouts in his first eight NHL starts since Ed Chadwick in1956...Made 34 saves in 3-1 win at STL (10/20)...Perfect on 14 shots in third-periodrelief effort at EDM (11/14)...Made 27 saves in 4-1 win over COL (11/18)...Wonback-to-back road games blocking 28 shots in 5-2 win at ANA (12/14) and made35 saves in 2-1 win at LA (12/15)...Made 30 saves, including 16 in third period, forthird straight win vs. NSH (12/18)...Won career-high fourth straight start making32 saves vs. NYR (12/20)...Stopped 26-of-27 shots in relief, plus 2-of-3 in shootout,at DET (1/10)...Made career-high 41 saves in 5-2 win at CHI (1/11)...Stopped 26shots, allowing only 5-on-3 goal, for third straight win, 4-1 over PHX (1/13)...Made20 saves and stopped 5 of 6 shootout attempts in 2-1 win at STL (2/10)...Made 11saves in third period in NHL playoff debut in Game 4 at COL (4/15).2006-07 HIGHLIGHTSEstablished new Wild records for SV% by a rookie (.960) and tied his own recordfor shutouts by a rookie (1)...Stopped all 30 shots faced in 5-0 win at EDM (3/1) inhis first start of season...Made 35 saves in 5-1 win at BUF (3/9) in his second startof season...Stopped 32 of 33 shots faced in 4-1 win vs. LA (3/24)...Recalled fromHouston (AHL) by Minnesota (2/1).2005-06 HIGHLIGHTSMade his first three NHL appearances, posting a 2-1-0 record with a 2.59 GAA anda .904 SV%...Made his NHL debut vs. STL (4/4) and became the first goaltender inNHL history to appear in a shootout in his first game...Stopped 22 of 26 shots andheld the Blues to one shootout goal while earning his first career win...Claimed a2-0 shutout victory in his second career appearance, stopping all 27 shots he facedvs. CHI (4/11)...Recalled from Houston (AHL) (3/8) after he recorded 27 wins in 36games with the Aeros...Ranked tied for first in the AHL in SV% (.922), fourth in wins(29) and 13th in GAA (2.68) in his second AHL season...Was 24-5-0 with a 2.57 GAAin his last 29 AHL starts...Went 3-0 during AHL shootouts including a 5-4 SO winvs. OMA (4/14) in his first game back with Houston...Stopped 40 shots for his sixthAHL shutout vs. MIL (2/25)...Named to Canadian All-Star Team for 2006 AHL All-Star Classic...Made franchise-best 56 saves, including a team record 26 in secondperiod of 4-2 win vs. TOR (1/10)...Stopped 36 shots and picked up a career-best twoassists in tying career-high with sixth straight victory in a 5-3 win vs. SA (1/5)...Missed 13 games due to a lower-body injury.2004-05 HIGHLIGHTSRanked fifth in the AHL in GAA (2.01) and tallied four shutouts.2003-04 HIGHLIGHTSSplit the season with Regina and Brandon and ranked second in the WHL in shutouts(7) and sixth in SV%.2002-03 HIGHLIGHTSPosted an 18-24-13 record and three shutouts in 57 games with Regina (WHL) in2002-03 in being named WHL Most Valuable Player and Goaltender of the Year...Ranked tied for second in league with a .914 SV% and eighth in the WHL with a2.75 GAA...Named WHL Player of the Month in December and was named WHL Playerof the Week twice.2001-02 HIGHLIGHTSAppeared in 42 games with Regina (WHL) and finished with a club-record 2.39GAA...Finished tied for first in the WHL in shutouts (4), second in GAA (2.39) andwinning percentage (.670) and fourth in wins (27).HARDING’S PLAYING CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP W L OT GA GAA SV SV% SO MIN2001-02 Regina WHL 42 27 13 1 95 2.39 – .906 4 2,3892002-03 Regina WHL 57 18 24 13 155 2.75 – .914 3 3,3852003-04 Regina WHL 28 12 14 2 67 2.41 – .927 2 1,665Brandon WHL 27 13 11 3 65 2.42 – .920 5 1,6122004-05 Houston AHL 42 21 16 3 80 2.01 – .930 4 2,3882005-06 Houston AHL 42 29 8 0 99 2.68 1,128 .919 2 2,215MINNESOTA NHL 3 2 1 0 8 2.59 75 .904 1 1852006-07 Houston AHL 38 17 16 4 94 2.48 1,078 .913 1 2,270MINNESOTA NHL 7 3 2 1 7 1.16 167 .960 1 3612007-08 MINNESOTA NHL 29 11 15 2 77 2.94 761 .908 1 1,571WILD/NHL TOTALS 39 16 18 3 92 2.61 1,003 .916 3 2,117HARDING’S POSTSEASON CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP W L GA GAA SV SV% SO MIN2001-02 Regina WHL 6 2 4 16 2.95 129 .890 0 3252002-03 Regina WHL 5 1 4 13 2.43 200 .939 0 3212003-04 Brandon WHL 11 5 6 36 3.27 312 .897 0 6602004-05 Houston AHL 2 0 2 8 4.03 67 .893 0 1192005-06 Houston AHL 8 4 4 30 3.79 234 .886 0 4762007-08 MINNESOTA NHL 1 0 0 0 0.00 11 1.000 0 20WILD/NHL TOTALS 1 0 0 0 0.00 11 1.000 0 20HARDING’S INTERNATIONAL CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP W L GA GAA SO MIN2001-02 Canada WJ-18 2 2 0 2 1.00 0 1202003-04 Canada WJC 1 1 0 0 0.00 1 60INTERNATIONAL TOTALS 3 3 0 2 0.67 1 180INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTSWas a member of silver medal-winning Team Canada at the 2004 World Junior Championships...Made11 saves in 10-0 victory over Ukraine in lone appearance for TeamCanada at 2004 World Junior Championships.CAREER TRANSACTIONSSelected by Minnesota in the second round (38th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.PERSONALJosh Harding is single and resides Pasqua Lake, Sask. during the offseason...Nicknameis “Hards”...Includes golfing, watching sports and hanging out with friendsas his favorite hobbies...His most memorablehockey moments were getting drafted andplaying for Team Canada at the World JuniorChampionships...Started playing hockey atage four and says his father, Tim, inspiredhis hockey career...Loves to listen to countrymusic...Lists “Entourage” as his favoritetelevision show and What Happens in Vegasas his favorite movie...Likes to eat pancakesfor breakfast and lists steak as his favoritefood...Favorite Twin Cities restaurant is Fogode Chao...Lists Tiger Woods ‘09 as his favoritevideo game...Favorite sports are football andbaseball and lists Tiger Woods as his favoriteathlete...Lists the fans and playing hockey ashis favorite parts of Minnesota...First job wasas a courtesy driver for a car dealership.NHL HIGHLIGHTSSaves, Game:41 – at CHI, 1/11/08Shots Against, Game:43 – at CHI, 1/11/08Goals Against, Game:8 – at DAL, 12/26/07Consecutive Starts:4g – two timesWinning Streak:4g – 12/14-12/20/07Losing Streak:5g – 2/12/08-currentUndefeated Streak:4g – 12/14-12/20/07Winless Streak:5g – 2/12/08-currentJosh HardingTable of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyKimJohnsson(YAHN-suhn)5DEFENSEMANShoots: LeftHt: 6-2 • Wt: 185Born: 3/16/76Malmo, SwedenVS. NHLTEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIMANA 15 1 4 5 -2 12ATL 24 1 13 14 7 22BOS 25 1 9 10 -2 16BUF 21 2 3 5 -7 8CGY 22 2 8 10 -7 20CAR 25 1 13 14 -1 6CHI 15 2 4 6 4 6COL 25 2 3 5 -4 18CBJ 14 3 2 5 4 14DAL 16 1 1 2 -4 8DET 14 1 3 4 -14 10EDM 17 1 5 6 3 10FLA 25 2 7 9 6 16LA 16 1 4 5 13 26MIN 6 1 2 3 3 4MTL 21 3 8 11 15 2NSH 15 3 5 8 -2 14NJ 29 3 6 9 4 14NYI 31 3 11 14 14 22NYR 19 2 11 13 2 4OTT 23 4 6 10 -3 0PHI 11 0 1 1 -4 2PHX 14 1 6 7 7 12PIT 30 2 15 17 -7 10SJ 16 0 2 2 -8 6STL 16 3 5 8 5 4TB 22 2 8 10 -1 6TOR 23 2 5 7 2 6VAN 24 3 5 8 -2 8WSH 23 5 10 15 -1 26CAREER HIGHLIGHTSHas played 598 games in his career two shy of the 600 mark...Owns 243 points (58-185=243)while playing seven NHL seasons with N.Y. Rangers, Philadelphia and Minnesota.2007-08 HIGHLIGHTSRanked second among Wild defensemen with 27 points (4-23=27)...Ranked first onteam in average/TOI (23:26) and second in blocked shots (121)...Set franchise record fora defenseman with 14 road assists...Recorded a point in three straight games (1-2=3,12/27-12/31)...Notched an assist in three straight games (0-3=3, 1/7-1/11)...Notched twoassists and 29:27 in ice-time vs. NSH (2/17)...Logged season-high 30:02 of ice-time at SJ(3/19)...Recorded pair of third-period goals at CGY (3/22) for fifth career two-goal game...Missed one game with flu (2/12 at EDM) and one game with leg contusion (11/1 vs. STL).2006-07 HIGHLIGHTSLed team in average ice time (23:33)...Ranked second on team in blocked shots (131)...Tied the single-season franchise record with 13 assists on the road by a defenseman...Tied a career high with two PPGs vs. WSH (10/12) and tied a franchise record for goalsin a game by a defenseman...Claimed 200th NHL point with an assist at PHX (11/14)...Played in 500th career game at COL (2/22)...Missed four games with a lower-body injury(1/12-1/19) and two games because of illness (4/3-4/5)...Led team in average/TOI duringthe postseason (23:06)...Sat out Game 5 of Western Conference Quarterfinal vs. ANA dueto head injury suffered in Game 4 (4/17).2005-06 HIGHLIGHTSMissed the final 31 games of the season with post-concussion symptoms...Missed threegames (1/21-25) due to dizziness...Missed one game (11/3) due to a groin strain.2003-04 HIGHLIGHTSWon the Barry Ashbee Trophy as the team’s most outstanding defenseman...Led the teamin average TOI (24:27)...Was first on the team in power-play assists (19)...Was first amongFlyers defensemen in points with 42 (13-29=42)...Set a new career high for both goalsand points in a season...Recorded 27 points over the course of the final 38 games ofthe season...Tied his career highs for goals in a game (2) and points in a game (3) vs.NSH (3/3)...Missed two games (12/3-5) with sinusitis, snapping his streak of consecutivegames played at 217...Led the Flyers in average TOI (26:11) during the playoffs and led allteam defensemen with eight points (2-6=8) in 15 games including a GWG.2002-03 HIGHLIGHTSLed the team in average TOI (24:05) and all Flyers defensemen with 39 points (10-29=39)...Was one of two Flyers to play in all 82 games.2001-02 HIGHLIGHTSWon the Barry Ashbee Trophy as the most outstanding Flyers defenseman...Led Flyersdefensemen with 41 points (11-30=41)...Was first on the team in average TOI (23:02)...Finished second on the team in power-play points with 19 (5-14=19)...Was one of twoplayers to play in all 82 games...Had an eight-game point-scoring streak (10/13-31),tying the longest streak of the season by an NHL defenseman.2000-01 HIGHLIGHTSRanked second among Rangers defensemen with 26 points (5-21=26)...Ranked third onthe Rangers and second among New York defensemen in average TOI (21:16)...Missed fivegames with a chip fracture in his hand (11/4-15).1999-00 HIGHLIGHTSRanked fourth among Rangers defensemen and tied for third in the league among rookiedefensemen with 21 (6-15=21) points...Tied for third in the league among rookie defensemenin goals with six...Led all NHL rookies and ranked fifth on the team with 116blocked shots.INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTSWas named to Team Sweden for the 2006 Olympic Winter Games, but was forced to withdrawdue to injury...Posted a goal and an assist in four games for Sweden at the 2002Olympic Winter Games...Won bronze medals with Team Sweden at the 2002 and 2001World Hockey Championships...Was named to the First All-Star Team at the 2001 WorldChampionships.CAREER TRANSACTIONSSigned by Minnesota as a free agent, July 1, 2006; Acquired by Philadelphia with JanHlavac, Pavel Brendl and a 2003 third round pick (Stefan Ruzicka) from N.Y. Rangers inexchange for Eric Lindros, August 20, 2001; Selected by N.Y. Rangers in the 11th round(286th overall) of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.PERSONALKim Emil Jorgen Johnsson and his wife, Jeanette, have two daughters, Filippa and Feliciaand reside in Sweden during the offseason...Most memorable hockey moments are gettingdrafted and winning gold at 1998 World Championships...Nicknames are “KJ”, “Kimbo”and “Johnny”...Most memorable moments away from the rink are the births of his twodaughters...Lists Coldplay as his favorite band and Macworld as his favorite magazine...JOHNSSON’S PLAYING CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%1993-94 Malmo IF Jr. Swe-Jr. 14 5 3 8 – 14 – – – – –Malmo IF Sweden 2 0 0 0 – 0 – – – – –1994-95 Malmo IF Jr. Swe-Jr. 29 6 15 21 – 40 – – – – –Malmo IF Sweden 13 0 0 0 – 4 – – – – –1995-96 Malmo IF Sweden 38 2 0 2 – 30 – – – – –1996-97 Malmo Sweden 49 4 9 13 – 42 – – – – –1997-98 Malmo Sweden 45 5 9 14 – 29 – – – – –1998-99 Malmo Sweden 49 9 8 17 – 76 – – – – –1999-00 N.Y. RANGERS NHL 76 6 15 21 -13 46 1 0 1 101 5.92000-01 N.Y. RANGERS NHL 75 5 21 26 -3 40 4 0 0 104 4.82001-02 PHILADELPHIA NHL 82 11 30 41 12 42 5 0 1 150 7.32002-03 PHILADELPHIA NHL 82 10 29 39 11 38 5 0 2 159 6.32003-04 PHILADELPHIA NHL 80 13 29 42 16 26 4 0 3 189 6.92004-05 HC AmbriPiotta Swiss 24 4 10 14 – 61 – – – – –2006-07 MINNESOTA NHL 76 3 19 22 -4 64 3 0 0 98 3.12007-08 MINNESOTA NHL 80 4 23 27 -4 42 2 0 0 87 4.6WILD TOTALS 156 7 42 49 -8 106 5 0 0 185 3.8NHL TOTALS 598 58 185 243 20 332 27 0 7 985 5.9JOHNSSON’S POSTSEASON CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%1994-95 Malmo IF Sweden 1 0 0 0 – 0 – – – – –1995-96 Malmo IF Sweden 4 0 1 1 – 8 – – – – –1996-97 Malmo Sweden 4 0 0 0 – 2 – – – – –1998-99 Malmo Sweden 8 2 3 5 – 12 – – – – –2001-02 PHILADELPHIA NHL 5 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 12 0.02002-03 PHILADELPHIA NHL 13 0 3 3 -1 8 0 0 0 38 0.02003-04 PHILADELPHIA NHL 15 2 6 8 -3 8 0 0 1 22 9.12006-07 MINNESOTA NHL 4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 4 0.02007-08 MINNESOTA NHL 6 0 1 1 -1 18 0 0 0 12 0.0WILD TOTALS 10 0 1 1 -2 20 0 0 0 16 0.0NHL TOTALS 43 2 10 12 -8 38 0 0 1 88 2.3JOHNSSON’S INTERNATIONAL CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM1993-94 Sweden EJC 5 0 0 0 – 01995-96 Sweden WJC 7 1 2 3 – 61997-98 Sweden Worlds 10 1 0 1 – 41998-99 Sweden Worlds 10 0 0 0 – 42000-01 Sweden Worlds 9 4 4 8 – 62001-02 Sweden Olympics 4 1 1 2 – 0Sweden Worlds 6 0 1 1 – 22004-05 Sweden WorldCup 4 1 3 4 -1 02005-06 Sweden Olympics – – – – – –INTERNATIONAL TOTALS 55 8 11 19 – 22Favorite television show is “Entourage”...Likes to eat oatmeal for breakfast and lists steakas his favorite food...His first job was picking potatoes...Names soccer as his favorite sportother than hockey.NHL HIGHLIGHTSMost Goals, Game:2 – five timesMost Assists, Game:3 – three timesMost Points, Game:3 – five timesMost PIM, Game:12 – vs. LA, 12/15/99Goal Streak:2g – six timesAssist Streak:5g – two timesPoint Streak:8g – 10/13-10/31/01Career Hat Tricks:NoneKim JohnssonTable of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyMikkoKoivu(KOY-voo, MEE-koh)9CENTERShoots: LeftHt: 6-2 • Wt: 216Born: 3/12/83Turku, FinlandVS. NHLTEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIMANA 10 3 4 7 6 6ATL 2 0 1 1 1 2BOS 2 0 0 0 0 0BUF 2 1 1 2 0 0CGY 22 4 4 8 -5 14CAR 2 1 1 2 1 0CHI 11 1 6 7 0 8COL 22 9 4 13 -2 24CBJ 8 2 3 5 -1 6DAL 9 3 2 5 -2 4DET 9 1 2 3 2 8EDM 23 1 13 14 4 8FLA 2 1 0 1 0 2LA 8 2 6 8 3 4MIN – – – – – –MTL 2 0 0 0 -3 6NSH 9 2 9 11 3 4NJ 2 0 2 2 1 0NYI 2 0 1 1 1 2NYR – – – – – –OTT 2 1 0 1 -2 0PHI 1 0 0 0 0 0PHX 8 1 1 2 -3 0PIT 2 0 2 2 2 0SJ 9 0 2 2 -4 10STL 10 1 4 5 0 6TB 2 0 3 3 3 0TOR 2 0 0 0 -1 2VAN 18 3 8 11 7 24WSH 2 0 1 1 -1 0career HIGHLIGHTSHas appeared in 203 games with Minnesota in his three-year NHL career tallying 37goals, 80 assists and 138 PIM...Owns 22 career multi-point games and the Wild is15-4-3 in those situations.2007-08 HIGHLIGHTSLed Wild forwards in average TOI (20:54)...Ranked second on team with +13 rating...Recordedfive points (2-3=5) during four-game point streak (10/10-10/16)...Tied career-high with three assists vs. EDM (11/5)...Notched third career two-goalgame at CGY (11/13)...Notched assist vs. NSH (2/17) for 100th career NHL point...Collected five-game assist streak (0-6=6, 3/9-3/19) to establish a career-high assist/pointstreak (tied team-high)...Recorded two points (1-1=2) and won 17 of 28face offs while playing in 200th NHL game vs. VAN (3/28)...Logged season-high25:06 of ice time vs. CGY (4/3)...Tallied 12 points (1-11=12) in 12-game stretch(3/9-4/3)...Suffered cracked fibula at VAN (11/16) and missed 24 games beforereturning at CHI (1/11)...Missed game vs. LA (3/2) with flu...Led Wild with four goalsand second with five points (4-1=5) in Western Conference Quarterfinal vs. COL.2006-07 HIGHLIGHTSSet new career highs in every major statistical category during his second NHLseason tallying 54 points (20-34=54) while appearing in all 82 games...Led teamin faceoffs won (583) and faceoffs taken (1,147)...Ranked tied for first in the NHLwith eight shootout goals (8-for-15) and tied for second in the NHL with four gamedecidingshootout goals...Tallied 11 multi-point games...His 33-point increase from2005-06 to 2006-07 was the second-largest point increase among players who appearedin at least 60 games last season, trailing only TB’s Martin St. Louis’ 41-pointincrease...Registered career-high three-game goal streak (11/16-11/20)...Collectedfive points (1-4=5) during career-high, four-game point streak (12/31-1/6)...Talliedfirst career multi-goal game (GWG) at COL (2/1)...Notched five points (3-2=5) duringfour-game point streak (3/9-3/15) to tie career-high point streak...Tallied GWGvs. EDM (4/3) for 20th goal of season and became the fourth of five Wild playersto reach the 20-goal plateau during the season (Bouchard, Demitra, Gaborik andRolston), the most in team history...Recorded a goal for his first career NHL playoffpoint in Game 2 vs. ANA (4/13).2005-06 HIGHLIGHTSLed the Wild in shootout conversions, scoring on four of his six opportunities, includingone game-deciding goal...Scored his first NHL goal in his second NHL gameat ANA (11/6)...Tallied four points (1-3=4) in a two-game span (11/14-11/19)that included the first multi-point game of his career (0-3=3) in a 4-2 win vs.NSH (11/19)...Missed the first 14 games of the season with a strained knee (10/5-11/2).2004-05 HIGHLIGHTSPlayed first professional season with Houston (AHL) ranking second on team ingoals (20) and third in assists (28) and points (48) in 67 games...Tied for teamlead with four GWGs and four multi-goal games...Represented Aeros at AHL All-Stargame and scored a goal...Missed ten games due to appendectomy.2003-04 HIGHLIGHTSRanked third on the team in assists and sixth in scoring (6-24=30)...Signed to acontract by Minnesota (8/17).2002-03 HIGHLIGHTSRanked sixth on team in scoring with 20 points (7-13=20) despite missing 19games due to injury.INTERNATIONAL CAREERPlayed with Finland at 2007 World Championships while earning a silver medal...Appeared in nine games with Finland at the 2006 World Championships and won abronze medal...Finished the tournament with four points (2-2=4) including the GWGin preliminary round victory over Team USA...Captured silver medal at 2006 Olympicsin Turin, Italy...Won silver medal with Finland at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey...Captured a silver medal at the 2001 World Junior Championships...Captained theFinnish under-18 team at the 2001 Under-18 World Championships and led clubin scoring with five points (2-3=5) in six contests...Won a gold medal at the 2000Under-18 World Championships and registered four assists in seven games.CAREER TRANSACTIONSSelected by Minnesota in the first round (sixth overall) of the 2001 NHL EntryDraft.KOIVU’S PLAYING CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%1999-00 TPS Turku U18 Fin-U18 11 4 9 13 – 18 – – – – –TPS Turku Jr. Fin-Jr. 30 4 8 12 – 22 – – – – –2000-01 TPS Turku Jr. Fin-Jr. 26 9 36 45 – 26 – – – – –TPS Turku Finland 21 0 1 1 – 2 – – – – –2001-02 TPS Turku Jr. Fin-Jr. 2 0 1 1 – 12 – – – – –TPS Turku Finland 48 4 3 7 – 34 – – – – –2002-03 TPS Turku Finland 37 7 13 20 – 20 – – – – –2003-04 TPS Turku Finland 45 6 24 30 – 36 – – – – –2004-05 Houston AHL 67 20 28 48 -1 47 4 1 4 – –2005-06 MINNESOTA NHL 64 6 15 21 -9 40 3 0 0 96 6.32006-07 MINNESOTA NHL 82 20 34 54 6 58 9 2 2 162 12.32007-08 MINNESOTA NHL 57 11 31 42 13 42 2 0 2 144 7.6WILD/NHL TOTALS 203 37 80 117 10 140 14 2 4 402 9.2KOIVU’S POSTSEASON CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%1999-00 TPS Turku Jr. Fin-Jr. 13 1 4 5 – 8 – – – – –2000-01 TPS Turku U18 Fin-U18 7 2 10 12 – 2 – – – – –TPS Turku Jr. Fin-Jr. 3 1 1 2 – 6 – – – – –2001-02 TPS Turku Finland 8 0 3 3 – 4 – – – – –2002-03 TPS Turku Finland 7 2 2 4 – 6 – – – – –2003-04 TPS Turku Finland 13 1 7 8 – 8 – – – – –2004-05 Houston AHL 5 1 0 1 -1 2 0 0 1 – –2006-07 MINNESOTA NHL 5 1 0 1 -1 4 0 0 0 8 12.52007-08 MINNESOTA NHL 6 4 1 5 0 4 0 1 0 20 20.0WILD/NHL TOTALS 11 5 1 6 -1 8 0 1 0 28 17.9KOIVU’S INTERNATIONAL CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM1999-00 Finland WJ-18 7 0 4 4 – 82000-01 Finland WJC 7 0 3 3 – 8Finland WJ-18 6 2 3 5 – 62001-02 Finland WJC 7 1 5 6 – 42004-05 Finland WorldCup 4 0 1 1 – 22005-06 Finland Olympics 8 0 0 0 – 6Finland Worlds 9 2 2 4 – 82006-07 Finland Worlds 9 2 2 4 – 262007-08 Finland Worlds 9 4 5 9 2 6INTERNATIONAL TOTALS 66 11 25 36 – 74PERSONALMikko Sakari Koivu is single and resides in Turku, Finland during the offseason...Nickname is “Mik”...Began playing hockey at five in Turku and says his family inspiredhis hockey career...Most memorable hockey moment was competing in the 2006 OlympicWinter Games for Team Finland...Saysthe birth of his brother’s children are is hismost memorable moment away from therink...His brother, Saku, is the captain ofthe Montreal Canadiens... Favorite hobbiesinclude soccer and badminton and listsRoger Federer as his favorite athlete andthe person he would most like to meet...Lists downtown Minneapolis as his favoritething about Minnesota and 20.21 as his favoriterestaurant in the Twin Cities...Enjoyslistening to Bon Jovi...Lists Wedding Crashersas his favorite movie and “Friends” ashis favorite television show...Favorite foodis steak and favorite breakfast is eggs...First job as a kid was scooping ice creamat a ice cream shop...Played soccer in additionto hockey growing up.NHL HIGHLIGHTSMost Goals, Game:2 – three timesMost Assists, Game:3 – three timesMost Points, Game:3 – five timesMost PIM, Game:4 – seven timesGoal Streak:3g – 11/16-11/20/06Assist Streak:5g – 3/9-3/19/08Point Streak:5g – 3/9-3/19/08Career Hat Tricks:NoneMikko KoivuTable of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyAnttiMiettinen(mih-EHT-tih-nehn, AN-tee)20RIGHT WINGShoots: LeftHt: 5-11 • Wt: 186Born: 7/3/80Hameenlinna, FinlandVS. NHLTEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIMANA 19 8 6 14 10 6ATL 22 11 6 17 1 8BOS 25 10 8 18 -5 4BUF 27 2 3 5 -10 10CGY 23 5 5 10 -10 2CAR 28 12 10 22 -1 24CHI 17 10 3 13 0 4COL 22 3 7 10 -3 6CBJ 15 2 2 4 -4 2DAL 19 3 5 8 1 13DET 18 2 3 5 -4 4EDM 23 8 8 16 7 6FLA 18 7 2 9 -4 16LA 16 2 1 3 -3 6MIN 7 4 1 5 0 2MTL 23 11 4 15 5 14NSH 19 7 6 13 3 2NJ 36 14 9 23 1 8NYI 8 4 0 4 0 4NYR 27 14 7 21 1 8OTT 25 5 6 11 -16 4PHI 33 13 6 19 -5 12PHX 17 4 3 7 6 6PIT 31 10 9 19 2 8SJ 19 3 3 6 -2 4STL 20 5 6 11 2 11TB 29 15 10 25 8 10TOR 24 9 9 18 -2 10VAN 20 3 7 10 -8 4WSH 30 2 9 11 -7 6CAREER HIGHLIGHTSHas tallied 91 points (38-53=91) in 238 NHL games over four seasonswith DAL...Owns 14 career multi-point games...Dallas went 13-1-0 in thosegames.2007-08 HIGHLIGHTSScored a career-high 15 goals and 34 points (15-19=34) in 69 games lastseason with Dallas...Added two points (1-1=2) in Dallas’s playoff run to theWestern Conference Finals...Scored the first goal in the Stars’ 2-1 4-overtimeseries clinching game vs SJ (5/4)...Has tallied 91 points (38-53=91) in 238NHL games over four seasons with the Stars...Has 15 career multi-pointgames including one goal and two assists in a win vs. LA (12/13/07).2006-07 HIGHLIGHTSRanked third on the Stars with hits (145)...Collected a career-high nine shotson goal twice at ANH (10/15) and vs. NYI (11/15)...Played in 100th career NHLgame at ANH (10/15)...Set a career-high with two goals vs. NSH (12/29)...Posted a career-high five-game point streak (3/18-27)...Scored two points(1+1=2) in five playoff games.2005-06 HIGHLIGHTSRegistered his first career multi-point game with two assists vs. CHI (11/4)...Tallied one assist and eight PIM in five playoff games.2003-04 HIGHLIGHTSMade his NHL debut on vs. ANA (10/8)...Recorded his first NHL goal, a gamewinner at NSH (10/11)...Also spent time with the Utah (AHL) during his firstprofessional season...Finished third in assists (23) and fourth in points (30)despite playing in only 48 games with the Grizzlies.2002-03 HIGHLIGHTSWas named the Finnish Elite League Player of the Year after appearing in 53games and recording 25 goals and 25 assists for 50 points with HPK Hameenlinna...Alsoappeared in 10 playoff games, finishing first on the team in assists(7), second in PIM (29) and tied for second in points (8).2001-02 HIGHLIGHTSRanked fifth among all Finnish league players in points (19-37=56) and wassixth in assists (36).2000-01 HIGHLIGHTSRanked sixth in goals (13) and sixth in points (24) among team leaders.INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTSWas selected to play in the Winter Olympics with Team Finland, but had towithdraw due to injury...Played at the 2003 World Championships with Finland,recording one assist in six games.Career TransactionsSigned by Minnesota as a free agent, July 3, 2008; Originally selected by Dallasin the seventh round (224th overall) in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.PERSONALAntti Miettinen and his wife, Johanna, reside in Finland during the offseason...Says his wedding day this summer is his most memorable moment away fromthe rink...Started playing hockey at the age of three in Finland at an outdoorrink by his house...Lists his parents and friends as the people who inspiredhis hockey career...His favorite part of Minnesota are all the rivers and lakes...Says fishing, playing guitar and golfing are his favorite hobbies...Lists Nirvanaas his favorite band and soccer as his favorite sport...Gladiator is hisfavorite movie and “Family Guy” is his favorite television station...Enjoys eatingoatmeal for breakfast.MIETTINEN’S PLAYING CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%1996-97 HPK U18 Fin-U18 36 24 29 53 – 34 – – – – –1997-98 HPK U18 Fin-U18 34 13 28 41 – 63 – – – – –HPK Jr. Fin-Jr. 8 1 0 1 – 2 – – – – –1998-99 HPK Jr. Fin-Jr. 35 17 22 39 – 28 – – – – –FPS Forssa Fin-2 4 3 1 4 – 6 – – – – –HPK Finland 13 0 0 0 – 2 – – – – –1999-00 HPK Jr. Fin-Jr. 31 24 53 77 – 28 – – – – –HPK Finland 39 2 1 3 – 8 – – – – –2000-01 HPK Jr. Fin-Jr. 4 3 10 13 – 2 – – – – –HPK Finland 55 13 11 24 – 20 – – – – –2001-02 HPK Finland 56 19 37 56 – 50 – – – – –2002-03 HPK Finland 53 25 25 50 – 54 – – – – –2003-04 Utah AHL 48 7 23 30 -17 20 4 1 1 – –DALLAS NHL 16 1 0 1 -9 0 0 0 1 17 5.92004-05 Hamilton AHL 35 8 20 28 11 21 3 0 0 – –2005-06 DALLAS NHL 79 11 20 31 0 46 4 0 1 107 10.32006-07 DALLAS NHL 74 11 14 25 -5 38 6 0 1 141 7.82007-08 DALLAS NHL 69 15 19 34 4 34 5 0 3 136 11.0NHL TOTALS 238 38 53 91 -10 118 15 0 6 401 9.5MIETTINEN’S POSTSEASON CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%1998-99 HPK Jr. Fin-Jr. 3 2 3 5 0 2 – – – – –HPK Finland 4 0 0 0 0 0 – – – 0 0.01999-00 HPK Jr. Fin-Jr. 2 1 6 7 0 2 – – – – –HPK Finland 7 1 0 1 0 0 – – – – –2001-02 HPK Finland 8 2 4 6 0 8 – – – – –2002-03 HPK Finland 10 1 7 8 0 29 – – – – –2004-05 Hamilton AHL 4 1 1 2 2 6 0 0 0 – –2005-06 DALLAS NHL 5 0 1 1 -1 8 0 0 0 8 0.02006-07 DALLAS NHL 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 11 9.12007-08 DALLAS NHL 15 1 1 2 -2 0 0 0 0 16 6.3NHL TOTALS 24 2 3 5 -3 10 0 0 0 35 5.7MIETTINEN’S INTERNATIONAL CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM1999-00 Finland WJC 7 4 1 5 – 22001-02 Finland Worlds 9 2 4 6 – 42002-03 Finland Worlds 6 0 1 1 – 02005-06 Finland Olympics – – – – – –Finland Worlds 9 2 2 4 – 102006-07 Finland Worlds 8 1 1 2 – 6INTERNATIONAL TOTALS 39 9 9 18 – 22NHL HIGHLIGHTSMost Goals, Game:4 – at CHI, 10/30/98Most Assists, Game:3 – at PHI, 11/26/05Most Points, Game:4 – three timesMost PIM, Game:7 – vs. STL, 2/8/99Goal Streak:4g – four timesAssist Streak:4g – 3/14-3/20/01Point Streak:12g – 10/17-11/14/01Career Hat Tricks:FiveAntti MiettinenTable of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyOwenNolan11RIGHT WINGShoots: RightHt: 6-1 • Wt: 214Born: 2/12/72Belfast, IrelandVS. NHLTEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIMANA 19 8 6 14 10 6ATL 22 11 6 17 1 8BOS 25 10 8 18 -5 4BUF 27 2 3 5 -10 10CGY 23 5 5 10 -10 2CAR 28 12 10 22 -1 24CHI 17 10 3 13 0 4COL 22 3 7 10 -3 6CBJ 15 2 2 4 -4 2DAL 19 3 5 8 1 13DET 18 2 3 5 -4 4EDM 23 8 8 16 7 6FLA 18 7 2 9 -4 16LA 16 2 1 3 -3 6MIN 7 4 1 5 0 2MTL 23 11 4 15 5 14NSH 19 7 6 13 3 2NJ 36 14 9 23 1 8NYI 8 4 0 4 0 4NYR 27 14 7 21 1 8OTT 25 5 6 11 -16 4PHI 33 13 6 19 -5 12PHX 17 4 3 7 6 6PIT 31 10 9 19 2 8SJ 19 3 3 6 -2 4STL 20 5 6 11 2 11TB 29 15 10 25 8 10TOR 24 9 9 18 -2 10VAN 20 3 7 10 -8 4WSH 30 2 9 11 -7 6Career HIGHLIGHTSHas scored double-digits in 14 of his 16 seasons in the NHL...Is theSharks’ all-time leader in goals (206), assists (245), and points (451)...Has recorded 60-or-more points six times in his career and registeredthree 70-plus point seasons (1991-92, 1992-93 and 1999-00)...Hasplayed in five NHL All-Star Games (1992, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002)...Scored 30-or-more goals six times in his career and 40-or-more goalstwice (1991-92 and 1999-00)...Is tied with Chris Gratton for 19th amongactive NHL players with 1,068 games played...Is also among the activeleaders in PIM (5th with 1,727), goals (11th with 381), points (15th with807), SHG (11th with 22) and GWG (24th with 45).2007-08 HIGHLIGHTSFinished ninth on Flames roster with 32 points (16-16=32)...Flames were8-2-1 when Nolan scored a goal...Added five points (3-2=5) in sevenStanley Cup playoff games...Posted season-high seven PIM vs. EDM(10/20)...Played his 1,000th career NHL game (10/22) vs. SJS, becoming220th NHL player to reach the milestone...After being held withouta goal in first 15 games, scored four goals in six games, adding twoassists (11/8-20)...Recorded first of four multiple-goal games in 4-1 winover COL (11/20)...Scored two goals in 5-4 SOL vs. NYI (1/11)...Notched11th career hat trick in 5-4 win over SJS (1/30), including the GWG anda SHG...Scored twice to begin three-game point streak (2/9-2/15)...Reached 800 career points in 2-1 win at MIN (2/24)...Tallied goal andassist in 3-2 win at EDM (4/1)...Tallied three points (1-2=3), includingGWG with 3:45 left in regulation, in 4-3 victory over SJS in Game 3 ofWestern Conference Quarterfinals...Scored a goal in Game 6 and Game 7of the series, which Calgary lost.2006-07 HIGHLIGHTSRanked second on the Coyotes in goals (16), tied for second in assists(24), second in points (40) and first in SHG (3)...Finished with five multipointgames and two multi-assist games...Named Phoenix nomineefor Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy...Registered 400th career NHL assistin 3-2 win at WSH (1/1)...Compiled six-game point streak (2-6=8;12/12-12/26)...Scored SHG to record 750th career NHL point in 5-4shootout win vs. CBJ (12/14)...Recorded 350th career NHL goal at CGY(10/24).2005-06 HIGHLIGHTSDid not play due to knee injury.2003-04 HIGHLIGHTSRanked first on Toronto in SHG (3), first in multi-goal games (6), secondin multi-point games (12) and third in PIM (110)...Recorded his 700thcareer NHL point at ATL (11/27)...Played his 900th career NHL game atFLA (2/25).2002-03 HIGHLIGHTSRanked tied for seventh in the NHL in SHG...Finished tied for first withToronto in SHG, third in goals (29) and third in points (54)...Played his800th career NHL game vs. CBJ (12/6)...Scored two goals in his MapleLeafs debut vs. VAN (3/8)...Recorded a point (6-2=8) in each of his first six games with Toronto(3/8-3/20).2001-02 HIGHLIGHTSRanked tied for fourth in the NHL in shorthanded points (5)...Finished first on SJ in points (66), first inassists (43), third in goals (23), and third in PIM (93)...Set a career high in assists...Played in the NHLAll-Star Game...Became San Jose’s all-time leading scorer at ANA (10/31)...Registered 300th careerNHL assist vs. NSH (12/27)...Became San Jose’s all-time assists leader vs. PHI (1/2)...Registered600th career NHL point (goal) vs. STL (1/8)...Scored 300th career NHL goal at CBJ (4/10)...Finishedtied for first on San Jose during the playoffs in assists (6) and third in points (9).2000-01 HIGHLIGHTSFinished first on the team in PPG (10), second in points (49), and second in goals (24).1999-00 HIGHLIGHTSSet career highs with 44 goals and 84 points...Finished fifth in Hart Trophy voting...Ranked first inthe NHL in PPG (18), second in goals (44), third in SHG (4), fourth in PP points (33), T-6th in points(84), and 20th in hits (209)...Set Sharks records for points, goals, shots (258) and PPG in a season...Played in NHL All-Star Game...Registered a season high and tied career-high for points in a game (3-3=6) vs. CHI (10/4)...Registered season-high 10-game point streak (8-9-17)...Registered six-gamegoal streak (11/28-12/8)...Registered his 500th career NHL point (assist) at TB (2/9)...Finished firston the team during the playoffs in goals, points, GWG (3) and SHG...Scored series winning goal inGame 7 at STL (4/25).1998-99 HIGHLIGHTSNamed Sharks team captain (10/28)...Recorded 400th career NHL point vs. WSH (12/12).1997-98 HIGHLIGHTSFinished first on the team in shots on goal (191), second in points (41) and second in assists (27)...Finished tied for first on San Jose during the playoffs in goals and third in points.1996-97 HIGHLIGHTSLed San Jose in goals (31)and points (63)...Registered ahat trick at the NHL All-StarGame and set a record forthe fastest two goals (eightseconds)...Registered 300thcareer NHL point (3-1=4) atCHI (10/27)...1995-96 HIGHLIGHTSSplit the season betweenColorado and San Jose...LedSan Jose in goals (29), assists(32), points (61), and PPG(12)...Played in NHL All-StarGame...Collected four goalsin a five-point game (4-1=5)(12/19) at ANA...Owen NolanTable of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlicky11Nolan1994-95 HIGHLIGHTSWith Quebec, ranked first in the NHL in GWG (8), second in PPG (13) and third in goals (30)...His 30 goals alsoled his team.1993-94 HIGHLIGHTSPlayed six games for Quebec totaling four points (2-2=4) and eight PIM.1992-93 HIGHLIGHTSPlayed 73 games for Quebec scoring 36 goals (36-41=77) and 185 PIM.1991-92 HIGHLIGHTSPlayed 75 games for Quebec, totaling 75 points (42-31=75) and 183 PIM...Played in his first NHL All-Star Gamescoring one goal and one assist (1-1=2).1990-91 HIGHLIGHTSPlayed 59 games for Quebec collecting 13 points (3-10=13) and 109 PIM...Played his first career NHL game vs.HFD(10/4)...Scored his first career NHL goal vs. BUF (10/12)...Played six games for Halifax of the AHL, scoring fourgoals (4-4=8) with 11 PIM.1989-90 HIGHLIGHTSWon the Emms Family Award (OHL Rookie of the Year)...Named to the OHL First All-Star Team.INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTSHelped Team Canada win the Gold Medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, registering threeassists and leading the tournament in face-off winning percentage (79%)...Represented Canada at the WorldChampionships in 1997, helping the team win the Gold Medal...Played 10 games collecting seven points (4-3=7)...Finished tied for second on the team in points.Career TransactionsSigned by Minnesota as a free agent, July 6, 2008; Signed by Calgary as a free agent, July 3, 2007; Signed byPhoenix as a free agent, August 16, 2006; Acquired by Toronto from San Jose in exchange for Alyn McCauley,Brad Boyes and a 2003 first round pick (later traded to Boston – Mark Stuart), March 5, 2003; Acquired by SanJose from Colorado in exchange for Sandis Ozolinsh, October 26, 1995; Transferred to Colorado after Quebecfranchise relocated, June 21, 1995; Originally selected by Quebec in the first round (first overall) of the 1990NHL Entry Draft.PERSONALOwen Liam Nolan and his wife, Diana, have a daughter, Jordan, and a son, Dylan...The family resides in San Joseduring the offseason...Favorite hobbies are fishing and hunting...Lists winning a gold medal at 2002 Winter OlympicGames as his most memorable hockey moment...Started playing hockey when he was nine years old and sayshis friends most inspired his hockey career...Says the birth of his children are his most memorable moments awayfrom the rink...Loves to go fishing and favorite part of Minnesota is any lake with fish...Favorite food is sushi andenjoys eating eggs for breakfast...Lists U2 as his favorite band and Field and Stream as his favorite magazine...His favorite television show is “Big Brother” and The Ref is his favorite movie...Kevin Van Dam is his favoriteathlete and the one person he would most like to meet.NOLAN’S PLAYING CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%1987-88 Thorold OMHA 28 53 32 85 – 24 – – – – –Thorold OHA-B 3 1 0 1 – 2 – – – – –1988-89 Cornwall OHL 62 34 25 59 – 213 – – – – –1989-90 Cornwall OHL 58 51 59 110 – 240 – – – – –1990-91 Halifax AHL 6 4 4 8 – 11 – – – – –QUEBEC NHL 59 3 10 13 -19 109 0 0 0 54 5.61991-92 QUEBEC NHL 75 42 31 73 -9 183 17 0 0 190 22.11992-93 QUEBEC NHL 73 36 41 77 -1 185 15 0 4 241 14.91993-94 QUEBEC NHL 6 2 2 4 2 8 0 0 0 15 13.31994-95 QUEBEC NHL 46 30 19 49 21 46 13 2 8 137 21.91995-96 COLORADO NHL 9 4 4 8 -3 9 4 0 0 23 17.4SAN JOSE NHL 72 29 32 61 -30 137 12 1 2 184 15.81996-97 SAN JOSE NHL 72 31 32 63 -19 155 10 0 3 225 13.81997-98 SAN JOSE NHL 75 14 27 41 -2 144 3 1 1 192 7.31998-99 SAN JOSE NHL 78 19 26 45 16 129 6 2 3 207 9.21999-00 SAN JOSE NHL 78 44 40 84 -1 110 18 4 6 261 16.92000-01 SAN JOSE NHL 57 24 25 49 0 75 10 1 4 191 12.62001-02 SAN JOSE NHL 75 23 43 66 7 93 8 2 2 217 10.62002-03 SAN JOSE NHL 61 22 20 42 -5 91 8 3 4 192 11.5TORONTO NHL 14 7 5 12 2 16 5 0 1 29 24.12003-04 TORONTO NHL 65 19 29 48 4 110 7 2 3 154 12.32004-05 – DID NOT PLAY –2005-06 – DID NOT PLAY –2006-07 PHOENIX NHL 76 16 24 40 -2 56 2 3 1 154 10.42007-08 CALGARY NHL 77 16 16 32 6 71 1 1 3 163 9.8NHL TOTALS 1,068 381 426 807 -33 1,727 139 22 45 2,829 13.5NOLAN’S POSTSEASON CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%1988-89 Cornwall OHL 18 5 11 16 – 41 – – – – –1989-90 Cornwall OHL 6 7 5 12 – 26 – – – – –1992-93 QUEBEC NHL 5 1 0 1 -2 2 0 0 0 12 8.31994-95 QUEBEC NHL 6 2 3 5 2 6 0 0 0 12 16.71997-98 SAN JOSE NHL 6 2 2 4 -1 26 2 0 1 16 12.51998-99 SAN JOSE NHL 6 1 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 26 3.81999-00 SAN JOSE NHL 10 8 2 10 -2 6 2 2 3 32 25.02000-01 SAN JOSE NHL 6 1 1 2 -5 8 0 0 1 26 3.82001-02 SAN JOSE NHL 12 3 6 9 -2 8 0 0 0 46 6.52002-03 TORONTO NHL 7 0 2 2 -4 2 0 0 0 15 0.02007-08 CALGARY NHL 7 3 2 5 0 2 0 0 2 12 25.0NHL TOTALS 65 21 19 40 -14 66 4 2 7 197 10.7NOLAN’S INTERNATIONAL CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM1996-97 Canada Worlds 10 4 3 7 – 312001-02 Canada Olympics 6 0 3 3 – 2INTERNATIONAL TOTALS 16 4 6 10 – 33NHL HIGHLIGHTSMost Goals, Game:4 – at CHI, 10/30/98Most Assists, Game:3 – at PHI, 11/26/05Most Points, Game:4 – three timesMost PIM, Game:7 – vs. STL, 2/8/99Goal Streak:4g – four timesAssist Streak:4g – 3/14-3/20/01Point Streak:12g – 10/17-11/14/01Career Hat Tricks:FiveOwen NolanTable of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyErikReitz(REETZ)2DEFENSEMANShoots: RightHt: 6-2 • Wt: 228Born: 7/29/82Detroit, MichiganVS. NHLTEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIMANA – – – – – –ATL – – – – – –BOS – – – – – –BUF – – – – – –CGY 2 0 0 0 -2 2CAR – – – – – –CHI 2 0 0 0 1 2COL 1 0 0 0 1 0CBJ – – – – – –DAL 1 0 0 0 0 0DET – – – – – –EDM – – – – – –FLA – – – – – –LA – – – – – –MIN – – – – – –MTL – – – – – –NSH 1 0 0 0 -1 0NJ – – – – – –NYI – – – – – –NYR – – – – – –OTT – – – – – –PHI – – – – – –PHX – – – – – –PIT – – – – – –SJ – – – – – –STL – – – – – –TB – – – – – –TOR – – – – – –VAN – – – – – –WSH – – – – – –Career HIGHLIGHTSPlayed in one game for the Wild in 2006-07 and five contests in 2005-06...Has 153 points (35-118=153) and 721 PIM in 363 career gameswith the Aeros...Has seven points (0-7=7) and 51 PIM in 24 career playoffgames with Houston.2007-08 HIGHLIGHTSTied career high with 34 points (8-26=34), and set a new career high forassists (26) in just 49 games with the Aeros....Six of his eight goals werespecial teams goals (five PPG, one SHG)...Was second on the team with99 PIM...Skated in his first two NHL playoff games with Minnesota.2006-07 HIGHLIGHTSPlayed in 73 games with Houston, tallying career-highs with 34 points(9-25=34) and 132 PIM...Marked eight multi-point games, six being twoassistgames...Scored three PPGs and three SHGs...Ranked second on theteam among defensemen with 34 points, sixth overall.2005-06 HIGHLIGHTSPlayed 72 games with Houston ranking second among Aeros defensemenwith 28 points (5-23=28) and third on team with 139 PIM...Notchedassists in four straight games (11/9-11/13) to set new career-high forassist streak and point streak...Picked up career-high 19 PIM vs CLE(12/4); went over 400-career PIM mark in the contest...Made NHL debutat CGY(4/7).2004-05 HIGHLIGHTSLimited to 38 games after injuring elbow in fight after final buzzer withMIL’s Jordin Tootoo (2/5)...Totaled 14 points (2-12=14) and 91 PIM beforeseason-ending injury...Scored both of his goals in final six games beforeinjury...Assisted on Mikko Koivu’s opening night goal in 2-1 loss at SAN(10/15)...Played in 150th pro game and notched 300th career PIM and anassist in 5-3 loss vs. UTA (11/26)...Scored first goal since 4/1/04 in 4-3SOL to GR (1/23)...Tallied second goal of season in 5-3 loss to MIL (2/4).2003-04 HIGHLIGHTSAs an Aero, set then career highs in assists (19), points (24) and PIM’s(148) to go along with five goals in second pro campaign...Had 20 of his24 points (3-17=20) in the months of November, December and January.2002-03 HIGHLIGHTSHad 19 points (6-13=19) in 62 games...First pro goal was OTGWG in 5-4win at CIN (10/19).2001-02 HIGHLIGHTSNamed the Ontario Hockey League’s Outstanding Defenseman in 2002.INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTSMember of Team USA in World Junior Championships in 2002.Career TransactionsSelected by Minnesota in the sixth round (170th overall) of the 2000NHL Entry Draft.REITZ’S PLAYING CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%1998-99 Leamington OHA-B 50 5 10 15 – 80 – – – – –1999-00 Barrie OHL 63 2 10 12 – 85 – – – – –2000-01 Barrie OHL 68 5 21 26 – 178 – – – – –2001-02 Barrie OHL 61 13 27 40 18 153 5 0 2 – –2002-03 Houston AHL 62 6 139 19 -6 112 2 0 2 128 4.72003-04 Houston AHL 69 5 19 24 -7 148 2 0 2 – –2004-05 Houston AHL 38 2 12 14 -1 91 1 0 0 – –2005-06 Houston AHL 72 5 23 28 4 139 1 1 0 – –MINNESOTA NHL 5 0 0 0 -2 4 0 0 0 0 0.02006-07 Houston AHL 73 9 25 34 -11 132 3 3 0 – –MINNESOTA NHL 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.02007-08 Houston AHL 49 8 26 34 11 99 – – – – –NHL/WILD TOTALS 6 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 0 0.0REITZ’S POSTSEASON CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%1999-00 Barrie OHL 25 0 5 5 – 44 – – – – –Barrie MemCup 5 0 1 1 – 4 – – – – –2000-01 Barrie OHL 5 1 0 1 – 21 – – – – –2001-02 Barrie OHL 20 4 16 20 – 40 – – – – –2002-03 Houston AHL 11 0 3 3 0 31 0 0 0 13 0.02003-04 Houston AHL 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 – –2005-06 Houston AHL 8 0 5 5 -1 20 0 0 0 – –2007-08 MINNESOTA NHL 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0NHL/WILD TOTALS 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0reitz’S INTERNATIONAL CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM2001-02 United States WJC 7 0 1 1 – 12INTERNATIONAL TOTALS 7 0 1 1 – 12PERSONALErik Reitz is single and resides in Barrie, Ontario during the offseason...Enjoys fishing, hunting, camping and playing the guitar when he is notplaying hockey...Most memorable hockey moment was winning the 2003Calder Cup with the Houston Aeros...Says his most memorable momentaway from the rink was catching a nine-foot sailfish minutes after his dadcaught an eight-foot sailfish on a fishing trip to Ixtapa, Mexico...Says thefans are his favorite part of Minnesota...Lists Cosseta’s and Sakura as hisfavorite Twin Cities restaurants...Says The Doors are his favorite band andIn-Fisherman is his favorite magazine...Favorite television show is “FamilyGuy” and favorite movie is TheFelon...Started skating when hewas nine years old at the PlymouthCultural Center...Lovesto eat Asian Food and favoritebreakfast includes eggs...Listshis parent, billets and all hiscoaches as the people that mostinspired his hockey career.NHL HIGHLIGHTSMost Goals, Game:NoneMost Assists, Game:NoneMost Points, Game:NoneMost PIM, Game:2 – two timesGoal Streak:NoneAssist Streak:NonePoint Streak:NoneCareer Hat Tricks:NoneErik ReitzTable of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyJamesSheppard51CENTERShoots: LeftHt: 6-2 • Wt: 216Born: 4/25/88Halifax, Nova ScotiaVS. NHLTEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIMANA 4 1 0 1 1 2ATL 1 0 0 0 0 2BOS – – – – – –BUF – – – – – –CGY 8 0 2 2 -1 4CAR 1 0 0 0 0 0CHI 3 0 1 1 0 0COL 7 0 3 3 2 2CBJ 3 0 0 0 0 0DAL 4 0 0 0 -3 2DET 4 0 2 2 2 0EDM 8 1 2 3 0 6FLA 1 0 0 0 -1 0LA 4 0 0 0 -1 2MIN – – – – – –MTL – – – – – –NSH 4 0 2 2 0 0NJ 1 0 0 0 0 0NYI 1 0 1 1 2 0NYR 1 0 0 0 0 0OTT – – – – – –PHI 1 0 0 0 0 0PHX 4 2 1 3 3 0PIT 1 0 0 0 0 5SJ 4 0 0 0 0 2STL 4 0 0 0 -1 0TB 1 0 0 0 -1 2TOR – – – – – –VAN 7 0 1 1 -1 0WSH 1 0 0 0 -1 0Career HIGHLIGHTSHas recorded 19 points (4-15=19) in 78 career NHL gamesfor Minnesota...Holds the Wild single-season record for gamesplayed by a rookie with 78 in 2007-08.2007-08 HIGHLIGHTSCompiled 19 points (5-14=19) while skating in Wild rookie record78 games...Wild went 3-0-1 when Sheppard scored a goal...MadeNHL debut vs. EDM (10/10)...Collected first NHL point (assist)at CGY (10/24)...Tallied first NHL goal at EDM (10/25)...Skated15:28 at COL (11/11)...Notched first career two-point game (twoassists) vs. COL (11/18)...Scored first goal in 14 games – andadded assist – vs. PHX (11/28)...Tied career-high with two assistsat DET (1/10)...Scored first career GWG vs. PHX (1/13)...Collected four points (1-3=4) during three-game point streak(1/10-1/13)...Recorded season-high five shots on goal in 11:32of ice-time at CHI (2/20)...Played season-high 17:28 at ATL(3/7)...Skated in 76 straight games (10/10-3/26)…Appearedin 77th game vs. COL (3/30) to establish franchise record forgames played by rookie (76, Dupuis 2001-02)...Was even or plusin season’s final 13 games...Appeared in all six games againstColorado in his first trip to the NHL playoffs collecting an assistand four PIM...Made NHL playoff debut in Game 1 vs. COL (4/9)...Collected first point, an assist, and was plus-1 in Game 5 vs.COL (4/17).2006-07 HIGHLIGHTSGenerated 96 points (33-63=96) in 56 games for Cape Breton(QMJHL), despite being sidelined for first 12 games of seasonwith an injury...Racked up 27 points (9-18=27) in final 15 regularseason games...Registered 20 points (8-12=20) in 16 playoffcontests...Named a 2007 QMJHL Second Team All-Star.2005-06 HIGHLIGHTSTallied 84 points (30-54=84) and 78 PIM for Cape Breton...Ranked second on the team in points (84) and first in assists(54)...Was selected to the QMJHL All-Star Team for the 2005-06Canadian/Russian Challenge.2004-05 HIGHLIGHTSRecorded 45 points (14-31=45) and 40 PIM as a Cape Bretonrookie in 2004-05...No. 9 among North American skaters in NHLCentral Scouting Service final rankings.INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTSPlayed for Team Canada at the 2005 Under 18 Junior World Cup.Career TransactionsSelected by Minnesota in the first round (ninth overall) of the2006 NHL Entry Draft.SHEPPARD’S PLAYING CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%2003-04 Dartmouth NSMHL 61 38 54 92 – 46 – – – – –2004-05 Cape Breton QMJHL 65 14 31 45 13 40 1 1 – – –2005-06 Cape Breton QMJHL 66 30 54 84 3 78 14 1 5 – –2006-07 Cape Breton QMJHL 56 33 63 96 39 62 12 2 7 – –2007-08 MINNESOTA NHL 78 4 15 19 0 29 0 0 1 57 7.0NHL/WILD TOTALS 78 4 15 19 0 29 0 0 1 57 7.0SHEPPARD’S POSTSEASON CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%2004-05 Cape Breton QMJHL 5 1 3 4 – 2 0 0 0 – –2005-06 Cape Breton QMJHL 9 2 5 7 1 12 0 0 0 – –2006-07 Cape Breton QMJHL 16 8 12 20 9 14 2 1 3 – –2007-08 MINNESOTA NHL 6 0 1 1 -1 4 0 0 0 4 0.0NHL/WILD TOTALS 6 0 1 1 -1 4 0 0 0 4 0.0PERSONALNHL HIGHLIGHTSMost Goals, Game:James Roscoe Sheppard is single and resides in Lower Sackville, 1 – four timesNova Scotia during the offseason...Nicknames are “Shep”, “Roscoe” Most Assists, Game:2 – two timesand “Jimmy”...Favorite hobbies including playing the guitar and Most Points, Game:eating...Lists winning bronze medal with Team Atlantic U17 and 2 – three timesMost PIM, Game:first fight as favorite hockey moments...Favorite television show is5 – vs. PIT, 10/30/07“Entourage” and favorite movies are Wedding Crashers and 300... Goal Streak:1g – four timesLists Usain Bolt as his favorite athlete and Chris Farley as the oneAssist Streak:person he would like to meet...Says the fans are the best part of Minnesotaand lists Pazzaluna as his favorite Twin Cities restaurant... Point Streak:2g – three times3g – 1/10-1/13/08Lists badminton as his favorite sport and cheese as his favorite Career Hat Tricks:food...Starting skating at the age of three at Sackville Arena...Lists Nonehis family as the people who most inspired his hockey career...Favoriteband is Third Eye Blind and Hockey News as his favorite magazine...Lists cereal ashis favorite breakfast food and eats pasta with alfredo sauce for his pre-game meal.James SheppardTable of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyMartinSkoula(SKOO-la)41DEFENSEMANShoots: LeftHt: 6-3 • Wt: 223Born: 10/28/79Litomerice, Czech RepublicVS. NHLTEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIMANA 32 1 4 5 0 10ATL 11 0 2 2 1 12BOS 10 2 2 4 4 6BUF 9 0 2 2 0 2CGY 47 3 7 10 -4 22CAR 10 0 4 4 2 8CHI 30 1 2 3 7 14COL 21 0 4 4 0 10CBJ 24 0 9 9 14 18DAL 31 1 5 6 -6 18DET 32 2 6 8 -5 10EDM 51 4 10 14 -8 20FLA 10 1 3 4 2 4LA 35 3 8 11 -2 10MIN 22 2 4 6 5 16MTL 7 1 1 2 0 4NSH 32 5 11 16 -2 16NJ 10 1 1 2 -1 8NYI 9 1 3 4 -1 2NYR 10 1 5 6 -3 6OTT 9 0 3 3 2 10PHI 9 0 2 2 -3 6PHX 35 1 8 9 4 26PIT 10 1 1 2 2 0SJ 34 1 6 7 -9 12STL 33 2 10 12 17 14TB 9 1 1 2 2 6TOR 6 0 2 2 0 2VAN 45 2 4 6 6 14WSH 10 0 2 2 1 2CareerHas played in 643 games since joining the NHL in 1999-00, the most of any bluelinerduring that time...Has missed five total games over the course of his career due to injury...Lone player on Minnesota’s roster to have won a Stanley Cup...His 643 NHL games playedlead team defensemen.2007-08 HIGHLIGHTSRanked third on team with 101 blocked shots...Wild went 9-1-1 when Skoula notched apoint....Snapped 113-game streak without a goal at EDM (11/14, first goal since 3/12/06vs. EDM)...Tallied game-winning goal and season-high five shots in 2-1 OT win vs. LA(3/2)...Logged season-high 25:56 at COL (4/6).2006-07 HIGHLIGHTSRanked fifth on the team with a +9...Played in his 500th career NHL game vs. COL(11/18)...Logged team-high 28:55 in ice time and +3 at CHI (1/19).2005-06 HIGHLIGHTSPosted 100th career NHL assist vs. STL (12/29)...Blocked a team-high six shots and wasa +1 in his Wild debut at STL (3/10)...Picked up a goal and an assist in second game withthe Wild vs. EDM (3/12).2004-05 HIGHLIGHTSFinished second on HC Chemopetrol Litvinov with 101 PIM.2003-04 HIGHLIGHTSLed Anaheim defensemen with 21 assists, matching his career high, and was secondamong defensemen on the team with 25 points...Appeared in his 400th career NHL gameat STL (3/25).2002-03 HIGHLIGHTSSkated in 81 games for Colorado while compiling a career-high 68 PIM...Netted a careerhigh+11...Matched a career-high with 21 assists...Had his consecutive games playedstreak (285) end on the final game of the season after suffering a bruised shoulder.2001-02 HIGHLIGHTSPlayed in all 82 games with Colorado and set career highs in goals (10) and points(10-21=31)...Tallied a career-high two goals and three points at NSH (3/17).2000-01 HIGHLIGHTSAppeared in all 82 games with Colorado, tallying eight goals and 17 assists for 25points...Appeared in all 23 playoff games as Colorado won the Stanley Cup...Recorded hisfirst career playoff goal in Game Three of the Stanley Cup Final at NJ (5/31).1999-00 HIGHLIGHTSFinished tied for seventh among rookie defensemen in scoring (3-3=16)...Tallied his firstNHL point (assist) at OTT (10/21)...Made his NHL debut at NSH (10/5)...Scored his firstplayoff point (assist) vs. DAL (5/19) and finished with two assists in the game...Made hisStanley Cup Playoff debut against PHX (4/13).1998-99 HIGHLIGHTSHis +58 rating with Barrie was a franchise record and tops in the OHL...Finished third invoting for the 1998-99 “Max Kaminsky Trophy” as the OHL’s outstanding defenseman.1997-98 HIGHLIGHTSLed Barrie (OHL) in scoring with 44 points (8-36=44)...Skated for Team Cherry at the 1998Chrysler Cup Prospects Game.INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTSPlayed one game for Czech Republic in the 2002 Olympics.Career TransactionsAcquired by Minnesota with Shawn Belle from Dallas in exchange for Willie Mitchell anda 2007 second round pick (Nico Sacchetti), March 9, 2006; Acquired by Anaheim fromColorado for Kurt Sauer and a 2005 fourth round choice (Raymond Macias), February21, 2004; Originally selected by Colorado in the first round (17th overall) of the 1998NHL Entry Draft.PERSONALMartin Skoula and his girlfriend, Pavlina, have a son, Mates, reside in Litomerice, CzechRepublic with their German Sheppard, Ixor...Lists mountain biking, playing soccer andtennis and reading as his favorite hobbies...Lists winning the Stanley Cup in 2001 withColorado as his most memorable hockey moment...Started playing hockey at age five...Favoritefood is filet mignon and likes to eat toast with honey for breakfast...Lists Metallica,Audioslave and Green Day as his favorite bands...His favorite parts of Minnesota are thelakes and snow...Says his mom is the person that most inspired his hockey career...ListsFogo de Chao as his favorite Twin Cities restaurant...Enjoys eating salmon and pasta forhis pre-game meal...Lists Roger Federer and Michael Phelps as his favorite athletes.SKOULA’S PLAYING CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%1995-96 Litvinov Jr. CzRep 38 0 4 4 – – – – – – –1996-97 Litvinov Jr. CzRep 38 2 9 11 – – – – – – –Litvinov CzRep 1 0 0 0 – 0 – – – – –1997-98 Barrie OHL 66 8 36 44 – 36 – – – – –1998-99 Barrie OHL 67 13 46 59 58 46 4 0 3 – –1999-00 COLORADO NHL 80 3 13 16 5 20 2 0 0 66 4.52000-01 COLORADO NHL 82 8 17 25 8 38 3 0 2 108 7.42001-02 COLORADO NHL 82 10 21 31 -3 42 5 0 1 100 10.02002-03 COLORADO NHL 81 4 21 25 11 68 2 0 0 93 4.32003-04 COLORADO NHL 58 2 14 16 2 30 0 0 0 54 3.7ANAHEIM NHL 21 2 7 9 3 2 1 0 0 30 6.72004-05 Litvinov CzRep 47 4 15 19 – 101 – – – – –2005-06 DALLAS NHL 61 4 11 15 6 36 3 0 1 78 5.1MINNESOTA NHL 17 1 5 6 0 10 0 0 0 14 7.12006-07 MINNESOTA NHL 81 0 15 15 9 36 0 0 0 91 0.02007-08 MINNESOTA NHL 80 3 8 11 -16 26 0 0 1 63 4.8WILD TOTALS 178 4 28 32 -7 72 0 0 1 168 2.4NHL TOTALS 643 37 132 169 25 308 16 0 5 697 5.3SKOULA’S POSTSEASON CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%1995-96 Litvinov CzRep 1 0 0 0 – 0 – – – – –1997-98 Barrie OHL 6 1 3 4 – 4 – – – – –1998-99 Barrie OHL 12 3 10 13 – 13 – – – – –Hershey AHL 1 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 – –1999-00 COLORADO NHL 17 0 2 2 -3 4 0 0 0 14 0.02000-01 COLORADO NHL 23 1 4 5 1 8 0 0 0 14 7.12001-02 COLORADO NHL 21 0 6 6 -5 2 0 0 0 13 0.02002-03 COLORADO NHL 7 0 1 1 -1 4 0 0 0 4 0.02004-05 Litvinov CzRep 6 0 0 0 – 6 – – – – –2006-07 MINNESOTA NHL 5 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 5 0.02007-08 MINNESOTA NHL 6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 3 0.0WILD TOTALS 11 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 8 0.0NHL TOTALS 79 1 13 14 -7 22 0 0 0 53 1.9SKOULA’S INTERNATIONAL CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM1996-97 Czech Republic EJC 6 0 2 2 – 42001-02 Czech Republic Olympics 4 0 0 0 – 02003-04 Czech Republic Worlds 7 1 0 1 – 42004-05 Czech Republic WorldCup 2 0 0 0 -2 22005-06 Czech Republic Worlds 9 0 2 2 – 6INTERNATIONAL TOTALS 28 1 4 5 – 16NHL HIGHLIGHTSMost Goals, Game:2 – at NSH, 3/17/02Most Assists, Game:2 – eight timesMost Points, Game:3 – two timesMost PIM, Game:6 – vs. OTT, 11/6/02Goal Streak:1g – 37 timesAssist Streak:3g – two timesPoint Streak:4g – 1/1-1/9/02Career Hat Tricks:NoneMartin SkoulaTable of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyStephaneVeilleux(VAY-oo)19LEFT WINGShoots: LeftHt: 6-0 • Wt: 189Born: 11/16/81St. Georges de Beauce, QuebecVS. NHLTEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIMANA 17 1 2 3 -2 6ATL 2 0 0 0 -1 0BOS 2 1 0 1 0 0BUF 3 0 0 0 -1 5CGY 25 1 0 1 -12 29CAR 4 0 0 0 0 2CHI 15 4 3 7 -1 34COL 24 4 4 8 -2 8CBJ 14 1 2 3 -1 18DAL 15 0 1 1 -7 8DET 12 1 1 2 -6 11EDM 23 2 1 3 1 14FLA 2 1 0 1 0 2LA 15 0 3 3 1 11MIN – – – – – –MTL 2 1 0 1 -1 2NSH 13 3 5 8 6 4NJ 2 1 0 1 -1 0NYI 4 0 1 1 -2 2NYR 2 0 0 0 0 0OTT 2 0 1 1 0 7PHI 2 0 0 0 -1 0PHX 17 1 3 4 0 13PIT 2 1 0 1 -1 0SJ 15 2 4 6 0 2STL 12 2 3 5 0 2TB 3 0 0 0 -1 2TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0VAN 26 2 2 4 1 28WSH 4 1 1 2 1 4VEILLEUX’S PLAYING CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%1998-99 Victoriaville QMJHL 65 6 13 19 – 35 – – – – –1999-00 Victoriaville QMJHL 22 1 4 5 – 17 – – – – –Val’d’Or QMJHL 50 14 28 42 – 100 – – – – –2000-01 Val’d’Or QMJHL 68 48 67 115 – 90 – – – – –2001-02 Houston AHL 77 13 22 35 5 113 0 2 3 – –2002-03 MINNESOTA NHL 38 3 2 5 -6 23 1 0 0 52 5.8Houston AHL 29 8 4 12 1 43 2 0 0 80 10.02003-04 MINNESOTA NHL 19 2 8 10 0 20 1 1 1 37 5.4Houston AHL 64 13 25 38 -11 66 3 4 2 – –2004-05 Houston AHL 59 15 24 39 5 35 7 1 1 – –2005-06 MINNESOTA NHL 71 7 9 16 -13 63 0 0 1 87 8.02006-07 MINNESOTA NHL 75 7 11 18 3 47 0 0 1 84 8.32007-08 MINNESOTA NHL 77 11 7 18 -13 61 0 0 0 136 8.1NHL/WILD TOTALS 280 30 37 67 -29 214 2 1 3 396 7.6VEILLEUX’S POSTSEASON CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%1998-99 Victoriaville QMJHL 6 1 3 4 – 2 – – – – –2000-01 Val’D’Or QMJHL 21 15 18 33 – 42 – – – – –Val’D’Or MemCup 5 3 3 6 – 6 – – – – –2001-02 Houston AHL 14 2 4 6 – 20 0 0 0 – –2002-03 Houston AHL 23 7 11 18 7 12 1 1 1 72 10.02004-05 Houston AHL 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 – –2006-07 MINNESOTA NHL 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 6 0.02007-08 MINNESOTA NHL 6 0 0 0 -2 27 0 0 0 13 0.0NHL/WILD TOTALS 11 0 0 0 -2 31 0 0 0 19 0.0CAREERHas appeared in 280 NHL contests with Minnesota and notched 30 goalsand 37 assists to go along with 214 PIM and eight multi-point games (Wildis 7-0-1 in these games)... Is set to become the eighth player in team historyto reach 300 games played with the Wild (teammate Brent Burns isright behind him with 267 games played).2007-08 HIGHLIGHTSPlayed in a career-high 77 games tying his career high with 18 points(11-7=18), including a career-high 11 goals...Led team with 113 hits...Recorded 17 PIM at CGY (10/24)...Skated a career-high 22:30 at COL(10/28)...Missed two games (11/11-13) with fractured cheekbone...Talliedpair of goals at VAN (2/14) for first career two-goal contest...Tallied eighthgoal of season vs. CHI (3/4) to establish new career-high...Missed threegames with flu (3/26-30)...Picked up franchise playoff record 25 PIM inGame 4 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals at COL (4/15).2006-07 HIGHLIGHTSSet career marks in assists (11), points (18) and plus/minus (+3)...Finishedsecond on team with 89 hits...Registered career-high 11th assist inseason finale vs. STL (4/7)...Missed three games (12/23-12/27) due to noseinjury suffered at DET (12/22).2005-06 HIGHLIGHTSRegistered 63 PIM to rank fifth on the team...Ranked third on the club with70 hits...Recorded three multi-point games...Posted four points (3-1=4)over a five-game span (4/4-4/11)...Scored the GWG and piled up a careerhigh27 PIM in a 19-second span in the third period of a 2-0 victory vs.CHI (4/11).2004-05 HIGHLIGHTSRanked tied for first on team with seven PPGs, third in goals and fifth inpoints...Scored PPG vs. MIL (1/25), tying season-high four-game pointstreak (1-4=5)...Registered sixth goal in seven games, at NOR (12/30)...Scored fifth goal in as many games vs. SA (12/23)...Suffered season-endinginjury vs. GR (3/7).2003-04 HIGHLIGHTSRanked tied for third on Houston in scoring (13-25=38)...Led the Aeros withfour SHGs. Recalled to Minnesota (2/27)...Played in each of the last 19 Wildgames to end the season...Made season debut at DAL (2/27)...Recordedfirst-ever multi-point game with a pair of assists at SJ (3/9).2002-03 HIGHLIGHTSRecalled by Minnesota (10/17) and played in 38 games...Scored first careerpoint with an assist at CHI (10/24)...Scored first NHL goal against PatrickRoy at COL (10/27)...Recorded 12 points (4-8=12) in 29 contests withHouston (AHL)...Led Houston in playoff scoring with 18 points (7-11=18)in 23 games.2001-02 HIGHLIGHTSRanked seventh on team in scoring and tied for first with two SHGs...Career TransactionsSelected by Minnesota in the third round (93rd overall) of the 2001 EntryDraft.PERSONALStephane Veilleux is single and resides in St-Georges de Beauce, Quebecin the offseason...Nickname is “Steph”...Enjoys playing any sport that involvesa racket and lists his hobbies as tennis, ping-pong and badminton...Most memorable hockey moments are scoring first NHL goal against PatrickRoy and winning the 2003 Calder Cup with Houston...Lists his dad as theperson who inspired his hockey career...Favorite part of Minnesota is SaintPaul and favorite Twin Cities restaurant is Kincaid’s...Lists Andy Roddickas his favorite athlete and meeting him was his most memorable momentaway from the rink...Starting playing hockey when he was five-years old...Favorite food is pasta and favorite breakfast is cereal...First job was as alumberjack...Lists Gladiator as his favorite movie...Best friend in hockey isWild forward Pierre-Marc Bouchard...Plays ping-pong with Bouchard beforeevery game as a superstition.NHL HIGHLIGHTSMost Goals, Game:2 – at VAN, 2/14/08Most Assists, Game:2 – two timesMost Points, Game:2 – eight timesMost PIM, Game:27 – vs. CHI, 4/11/06Goal Streak:2g – two timesAssist Streak:2g – two timesPoint Streak:2g – six timesCareer Hat Tricks:NoneStephane VeilleuxTable of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyCraigWeller12RIGHT WINGShoots: RightHt: 6-4 • Wt: 226Born: 3/17/81Calgary, AlbertaVS. NHLTEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIMANA 17 1 2 3 -2 6ATL 2 0 0 0 -1 0BOS 2 1 0 1 0 0BUF 3 0 0 0 -1 5CGY 25 1 0 1 -12 29CAR 4 0 0 0 0 2CHI 15 4 3 7 -1 34COL 24 4 4 8 -2 8CBJ 14 1 2 3 -1 18DAL 15 0 1 1 -7 8DET 12 1 1 2 -6 11EDM 23 2 1 3 1 14FLA 2 1 0 1 0 2LA 15 0 3 3 1 11MIN – – – – – –MTL 2 1 0 1 -1 2NSH 13 3 5 8 6 4NJ 2 1 0 1 -1 0NYI 4 0 1 1 -2 2NYR 2 0 0 0 0 0OTT 2 0 1 1 0 7PHI 2 0 0 0 -1 0PHX 17 1 3 4 0 13PIT 2 1 0 1 -1 0SJ 15 2 4 6 0 2STL 12 2 3 5 0 2TB 3 0 0 0 -1 2TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0VAN 26 2 2 4 1 28WSH 4 1 1 2 1 4CAREERHas appeared in 59 career NHL games, all with Phoenix and collected 11points (3-8=11) in his rookie season in 2007-08...Played six games withthe University of Minnesota-Duluth before playing for Kootenay (WHL)during the 2000-01 season.2007-08 HIGHLIGHTSMade NHL debut vs. STL (10/4) and recorded an assist for first NHLpoint...Recorded first career NHL goal (GWG) at ANA (10/25)...Registeredfive shots on goal vs. ANA (11/3)...Set a career-high with 15 PIM vs. TOR(11/24)...Played a career-high 15:14 in ice-time against LA (12/5)...Notched goal vs. CHI (1/3) and tallied a goal vs. OTT (3/8)...Recordedthree assists in four-game stretch (2/10-2/16).2006-07 HIGHLIGHTSServed as team captain for Hartford (AHL), appearing in 56 games andcollecting 17 points (11-6=17)...Ranked sixth on the team with 96 PIMand played in four playoff games.2005-06 HIGHLIGHTSSkated in 80 games for Hartford tallying 34 points (12-22=34)...Establishedprofessional career-highs in games played (80), goals (12), assists(22) and points (34)...Ranked third on the team with 152 PIM...Posted hisfirst four-point contest as a professional with four assists vs. Syracuse(1/12)...Named the second captain in Wolf Pack History...Appeared in 13playoff games collecting five points (2+3=5) and 44 PIM.2004-05 HIGHLIGHTSPlayed in 76 games for Hartford collecting 19 points (10-9=19) and 182PIM...Registered an assist and six PIM in six postseason games.2003-04 HIGHLIGHTSAppeared in 68 games for Hartford tallying 14 points (5-9=14) and 86PIM...Tied for fourth in points among Wolf Pack defensemen...Played in 16playoff games scoring four points (2-2=4) and collecting 30 PIM.2002-03 HIGHLIGHTSMade his AHL debut skating in 13 games with Hartford including twoplayoff contests...Played in 48 games for Charlotte (ECHL) collecting 14points (3-11=14) and 84 PIM.2001-02 HIGHLIGHTSAppeared in 69 games with Kootenay (WHL), registering 18 points (5-13=18) and 127 PIM...Had ten points (3+7=10) and 27 PIM in 22 playoffgames...Helped lead Kootenay to the Memorial Cup Championship.2000-01 HIGHLIGHTSHad one assist in six games with Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)...Had sixpoints in 30 games with Kootenay...Collected two points (0-2=2) and 26PIM in 11 playoff games.Career TransactionsSigned by Minnesota as a free agent, July 1, 2008; Signed by Phoenix asa free agent, July 19, 2007; Signed by N.Y. Rangers as a free agent, July11, 2002; Originally selected by St. Louis in the fifth round (167th overall)of the 2000 Entry Draft.PERSONALCraig James Weller and his wife, Jen, reside in Calgary, Alberta in theoffseason with their cat, Roxy...Nickname is “Wellsy”...Lists playing in hisfirst NHL game as his most memorable hockey moment...Favorite hobbiesWELLER’S PLAYING CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%1997-98 Calgary AMHL 33 2 10 12 – 65 – – – – –1998-99 Calgary AJHL 49 4 14 18 – 80 – – – – –1999-00 Calgary AJHL 53 3 14 17 – 100 – – – – –2000-01 Minn.-Duluth NCAA 6 0 1 1 – 0 – – – – –Kootenay WHL 30 1 5 6 13 40 0 0 0 – –2001-02 Kootenay WHL 69 5 13 18 30 127 0 0 1 – –2002-03 Hartford AHL 11 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 10 0.0Charlotte ECHL 48 3 11 14 7 84 2 0 0 91 3.32003-04 Hartford AHL 68 5 9 14 10 86 1 1 0 – –2004-05 Hartford AHL 76 10 9 19 7 182 4 0 4 – –2005-06 Hartford AHL 80 12 21 33 3 152 1 1 2 – –2006-07 Hartford AHL 56 11 6 17 -4 96 0 1 1 – –2007-08 PHOENIX NHL 59 3 8 11 -7 80 0 0 1 72 4.2NHL TOTALS 59 3 8 11 -7 80 0 0 1 72 4.2WELLER’S POSTSEASON CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%1997-98 Calgary AMHL 3 0 1 1 – 2 – – – – –1998-99 Calgary AJHL 13 0 1 1 – 10 – – – – –1999-00 Calgary AJHL 4 0 0 0 – 4 – – – – –2000-01 Kootenay WHL 11 0 2 2 – 26 0 0 0 – –2001-02 Kootenay WHL 22 3 7 10 – 27 2 0 0 – –Kootenay MemCup 4 0 1 1 – 11 – – – – –2002-03 Hartford AHL 2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 2 0.02003-04 Hartford AHL 16 2 2 4 3 30 1 0 1 – –2004-05 Hartford AHL 6 0 1 1 1 6 0 0 0 – –2005-06 Hartford AHL 13 2 3 5 -3 44 1 0 0 – –2006-07 Hartford AHL 4 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 – –NHL TOTALS – – – – – – – – – – –include playing guitar, fishing and archery...Started skating at the age offive...Lists his grandfather as the one person he would most like to meet...Favorite part of Minnesota is all the outdoor activities...Most memorablemoment away form the rink was getting married...Lists “Prison Break”as his favorite television show and The Shawshank Redemption as hisfavorite movie...Favorite food is steak and likes to eat bacon for breakfast...Listsfishing as his favorite sport and Traditional Bowhunter as hisfavorite magazine...Favorite musician is Brad Paisley.NHL HIGHLIGHTSMost Goals, Game:1 – three timesMost Assists, Game:1 – eight timesMost Points, Game:1 – 11 timesMost PIM, Game:15 – vs. TOR, 11/24/07Goal Streak:1g – three timesAssist Streak:2g – 2/14-2/16/08Point Streak:2g – 2/14-2/16/08Career Hat Tricks:NoneCraig WellerTable of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyMarekZidlicky(zihd-LIH-kee, MAIR-ehk)3DEFENSEMANShoots: RightHt: 5-11 • Wt: 191Born: 2/3/77Most, Czech RepublicVS. NHLTEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIMANA 17 1 2 3 -2 6ATL 2 0 0 0 -1 0BOS 2 1 0 1 0 0BUF 3 0 0 0 -1 5CGY 25 1 0 1 -12 29CAR 4 0 0 0 0 2CHI 15 4 3 7 -1 34COL 24 4 4 8 -2 8CBJ 14 1 2 3 -1 18DAL 15 0 1 1 -7 8DET 12 1 1 2 -6 11EDM 23 2 1 3 1 14FLA 2 1 0 1 0 2LA 15 0 3 3 1 11MIN – – – – – –MTL 2 1 0 1 -1 2NSH 13 3 5 8 6 4NJ 2 1 0 1 -1 0NYI 4 0 1 1 -2 2NYR 2 0 0 0 0 0OTT 2 0 1 1 0 7PHI 2 0 0 0 -1 0PHX 17 1 3 4 0 13PIT 2 1 0 1 -1 0SJ 15 2 4 6 0 2STL 12 2 3 5 0 2TB 3 0 0 0 -1 2TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0VAN 26 2 2 4 1 28WSH 4 1 1 2 1 4CAREERHas tallied 31 multi-point games...Owns 175 points (35-140=175) in 307 career NHLgames, all with Nashville.2007-08 HIGHLIGHTSLed Nashville defensemen in points (43) and assists (38)...Paced the club in power-playpoints (25) and power-play assists (21)...Ranked second on the club in average TOI(20:49) and third in assists and blocked shots (84)...Led the Predators in average powerplaytime on ice (4:22)...Registered two of the club’s season-high four three-assist games(2/27 at BUF and 12/27 vs. CBJ)...Appeared in his 300th career NHL game vs. Washington(3/18)...Tied for the club lead in playoff assists (3) while appearing in all six of the club’sWestern Conference Quarterfinal series games vs. DET...Also tied for the team lead inblocked shots (12)...Paced the club in average power-play TOI (3:11)...Tallied one of Nashville’sthree playoff multi-assist games with two in a game three victory.2006-07 HIGHLIGHTSRanked second among Nashville defensemen in assists (26)...Posted five multi-pointgames, including three three-point games...Notched his 100th NHL assist at SJ (2/28)...Skated in his 200th NHL game at PHX (2/1)...Missed two games due to injury...Tallied twoassists in Game 2 Western Conference Quarterfinal vs. SJ (4/13).2005-06 HIGHLIGHTSRanked second among club defensemen and tied for 14th in the NHL in scoring by defensemen(12-37=49)...Established career-highs in PPGs (10) and tied his career-highwith 82 PIM...Tied for third on the team in assists (37) and ranked third in average TOI(20:03)...Notched his 100th career NHL point (assist) at DET (3/21)...Missed 15 gamesdue to injury.2004-05 HIGHLIGHTSLed HIFK (Finland) defensemen and ranked fourth in team scoring (11+20=31).2003-04 HIGHLIGHTSAppeared in all 82 games for the Predators in his first NHL season...Finished sixth inthe NHL in power-play points...Ranked among league defensemen: second in power-playpoints, tied for third in power-play goals, ranked fourth in assists, tied for fourth in pointsand tied for eighth in goals...Notched a team season-high six-game assist streak (6) (3/1-11)...Set a franchise single-game record for points and assists when he posted the club’sfirst five-assist game vs. SJ (2/18)...Registered points (2-5=7) in his first six NHL games(10/9-23), including his first NHL goal vs. DAL (10/11) and an assist in his NHL debut vs.ANA (10/9)...Suffered a concussion in Game 1 (4/7) of the Predators’ Western ConferenceQuarterfinal series vs. DET and missed the next five games.2002-03 HIGHLIGHTSLed defensemen and tied for fifth overall in the Finnish Elite League in scoring with 47points (10+37=47)...Led HIFK Helsinki in assists, tied for the team lead in scoring andfinished second on the team with 79 PIM.2001-02 HIGHLIGHTSTied for second among Finnish league defensemen in scoring (11-29=40) and led HIFKHelsinki in scoring and assists...Played in all 56 games for HIFK Helsinki.2000-01 HIGHLIGHTSLed Finnish league defensemen in scoring (12-25=37)...Led HIFK Helsinki and rankedfourth in the league with 146 PIM...Tied for second on his team with 37 points and rankedthird with 25 assists.1998-99 HIGHLIGHTSLed HC Kladno in PIM (94) and led team defensemen in scoring (10-12=22).INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTSPlayed for the Czech Republic at the 2008 World Championships and ranked secondamong team blueliners in points (1-4=5) and assists (4)...Led Czech defensemen in scoring(1-5=6) at the 2007 World Championships and was voted as one of the Czech Republic’stop three players in the event by tournament coaches...Captured a bronze medal withthe Czech Republic at the 2006 Winter Olympics and led all defensemen in the tournamentwith four goals...Captured a gold medal with the Czech Republic at the 2005 World Championshipsand was selected to the tournament All-Star Team...Tied for the tournamentlead with a +8 rating...Represented the Czech Republic at the 2004 World Cup of Hockeyand tied for second among tournament defensemen in scoring (3-1=4)...Scored goals inthree straight (9/1-9/7/04) for the Czechs, tying for the team lead in goals...Representedthe Czech Republic at both the 1995 and 1996 World Junior Championships.Career TransactionsAcquired by Minnesota from Nashville in exchange for Ryan Jones and a 2009 secondround pick; Acquired by Nashville with Rem Murray and Tomas Kloucek from N.Y. Rangersin exchange for Dunham, December 12, 2002; Originally selected by N.Y. Rangers in thesixth round (176th overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.SEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%1994-95 HC Kladno CzRep 30 2 2 4 – 38 – – – – –1995-96 HC Poldi Kladno CzRep 37 4 5 9 – 74 – – – – –1996-97 HC Poldi Kladno CzRep 49 5 16 21 – 60 – – – – –1997-98 Kladno CzRep 51 2 13 15 – 121 – – – – –1998-99 Kladno CzRep 50 10 12 22 – 94 – – – – –1999-00 HIFK Helsinki Finland 47 4 16 20 – 66 – – – – –HIFK Helsinki EuroHL 4 2 2 4 – 10 – – – – –2000-01 HIFK Helsinki Finland 51 12 25 37 – 146 – – – – –2001-02 HIFK Helsinki Finland 56 11 29 40 – 107 – – – – –2002-03 HIFK Helsinki Finland 54 10 37 47 – 79 – – – – –2003-04 NASHVILLE NHL 82 14 39 53 -16 82 9 0 4 143 9.82004-05 HIFK Helsinki Finland 49 11 20 31 – 91 – – – – –2005-06 NASHVILLE NHL 67 12 37 49 8 82 10 0 1 113 10.62006-07 NASHVILLE NHL 79 4 26 30 8 72 2 0 1 114 3.52007-08 NASHVILLE NHL 79 5 38 43 -5 63 4 0 0 122 4.1NHL TOTALS 307 35 140 175 -5 299 25 0 6 492 7.1SEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%1994-95 HC Kladno CzRep 11 1 1 2 – 10 – – – – –1995-96 HC Poldi Kladno CzRep 7 1 1 2 – 8 – – – – –1996-97 HC Poldi Kladno CzRep 2 0 0 0 – 0 – – – – –1999-00 HIFK Helsinki Finland 9 3 2 5 – 24 – – – – –HIFK Helsinki EuroHL 1 0 0 0 – 0 – – – – –2000-01 HIFK Helsinki Finland 5 0 1 1 – 6 – – – – –2002-03 HIFK Helsinki Finland 4 0 0 0 – 4 – – – – –2003-04 NASHVILLE NHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02004-05 HIFK Helsinki Finland 5 0 3 3 – 14 – – – – –2005-06 NASHVILLE NHL 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 7 0.02006-07 NASHVILLE NHL 5 0 2 2 -1 4 0 0 0 8 0.02007-08 NASHVILLE NHL 6 0 3 3 -2 8 0 0 0 11 0.0NHL TOTALS 14 0 0 6 -3 14 0 0 0 26 0.0PERSONALMarek Zidlicky and his wife, Karina,have a son, Adam and residein theCzech Republic during the offseason…Listsriding his motorcycle ashis favorite hobby…Most memorablehockey moment was winninggold medal at 2005 World Championshipsin Austria…Says BrianLeetch was the person that mostinspired his hockey career…Startedplaying hockey when he wasseven years old…Lists soccer ashis favorite sport and Ronaldino ashis favorite athlete…Enjoys listeningto rock music and lists Gladiatoras his favorite movie…Mostmemorable moment away from therink is the birth of the son.ZIDLICKY’S PLAYING CAREERZIDLICKY’S POSTSEASON CAREERZIDLICKY’S INTERNATIONAL CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM1994-95 Czech Republic WJC 7 0 2 2 – 311996-97 Czech Republic WJC 7 0 5 5 – 122004-05 Czech Republic WorldCup 5 3 1 4 3 22004-05 Czech Republic Worlds 9 1 3 4 – 182005-06 Czech Republic Olympics 7 4 1 5 – 162006-07 Czech Republic Worlds 7 1 5 6 – 62007-08 Czech Republic Worlds 7 1 4 5 4 6INTERNATIONAL TOTALS 49 10 21 31 – 91NHL HIGHLIGHTSMost Goals, Game:2 – three timesMost Assists, Game:5 – vs. SJ, 2/18/04Most Points, Game:5 – vs. SJ, 2/18/04Most PIM, Game:7 – two timesGoal Streak:2g – five timesAssist Streak:6g – 3/1-3/11/04Point Streak:6g – two timesCareer Hat Tricks:NoneMarek ZidlickyTable of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlickyin the systemCOLTON GILLIESLEFT WINGShoots: Left Height: 6-4 Weight: 196Born: February 12, 1989; White Rock, British ColumbiaAcquired: Selected in the first round (16th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.2007-08: Made professional debut with Houston collecting eight points (1-7=8) in 11 contests...Signeda multi-year contract with Minnesota on March 28, 2008...Won gold with Team Canada at the 2008WJC...2006-07: Topped Saskatoon in PIM with 148...Ranked fifth among teammates in goals and sixth inscoring...Participated in the CHL Top Prospects Game...Totaled three points (2-1=3) in six games for TeamCanada at the 2007 Under-18 WJC...2005-06: Served as an assistant captain of the gold-medal winningTeam Canada at the 2006 Under-18 Junior World Cup...No. 12 ranked player in the draft according to the International Scouting Service...Isthe nephew of Clark Gillies, who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2004-05 North Delta PIJHL 44 9 17 26 – – – – – –South Surrey BCHL 3 1 0 1 0 – – – – –Saskatoon WHL 9 1 1 2 8 2 0 0 0 02005-06 Saskatoon WHL 63 6 6 12 57 8 0 0 0 42006-07 Saskatoon WHL 65 13 17 30 148 – – – – –2007-08 Saskatoon WHL 58 24 23 47 97 – – – – –Houston AHL 11 1 7 8 4 5 0 0 0 2RYAN HAMILTONLEFT WINGShoots: Left Height: 6-2 Weight: 215Born: April 15, 1985; Oshawa, OntarioAcquired: Signed as a free agent, July 5, 2006.2007-08: Finished second on the Aeros in goals (20) and PPG (7), and finished third on the team with a+13 rating...Finished season with three two-goal games and five multi-point outings...2006-07: Tallied16 points (7-9=16) and 36 PIM over 62 games in his professional debut for Houston...2005-06: Led Barriein goals, PPG and GWG (8) and was third on the club in scoring...Tied for sixth among OHL skaters in goalsand GWG and tied for seventh in PPG...Played in one game with Houston during the 2006 Calder Cup playoffs.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2001-02 Burnaby BCHL 1 0 0 0 0 – – – – –Moose Jaw WHL 10 0 1 1 6 3 0 0 0 02002-03 Moose Jaw WHL 5 0 0 0 2 – – – – –Barrie OHL 24 3 2 5 10 6 1 0 1 02003-04 Barrie OHL 46 17 10 27 21 7 0 1 1 82004-05 Barrie OHL 37 13 11 24 6 6 2 0 2 22005-06 Barrie OHL 63 46 26 72 58 14 8 9 17 11Houston AHL – – – – – 1 0 0 0 02006-07 Houston AHL 62 7 9 16 36 – – – – –2007-08 Houston AHL 72 20 19 39 38 2 1 0 1 0DANNY IRMENCENTERin the systemShoots: Right Height: 6-0 Weight: 185Born: September 6, 1984; Fargo, North DakotaAcquired: Selected in the third round (78th overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.2007-08: Tallied 23 points (10-13=23) and 51 PIM in 77 games in his second full season with Houston...2006-07:Completed first full year with Houston playing in a team-high 80 games...Picked up threeSHGs, the second-highest amount on the club...2005-06: Ranked third at the University of Minnesotain goals (16) and fourth in scoring (38)...Signed by Minnesota on April 5, 2006...2004-05: Tied for teamlead with 24 goals and finished second in scoring with 43 points (24-19=43) as a sophomore at Minnesota...2003-04: Tallied 13 PPGs andthree GWGs...Notched 22 points (14-8=22) and 40 PIM in 44 contests during freshman season at Minnesota...Led Gopher rookies in scoringand placed fourth on the team in goals...2002-03: Captained Clark Cup Champion Lincoln (USHL) while playing in 45 games and rankedthird on the team in scoring (21-34=55)...2001-02: Finished first in the USHL in goals and second in scoring with 14 points (8-6=14) inten playoff contests.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2001-02 Lincoln USHL 61 17 36 53 – – – – – –2002-03 Lincoln USHL 45 21 34 55 78 10 8 6 14 172003-04 Minnesota NCAA 44 14 8 22 40 – – – – –2004-05 Minnesota NCAA 44 24 19 43 66 – – – – –2005-06 Minnesota NCAA 30 16 22 38 40 – – – – –Houston AHL 4 0 2 2 0 7 0 0 0 42006-07 Houston AHL 80 17 20 37 45 – – – – –2007-08 Houston AHL 77 10 13 23 51 5 0 1 1 0PETR KALUSLEFT WINGShoots: Left Height: 6-1 Weight: 202Born: June 29, 1987; Ostrava, Czech RepublicAcquired: With a fourth-round choice in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft fromBoston in exchange for G Manny Fernandez, July 1, 20082007-08: Tallied goal in second Aeros appearance, at IOW (10/12)...Marked a pair of assists in his firsttwo-point game of the season vs. WOR (11/10)...Netted two goals in 2-0 win vs. SPR (12/22) tying a careerhigh with the two-goal game, the fourth of his career...2006-07: Made NHL debut in a Boston sweater vs.NYR (3/24)... Participated in nine games for Boston, posting five points (4-1=5) and six PIM...Potted goals on first three NHL shot attemptsat OTT (3/27), vs. ATL (3/31), and at NJD (4/1)...Notched first NHL assist at BUF (4/5)...2005-06: Led Regina (WHL) in scoring with 58 points(36-22=58)...Also collected 87 PIM in 60-game span...Played for Czech Republic as part of the 2006 WJC and registered one goal to go alongwith four PIM…Selected by Boston in the second round (No. 39 overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2002-03 HC Ostrava U17 CzRep 18 3 19 22 14 – – – – –HC Vitkovice U17 CzRep 10 3 1 4 37 – – – – –HC Vitkovice Jr. CzRep 11 0 0 0 4 – – – – –2003-04 HC Vitkovice U17 CzRep 9 7 5 12 60 7 3 5 8 2HC Vitkovice Jr. CzRep 41 8 8 16 67 – – – – –2004-05 HC Vitkovice Jr. CzRep 39 20 11 31 161 2 2 0 2 25Vitkovice CzRep 1 0 0 0 0 – – – – –2005-06 Regina WHL 60 36 22 58 87 6 4 1 5 62006-07 Providence AHL 43 13 17 30 110 9 1 0 1 12BOSTON NHL 9 4 1 5 6 – – – – –2007-08 Houston AHL 58 8 10 18 57 – – – – –96 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 97Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlickyin the systemMATT KASSIANLEFT WINGShoots: Left Height: 6-5 Weight: 243Born: October 28, 1986; Edmonton, AlbertaAcquired: Selected in the second round (57th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.2007-08: Played in 19 games in his first season with Houston...Tallied 10 points (6-4=10) with Texas(ECHL)...2006-07: Collected 18 points (8-10=18) and 162 PIM, all career bests, in 72 games for Kamloops...Signedby Minnesota on May 14, 2007...Registered 32 points (16-16=32) and 392 PIM in 167games in three seasons with Kamloops.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2002-03 Sherwood Park AJHL 33 5 7 12 38 – – – – –2003-04 Vancouver WHL 37 1 0 1 42 3 0 0 0 42004-05 Vancouver WHL 41 0 3 3 89 – – – – –Kamloops WHL 28 3 0 3 83 6 1 2 3 142005-06 Kamloops WHL 67 5 6 11 147 – – – – –2006-07 Kamloops WHL 72 8 10 18 162 4 0 1 1 02007-08 Texas ECHL 47 6 4 10 90 – – – – –Houston AHL 19 0 0 0 48 – – – – –ANTON KHUDOBINGOALTENDERCatches: Left Height: 5-11 Weight: 206Born: May 7, 1986; Ust-Kamenogorsk, KazakhstanAcquired: Selected in the seventh round (206th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.2007-08: Played in 27 games with Texas (ECHL) and led the league with 1.98 GAA and .934 SV% whilefinishing with a record of 20-1-4...Named ECHL Goaltender of the Year and to the ECHL First Team...Recorded a 1.99 GAA in 12 games with Houston...2006-07: Registered a GAA of 2.72 in 16 appearancesfor Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Russia)...Signed a contact with the Minnesota (7/12)...2005-06: Posted a23-13-3 regular season record with Saskatoon (WHL)...Appeared in 44 games, recording a 2.90 GAA and a .917 SV%...2003-04: BackstoppedRussia to a gold medal at the 2004 Under-18 World Junior Championships, posting a 4-2 record with a 2.17 GAA and a .914 SV%...Playedfor Metallurg in the Russian Division II League.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP W L OT GAA SO GP W L GAA SO2003-04 Magnitogorsk 2 Rus-3 38 – – – – – – – – – –2004-05 Magnitogorsk Russia 4 – – – 0.00 1 – – – – –Magnitogorsk 2 Rus-3 27 – – – – – – – – – –2005-06 Saskatoon WHL 44 23 13 3 2.90 4 10 4 3 2.80 02006-07 Magnitogorsk Russia 16 – – – 2.72 0 3 – – 2.30 02007-08 Texas ECHL 27 20 1 4 1.98 3 9 5 4 2.19 1Houston AHL 12 2 2 1 1.99 1 – – – – –KRYS KOLANOSCENTERin the systemShoots: Right Height: 6-2 Weight: 194Born: July 27, 1981; Calgary, AlbertaAcquired: Signed as a free agent, July 11, 2008.Has notched 35 points (17-18=35) in 115 career NHL games...2007-08: Tied for first in goals (33) andsecond in scoring (63) for Quad City (AHL)...AMATEUR: Scored the game-winning goal for Boston Collegein a 3-2 overtime win against North Dakota in the 2001 NCAA hockey championship game and was namedto the All-Tournament Team.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2001-02 PHOENIX NHL 57 11 11 22 48 2 0 0 0 62002-03 PHOENIX NHL 2 0 0 0 0 – – – – –2003-04 PHOENIX NHL 41 4 6 10 24 – – – – –Springfield AHL 32 10 11 21 38 – – – – –2004-05 Espoo Finland 15 7 9 16 40 – – – – –Krefeld Germany 7 3 2 5 16 – – – – –2005-06 PHX/EDM NHL 15 2 1 3 4 – – – – –S.A/LOW/W-B AHL 40 20 20 1 59 11 2 0 2 162006-07 Grand Rapids AHL 17 6 6 12 8 – – – – –Langnau/EV Zug Swiss 14 2 9 11 48 8 6 0 6 82007-08 Quad City AHL 65 30 33 63 84 – – – – –COREY LOCKECENTERShoots: Left Height: 5-9 Weight: 171Born: May 8, 1984; Toronto, OntarioAcquired: From Montreal in exchange for D Shawn Belle, July 11, 2008.2007-08: Made NHL debut with Montreal vs. CHI (1/8)...Tied AHL season-high for points in a game andset a career high with six points (3-3=6) vs. ROC (4/9/08)...Hamilton’s all-time leader in goals (85), assists(144), points (229)...Two-time AHL All-Star with Hamilton (2006, 2008)....2006-07: Won the 2007Calder Cup Championship with Hamilton...Set franchise record for points in a single post-season (22)...AMATEUR: Won the Red Tilson Award as the OHL’s Most Outstanding Player twice (2002-03, 2003-04)...Won Eddie Powers Memorial Trophyas OHL’s top scorer two years in a row (2002-03, 2003-04)...Named to the OHL’s First All-Star Team twice (2002-03, 2003-04)...Named CHLplayer of the month twice (January 2003, October, 2003)...Named Nike/Bauer CHL player of the year (2002-03)...Presented with the CGCSheetrock Top Scorer Award as the top scorer in the CHL (02/03).REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2000-01 Newmarket OPJHL 49 34 51 85 16 16 10 12 22 142001-02 Ottawa OHL 55 18 25 43 18 13 6 7 13 102002-03 Ottawa OHL 66 63 88 151 83 23 19 19 38 302003-04 Ottawa OHL 65 51 67 118 82 7 7 3 10 102004-05 Hamilton AHL 78 16 27 43 20 4 0 0 0 22005-06 Hamilton AHL 77 19 40 59 67 – – – – –2006-07 Hamilton AHL 80 20 35 55 54 22 10 12 22 102007-08 Hamilton AHL 78 30 42 72 50 – – – – –MONTREAL NHL 1 0 0 0 0 – – – – –98 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 99Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlickyin the systemBRYAN LUNDBOHMCENTERShoots: Left Height: 5-10 Weight: 178Born: August 24, 1977; Roseau, MinnesotaAcquired: Signed as a free agent, July 15, 2008.Recorded 27 points (13-14=27) in 33 games with Soenderjyske (Denmark)...Played two seasons with theHouston Aeros (AHL) where he had 60 points (18-42=60) in 155 games...Has 153 points (51-102=153)in 392 career games in the AHL...Won the Division I National Championship with North Dakota in 1999-00and finished second on the team with 22 goals.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM1998-99 North Dakota NCAA 32 2 9 11 4 – – – – –1999-00 North Dakota NCAA 44 22 22 44 14 – – – – –2000-01 North Dakota NCAA 46 32 37 69 38 – – – – –2001-02 Milwaukee AHL 79 11 23 34 63 – – – – –2002-03 Milwaukee AHL 80 9 17 26 63 6 1 5 6 02003-04 Milwaukee AHL 28 6 8 14 8 – – – – –Sierre Swiss-B 10 6 8 14 0 – – – – –2004-05 MIL / GR AHL 50 7 12 19 36 4 0 0 0 0Fort Worth CHL 26 10 20 30 28 – – – – –2005-06 Houston AHL 78 9 21 30 46 8 3 5 8 42006-07 Houston AHL 77 9 21 30 34 – – – – –2007-08 KaiPa Finland 5 0 1 1 0 – – – – –Soenderjyske Denmark 33 13 14 27 12 – – – – –MORTEN MADSENCENTERShoots: Left Height: 6-2 Weight: 207Born: January 16, 1987; Rodovre, DenmarkAcquired: Selected in the fourth round (122nd overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.2007-08: Marked first professional point (assist) in 6-5 SOW at SAN (10/19)...Notched first-professionalgoal and two-point game with a goal and an assist in 5-1 win vs. WOR (11/10)...2006-07: Topped Victoriavillein assists and finished tied for first in scoring...Had eight SHGs, six PPGs and five GWGs...Compiled25 points (8-17=25) in Victoriaville’s final 18 games of the season...Represented Team Denmark for fivegames at the 2007 IIHF World Championships in Moscow and chipped in one goal...Signed a contract with the Minnesota Wild on May 15,2007...Racked up 63 points (17+46=63) over two seasons with Frolunda (Sweden Jr.)...Ranked No. 17 European skater in NHL CentralScouting Service final rankings.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2003-04 V.Frolunda U18 Sweden 11 13 8 21 0 7 3 1 4 4V. Frolunda Jr. Sweden 16 3 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 02004-05 Frolunda U18 Sweden 2 1 2 3 0 6 7 7 14 6Frolunda Jr. Sweden 32 7 14 21 14 6 3 2 5 02005-06 Frolunda Jr. Sweden 36 10 32 42 60 7 5 3 8 4Frolunda Sweden 5 0 0 0 2 – – – – –2006-07 Victoriaville QMJHL 62 32 68 100 86 6 3 6 9 42007-08 Houston AHL 50 3 17 20 18 3 1 0 1 0Texas ECHL 5 0 0 0 0 – – – – –TOMAS MOJZISDEFENSEMANin the systemShoots: Left Height: 6-1 Weight: 194Born: May 2, 1982; Kolin, Czech RepublicAcquired: Signed as a free agent, July 7, 2008.2007-08: Posted four points (2-2=4) and 38 PIM in 28 games with Sibir Novosibirsk of the Russian ContinentalLeague...Played 13 NHL games with Vancouver and St. Louis, totaling two points (1-1=2) and 12PIM...Made his NHL debut Feb. 4, 2006 at Edmonton...Scored his first NHL goal March 24, 2007 at Detroit...Was a first-team Canadian Hockey League (CHL) All-Star for the 2002-03 season.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM1999-00 HC Pardubice Jr. CzRep 40 7 1 8 – – – – – –2000-01 Moose Jaw WHL 72 11 25 36 115 4 0 1 1 82001-02 Moose Jaw WHL 28 2 11 13 43 – – – – –Seattle WHL 36 8 15 23 66 11 1 3 4 202002-03 Seattle WHL 62 21 49 70 126 15 1 6 7 362003-04 Manitoba AHL 63 5 13 18 50 – – – – –2004-05 Manitoba WHL 80 7 23 30 62 14 0 2 2 282005-06 VANCOUVER NHL 7 0 1 1 12 – – – – –Manitoba AHL 37 5 13 18 52 – – – – –Peoria AHL 12 3 4 7 14 1 0 0 0 02006-07 ST. LOUIS NHL 6 1 0 1 0 – – – – –Peoria AHL 69 2 24 26 112 – – – – –2007-08 Novosibirsk Russia 28 2 1 3 38 – – – – –MAXIM NOREAUCENTERShoots: Right Height: 5-11 Weight: 191Born: May 24, 1987; Montreal, QuebecAcquired: Signed as a free agent, May 22, 2008.2007-08: Skated in 50 games with the Wild’s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate in Houston totaling16 points (8-8=16) and 48 PIM…Posted three assists in two games with the ECHL’s Texas Wildcatters…AMATEUR:Played three junior seasons with Victoriaville of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League(QMJHL), tallying 148 points (44-104=148) and 269 PIM in 203 games.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2004-05 Victoriaville QMJHL 65 5 8 13 47 7 0 0 0 82005-06 Victoriaville QMJHL 69 22 43 65 116 5 2 4 6 72006-07 Victoriaville QMJHL 69 17 53 70 106 6 2 1 3 82007-08 Houston AHL 50 8 8 16 48 5 0 0 0 4Texas ECHL 2 0 3 3 0 – – – – –100 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 101Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlickyin the systemPETER OLVECKYLEFT WINGShoots: Left Height: 6-2 Weight: 214Born: October 11, 1985; Trencin, SlovakiaAcquired: Selected in the third round (78th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.2007-08: Played in 61 games recording 33 points (17+16=33) and 38 PIM...2006-07: Collected 27 points(12-15=27) and 46 PIM in 69 games for Houston...2005-06: Played in his first professional season withHouston and posted 32 points (14-18=32) and 56 PIM in 67 games...2004-05: Played with Wild forwardMarian Gaborik on HC Dukla Trencin and tallied 19 points (10-9=19) in 45 games, including 49 PIM...Signed by Minnesota (8/24).REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2003-04 Dukla Trencin Jr. Slovak 40 16 20 36 74 2 0 0 0 12Dukla Trencin Slovak 16 0 0 0 18 – – – – –Dukla Trencin U18 Slovak 2 0 0 0 0 – – – – –2004-05 SHK 37 Piestany Svk-2 1 0 0 0 10 – – – – –Dukla Trencin Jr. Slovak 8 1 3 4 10 2 1 4 5 4Dukla Trencin Slovak 45 10 9 19 49 12 1 0 1 62005-06 Houston AHL 67 14 18 32 56 7 1 3 4 42006-07 Houston AHL 69 12 15 27 46 – – – – –2007-08 Houston AHL 61 17 16 33 38 5 1 1 2 4BENOIT POULIOTCENTER / LEFT WINGShoots: Left Height: 6-3 Weight: 196Born: September 29, 1986; Alfred, OntarioAcquired: Selected in the first round (fourth overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.2007-08: Recorded two goals at CGY (3/22) for first career NHL goals and points in 13:21 of ice time...Recorded first NHL assist on GWG vs. VAN (3/28)...2006-07: Scored 11 goals in his first 15 AHL games andfinished second on the team in PPG (8)...Made NHL debut at MTL (11/22/06)...AMATEUR: Paced Sudbury(OHL) with 35 goals and was second in points with 65 (35-30=65) in 51 games in 2005-06...Named tothe 2005-06 OHL Eastern Conference All-Star Team...Skated in two 2006 AHL playoff games with Houston...Tallied 67 points (29-38=67) in67 games for Sudbury in 2004-05 and added 14 points (6-8=14) in 12 playoff contests...Cited as 2005 OHL Rookie of the Year and namedto the OHL 2nd All-Star Team...No. 2 among North American skaters in NHL Central Scouting Service final rankings...Earned a gold medal at2006 WJC, notching five assists in six games for Canada.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2003-04 Hawkesbury CJHL 45 21 21 42 85 6 3 7 10 10Sudbury OHL 4 2 2 4 0 4 2 1 3 02004-05 Sudbury OHL 67 29 38 67 102 12 6 8 14 202005-06 Sudbury OHL 51 35 30 65 141 8 8 3 11 16Houston AHL – – – – – 2 0 0 0 22006-07 Houston AHL 67 19 17 36 109 – – – – –MINNESOTA NHL 3 0 0 0 0 – – – – –2007-08 Houston AHL 46 10 14 24 67 3 0 0 0 2MINNESOTA NHL 14 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0BRANDON ROGERSDEFENSEMANin the systemShoots: Left Height: 6-1 Weight: 194Born: February 27, 1982; Rochester, New HampshireAcquired: Signed as a free agent, July 15, 2008.2007-08: Spent the season with Houston, totaling 28 points (4-24=28) and 77 PIM in 63 games in histhird pro season...Led the Aeros with a plus-17 rating...Was Anaheim’s fourth-round pick (No. 118 overall)in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft...Played four collegiate seasons at the University of Michigan.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2001-02 Michigan NCAA 31 2 1 3 30 – – – – –2002-03 Michigan NCAA 43 4 21 25 65 – – – – –2003-04 Michigan NCAA 43 7 15 22 46 – – – – –2004-05 Michigan NCAA 42 5 22 27 70 – – – – –2005-06 Norfolk AHL 27 3 7 10 28 2 0 0 0 4Omaha AHL 42 0 8 8 24 – – – – –2006-07 Norfolk AHL 64 0 9 9 92 6 0 0 0 142007-08 Houston AHL 63 4 24 28 77 5 0 1 1 2NOLAN SCHAEFERGOALTENDERShoots: Right Height: 6-2 Weight: 207Born: January 15, 1980; Yellow Grass, SaskatchewanAcquired: Signed as a free agent, July 3, 2007.Awarded the Harry “Hap” Holmes Award with fellow goaltender Barry Brust for having the fewest goalsagainst in the AHL...Led AHL in GAA (2.06), 4th in SV% (.924) and tied for second in shutouts (6)...Represented Canada in 2008 AHL All-Star Game...Appeared in seven NHL games for San Jose in 2005-06,posting a 5-1 record with a 1.88 GAA, .920 SV% and one shutout en route to becoming first goalie inSharks history to open a career on a five-game winning streak...Won NHL debut at DAL (10/26/05), making 12 saves in 31 minutes afterstarting the game as a backup...Manned the net in San Jose’s first-ever shootout victory, a 3-2 triumph over CGY (10/29/05)...Recorded lonecareer NHL shutout with 21 saves at ANA (11/4/05)...Named to the Hockey East Second All-Star Team and NCAA East Second All-AmericanTeam in 2001...Selected by San Jose in the fifth round (No. 166 overall) of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP W L OT GAA SO GP W L GAA SO1999-00 Providence NCAA 14 6 5 1 3.24 0 – – – – –2000-01 Providence NCAA 25 15 8 2 2.47 0 – – – – –2001-02 Providence NCAA 35 11 18 5 3.29 0 – – – – –2002-03 Providence NCAA 25 13 8 2 2.96 0 – – – – –2003-04 Cleveland AHL 27 14 9 3 2.34 2 9 4 5 2.51 0Fresno ECHL 12 5 5 0 3.12 1 – – – – –2004-05 Cleveland AHL 43 17 23 1 2.73 3 – – – – –2005-06 SAN JOSE NHL 7 5 1 0 1.87 1 – – – – –Cleveland AHL 36 12 21 2 3.44 3 – – – – –2006-07 Hershey AHL 3 0 3 0 3.70 0 – – – – –Wilkes-Barre AHL 15 9 5 0 2.24 1 11 5 6 2.75 0Worcester AHL 16 5 8 3 2.80 0 – – – – –2007-08 Houston AHL 34 19 13 0 2.06 6 2 0 2 2.05 0102 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 103Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlickyin the systemJESSE SCHULTZRIGHT WINGShoots: Right Height: 6-0 Weight: 186Born: September 28, 1982; Strasbourg, SaskatchewanAcquired: Signed as a free agent, July 6, 2008.Recorded 66 points (26-40=66) including six PPGs, 43 PIM and a plus-15 rating while skating in all 80regular season games for the AHL’s Chicago Wolves in 2007-08...Tallied 131 points (64-67=131) in 219career games with the Manitoba Moose (AHL)...Has 31 points (16-16=31) in 58 career Calder Cup Playoffcontests...Made NHL debut vs. CBJ (11/28/06)...Spent four seasons in the WHL with Tri-City, Prince Albert,and Kelowna and recorded 229 points (110-119=229) in 272 career games...Cousin of Wild defenseman Nick Schultz.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM1999-00 Tri-City WHL 62 10 6 16 34 4 1 1 2 22000-01 Tri-City WHL 30 5 8 13 16 – – – – –Prince Albert WHL 35 14 18 32 14 – – – – –2001-02 Kelowna WHL 73 28 36 64 30 15 5 7 12 82002-03 Kelowna WHL 72 53 51 104 47 19 12 16 28 212003-04 Manitoba AHL 2 0 1 1 0 – – – – –Columbia ECHL 52 27 21 48 72 4 1 2 3 22004-05 Manitoba AHL 70 9 15 24 33 14 3 2 5 22005-06 Manitoba AHL 80 37 30 67 65 13 5 7 12 102006-07 VANCOUVER NHL 2 0 0 0 0 – – – – –Manitoba AHL 67 18 21 39 35 7 0 0 0 22007-08 Chicago AHL 80 26 40 66 43 24 8 5 13 18JOHN SCOTTDEFENSEMANShoots: Left Height: 6-8 Weight: 258Born: September 26, 1982; St. Catharines, OntariokAcquired: Signed as a free agent, December 31, 2006.2007-08: Played in 64 games with Houston collecting three points (3-0=3) and 184 PIM...2006-07: Competedin his first professional season with Houston (AHL)...Picked up six points (1-5=6) and 107 PIM in 65games...AMATEUR: Played at Michigan Tech University (WCHA) totaling 19 points (7-12=19) and 347 PIMin 126 games...Was the tallest player (6-8) in college hockey while with the Huskies...Made some juniorhockey contributions for the Chicago Freeze (NAHL) collecting 16 points (4+12=16) in 54 contests in 2001-02.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2001-02 Chicago NAHL 53 4 8 12 240 – – – – –2002-03 Michigan Tech NCAA 31 1 3 4 64 – – – – –2003-04 Michigan Tech NCAA 35 1 3 4 100 – – – – –2004-05 Michigan Tech NCAA 36 2 3 5 101 – – – – –2005-06 Michigan Tech NCAA 24 3 2 5 87 – – – – –2006-07 Houston AHL 65 1 5 6 107 – – – – –2007-08 Houston AHL 64 3 0 3 184 5 0 0 0 13CLAYTON STONERDEFENSEMANin the systemShoots: Left Height: 6-4 Weight: 203Born: February 19, 1985; Port McNeill, B.C.Acquired: Selected in the third round (79th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.2007-08: Collected 15 points (3-12=15) and 78 PIM in 56 games in his third season with Houston...2006-07:Played for Houston (AHL) collecting 104 PIM in 65 games...Shelved for part of the seasonwith a separated shoulder...2005-06: Tallied 24 points (6-18=24), 92 PIM and a +6 ratio in 73 gamesfor Houston during first AHL campaign...2004-05: One of three Wild prospects to play for Tri-City (WHL)...Was second on the team in points with 46 (12+34=46) and first on the team with 34 assists...2003-04: Picked up 31 points (7-24=31) and109 PIM in 71 games during second season with Tri-City ...Recorded 16 points (4-12=16) and 85 PIM in 58 games for Tri-City in 2002-03...Signed a contact with the Minnesota Wild on Sept. 9, 2005.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2001-02 Powell BCHL 4 0 1 1 2 – – – – –2002-03 Tri-City WHL 58 4 12 16 85 – – – – –2003-04 Tri-City WHL 71 7 24 31 109 11 1 1 2 82004-05 Tri-City WHL 60 12 34 46 81 4 0 3 3 22005-06 Houston AHL 73 6 18 24 92 3 1 1 2 72006-07 Houston AHL 65 1 6 7 104 – – – – –2007-08 Houston AHL 56 3 12 15 78 5 0 0 0 2WILD PLAYER PRONUNCIATION GUIDEERIC BELANGER (buh-LAWN-zhay)MARC-ANDRE BERGERON (BAIR-zhur-uhn)DEREK BOOGAARD (BOO-guard)PIERRE-MARC BOUCHARD (BOO-shahrd)ANDREW BRUNETTE (broo-NEHT)BARRY BRUST (BRUHST)MARIAN GABORIK (GA-bor-ihk)KIM JOHNSSON (YAHN-suhn)PETR KALUS (KAY-lihs)MATT KASSIAN (KAS-eh-uhn)ANTON KHUDOBIN (khuh-DAW-bihn, AN-tawn)MIKKO KOIVU (KOY-voo, MEE-koh)ANTTI MIETTINEN (mih-EHT-tih-nehn, AN-tee)TOMAS MOJZIS (MOI-shihsh, TAW-mash)PETER OLVECKY (ohl-VEHT-skee)BENOIT POULIOT (POO-lee-oh, BEHN-wah)ERIC REITZ (REETZ)MARTIN SKOULA (SKOO-la)STEPHANE VEILLEUX (VAY-oo)MAREK ZIDLICKY (zihd-LIH-kee, MAIR-ehk)104 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 105Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyFuture wildANTHONY AIELLOPosition: Defenseman Shoots: Left Height: 6-1 Weight: 195Born: May 19, 1986; Braintree, MassachusettesAcquired: Selected in the fifth round (129th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.2007-08: Played in 43 games with the National Champion Boston College Eagles...2006-07: Played 22 gameswith Boston College, which finished as an NCAA I national finalist for the second straight season...2005-06:Notched nine points (1+8=9) in 40 contests as a freshman with the Eagles...Earned All-New England FirstTeam honors as a junior and senior prep for Thayer Academy (Mass.), registering 71 points (18+53=71) in63 games while serving as the team captain...Was a member U.S. Select Team that won gold at the 2001Under-17 Five Nations Tournament in the Czech Republic...No. 149 among North American skaters in NHLCentral Scouting Service final rankings.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2004-05 Thayer Academy HS-MA 30 7 27 34 42 – – – – –2005-06 Boston College NCAA 38 0 8 8 46 – – – – –2006-07 Boston College NCAA 22 1 8 9 24 – – – – –2007-08 Boston College NCAA 43 3 10 13 40 – – – – –CODY ALMONDPosition: Center Shoots: Left Height: 6-2 Weight: 200Born: July 24, 1989; Calgary, AlbertaAcquired: Selected in the fifth round (140th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.2007-08: Played 69 games tallying 56 points (22-34=56) and 114 PIM in his third season with Kelowna...2006-07:Finished 14th on the WHL rookie scoring chart with 43 points (15-28=43)...2005-06: Notchedthree points (2+1=3) in 23 contests for Kelowna...2004-05: Racked up 43 points (28-15=43) and 108 PIM in30 games for Calgary (SAMHL).REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2004-05 Calgary SAMHL 30 28 15 43 108 – – – – –2005-06 Kelowna WHL 23 2 1 3 7 8 0 0 0 02006-07 Kelowna WHL 68 15 28 43 72 – – – – –2007-08 Kelowna WHL 69 22 34 56 114 7 1 2 3 2TYLER CUMAPosition: Defenseman Shoots: Left Height: 6-1 Weight: 189Born: January 19, 1990; Toronto, OntarioAcquired: Selected in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.Recorded 32 points (4-28=32) and 69 PIM in 59 games during his second season with the Ottawa 67’s(OHL) in 2007-08...Finished second on the team among defenseman in scoring and was the only Ottawadefenseman to finish with a positive rating (+4)...Earned a gold medal with Team Canada at the2008 IIHF Under-18 World Championships collecting four points (1-3=4) in seven games...Was namedOttawa’s Rookie of the Year in 2006-07 after posting 19 points (3-16=19) in 63 matches.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2006-07 Ottawa OHL 63 3 16 19 55 5 0 2 2 62007-08 Ottawa OHL 59 4 28 32 69 4 1 1 2 2Future wildEERO ELOPosition: Right Wing Shoots: Right Height: 6-1 Weight: 165Born: April 26, 1990; Rauma, FinlandAcquired: Selected in the fifth round (145th overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.Recorded 27 points (12-15=27) and 34 PIM in 42 games with Lukko Rauma of the Finnish JuniorLeague in 2007-08...Had 20 points (8-12=20) and 36 PIM in just 18 games with Lukko Rauma in2006-07.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2005-06 Lukko Rauma Fin-Jr. B 30 10 10 20 18 – – – – –2006-07 Lukko Rauma Fin-Jr. B 18 8 12 20 36 – – – – –Lukko Rauma Fin-Jr. A 22 1 2 3 8 – – – – –2007-08 Lukko Rauma Fin-Jr. A 42 12 15 27 34 – – – – –JUSTIN FALKPosition: Defenseman Shoots: Left Height: 6-5 Weight: 213Born: October 11, 1988; Snowflake, ManitobaAcquired: Selected in the fourth round (110th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.2007-08: Played 72 games with Spokane collecting 26 points (4-22=26) and 98 PIM...Appeared in 21 playoffgames tallying five points (1+4=5) to help Spokane claim the Memorial Cup...2006-07: Tallied 15 points(3-12=15) and 88 PIM in 62 games with Spokane (WHL)...2005-06: Led the Chiefs with a +11 rating andranked fourth in PIM...Totaled ten points (0-10=10) and 35 PIM in 53 outings with Spokane and Calgary as aWHL rookie...Ranked No. 74 among North American skaters in NHL Central Scouting Service final rankings.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2004-05 Swan Valley MJHL 56 0 8 8 46 – – – – –Calgary WHL 4 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 02005-06 Calgary WHL 5 0 2 2 0 – – – – –Spokane WHL 48 0 8 8 35 – – – – –2006-07 Spokane WHL 62 3 12 15 88 6 0 0 0 82007-08 Spokane WHL 72 4 22 26 98 21 1 4 5 12CHRIS HICKEYPosition: Center Shoots: Right Height: 6-1 Weight: 196Born: September 2, 1988; Mendota Heights, MinnesotaAcquired: Selected in the seventh round (192nd overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.2007-08: Played 51 games with the Tri-City Storm (USHL) collecting 31 points (15-16=31) and 34PIM...2006-07: Potted 21 goals and added 15 assists in 17 games while handling the captaincy for Cretin-Derham Hall (Minn.), finishing with a record of 20-6-2...2005-06: Tallied 65 points (37-28=65) in 31 outingsas a junior with the Raiders...Recorded seven points (6-1=7) in three games during the 2006 Class AA HighSchool Tournament, and had the first goal in each of those contests...Named to the All-Tournament Team.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2003-04 Cretin-Derham MN-HS 27 19 13 32 32 – – – – –2004-05 Cretin-Derham MN-HS 28 25 21 46 48 – – – – –2005-06 Cretin-Derham MN-HS 31 37 28 65 36 – – – – –2006-07 Cretin-Derham MN-HS 17 21 15 36 – – – – – –2007-08 Tri-City USHL 55 15 16 31 34 – – – –106 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 107Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyFuture wildNIKO HOVINENPosition: Goaltender Catches: Left Height: 6-6 Weight: 208Born: March 16, 1988; Helsinki, FinlandAcquired: Selected in the fifth round (145th overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.Played in four games for Jokerit (Finland) allowing 12 goals in 2007-08...Also appeared in 22 games for thejunior squad finishing with a 2.74 GAA...Made one appearance for Jokerit, allowing four goals in 2006-07...Played in 26 games in 2005-06 with Jokerit Jr. and led all team goaltenders in games played (26)...Recordeda 3.12 GAA and a .918 SV%...No. 7 among European netminders in NHL Central Scouting Service final rankings.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP W L OT GAA SO GP W L GAA SO2005-06 Jokerit Helsinki Fin-Jr. 26 – – – 3.12 – – – – – –Jokerit U18 Fin-U18 11 – – – 3.20 1 4 – – 3.62 12006-07 Jokerit Helsinki Fin-Jr. 27 13 10 0 2.71 1 5 2 3 2.38 1Suomi U20 Fin-2 6 1 2 0 2.99 0 – – – – –Jokerit Helsinki Finland 1 0 1 0 4.00 0 – – – – –2007-08 Jokerit Helsinki Fin-Jr. 22 – – – 2.74 – 3 – – 4.62 –HARRI ILVONENPosition: Defenseman Shoots: Left Height: 6-2 Weight: 187Born: November 3, 1988; Helsinki, FinlandAcquired: Selected in the sixth round (170th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.Played in 11 games with HPK Hameenlinna scoring two goal and two assists (2+2=4) in 2007-08... Collected30 points (9+21=30) and 38 PIM with Tappara Tampere (Finland Jr.) in 2006-07...Ranked No. 21 amongEuropean skaters in NHL Central Scouting Service final rankings...Recorded a pair of assists and 12 PIM in tengames for Suomi (Finland-2) and posted two PIM in seven GP for Tappara (Finland).REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2005-06 Tappara U18 Fin-U18 10 3 5 8 10 3 0 2 2 4Tappara Jr. Fin-Jr. 24 2 1 3 24 – – – – –2006-07 Tappara Tampere Fin-Jr. 39 9 21 30 38 10 0 2 2 22Tappara Tampere Finland 7 0 0 0 2 – – – – –Suomi U20 Fin-2 10 0 2 2 12 – – – – –2007-08 Tappara Tampere Fin-Jr. 14 2 10 12 22 – – – – –HPK Hameenlinna Finland 11 2 2 4 2 – – – – –SEAN LORENZPosition: Defenseman Shoots: Right Height: 6-1 Weight: 191Born: March 10, 1990; Littleton, ColoradoAcquired: Selected in the fourth round (115th overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.Has spent the last two seasons with U.S. National Development Program in Ann Arbor, Mich...Has totalled 59games while scoring three goals, eight assists and 30 PIM...Will continue his hockey career at the Universityof Notre Dame beginning this fall...Member of 2008 United States Under 18 team which took the bronze medalat the 2008 WJC.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2006-07 USNTDP NAHL 45 1 7 8 26 6 0 0 0 22007-08 USNTDP NAHL 14 2 1 3 4 – – – – –Future wildCARSON McMILLANPosition: Right Wing Shoots: Right Height: 6-1 Weight: 201Born: September 10, 1988; Brandon, ManitobaAcquired: Selected in the seventh round (200th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.Collected 42 points (16+26=42) and 87 PIM in 72 games with Calgary in 2007-08...Notched 22 points(7+15=22) and 76 PIM in 72 games for Calgary (WHL) in 2006-07...Picked up five points (3+2=5) and 42 PIMin 59 games as a rookie with Calgary in 2005-06...Posted two points (1+1=2) and two PIM in four outingswith Winkler (MJHL) after spending most of the season playing for Brandon (Manitoba AAA Midget HockeyLeague) in 2004-05.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2004-05 Winkler MJHL 4 1 1 2 2 – – – – –2005-06 Calgary WHL 59 3 2 5 42 13 0 0 0 22006-07 Calgary WHL 72 7 15 22 76 18 2 0 2 172007-08 Calgary WHL 72 16 26 42 87 16 1 0 1 22KYLE MEDVECPosition: Defenseman Shoots: Left Height: 6-6 Weight: 205Born: June 16, 1988; Westminster, ColoradoAcquired: Selected in the fourth round (102nd overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.Played in 30 games in his freshman campaign with Vermont in 2007-08 collecting five points (1+4=5)...Recorded all of his points in conference games...Notched the first assist of his career in a 1-1 tie at BostonCollege (10/21)...Scored the first goal of his career in a 5-1 loss (2/1)...Posted 18 points (4+14=18) and 83PIM in 57 games with Sioux City in his first full USHL season in 2006-07...Recorded 35 points (13+22=35) and44 PIM in his senior year at Apple Valley (Minn.) in 2005-06...Two-time All-Lake Conference selection...Namedto the 2006 Pioneer Press AP All-State Team and the Star Tribune All-Metro Team...Ranked No. 82 among NorthAmerican skaters in NHL-CSS final rankings.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2005-06 Apple Valley MN-HS 28 13 22 35 44 – – – – –Sioux City USHL 3 0 0 0 0 – – – – –2006-07 Sioux City USHL 57 4 14 18 83 7 0 0 0 42007-08 Vermont NCAA 30 1 4 5 18 – – – – –GEORGI MISHARINPosition: Defenseman Shoots: Left Height: 6-1 Weight: 200Born: May 11, 1985; Yekaterinaburg, RussiaAcquired: Selected in the seventh round (207th overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.Played 50 games last season with CSKA Moscow tallying nine points (6-3=9)...Played in 48 games withMoscow Dynamo in 2006-07 collecting 10 points (3-7=10)...Managed a Russia League career high with 13points (4-9=13) in 50 games with CSKA Moscow in 2005-06...Had one assist during the 2006 World Championshipsfor Russia...Saw action in 47 games with Nizhekamsk collecting four points (1-3=4) in 2004-05, hisfirst season in the Russian league...Notched two assists in six games for bronze medalist Russia at the 2003Under-18 World Championships.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2002-03 Yekaterinaburg Rus-2 28 1 3 4 16 – – – – –2003-04 Saginaw OHL 65 5 22 27 42 – – – – –2004-05 Nizhnekamsk Russia 47 1 3 4 38 3 0 0 0 42005-06 CSKA Moscow Russia 50 4 9 13 46 7 0 0 0 312006-07 Moscow Dynamo Russia 48 3 7 10 70 3 0 1 1 122007-08 CSKA Moscow Russia 50 6 3 9 42 – – – – –108 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 109Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyFuture wildMARCO SCANDELLAPosition: Defenseman Shoots: Left Height: 6-3 Weight: 206Born: February 23, 1990; Montreal, QuebecAcquired: Selected in the second round (55th overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.Recorded 14 points (4-10=14) and 35 PIM in 65 games during his rookie season with the Val d’Or Foruersof the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) in 2007-08...Won a gold medal with Team Canada at theUnder-18 World Championships, posting two points (1-1-2) and a plus-7 rating in seven games...Led Val d’Orrookie defensemen in scoring and was named the QMJHL Prospect of the Month in December 2007.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2007-08 Val D’Ors QMJHL 65 4 10 14 35 4 0 1 1 4ROMAN VOLOSHENKOPosition: Left Wing Shoots: Right Height: 6-1 Weight: 205Born: May 12, 1986; Brest BelarusAcquired: Selected in the second round (42nd overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.Played 18 games with Moscow Dynamo in 2007-08 tallying two points (1-1=2)...Accrued 33 goals, the thirdbesttotal for an AHL rookie in 2005-06...Posted second four-goal game in Aeros history (10/21/05) and wasthe youngest player in club history to record a hat trick (10/7/05)...Played seven games in the 2006 WJC, tallyingthree goals and two PIM for the Russian silver medalists...Tied for first in scoring at the 2004 Under-18WJC with 11 points (5-6=11), and notched 18 PIM in six contests as well while representing Russia...Talliedgame-winning goal in Russia’s 3-2 win over the United States in the gold medal game.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2003-04 Krylja Sovetov Rus-2 46 7 8 15 40 4 1 1 2 42004-05 Krylja Sovetov 2 Rus-3 1 0 0 0 2 – – – – –Krylja Sovetov Rus-2 38 16 13 29 22 3 0 1 1 22005-06 Houston AHL 69 33 27 60 22 – – – – –2006-07 Houston AHL 76 11 19 30 22 – – – – –2007-08 Moscow Dynamo Russia 18 1 1 2 6 – – – – –JULIAN WALKERPosition: Right Wing Shoots: Right Height: 6-2 Weight: 209Born: September 10, 1986; Bern, SwitzerlandAcquired: Selected in the sixth round (162nd overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.Played in 50 games with Basel (Swiss-A) in 2007-08 tallying six assists...Totaled eight points (4-4=8) in 40games with Basel (Swiss-A) in 2006-07...Added one point (0-1=1) in six playoff games...Also skated in eightgames for Olten (Swiss-2) during 2006-07, posting 12 points (8-4=12)...Appeared in 36 games with Basel in2005-06 recording two goals...Played for Switzerland in the 2005-06 WJC and scored four points (2-2=4) in sixgames...Ranked No. 104 among European skaters in the NHL Central Scouting Service final rankings.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2005-06 EHC Basel Jr. SUI-Jr. 6 3 2 5 6 – – – – –EHC Olten Swiss-2 2 0 0 0 2 – – – – –EHC Basel Swiss 36 2 0 2 41 5 1 0 1 62006-07 EHC Basel Swiss 40 4 4 8 16 13 0 1 1 6EHC Olten Swiss-2 8 8 4 12 0 – – – – –2007-08 EHC Basel Swiss 50 0 6 6 22 – – – – –How the wild was builtYEAR DRAFT (RD/PICK) FREE AGENT (SIGNED) TRADE/WAIVERS (TEAM, DATE)2000 MARIAN GABORIK (1/3)NICK SCHULTZ (2/33)Erik Reitz (6/170)2001 MIKKO KOIVU (1/6)STEPHANE VEILLEUX (3/93)DEREK BOOGAARD (7/202)2002 PIERRE-MARC BOUCHARD (1/8)JOSH HARDING (2/38)2003 BRENT BURNS (1/20)Danny Irmen (3/78)2004 Peter Olvecky (3/78)Clayton Stoner (3/79)Anton Khudobin (7/206)2005 Benoit Pouliot (1/4)KURTIS FOSTER (8/4)Matt Kassian (2/57)Morten Madsen (4/122)Riley Emmerson (7/199)2006 JAMES SHEPPARD (1/9)Cal Clutterbuck (3/72)NIKLAS BACKSTROM (6/1)KIM JOHNSSON (7/1)Paul Albers (7/5)Ryan Hamilton (7/5)John Scott (12/31)2007 Colton Gilles (1/16) ERIC BELANGER (7/3)Nolan Schaefer (7/3)2008 Maxim Noreau (5/22)ANDREW BRUNETTE (7/1)CRAIG WELLER (7/1)ANTTI MIETTINEN (7/4)OWEN NOLAN (7/7)Tomas Mojzis (7/7)Barry Brust (7/7)Krys Kolans (7/12)Bryan Lundbohm (7/15)Brandon Rogers (7/15)MARTIN SKOULA (DAL, 3/9)Petr Kalus (BOS, 7/1)MARC-ANDRE BERGERON (ANA, 6/10)MAREK ZIDLICKY (NSH, 7/1)Corey Locke (MTL, 7/12)110 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 111Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlicky2008-2009 minnesota wild team roster2008-2009 minnesota wild team rosterFORWARDS (32) HT WT SHOT BORN BIRTHPLACE 2007-08 TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM ACQCody Almond 6-1 199 Left 7/24/89 Calgary, Alberta Kelowna WHL 69 22 34 56 – 114 EN/07Eric Belanger 5-11 185 Left 12/16/77 Sherbrooke, Quebec MINNESOTA NHL 75 13 24 37 -6 30 FA/07Derek Boogaard 6-7 258 Left 6/23/82 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MINNESOTA NHL 34 0 0 0 -5 74 EN/01Pierre-Marc Bouchard 5-10 172 Left 4/27/84 Sherbrooke, Quebec MINNESOTA NHL 81 13 50 63 11 34 EN/02Andrew Brunette 6-1 212 Left 8/24/73 Sudbury, Ontario COLORADO NHL 82 19 40 59 5 14 FA/08Cal Clutterbuck 5-11 213 Right 11/18/87 Welland, Ontario Houston AHL 73 11 13 24 – 97 EN/06Eero Elo 6-1 165 Right 4/26/90 Rauma, Finland Lukko Rauma Fin-Jr. 42 12 15 27 – 34 EN/08Riley Emmerson 6-8 238 Left 11/18/87 Burnaby, British Columbia Texas ECHL 51 2 2 4 – 142 EN/05Marian Gaborik 6-1 199 Left 2/14/82 Trencin, Slovakia MINNESOTA NHL 77 42 41 83 17 63 EN/00Colton Gillies 6-4 194 Left 2/12/89 White Rock, British Columbia Saskatoon WHL 58 24 23 47 – 97 EN/07Ryan Hamilton 6-2 217 Left 4/15/85 Oshawa, Ontario Houston AHL 72 20 19 39 – 38 FA/06Chris Hickey 6-1 196 Right 9/2/88 Mendota Heights, Minnesota Tri-City USHL 55 15 16 31 – 34 EN/06Danny Irmen 6-0 190 Right 9/6/84 Fargo, North Dakota Houston AHL 77 10 13 23 – 51 EN/03Petr Kalus 6-1 201 Left 6/29/87 Ostrava, Czech Republic Houston AHL 58 8 10 18 – 57 TRD/07Matt Kassian 6-4 238 Left 10/28/86 Edmonton, Alberta Texas ECHL 47 6 4 10 – 90 EN/05Mikko Koivu 6-2 200 Left 3/12/83 Turku, Finland MINNESOTA NHL 57 11 31 42 13 42 EN/01Krys Kolanos 6-3 206 Right 7/27/81 Calgary, Alberta Quad City AHL 65 30 33 63 – 84 FA/08Corey Locke 5-9 168 Left 5/8/84 Toronto, Ontario Hamilton AHL 78 30 42 72 – 50 TRD/08Bryan Lundbohm 5-10 185 Left 8/24/77 Roseau, Minnesota Soenderjyske Denmark 33 13 14 27 – 12 FA/08Morten Madsen 6-2 185 Left 1/16/87 Rodovre, Denmark Houston AHL 50 3 17 20 – 18 EN/05Carson McMillan 6-0 200 Right 9/10/88 Brandon, Manitoba Calgary WHL 72 16 26 42 – 87 EN/07Antti Miettinen 6-0 190 Left 7/3/80 Hameenlina, Finland DALLAS NHL 69 15 19 34 4 34 FA/08Owen Nolan 6-1 214 Right 2/12/72 Belfast, Ireland CALGARY NHL 77 16 16 32 6 71 FA/08Maxim Noreau 5-11 192 Right 5/24/87 Montreal, Quebec Houston AHL 50 8 8 16 – 48 FA/08Peter Olvecky 6-2 195 Left 10/11/85 Trencin, Slovakia Houston AHL 61 17 16 33 – 38 EN/04Benoit Pouliot 6-3 199 Left 9/29/86 Alfred, Ontario Houston AHL 46 10 14 24 -8 67 EN/05Jesse Schultz 6-0 192 Right 9/28/82 Strasbourg, Saskatchewan Chicago AHL 80 26 40 66 – 43 FA/08James Sheppard 6-2 210 Left 4/25/88 Halifax, Nova Scotia MINNESOTA NHL 78 4 15 19 0 29 EN/06Stephane Veilleux 6-0 188 Left 11/16/81 St. Georges de Beauce, Quebec MINNESOTA NHL 77 11 7 18 -13 61 EN/01Roman Voloshenko 6-1 205 Right 5/12/86 Brest, Belarus Moscow Dynamo Russia 18 1 1 2 – 6 EN/04Julian Walker 6-2 209 Right 9/10/86 Bern, Switzerland EHC Basel Swiss 50 0 6 6 – 22 EN/06Craig Weller 6-4 220 Right 3/17/81 Calgary, Alberta PHOENIX NHL 59 3 8 11 -7 80 FA/08DEFENSEMEN (21) HT WT SHOT BORN BIRTHPLACE 2007-08 TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM ACQAnthony Aiello 6-1 195 Left 5/19/86 Braintree, Massachusetts Boston College NCAA 43 3 10 13 – 40 EN/05Paul Albers 6-1 189 Left 10/15/85 Melville, Saskatchewan Houston AHL 69 5 16 21 – 26 FA/06Marc-Andre Bergeron 5-10 197 Left 10/30/80 Trois-rivieres, Quebec N.Y. ISLANDERS/ANAHEIM NHL 55 9 10 19 -16 20 TRD/08Brent Burns 6-5 219 Right 3/9/85 Ajax, Ontario MINNESOTA NHL 82 15 28 43 12 80 EN/03Tyler Cuma 6-2 180 Left 1/19/90 Toronto, Ontario Ottawa OHL 59 4 28 32 – 69 EN/08Justin Falk 6-5 215 Left 11/11/88 Snowflake, Manitoba Spokane WHL 72 4 22 26 – 98 EN/07Kurtis Foster 6-5 220 Right 11/24/81 Carp, Ontario MINNESOTA NHL 56 7 12 19 0 37 FA/05Harri Ilvonen 6-2 187 Left 11/3/88 Helsinki, Finland Tappara Tampere Fin-Jr. 14 2 10 12 – 22 EN/07Kim Johnsson 6-1 183 Left 3/16/76 Malmo, Sweden MINNESOTA NHL 80 4 23 27 -4 42 FA/06Sean Lorenz 6-1 191 Right 3/10/90 Littleton, Colorado USNTDP NAHL 14 2 1 3 – 4 EN/08Kyle Medvec 6-6 205 Left 6/16/88 Westminster, Colorado Vermont NCAA 30 1 4 5 – 18 EN/06Georgi Misharin 6-1 200 Left 5/11/85 Yekaterinaberg, Russia CSKA Moscow Russia 50 6 3 9 – 42 EN/03Tomas Mojzis 6-1 192 Left 5/2/82 Kolin, Czech Republic Novosibirsk Russia 28 2 1 3 – 38 FA/08Erik Reitz 6-1 210 Right 7/29/82 Detroit, Michigan Houston AHL 49 8 26 34 11 99 EN/00Brandon Rogers 6-1 198 Left 2/27/82 Rochester, New Hampshire Houston AHL 63 4 24 28 – 77 FA/08Marco Scandella 6-2 190 Left 2/23/90 Montreal, Quebec Val’D’Ors QMJHL 65 4 10 14 – 35 EN/08Nick Schultz 6-1 200 Left 8/25/82 Strasbourg, Saskatchewan MINNESOTA NHL 81 2 13 15 9 42 EN/00John Scott 6-8 247 Left 9/26/82 St. Catharines, Ontario Houston AHL 64 3 0 3 – 184 FA/06Martin Skoula 6-3 226 Left 10/28/79 Litomerice, Czech Republic MINNESOTA NHL 80 3 8 11 -16 26 TRD/06Clayton Stoner 6-3 205 Left 2/19/85 Port McNeill, British Columbia Houston AHL 56 3 12 15 – 78 EN/04Marek Zidlicky 5-11 190 Right 2/3/77 Most, Czech Republic NASHVILLE NHL 79 5 38 43 -5 63 TRD/08GOALTENDERS (6) HT WT CATCH BORN BIRTHPLACE 2007-08 TEAM LEAGUE GP W-L-OT GAA SV% SO GA ACQNiklas Backstrom 6-1 197 Left 2/13/78 Helsinki, Finland MINNESOTA NHL 58 33-13-8 2.31 .920 4 131 FA/06Barry Brust 6-2 210 Left 8/8/83 Swan River, Manitoba Houston AHL 43 24-16-3 2.27 – 4 – FA/08Josh Harding 6-1 197 Right 6/18/84 Regina, Saskatchewan MINNESOTA NHL 29 11-15-2 2.94 .908 2 77 EN/02Niko Hovinen 6-6 208 Left 3/16/88 Helsinki, Finland Jokerit Helsinki Fin-Jr. 22 – 2.74 – – – EN/06Anton Khudobin 5-11 208 Left 5/7/86 Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan Texas ECHL 27 20-1-4 1.98 – 3 – EN/04Nolan Schaefer 6-2 200 Right 1/15/80 Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan Houston AHL 34 19-13-0 2.06 – 6 – FA/07112 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 113Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyAmerican Hockey League1221 Lamar Street, Suite 1100 • Houston, TX 77010Tel: (713) 974-7825 • Fax: (713) 361-7900aeros.comhouston aerosHome Rink: Toyota Center (17,800 for hockey)Rink Address: 1510 Polk Street • Houston, TX 77002Team Colors: Red, Green, Gold and WhiteCalder Cup Championships: One (2003)Turner Cup Championships: One (1999)2007-08 Record: 45-29-2-4 (96 pts.), third in West DivisionAffiliation: Became Minnesota’s primary developmental affiliate onMay 21, 2001...Was purchased and became an entity of Minnesota Sports & Entertainment on July 7, 2003.DirectoryGeneral Manager...................................................................................................................................................................... Tom LynnHead Coach................................................................................................................................................................ Kevin ConstantineAssistant General Manager / Assistant Coach .........................................................................................................................Troy WardAssistant Coach....................................................................................................................................................................Luke StrandAthletic Trainer.......................................................................................................................................................................Jerry MeinsEquipment Manager........................................................................................................................................................... Mark KincherCommunications Director........................................................................................................................................... Patrick ArmstrongKevin ConstantineHEAD COACHKevin Constantine was named the seventh head coach in Aeros history on May 29, 2007. Constantine,49 (12/27/58), has been behind the bench as a head coach for more than 1,000 combined games,presiding over teams in the United States Hockey League (USHL), International Hockey League (IHL),National Hockey League (NHL) and Western Hockey League (WHL).In Constantine’s first season as the Aeros head coach he led the club to a 45-29-2-4 record, a teamhigh32-point improvement from 2006-07 to 2007-08. He led the Aeros to the playoffs, placing thirdin the West Division, losing in the first round. Constantine improved first-year Aeros head coaches toa perfect seven-for-seven in reaching the playoffs during their inaugural seasons.The native of International Falls, Minn., recorded his 300th win as a coach at the professional level on March 25, 2008, a 3-2 Aeros’ shootout victoryat Peoria. He accrued a 159-158-61 mark in seven NHL seasons with San Jose, Pittsburgh and New Jersey. Two seasons after helping KansasCity claim the IHL’s Turner Cup championship in 1991-92, Constantine took over a Sharks team that won just 11 games the previous season.Constantine led San Jose to a 33-35-16 record in 1993-94 and a first-round upset of Detroit in the Western Conference Quarterfinals. He was therunner-up to current Minnesota Wild head coach Jacques Lemaire for the Jack Adams Trophy as the NHL’s top coach after the Sharks improved aleague-record 58 points. Constantine is the only NHL coach to ever lead a pair of eight seeds over a No. 1 seed, having also led Pittsburgh overNew Jersey in 1998-99.Constantine joined expansion Everett in 2003-04 and led the Silvertips to a 162-106-20 mark in four seasons. Everett won division titles in threeof his four seasons there, and advanced to the WHL Final in its inaugural season, helping Constantine land Coach of the Year honors. In 2006-07,Constantine led the Silvertips to a 54-15-1-2 record and a berth in the Western Conference Semifinals.In two seasons with Kansas City, Constantine’s Blades went 102-48-14. Constantine has also served as an assistant coach with NHL Calgary, IHLKalamazoo, and as head coach of North Iowa and Rochester of the United States Hockey League. Constantine also founded the North AmericanHockey League’s Pittsburgh Forge in 2001. The Forge compiled an 80-24-8 record in his two seasons there. Eighteen Forge players earned DivisionI scholarships.Constantine played amateur hockey at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in upstate New York and was Montreal’s ninth-round pick (No. 154 overall)in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. Constantine has three sons: Mathew, Jeffrey and Nicholas.Houston Aeros 2008-09 ScheduleOCTOBER11 vs. CHICAGO 7:35 p.m.13 vs. MILWAUKEE 7:05 p.m.18 vs. SAN ANTONIO 7:35 p.m.19 at San Antonio 5:00 p.m.24 at Manitoba 7:30 p.m.25 at Manitoba 7:30 p.m.26 at Toronto 3:00 p.m.28 vs. IOWA 7:05 p.m.31 vs. PROVIDENCE 7:35 p.m.nOVEMBER2 vs. W.B./SCRANTON 4:05 p.m.7 at Hamilton 6:30 p.m.8 at Rochester 6:35 p.m.9 at Syracuse 2:00 p.m.11 at Grand Rapids 11:00 a.m.14 at Lake Erie 6:30 p.m.16 vs. BRIDGEPORT 4:05 p.m.22 vs. WORCESTER 7:35 p.m.23 vs. HAMILTON 5:05 p.m.28 vs. MILWAUKEE 7:35 p.m.29 at San Antonio 7:00 p.m.30 vs. MILWAUKEE 4:05 p.m.DECEMBER2 vs. MANITOBA 11:05 a.m.4 vs. MANITOBA 7:05 p.m.6 vs. SYRACUSE 7:35 p.m.10 vs. ROCHESTER 7:05 p.m.11 vs. QUAD CITY 7:05 p.m.13 vs. HERSHEY 7:35 p.m.17 at Milwaukee 7:00 p.m.19 at Rockford 7:30 p.m.20 at Rockford 7:05 p.m.21 at Peoria 5:00 p.m.26 vs. SAN ANTONIO 7:35 p.m.27 at Quad City 7:05 p.m.28 at Peoria 5:00 p.m.30 vs. LAKE ERIE 7:05 p.m.31 at Worcester 5:05 p.m.JANUARY2 at Binghamton 6:05 p.m.3 at W.B./Scranton 6:05 p.m.4 at Providence 3:05 p.m.7 at Bridgeport 6:00 p.m.9 at Hershey 6:00 p.m.10 at Quad City 7:05 p.m.11 at Chicago 6:00 p.m.16 vs. TORONTO 7:35 p.m.18 vs. LAKE ERIE 5:05 p.m.23 vs. PEORIA 7:35 p.m.24 vs. PEORIA 7:35 p.m.29 vs. QUAD CITY 7:05 p.m.30 vs. BINGHAMTON 7:35 p.m.31 at Chicago 7:00 p.m.FEBRUARY6 at Iowa 7:05 p.m.7 at Quad City 7:05 p.m.8 at Chicago 5:00 p.m.13 at Iowa 7:05 p.m.14 at Iowa 7:05 p.m.15 vs. CHICAGO 5:05 p.m.19 vs. IOWA 7:05 p.m.21 vs. IOWA 7:35 p.m.27 vs. ROCKFORD 7:35 p.m.28 at Quad City 7:05 p.m.MARCH1 at Milwaukee 4:00 p.m.5 vs. GRAND RAPIDS 7:05 p.m.7 vs. CHICAGO 7:35 p.m.10 vs. QUAD CITY 7:05 p.m.13 vs. QUAD CITY 7:35 p.m.14 at San Antonio 7:00 p.m.15 vs. ROCKFORD 4:05 p.m.21 vs. PEORIA 7:35 p.m.22 vs. PEORIA 4:05 p.m.25 at Milwaukee 7:00 p.m.27 vs. ROCKFORD 7:35 p.m.28 at Peoria 7:00 p.m.29 at Rockford 5:05 p.m.31 at Iowa 7:05 p.m.APRIL2 vs. IOWA 7:05 p.m.3 at Peoria 7:00 p.m.4 at Lake Erie 7:30 p.m.10 vs. SAN ANTONIO 7:35 p.m.11 at San Antonio 7:00 p.m.12 vs. SAN ANTONIO 4:05 p.m.Home games in CAPS.All times central time zone.Dates and times subject to change.114 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 115Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 GaborikCM29 HardingY5 johnssonCMMY9 koivuCYCMY20 miettinenK11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyTeam HistoryTable of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyDIVISION CHAMPS FOR FIRST TIME: An historic 2007-08regular season ended with the Wild’s first-ever divisionchampionship, following a record of 44-28-10 for 98points. The clincher came with a 3-1 win over Calgary onApril 3, behind a pair of historic goals from RW MarianGaborik. The victory also gave Head Coach Jacques Lemairehis 500th coaching victory.CAREER YEAR FOR GABBY: RW Marian Gaborik enjoyed hismost successful season yet – reaching career bests andfranchise records in goals (42) and points (83), includingthe NHL’s first five-goal game in nearly 11 seasons,against the New York Rangers on Dec. 20. He added an assistfor his second career six-point game. Gaborik also tiedhis own team record with eight GWG – three in overtime –and tied for the team lead with 11 PPG. Gaborik posted 10multi-goal games and 20 multi-point games while leadingthe Wild in plus-minus (+17). The Wild is 21-0-3 in thelast 24 games that Gaborik scores a goal, and 24-2-3 forthe season. The Wild enters the 2008-09 season 33-3-3all-time when Gaborik scores two or more goals, and24-0-2 when he has three or more points. March was ahuge month for Gaborik, who served as team captain forthe first time. He notched his 400th career point at ATL(3/7), while he reached another career milestone with his200th goal vs. LA (3/15). He posted two or more points five2007-08 Minnesota wildFront Row (left to right): Niklas Backstrom, Mario Tremblay, Mike Ramsey, Jacques Lemaire, Bob Naegele Jr., Craig Leipold, Bob Mason, Matt Shaw,Josh Harding Second Row (left to right): Matt Benz, Dr. Sheldon Burns, Dr. Dan Peterson, Don Fuller, Petteri Nummelin, Mark Parrish, Eric Belanger,Brian Rolston, Marian Gaborik, Mikko Koivu, Sean Hill, Pavol Demitra, Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Dr. Joel Boyd, Mike Vogt, Travis Green, Kirk Olson ThirdRow (left to right): Tony DaCosta, Stephane Veilleux, Keith Carney, Martin Skoula, Todd Fedoruk, Matt Foy, Branko Radivojevic, Kim Johnsson, NickSchultz Top Row (left to right): Brent Proulx, Aaron Voros, Chris Simon, Derek Boogaard, Kurtis Foster, Brent Burns, Benoit Pouliot, James Sheppardtimes in the season’s final nine games (6-6=12).FRANCHISE MARKS FOR BACKSTROM: G Niklas Backstrom’ssecond season in a Wild uniform was also ahistorical one. He set franchise records for wins (33) andsaves (1,498). Backstrom, who had two of his four shutoutsin the season’s first four games, began the seasonwith a 5-0-1 mark, and ended it even better. Backstromwent 7-0-4 in his last 11 decisions, with a 1.61 GAA anda .944 SV% in that span. Backstrom won seven of his lasteight decisions (7-0-1) dating back to March 15, with a1.41 GAA and a .950 SV% in that time. Backstrom hasbeen stellar in March and April in his career, with just tworegulation losses in 26 decisions. Backstrom is 18-2-6with a 1.60 GAA in his career from Mar. 1 onward. He alsohas five of his nine shutouts in that span. Backstrom is37-0-2 when heading into the third period with the lead.He is 52-15-10 in his last 76 decisions and 43-12-8 in hislast 63. Backstrom and Josh Harding combined to play all82 games – just the second time in team history that nomore than two goalies played in a single season.500 FOR LEMAIRE: Wild Head Coach Jacques Lemairepicked up his 500th coaching victory (4/3) against Calgary.Lemaire became the 12th coach to reach that milestone– tying his former Montreal Canadiens coach, ToeBlake, for 11th all-time. Lemaire became the third NHLseason notescoach to obtain his 500th win last season, joining SanJose’s Ron Wilson and Florida’s Jacques Martin. Lemairealso became the 14th coach in NHL history to reach the1,000 regular season games coached plateau (12/18).Scotty Bowman is the NHL’s all-time leader with 1,244games won. Lemaire is also the only person in NHL historyto play in 800 games and coach in 1,000.BURNS CLAIMS WILD D-MAN RECORD: D Brent Burnsrewrote the Wild’s record book for defenseman scoring,posting 43 points (15-28=43) while becoming just thesecond blueliner in team history to play in all 82 games.The previous record for points was held by LubomirSekeras (11-23=34). The Wild went 11-1-3 when Burnsscored a goal this season. He also set franchise recordsfor power play points in a season by a defensemen with19 (8-11=19), and PPG by a defenseman (8). In addition,Burns scored four GWG – tying the franchise record for adefenseman and went 3-for-5 in shootout attempts whileranking third on the team with a +12.ASSIST RECORD FOR BOUCHARD: RW Pierre-MarcBouchard turned in a franchise-record 50 assists amonghis career-best 63 points (13-50=63) for the season.Bouchard broke the assist mark set in 2001-02 by AndrewBrunette (48) and surpassed his 59-point total in2005-06. Bouchard tied his career-high with four points(2-2=4) at VAN (1/21), while also becoming the secondplayer in team history to post 200 career points.KOIVU COMEBACK: Despite missing 24 games with acracked fibula and often being matched against an opponent’stop line, third-year C Mikko Koivu ranked second onthe team with a +13 while accruing 42 points (11-31=42)in 57 games. Beginning Feb. 27, Koivu picked up 16points (3-13=16) in 19 games as the Wild went 10-4-5.He topped the 19-minute mark in all but two of those18 games, including a career-high 25:06 in the divisionclincher over Calgary (4/3).RESPONSIBLE D: D Nick Schultz turned in a minus ratingjust once in his last 18 games. He was a +10 startingon Feb. 27, a span that saw the Wild go 10-4-4. Schultzmissed the season finale at COL (4/6) with flu-like symptoms(later diagnosed as appendicitits), snapping hisstreak of consecutive games played at 177 since March19, 2006, vs. CGY.LATE NIGHT RUN TO THE “FRIDGE”: LW Todd Fedoruk wasacquired off re-entry waivers from Dallas on ThanksgivingDay, and Fedoruk’s impact was huge. He posted 11points (6-5=11) and 106 PIM in 58 games with the Wild,establishing a new career-high in goals while picking upthe first two power play goals of his career. Fedoruk scoredthree goals in the season’s final six games.DEMITRA THE TABLE-SETTER: RW Pavol Demitra had hisstreak of nine consecutive 20-goal seasons snapped, buthe was an assist machine in the Wild’s late-season run.Demitra had six assists in a four-game streak to end theseason, and had 10 helpers in the last seven games. Demitraranked fourth on the Wild’s roster in points (15-39=54)and third in assists while ending the regular season with699 career points (281-418=699).30 AGAIN FOR ROLSTON: RW Brian Rolston tallied his 30thgoal of the season March 30 to notch a third straight seasonof 30 goals or better and fourth overall. The Wild went44-7-7 over the last two seasons when Rolston scores agoal. Rolston ended with 59 points (31-28=59).1,000 FOR CARNEY: D Keith Carney became the 14th activedefenseman and the 29th U.S.-born skater to appearin 1,000 career NHL games when he took the ice vs. CGY(2/24). Carney scored his lone goal of the season in theWild’s season finale at COL (4/6), and put up three points(1-2=3) over the campaign’s final four games.ROOKIE KEEPS PACE: C James Sheppard broke PascalDupuis’ mark for most games played by a Wild rookie (76in 2001-02). The Halifax, Nova Scotia native totaled 19points (4-15=19) in 78 games.THE BIG “VO”: LW Aaron Voros made a quick splash uponhis November recall from AHL Houston, scoring goals inback-to-back games (11/16 and 11/18). Voros had fourmultiple-point games in his first 21 contests and endedthe season fifth on the team in hits (96). Voros, whoovercame a tumor in his knee while playing at Alaska-Anchorage,was also nominated for the Bill Masterton MemorialTrophy by the Twin Cities chapter of the ProfessionalHockey Writers’ Association.A FLOURISH AT BEGINNING, END: Minnesota began theseason with five straight wins en route to a franchise-record7-0-1 start. The Wild struggled through a five-gamewinless streak Oct. 24-Nov. 1, and a four-game slideFeb. 19-26. But Minnesota used a 4-0-0 homestand Mar.26-Apr. 3 to clinch the division, outscoring opponents 13-4in the process, while suffering just two regulation lossesin its final 14 games overall (7-2-5).118 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 119Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickySPECIAL TEAMS TRULY THAT: The Wild finished fourth inthe NHL on the penalty kill with an 85.2 percent kill rate.Minnesota was seventh in the league on the power playat 19.0 percent.NEARLY MORE RECORDS: The Wild finished its divisionslate 17-11-4, one victory away from the team recordfor wins against Northwest opponents (18-8-6, set in2006-07). Minnesota tied a team record with 19 road victories(19-17-5).FASTEST TO 20, 30: Minnesota reached 20 wins in 34games (20-12-2), and 30 wins in 52 games (30-19-3) –both franchise bests.500 CLUB: The Wild played its 500th regular season gameOct. 21 vs. COL. The club’s franchise record after 500games of 216-194-90 and 522 points ranks seventh-bestof any active franchise after its initial 500 games.HISTORIC COMEBACK: Minnesota rallied from three goalsdown for a 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers at Xcel EnergyCenter 12/29, the Wild’s largest comeback win ever ina home game. Minnesota won despite allowing two shorthandedgoals for the first time in franchise history.WORKING OVERTIME: A season after tying for second inthe NHL in shootout wins with 10, the Wild was just 3-8in shootouts in 2007-08. The Wild allowed goals on 48.6percent of its opponent chances – 28th of 30 teams. Minnesotawent 43 games into its 2007-08 schedule beforeSEASON NOTESits first shootout win, a 6-5 decision Jan. 10 in Detroit.CUTTING IT CLOSE: The Wild played 44 one-goal games(25-11-8) in 2007-08, including a run of eight straightwins that ended 12/31 vs. SJ. Minnesota ranked tied forfourth in the NHL in one-goal game wins.MAGIC NUMBER OF THREE: The Wild went 32-4-5 last seasonwhen scoring more than two goals, and 33-1-0 whenallowing fewer than three.BACK-TO-BACK: The Wild played 15 sets of back-to-backgames during the 2007-08 season. The Wild went 9-5-1in the first game and 9-4-2 in the second game of backto-backcontests.ON OUR POND: Minnesota finished the regular season25-11-5 (.671) at Xcel Energy Center in 2007-08. The Wildwent 29-7-5 (.768) at Xcel Energy Center in 2006-07 andranked tied for the second most home wins in the NHLwhile establishing team records in home wins and homepoints (63). The franchise’s all-time record at Xcel EnergyCenter is 149-88-49 (.607), and the team has not yet finisheda season with a home record below .500.ON THE ROAD: The Wild went 19-17-5 (.524) on the roadlast season, tying the franchise record for road wins ina season set in 2006-07 when it posted a 19-19-3 markaway from Xcel Energy Center. Minnesota’s all-time roadrecord is 104-135-48 (.446).GAME DATE OPPONENT RESULT W L OT RECORD PTS2007-08 GAME-BY-GAME120 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 121DIVISION/CONF. RANKWILD GOALS(BY #)WILDGOALTENDERS1 10/4 CHICAGO 1-0 W 1-0-0 2 t-1st/t-2nd 96 Backstrom *18,5682 10/6 COLUMBUS 3-2 W 2-0-0 4 t-1st/t-1st 96, 25, 8 Backstrom *18,5683 10/10 EDMONTON 2-0 W 3-0-0 6 1st/2nd 8, 39 Backstrom *18,5684 10/13 @Phoenix 3-2 W 4-0-0 8 1st/1st 10, 9p, 25s Backstrom 12,0885 10/14 @Anaheim 2-0 W 5-0-0 10 1st/1st 12, 21 Harding 17,1746 10/16 @Los Angeles 3-4 L (SO) 5-0-1 11 1st/1st 38, 9, 12 Backstrom 14,2397 10/20 @St. Louis 3-1 W 6-0-1 13 1st/1st 38p, 25, 8 Harding 19,1508 10/21 COLORADO 3-2 W 7-0-1 15 1st/1st 21p, 12,p, 9 Backstrom *18,5689 10/24 @Calgary 3-5 L 7-1-1 15 1st/1st 12p, 21p, 37 Backstrom 19,28910 10/25 @Edmonton 4-5 L (SO) 7-1-2 16 1st/2nd 15, 96, 12, 21 Harding 16,83911 10/28 @Colorado 1-3 L 7-2-2 16 1st/2nd 25p Harding 17,04112 10/30 PITTSBURGH 2-4 L 7-3-2 16 1st/2nd 19, 12 Harding *18,56813 11/1 ST. LOUIS 2-3 L 7-4-2 16 1st/2nd 10, 38 Harding *18,56814 11/3 CALGARY 4-1 W 8-4-2 18 1st/2nd 12, 10, 10p, 92 Backstrom *18,56815 11/5 EDMONTON 5-2 W 9-4-2 20 1st/2nd 21p, 96p, 26p, 21p, 19 Backstrom *18,56816 11/11 @Colorado 2-4 L 9-5-2 20 2nd/4th 25p, 96p Backstrom 15,43417 11/13 @Calgary 2-3 L 9-6-2 20 2nd/5th 9, 9p Backstrom 19,28918 11/15 @Edmonton 4-2 W 10-6-2 22 2nd/4th 41, 10p, 26p, 21 BACKSTROM; Harding 16,83919 11/16 @Vancouver 2-6 L 10-7-2 22 2nd/4th 34, 8p HARDING; Backstrom 18,63020 11/18 COLORADO 4-1 W 11-7-2 24 1st/3rd 34, 83, 19, 8 Harding *18,56821 11/21 VANCOUVER 2-4 L 11-8-2 24 2nd/5th 10, 10p Harding *18,56822 11/23 COLUMBUS 0-4 L 11-9-2 24 3rd/9th – Backstrom *18,56823 11/24 @Nashville 4-3 W 12-9-2 26 1st/3rd 34, 83, 10, 92 Backstrom 12,63924 11/28 PHOENIX 3-1 W 13-9-2 28 t-1st/t-3rd 19, 10, 15 Backstrom *18,56825 11/30 ST. LOUIS 3-2 W (OT) 14-9-2 30 t-1st/t-3rd 8p, 12, 10 Backstrom *18,56826 12/2 VANCOUVER 2-1 W 15-9-2 32 1st/2nd 25p, 34 Backstrom *18,56827 12/5 PHILADELPHIA 1-3 L 15-10-2 32 2nd/5th 38p Backstrom *18,56828 12/7 @Detroit 0-5 L 15-11-2 32 2nd/5th – Harding 19,50829 12/8 @Columbus 2-1 W 16-11-2 34 2nd/5th 34, 12 Backstrom 15,66630 12/11 @San Jose 1-4 L 16-12-2 34 2nd/5th 92p Backstrom 17,06431 12/14 @Anaheim 5-2 W 17-12-2 36 2nd/6th 34, 10p, 25p, 12p, 8p Harding 17,17432 12/15 @Los Angeles 2-1 W 18-12-2 38 t-1st/t-3rd 10, 12p Harding 16,64833 12/18 NASHVILLE 3-2 W 19-12-2 40 t-1st/t-3rd 10, 25, 12 Harding *18,56834 12/20 N.Y. RANGERS 6-3 W 20-12-2 42 t-1st/t-2nd 10, 10p, 10p, 96p, 10, 10 Harding *18,56835 12/22 DETROIT 1-4 L 20-13-2 42 t-2nd/t-5th 5p Backstrom *18,56836 12/26 @Dallas 3-8 L 20-14-2 42 3rd/5th 34, 38, 38 Harding 18,53237 12/27 @Phoenix 3-2 W 21-14-2 44 t-2nd/t-5th 25p, 21p, 12p Backstrom 13,75638 12/29 EDMONTON 5-4 W (OT) 22-14-2 46 t-1st/t-3rd 5p, 12, 10, 8, 33p Backstrom *18,56839 12/31 SAN JOSE 2-3 L 22-15-2 46 2nd/5th 18, 21 Backstrom *18,56840 1/3 DALLAS 6-3 W 23-15-2 48 t-1st/t-3rd 10s, 38, 96, 10, 25p, 21 Backstrom *18,56841 1/5 @Nashville 1-4 L 23-16-2 48 3rd/6th 21 Harding 17,11342 1/7 @Dallas 1-3 L 23-17-2 48 3rd/7th 21 Backstrom 17,50243 1/10 @Detroit 6-5 W (SO) 24-17-2 50 3rd/5th 41, 10, 17, 83, 25 Backstrom; HARDING 17,84844 1/11 @Chicago 5-2 W 25-17-2 52 1st/3rd 83, 10, 96, 21, 10 Harding 21,13945 1/13 PHOENIX 4-1 W 26-17-2 54 1st/3rd 38, 15, 25, 10 Harding *18,56846 1/16 CALGARY 2-3 L (SO) 26-17-3 55 1st/3rd 8p, 26p Backstrom *18,56847 1/18 ANAHEIM 2-4 L 26-18-3 55 2nd/6th 55, 9 Harding *18,56848 1/21 @Vancouver 4-2 W 27-18-3 57 1st/3rd 12, 96, 9, 96 Backstrom 18,63049 1/22 @Calgary 1-2 L 27-19-3 57 2nd/6th 12 Harding 19,28950 1/24 @Colorado 3-2 W 28-19-3 59 1st/3rd 17, 12p, 38 Backstrom 15,32151 1/30 ANAHEIM 5-1 W 29-19-3 61 1st/3rd 12, 10, 9, 96, 15 Backstrom *18,56852 2/2 @Columbus 4-1 W 30-19-3 63 1st/3rd 26, 12, 10, 10 Backstrom 18,52953 2/5 DETROIT 2-3 L (OT) 30-19-4 64 1st/3rd 12p, 38 Backstrom *18,56854 2/7 DALLAS 0-1 L 30-20-4 64 1st/3rd – Backstrom *18,56855 2/9 N.Y. ISLANDERS 4-3 W (OT) 31-20-4 66 1st/3rd 26, 12, 12, 8 Backstrom *18,56856 2/10 @St. Louis 2-1 W (SO) 32-20-4 68 1st/3rd 10 Harding 16,47757 2/12 @Edmonton 2-4 L 32-21-4 68 1st/3rd 38, 12p Backstrom; HARDING 16,83958 2/14 @Vancouver 5-4 W (SO) 33-21-4 70 1st/3rd 19, 19, 26, 10 Backstrom 18,63059 2/17 NASHVILLE 5-4 W (OT) 34-21-4 72 1st/3rd 33, 21, 96p, 10, 10 Backstrom *18,56860 2/19 VANCOUVER 2-3 L (OT) 34-21-5 73 1st/3rd 10p, 25p Backstrom *18,56861 2/20 @Chicago 0-3 L 34-22-5 73 1st/3rd – Harding 17,81262 2/24 CALGARY 1-2 L 34-23-5 73 2nd/6th 21p Backstrom *18,56863 2/26 @Washington 1-4 L 34-24-5 73 2nd/6th 92 Backstrom 17,39164 2/27 @Tampa Bay 3-2 W 35-24-5 75 1st/3rd 17p, 38, 12p Backstrom 17,21165 2/29 @Florida 3-2 W 36-24-5 77 1st/3rd 9, 19, 8p Backstrom 16,92766 3/2 LOS ANGELES 2-1 W (OT) 37-24-5 79 1st/3rd 10, 41 Backstrom *18,56867 3/4 CHICAGO 2-4 L 37-25-5 79 1st/3rd 38, 19 Backstrom *18,56868 3/6 @Carolina 2-3 L 37-26-5 79 2nd/6th 38, 9 Harding 16,29769 3/7 @Atlanta 2-3 L (SO) 37-26-6 80 2nd/6th 12p, 8p Backstrom 18,70970 3/9 SAN JOSE 2-3 L (SO) 37-26-7 81 1st/3rd 26, 12 Backstrom *18,56871 3/13 NEW JERSEY 3-4 L (SO) 37-26-8 82 2nd/6th 19, 8, 10 Backstrom *18,56872 3/15 LOS ANGELES 2-0 W 38-26-8 84 1st/3rd 12, 10 Backstrom *18,56873 3/17 COLORADO 3-1 W 39-26-8 86 1st/3rd 8p, 92, 19 Backstrom *18,56874 3/19 @San Jose 3-4 L (SO) 39-26-9 87 1st/3rd 19, 10p, 10p Backstrom 17,49675 3/21 @Vancouver 2-1 W 40-26-9 89 1st/3rd 12p, 92 Backstrom 18,63076 3/22 @Calgary 4-5 L 40-27-9 89 1st/3rd 67, 67, 5, 5 Harding 19,28977 3/24 @Edmonton 3-5 L 40-28-9 89 1st/3rd 55, 6, 17 Backstrom; HARDING 16,83978 3/26 EDMONTON 3-1 W 41-28-9 91 1st/3rd 92, 6p, 12s Backstrom *18,56879 3/28 VANCOUVER 4-0 W 42-28-9 93 1st/3rd 96, 9, 8p, 17 Backstrom *18,56880 3/30 COLORADO 3-2 W (OT) 43-28-9 95 1st/3rd 12, 10p, 10 Backstrom *18,56881 4/3 CALGARY 3-1 W 44-28-9 97 1st/3rd 17p, 10, 10p Backstrom *18,56882 4/6 @Colorado 3-4 L (OT) 44-28-10 98 1st/3rd 21p, 3, 12 Harding 18,007ALL CAPS indicates decision; * indicates sell out, p - power play goal, s-short-handed goalATT.Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlicky10/4/07 • Minnesota 1 vs. Chicago 0: The Wild blanked theBlackhawks 1-0 to post the franchise’s sixth straight seasonhome-opening win...Pierre-Marc Bouchard broke the scorelesstie with an even-strength goal at 4:47 in the second period...Niklas Backstrom made 27 saves en route to notching his sixthcareer NHL shutout...The Wild are now 4-2-1 in all-time seasonopeners while Jacques Lemaire moved to 8-3-2 as a head coachwhen beginning a new campaign...RECORD: 1-0-0, 2 pts.10/6/07 • Minnesota 3 vs. Columbus 2: Minnesota rallied todefeat Columbus 3-2...Pierre-Marc Bouchard recorded the 50thgoal of his Wild career...Bouchard became the third Wild playerin club history to post goals in the first two games of the season(Todd White in 2006-07, Andrew Brunette in 2002-03)...BrianRolston assisted on all three goals, matching a single-game careerhigh...Niklas Backstrom made 19 saves in net...Brent Burnsregistered the game-winning goal at 6:35 in the third...Eric Belangerscored the game-tying tally...RECORD: 2-0-0, 4 pts.10/10/07 • Minnesota 2 vs. Edmonton 0: Niklas Backstrom registeredhis second shutout of the season to guide the Wild toa 2-0 win over the Edmonton at Xcel Energy Center in the firstNorthwest Division match-up of the season for both clubs...BrentBurns opened the scoring at 12:22 in the first period...PavolDemitra notched his first goal of the season at 7:48 in the secondperiod...Marian Gaborik put away his 86th multi-point game...AMikko Koivu assist accounted for his 50th as a member of theWild...RECORD: 3-0-0, 6 pts.10/13/07 • Minnesota 3 at Phoenix 2: Eric Belanger snappeda tie with a short-handed goal with 3:15 left in regulation, asMinnesota rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena...Mikko Koivu tied the game minutes earlier with apower-play goal and Marian Gaborik scored his first goal of theseason...Niklas Backstrom made 27 saves for his fourth straightvictory...Brian Rolston skated in the 900th game of his NHL career...RECORD:4-0-0, 8 pts.10/14/07 • Minnesota 2 at Anaheim 0: Josh Harding recordeda career-high 37 saves for his third career shutout, and BrianRolston and Mark Parrish scored a goal apiece, as the MinnesotaWild remained perfect with a 2-0 victory over the defendingStanley Cup champion Ducks...Eric Belanger tallied his teamleadingfifth point of the season (2-3=5) when he assisted onRolston’s goal while Branko Radivojevic secured his first helperof the season when Parrish scored...The Wild killed off all eightDucks power plays…Wes Walz played in his 600th NHL game...RECORD: 5-0-0, 10 pts.10/20/07 • Minnesota 3 at St. Louis 1: Josh Harding made 33saves and Eric Belanger posted the game-winning goal andadded an assist, leading the Minnesota Wild to a 3-1 victory overthe St. Louis Blues at Scottrade Center...Pavol Demitra and BrentBurns also scored for Minnesota, which finished a four-gameroad trip 3-0-1...RECORD: 6-0-1, 13 pts.10/21/07 • Minnesota 3 vs. Colorado 2: After a scoreless firstperiod the Wild took a 2-0 lead on second period power-playgoals from Mark Parrish and Brian Rolston...Colorado responded2007-08 GAME SUMMARIESwith two second period goals of their own to tie the game...Mikko Koivu netted the unassisted game-winner with 3:04 left inregulation...Niklas Backstrom made 29 saves and Pavol Demitraadded two assists for the Wild...RECORD: 7-0-1, 15 pts.10/24/07 • Minnesota 3 at Calgary 5: The Wild jumped out to a3-0 lead after the first 20 minutes of play on power-play goalsfrom Brian Rolston and Mark Parrish, and an even strengthmarker from Wes Walz...Calgary collected three goals of theirown in the second period and tallied two more times in the thirdperiod to earn a 5-3 come-from-behind victory...The loss markedthe first time in franchise history Minnesota lost a game whenholding a three-goal lead...Niklas Backstrom made 19 saves...RECORD: 7-1-1, 15 pts.10/30/07 • Minnesota 2 vs. Pittsburgh 4: Sidney Crosby scoredfour points (1-3=4) in his first game at Xcel Energy Center andEvgeni Malkin had two goals while chipping in a helper, leadingPittsburgh over the Wild 4-2...Brian Rolston and StephaneVeilleux scored a goal apiece as the Wild lost for the first time athome during the 2007-08 season...RECORD: 7-3-2, 16 pts.11/3/07 • Minnesota 4 vs. Calgary 1: The Wild improved to19-0-2 all-time when Marian Gaborik has at least three pointsand snapped a five-game winless slide (0-4-1) with a victoryover the Flames at Xcel Energy Center...Gaborik had two goalsand added an assist on Brian Rolston’s first-period score...BrentBurns notched two assists, giving him a three-game assiststreak – tying his career-high in both categories...Niklas Backstrommade 23 stops in his first appearance since Oct. 24 at Calgary...BrankoRadivojevic recorded his first goal of the season...RECORD: 8-4-2, 18 pts.11/5/07 • Minnesota 5 vs. Edmonton 2: Mark Parrish scored twopower-play goals and Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Kurtis Fosteradded man-advantage goals 11 seconds apart late in the firstperiod, as the Wild routed the Oilers 5-2...Mikko Koivu tied hiscareer high with three assists, Stephane Veilleux also scored andNiklas Backstrom made 22 saves to improve to 6-0-0 lifetimeversus the Oilers...Koivu notched three assists for the secondtime in his career...RECORD: 9-4-2, 20 pts.11/11/07 • Minnesota 2 at Colorado 4: Paul Stastny registeredtwo goals and an assist, while Ryan Smyth and Wojtek Wolskitallied a goal and an assist apiece, leading Colorado past theWild...Eric Belanger and Pierre-Marc Bouchard each scored agoal for Minnesota...RECORD: 9-5-2, 20 pts.11/13/07 • Minnesota 2 at Calgary 3: Despite two goals fromMikko Koivu, the Wild lost to the Flames...Minnesota fell to 1-9-2in its previous 12 trips to Pengrowth Saddledome...Dion Phaneufhelped the Flames claim a 1-0 lead with a power play goal at15:43 in the first period...Koivu then scored twice to give the Wilda 2-1 advantage before Calgary responded with a pair of its ownto ice the victory...Kristian Huselius paced the Flames with twopoints (1-1=2), including the game-winning goal at 19:07 inthe third...Niklas Backstrom made 25 saves in defeat...RECORD:9-6-2, 20 pts.11/15/07 • Minnesota 4 at Edmonton 2: Eric Belanger tied aWild record and set a personal best with four assists, MartinSkoula scored his first goal in 114 games and Marian Gaborikreturned to the lineup, after missing three games, tallying a goaland an assist and leading Minnesota past Edmonton 4-2 at RexallPlace...Mark Parrish pushed his point streak to four gameswith a goal and an assist while Kurtis Foster also scored for Minnesota,which overcame two goals from Jarret Stoll...RECORD:10-6-2, 22 pts.11/18/07 • Minnesota 4 vs. Colorado 1: Matt Foy notched hisfirst points of the season (a first period assist and second periodgoal) as the Wild dispatched Colorado at Xcel Energy Center...Aaros Voros found the net for the second straight game to givethe Wild a 1-0 lead...Brent Burns also picked up a goal for thesecond game in a row with his fifth of 2007-08 in the third period...JamesSheppard posted two assists and Stephane Veilleuxnotched a goal in the second period...Josh Harding received thewin, stopping 27 shots in his first victory since Oct. 20 at St.Louis...RECORD: 11-7-2, 24 pts.11/24/07 • Minnesota 4 at Nashville 3: Branko Radivojevic talliedthe game-winning goal at 18:07 in the third period to liftthe Wild over Nashville at Sommet Center...Aaron Voros, Matt Foyand Marian Gaborik also scored for Minnesota, which led 3-2after the second period...Both Foy and Dominic Moore posted twopoints while Niklas Backstrom faced 43 shots for the second timein his career...Minnesota moved to 9-2-1 when scoring more thantwo goals this season...RECORD: 12-9-2, 26 pts.11/28/07 • Minnesota 3 vs. Phoenix 1: Niklas Backstrom made21 saves while Stephane Veilleux, Marian Gaborik (GW) andJames Sheppard scored a goal apiece, as Minnesota topped theCoyotes 3-1 at Xcel Energy Center...Aaron Voros also notched twoassists as the Wild moved into a first-place tie with Vancouver...RECORD: 13-9-2, 28 pts.11/30/07 • Minnesota 3 vs. St. Louis 2 (OT): Marian Gaborikscored his second career overtime game-winner with 2:39 left inthe extra session, as the Wild defeated St. Louis...Brian Rolstonand Brent Burns also scored while Niklas Backstrom made 22saves for the Wild...RECORD: 14-9-2, 30 pts.12/2/07 • Minnesota 2 vs. Vancouver 1: Aaron Voros posted thegame-winning goal at 16:45 in the second period for the Wild ina 2-1 win over Vancouver...When Eric Belanger scored his sixthgoal of the season at 16:38 in the first period, the Wild snappedRoberto Luongo’s shutout streak at 210 minutes, 34 seconds...The assist from Sean Hill on Belanger’s goal was his first sincejoining Minnesota as a free agent...Brian Rolston also assistedon the play, his third point in the previous two games (1-2=3),as the Wild stayed undefeated (14-0-0) on the season when allowingtwo goals or less...RECORD: 15-9-2, 32 pts.12/8/07 • Minnesota 2 at Columbus 1: Brian Rolston tallied thegame-winning goal at 2:22 in the third period to help Minnesotaedge the Blue Jackets 2-1 at Nationwide Arena. Minnesota tooka 1-0 lead when Aaron Voros scored his fifth goal of the season...NiklasBackstrom made 31 saves as Minnesota capturedits second franchise win over the Blue Jackets in Ohio (2-7-3)...2007-08 GAME SUMMARIESRECORD: 16-11-2, 34 pts.12/14/07 • Minnesota 5 at Anaheim 2: Aaron Voros (1-1=2)opened the scoring with an unassisted first period tally and theWild recorded a franchise-record tying four power-play goals inthe second period on the way to a 5-2 win...The five goals tieda season high...Marian Gaborik, Eric Belanger, Brian Rolston(1-2=3) and Brent Burns (1-1=2) tallied second period goalsand Kim Johnsson notched two assists...Josh Harding made 28saves in his first win since Nov. 18...RECORD: 17-12-2, 36 pts.12/15/07 • Minnesota 2 at Los Angeles 1: Minnesota completeda five-game road trip with a 2-1 win at Staples Center...MarianGaborik opened the scoring 3:48 into the game and BrianRolston scored the game-winner during a 5-on-3 power play at6:06 of the second period...Josh Harding made 35 saves and losthis shutout bid when Rob Blake scored with 1:12 remaining inthe contest...The Wild denied all nine of the Kings’ power-playopportunities...RECORD: 18-12-2, 38 pts.12/18/07 • Minnesota 3 vs. Nashville 2: Brian Rolston’s goal– his 600th career point – snapped a tie with 1:08 left in regulation,lifting the Wild to a 3-2 victory over Nashville in Jacques Lemaire’s1,000th NHL regular season game as a head coach...EricBelanger scored a goal and assisted on Rolston’s game-winner,Marian Gaborik added a goal and Josh Harding made 30 saves...Brent Burns and Pierre-Marc Bouchard each added two assists...RECORD: 19-12-2, 40 pts12/20/07 • Minnesota 6 vs. N.Y. Rangers 3: Marian Gaborik talliedfive goals – the NHL’s first five-goal game in nearly 11 years– and an assist in leading the Wild past the Rangers 6-3 in theBlueshirts’ first trip to Xcel Energy Center since Oct. 10, 2003...Pierre-Marc Bouchard added a goal and an assist and JoshHarding made 32 saves for his fourth straight win...RECORD:20-12-2, 42 pts.12/27/07 • Minnesota 3 at Phoenix 2: The Wild converted threeof its four power-play chances, including one power-play markerin each period in a 3-2 win at Phoenix...Eric Belanger led the waywith three points (1-2=3)...Mark Parrish and Brian Rolston alsoscored and Brent Burns notched two assists...Niklas Backstrommade 46 saves for his sixth win in six career starts against Phoenix...JoelPerreault and Enver Lisin scored for the Coyotes, whooutshot the Wild 48-26...RECORD: 21-14-2, 44 pts.12/29/07 • Minnesota 5 vs. Edmonton 4: Minnesota overcamea 4-1 second period deficit by scoring the final four goals in thegame to claim a 5-4 overtime victory over the Oilers...PetteriNummelin (1-1=2) registered the game-winner on the powerplay 1:50 into the extra session...Niklas Backstrom made 23saves to improve his career record against Edmonton to 8-0-0...Kim Johnsson, Brian Rolston (1-1=2), Marian Gaborik and BrentBurns scored in regulation for the Wild and Pierre-Marc Bouchardadded three assists...RECORD: 22-14-2, 46 pts.1/3/08 • Minnesota 6 vs. Dallas 3: Marian Gaborik scored twogoals and added an assist, Pierre-Marc Bouchard netted a goaland two helpers and Brent Burns added a career-high three assists,as Minnesota routed the Stars. 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32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlicky2007-08 GAME SUMMARIESand an assist, Eric Belanger and Mark Parrish also scored andNiklas Backstrom made 25 saves...RECORD: 23-15-2, 48 pts.1/10/08 • Minnesota 6 at Detroit 5 (SO): Marian Gaborik posteda goal and two assists and sealed the game with his first careershootout goal in nine attempts, and Josh Harding stopped 26 of27 shots in relief, as Minnesota outlasted Detroit 6-5...Eric Belangerforced OT with 49 seconds left and added an assist, whileJames Sheppard (0-2=2), Mark Parrish (1-1=2) and Matt Foy(1-1=2) each added two points...RECORD: 24-17-2, 50 pts.1/11/08 • Minnesota 5 at Chicago 2: Josh Harding made a career-high41 saves and Marian Gaborik scored twice, lifting theWild to a 5-2 victory over Chicago...Pierre-Marc Bouchard, MarkParrish and Matt Foy also scored for Minnesota, which improvedto 7-1-1 in the second half of back-to-back games on the season...EricBelanger added two assists and Mikko Koivu added ahelper in 19:17 of ice time while returning from a 24-game injuryabsence...RECORD: 25-17-2, 52 pts.1/13/08 • Minnesota 4 vs. Phoenix 1: The Wild scored four unansweredgoals in a 4-1 victory...With the win, Minnesota sweptthe four-game season series with Phoenix...Pavol Demitra, JamesSheppard, Eric Belanger and Marian Gaborik tallied goals for theWild, which improved to 12-0-1 on the season when scoring atleast four times...Josh Harding stopped 26 shots and posted hisfirst NHL assist on Belanger’s goal at 2:11 in the third...BrentBurns also had an assist, establishing a new career high with 26points (8-18=26)...RECORD: 26-17-2, 54 pts.1/16/08 • Minnesota 2 vs. Calgary 3 (SO): Miikka Kiprusoffmade 29 saves and Kristian Huselius scored in regulation andadded the deciding shootout goal, as the Flames bested the Wild3-2 in front of 18,568 at Xcel Energy Center for the Wild’s 300thconsecutive sellout...The Wild, which got a power-play goal eachfrom Brent Burns and Kurtis Foster, dropped to 1-3 in shootoutsituations in 2007-08 (0-1 at home)...RECORD: 26-17-3, 55 pts.1/21/08 • Minnesota 4 at Vancouver 2: Pierre-Marc Bouchardtied his career-high with two goals and four points, leading Minnesotapast the Canucks 4-2 at GM Place...Niklas Backstrommade 38 saves, while Mikko Koivu and Brian Rolston each addeda goal...RECORD: 27-18-3, 57 pts.1/24/08 • Minnesota 3 at Colorado 2: Pavol Demitra notched agoal and an assist, Todd Fedoruk and Brian Rolston also scored,and Nick Schultz tied a career-high with two assists, leading theWild into the all-star break with a 3-2 victory...Niklas Backstrommade 38 saves...RECORD: 28-19-3, 59 pts.1/30/08 • Minnesota 5 vs. Anaheim 1: Brian Rolston, MarianGaborik and Mikko Koivu scored 1:56 apart early in the secondperiod, and Pavol Demitra added two assists for 400 in his NHLcareer, as Minnesota topped the Ducks 5-1 at Xcel Energy Center...Pierre-MarcBouchard added a goal and an assist, JamesSheppard also scored and Niklas Backstrom made 20 saves...RECORD: 29-19-3, 61 pts.2/2/08 • Minnesota 4 at Columbus 1: Marian Gaborik scoredtwo goals, Pavol Demitra had two assists and Niklas Backstrommade 33 saves to lead the Wild past the Blue Jackets at NationwideArena...Brian Rolston extended his goal-scoring streak tofive games, while Kurtis Foster also scored for the Wild, whichwon its third straight...RECORD: 30-19-3, 63 pts.2/5/08 • Minnesota 2 vs. Detroit 3 (OT): Brett Lebda scored 1:37into overtime after Dan Cleary forced the extra session with 1:40left in regulation, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to their eighthstraight win 3-2 over the Wild at Xcel Energy Center...Brian Rolstonset a Wild record by scoring in his sixth straight game...Pavol Demitra also scored and Niklas Backstrom made 35 savesfor Minnesota...RECORD: 30-19-4, 64 pts.2/9/08 • Minnesota 4 vs. N.Y. Islanders 3 (OT): Brent Burnsscored the game-winner with 2:26 left in overtime after BrianRolston’s second goal of the game forced the extra session with3:24 left in regulation, as the Wild downed the Islanders 4-3 onHockey Day Minnesota 2008...Kurtis Foster netted a goal and anassist and Niklas Backstrom made 26 saves for the NorthwestDivision-leading Wild...RECORD: 31-20-4, 66 pts.2/10/08 • Minnesota 2 at St. Louis 1 (SO): Brent Burns securedthe Wild’s second win in as many days when he connected forthe deciding shootout goal on Manny Legace...It was Burns’ firstcareer shootout attempt...Marian Gaborik put the Wild ahead1-0 with his 29th goal of the season at 5:21 of the first period...Gaborik’s goal extended his point streak when facing St. Louis to14 games...Josh Harding posted 20 saves in his first start sinceJan. 22 at Calgary...RECORD: 32-20-4, 68 pts.2/14/08 • Minnesota 5 at Vancouver 4 (SO): Mikko Koivunotched his sixth career shootout deciding goal to boost the Wildover Vancouver at GM Place...Stephane Veilleux tallied the firsttwo goals for Minnesota (one in each of the first two periods)while Kurtis Foster and Marian Gaborik scored in the third period...NiklasBackstom stopped 24 shots, moving his record to9-3-2 (.714) since Dec. 15...RECORD: 33-21-4, 70 pts.2/17/08 • Minnesota 5 vs. Nashville 4 (OT): Marian Gaborikscored his 32nd goal with 4.4 seconds left in overtime to givethe Wild a 5-4 win...Petteri Nummelin tallied his second goal ofthe season in the first period and, at 14:19 in the second period,Pierre-Marc Bouchard became the first Wild player other thanBrian Rolston since Jan. 18 to record a power-play goal...NiklasBackstrom collected 24 saves for Minnesota, which moved to6-2-1 following the All-Star break...RECORD: 34-21-4, 72 pts.2/27/08 • Minnesota 3 at Tampa Bay 2: The Wild captured a3-2 win over the Lightning in Minnesota’s first visit to TampaBay since Oct. 25, 2003...Todd Fedoruk opened the scoring forMinnesota with his first career power-play goal at 3:46 of thesecond and Pavol Demitra tallied another goal 1:10 later...BrianRolston scored his team-leading ninth power-play goal to put theWild up 3-1...Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Kurtis Foster collectedtwo assists each and Niklas Backstrom blocked 31 shots for Minnesota,which improved to 26-0-1 when leading after two periodsin 2007-08...RECORD: 35-24-5, 75 pts.2/29/08 • Minnesota 3 at Florida 2: The Wild defeated Florida3-2 in its first trip to South Florida since Oct. 24, 2003...StephaneVeilleux and Brent Burns (PP) added second period goals to giveMinnesota a 3-1 lead...Burns also assisted on Veilleux’s tally tonotch his sixth multi-point effort of 2007-08...Mikko Koivu postedthe lone score of the first period at 9:43 as the Wild improved to6-1-1 all-time against the Panthers...Niklas Backstrom recorded32 saves...RECORD: 36-24-5, 77 pts.3/2/08 • Minnesota 2 vs. Los Angeles 1 (OT): Niklas Backstrommade 27 saves and Marian Gaborik had a goal and an assist inhis first game as captain, as the Wild topped Los Angeles at XcelEnergy Center...Martin Skoula’s fourth goal in two-plus seasonswith Minnesota was the game-winner with 1:15 left in overtime...The Wild moved two points ahead of Calgary for the top spot inthe Northwest Division...RECORD: 37-24-5, 79 pts.3/7/08 • Minnesota 2 at Atlanta 3 (SO): Ilya Kovalchuk pottedhis 44th goal of the season with 45 seconds left in regulation totie the game and Erik Christensen posted the shootout winner tocomplete the Thrashers 3-2 comeback on the Wild...Minnesotanotched both of its goals on the power play as Brian Rolstontallied his 25th goal in the first period and Brent Burns gavethe Wild a 2-1 lead at 17:38 in the third...Burns also assistedon Rolston’s netter, establishing himself as the record holder formost single-season points by a Wild blueliner...Niklas Backstromblocked 24 shots during the game...RECORD: 37-26-6, 80 pts.3/9/08 • Minnesota 2 vs. San Jose 3 (SO): The Wild played in itssecond shootout in as many games, falling to the Sharks in SaintPaul when Patrick Marleau posted the shootout-deciding goal...Brian Rolston scored with 29 seconds left in regulation to forceovertime and Niklas Backstrom tallied 24 saves...Tomas Plihalrecorded the first penalty shot score ever against the Wild at XcelEnergy Center in the first after Milan Michalek scored 46 secondsinto the game...RECORD: 37-26-7, 81 pts.3/15/08 • Minnesota 2 vs. Los Angeles 0: Marian Gaborik scoredhis 200th career goal, Niklas Backstrom made 24 saves for histhird shutout of the season and Brian Rolston added a score, asthe Wild bested Los Angeles at Xcel Energy Center. Minnesotamoved into a first-place tie with Colorado atop the NorthwestDivision with 84 points...RECORD: 38-26-8, 84 pts.3/17/08 • Minnesota 3 vs. Colorado 1: With two points (1-1=2)from Brent Burns and 29 saves by Niklas Backstrom, the Wildderailed the Avalanche 3-1 at Xcel Energy Center...Branko Radivojevicbroke a 1-1 deadlock with his fifth goal of the season toput the Wild up for good at 9:42 in the second period...StephaneVeilleux added an empty netter to seal the Wild’s 39th win of2007-08...RECORD: 39-26-8, 86 pts.3/19/08 • Minnesota 3 at San Jose 4 (SO): Marian Gaborik scoredtwice in the third period as the Wild rallied from three one-goaldeficits to force overtime and gain a point in a 4-3 loss...The Wildtied the game for the third time on Gaborik’s goal with 29 secondsremaining in regulation on a 6-on-4 advantage...StephaneVeilleux also scored and Brian Rolston registered two assists forMinnesota...Jeremy Roenick opened the scoring for San Jose andnetted the deciding shootout goal...Niklas Backstrom made 30saves for the Wild...RECORD: 39-26-9, 87 pts.3/21/08 • Minnesota 2 at Vancouver 1: Brian Rolston recorded2007-08 GAME SUMMARIESa second period power-play goal and Branko Radivojevic’s goal1:33 into the third period proved to be the game-winner as theWild earned a 2-1 road win in Vancouver...Pavol Demitra recordedan assist on both Minnesota goals and Niklas Backstrom made30 saves in his season-high seventh consecutive start...SamiSalo scored a third period power-play goal for the Canucks...RECORD: 40-26-9, 89 pts.3/26/08 • Minnesota 3 vs. Edmonton 1: Niklas Backstrom made32 saves for his franchise-record-tying 30th win of the season,Branko Radivojevic and Sean Hill (1-1=2) each scored a firstperiod goal and Mikko Koivu had three assists, as the Wild defeatedthe Oilers 3-1...Minnesota moved into sole possession offirst place in the Northwest Division by one point over Calgary...The Wild trimmed its magic number to clinch a playoff spot tofour points...RECORD: 41-28-9, 91 pts.3/28/08 • Minnesota 4 vs. Vancouver 0: With 28 saves by NiklasBackstrom, the Wild posted its 40th franchise shutout in a 4-0win over Vancouver at Xcel Energy Center...Mikko Koivu notched agoal and an assist and Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored for the firsttime in 19 games while Brent Burns and Todd Fedoruk added agoal apiece as Minnesota moved three points ahead of secondplaceCalgary in the Northwest Division...The Wild trimmed itsmagic number to clinch a playoff spot to one point after wrappingup its 2007-08 regular-season series against Vancouverwith an overall record of 5-2-1...RECORD: 42-28-9, 93 pts.3/30/08 • Minnesota 3 vs. Colorado 2 (OT): Marian Gaborik’ssecond goal of the game and franchise-record 40th of the seasoncame with 1:50 left in overtime, and Brian Rolston tallied a goaland an assist, as the Stanley Cup Playoff-bound Wild edged theAvalanche 3-2...Niklas Backstrom made 24 saves to extend hisunbeaten streak to 10 games...RECORD: 43-28-9, 95 pts.4/3/08, Minnesota 3 vs. Calgary 1: Marian Gaborik scored a pairof third period goals and added an assist, and Niklas Backstrommade 26 saves, as the Wild clinched its first-ever NorthwestDivision title and gave Head Coach Jacques Lemaire his 500thcareer regular season coaching victory with a 3-1 win on FanCelebration Night...Todd Fedoruk tied the game with a first periodpower-play goal as the Wild completed their final homestand ofthe regular season 4-0-0... RECORD: 44-28-9, 97 pts.4/6/08, Minnesota 3 at Colorado 4: The Wild closed out its2007-08 regular season with a 4-3 overtime loss to the Avalanche,the team Minnesota faced in the first round of the 2008NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. Keith Carney posted his first goalof the regular season and Pierre-Marc Bouchard added to hisfranchise record single-season assist total with his 50th on thesecond-period scoring play that put the Wild up 2-1. Josh Hardingblocked 33 shots and RW Pavol Demitra skated in his 750thcareer game. Minnesota finished 2007-08 with a 3-8 record inshootout situations...RECORD: 44-28-10, 98 pts.124 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 125Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlicky2007-08 FINAL STATISTICS2007-08 home/road splits# POS PLAYER GP TOI/G G A PTS +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG SOG SH%HOMEAWAY10 RW MARIAN GABORIK 77 19:35 42 41 83 17 63 11 1 8 278 15.1# PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP G A PTS +/- PIM96 RW PIERRE-MARC BOUCHARD 81 16:50 13 50 63 11 32 6 0 4 129 10.125 Eric Belanger 37 6 10 16 -1 16 38 7 14 21 -5 1412 RW BRIAN ROLSTON 81 20:04 31 28 59 -1 53 11 1 8 289 10.724 Derek Boogaard 15 0 0 0 -2 36 19 0 0 0 -3 3838 C PAVOL DEMITRA 68 19:42 15 39 54 9 24 2 0 1 126 11.996 Pierre-Marc Bouchard 41 8 22 30 7 20 40 5 27 32 4 148 D BRENT BURNS 82 23:05 15 28 43 12 80 8 0 4 158 9.58 Brent Burns 41 10 18 28 13 48 41 5 10 15 -1 329 C MIKKO KOIVU 57 20:53 11 31 42 13 40 2 0 2 144 7.63 Keith Carney 34 0 7 7 8 16 27 1 3 4 0 2625 C ERIC BELANGER 75 17:13 13 24 37 -6 30 7 1 3 115 11.322 Cal Clutterbuck 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 021 RW MARK PARRISH 66 14:56 16 14 30 2 16 7 0 0 95 16.838 Pavol Demitra 36 7 23 30 10 12 32 8 16 24 -1 125 D KIM JOHNSSON 80 23:26 4 23 27 -4 42 2 0 0 87 4.617 Todd Fedoruk 34 2 2 4 1 83 35 4 5 9 1 5626 D KURTIS FOSTER 56 16:24 7 12 19 0 37 3 0 2 118 5.926 Kurtis Foster 23 4 4 8 7 17 33 3 8 11 -7 2015 C JAMES SHEPPARD* 78 10:36 4 15 19 0 29 0 0 1 57 7.017 LW STEPHANE VEILLEUX 77 14:31 11 7 18 -13 61 0 0 0 136 8.183 Matt Foy 15 1 2 3 1 15 13 3 2 5 -2 1392 LW BRANKO RADIVOJEVIC 73 14:54 7 10 17 -14 48 1 0 3 91 7.710 Marian Gaborik 39 28 23 51 16 30 38 14 18 32 1 3355 D NICK SCHULTZ 81 20:10 2 13 15 9 42 0 0 0 52 3.86 Sean Hill 18 1 4 5 -4 18 17 1 3 4 -12 1434 LW AARON VOROS* 55 9:11 7 7 14 -7 141 0 0 1 52 13.55 Kim Johnsson 40 2 9 11 5 20 40 2 14 16 -9 2217 LW TODD FEDORUK 69 10:18 6 7 13 2 139 2 0 0 57 10.516 Steve Kelly 2 0 0 0 0 0 – – – – – –41 D MARTIN SKOULA 80 20:28 3 8 11 -16 26 0 0 1 63 4.89 Mikko Koivu 27 4 21 25 15 20 30 7 10 17 -2 223 D KEITH CARNEY 61 13:22 1 10 11 8 42 0 0 0 27 3.733 Petteri Nummelin 15 2 3 5 -1 2 12 0 4 4 -1 06 D SEAN HILL 35 15:12 2 7 9 -16 32 1 0 1 18 11.121 Mark Parrish 33 7 7 14 6 8 33 9 7 16 -4 833 D PETTERI NUMMELIN 27 15:20 2 7 9 -2 2 1 0 1 31 6.567 Benoit Pouliot 6 0 1 1 0 0 5 2 0 2 -1 083 RW MATT FOY 28 7:49 4 4 8 -1 28 0 0 1 38 10.592 Branko Radivojevic 38 3 3 6 -9 18 35 4 7 11 -5 3067 LW BENOIT POULIOT* 11 8:49 2 1 3 -1 0 0 0 0 11 20.012 Brian Rolston 40 14 18 32 11 20 41 17 10 27 -12 3311 LW CHRIS SIMON 38 7:10 1 2 3 -2 59 0 0 0 27 3.755 Nick Schultz 41 1 6 7 13 16 40 1 7 8 -4 2624 LW DEREK BOOGAARD 34 3:55 0 0 0 -5 74 -0 0 0 6 0.015 James Sheppard 38 3 7 10 4 11 40 1 8 9 -4 1816 C STEVE KELLY 2 3:43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.011 Chris Simon 20 0 1 1 0 31 18 1 1 2 -2 2822 RW CAL CLUTTERBUCK* 2 7:05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.041 Martin Skoula 40 1 5 6 -10 12 40 2 3 5 -6 14# GOALTENDER GP W L OT SA GA GAA SV SV% SO A PIM MIN19 Stephane Veilleux 38 7 2 9 -5 17 39 4 5 9 -8 4432 NIKLAS BACKSTROM 58 33 13 8 1,629 131 2.31 1,498 .920 4 0 2 3,40934 Aaron Voros 28 2 4 6 1 75 27 5 3 8 -8 6629 JOSH HARDING* 29 11 15 2 836 77 2.94 761 .910 1 1 0 1,570HOMEAWAY# GOALTENDER GP W-L-OT GAA SV% SO GP W-L-T GAA SV% SO32 Niklas Backstrom 33 21-7-5 1.94 .929 4 25 12-6-3 2.83 .908 029 Josh Harding 8 4-4-0 2.77 .904 0 21 7-12-1 3.02 .910 1* ROOKIE126 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 127Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyOverall Record..................................................... 44-28-10Home Record......................................................... 25-11-5Away Record.......................................................... 19-17-5Scoring first............................................................. 36-4-5Opponent scoring first............................................. 8-24-5Leading after one period......................................... 23-3-4Trailing after one period.......................................... 4-18-3Tied after one period............................................... 17-7-3Leading after two periods....................................... 32-0-4Trailing after two periods........................................ 4-22-3Tied after two periods............................................... 8-6-3Outshooting opponent........................................... 15-11-4Outshot by opponent.............................................. 27-13-5Even shots.................................................................. 2-4-1GOALS BY PERIODPER. WILD OPP.1 64 582 88 813 59 68OT 6 2Total 217 209Avg. 2.6 2.5SHOTS BY PERIODPER. WILD OPP.1 698 7882 754 8443 691 774OT 49 36T 2,192 2,412Avg. 26.7 29.4STATISTICAL BREAKDOWNSTATISTICAL BREAKDOWNMARGIN OF VICTORYGOALS TOTAL HOME AWAY1G 23-18 11-9 12-92G 10-11 6-5 4-63G 9-5 6-1 3-44G 2-2 2-1 0-15G 0-2 0-0 0-26+ 0-0 0-0 0-02007-08 10-GAME COMPARISONSOvertime Record – 2007-08 Season...........................9-10Overtime Record – Franchise...................................45-44vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE......................................... 4-4-2vs. Northeast.............................................................. 0-0-0vs. Atlantic................................................................. 2-2-1vs. Southeast............................................................. 2-2-1vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE.................................... 40-24-8vs. Central................................................................ 12-7-1vs. Pacific................................................................ 11-6-3vs. Northwest......................................................... 17-11-4WHEN SCORING...GOALS WILD OPP.O 0-4-0 5-0-01 1-9-0 16-1-02 9-11-5 15-2-03 15-3-4 4-8-54 9-1-1 3-12-15+ 10-0-0 1-6-1Game Record GF-GA POWER PLAY PENALTY KILL SF-SA1-10 7-1-2 27-21 6-47 (12.8) 46-52 (88.5) 277-28611-20 4-6-0 28-29 12-43 (27.9) 37-47 (78.7) 248-28621-30 5-5-0 18-28 5-46 (10.9) 22-28 (78.6) 272-28531-40 7-3-0 36-41 15-50 (30.0) 36-45 (80.0) 235-34541-50 5-4-1 29-28 4-31 (12.9) 35-39 (89.7) 272-34151-60 6-2-2 31-25 5-32 (15.6) 32-36 (88.9) 253-28561-70 3-5-2 18-27 6-39 (15.4) 32-38 (84.2) 319-28171-80 6-2-2 30-23 8-38 (21.0) 38-40 (95.0) 278-29981-82 1-0-1 6-5 3-10 (30.0) 3-6 (50.0) 63-63GOAL SITUATIONWILD OPP.5 on 5 139 1445 on 4 56 105 on 3 5 04 on 4 9 54 on 3 1 03 on 3 0 03 on 4 0 13 on 5 0 34 on 5 2 43Empty Net 4 2Pen. Shot 0 1TOTAL 217 209PENALTIESPIM PIM/GHome 524 12.8Away 574 14.0TOTAL 1,098 13.4GAMES PLAYED Brent Burns 82POINTS Marian Gaborik 83GOALS Marian Gaborik 42ASSISTS Pierre-Marc Bouchard 50POWER-PLAY GOALS Gaborik/Rolston 11SH0RT-HANDED GOALS Belanger/Gaborik/Rolston 1GAME-WINNING GOALS Gaborik/Rolston 8EVEN-STRENGTH GOALS Marian Gaborik 30SHOOTOUT GOALS Brent Burns 33+ GOAL GAMES Marian Gaborik 1PENALTY MINUTES Aaron Voros 141SHOTS ON GOAL Brian Rolston 289PLUS/MINUS Marian Gaborik +17POWER PLAYG Att Pct NHL Rank*Home 30 162 18.5 T-13thAway 32 170 18.8 9thOVERALL 62 332 18.7 9th10 SHORT-HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-23rd in the NHL)POWER-PLAY SCORINGPLAYER G A PTS PP/TOIBrian Rolston 11 17 28 306:31Pierre-Marc Bouchard 6 19 25 291:34Marian Gaborik 11 13 24 266:12Brent Burns 8 11 19 258:50Eric Belanger 7 7 14 176:48Pavol Demitra 2 11 13 236:55Mark Parrish 7 5 12 200:40Mikko Koivu 2 10 12 170:59Kurtis Foster 3 7 10 146:19Kim Johnsson 2 8 10 168:13Petteri Nummelin 1 5 6 73:53Sean Hill 1 4 5 25:33James Sheppard 0 3 3 62:42Todd Fedoruk 2 0 2 94:53Branko Radivojevic 1 1 2 27:13Benoit Pouliot 0 1 1 11:27Aaron Voros 0 1 0 73:13STATISTICAL BREAKDOWNSEASON CATEGORY LEADERSTIME ON ICE Brent Burns 1,893:56AVG. TIME ON ICE Kim Johnsson 23:26FACE-OFF WIN % Mikko Koivu 52.8GAMES PLAYED (GOALIE) Niklas Backstrom 58MINUTES PLAYED (GOALIE) Niklas Backstrom 3,409WINS Niklas Backstrom 33LOSSES Josh Harding 15WINNING PERCENTAGE Niklas Backstrom .685OVERTIME LOSSES Niklas Backstrom 8GOALS AGAINST AVG. Niklas Backstrom 2.31SAVE PERCENTAGE Niklas Backstrom .920SHUTOUTS Niklas Backstrom 4GOALS ALLOWED Niklas Backstrom 131PENALTY KILLGA Att Pct NHL Rank*Home 20 151 86.7 5thAway 28 176 84.1 5thOVERALL 48 327 85.3 2nd3 SHORT-HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-27th in the NHL)SHORT-HANDED SCORINGPLAYER G A PTS SH/TOIEric Belanger 1 0 1 166:33Brian Rolston 1 0 1 160:05Marian Gaborik 1 0 1 54:01Nick Schultz 0 1 1 273:25Brent Burns 0 1 1 212:05Mikko Koivu 0 1 1 158:33Stephane Veilleux 0 1 1 155:35Pavol Demitra 0 1 1 109:59128 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 129Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyPLAYER2007-08 injury reportINJURYDATE OFINJURYGAMESOUTRETURNNick Schultz flu 4/6 1 out for reg. seasonStephane Veilleux flu 3/26 3 4/3Pierre-Marc Bouchard flu 3/24 1 3/26Pavol Demitra leg 3/24 1 3/26Kurtis Foster fractured left femur 3/19 8 out for seasonSteve Kelly ankle 3/13 11 out for reg. seasonEric Belanger toe 3/7 7 3/24Chris Simon flu 3/5 2 3/9Kurtis Foster back 3/4 1 3/7Petteri Nummelin groin 3/4 15 4/6Mikko Koivu flu 3/2 1 3/4Mark Parrish flu 2/26 2 3/2Matt Foy head 2/20 2 2/29Brian Rolston flu 2/16 1 2/19Kim Johnsson flu 2/12 1 2/14Josh Harding flu 2/5 1 2/7Mark Parrish head 2/2 2 2/9Derek Boogaard back 1/24 22 3/17Mark Parrish bruised foot 1/21 2 1/30Mark Parrish back 1/16 1 1/18Sean Hill ankle 1/11 10 2/9Branko Radivojevic neck 1/10 2 1/16Todd Fedoruk shoulder 12/15 3 12/26Matt Foy flu 12/14 1 12/18Derek Boogaard back 12/14 15 1/18Branko Radivojevic flu 12/14 1 12/18Mark Parrish hip 11/28 3 12/7Derek Boogaard back spasms 11/26 5 12/8Kurtis Foster face fracture 11/24 4 12/7Josh Harding head 11/21 3 11/30Petteri Nummelin nose, head 11/21 13 12/22Mikko Koivu fractured left leg 11/16 24 1/11Stephane Veilleux fractured cheekbone 11/10 2 11/15Niklas Backstrom groin strain 10/27 2 11/1Marian Gaborik groin strain 10/27, 11/3 5 11/15Pavol Demitra adductor strain 10/21, 11/3 13 11/28Dominic Moore abdominal strain 10/9 13 11/11Wes Walz knee 10/5 1 10/10Kurtis Foster groin Pre-season 2 10/10TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 210JULY30 Released RW Mark Parrish.26 Re-signed RW Pierre-Marc Bouchard to a five-yearcontract.19 Re-signed LW Stephane Veilleux to a one-year contract.16 Re-signed LW Peter Olvecky and D Clayton Stoner toone-year contracts.15 Re-signed D John Scott, C Corey Locke and RW DannyIrmen to one-year contracts; Signed C Bryan Lundbohmto a one-year contract and D Brandon Rogers to amulti-year contract.12 Acquired C Corey Locke from Montreal in exchange forD Shawn Belle; Signed C Krys Kolanos to a one-yearcontract.11 Named Matt Shaw assistant coach.7 Signed RW Owen Nolan to a two-year contract; SignedD Tomas Mojzis and G Barry Brust to multi-year contracts;Signed RW Jesse Schultz to a one-year contract.4 Signed RW Antti Miettinen to a multi-year contract.3 Re-signed D Kurtis Foster to a one-year contract.1 Acquired D Marek Zidlicky from Nashville in exchangefor RW Ryan Jones and a second round pick in the 2009NHL Entry Draft; Signed LW Andrew Brunette and RWCraig Weller to multi-year contracts.JUNE21 Acquired the Devils’ first round pick (23rd overall) in the2008 NHL Entry Draft from New Jersey in exchange forMinnesota’s first round pick (24th overall) in the 2008NHL Entry Draft and a third round pick in the 2009 NHLEntry Draft.11 Re-signed D Erik Reitz to a one-year contract.10 Acquired D Marc-Andre Bergeron from Anaheim inexchange Minnesota’s third round pick (85th overall –Brandon McMillan) in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.MAY22 Signed D Maxim Noreau to a multi-year contract.APRIL21 Reassigend D Erik Reitz and C/LW Benoit Pouliot toHouston Aeros (AHL).11 Recalled D Erik Reitz from Houston Aeros (AHL).8 Reassigned C Steve Kelly to Houston Aeros (AHL).2 Signed RW Ryan Jones to a one-year contract for the2008-09 season.MARCH28 Signed C Colton Gillies to an entry-level contract.14 Recalled C/LW Benoit Pouliot from the Houston Aeros(AHL).8 Recalled C Steve Kelly from the Houston Aeros (AHL).FEBRUARY26 Acquired LW Chris Simon from the New York Islandersfor a sixth-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.23 Signed D Nick Schultz to a six-year contract extension.8 Reassigned G Nolan Schaefer to the Houston Aeros(AHL).2007-08 transactions7 Recalled G Nolan Schaefer from the Houston Aeros(AHL).6 Reassigned G Nolan Schaefer to the Houston Aeros(AHL).5 Recalled G Nolan Schaefer from the Houston Aeros(AHL).JANUARY11 C Dominic Moore claimed off waivers by the TorontoMaple Leafs.DECEMBER1 C Wes Walz announced his retirement from NHL.NOVEMBER29 Reassigned G Nolan Schaefer to Houston Aeros (AHL).22 Claimed LW Todd Fedoruk off re-entry waivers from theDallas Stars, reassigned LW Aaron Voros to HoustonAeros (AHL)...Recalled LW Aaron Voros and G NolanSchaefer from Houston.16 D Andre Lakos signed by Farjestads BK (Sweden).12 Reassigned G Nolan Schaefer to Houston Aeros (AHL).11 Recalled G Nolan Schaefer and LW Aaron Voros fromHouston Aeros (AHL).6 Reassigned C/LW Benoit Pouliot to Houston Aeros (AHL).1 Recalled C/LW Benoit Pouliot from Houston Aeros (AHL),reassigned RW Cal Clutterbuck and G Nolan Schaeferto Houston.OCTOBER27 Recalled G Nolan Schaefer from the Houston Aeros(AHL).26 Signed D Brent Burns to a four-year contract extension.23 Recalled RW Cal Clutterbuck from the Houston Aeros(AHL).2 Reassigned D Erik Reitz to Houston Aeros (AHL).SEPTEMBER29 Reassigned RW Petr Kalus, D John Scott, LW BenoitPouliot and D Shawn Belle to Houston Aeros (AHL)...Signed C James Sheppard to an entry-level contract.27 Reassigned G Nolan Schaefer and D Andre Lakos toHouston Aeros (AHL)...Sent C Colton Gillies to SaskatoonBlades (WHL).23 Released C Adrian Foster...Reassigned C Serge Payerand RW Aaron Voros to Houston Aeros (AHL).19 Reassigned LW Danny Irmen, RW Cal Clutterbuck, LWRyan Hamilton, D Paul Albers, C Steve Kelly, C MortenMadsen, D Clayton Stoner, RW Joel Ward, G BarryBrust and LW Roman Voloshenko to Houston Aeros(AHL).18 Reassigned D A.J. Thelen, LW Peter Olvecky and RWMatt Kassian to Houston Aeros (AHL).17 invited C Adrian Foster and G Barry Brust to trainingcamp.12 Reassigned G Miroslav Kopriva, G Anton Khudobin andD Riley Emmerson to Houston Aeros (AHL).130 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 131Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlicky2006-07 Minnesota Wild# POS PLAYER GP TOI/G G A PTS +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG SOG SH%12 LW BRIAN ROLSTON 78 21:16 31 33 64 +6 46 13 1 6 305 10.238 C PAVOL DEMITRA 71 20:38 25 39 64 0 28 9 1 4 175 14.310 RW MARIAN GABORIK 48 19:37 30 27 57 +12 40 12 1 7 196 15.396 RW PIERRE-MARC BOUCHARD 82 15:59 20 37 57 +13 14 5 0 3 173 11.69 C MIKKO KOIVU 82 17:28 20 34 54 +6 58 9 2 2 162 12.328 C TODD WHITE 77 17:13 13 31 44 +8 24 6 1 1 162 8.021 RW MARK PARRISH 76 14:19 19 20 39 +9 18 5 0 4 141 13.58 D BRENT BURNS 77 15:47 7 18 25 +16 26 3 0 3 108 6.592 RW BRANKO RADIVOJEVIC 82 12:58 11 13 24 -9 21 4 0 3 116 9.537 C WES WALZ 62 14:53 9 15 24 +3 30 0 1 1 77 11.726 D KURTIS FOSTER 57 17:58 3 20 23 -3 52 0 0 0 135 2.25 D KIM JOHNSSON 76 23:33 3 19 22 -4 64 3 0 0 98 3.133 D PETTERI NUMMELIN 51 20:17 3 17 20 -15 22 0 0 0 69 4.319 LW STEPHANE VEILLEUX 75 12:17 7 11 18 +3 47 0 0 1 84 8.311 C DOMINIC MOORE 69 12:38 8 9 17 +4 56 0 0 1 111 7.218 RW ADAM HALL 72 12:22 6 11 17 -11 26 3 0 0 103 5.83 D KEITH CARNEY 80 15:31 4 13 17 +22 58 0 0 1 31 12.941 D MARTIN SKOULA 81 20:13 0 15 15 +9 36 0 0 0 91 0.055 D NICK SCHULTZ 82 20:12 2 10 12 0 42 0 0 1 69 2.917 C WYATT SMITH 61 9:30 3 3 6 -8 16 1 0 0 44 6.818 RW MATTIAS WEINHANDL 12 6:27 1 1 2 -2 10 0 0 0 3 33.324 LW DEREK BOOGAARD 48 4:38 0 1 1 0 120 0 0 0 11 0.027 RW JOEL WARD* 11 7:42 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.04 D SHAWN BELLE* 9 9:56 0 1 1 +4 0 0 0 0 3 0.083 RW MATT FOY* 9 7:10 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 6 0.023 C JASON MORGAN 4 7:28 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 0 0.067 LW BENOIT POULIOT* 3 6:58 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0.06 D ERIK REITZ* 1 10:36 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0# GOALTENDER GP W L OT SA GA GAA SV SV% SO A PIM MIN32 NIKLAS BACKSTROM 41 23 8 6 1,028 73 1.97 955 .929 5 1 2 2,22735 MANNY FERNANDEZ 44 22 16 1 1,158 103 2.55 1,055 .911 2 0 12 2,42129 JOSH HARDING* 7 3 2 1 174 7 1.16 167 .960 1 0 0 361* ROOKIEGAME DATE OPPONENT RESULT W L OT RECORD PTS2006-07 game-by-game132 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 133DIVISION/CONF. RANKWILD GOALS(BY #)WILDGOALTENDERS1 10/5 COLORADO 3-2 W (OT) 1-0-0 2 t-1st/t-1st 92, 10, 28 Fernandez *18,5682 10/7 NASHVILLE 6-5 W 2-0-0 4 1st/t-1st 38p, 10p, 21p, 9p, 28p, 12 Fernandez/BACKSTROM *18,5683 10/10 VANCOUVER 2-1 W (SO) 3-0-0 6 1st/t-1st 12p Fernandez *18,0644 10/12 WASHINGTON 3-2 W (SO) 4-0-0 8 1st/1st 5p, 5p Fernandez *18,0645 10/14 COLUMBUS 5-0 W 5-0-0 10 1st/1st 12, 3, 10p, 9, 12p Fernandez *18,5686 10/18 @Los Angeles 2-1 W (OT) 6-0-0 12 1st/1st 12, 10 Fernandez 14,6177 10/20 @Anaheim 1-2 L 6-1-0 12 1st/t-1st 96 Fernandez 13,4308 10/21 @San Jose 4-1 W 7-1-0 14 1st/t-1st 21, 19, 37, 12 Fernandez 17,4969 10/25 LOS ANGELES 3-1 W 8-1-0 16 1st/t-1st 12, 12, 28p Fernandez *18,56810 10/27 ANAHEIM 3-2 W (SO) 9-1-0 18 1st/1st 55, 12 Fernandez *18,56811 10/29 @Colorado 1-4 L 9-2-0 18 1st/2nd 38p Fernandez 17,61512 11/2 VANCOUVER 5-2 W 10-2-0 20 1st/2nd 28p, 12s, 55, 11p, 92p Fernandez/BACKSTROM *18,56813 11/4 NASHVILLE 3-4 L 10-3-0 20 1st/2nd 33, 38, 21p Fernandez *18,56814 11/7 @San Jose 1-3 L 10-4-0 20 1st/3rd 28 Fernandez 17,23315 11/11 @Los Angeles 3-2 W (SO) 11-4-0 22 1st/3rd 12p, 26 Fernandez 17,47916 11/12 @Anaheim 2-3 L 11-5-0 22 1st/3rd 96, 96 Backstrom 16,30617 11/14 @Phoenix 3-4 L 11-6-0 22 1st/3rd 38, 21, 37 Fernandez 12,00218 11/16 @Nashville 7-6 W (SO) 12-6-0 24 1st/3rd 37s, 9p, 11, 19, 38p, 8 Fernandez/BACKSTROM 12,75919 11/18 COLORADO 1-2 L (SO) 12-6-1 25 1st/3rd 9p Backstrom *18,56820 11/20 @Ottawa 3-5 L 12-7-1 25 1st/3rd 11, 12, 9s Fernandez 18,09421 11/22 @Montreal 2-4 L 12-8-1 25 t-1st/t-3rd 19, 11 Backstrom 21,27322 11/24 PHOENIX 4-0 W 13-8-1 27 1st/3rd 96p, 21, 11s, 92p Backstrom *18,56823 11/25 @Columbus 3-5 L 13-9-1 27 t-1st/t-3rd 11, 96p, 19 Backstrom/FERNANDEZ 15,49324 11/29 SAN JOSE 1-2 L 13-10-1 27 2nd/7th 18 Fernandez *18,56825 12/1 DETROIT 0-3 L 13-11-1 27 2nd/7th – Fernandez *18,56826 12/2 @Dallas 3-4 L (SO) 13-11-2 28 2nd/7th 33, 12, 9 Backstrom 17,02727 12/5 CHICAGO 3-2 W (SO) 14-11-2 30 t-1st/t-3rd 28, 12 Fernandez *18,56828 12/7 CALGARY 3-2 W (SO) 15-11-2 32 t-1st/t-3rd 9p, 12p Fernandez *18,56829 12/9 CHICAGO 5-4 W (OT) 16-11-2 34 t-1st/t-3rd 21p, 38, 9p, 21p, 21 Fernandez *18,56830 12/12 @Calgary 2-5 L 16-12-2 34 2nd/7th 11s, 28p FERNANDEZ/Backstrom 19,28931 12/14 @Edmonton 1-3 L 16-13-2 34 2nd/7th 28 Fernandez 16,83932 12/16 @Vancouver 1-2 L 16-14-2 34 5th/9th 38 Backstrom 18,63033 12/19 VANCOUVER 5-2 W 17-14-2 36 t-2nd/t-7th 38, 12, 92, 21, 92 Fernandez *18,56834 12/22 @Detroit 1-3 L 17-15-2 36 t-3rd/t-9th 19 Fernandez 20,06635 12/23 DETROIT 3-2 W 18-15-2 38 t-2nd/t-7th 9s, 21, 96 Fernandez *18,56836 12/26 @Toronto 3-4 L 18-16-2 38 t-3rd/t-9th 26, 37, 12p Fernandez 19,35537 12/27 @Detroit 1-3 L 18-17-2 38 t-3rd/t-9th 38 Backstrom 20,06638 12/29 COLUMBUS 4-3 W (OT) 19-17-2 40 t-2nd/t-7th 12p, 38p, 12p, 37 Fernandez *18,56839 12/31 ANAHEIM 4-3 W 20-17-2 42 t-2nd/t-7th 96p, 12p, 96p, 21 Fernandez *18,56840 1/2 ATLANTA 5-1 W 21-17-2 44 t-1st/t-3rd 12p, 21, 21, 96, 96p Fernandez *18,56841 1/4 TAMPA BAY 2-3 L 21-18-2 44 t-2nd/t-7th 21, 38 Fernandez *18,56842 1/7 COLORADO 1-2 L (SO) 21-18-3 45 3rd/8th 9 Fernandez *18,56843 1/9 @Calgary 0-3 L 21-19-3 45 4th/9th – Backstrom 19,28944 1/11 @Vancouver 5-2 W 22-19-3 47 3rd/8th 10p, 12, 92p, 10, 37 Fernandez 18,63045 1/12 @Edmonton 4-2 W 23-19-3 49 t-2nd/t-7th 10, 12, 3, 10 Fernandez 16,83946 1/14 @Chicago 4-3 W (SO) 24-19-3 51 t-2nd/t-7th 96, 10s, 37 Fernandez 11,09147 1/16 EDMONTON 1-2 L 24-20-3 51 3rd/8th 37 Fernandez *18,56848 1/19 @Chicago 3-0 W 25-20-3 53 3rd/8th 10, 19, 10 Fernandez 12,33349 1/20 DALLAS 1-2 L (SO) 25-20-4 54 3rd/8th 9 Fernandez/BACKSTROM *18,56850 1/26 CALGARY 2-1 W (SO) 26-20-4 56 3rd/8th 12p Backstrom *18,56851 1/27 @Columbus 2-3 L 26-21-4 56 3rd/8th 12p, 11 Fernandez 18,13652 1/30 @St. Louis 5-2 W 27-21-4 58 3rd/8th 96, 96, 38p, 38, 11 Fernandez 10,44553 2/1 @Colorado 5-3 W 28-21-4 60 t-2nd/t-7th 9p, 96, 10, 10, 9 Backstrom 17,28654 2/3 @Phoenix 1-0 W 29-21-4 62 t-2nd/t-7th 10 Backstrom 17,11555 2/6 @Dallas 2-4 L 29-22-4 62 3rd/8th 33, 11 Backstrom 17,66056 2/8 FLORIDA 4-2 W 30-22-4 64 t-2nd/t-7th 21, 28, 38p, 8p Backstrom *18,56857 2/10 CAROLINA 5-4 W 31-22-4 66 t-1st/t-3rd 21, 96, 10p, 10p, 38 Backstrom *18,56858 2/14 VANCOUVER 2-3 L (OT) 31-22-5 67 3rd/8th 38, 10 Backstrom *18,56859 2/17 @Nashville 4-1 W 32-22-5 69 3rd/8th 38p, 10p, 96, 92 Backstrom 17,11360 2/18 @St. Louis 3-5 L 32-23-5 69 3rd/8th 18, 10p, 38 BACKSTROM/Harding 13,72161 2/20 DALLAS 2-1 W (SO) 33-23-5 71 2nd/7th 12p Backstrom *18,56862 2/22 @Colorado 4-3 W 34-23-5 73 2nd/t-6th 18, 17, 28p, 9 Backstrom 18,00763 2/25 EDMONTON 4-1 W 35-23-5 75 2nd/7th 28, 8p, 10, 96 Backstrom *18,56864 2/28 @Calgary 1-2 L (SO) 35-23-6 76 3rd/8th 38p Backstrom/HARDING 19,28965 3/1 @Edmonton 5-0 W 36-23-6 78 2nd/t-6th 38, 10p, 92, 10, 38p Harding 16,83966 3/4 @Vancouver 3-4 L (SO) 36-23-7 79 t-2nd/t-7th 92, 10, 5p Backstrom 18,63067 3/6 SAN JOSE 0-3 L 36-24-7 79 3rd/8th – BACKSTROM/Fernandez *18,56868 3/8 @Boston 2-1 W 37-24-7 81 2nd/t-6th 12, 96 Backstrom 13,70969 3/9 @Buffalo 5-1 W 38-24-7 83 2nd/t-5th 11, 11, 38, 3, 28s Harding 18,69070 3/11 COLORADO 3-2 W (OT) 39-24-7 85 2nd/7th 9p, 9, 8 Backstrom *18,56871 3/13 @Vancouver 3-2 W (OT) 40-24-7 87 2nd/7th 9, 12, 8 Backstrom 18,63072 3/15 @Edmonton 2-1 W 41-24-7 89 2nd/7th 21, 10 Backstrom 16,83973 3/17 @Calgary 4-2 W 42-24-7 91 2nd/t-5th 10p, 19, 12, 38 Backstrom 19,28974 3/20 PHOENIX 3-2 W 43-24-7 93 2nd/5th 38, 28p, 10 Backstrom *18,56875 3/22 ST. LOUIS 5-1 W 44-24-7 95 2nd/6th 38, 12, 10, 10p, 9p Backstrom *18,56876 3/24 LOS ANGELES 4-1 W 45-24-7 97 1st/3rd 8, 12p, 96, 9 Harding *18,56877 3/27 CALGARY 0-1 L (OT) 45-24-8 98 2nd/7th – Backstrom *18,56878 3/29 CALGARY 2-4 L 45-25-8 98 2nd/7th 8p, 21p Backstrom/HARDING *18,56879 3/31 @Colorado 1-2 L 45-26-8 98 2nd/7th 10p Harding 17,19280 4/3 EDMONTON 3-0 W 46-26-8 100 2nd/7th 9p, 26, 92p Backstrom *18,56881 4/5 EDMONTON 3-0 W 47-26-8 102 2nd/7th 21, 3, 10 Backstrom *18,56882 4/7 ST. LOUIS 5-1 W 48-26-8 104 2nd/7th 96, 92, 37, 17, 17p Backstrom *18,568ALL CAPS indicates decision; * indicates sell out, p - power play goal, s-short-handed goalATT.Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlicky2005-06 Minnesota Wild 2005-06 game-by-game# POS PLAYER GP TOI/G G A PTS +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG SOG SH%12 LW Brian Rolston 82 20:21 34 45 79 +14 50 15 5 7 293 11.610 RW Marian Gaborik 65 18:26 38 28 66 +6 64 10 2 7 252 15.196 RW Pierre-Marc Bouchard 80 15:15 17 42 59 +3 28 7 0 3 118 14.428 C Todd White 61 17:12 19 21 40 -1 18 5 0 0 109 17.425 C Randy Robitaille 67 14:44 12 28 40 -5 54 7 0 2 112 10.737 C Wes Walz 82 16:30 19 18 37 +7 61 1 1 0 127 15.032 C Marc Chouinard 74 12:59 14 16 30 +1 34 6 2 3 112 12.526 D Kurtis Foster* 58 19:13 10 18 28 -3 60 6 0 2 124 8.19 RW Alexandre Daigle 46 12:59 5 23 28 -6 12 2 0 1 59 8.511 LW Pascal Dupuis 67 16:30 10 16 26 -10 40 4 0 2 151 6.617 D Filip Kuba 65 21:46 6 19 25 0 44 1 1 1 69 8.721 C Mikko Koivu* 64 13:17 6 15 21 -9 40 3 0 0 96 6.341 D Martin Skoula 78 20:49 5 16 21 +6 46 3 0 1 92 5.420 D Andrei Zyuzin 57 18:53 7 11 18 -12 50 4 0 1 80 8.834 D Daniel Tjarnqvist 60 19:46 3 15 18 -11 32 3 0 1 54 5.617 LW Stephane Veilleux 71 12:58 7 9 16 -13 63 0 0 1 87 8.08 D Brent Burns 72 14:07 4 12 16 -7 32 1 0 1 73 5.555 D Nick Schultz 79 17:58 2 12 14 +2 43 0 0 0 45 4.427 RW Kyle Wanvig 51 10:39 4 8 12 -8 64 1 0 0 55 7.318 RW Mattias Weinhandl 68 14:43 4 7 11 -4 24 0 0 0 57 7.024 LW Derek Boogaard* 65 5:23 2 4 6 +2 158 0 0 1 15 13.383 RW Matt Foy* 19 10:59 2 3 5 -4 16 1 0 0 21 9.536 D Alex Henry 63 11:26 0 5 5 -4 73 0 0 0 41 0.07 C Erik Westrum 10 10:48 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 0 16 0.023 D Scott Ferguson 15 9:11 0 0 0 -3 22 0 0 0 6 0.056 D Erik Reitz* 5 13:09 0 0 0 -2 4 0 0 0 0 0.044 LW Andrei Nazarov 2 4:48 0 0 0 -1 6 0 0 0 0 0.0# GOALTENDER GP W L OT SA GA GAA SV SV% SO A PIM MIN35 Manny Fernandez 58 30 18 7 1612 130 2.29 1482 .919 1 3 6 341129 Josh Harding* 3 2 1 0 83 8 2.59 75 .904 1 0 0 185* ROOKIEGAME DATE OPPONENT RESULT W L OT RECORD PTSDIVISION/WILD GOALSWILDCONF. RANK(BY #)GOALTENDERSATT.1 10/5 Calgary 6-3 W 1-0-0 2 t-1st/t-1st 32, 8p, 27p, 32, 28, 32 Roloson *19,3982 10/8 @Phoenix 1-2 L 1-1-0 2 t-3rd/t-6th 25p Roloson 17,7993 10/9 @Los Angeles 1-2 L (OT) 1-1-1 3 t-2nd/7th 37 Fernandez 17,7254 10/12 Vancouver 6-0 W 2-1-1 5 t-2nd/t-5th 20p, 32, 83p, 96p, 83, 12 Roloson *18,5685 10/14 Vancouver 3-5 L 2-2-1 5 t-3rd/t-8th 37, 96p, 12p Roloson *18,5686 10/16 Anaheim 4-1 W 3-2-1 7 2nd/6th 12p, 17p, 96, 27 Fernandez *18,5687 10/19 San Jose 6-1 W 4-2-1 9 2nd/5th 2, 24, 32s, 96, 28, 17 Fernandez *18,0648 10/22 @St. Louis 3-2 W 5-2-1 11 2nd/5th 12p, 20p, 32 Fernandez 13,9039 10/23 @Chicago 2-4 L 5-3-1 11 2nd/5th 10p, 10 Roloson 11,36810 10/25 Vancouver 1-3 L 5-4-1 11 2nd/5th 9p Fernandez *18,56811 10/28 @Columbus 1-2 L (SO) 5-4-2 12 2nd/5th 96 Roloson 15,66912 10/29 Columbus 3-1 W 6-4-2 14 2nd/5th 28p, 8, 28 Fernandez *18,56813 11/1 @Calgary 0-3 L 6-5-2 14 2nd/6th - Fernandez 19.28914 11/2 @Vancouver 1-2 L 6-6-2 14 2nd/7th 25 Roloson 18.63015 11/5 @San Jose 3-1 W 7-6-2 16 t-3rd/t-8th 12p, 12, 12 Roloson 17,49616 11/6 @Anaheim 4-3 W (SO) 8-6-2 18 2nd/5th 12s, 21, 19 Fernandez 14,05317 11/8 Phoenix 2-4 L 8-7-2 18 t-2nd/8th 34p, 17s ROLOSON, Fernandez *18,56818 11/11 @Detroit 1-3 L 8-8-2 18 5th/t-9th 25p Fernandez 20,06619 11/14 @Calgary 2-3 L 8-9-2 18 5th/t-10th 21, 25p Roloson 19,28920 11/19 Nashville 4-2 W 9-9-2 20 5th/10th 26, 19, 26, 12p Fernandez *18,56821 11/23 Edmonton 3-4 L 9-10-2 20 5th/10th 10p, 11p, 11 Roloson *18,56822 11/25 St. Louis 5-3 W 10-10-2 22 5th/10th 37, 10, 26, 96, 96p Fernandez *18,56823 11/30 Columbus 2-3 L (SO) 10-10-3 23 5th/11th 21p,25 Fernandez *18,56824 12/1 @Nashville 1-2 L 10-11-3 23 5th/11th 26p Roloson 10,13525 12/3 @New Jersey 2-3 L (SO) 10-11-4 24 5th/11th 12p, 20 Fernandez 14,10326 12/5 @NY Rangers 1-3 L 10-12-4 24 5th/13th 11 Roloson 18,20027 12/8 @Pittsburgh 5-0 W 11-12-4 26 5th/12th 10, 9, 37, 12, 9p Fernandez 14,62728 12/10 @Philadelphia 2-3 L 11-13-4 26 5th/12th 55, 28p Fernandez 19,59229 12/11 Buffalo 2-3 L 11-14-4 26 5th/12th 21p, 12 Roloson *18,56830 12/13 @NY Islanders 4-3 W 12-14-4 28 5th/12th 2, 10, 10p, 32 Fernandez 10,68631 12/15 Boston 2-3 L 12-15-4 28 5th/12th 12p, 25p Fernandez *18,56832 12/17 Montreal 4-3 W (OT) 13-15-4 30 5th/12th 12, 28, 12p, 26p Roloson *18,56833 12/19 Dallas 2-1 W 14-15-4 32 5th/t-11th 28, 10 Fernandez *18,56834 12/22 @Colorado 3-4 L 14-16-4 32 5th/t-11th 8, 20p, 21 Roloson 18,00735 12/23 Colorado 5-3 W 15-16-4 34 5th/t-10th 19, 8, 28, 10, 32p Fernandez *18,56836 12/26 @Edmonton 4-1 W 16-16-4 36 5th/t-10th 11p, 10, 12s, 28 Fernandez 16,83937 12/28 @Edmonton 4-2 W 17-16-4 38 5th/t-10th 25, 10, 12p, 10 Fernandez 16,83938 12/29 @Calgary 2-4 L 17-17-4 38 5th/t-10th 27, 11 Roloson 19,28939 12/31 Vancouver 4-3 W 18-17-4 40 5th/t-10th 28, 37, 26p, 25p Fernandez *18,56840 1/3 @Detroit 4-2 W 19-17-4 42 5th/t-9th 20, 17, 12, 9 Roloson 20,06641 1/5 Colorado 2-4 L 19-18-4 42 5th/t-9th 34p, 28 ROLOSON, Fernandez *18,56842 1/7 Anaheim 4-1 W 20-18-4 44 5th/9th 26, 25, 10, 28p Fernandez *18,56843 1/9 Dallas 1-2 L 20-19-4 44 5th/10th 25 Fernandez *18,56844 1/14 Calgary 1-4 L 20-20-4 44 5th/12th 26p Fernandez *18,56845 1/16 Ottawa 1-6 L 20-21-4 44 5th/12th 17 Roloson *18,56846 1/18 Toronto 5-3 W 21-21-4 46 5th/t-11th 26p, 37, 32p, 10, 32s Fernandez *18,56847 1/20 Chicago 4-1 W 22-21-4 48 5th/t-11th 27, 10p, 27, 25p Fernandez 10,50448 1/22 @Chicago 3-2 W 23-21-4 50 5th/t-10th 37p, 12, 12 Fernandez *18,56849 1/24 Phoenix 3-2 W 24-21-4 52 5th/t-9th 10, 12, 12s Fernandez *18,56850 1/26 Nashville 5-1 W 25-21-4 54 5th/t-9th 19, 9, 96, 28, 10 Fernandez 17,15351 1/27 @Columbus 3-4 L 25-22-4 54 5th/10th 96p, 28, 28p Roloson *18,56852 1/30 Detroit 4-5 L 25-23-4 54 5th/11th 10, 28, 20, 17 Fernandez, ROLOSON 18,00753 1/31 @Colorado 2-3 L 25-24-4 54 5th/11th 12, 10 Fernandez 15,22654 2/2 @San Jose 3-2 W (SO) 26-24-4 56 5th/t-11th 25p, 10 Fernandez 17,65855 2/4 @Phoenix 6-4 W 27-24-4 58 5th/10th 37, 10, 28p, 10, 97, 37 Fernandez *18,56856 2/7 Los Angeles 5-1 W 28-24-4 60 5th/10th 12p, 11p, 10p, 11p, 10p Fernandez *18,56857 2/9 Colorado 1-2 L 28-25-4 60 5th/10th 28 Fernandez 16,83958 2/10 @Edmonton 6-3 W 29-25-4 62 5th/10th 32, 96p, 96, 11, 20p, 37 Roloson 18,63059 2/12 @Vancouver 2-3 L (OT) 29-25-5 63 5th/10th 37, 11 Fernandez 18,00760 2/28 @Colorado 2-4 L 29-26-5 63 5th/11th 96p, 10p Fernandez 18,11861 3/2 @Los Angeles 2-3 L 29-27-5 63 5th/11th 10, 10 Fernandez 17,04862 3/3 @Anaheim 2-4 L 29-28-5 63 5th/11th 28, 10 Roloson *18,56863 3/5 Colorado 5-3 W 30-28-5 65 5th/10th 37, 37, 55, 10s, 12p Fernandez *18,56864 3/7 Los Angeles 2-3 L (OT) 30-28-6 66 5th/10th 37, 37 Fernandez 14,60965 3/10 @St. Louis 1-2 L (OT) 30-28-7 67 5th/11th 10 Fernandez *18,56866 3/12 Edmonton 4-3 W 31-28-7 69 5th/11th 12p, 12p, 41, 96p Fernandez *18,56867 3/14 Edmonton 1-2 L 31-29-7 69 5th/11th 26p Fernandez *18,56868 3/19 Calgary 2-3 L 31-30-7 69 5th/11th 32p, 37 Fernandez *18,56869 3/21 Calgary 3-1 W 32-30-7 71 5th/11th 10p, 12s, 10 Fernandez *18,56870 3/22 @Dallas 2-4 L 32-31-7 71 5th/11th 10p, 12p Fernandez *18,56871 3/25 San Jose 1-5 L 32-32-7 71 5th/11th 12 Fernandez 16,83972 3/28 @Edmonton 3-2 W 33-32-7 73 5th/11th 37s, 96, 12 Fernandez 18,63073 3/29 @Vancouver 1-2 L 33-33-7 73 5th/11th 12 Fernandez 18,63074 3/31 @Vancouver 2-1 (SO) 34-33-7 75 5th/11th 32p Fernandez *18,56875 4/2 Detroit 2-3 L 34-34-7 75 5th/12th 96, 10p Fernandez *18,56876 4/4 St. Louis 5-4 W (SO) 35-34-7 77 5th/11th 19, 18. 32p, 37 Harding *18,56877 4/6 Edmonton 2-1 W (SO) 36-34-7 79 5th/11th 19 Fernandez 19,28978 4/7 @Calgary 1-2 L 36-35-7 79 5th/11th 12s Fernandez 18,00779 4/9 @Colorado 5-2 W 37-35-7 81 5th/11th 10, 11, 34p, 10s, 10 Fernandez *18,56880 4/11 Chicago 2-0 W 38-35-7 83 5th/11th 19, 96 Harding 12,08781 4/13 @Nashville 2-4 L 38-36-7 83 5th/11th 12p, 37 Harding 18,58482 4/15 @Dallas 3-4 L (OT) 38-36-8 84 5th/11th 21p, 18, 10 Fernandez *18,568ALL CAPS indicates decision; * indicates sell out, p - power play goal, s-short-handed goal134 2008-09 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32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlicky2003-04 Minnesota Wild 2003-04 Game-by-game# POS PLAYER GP TOI/G G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW GTG SOG SH%9 RW ALEXANDRE DAIGLE 78 15:10 20 31 51 -4 14 6 0 3 0 145 13.815 LW ANDREW BRUNETTE 82 15:32 15 34 49 3 12 7 0 3 1 90 16.710 RW MARIAN GABORIK 65 18:17 18 22 40 10 20 3 0 4 0 220 8.233 C SERGEI ZHOLTOK 59 16:13 13 16 29 4 19 3 0 3 1 115 11.324 LW ANTTI LAAKSONEN 77 16:03 12 14 26 0 20 0 1 1 0 100 12.011 LW PASCAL DUPUIS 59 15:48 11 15 26 5 20 2 0 1 0 127 8.718 RW RICHARD PARK 73 16:30 13 12 25 0 28 4 0 1 1 142 9.237 C WES WALZ 57 16:18 12 13 25 5 32 0 3 2 0 70 17.134 C JIM DOWD 55 14:07 4 20 24 6 38 2 0 2 0 41 9.817 D FILIP KUBA 77 24:06 5 19 24 -7 28 2 1 2 0 114 4.496 LW PIERRE-MARC BOUCHARD 61 14:00 4 18 22 -7 22 2 0 0 0 60 6.732 C MARC CHOUINARD 45 15:58 11 10 21 4 17 3 1 2 0 70 15.720 D ANDREI ZYUZIN 65 20:22 8 13 21 4 48 4 0 1 1 104 7.728 C JASON WIEMER 62 13:57 7 11 18 -6 106 1 0 0 2 89 7.955 D NICK SCHULTZ 79 20:19 6 10 16 12 16 1 0 0 1 72 8.32 D WILLIE MITCHELL 70 22:36 1 13 14 12 83 0 0 0 0 58 1.719 LW STEPHANE VEILLEUX 19 14:20 2 8 10 0 20 1 1 1 0 37 5.425 C RICKARD WALLIN* 15 14:20 5 4 9 1 14 3 0 1 0 16 31.326 LW CHRISTOPH BRANDNER 35 13:20 4 5 9 -2 8 1 0 0 0 50 8.012 LW MATT JOHNSON 57 6:27 7 1 8 4 177 0 0 1 0 21 33.321 RW ERIC CHOUINARD 48 13:36 3 4 7 -7 6 0 0 1 0 45 6.736 D ALEX HENRY 71 14:53 2 4 6 4 106 0 0 0 0 37 5.48 RW BRENT BURNS* 36 13:29 1 5 6 -10 12 0 0 0 0 34 2.96 D JASON MARSHALL 12 15:36 1 4 5 -1 18 1 0 0 0 16 6.35 D BRAD BOMBARDIR 56 20:14 1 2 3 -10 21 0 0 1 0 38 2.66 D ZBYNEK MICHALEK* 22 14:13 1 1 2 -7 4 0 0 0 0 17 5.94 D BRAD BROWN 30 9:41 0 1 1 -1 54 0 0 0 0 14 0.014 C DARBY HENDRICKSON 14 14:12 1 0 1 -7 6 0 0 0 0 14 7.171 D TRAVIS ROCHE* 5 16:07 0 1 1 -3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .027 RW KYLE WANVIG* 6 13:48 0 1 1 -2 10 0 0 0 0 16 .0# GOALTENDER GP W L T SA GA GAA SV SV% SO A PIM MIN30 DWAYNE ROLOSON 48 19 18 11 1,323 89 1.88 1,234 .933 5 1 8 2,84735 MANNY FERNANDEZ 37 11 14 9 1,056 90 2.49 966 .915 2 0 2 2,166* ROOKIEGAME DATE OPPONENT RESULT W L T OTL RECORD PTSDIVISION/ WILD GOALSWILDCONF. RANK(BY #)GOALTENDERSATT.1 10/8 @Chicago 0-1 L 0-1-0-0 0 5th/15th - Roloson 13,9032 10/10 N.Y. Rangers 5-3 W 1-1-0-0 2 4th/8th 96,17,12,5,9 Fernandez *18,5683 10/12 San Jose 2-3 L 1-2-0-0 2 5th/11th 26,8 ROLOSON, Fernandez *18,5684 10/16 Colorado 2-5 L 1-3-0-0 2 5th/14th 9p,14 Fernandez *18,5685 10/18 Vancouver 2-2 T 1-3-1-0 3 5th/14th 34p,12 Roloson *18,5686 10/19 @Dallas 1-3 L 1-4-1-0 3 5th/14th 26p Fernandez 18,2137 10/21 Calgary 2-3 L 1-5-1-0 3 5th/15th 18,20p Roloson *18,0648 10/24 @Florida 4-3 W 2-5-1-0 5 5th/14th 18,24,9p,37 Roloson 15,5399 10/25 @Tampa Bay 2-3 L 2-6-1-0 5 5th/14th 96p,32p Fernandez 16,22310 10/28 @Buffalo 3-1 W 3-6-1-0 7 5th/11th 37s,9p,15p Fernandez 11,91911 10/30 Atlanta 3-2 W 4-6-1-0 9 4th/10th 15p,37,17p Fernandez *18,06412 11/1 Washington 2-1 W 5-6-1-0 11 3rd/7th 37,15p Roloson *18,56813 11/4 @Colorado 4-4 T 5-6-2-0 12 3rd/7th 24,15,26,24 Fernandez 18,00714 11/7 @Calgary 3-0 W 6-6-2-0 14 3rd/7th 32,18p,11 Roloson 13,83915 11/8 @Vancouver 3-4 L 6-7-2-0 14 3rd/7th 11,10,9 Fernandez,ROLOSON 18,63016 11/11 Vancouver 1-0 W 7-7-2-0 16 3rd/6th 33 Roloson *18,56817 11/13 Edmonton 0-2 L 7-8-2-0 16 4th/9th - Roloson *18,56818 11/15 Detroit 1-1 T 7-8-3-0 17 4th/8th 15p Roloson *18,56819 11/19 @Pittsburgh 6-2 W 8-8-3-0 19 4th/8th 24,33,24,10,9,11 Roloson 10,95720 11/20 @Philadelphia 1-3 L 8-9-3-0 19 4th/9th 9 Fernandez 19,14821 11/22 Detroit 2-5 L 8-10-3-0 19 4th/7th 18p,9 Roloson *18,56822 11/26 Dallas 1-3 L 8-11-3-0 19 5th/13th 28 Fernandez *18,56823 11/28 San Jose 1-2 L 8-12-3-0 19 5th/14th 15 Roloson *18,56824 11/30 Anaheim 1-1 T 8-12-4-0 20 5th/13th 37 Fernandez *18,56825 12/3 @Edmonton 1-0 W 9-12-4-0 22 5th/13th 10p Fernandez 16,19826 12/5 @Calgary 1-2 L 9-13-4-0 22 5th/13th 11 Fernandez 14,66927 12/6 @Vancouver 1-1 T 9-13-5-0 23 5th/13th 26 Roloson 18,63028 12/9 Calgary 2-1 W 10-13-5-0 25 5th/13th 20, 11p Fernandez *18,56829 12/11 Toronto 0-1 L 10-14-5-0 25 5th/13th - Roloson *18,56830 12/13 Buffalo 3-2 W 11-14-5-0 27 5th/13th 28,24,34 Fernandez *18,56831 12/15 @Phoenix 5-2 W 12-14-5-0 29 4th/12th 28p,12,15,37,9 Roloson 13,46232 12/17 @Colorado 3-2 W 13-14-5-0 31 4th/9th 11,17p,33 Roloson 18,00733 12/18 @Edmonton 1-1 T 13-14-6-0 32 4th/9th 33p Fernandez 16,14534 12/20 Columbus 5-2 W 14-14-6-0 34 4th/8th 37s,12,20,37,33 Roloson *18,56835 12/23 Nashville 3-3 T 14-14-7-0 35 4th/9th 10,18,28 Fernandez *18,56836 12/26 @Detroit 2-2 T 14-14-8-0 36 4th/10th 10,37 Roloson 20,06637 12/29 @Calgary 2-2 T 14-14-9-0 37 4th/10th 11,18p Roloson 16,27938 12/30 @Edmonton 2-2 T 14-14-10-0 38 4th/10th 2,55 Fernandez 16,83939 1/2 Edmonton 1-2 L 14-15-10-0 38 4th/11th 12 Roloson *18,56840 1/4 @Colorado 1-3 L 14-16-10-0 38 4th/11th 28 Fernandez 18,00741 1/5 @St. Louis 1-1 T 14-16-11-0 39 4th/11th 20 Roloson 19,41142 1/7 Chicago 7-4 W 15-16-11-0 41 4th/11th 28,21,55,18,21,11,24 Fernandez, ROLOSON *18,56843 1/9 Phoenix 0-2 L 15-17-11-0 41 4th/11th - Roloson *18,56844 1/12 Nashville 3-3 T 15-17-12-0 42 4th/11th 18,17s,33 Fernandez *18,56845 1/14 Los Angeles 2-2 T 15-17-13-0 43 4th/11th 15p,55 Roloson *18,56846 1/16 Pittsburgh 4-2 W 16-17-13-0 45 4th/11th 15,9,17,24 Roloson *18,56847 1/17 @St. Louis 2-2 T 16-17-14-0 46 4th/11th 96,55p Fernandez 19,53048 1/19 @Nashville 0-2 L 16-18-14-0 46 4th/11th - Fernandez 11,57249 1/21 Chicago 4-2 W 17-18-14-0 48 4th/10th 11,18,34,18 Roloson *18,56850 1/23 @Anaheim 2-6 L 17-19-14-0 48 4th/11th 9p,9p Roloson 17,17451 1/24 @San Jose 0-4 L 17-20-14-0 48 4th/11th - Fernandez 17,49652 1/26 @Los Angeles 2-2 T 17-20-15-0 49 4th/11th 18p,34p Roloson 18,11853 1/29 Montreal 2-3 OTL 17-20-15-1 50 4th/11th 23p,24 Roloson *18,56854 1/31 @Columbus 1-2 OTL 17-20-15-2 51 4th/11th 33 Roloson 18,13655 2/2 St. Louis 4-0 W 18-20-15-2 53 4th/10th 37,33,11,37s Roloson *18,06456 2/4 @NY Rangers 4-3 W 19-20-15-2 55 4th/10th 24,33p,33p,10 Roloson 18,20057 2/10 Los Angeles 1-3 L 19-21-15-2 55 4th/10th 15p Roloson *18,56858 2/13 Edmonton 3-0 W 20-21-15-2 57 4th/10th 33,32,11p Roloson *18,56859 2/15 Calgary 1-2 L 20-22-15-2 57 4th/10th 33 Roloson *18,56860 2/17 @ New Jersey 4-4 T 20-22-16-2 58 4th/10th 10,33,10,10p Fernandez 12,42661 2/19 Vancouver 6-2 W 21-22-16-2 60 4th/10th 32,24s,15,32,36,10 Roloson *18,56862 2/22 Colorado 1-3 L 21-23-16-2 60 5th/11th 32 Roloson *18,56863 2/26 @Nashville 0-4 L 21-24-16-2 60 5th/12th - Fernandez 13,03364 2/27 @Dallas 1-3 L 21-25-16-2 60 5th/12th 15 Fernandez 18,53265 2/29 Carolina 3-3 T 21-25-17-2 61 5th/12th 20p,20,10 Fernandez *18,56866 3/3 @Anaheim 0-2 L 21-26-17-2 61 5th/12th - Fernandez 12,74767 3/4 @Los Angeles 1-1 T 21-26-18-2 62 5th/12th 28 Roloson 18,11868 3/7 @Phoenix 1-1 T 21-26-19-2 63 5th/12th 15 Roloson 14,60369 3/9 @San Jose 4-3 W 22-26-19-2 65 5th/12th 12,15,6,9 Fernandez 14,70370 3/10 @Vancouver 1-1 T 22-26-20-2 66 5th/12th 15p Roloson 18,63071 3/14 Columbus 3-2 W 23-26-20-2 68 5th/11th 18,55,9 Fernandez *18,56872 3/16 Ottawa 5-2 W 24-26-20-2 70 5th/11th 32p,25p,10,10p,10 Roloson *18,56873 3/18 @Boston 2-0 W 25-26-20-2 72 5th/11th 18,19s Fernandez 14,38374 3/19 @NY Islanders 1-3 L 25-27-20-2 72 5th/11th 15 Roloson 14,02275 3/22 Phoenix 2-3 OTL 25-27-20-3 73 5th/11th 32,55 Fernandez *18,56876 3/24 @Columbus 0-2 L 25-28-20-3 73 5th/12th - Roloson 17,73277 3/25 @Chicago 8-2 W 26-28-20-3 75 5th/11th 20p,37,12,24,9,25p,9,10 Fernandez 11,11678 3/28 Anaheim 2-1 W 27-28-20-3 77 5th/11th 25,10 Roloson *18,56879 3/29 @Detroit 3-5 L 27-29-20-3 77 5th/11th 20p,9,9 Fernandez 20,06680 3/31 Colorado 5-4 W 28-29-20-3 79 5th/11th 9,96p,9,32p,32 Roloson *18,56881 4/2 Dallas 4-2 W 29-29-20-3 81 5th/10th 21,25,25p,10 Fernandez *18,56882 4/4 St. Louis 3-0 W 30-29-20-3 83 5th/10th 19p,10,32 Roloson *18,568ALL CAPS indicates decision; * indicates sell out, p - power play goal, s-short-handed goal136 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 137Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlicky2002-03 Minnesota WIld# POS PLAYER GP TOI/G G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW GTG SOG SH%10 LW MARIAN GABORIK 81 17:24 30 35 65 12 46 5 1 8 0 280 10.711 LW PASCAL DUPUIS 80 17:30 20 28 48 17 44 6 0 4 1 183 10.97 C CLIFF RONNING 80 17:25 17 31 48 -6 24 8 0 5 0 171 9.915 LW ANDREW BRUNETTE 82 14:29 18 28 46 -10 30 9 0 2 3 97 18.533 RW SERGEI ZHOLTOK 78 16:36 16 26 42 1 18 3 0 2 2 153 10.537 C WES WALZ 80 15:56 13 19 32 11 63 0 0 4 0 115 11.324 LW ANTTI LAAKSONEN 82 15:55 15 16 31 4 26 1 2 4 2 106 14.217 D FILIP KUBA 78 23:56 8 21 29 0 29 4 2 1 0 129 6.234 C JIM DOWD 78 13:03 8 17 25 -1 31 3 1 2 0 79 10.118 RW RICHARD PARK 81 16:36 14 10 24 -3 16 2 2 3 1 149 9.496 C PIERRE-MARC BOUCHARD* 50 13:16 7 13 20 1 18 5 0 1 0 53 13.220 D ANDREI ZYUZIN 67 21:38 4 13 17 -8 36 2 0 0 0 113 3.55 D BRAD BOMBARDIR 58 22:01 1 14 15 15 16 1 0 0 0 55 1.82 D WILLIE MITCHELL 69 21:28 2 12 14 13 84 0 1 1 0 67 3.077 D LUBOMIR SEKERAS 60 18:52 2 9 11 -12 30 1 0 1 0 50 4.028 LW JEREMY STEVENSON 32 10:48 5 6 11 6 69 1 0 1 0 29 17.255 D NICK SCHULTZ 75 18:28 3 7 10 11 23 0 0 1 0 70 4.316 RW BILL MUCKALT 8 13:00 5 3 8 5 6 0 0 0 0 13 38.512 L MATT JOHNSON 60 7:24 3 5 8 -8 201 0 0 1 0 24 12.514 C DARBY HENDRICKSON 28 15:16 1 5 6 -3 8 0 0 0 0 34 2.923 D JASON MARSHALL 45 11:24 1 5 6 4 69 0 0 0 0 40 2.54 D BRAD BROWN 57 9:14 0 1 1 -1 90 0 0 0 0 10 0.019 LW STEPHANE VEILLEUX* 38 12:08 3 2 5 -6 23 1 0 0 0 52 5.83 D LADISLAV BENYSEK 14 11:26 0 0 0 -3 8 0 0 0 0 7 0.027 RW KYLE WANVIG* 7 9:14 1 0 1 0 13 0 0 0 0 5 20.025 C RICKARD WALLIN* 4 7:44 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 100.09 LW HNAT DOMENICHELLI 1 11:11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.06 LW JEAN-GUY TRUDEL 1 5:37 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.038 D CURTIS MURPHY 1 8:56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0# GOALTENDER GP W L T SA GA GAA SV SV% SO A PIM MIN30 DWAYNE ROLOSON 50 23 16 8 1,334 98 2.00 1,236 .927 4 1 4 2,94535 MANNY FERNANDEZ 34 19 13 2 972 74 2.24 898 .924 2 1 6 1,97931 DIETER KOCHAN 1 0 1 0 28 5 5.00 23 .821 0 0 0 60* ROOKIE2002-03 Game-by-gameGAME DATE OPPONENT RESULT W L T OTL RECORD PTSDIVISION/ WILD GOALSWILDCONF. RANK(BY #)GOALTENDERSATT.1 10/11 Boston 5-1 W 1-0-0-0 2 1st/2nd 18p,37,15,33,34s Fernandez *18,5682 10/12 @ St. Louis 2-2 T 1-0-1-0 3 2nd/5th 7p,15p Roloson 16,2943 10/15 Florida 4-1 W 2-0-1-0 5 1st/2nd 16,24s,5p,16 Fernandez *18,0644 10/17 Dallas 3-1 W 3-0-1-0 7 1st/1st 10p,10,16 Fernandez *18,5685 10/19 Detroit 3-5 L 3-1-1-0 7 2nd/5th 37,16,24 Roloson *19,3446 10/22 Calgary 4-3 W 4-1-1-0 9 1st/1st 16,10p,24,7p Fernandez *18,0647 10/24 @ Chicago 3-2 W 5-1-1-0 11 1st/1st 11,15p,15 Roloson 11,1378 10/26 @ Phoenix 6-1 W 6-1-1-0 13 1st/1st 15p,10,11,10,37,15p Fernandez 10,2369 10/27 @ Colorado 3-3 T 6-1-2-0 14 1st/1st 19p,11,24 Roloson 18,00710 10/29 Colorado 3-2 W 7-1-2-0 16 1st/1st 10p,33,77 Fernandez *18,56811 10/31 San Jose 2-1 W 8-1-2-0 18 1st/1st 33,33 Roloson *18,06412 11/2 Vancouver 2-4 L 8-2-2-0 18 1st/1st 10,7 Fernandez *18,56813 11/4 @ Los Angeles 5-2 W 9-2-2-0 20 1st/1st 10p,10s,7,10,24 Roloson 15,69314 11/7 @ Phoenix 1-4 L 9-3-2-0 20 1st/1st 11 FERNANDEZ, Roloson 11,10715 11/9 @ San Jose 4-2 W 10-3-2-0 22 1st/2nd 7p,10,96p,37 Roloson 17,49616 11/10 @ Anaheim 0-1 L 10-4-2-0 22 1st/2nd - Fernandez 14,07017 11/12 Edmonton 2-3 L 10-5-2-0 22 1st/2nd 15,11p Roloson *18,06418 11/14 Pittsburgh 1-1 T 10-5-3-0 23 1st/2nd 18 Fernandez *18,56819 11/16 Washington 1-0 W 11-5-3-0 25 1st/2nd 11 Roloson *18,56820 11/19 Los Angeles 2-2 T 11-5-4-0 26 1st/2nd 10,33 Roloson *18,06421 11/21 @ Washington 4-3 W 12-5-4-0 28 2nd/4th 24,19,15p,11 Roloson 12,83822 11/23 Nashville 4-2 W 13-5-4-0 30 2nd/3rd 15,10,10p,10 Fernandez *18,56823 11/25 Vancouver 1-2 L 13-6-4-0 30 2nd/3rd 15 Fernandez *18,06424 11/27 @ Dallas 0-5 L 13-7-4-0 30 2nd/4th - Fernandez 18,53225 11/29 Colorado 2-2 T 13-7-5-0 31 2nd/4th 18p,24 Roloson *18,56826 12/3 @ Edmonton 1-2 OTL 13-7-5-1 32 1st/3rd 11 Fernandez 15,52727 12/5 @ Calgary 1-1 T 13-7-6-1 33 1st/2nd 15 Roloson 14,11828 12/7 @ Vancouver 4-2 W 14-7-6-1 35 2nd/4th 17p,10,10,10 Roloson 18,42229 12/10 Tampa Bay 5-3 W 15-7-6-1 37 2nd/4th 96p,18,37,10,2s Fernandez *18,06430 12/12 @ Detroit 3-2 W 16-7-6-1 39 1st/2nd 37,18,25 Roloson 20,05831 12/14 @ Nashville 1-3 L 16-8-6-1 39 2nd/4th 15p Fernandez 14,22432 12/15 Carolina 2-1 L 17-8-6-1 41 2nd/4th 7,17p Roloson *18,56833 12/17 Edmonton 4-3 W 18-8-6-1 43 2nd/3rd 27,10,18,18 Fernandez *18,56834 12/19 NY Islanders 2-4 L 18-9-6-1 43 2nd/4th 33,7 Roloson *18,56835 12/21 @ Colorado 2-4 L 18-10-6-1 43 2nd/4th 10,34p Fernandez 18,00736 12/23 Calgary 2-3 L 18-11-6-1 43 2nd/5th 18s,10 Roloson *18,56837 12/26 @ Chicago 2-2 T 18-11-7-1 44 2nd/4th 37,19 Roloson 18,86338 12/28 @ Buffalo 4-3 W 19-11-7-1 46 2nd/4th 10,17p,34,24 Fernandez 12,00639 12/31 Anaheim 4-1 W 20-11-7-1 48 2nd/4th 28,55,12,24 Roloson *18,56840 1/2 @ Edmonton 2-1 W 21-11-7-1 50 2nd/5th 20,34 Fernandez 16,83941 1/4 @ Calgary 2-3 L 21-12-7-1 50 2nd/5th 20p,15 Roloson 15,97442 1/6 Los Angeles 2-3 L 21-13-7-1 50 2nd/5th 33p,11 Fernandez, ROLOSON *18,56843 1/8 Columbus 1-2 L 21-14-7-1 50 2nd/6th 96 Roloson *18,56844 1/10 Phoenix 2-1 W 22-14-7-1 52 2nd/5th 20p,7p Roloson *18,56845 1/14 Buffalo 0-1 L 22-15-7-1 52 2nd/5th - Roloson *18,56846 1/16 Vancouver 5-2 W 23-15-7-1 54 2nd/5th 18,11p,28,11,10 Roloson *18,56847 1/18 Anaheim 0-1 L 23-16-7-1 54 2nd/5th - Roloson *18,56848 1/20 @ Anaheim 2-1 W 24-16-7-1 56 2nd/5th 55,24 Roloson 13,33149 1/23 @ Los Angeles 2-1 W 25-16-7-1 58 2nd/5th 96p,10 Roloson 16,48050 1/25 @ San Jose 1-4 L 25-17-7-1 58 2nd/5th 10 Roloson 17,49651 1/28 @ Vancouver 2-2 T 25-17-8-1 59 2nd/5th 55,33 Roloson 18,42252 1/29 @ Edmonton 1-5 L 25-18-8-1 59 2nd/5th 34 Kochan 16,46953 2/5 Chicago 2-1 W 26-18-8-1 61 3rd/6th 17p,37 Roloson *18,56854 2/7 San Jose 4-3 W 27-18-8-1 63 3rd/6th 18,11,7p,24s Roloson *18,56855 2/9 @ New Jersey 2-3 L 27-19-8-1 63 2nd/5th 96p,11 Roloson 16,74456 2/10 @ Philadelphia 1-0 W 28-19-8-1 65 3rd/6th 11 Fernandez 19,14357 2/12 Philadelphia 2-0 W 29-19-8-1 67 3rd/6th 7p,37 Roloson *18,56858 2/14 Phoenix 2-3 L 29-20-8-1 67 3rd/6th 18s,7 Fernandez *18,56859 2/15 @ Colorado 2-3 L 29-21-8-1 67 3rd/7th 34,11 Fernandez 18,00760 2/19 NY Rangers 2-4 L 29-22-8-1 67 3rd/7th 15p,33p Roloson *18,56861 2/23 St. Louis 3-1 W 30-22-8-1 69 3rd/6th 37,37,17s Fernandez *18,56862 2/25 @ Ottawa 3-0 W 31-22-8-1 71 3rd/7th 18,77p,10 Roloson 17,37163 2/27 @ Montreal 6-3 W 32-22-8-1 73 3rd/6th 18,37,33p,10,7,7 Fernandez 21,27364 3/1 @ St. Louis 0-2 L 32-23-8-1 73 3rd/6th - Roloson 19,64565 3/4 New Jersey 3-2 W 33-23-8-1 75 3rd/6th 15,20,2 Fernandez *18,56866 3/6 @ Nashville 2-2 T 33-23-9-1 76 3rd/6th 33,11p Fernandez 13,54067 3/7 @ Carolina 0-1 L 33-24-9-1 76 3rd/6th - Roloson 13,22468 3/9 @ Atlanta 6-4 W 34-24-9-1 78 3rd/7th 34p,33,33,17,11,28 Roloson, FERNANDEZ 15,48469 3/12 Dallas 4-2 W 35-24-9-1 80 3rd/6th 14,17s,15p,24 Fernandez *18,56870 3/14 Nashville 3-1 W 36-24-9-1 82 3rd/6th 96,34p,7 Roloson *18,56871 3/15 @ Columbus 0-5 L 36-25-9-1 82 3rd/6th - FERNANDEZ, Roloson 18,13672 3/17 @ Tampa Bay 3-3 T 36-25-10-1 83 3rd/7th 12,10,15p Roloson 18,19673 3/19 @ Florida 3-1 W 37-25-10-1 85 3rd/6th 24,33,11p Roloson 15,34474 3/21 @ Dallas 3-2 W 38-25-10-1 87 3rd/7th 28,11p,37 Fernandez 18,53275 3/23 Detroit 4-0 W 39-25-10-1 89 3rd/7th 12,33,24,28p Roloson *18,56876 3/25 @ Detroit 0-4 L 39-26-10-1 89 3rd/7th - Roloson 20,05877 3/26 St. Louis 0-1 L 39-27-10-1 89 3rd/6th - Fernandez *18,56878 3/28 Chicago 4-3 W 40-27-10-1 91 3rd/7th 33,23,7,18 Roloson *18,56879 3/31 Calgary 3-0 W 41-27-10-1 93 3rd/6th 7p,96p,24p Fernandez *18,56880 4/2 @ Columbus 0-3 L 41-28-10-1 93 3rd/7th - Roloson *18,56881 4/3 @ Toronto 1-2 L 41-29-10-1 93 3rd/7th 11p Fernandez *18,56882 4/6 Columbus 4-3 W 42-29-10-1 95 3rd/6th 17,15,7p,10 Roloson *18,568ALL CAPS indicates decision; * indicates sell out, p - power play goal, s-short-handed goal138 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 139Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlicky2001-02 Minnesota WIld# POS PLAYER GP TOI/G G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW GTG SOG SH%15 LW ANDREW BRUNETTE 81 16:02 21 48 69 -4 18 10 0 2 1 106 19.810 LW MARIAN GABORIK 78 16:47 30 37 67 0 34 10 0 4 1 221 13.634 C JIM DOWD 82 15:34 13 30 43 -14 54 5 0 1 0 111 11.733 RW SERGEI ZHOLTOK 73 16:04 19 20 39 -10 28 1 0 2 1 146 13.024 LW ANTTI LAAKSONEN 82 16:20 16 17 33 -5 22 0 0 1 0 104 15.437 C WES WALZ 64 16:42 10 20 30 0 43 0 2 5 0 97 10.311 LW PASCAL DUPUIS* 76 15:08 15 12 27 -10 16 3 2 0 0 154 9.718 C RICHARD PARK 63 16:28 10 15 25 -1 10 2 1 2 0 115 8.714 C DARBY HENDRICKSON 68 16:43 9 15 24 -22 50 2 2 1 0 79 11.417 D FILIP KUBA 62 25:30 5 19 24 -6 32 3 0 1 0 101 5.077 D LUBOMIR SEKERAS 69 22:37 4 20 24 -7 38 4 0 1 0 82 4.922 RW STACY ROEST 58 15:50 10 11 21 -3 8 1 4 2 1 98 10.244 C AARON GAVEY 71 11:55 6 11 17 -21 38 1 0 0 0 75 8.02 D WILLIE MITCHELL 68 21:25 3 10 13 -16 68 0 0 1 0 67 4.523 D JASON MARSHALL 80 16:18 5 6 11 -8 148 1 0 0 0 73 6.855 D NICK SCHULTZ* 52 16:08 4 6 10 0 14 1 0 1 0 47 8.53 D LADISLAV BENYSEK 74 19:09 1 7 8 -12 28 0 0 0 0 44 2.39 LW HNAT DOMENICHELLI 27 12:40 1 5 6 -5 10 0 0 0 0 57 1.825 D ANDY SUTTON 19 10:57 2 4 6 -4 35 1 0 0 0 21 9.518 C SEBASTIEN BORDELEAU 14 13:35 1 4 5 -1 8 0 0 0 0 25 4.026 RW TONY VIRTA 8 13:23 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 13.312 LW MATT JOHNSON 60 7:23 4 0 4 -13 183 0 0 1 0 23 0.04 D BRAD BROWN 51 15:54 0 4 4 -11 123 0 0 0 0 23 17.45 D BRAD BOMBARDIR 28 20:33 1 2 3 -6 14 1 0 0 0 24 4.231 C ROMAN SIMICEK 6 13:16 2 0 2 1 8 0 0 0 0 28 0.023 RW SERGEI KRIVOKRASOV 9 12:13 1 1 2 -1 17 0 0 1 0 13 7.736 LW SYLVAIN BLOUIN 43 9:51 0 2 2 -11 130 0 0 0 0 4 50.06 D MIKE MATTEUCCI 3 10:06 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.039 D TRAVIS ROCHE* 4 12:30 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.019 D DAVID CULLEN* 17 14:02 0 0 0 -8 6 0 0 0 0 1 0.0# GOALTENDER GP W L T SA GA GAA SV SV% SO A PIM MIN31 DEREK GUSTAFSON 1 0 0 0 7 0 0.00 7 1.000 0 0 0 2630 DWAYNE ROLOSON 45 14 20 7 1,132 112 2.68 1,020 .901 5 0 8 2,50635 MANNY FERNANDEZ 44 12 24 5 1,157 125 .892 1,032 .892 1 0 4 2,463* ROOKIE2001-02 game-by-gameGAME DATE OPPONENT RESULT W L T OTL RECORD PTSDIVISION/ WILD GOALSWILDCONF. RANK(BY #)GOALTENDERSATT.1 10/6 @ San Jose 0-0 T 0-0-1-0 1 4th/t-11th Roloson 16,7742 10/7 @ Los Angeles 4-3 W 1-0-1-0 3 2nd/3rd 15, 22, 71, 2 Fernandez 16,3543 10/10 BOSTON 2-1 W 2-0-1-0 5 2nd/2nd 22, 22 Fernandez *18,5684 10/12 CHICAGO 6-4 W 3-0-1-0 7 t-1st/t-1st 42, 34, 22, 17, 15, 42 Roloson *18,5685 10/14 EDMONTON 3-3 T 3-0-2-0 8 3rd/t-3rd 77, 22, 10 Fernandez *18,0646 10/16 SAN JOSE 3-3 T 3-0-3-0 9 t-1st/t-2nd 10, 34, 24 Roloson *18,0647 10/19 ST. LOUIS 3-2 OTL 3-0-3-1 10 3rd/4th 33, 44 Fernandez *18,5688 10/24 CAROLINA 3-7 L 3-1-3-1 10 t-3rd/t-5th 34, 15, 10 FERNANDEZ, Roloson *18,0649 10/27 @ Calgary 2-4 L 3-2-3-1 10 4th/10th 10, 12 Roloson 14,08810 10/30 @ Nashville 4-2 W 4-2-3-1 12 4th/t-7th 14, 15, 25, 14 Roloson 12,52211 10/31 NASHVILLE 4-6 L 4-3-3-1 12 4th/10th 31, 37, 34, 10 Fernandez *18,06412 11/2 COLORADO 4-2 W 5-3-3-1 14 t-3rd/t-8th 15, 24, 34, 31 Roloson *19,01413 11/4 EDMONTON 0-2 L 5-4-3-1 14 t-3rd/9th Roloson *18,06414 11/6 @ N.Y. Rangers 1-3 L 5-5-3-1 14 4th/10th 11 Fernandez 17,45415 11/8 @ Boston 5-3 W 6-5-3-1 16 3rd/t-7th 34, 17, 15, 33, 15 Roloson 12,23516 11/11 VANCOUVER 0-5 L 6-6-3-1 16 3rd/9th FERNANDEZ, Roloson *18,56817 11/13 ATLANTA 4-2 W 7-6-3-1 18 3rd/t-7th 10, 10, 10, 11 Roloson *18,06418 11/14 @ Colorado 0-1 L 7-7-3-1 18 3rd/t-7th Roloson 18,00719 11/16 @ Detroit 3-8 L 7-8-3-1 18 5th/11th 18, 44, 15 ROLOSON, Fernandez 20,05820 11/18 LOS ANGELES 2-2 T 7-8-4-1 19 5th/11th 33, 10 Roloson *18,06421 11/20 @ Phoenix 1-2 OTL 7-8-4-2 20 t-4th/t-10th 10 Roloson 10,48022 11/21 @ San Jose 2-0 W 8-8-4-2 22 t-3rd/t-7th 14, 34 Fernandez 17,49623 11/23 PHOENIX 5-2 W 9-8-4-2 24 3rd/t-6th 34, 11, 37, 10, 10 Roloson *18,56824 11/25 DALLAS 3-4 L 9-9-4-2 24 t-4th/t-7th 34, 77, 11 Roloson *19,04225 11/27 VANCOUVER 2-1 W 10-9-4-2 26 3rd/t-6th 33, 11 Fernandez *18,06426 11/29 FLORIDA 6-0 W 11-9-4-2 28 3rd/t-6th 55, 11, 33, 24, 10, 44 Roloson *18,06427 12/2 ST. LOUIS 4-4 T 11-9-5-2 29 3rd/8th 3, 14, 11, 15 Roloson *18,56828 12/5 @ Chicago 2-4 L 11-10-5-2 29 4th/10th 77, 2 Fernandez 11,08529 12/8 @ Philadelphia 1-5 L 11-11-5-2 29 4th/10th 37 ROLOSON, Fernandez 19,54830 12/10 @ Montreal 0-4 L 11-12-5-2 29 4th/10th Fernandez 17,72731 12/14 @ Pittsburgh 5-2 W 12-12-5-2 31 4th/10th 33, 33, 10, 11, 37 Fernandez 13,37832 12/16 COLORADO 2-3 OTL 12-12-5-3 32 t-4th/t-9th 34, 14 Roloson *18,56833 12/18 ANAHEIM 1-5 L 12-13-5-3 32 t-4th/t-11th 15 Fernandez *18,56834 12/22 @ Vancouver 2-1 W 13-13-5-3 34 4th/11th 33, 37 Fernandez 16,33735 12/23 @ Colorado 3-6 L 13-14-5-3 34 4th/11th 34, 15, 44 Roloson 18,00736 12/26 DETROIT 3-3 T 13-14-6-3 35 4th/11th 23, 18, 2 Fernandez *18,56837 12/28 @ Edmonton 2-3 L 13-15-6-3 35 4th/11th 44, 15 Roloson 16,83938 12/29 @ Calgary 3-4 L 13-16-6-3 35 5th/12th 23, 11, 12 Fernandez 16,73039 12/31 @ Detroit 2-4 L 13-17-6-3 35 5th/12th 14, 10 Fernandez 20,05840 1/2 TAMPA BAY 2-0 W 14-17-6-3 37 4th/11th 10, 14 Roloson *18,56841 1/4 NASHVILLE 2-1 W 15-17-6-3 39 4th/t-10th 15, 77 Fernandez *18,56842 1/6 BUFFALO 1-4 L 15-18-6-3 39 5th/12th 24 Roloson *18,56843 1/8 MONTREAL 4-2 W 16-18-6-3 41 4th/11th 24, 37, 37, 33 Fernandez *18,56844 1/10 @ Nashville 2-2 T 16-18-7-3 42 4th/11th 33, 33 Roloson 12,73445 1/11 ANAHEIM 2-2 T 16-18-8-3 43 4th/11th 17, 24 Fernandez *18,56846 1/13 DALLAS 1-3 L 16-19-8-3 43 t-4th/t-11th 24 Fernandez *18,56847 1/15 @ Carolina 0-2 L 16-20-8-3 43 5th/12th Roloson 10,71248 1/18 @ Columbus 3-1 W 17-20-8-3 45 t-4th/t-11th 17, 17, 10 Fernandez 18,13649 1/19 @ Ottawa 1-4 L 17-21-8-3 45 5th/12th 37 Fernandez 17,39850 1/23 @ Anaheim 2-3 OTL 17-21-8-4 46 5th/12th 18, 10 Roloson 9,51151 1/24 @ Los Angeles 1-4 L 17-22-8-4 46 5th/13th 55 Fernandez 15,91752 1/26 NEW JERSEY 2-2 T 17-22-9-4 47 5th/t-12th 14, 22 Roloson *18,56853 1/28 CALGARY 2-3 OTL 17-22-9-5 48 5th/12th 33, 15 Fernandez *18,56854 1/30 LOS ANGELES 0-2 L 17-23-9-5 48 5th/13th Roloson *18,56855 2/5 @ Toronto 1-3 L 17-24-9-5 48 5th/13th 11 Fernandez 19,21756 2/6 @ Washington 1-2 L 17-25-9-5 48 5th/14th 18 Roloson 16,22457 2/8 COLORADO 0-6 L 17-26-9-5 48 5th/14th FERNANDEZ, Roloson *18,56858 2/10 N.Y. ISLANDERS 4-3 W 18-26-9-5 50 5th/13th 11, 18, 33, 33 Roloson *18,56859 2/12 @ Columbus 3-3 T 18-26-10-5 51 5th/13th 33, 23, 33 Fernandez 18,13660 2/13 DETROIT 0-2 L 18-27-10-5 51 5th/t-13th Roloson *18,56861 2/27 @ Anaheim 5-3 W 19-27-10-5 53 5th/13th 23, 55, 5, 12, 24 Roloson 10,02262 3/2 @ Vancouver 3-6 L 19-28-10-5 53 5th/13th 12, 22, 34 FERNANDEZ, Roloson 18,42263 3/5 N.Y. RANGERS 2-3 OTL 19-28-10-6 54 5th/13th 10, 24 Roloson *18,56864 3/7 @ St. Louis 3-0 W 20-28-10-6 56 5th/13th 24, 10, 10 Roloson 18,79265 3/8 @ Dallas 5-3 W 21-28-10-6 58 5th/13th 10, 14, 15, 22, 11 Fernandez 18,53266 3/10 COLUMBUS 5-0 W 22-28-10-6 60 5th/13th 10, 10, 11, 10, 33 Roloson *18,56867 3/12 OTTAWA 3-4 OTL 22-28-10-7 61 5th/t-12th 18, 15, 11 Fernandez *18,06468 3/17 PHOENIX 2-2 T 22-28-11-7 62 5th/12th 10, 10 Fernandez *18,56869 3/18 CALGARY 4-2 W 23-28-11-7 64 5th/12th 22, 18, 18, 24 Roloson *18,06470 3/20 COLUMBUS 1-3 L 23-29-11-7 64 5th/12th 15 Fernandez *18,06471 3/23 @ N.Y. Islanders 1-2 L 23-30-11-7 64 5th/12th 15 Fernandez 16,23472 3/26 @ St. Louis 2-1 W 24-30-11-7 66 5th/12th 24, 37 Fernandez 16,46973 3/27 @ Atlanta 4-2 W 25-30-11-7 68 5th/12th 10, 22, 15, 24 Roloson 13,03974 3/29 CHICAGO 1-3 L 25-31-11-7 68 5th/12th 10 Fernandez *19,00475 3/31 @ Chicago 1-2 L 25-32-11-7 68 5th/12th 23 Fernandez 14,83576 4/2 @ Edmonton 1-2 OTL 25-32-11-8 69 5th/12th 18 Fernandez 16,83977 4/4 @ Calgary 3-4 L 25-33-11-8 69 5th/12th 26, 33, 9 Fernandez 13,83178 4/5 @ Vancouver 4-5 OTL 25-33-11-9 70 5th/12th 55, 26, 44, 24 Roloson 18,16079 4/8 SAN JOSE 3-1 W 26-33-11-9 72 5th/12th 11, 18, 33 Fernandez *18,56880 4/10 @ Dallas 4-4 OTL 26-33-12-9 73 5th/12th 10, 24, 34, 15 Fernandez, ROLOSON 18,53281 4/12 @ Phoenix 1-7 L 26-34-12-9 73 5th/12th 11 ROLOSON, Gustafson 16,21082 4/14 EDMONTON 2-4 L 26-35-12-9 73 5th/12th 15, 24 Roloson *18,568ALL CAPS indicates decision; * indicates sell outl140 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 141Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlicky2000-01 Minnesota Wild# POS PLAYER GP TOI/G G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW GTG SOG SH%18 C SCOTT PELLERIN 58 18:40 11 28 39 6 45 2 2 2 0 117 9.410 LW MARIAN GABORIK* 71 15:26 18 18 36 -6 32 6 0 3 0 179 10.177 D LUBOMIR SEKERAS 80 21:13 11 23 34 -8 52 4 0 2 0 102 10.837 C WES WALZ 82 16:45 18 12 30 -8 37 0 7 3 0 152 11.817 D FILIP KUBA* 75 24:16 9 21 30 -6 28 4 0 4 1 141 6.414 C DARBY HENDRICKSON 72 15:50 18 11 29 1 36 3 1 1 1 114 15.834 C JIM DOWD 68 17:50 7 22 29 -6 80 0 0 0 1 92 7.624 LW ANTTI LAAKSONEN 82 16:27 12 16 28 -7 24 0 2 1 0 129 9.322 C STACY ROEST 76 14:01 7 20 27 3 20 1 0 1 0 125 5.644 C AARON GAVEY 75 14:00 10 14 24 -8 52 1 0 2 0 100 10.025 RW SERGEI KRIVOKRASOV 54 13:05 7 15 22 -1 20 2 0 1 0 107 6.521 D SEAN O’DONNELL 63 23:00 4 12 16 -2 128 1 0 1 0 58 6.95 D BRAD BOMBARDIR 70 20:50 0 15 15 -6 42 0 0 0 0 81 0.021 LW CAM STEWART 54 13:12 4 9 13 -3 18 0 1 0 1 61 6.620 RW MAXIM SUSHINSKY 30 14:01 7 4 11 -7 29 3 0 0 0 62 11.319 RW JEFF NIELSEN 59 13:33 3 8 11 -16 4 1 0 1 0 82 3.72 D WILLIE MITCHELL* 17 20:49 1 7 8 4 11 0 0 0 0 16 6.342 D ANDY SUTTON 69 12:55 3 4 7 -11 131 2 0 0 0 64 4.73 D LADISLAV BENYSEK* 71 18:25 2 5 7 -11 38 1 0 0 0 48 4.245 LW PETER BARTOS 13 13:55 4 2 6 2 6 1 0 1 0 18 22.216 C ROMAN SIMICEK 28 12:44 2 4 6 -4 21 0 0 0 0 14 14.336 LW SYLVAIN BLOUIN 41 9:54 3 2 5 -5 117 0 0 0 0 37 8.17 D CURTIS LESCHYSHYN 54 19:31 2 3 5 -2 19 1 0 1 0 43 4.723 LW PAVEL PATERA 20 14:27 1 3 4 -8 4 0 0 0 0 14 7.112 LW MATT JOHNSON 50 7:43 1 1 2 -6 137 0 0 0 0 21 4.823 LW STEVE MCKENNA 20 7:59 1 1 2 0 19 0 0 0 0 12 8.311 LW KAI NURMINEN 2 15:34 1 0 1 -1 2 0 0 0 0 1 10011 LW PASCAL DUPUIS* 4 15:36 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 8 12.515 D J.J. DAIGNEAULT 1 11:38 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.06 D TRAVIS ROCHE* 1 15:22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.040 D CHRIS ARMSTRONG* 3 18:06 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.026 RW CHRISTIAN MATTE* 3 13:21 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 0.028 D MIKE MATTEUCCI 3 11:29 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0.032 C BRIAN BONIN 7 9:46 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.0# GOALTENDER GP W L T SA GA GAA SV SV% SO A PIM MIN35 MANNY FERNANDEZ 42 19 17 4 1,147 92 2.24 1,055 .920 4 1 6 2.46130 DEREK GUSTAFSON 4 1 3 0 97 10 2.51 87 .897 0 0 0 23929 JAMIE MCLENNAN 38 5 23 9 1,032 98 2.64 934 .905 2 1 4 2,23031 ZAC BIERK 1 0 1 0 27 6 6.00 21 .778 0 0 2 60* ROOKIE2000-01 Game-by-gameGAME DATE OPPONENT RESULT W L T OTL RECORD PTSDIVISION/ WILD GOALSWILDCONF. RANK(BY #)GOALTENDERSATT.1 10/6 @ Anaheim 1-3 L 0-1-0-0 0 0/0 10 McLennan 16,5202 10/7 @ Phoenix 1-4 L 0-2-0-0 0 5th/14th 34 Fernandez 13,0893 10/11 PHILADELPHIA 3-3 T 0-2-1-0 1 5th/14th 14, 10, 37 Fernandez *18,8274 10/13 @ St. Louis 0-2 L 0-3-1-0 1 4th/14th McLennan 19,5765 10/15 EDMONTON 3-5 L 0-4-1-0 1 5th/15th 77, 20, 20 McLennan *18,0646 10/18 TAMPA BAY 6-5 W 1-4-1-0 3 5th/15th 20, 21, 20, 33, 10, 10 McLennan *18,0647 10/20 SAN JOSE 1-3 L 1-5-1-0 3 5th/14th 12 McLennan *18,0648 10/22 FLORIDA 0-0 T 1-5-2-0 4 5th/14th McLennan *18,0649 10/24 @ Montreal 2-2 T 1-5-3-0 5 5th/14th 37, 24 McLennan 19,01110 10/25 @ Toronto 1-6 L 1-6-3-0 5 5th/14th 37 MCLENNAN, Fernandez 19,11411 10/27 CALGARY 3-1 W 2-6-3-0 7 5th/14th 14, 17, 44 Fernandez *18,06412 10/29 CHICAGO 2-3 L 2-7-3-0 7 5th/13th 10, 33 Fernandez *18,06413 11/3 @ Edmonton 0-3 L 2-8-3-0 7 4th/13th McLennan 12,81114 11/5 @ Calgary 3-2 W 3-8-3-0 9 4th/13th 37, 37, 24 Fernandez 15,33015 11/7 @ Colorado 0-2 L 3-9-3-0 9 4th/13th McLennan 18,00716 11/8 CALGARY 0-1 L 3-10-3-0 9 5th/14th Fernandez *18,06417 11/10 @ Chicago 5-2 W 4-10-3-0 11 5th/15th 21, 17, 10, 22, 24 Fernandez 15,34818 11/12 EDMONTON 4-5 OTL 4-10-3-1 12 5th/15th 77, 77, 16, 22 Fernandez *18,06419 11/15 N.Y. RANGERS 2-3 L 4-11-3-1 12 5th/15th 11, 77 Fernandez *18,56820 11/17 @ Buffalo 1-3 L 4-12-3-1 12 5th/15th 45 McLennan 16,59021 11/18 @ Boston 6-1 W 5-12-3-1 14 5th/15th 20, 77, 77, 20, 14, 45 Fernandez 14,46522 11/22 CALGARY 1-1 T 5-12-4-1 15 5th/15th 19 McLennan *18,06423 11/24 CHICAGO 2-0 W 6-12-4-1 17 5th/15th 45, 20 Fernandez *18,65824 11/26 VANCOUVER 4-2 W 7-12-4-1 19 5th/14th 24, 24, 37, 24 Fernandez *18,06425 11/28 @ San Jose 1-4 L 7-13-4-1 19 4th/13th 3 McLennan 17,24726 11/30 @ Phoenix 0-2 L 7-14-4-1 19 5th/14th Fernandez 12,44727 12/2 @ Los Angeles 2-3 L 7-15-4-1 19 5th/14th 34, 25 Fernandez 16,27028 12/7 @ Chicago 4-2 W 8-15-4-1 21 5th/14th 24, 44, 17, 37 Fernandez 12,64429 12/8 ANAHEIM 0-1 OTL 8-15-4-2 22 5th/14th McLennan *18,06430 12/10 NASHVILLE 1-2 L 8-16-4-2 22 5th/14th 14 McLennan *18,06431 12/13 CAROLINA 1-1 T 8-16-5-2 23 5th/14th 33 Fernandez *18,06432 12/14 @ Washington 1-2 L 8-17-5-2 23 5th/14th 44 McLennan 11,39233 12/17 DALLAS 6-0 W 9-17-5-2 25 5th/14th 19, 10, 45, 14, 77, 14 Fernandez *18,83434 12/20 OTTAWA 2-2 T 9-17-6-2 26 5th/14th 14, 14 McLennan *18,06435 12/22 LOS ANGELES 4-3 W 10-17-6-2 29 5th/14th 37, 25, 34, 22 Fernandez *18,56436 12/27 @ Detroit 5-3 W 11-17-6-2 30 5th/14th 10, 33, 33, 27, 24 Fernandez 19,99537 12/29 PHOENIX 2-2 T 11-17-7-2 31 5th/14th 42, 34 McLennan *18,56838 12/31 ANAHEIM 3-2 W 12-17-7-2 33 5th/14th 33, 44, 77 Fernandez *18,06439 1/3 ATLANTA 1-1 T 12-17-8-2 34 5th/14th 4 McLennan *18,06440 1/5 DETROIT 3-2 W 13-17-8-2 36 5th/14th 19, 17, 17 Fernandez *18,56841 1/6 @ St. Louis 1-5 L 13-18-8-2 36 5th/13th 42 MCLENNAN, Fernandez 19,91342 1/10 WASHINGTON 3-0 W 14-18-8-2 38 5th/13th 44, 33, 22 Fernandez *18,06443 1/12 COLORADO 0-5 L 14-19-8-2 38 5th/13th Fernandez *18,81544 1/14 @ N.Y. Rangers 2-4 L 14-20-8-2 38 5th/13th 25, 44 Fernandez 18,20045 1/15 @ Columbus 0-3 L 14-21-8-2 38 5th/13th Fernandez 17,15446 1/17 COLUMBUS 3-2 W 15-21-8-2 40 5th/13th 10, 17, 27 Fernandez *18,06447 1/19 N.Y. ISLANDERS 3-2 W 16-21-8-2 42 5th/13th 14/, 24, 37 McLennan *18,56848 1/21 NEW JERSEY 2-4 L 16-22-8-2 42 5th/13th 27, 3 Fernandez *18,56849 1/24 @ Anaheim 5-0 W 17-22-8-2 44 5th/13th 25, 16, 37, 33, 16 Fernandez 11,69250 1/27 @ Los Angeles 4-1 W 18-22-8-2 46 5th/13th 42, 37, 10, 10 Fernandez 18,11851 1/30 @ Vancouver 2-3 OTL 18-22-8-3 47 5th/13th 10, 44 McLennan 13,94852 2/6 @ Tampa Bay 4-2 W 19-22-8-3 49 5th/13th 14, 10, 33, 25 McLennan 11,12253 2/7 @ Florida 1-2 L 19-23-8-3 49 5th/12th 14 Fernandez 12,42254 2/9 @ Dallas 2-1 W 20-23-8-3 51 5th/13th 34, 10 Fernandez 17,00155 2/11 PITTSBURGH 4-2 W 21-23-8-3 53 5th/13th 34, 22, 4, 37 McLennan *18,56856 2/14 @ Pittsburgh 1-2 L 21-24-8-3 53 5th/12th 37 Fernandez 16,99757 2/16 LOS ANGELES 0-4 L 21-25-8-3 53 5th/12th McLennan *18,56858 2/18 SAN JOSE 3-1 W 22-25-8-3 55 5th/13th 24+, 33, 36 Fernandez *18,56859 2/21 @ Dallas 2-6 L 22-26-8-3 55 5th/13th 77, 36 Fernandez 17,00160 2/23 @ Colorado 1-4 L 22-27-8-3 55 5th/13th 36 McLennan 18,00761 2/24 @ Nashville 1-2 L 22-28-8-3 55 5th/13th 27 Fernandez 17,11362 2/26 VANCOUVER 2-5 L 22-29-8-3 55 5th/13th 14, 33 McLennan *18,06463 3/1 @ Calgary 1-1 T 22-29-9-3 56 5th/13th 10 Fernandez 16,26664 3/2 @ Edmonton 1-3 L 22-30-9-3 56 5th/13th 24 McLennan 16,28065 3/4 @ Vancouver 4-3 W 23-30-9-3 58 5th/13th 44, 25, 10, 44 Fernandez 18,01466 3/6 ST. LOUIS 3-3 T 23-30-10-3 59 5th/13th 37, 10, 21 Fernandez *18,56867 3/8 @ New Jersey 2-6 L 23-31-10-3 59 5th/13th 44, 17 Bierk 15,17168 3/9 @ N.Y. Islanders 4-1 W 24-31-10-3 61 5th/13th 34, 17, 21, 22 Gustafson 10,46369 3/11 DETROIT 2-3 OTL 24-31-10-4 62 5th/13th 14, 25 Fernandez *18,56870 3/14 ST. LOUIS 0-1 OTL 24-31-10-5 63 5th/13th McLennan *18,06471 3/15 @ Philadelphia 0-3 L 24-32-10-5 63 5th/13th FERNANDEZ, McLennan 19,56672 3/18 @ Colorado 3-4 L 24-33-10-5 63 5th/13th 10, 77, 14 McLennan 18,00773 3/19 DALLAS 1-4 L 24-34-10-5 63 5th/13th 24 McLennan *18,56874 3/21 NASHVILLE 0-0 T 24-34-11-5 64 5th/13th McLennan *18,06475 3/22 @ Detroit 2-4 L 24-35-11-5 64 5th/13th 77, 14 Gustafson 19,99576 3/25 VANCOUVER 2-2 T 24-35-12-5 65 5th/14th 2, 17 McLennan *18,56877 3/28 PHOENIX 0-2 L 24-36-12-5 65 5th/14th Gustafson *18,56878 3/31 @ Nashville 1-4 L 24-37-12-5 65 5th/14th 37 McLennan 17,11379 4/2 @ San Jose 2-4 L 24-38-12-5 65 5th/14th 37, 11 McLennan 17,35980 4/4 @ Edmonton 2-2 T 24-38-13-5 66 5th/15th 22, 23 McLennan 17,10081 4/6 COLUMBUS 3-2 W 25-38-13-5 68 5th/15th 14, 37, 14 McLennan *18,56882 4/8 COLORADO 2-4 L 25-39-13-5 68 5th/14th 37, 14 Gustafson *18,568ALL CAPS indicates decision; * indicates sell out142 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 143Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlickyregular season firstsFIRST REGULAR SEASON GAME • October 6, 2000 • anaheim, calif.MIGHTY DUCKS OF ANAHEIM 3, MINNESOTA WILD 1Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.MIN 0 1 0 – 1 16 9 11 – 36 0-6 5-10 McLennan (36-39)10/6 ANA 0 2 1 – 3 9 18 12 – 39 1-5 6-12 Cullen Hebert (35-36) 16,52029 G Jamie McLennan*35 G Manny Fernandez3 D Ladislav Benysek*4 D Curtis Leschyshyn (A)5 D Brad Bombardir6 D Lubomir Sekeras*10 LW Marian Gaborik*TEAM FirstsFirst Win, Home10/18/00 vs. TB (6-5)First Win, Road11/5/00 at CGY (3-2 OT)First Loss, Home:10/15/00 vs. EDM (5-3)First Loss, Road:10/6/00 at ANA (3-1)First Tie, Home:10/11/00 vs. PHI (3-3 OT)First Tie, Road:10/24/00 at MTL (2-2 OT)First OT Game, Home:10/11/00 vs. PHI (3-3 OT)First OT Game, Road:10/24/00 at MTL (2-2 OT)First OT Win, Home:1/3/01 vs. DET (3-2 OT)First OT Win, Road:11/5/00 at CGY (3-2 OT)First OT Loss, Home:11/12/00 vs. EDM (5-4 OT)First OT Loss, Road:1/30/01 at VAN (3-2 OTL)First Shootout, Home:11/30/05 vs. CBJ (3-2 SOL)First Shootout, Road:10/28/05 at CBJ (2-1 SOL)First Shootout Win, Home:4/4/06 vs. STL (5-4 SOW)First Shootout Win, Road:11/6/05 at ANA (4-3 SOW)First Shootout Loss, Home:11/30/05 vs. CBJ (3-2 SOL)First Shootout Loss, Road:10/28/05 at CBJ (2-1 SOL)First Shutout, Home:10/22/00 vs. FLA (0-0 OT), McLennan (24 sv)First Shutout, Road:1/24/01 at ANA (5-0), Fernandez (20 sv)First Shutout Against, Home:10/22/00 vs. FLA (0-0 OT), Luongo (20 sv)who dressed:12 LW Matt Johnson17 D Filip Kuba18 LW Cam Stewart19 RW Jeff Nielsen20 RW Maxim Sushinsky22 C Stacy Roest24 LW Antti LaaksonenFirst Shutout Against, Road:10/13/00 vs. STL (2-0)SKATER FIRSTSFirst Goal, Home:Darby Hendrickson (Maxim Sushinsky),17:19 of 1st per., 10/11/00 vs. PHIFirst Goal, Road:Marian Gaborik (Scott Pellerin & JimDowd), 18:59 of 2nd per., 10/6/00 at ANAFirst Power-Play Goal, Home:Marian Gaborik (Ladislav Benysek & JimDowd), 19:05 of 2nd per., 10/11/00 vs. PHIFirst Power-Play Goal, Road:Lubomir Sekeras (Jim Dowd), 3:49 of 2ndper., 11/18/00 at BOSFirst Shorthanded Goal, Home:Wes Walz (Jeff Nielsen), 9:12 of 3rd per.,10/11/00 vs. PHIFirst Shorthanded Goal, Road:Wes Walz (Antti Laaksonen), 17:28 of 1stper., 1/24/01 at ANAFirst Empty Net Goal, Home:Marian Gaborik (Scott Pellerin & JimDowd), 19:02 of 3rd per., 10/18/00 vs. TBFirst Empty Net Goal, Road:Wes Walz (unassisted), 19:17 of 3rd per.,12/7/00 at CHIFirst Overtime Goal, Home:Filip Kuba (Stacy Roest), 2:58 of OT,1/5/00 vs. DETFirst Overtime Goal, Road:Antti Laaksonen (Jim Dowd & Filip Kuba),3:11 of OT, 11/5/00 at CGYFirst Game-Winning Goal, Home:Marian Gaborik (Scott Pellerin & JimDowd), 19:02 of 3rd per., 10/18/00 vs. TBFirst Game-Winning Goal, Road:Antti Laaksonen (Jim Dowd & Filip Kuba),3:11 of OT, 11/5/00 at CGYFirst Game-Tying Goal, Home:Wes Walz (Jeff Nielsen), 9:12 of 3rd per.,10/11/00 vs. PHI25 RW Sergei Krivokrasov27 D Sean O’Donnell (C)33 LW Scott Pellerin (A) *34 C Jim Dowd*37 C Wes Walz44 C Aaron Gavey* Indicates starterFirst Game-Tying Goal, Road:Sergei Zholtok (unassisted), 17:28 of 3rdper., 2/12/02 at CBJFirst Penalty Shot, Home:Scott Pellerin, 12:01 of 1st per., unsuccessful,10/15/00 vs. EDMFirst Penalty Shot, Road:Sebastien Bordeleau, 7:00 of 2nd per.,successful, 10/7/01 at LAFirst Penalty Shot Against, Home:Petr Sykora, 0:52 of 3rd per., unsuccessful,1/21/01 vs. NJFirst Penalty Shot Against, Road:Ziggy Palffy, 14:13 of 2nd per., unsuccessful,10/7/01 at LAFirst Assist(s), Home:Maxim Sushinsky, 17:19 of 1st per.,10/11/00 vs. PHIFirst Assist(s), Road:Scott Pellerin & Jim Dowd, 18:59 of 2ndper., 10/6/00 at ANAFirst Points, Home:Darby Hendrickson (Maxim Sushinsky),17:19 of 1st per., 10/11/00 vs. PHIFirst Points, Road:Marian Gaborik (Scott Pellerin & JimDowd), 18:59 of 2nd per., 10/6/00 at ANAFirst Penalty, Home:Andy Sutton (fighting), 13:57 of 1st per.,10/11/00 vs. PHIFirst Penalty, Road:Matt Johnson (charging), 5:07 of 1st per.,10/6/00 at ANAFirst Minor Penalty, Home:Team (too many men), 7:03 of 2nd per.,10/11/00 vs. PHIFirst Minor Penalty, Road:Matt Johnson (charging), 5:07 of 1st per.,10/6/00 at ANAFirst Major Penalty, Home:Andy Sutton (fighting), 13:57 of 1st per.,10/11/00 vs. PHIXcel Energy Center FirstsFIRST REGULAR SEASON GAME at xcel energy center • October 11, 2000MINNESOTA WILD 3, PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 3 (OT)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.PHI 1 0 2 0 3 10 10 12 7 39 0-4 5-13 Boucher (19-22)10/11 MIN 1 1 1 0 3 8 3 9 2 22 1-4 5-13 Fernandez (36-39) *18,82729 G Jamie McLennan35 G Manny Fernandez*3 D Ladislav Benysek*4 D Curtis Leschyshyn (A)6 D Lubomir Sekeras10 LW Marian Gaborik12 LW Matt JohnsonFirst Major Penalty, Road:Matt Johnson (fighting), 1:58 of 2nd per.,10/7/00 at PHXFirst Game Misconduct, Home:Maxim Sushinsky, 9:36 of 3rd per., 10/22/00vs. FLAFirst Game Misconduct, Road:Matt Johnson, 19:56 of 2nd per., 1/6/01at STLFirst PP Attempt, Home:19:56 of 1st per., 10/11/00 vs. PHIFirst PP Attempt, Road:11:30 of 1st per., (2-man advantage),10/6/00 at ANAFirst Penalty Kill, Home:7:03 of 2nd per., 10/11/00 vs. PHIFirst Penalty Kill, Road:5:07 of 1st per., 10/6/00 at ANAFirst Forward to Score, Home:Darby Hendrickson (Maxim Sushinsky),17:19 of 1st per., 10/11/00 vs. PHIFirst Forward to Score, Road:Marian Gaborik (Scott Pellerin & Jim Dowd),18:59 of 2nd per., 10/6/00 at ANAFirst Defenseman to Score, Home:Lubomir Sekeras (Scott Pellerin & MarianGaborik), 5:30 of 1st per., 10/15/00 vs. EDMFirst Defenseman to Score, Road:Filip Kuba (Lubomir Sekeras & Jim Dowd),14:48 of 1st per., 11/10/00 at CHIFirst Two-Goal Game, Home:Maxim Sushinsky, 10/15/00 vs. EDMwho dressed:14 C Darby Hendrickson*17 D Filip Kuba18 LW Cam Stewart19 RW Jeff Nielsen*20 RW Maxim Sushinsky24 LW Antti Laaksonen*25 RW Sergei KrivokrasovFirst Two-Goal Game, Road:Wes Walz, 11/5/00 at CGYFirst Three-Goal Game, Home:Antti Laaksonen, 11/26/00 vs. VANFirst Three-Goal Game, Road:Marian Gaborik, 11/4/02 at LAFirst Four-Goal Game, Home:NoneFirst Four-Goal Game, Road:NoneFirst Five-Goal Game, Home:Marian Gaborik, 12/20/07 vs. NYRFirst Five-Goal Game, Road:NoneFirst Two-Assist Game, Home:Jim Dowd & Scott Pellerin (3a), 10/18/00vs. TBFirst Two-Assist Game, Road:Jeff Nielsen, 10/24/00 at MTLFirst Three-Assist Game, Home:Jim Dowd & Scott Pellerin (3a), 10/18/00vs. TBFirst Two-Point Game, Home:Maxim Sushinsky (2g), 10/15/00 vs. EDMFirst Two-Point Game, Road:Jeff Nielsen, 10/24/00 at MTLFirst Three-Point Game, Home:Jim Dowd (3a), Scott Pellerin (1g-3a) &Maxim Sushinsky (2g-1a), 10/18/00 vs. TBFirst Three-Point Game, Road:Brad Bombardir (3a), 11/18/00 at BOS27 D Sean O’Donnell (C)*33 LW Scott Pellerin (A)34 C Jim Dowd37 C Wes Walz42 D Andy Sutton44 C Aaron Gavey* Indicates starterFirst Four-Point Game, Home:Scott Pellerin (1g-3a), 10/18/00 vs. TBGoaltender FirstsWin, Home:Jamie McLennan, 10/18/00 vs. TB (6-5)Win, Road:Manny Fernandez, 11/5/00 at CGY (3-2 OT)Loss, Home:Jamie McLennan, 10/15/00 vs EDM (5-3)Loss, Road:Jamie McLennan, 10/6/00 at ANA (3-1)Tie, Home:Manny Fernandez, 10/11/00 vs. PHI (3-3 OT)Tie, Road:Jamie McLennan, 10/24/00 at MTL (2-2 OT)Shutout, Home:Jamie McLennan, 10/22/00 vs. FLA (0-0 OT)Shutout, Road:Manny Fernandez, 1/24/01 vs. ANA (5-0)Penalty Shot Faced, Home:Manny Fernandez, 1/21/00 vs. NJ (Sykora)Penalty Shot Faced, Road:Manny Fernandez, 10/7/01 vs. LA (Palffy)Point, Home:Manny Fernandez, 1/6/03 vs. LAPoint, Road:Jamie McLennan, 2/6/01 at TBPenalty, Home:Manny Fernandez, 3/11/00 vs. DETPenalty, Road:Manny Fernandez, 10/27/00 at TOR144 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 145Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team 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32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickySep. 1, 2008Jul. 21, 2008Apr. 10, 2008Apr. 10, 2008Apr. 9, 2008Apr. 3, 2008Feb. 9, 2008Jan. 27, 2008Jan. 10, 2008Dec. 20, 2007Dec. 5, 2007Sep. 6, 2007Apr. 11, 2007major dates in wild historyXcel Energy Center hosts the 2008 RepublicanNational Convention.The Republican National Committeetakes over Xcel Energy Center in preparationfor the Republican National Convention.Phillip Falcone joins Minnesota Sports &Entertainment as General Partner.Craig Leipold’s purchase of the MinnesotaWild and its related entities hasbeen approved by the National HockeyLeague’s Board of Governors.Minnesota makes its third playoff appearance,losing Game 1 of the WesternConference Quarterfinal in overtime 3-2to Colorado. The Wild would go on to losethe series 4-2 in six games.With a victory over the Calgary Flames,the Minnesota Wild clinches its first-everNorthwest Division title at Xcel EnergyCenter.FSN North broadcasts 16 hours of continuoushockey coverage in the SecondAnnual Hockey Day Minnesota. The Wildfinish the night with an overtime victoryagainst the N.Y. Islanders.Marian Gaborik plays in his second NHLAll-Star Game as the Wild’s lone representative.Craig Leipold signs a letter of intent topurchase the Wild from majority ownerBob Naegele, Jr. and Minnesota Sports &Entertainment.Marian Gaborik scores five goals to helpthe Wild defeat the N.Y. Rangers 6-3.He becomes the first player in nearly 11years to record a five-goal game in theNHL.Sports Illustrated features the MinnesotaWild by claiming that Saint Paul is thenew “Hockeytown U.S.A.”The Wild unveils its new RBK Edge jerseysas part of the NHL’s uniform overhaulset to begin in the 2007-08 season.The Wild announces that the team willadopt the former alternate third jerseyas the team’s home sweater and will nolonger wear the green sweater.Minnesota makes its second appearancein the NHL postseason, losing Game 1 ofthe Western Conference Quarterfinal 2-1Apr. 7, 2007Apr. 7, 2007Apr. 5, 2007Jan. 24, 2007Jan. 20, 2007Jan. 18, 2007Nov. 16, 2007Oct. 5, 2006Sep. 27, 2006to Anaheim. The Wild would go on to losethe series 4-1 in five games.Niklas Backstrom becomes the secondplayer in franchise history to win theMBNA Roger Crozier Saving Grace Awardfor having the NHL’s lowest save percentage.The Wild beats St. Louis 5-1 in its finalgame of the season, giving the Wild afranchise-record 104 points on the season.Manny Fernandez and Niklas Backstromalso win a share of the WilliamJ. Jennings Trophy as the Wild allow anNHL-low 191 goals.The Minnesota Wild welcome its fivemillionthfan to Xcel Energy Center asthe Wild shut out the Oilers 3-0 in Minnesota’s271st consecutive sell out.Brian Rolston becomes the fourth playerin franchise history to represent the Wildin the NHL All-Star Game. Rolston scorestwo goals and adds two assists whileposting a +5 rating in the game as theWestern Conference wins 12-9.The Wild help celebrate the first everHockey Day Minnesota, a full day ofhockey broadcast on FSN North. SaintPaul Johnson and Lake of the Woods faceoff on Baudette Bay to start the day. TheUniversity of Minnesota men’s team followswith a victory over Denver before theWild lose in a nine-round shootout to theDallas Stars.The agreement to host the 2008 RepublicanNational Convetion at Xcel EnergyCenter is approved at the RepublicanNational Committee’s winter meeting inWashington, D.C.The Wild’s 7-6 shootout victory over thePredators at Nashville Arena markedthe first time the Wild came back from athree-goal deficit (6-3) to win a game. Italso set team records for most combinedgoals in a game, most points in a gameand most shots on goal in a game.Minnesota opens its sixth NHL seasonwith a 3-2 overtime victory against Colorado.The victory extendned the Wild’sundefeated streak in home openers to5-0-1.The Republican National Committee announcesthat its site selection committeeJun. 14, 2006Apr. 11, 2006major dates in wild historyvoted to recommend Xcel Energy Centerto host the 2008 Republican NationalConvention.Minnesota Wild names Chris Snow asDirector of Hockey Operations.Josh Harding becomes the first Wildrookie goaltender to earn a shutout,blanking the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 atXcel Energy Center.Josh Harding becomes the first goaltenderin NHL history to make his debut in agame decided by a shootout as the Wildbeat the St. Louis Blues 5-4 at Xcel EnergyCenter.The 2006 Olympics in Turin, Italy endwith medals for three Wild players.Daniel Tjarnqvist (Sweden) takes thegold, Mikko Koivu (Finland) takes silverand Filip Kuba (Czech Republic) earnsbronze. Brian Rolston (U.S.A.) and MarianGaborik (Slovakia) also compete.Minnesota Wild names Blair Mackaseyas Directory of Professional Scouting.The Wild records its 200th consecutivesellout at Xcel Energy Center, losing 3-2to Buffalo.The Minnesota Wild plays in the firstshootout in franchise history at NationwideArena. The marathon shootoutgoes eight rounds before Columbus’Trevor Letowski buries the game-winner.Dwayne Roloson makes 52 saves in thegame and six more in the shootout.Hockey officially returns to Xcel EnergyCenter after a work stoppage as the MinnesotaWild open the 2005-06 regularseason with a 6-3 victory over Calgary.NHL Board of Governors ratified theterms of the CBA negotiated with theNHLPA, ending a 310-day work stoppage,signaling a new era of cooperation andpartnership, and ensuring the Leaguewill resume play for the 2005-06 season.2004-05 NHL season officially canceled.Minnesota Wild announces over-the-airtelevision broadcast agreement andpartnership with KSTC TV, Channel 45.2004-05 NHL work stoppage officiallybegins.Xcel Energy Center hosts four World Cup146 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 147Apr. 4, 2006Feb. 26, 2006Jan. 10, 2006Dec. 11, 2005Oct. 28, 2005Oct. 5, 2005Jul. 22, 2005Feb. 16, 2005Dec. 23, 2004Sep. 16, 2004Sep. 2, 2004Apr. 8, 2004Feb. 8, 2004Feb. 7, 2004Jan. 24, 2004Jan. 22, 2004Jan. 21, 2004Oct. 16, 2003Jul. 23, 2003Jul. 7, 2003Jun. 12, 2003May 8, 2003Apr. 22, 2003of Hockey 2004 games, featuring theUnited States, Canada, Russia and Slovakia.Minnesota Sports & Entertainment (MSE)names Matt Majka and Pamela WheelockExecutive Vice Presidents.The Eastern Conference defeats theWestern Conference, 6-4, in front of19,434 Xcel Energy Center fans at the54th annual NHL All-Star Game.New attendance record is set for hockeygame in Minnesota as 19,434 fans attendNHL All-Star Saturday at Xcel EnergyCenter.Pierre-Marc Bouchard named to NHLYoungStars Game.Filip Kuba and Dwayne Roloson named toWestern Conference All-Star Team.Jim Dowd and Richard Park score at19:44 and 19:47 of the third periodagainst the Chicago Blackhawks as theWild win 4-2 and establish a new NHLrecord for the fastest two goals by oneteam, doing so in three seconds.Minnesota Wild unveils new Third Jerseyin conjunction with the club’s gameagainst the Colorado Avalanche at XcelEnergy Center.Minnesota Sports & Entertainment (MSE)name Doug Risebrough President andGeneral Manager. Matt Majka promotedto Senior Vice President of Business Operations.Minnesota Sports & Entertainment (MSE)purchases Houston Aeros (AHL).Jacques Lemaire named NHL Coach ofthe Year. He is the fifth coach in Leaguehistory to win Jack Adams Award twice.Minnesota Wild defeats Vancouver Canucks4-2 in six games to become thefirst team in NHL history to come backfrom a 3-1 series deficit twice in thesame postseason. Wild also becomessecond team in League history to win twoGame 7s on the road in the same postseason.Minnesota Wild defeats Colorado Avalanche,3-2 in overtime, on Andrew Brunette’sgoal to wins its Western ConferenceQuarterfinal series in seven games(4-3).Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlickymajor dates in wild historyApr. 10, 2003 Minnesota defeats Colorado Avalanche,4-2, in its first-ever playoff game. FilipKuba scores first-ever playoff goal andDwayne Roloson backstops win.Apr. 6, 2003 Minnesota Wild finishes 2002-03 seasonin sixth place in Western Conference witha 42-29-10-1 record and 95 points. Pointtotal ranks second all-time among thirdyearteams.Apr. 23, 2003 Minnesota Wild qualifies for Stanley CupPlayoffs for first time in franchise history.Feb. 6, 2003 Minnesota Wild announces contract extensionsfor Jacques Lemaire, Mike Ramseyand Mario Tremblay.Jan. 18, 2003 Nick Schultz named to Topps/NHL Young-Stars Game.Jan. 16, 2003 Marian Gaborik named to Western ConferenceAll-Star Team.Sep. 4, 2003 Minnesota Wild name Tom Lynn AssistantGeneral Manager/Hockey Operations andTom Thompson Assistant General Manager/PlayerPersonnel.Aug. 2, 2002 Minnesota Sports & Entertainmentnames Pamela Wheelock Senior VicePresident and Chief Financial Officer.Mar. 11, 2002 Marian Gaborik becomes first Wild playerto be named NHL Player of the Week afterscoring eight points (7-1=8), includinga League-leading seven goals in fourgames.Feb. 1, 2002 Marian Gaborik named to Topps/NHLYoungStars Game.Jan. 23, 2002 Minnesota Wild names Barry MacKenzieCoordinator of Player Development.Nov. 8, 2001 Goaltender Dwayne Roloson makes afranchise-record 53 saves as the Wildbeat the Bruins in Boston 5-3. The Wilddoes not register a shot on goal in thethird period for the first time in franchisehistory, while the Bruins take 22 shots.Nov. 4, 2001 One-millionth patron attends MinnesotaWild game.Sep. 28, 2001 Minnesota Wild announces creation ofthe 10,000 Rinks Foundation, a nonprofitorganization that raises moneyfor youth hockey and other communitygroups.Jul. 13, 2001 Minnesota Wild reaches the 16,000 markin season tickets.May 21, 2001Apr. 8, 2001Mar. 28, 2001Jan. 10, 2001Jan. 8, 2001Jan. 5, 2001Dec. 12, 2000Nov. 26, 2000Nov. 5, 2000Oct. 22, 2000Oct. 11, 2000Oct. 6, 2000Minnesota Wild names Houston Aerosprimary developmental affiliate.Minnesota Wild completes inauguralseason, losing to Colorado 4-2 at home.Wes Walz scores his seventh short-handedgoal and ninth short-handed point toset the individual expansion team record.Manny Fernandez named winner ofthe 2000-01 Pontiac-GMC Star Award.Minnesota Wild establishes an NHL expansionteam attendance record with its39th consecutive sellout against Phoenix.The Wild finish the season with 41 consecutiveregular season sellouts, an NHLexpansion team record of 751,452 fansand an average of 18,329 per game.Minnesota Wild increases its homeunbeatenstreak to nine games, settingan expansion team record with a 3-0 winagainst Washington.Minnesota Wild names Thomas SteenHead European Pro Scout.Minnesota Wild extends its unbeatenstreak to eight games when Filip Kubascores franchise’s first home OT goal todefeat Detroit 3-2.Minnesota Wild ties NHL record for penaltyshots by an expansion team withthree penalty shots in a season. AnttiLaaksonen is unsuccessful in his attemptagainst Patrick Lalime of Ottawa.Antti Laaksonen tallies first-ever hattrick in franchise history in a 4-2 homewin against Vancouver.Minnesota Wild notches first-ever roadvictory, beating Calgary 3-2 on AnttiLaaksonen’s OT goal.Goalie Jamie McLennan records the firstshutout in team history, stopping 24shots in a scoreless tie at home againstFlorida.Minnesota makes Xcel Energy Centerregular season debut vs. PhiladelphiaFlyers. Game ends in a 3-3 (OT) tie. DarbyHendrickson scores the first Wild goal atXcel Energy Center.Minnesota Wild makes NHL regular seasondebut at Mighty Ducks of Anaheim,losing 3-1. Rookie Marian Gaborik scoresthe first-ever goal in Wild history in thesecond period.Sep. 29, 2000Sep. 19, 2000major dates in wild historyFirst-ever hockey game in Xcel EnergyCenter is played as the Minnesota Wildbeat the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, 3-1,in a preseason contest.Minnesota Wild plays in first-ever preseasongame vs. San Jose at the RoseGarden in Portland, Oregon. Game endsin 3-3 (OT) tie.Inaugural Minnesota Wild Training Campbegins for 2000-2001 NHL season.Minnesota Wild names Todd McLellanCleveland Lumberjacks head coach.Minnesota Wild announces foundingpartnership agreement with Wells Fargo.Minnesota Wild announces Xcel EnergyCenter enhancements.Minnesota Wild participates in the NHLEntry Draft in Calgary.Minnesota Wild unveils official roadsweater at NHL Entry Draft.Minnesota Wild participates in the NHLExpansion Draft in Calgary.Minnesota Wild names Jacques Lemairefirst-ever head coach.Minnesota Wild and Xcel Energy announcelong-term naming rights partnership;New Saint Paul Arena to benamed Xcel Energy Center.Minnesota Wild unveils inaugural seasonlogo.Minnesota Wild wins coin toss, elects tochoose third overall in NHL Entry Draft.Concrete poured for Xcel Energy Center’sice floor.Minnesota Wild announces cable partnershipagreement with Fox Sports Net.Parade Ice Garden named inauguraltraining facility for the Minnesota Wild.Minnesota Wild names Cleveland Lumberjacksof the International HockeyLeague (IHL) primary developmental affiliate.Minnesota Wild signs forward SteveAronson to first player contract.Minnesota Wild officially joins the NHL.Minnesota Wild names Tom Lynn Directorof Hockey Administration and Legal Affairs.Minnesota Wild names Laura Day VicePresident of Corporate Partnerships,148 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 149Sep. 7, 2000Aug.1, 2000Jul. 17, 2000Jul. 6, 2000Jun. 25, 2000Jun. 24, 2000Jun. 23, 2000Jun. 19, 2000Jun. 15, 2000Jun. 12, 2000Jun. 1, 2000May 26, 2000May 18, 2000May 17, 2000May 10, 2000May 4, 2000May 1, 2000Apr. 24, 2000Apr. 21, 2000Steve Griggs Vice President of CustomerSales and Service, Matt Majka Vice Presidentof Marketing and Bill RobertsonVice President of Communications andBroadcasting.Mar. 20, 2000 Minnesota Wild celebrates 12,000th seasonticket.Feb. 29, 2000 Minnesota Wild announces agreementswith Volume Services America to provideall concession food service and with MorrisseyHospitality Companies, Inc. to providepremium food service in Xcel EnergyCenter.Feb. 28, 2000 Minnesota Wild announces agreementwith WCCO Radio (830 AM) as club’s officialflagship radio station.Feb. 10, 2000 Minnesota Wild announces agreementwith KMSP Fox 9 as the club’s exclusiveover-the-air broadcast partner.Jan. 12, 2000 Minnesota Wild announces Club LevelSeats sold out in Xcel Energy Center.Fall 1999 Xcel Energy Center enclosed.Nov. 18, 1999 Minnesota unveils official Wild homesweater at Roseville Skating Center.Nov. 5, 1999 Tod Leiweke named first-ever Team Presidentof Minnesota Wild.Nov. 1, 1999 Minnesota Wild host “Topping Off” Celebrationat Xcel Energy Center.Sep. 17, 1999 Minnesota Wild purchases historic MinnesotaClub building to house club’sbusiness offices.Sep. 15, 1999 Tom Thompson named Chief AmateurScout; Guy Lapointe named Coordinatorof Amateur Scouting.Sep. 13, 1999 Minnesota Wild hosts U.S. WEST Face-Off ’99 NHL preseason between the NewYork Rangers and the Phoenix Coyotesat Target Center generating $27,500 forMinnesota youth hockey programs.Sep. 2, 1999 Doug Risebrough named first-ever ExecutiveVice President/General Managerof Minnesota Wild.July 15, 1999 Minnesota Wild announces all 64 suitesfor sale in the Xcel Energy Center are soldout.June 8, 1999 Minnesota Wild unveils Marketing Centerfor premium seating.Mar. 25, 1999 Minnesota Wild hosts 1999 PattyKazmaier Memorial Award Dinner inSaint Paul.Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyJan. 5, 1999Oct. 1998Sep. 30, 1998Sep. 24, 1998Jun. 23, 1998Jun. 17, 1998Jun. 1998major dates in wild historyMinnesota Wild announces 26-year partnershipagreement with the MinnesotaAmateur Sports Commission (MASC). TheMinnesota Wild-MASC partnership marksthe first partnership of its kind betweena private sector professional sports teamand a public sector amateur sports organization.Pouring of Xcel Energy Center foundationbegins.Minnesota Wild announces the largestcrowd ever for an NHL preseason gamein the state of Minnesota with 18,294tickets sold for U.S. WEST Face-Off ’98,featuring the Phoenix Coyotes vs. DallasStars at Target Center. More than$45,000 donated to Minnesota youthhockey programs.Minnesota Wild Grass Roots HockeyInitiative launched with the naming ofAlana Blahoski, Neal Broten and KarynBye as Grass Roots Hockey advisors.Xcel Energy Center Groundbreaking Ceremonyhosted in Saint Paul.Xcel Energy Center design announced.Saint Paul Civic Center deconstructionbegins.Apr. 10, 1998Jan. 22, 1998Dec. 19, 1997Dec. 3, 1997Nov. 20, 1997Jun. 25, 1997The State of Minnesota agrees in legislationto fund $65 million of the $130 millionproject costs for Xcel Energy Centerin St. Paul.The new NHL team is officially named theMinnesota Wild. The unveiling occurredin front of a sellout crowd at historic AldrichArena.Jac Sperling named Chief Executive Officerof the Minnesota Wild.Martha Larson named Chief FinancialOfficer (CFO) of the Minnesota Wild, becomingthe first female CFO in NHL history.Six finalists named for new NHL franchise:Minnesota Blue Ox, MinnesotaFreeze, Minnesota Northern Lights,Minnesota Voyageurs, Minnesota WhiteBears and Minnesota Wild.The National Hockey League announcesthat Minnesota Hockey Ventures Group,LP has been awarded an expansionfranchise to begin play in the 2000-01season.All-time wild accolades and awardsLESTER PATRICK TROPHY(Presented by the NHL and USA Hockey since 1966 to honor arecipient’s contribution to ice hockey in the U.S.)Bob Naegele, Jr. (2008)Jack Adams Trophy(The NHL coach adjudged to have contributed the most to histeam’s success.)Jacques Lemaire (2003)Frank J. Selke Trophy(The NHL forward who demonstrates the most skill in the defensivecomponent of the game.)Wes Walz (2003 – finalist)william M. jennings award(The NHL goaltender(s) having played a minimum of 25 gamesfor the team with the fewest goals scored against it.)Niklas Backstrom & Manny Fernandez (2007)MBNA ROGER CROZIER SAVING GRACE AWARD(The goaltender having played a minimum of 25 games withthe NHL’s best save percentage)Dwayne Roloson (2004)Niklas Backstrom (2007)NHL All-StarsMarian Gaborik (2003)Filip Kuba (2004)Dwayne Roloson (2004)Brian Rolston (2007)Marian Gaborik (2008)NHL All-Star AwardsMarian Gaborik (2003 – Fastest Skater)Marian Gaborik (2003 – Second Star)NHL youngstarsMarian Gaborik (2002)Nick Schultz (2003)Pierre-Marc Bouchard (2004)Olympians2006Marian Gaborik; SlovakiaMikko Koivu; Finland (silver)Filip Kuba; Czech Republic (bronze)Brian Rolston; USADaniel Tjarnqvist; Sweden (gold)nhl three stars of the weekPlayers of the WeekMarian Gaborik (10/21/02)Marian Gaborik (3/4/02)Dwayne Roloson (12/15/03)Manny Fernandez (12/26/05)Niklas Backstrom (First Star – 12/19/06)Niklas Backstrom (Third Star – 12/2/07)Marian Gaborik (First Star – 12/23/07)Marian Gaborik (First Star – 1/13/08)150 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 151Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlicky2007 NHL ENTRY DRAFTRD PICK POS PLAYER CLUB (LEAGUE)1 16 C Colton Gillies Saskatoon (WHL)4 110 D Justin Falk Spokane (WHL)5 140 C Cody Almond Kelowna (WHL)6 170 D Harri Ilvonen Tappara (FIN Jr.)7 200 RW Carson McMillan Calgary (WHL)Draft HistoryDRAFT NOTES• The Minnesota Wild first participated in the NHL Expansion and NHL Entry Draft in Calgary on June 24-25, 2000.• The Wild selected Marian Gaborik as their first-ever pick at the 2000 Entry Draft first round, third overall).• Minnesota picked a defenseman with its first pick for the first time in 2004 (A.J. Thelen, 12th overall). The club has used itsfirst round pick to select a forward in six of its first eight drafts.• 19 of Minnesota’s 65 total draft picks have played in a regular season Wild game (Gaborik, Schultz, Sushinsky, Bartos, Sekeras,Wanvig, Veilleux, Virta, Bouchard, Brandner, Burns, Koivu, Boogaard, Foy, Reitz, Harding, Pouliot, Sheppard and Clutterbuck).Other Wild draft picks, Barry Brust and Patrick O’Sullivan, have appeared in NHL regular season games, both withthe L.A. Kings.• Gaborik is the highest Wild draft pick, selected with the third overall pick in the 2000 Entry Draft. Jean-Michel Bolduc is thelowest Wild draft pick, taken with the 281st pick in the ninth round of the 2003 Entry Draft.• The Wild have selected five Minnesota natives: Kyle Medvec (2006), Chris Hickey (2006), A.J. Thelen (2004), Michael Erickson(2002) and Jake Riddle (2001). Medvec and Hickey are still with the organization.2008 nhl ENTRY draftRD PICK POS PLAYER HT WT BORN CLUB (LEAGUE)1 23 D Tyler Cuma 6-2 180 1/19/90 Ottawa (OHL)2 55 D Marco Scandella 6-2 190 2/23/90 Val-D’Or (QMJHL)4 115 D Sean Lorenz 6-1 191 3/10/90 USNDTP5 145 LW Eero Elo 6-3 189 4/26/90 Lukko Rauma (FIN Jr.)2006 NHL ENTRY DRAFTRD PICK POS PLAYER CLUB (LEAGUE)1 9 C James Sheppard Cape Breton (QMJHL)2 40 C Ondrej Fiala Everett (WHL)3 72 RW Cal Clutterbuck Oshawa (OHL)4 102 D Kyle Medvec Apple Valley (HS-MN)5 132 G Niko Hovinen Jokerit (FIN Jr.)6 162 RW Julian Walker Basel (Swiss)7 192 C Chris Hickey Cretin-Derham Hall (HS-MN)2005 NHL ENTRY DRAFTRD PICK POS PLAYER CLUB (LEAGUE)1 4 LW Benoit Pouliot Sudbury (OHL)2 57 LW Matt Kassian Kamloops (WHL)3 65 G Kristofer Westblom Kelowna (WHL)4 110 C Kyle Bailey Portland (WHL)122 C Morten Madsen Frolunda (SEL)5 129 D Anthony Aiello Thayer Academy (HS-MA)7 199 D Riley Emmerson Tri-City (WHL)2004 NHL ENTRY DRAFTRD PICK POS PLAYER CLUB (LEAGUE)1 12 D A.J. Thelen Michigan St. (NCAA)2 42 LW Roman Voloshenko Krylja (RUS Jr.)3 78 LW Peter Olvecky Trencin (SVK)79 D Clayton Stoner Tri-City (WHL)4 111 F Ryan Jones Chatham (WOJHL)114 LW Patrick Bordeleau Val-D’Or (QMJHL)117 RW Julien Sprunger HC Fribourg (Swiss)5 161 D Jean-Claude Sawyer Cape Breton (QMJHL)6 175 RW Aaron Boogaard Tri-City (WHL)7 195 RW Jean-Michel Rizk Saginaw (OHL)9 272 C Kyle Wilson Colgate (NCAA)2003 NHL ENTRY DRAFTRD PICK POS PLAYER CLUB (LEAGUE)1 20 D Brent Burns Brampton (OHL)2 56 C Patrick O’Sullivan Mississauga (OHL)3 78 C Danny Irmen Lincoln (USHL)5 157 LW Marcin Kolusz Novy Targ (POL)6 187 G Miroslav Kopriva Kladno (CZE)7 207 D Grigory Misharin Yekaterinburg (RUS Jr.)219 LW Adam Courchaine Vancouver (WHL)8 251 LW Mathieu Melanson Chicoutimi (QMJHL)9 281 D Jean-Michael Bolduc Quebec (QMJHL)POS PLAYER TEAMG Zac Bierk TBG Jamie McLennan STLG Chris Terreri NJG Mike Vernon FLAD Artem Anisimov PHID Chris Armstrong SJD Ladislav Benysek ANAD Ian Herbers NYID Filip Kuba CGYDraft History2000 EXPANSION DRAFTPOS PLAYER TEAMD Curtis Leschyshyn CARD Sean O’Donnell LAD Oleg Orekhovsky WSHF Michael Bros SJF Jeff Daw CHIF Jim Dowd EDMF Darby Hendrickson VANF Joe Juneau OTTF Sergei Krivokrasov CGY2002 NHL ENTRY DRAFTRD PICK POS PLAYER CLUB (LEAGUE)1 8 C Pierre-Marc Bouchard Chicoutimi (QMJHL)2 38 G Josh Harding Regina (WHL)3 72 F Michael Erickson Minnesota (NCAA)73 G Barry Brust Spokane (WHL)5 155 C Armands Berzins Shawinigan (QMJHL)6 175 RW Matt Foy Merrimack College (NCAA)7 204 C Niklas Eckerblom Djugarden (SWE)8 237 F Christoph Brandner Krefeld (DEL)9 268 D Mikhail Tyulyapkin N. Novgorod (RUS Jr.)269 F Mika Hannula Malmo (SEL)2001 NHL ENTRY DRAFTRD PICK POS PLAYER CLUB (LEAGUE)1 6 C Mikko Koivu TPS Turku (FIN Jr.)2 36 RW Kyle Wanvig Red Deer (WHL)3 74 D Chris Heid Spokane (WHL)93 C Stephane Veilleux Val-D’Or (QMJHL)4 103 C Tony Virta TPS Turku (FIN Jr.)7 202 LW Derek Boogaard Prince George (WHL)8 239 LW Jake Riddle Seattle (WHL)2000 NHL ENTRY DRAFTRD PICK POS PLAYER CLUB (LEAGUE)1 3 RW Marian Gaborik Dukla Trencin (SVK Jr.)2 33 D Nick Schultz Prince Albert (WHL)4 99 LW Marc Cavosie RPI (NCAA)5 132 RW Maxim Sushinsky Avangard Omsk (RUS)6 170 D Erik Reitz Erie (OHL)7 199 C Brian Passmore Oshawa (OHL)214 LW Peter Bartos HC Ceske Bude (CZE)8 232 D Lubomir Sekeras HC Ocelari Trinec (CZE)255 C Eric Johansson Tri-City (WHL)POS PLAYER TEAMF Darryl Laplante DETF Jeff Nielsen ANAF Stefan Nilsson VANF Jeff Odgers COLF Scott Pellerin STLF Stacy Roest DETF Cam Stewart FLA152 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 153Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyWild Team CaptainsYEAR OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY2000-012001-022002-032003-04SeanO’DonnellJimDowdBradBombardirBradBrownScottPellerinFilipKubaBradBombardirAndrewBrunetteWesWalzBradBrownMattJohnsonRichardParkBradBombardirBradBrownSergeiZholtokBradBombardir2004-05 DID NOT PLAY DUE TO NHL WORK STOPPAGE2005-062006-072007-08AlexHenryBrianRolstonPavolDemitraMOST TIMES CAPTAIN – career7 Brad Bombardir5 Brian Rolston4 Andrew Brunette3 Brad BrownMark Parrish2 Jim DowdFilip KubaWes WalzWillie MitchellNick SchultzFilipKubaBrianRolstonBrianRolstonWillieMitchellKeithCarneyMarkParrishWillieMitchellBrianRolstonNickSchultzMOST TIMES CAPTAIN – season4 Brad Bombardir 2002-033 Brian Rolston 2006-072 Brad Bombardir 2000-01Brad Brown 2001-02Andrew Brunette 2001-02Andrew Brunette 2003-04Willie Mitchell 2005-06Mark Parrish 2006-07Nick Schultz 2007-081 Several Players TiedBradBombardirAndrewBrunetteBradBombardirJimDowdBrianRolstonMarkParrishNickSchultzMARCH/APRILDarbyHendricksonAndrewBrunetteBradBombardirAndrewBrunetteWesWalzMarkParrishMarianGaborikLONGEST TENURE (MONTHS)2 Brad Bombardir Jan-Feb 01Brad Brown Dec 01-Jan 02Andrew Brunette Feb-Apr 02Brad Bombardir Oct-Nov 03Brad Bombardir Feb-Apr 03Willie Mitchell Dec 05-Jan 06Brian Rolston Oct-Nov 06Mark Parrish Feb-Apr 07Nick Schultz Jan 08-Feb 082Willie Mitchell (2001-06)Erik Reitz (2007-08)3Ladislav Benysek (2000-02)4Curtis Leschyshyn (2000-01)Brad Brown (2001-04)Shawn Belle (2005-06)5Brad Bombardir (2000-04)Kim Johnsson (2006-08)6Lubomir Sekeras (2000-01)Travis Roche (2000-01)Mike Matteucci (2001-02)Jean-Guy Trudel (2002-03)Zbynek Michalek (2003-04)Erik Reitz (2006-07)Sean Hill (2007-08)7Cliff Ronning (2002-03)Erik Westrum (2005-06)8Brent Burns (2003-08)9Hnat Domenichelli (2002-03)Alexandre Daigle (2003-06)Mikko Koivu (2006-08)10Marian Gaborik (2000-08)11Kai Nurminen (2000-01)Pascal Dupuis (2000-07)Dominic Moore (2006-07)Chris Simon (2007-08)12Matt Johnson (2000-04)Brian Rolston (2005-08)14Darby Hendrickson (2000-04)15J.J. Daigneault (2000-01)Andrew Brunette (2001-04)James Sheppard (2007-08)All-Time Sweater Numbers16Steve McKenna (2000-01)Roman Simicek (2000-01)Bill Muckalt (2002-03)Steve Kelly (2007-08)17Filip Kuba (2000-06)Wyatt Smith (2006-07)Todd Fedoruk (2007-08)18Cam Stewart (2000-01)Richard Park (2001-04)Mattias Weinhandl (2005-06)Adam Hall (2006-07)19Jeff Nielsen (2000-01)David Cullen (2001-02)Stephane Veilleux (2002-08)20Maxim Sushinsky (2000-01)Andrei Zyuzin (2002-06)21Cam Stewart (2000-02)Eric Chouinard (2003-04)Mikko Koivu (2005-06)Mark Parrish (2006-08)22Stacy Roest (2000-02)Cal Clutterbuck (2007-08)23Pavel Patera (2000-01)Jason Marshall (2001-04)Scott Ferguson (2005-06)Jason Morgan (2006-07)24Antti Laaksonen (2000-04)Derek Boogard (2005-08)25Sergei Krivokrasov (2000-02)Rickard Wallin (2002-04)Randy Robitaille (2005-06)Eric Belanger (2007-08)26Christian Matte (2000-01)Tony Virta (2001-02)Christoph Brandner (2003-04)Kurtis Foster (2005-08)27Sean O’Donnell (2000-01)Kyle Wanvig (2002-06)Joel Ward (2006-07)28Mike Matteucci (2000-01)Jeremy Stevenson (2002-03)Jason Wiener (2003-04)Todd White (2005-07)29Jamie McLennan (2000-01)Josh Harding (2005-08)30Derek Gustafson (2000-01)Dwayne Roloson (2001-06)31David Brumby (2000-01)Zac Bierk (2000-01)Derek Gustafson (2001-03)Dieter Kochan (2002-03)Miroslav Kopriva (2006-07)32Brian Bonin (2000-01)Jason Marshall (2001-02)Marc Chouinard (2003-06)Niklas Backstrom (2006-08)33Scott Pellerin (2000-01)Sergei Zholtok (2001-04)Petteri Nummelin (2006-08)34Jim Dowd (2000-04)Daniel Tjarnqvist (2005-06)Aaron Voros (2007-08)35Manny Fernandez (2000-07)36Sylvain Blouin (2000-02)Alex Henry (2003-06)37Wes Walz (2000-08)38Curtis Murphy (2002-03)Pavol Demitra (2006-08)39Ladislav Benysek (2000-01)Travis Roche (2000-01)40Chris Armstrong (2000-01)41Martin Skoula (2005-08)42Andy Sutton (2000-02)44Aaron Gavey (2005-06)Andrei Nazarov (2005-06)45Peter Bartos (2000-01)55Nick Schultz (2001-08)56Erik Reitz (2005-06)67Benoit Pouliot (2006-08)71Sebastien Bordeleau (2001-02)Travis Roche (2003-04)77Lubomir Sekeras (2000-03)82Marian Gaborik (2000-01)83Matt Foy (2005-08)92Branko Radivojevic (2006-08)96Pierre-Marc Bouchard (2002-08)154 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 155Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyTeam RecordsTable of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyBIGGEST WINSMarginGoaltendersDate of Victory Opponent Score (Wild/Opp.)12/17/00 6 goals vs. Dallas 6-0 Fernandez/Belfour11/29/01 6 goals vs. Florida 6-0 Roloson/Luongo, Kidd3/25/04 6 goals @ Chicago 8-2 Fernandez/Munro10/12/05 6 goals vs. Vancouver 6-0 Roloson/Cloutier11/18/00 5 goals @ Boston 6-1 Fernandez/Dafoe1/24/01 5 goals @ Anaheim 5-0 Fernandez/Giguere3/10/02 5 goals vs. Columbus 5-0 Roloson/Tugnutt, Labbe12/08/05 5 goals @ Pittsburgh 5-0 Fernandez/Thibault10/26/02 5 goals @ Phoenix 6-1 Fernandez/Boucher10/19/05 5 goals vs. San Jose 6-1 Fernandez/Nabokov10/14/06 5 goals vs. Columbus 5-0 Fernandez/Leclaire, NorrenaLongest Winning Streaks9 games (03/08-3/24/07)6 games (10/05-10/18/06)6 games (4/3-10/14/07)5 games (01/18-01/26/06)4 games, 4x, (3/26-4/3/08)Longest Point Streaks11 games (4/3/07-10/21/07; 10-0-1)10 games (03/08-3/27/07; 9-0-1)9 games (12/13-12/30/03; 4-0-5)8 games (12/17/00-01/05/01; 5-0-3)7 games, 5x, (3/4-3/21/08; 3-0-4)Longest Winless Streaks12 games (03/11-04/04/01; 0-7-5)9 games (01/19-02/08/02; 0-6-3)7 games (12/23/03-01/05/04; 0-2-5)7 games (02/22-03/07/04; 0-4-3)6 games (02/21-03/02/01; 0-5-1)Longest Losing Streaks4 games, 3x, most recent (11/20-11/28/03)3 games, 18x, most recent (2/20-2/26/08)2 games, 34x, most recent (12/5-12/7/07)ALL-TIME STREAKSLongest Home Winning Streaks11 games (04/04-11/02/06)8 games (12/05/06-01/02/07)7 games (4/3-10/30/07)6 games (3/28/04-10/12/05)6 games (3/15/08-current)Longest Home Point Streaks11 games (04/04-11/02/06; 11-0-0)10 games (02/29/04-10/12/05; 8-0-2)9 games (12/13/00-01/10/01; 5-0-4)8 games (12/05/06-01/02/07; 8-0-0)8 games (3/9/08-current; 6-0-2)Longest Home Winless Streaks8 games (02/26-03/28/01; 0-3-5)6 games (01/11-02/08/02; 0-3-3)6 games (11/13-11/30/03; 0-4-2)5 games (10/29-11/22/00; 0-3-2)5 games (10/14-10/31/01; 0-2-3)Longest Home Losing Streaks3 games, 2x, most recent (01/09-01/16/06)2 games, 17x, most recent (11/21-11/23/07)BIGGEST LOSSESMarginGoaltendersDate of Victory Opponent Score (Wild/Opp.)2/08/02 6 goals vs. Colorado 6-0 Fernandez, Roloson/Aebischer4/12/02 6 goals @ Phoenix 7-1 Roloson, Gustafson/Burke, Esche10/25/00 5 goals @ Toronto 6-1 McLennan, Fernandez/Joseph1/16/06 5 goals vs. Ottawa 6-1 Roloson/Hasek1/12/01 5 goals vs. Colorado 5-0 Fernandez/Roy11/11/01 5 goals vs. Vancouver 5-0 Fernandez, Roloson/Cloutier11/16/01 5 goals vs. Detroit 8-3 Roloson, Fernandez/Legace11/27/02 5 goals @ Dallas 5-0 Fernandez/ Turco3/15/03 5 goals @ Columbus 5-0 Fernandez, Roloson/Denis12/7/07 5 goals @ Detroit 5-0 Harding/Hasek12/26/07 5 goals @ Dallas 8-3 Harding/TurcoLongest Road Winning Streaks5 games (3/08-3/17/07)4 games (1/11-1/19/07)3 games, 4x, last (1/24-2/10/08)Longest Road Point Streaks9 games (02/22-3/17/07; 7-0-2)7 games (12/06-12/30/03; 2-0-5)5 games (10/12-11/04/02; 3-0-2)5 games (03/04-03/18/04; 2-0-3)4 games, 6x, last (10/13-20; 3-0-1)Longest Road Winless Streaks12 games (12/18/03-01/31/04; 0-4-8)11 games (11/20/06-01/09/07; 0-10-1)7 games (03/15-10/06/01; 0-5-2)7 games (03/31-10/12/02; 0-3-4)6 games, 6x, last (02/12-03/22/06; 0-4-2)Longest Road Losing Streaks7 games (12/12/06-01/09/07)5 games, 2x, most recent (03/25-10/19/03)4 games, 2x, most recent (12/23-12/31/01)SEASON-BY-SEASON STREAKSSeason Longest Winning Streak Longest Point Streak Longest Winless Streak Longest Losing Streak2000-01 2 games (five times) 8 games (12/17/00-1/5/01) 12 games (3/11-4/4/01) 4 games (2/21-2/26/01)2001-02 3 games (two times) 7 games (two times) 9 games (1/19-2/8/02) 4 games (1/30-2/8/02)2002-03 3 games (six times) 6 games (two times) 5 games (11/25-12/5/03) 3 games (three times)2003-04 3 games (four times) 9 games (12/13-12/30/03) 7 games (two times) 4 games (11/20-11/28/03)2005-06 5 games (1/18-1/26/06) 5 games (1/18-1/26/06) 4 games (two times) 3 games (four times)2006-07 9 games (3/8-3/24/07) 10 games (3/8-3/27/07) 4 games (11/25-12/2/06) 3 games (two times)2007-08 5 games (10/4-14) 8 games (10/4-10/21/07) 5 games (two times) 3 games (two times)TEAM RECORDSSTREAKSLONGEST WINNING STREAK9 - 3/8-3/24/07At Home:11 - 4/4-11/02/06On Road:5 - 3/8-3/17/07LONGEST POINTS STREAK11 - (10-0-1) 4/3-10/21/07At Home:11 - (11-0-0) 4/4-11/02/06On Road:9 - (7-0-2) 2/22-3/17/07LONGEST WINLESS STREAK12 - (0-9-3) 3/11-4/04/01At Home:8 - (0-5-3) 2/26-3/28/01On Road:12 - (0-4-8) 12/18/03-1/31/04LONGEST LOSING STREAK4 - 3x, last, 11/20-11/28/03At Home:3 - 2x, last, 1/9-1/16/06On Road:7 - 12/12/06-01/09/07MOST CONSECUTIVE TIES4 - 12/23-12/30/03At Home:2 - 1/12-1/14/04- 10/14-10/16/01On Road:4 - 12/18-12/30/03LONGEST SHUTOUT STREAK169:20 - 3/31-4/7/07At Home:157:40 - 3/29-4/7/07On Road:108:42 - 1/24-1/27/01MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITHOUT BEING SHUT OUT93 - 11/2/05-11/29/06At Home:72 - 1/12/04-11/29/06On Road:54 - 11/2/05-12/27/06LONGEST SCORELESS STREAK180:07 - 1/28-2/10/02At Home:180:07 - 1/28-2/10/02On Road:145:00 - 3/25-4/03/03POINTSMOST POINTS104 - 2006-07 (48-26-8)At Home:63 - 2006-07 (29-6-5)record bookOn Road:43 - 2007-08 (19-17-5)FEWEST POINTS68 - 2000-01 (25-39-18)At Home:41 - 2001-02 (14-14-13)On Road:26 - 2000-01 (11-26-4)WINSMOST WINS48 - 2006-07At Home:29 - 2006-07On Road:19 - 2006-07; 2007-08FEWEST WINS25 - 2000-01At Home:14 - 2001-02; 2000-01On Road:11 - 2003-04; 2000-01FEWEST GAMES TO 10 WINS12 - 2006-07 (11/2/06)FEWEST GAMES TO 20 WINS34 - 2007-08 (12/20/07)FEWEST GAMES TO 30 WINS52 - 2007-08 (2/2/08)FEWEST GAMES TO 40 WINS71 - 2006-07 (3/13/07)LOSSESMOST LOSSES39 - 2000-01At Home:16 - 2005-06On Road:26 - 2000-01FEWEST LOSSES26 - 2006-07At Home:6 - 2006-07On Road:16 - 2003-04; 2002-03SHOOTOUTSMOST SHOOTOUT APPEARANCES17 - 2006-07At Home:11 - 2006-07On Road:6 - 2006-07MOST SHOOTOUT WINS10 - 2006-07At Home:7 - 2006-07On Road:3 - 2005-06; 2006-07158 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 159Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyMOST SHOOTOUT LOSSES8 - 2007-08At Home:4 - 2006-07On Road:5 - 2007-08TIESMOST TIES20 - 2003-04At Home:10 - 2000-01On Road:13 - 2003-04FEWEST TIES10 - 2002-03At Home:3 - 2002-03On Road:3 - 2000-01REGULATION TIESMOST REGULATION TIES25 - 2006-07At Home:17 - 2006-07On Road:14 - 2003-04FEWEST REGULATION TIES18 - 2000-01At Home:8 - 2002-03On Road:4 - 2000-01MARGINSLARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY6 - 4x, last, 10/12/05 in 6-0 win vs. VANAt Home:6 - 3x, last, 10/12/05 in 6-0 win vs. VANOn Road:6 - 3/25/04 in 8-2 win at CHILARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT6 - 4/12/02 in 7-1 loss at PHX- 2/8/02 in 6-0 loss vs. COLAt Home:6 - 2/8/02 in 6-0 loss vs. COLOn Road:6 - 4/12/02 in 7-1 loss at PHXGOALSMOST GOALS, SEASON235 - 2006-07At Home:129 - 2005-06On Road:112 - 2006-07FEWEST GOALS, SEASON168 - 2000-01record bookAt Home:87 - 2000-01On Road:81 - 2000-01MOST GOALS AGAINST, SEASON238 - 2001-02At Home:114 - 2001-02On Road:124 - 2001-02FEWEST GOALS AGAINST, SEASON178 - 2002-03At Home:79 - 2002-03On Road:94 - 2003-04MOST 20-GOAL SCORERS, SEASON5 - 2006-07MOST GOALS SCORED, GAME8 - 3/25/04 in 8-2 win at CHIAt Home:7 - 1/07/03 in 7-4 win vs. CHIOn Road:8 - 3/25/04 in 8-2 win at CHIMOST GOALS SCORED AGAINST, GAME8 - 11/16/01 in 8-3 loss at DET- 12/26/07 in 8-3 loss at DALAt Home:7 - 10/24/01 in 7-3 loss vs. CAROn Road:8 - 11/16/01 in 8-3 loss at DET- 12/26/07 in 8-3 loss at DALMOST GOALS SCORED BY BOTH TEAMS, GAME13 - 11/16/06 in 7-6 (SO) win at NSHAt Home:11 - 3x, last, 10/7/06 in 6-5 win vs. NSHOn Road:13 - 11/16/06 in 7-6 (SO) win at NSHMOST GOALS, PERIOD5 - 10/19/05 in 3rd of 6-1 win vs. SJAt Home:5 - 10/19/05 in 3rd of 6-1 win vs. SJOn Road:4 - 5x, last, 12/14/07 in 3rd of 5-2 win at ANAMOST GOALS AGAINST, PERIOD5 - 3x, last, 1/23/04 in 3rd of 6-2 loss at ANAAt Home:4 - 10/24/01 in 3rd of 7-3 loss vs. CAR- 1/30/06 in 1st of 5-4 loss vs. DETOn Road:5 - 3x, last, 1/23/04 in 3rd of 6-2 loss at ANAMOST GOALS BY BOTH TEAMS, PERIOD6 - 5x, last, 11/16/06 in 2nd of 7-6 (SO) win at NSHAt Home:6 - 12/22/00 in 3rd of 4-3 win vs. LAOn Road:6 - 4x, last, 11/16/06 in 2nd of 7-6 (SO) win at NSHASSISTSMOST ASSISTS, GAME14 - 3/25/04 in 8-2 win at CHIAt Home:11 - 4x, last, 10/5/05 in 6-3 win vs. CGYOn Road:14 - 3/25/04 in 8-2 win at CHIMOST ASSISTS AGAINST, GAME14 - 12/26/07 in 8-3 loss at DALAt Home:12 - 2/8/02 in 6-0 loss vs. COLOn Road:14 - 12/26/07 in 8-3 loss at DALMOST ASSISTS BY BOTH TEAMS, GAME22 - 11/16/06 in 7-6 (SO) win at NSH (MIN-11, NSH-11)At Home:19 - 1/5/04 in 7-3 win vs. CHI (MIN-11, CHI-8)- 10/18/00 in 6-5 win vs. TB (MIN-11, TB-8)On Road:22 - 11/16/06 in 7-6 (SO) win at NSH (MIN-11, NSH-11)MOST ASSISTS, PERIOD8 - 5x, last, 1/30/07 in 3rd of 5-2 win at STLAt Home:8 - 3/12/03 in 1st of 4-2 win vs. DAL- 3/10/02 in 2nd of 5-0 win vs. CBJOn Road:8 - 3x, last, 1/30/07 in 3rd per. of 5-2 win at STLMOST ASSISTS AGAINST, PERIOD10 - 1/23/04 in 3rd of 6-2 loss at ANA- 4/12/02 in 2nd of 7-1 loss at PHXAt Home:7 - 1/30/06 in 1st of 5-4 loss vs. DETOn Road:10 - 1/23/04 in 3rd of 6-2 loss at ANA- 4/12/02 in 2nd of 7-1 loss at PHXMOST ASSISTS BY BOTH TEAMS, PERIOD12 - 11/16/01 in 3rd of 8-3 loss at DET (MIN-6, DET-6)At Home:10 - 2x, last, 2/10/07 in 1st of 5-4 win vs. CAR(MIN-7, CAR-3)On Road:12 - 11/16/01 in 3rd of 8-3 loss at DET (MIN-6, DET-6)POINTSMOST POINTS, GAME22 - 3/25/04 in 8-2 win at CHIAt Home:18 - 1/07/04 in 7-4 win vs. CHIOn Road:22 - 3/25/04 in 8-2 win at CHIMOST POINTS AGAINST, GAME22 - 12/26/07 in 8-3 loss at DALAt Home:18 - 2/8/02 in 6-0 loss vs. COLOn Road:22 - 12/26/07 in 8-3 loss at DALMOST POINTS BY BOTH TEAMS, GAME34 - 11/16/06 in 7-6 (SO) win at NSH (MIN-17, NSH-17)record bookAt Home:30 - 1/7/04 in 7-4 win vs. CHI (MIN-18, CHI-12)- 10/18/00 in 6-5 win vs. TB (MIN-17, TB-13)On Road:34 - 11/16/06 in 7-6 (SO) win at NSH (MIN-17, NSH-17)MOST POINTS, PERIOD12 - 6x, last, 1/30/07 (4g-8a) in 3rd of 5-2 win at STLAt Home:12 - 3x, last, 10/19/05 (5g-7a) in 3rd of 6-1 win vs. SJOn Road:12 - 3x, last, 1/30/07 (4g-8a) in 3rd of 5-2 win at STLMOST POINTS AGAINST, PERIOD15 - 4/12/02 (5g-10a) in 2nd per. of 7-1 loss at PHXAt Home:11 - 1/30/06 (4g-7a) in 1st of 5-4 loss vs. DETOn Road:15 - 4/12/02 (5g-10a) in 2nd of 7-1 loss at PHXMOST POINTS BY BOTH TEAMS, PERIOD18 - 11/16/01 in 3rd of 8-3 loss at DET (MIN-9, DET-9)At Home:16 - 2x, last, 2/10/07 in 1st of 5-4 win vs. CAR(MIN-11, CAR-5)On Road:18 - 11/16/01 in 3rd of 8-3 loss at DET (MIN-9, DET- 9)SPECIAL TEAMSBEST POWER-PLAY PERCENTAGE, SEASON19.0 - 2007-08 (64/337)At Home:23.8 - 2006-07 (49/206)On Road:18.9 - 2007-08 (32/169)LOWEST POWER-PLAY PERCENTAGE, SEASON9.6 - 2000-01 (36/374)At Home:9.7 - 2000-01 (19/198)On Road:9.7 - 2000-01 (17/176)BEST PENALTY-KILL PERCENTAGE, SEASON87.4 - 2005-06 (55/436)At Home:87.0 - 2000-01 (25/193); 2005-2006 (28/215)On Road:87.8 - 2005-06 (27/221)LOWEST PENALTY-KILL PERCENTAGE, SEASON82.9 - 2001-02 (62/362)At Home:83.4 - 2001-02 (27/163)On Road:82.2 - 2000-01 (32/180)MOST POWER-PLAY GOALS, SEASON77 - 2005-06At Home:49 - 2006-07On Road:31 - 2005-06FEWEST POWER-PLAY GOALS, SEASON36 - 2000-01160 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 161Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyAt Home:19 - 2000-01On Road:17 - 2000-01MOST POWER-PLAY GOALS AGAINST, SEASON62 - 2001-02At Home:28 - 2005-06On Road:35 - 2001-02FEWEST POWER-PLAY GOALS AGAINST, SEASON43 - 2002-2003At Home:20 - 2002-2003On Road:21 - 2003-2004MOST POWER-PLAY GOALS, GAME5 - 2/7/06 in 5-1 win vs. LA- 10/7/06 in 6-5 win vs. NSHAt Home:5 - 2/7/06 in 5-1 win vs. LA- 10/7/06 in 6-5 win vs. NSHOn Road:4 - 11/18/00 in 6-1 win at BOS- 12/14/07 in 5-2 win at ANAMOST POWER-PLAY GOALS AGAINST, GAME3 - 6x, last, 1/23/04 in 6-2 loss at ANAAt Home:3 - 2/08/02 in 6-0 loss vs. COL- 11/12/00 in 5-4 loss vs. EDMOn Road:3 - 5x, last, 11/16/07 in 6-2 loss at VANMOST POWER-PLAY GOALS, PERIOD4 - 12/14/07 in 2nd of 5-2 win at ANAAt Home:3 - 3x, last, 11/5/07 in 1st of 5-2 win vs. EDMOn Road:4 - 12/14/07 in 2nd per. of 5-2 win at ANAMOST POWER-PLAY GOALS AGAINST, PERIOD3 - 4/02/03 in 1st of 3-0 loss at CBJ- 2/08/02 in 1st of 6-0 loss vs. COLAt Home:3 - 2/08/02 in 1st of 6-0 loss vs. COLOn Road:3 - 4/02/03 in 1st per. of 3-0 loss at CBJMOST POWER-PLAY CHANCES, SEASON453 - 2005-06 (77 PPGs, 17.0%)At Home:236 - 2005-06 (46 PPGs, 19.5%)On Road:217 - 2005-06 (31 PPGs, 14.3%)FEWEST POWER-PLAY CHANCES, SEASON337 - 2007-08 (64 PPGs, 19.0%)At Home:163 - 2003-04 (21 PPGs, 12.9%)On Road:169 - 2007-08 (33 PPGs, 18.9%)record bookMOST POWER-PLAY CHANCES, GAME11 - 10/24/03 in 4-3 win at FLA- 12/29/06 in 4-3 OT win vs. CBJAt Home:11 - 12/29/06 in 4-3 OT win vs. CBJOn Road:11 - 10/24/03 in 4-3 win at FLAFEWEST POWER-PLAY CHANCES, GAME0 - 11/12/06 in 3-2 loss at ANA- 03/06/07 in 3-0 loss vs. SJAt Home:0 - 03/06/07 in 3-0 loss vs. SJOn Road:0 - 11/12/06 in 3-2 loss at ANAMOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A PP GOAL, SEASON9 - 10/16-11/01/03At Home:10 - 10/25-12/17/05On Road:5 - 12/8-12/28/0510/12-11/04/02MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A PP GOAL AGAINST, SEASON7 - 12/07-12/19/02At Home:7 - 11/23-12/19/022/16-3/11/01On Road:8 - 3/08-4/04/01MOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS, SEASON13 - 2000-01At Home:10 - 2000-01On Road:7 - 2001-02FEWEST SHORT-HANDED GOALS, SEASON3 - 2007-08At Home:2 - 2007-08On Road:1 - 2002-03; 2007-08MOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS AGAINST, SEASON14 - 2000-01At Home:7 - 2000-01On Road:7 - 2000-01FEWEST SHORT-HANDED GOALS AGAINST, SEASON5 - 2002-03At Home:2 - 2003-04On Road:1 - 2002-03MOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS, GAME2 - 11/26/00 in 4-2 win vs. VANAt Home:2 - 11/26/00 in 4-2 win vs. VANOn Road:1 - 24x, last, 10/13/07 in 3-2 win at PHXMOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS AGAINST, GAME2 - 12/29/07 in 5-4 (OT) win vs. EDMAt Home:2 - 12/29/07 in 5-4 (OT) win vs. EDMOn Road:1 - 30x, last, 1/10/08 in 6-5 (SO) win at DETMOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS, PERIOD2 - 11/26/00 in 2nd of 4-2 win vs. VANAt Home:2 - 11/26/00 in 2nd of 4-2 win vs. VANrOn Road:1 - 24x, last, 10/13/07 in 3rd of 3-2 win at PHXMOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS AGAINST, PERIOD1 - 54x, last, 3/22/08 in 2nd of 5-4 loss at CGYAt Home:1 - 23x, last, 12/29/07 in 2nd of 5-4 (OT) win vs. EDMOn Road:1 - 31x, last, 3/22/08 in 5-4 2nd of loss at CGYMOST TIMES SHORT-HANDED, SEASON436 - 2005-06 (55 PPGA, 87.4%)At Home:215 - 2005-06 (28 PPGA, 87.0%)On Road:221 - 2005-06 (27 PPGA, 87.8%)FEWEST TIMES SHORT-HANDED, SEASON283 - 2003-04 (44 PPGA, 84.5%)At Home:142 - 2003-04 (23 PPGA, 83.8%)On Road:141 - 2003-04 (21 PPGA, 85.1%)MOST SHORT-HANDED SITUATIONS, GAME10 - 2x, last, 11/16/07 in 6-2 loss at VANAt Home:9 - 2x, last, 1/24/06 in 3-2 win vs. PHXOn Road:10 - 2x, last, 11/16/07 in 6-2 loss at VANMOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A SH GOAL, SEASON2 -6X, last, 12/9-12/12/06At Home:NoneOn Road:2 - 2x, last, 4/7-4/9/06MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A SH GOAL AGAINST, SEASON3 - 10/15-10/20/00At Home:3 - 10/15-10/20/00On Road:NonePENALTY MINUTESMOST PENALTY MINUTES, SEASON1,209 - 2001-02; 2005-06At Home:591 - 2005-06On Road:681 - 2001-02FEWEST PENALTY MINUTES, SEASON1,035 - 2003-04record bookAt Home:468 - 2002-03On Road:425 - 2006-07MOST PENALTY MINUTES, GAME57 - 3/2/02 in 6-3 loss at VANAt Home:54 - 3/28/08 in 4-0 win vs. VANOn Road:57 - 3/2/02 in 6-3 loss at VANMOST PENALTY MINUTES BY OPPONENT, GAME63 - 2/02/04 in 4-0 win vs. STLAt Home:63 - 2/02/04 in 4-0 win vs. STLOn Road:50 - 12/22/01 in 3-1 win at VANMOST PENALTY MINUTES BY BOTH TEAMS, GAME113 - 3/28/08 in 4-0 win vs. VAN (MIN-64, STL-49)At Home:113 - 3/28/08 in 4-0 win vs. VAN (MIN-64, STL-49)On Road:84 - 3/02/02 in 6-3 loss at VAN (MIN-57, VAN-27)- 12/22/01 in 2-1 win at VAN (MIN-34, VAN-50)MOST PENALTY MINUTES, PERIOD48 - 3/28/08 in 3rd of 4-0 win vs. VANAt Home:48 - 3/28/08 in 3rd of 4-0 win vs. VANOn Road:36 - 3/31/01 in 3rd of 4-1 loss at NSHMOST PENALTY MINUTES BY OPPONENT, PERIOD44 - 2/02/04 in 3rd of 4-0 win vs. STLAt Home:44 - 2/02/04 in 3rd of 4-0 win vs. STLOn Road:36 - 3/24/04 in 2nd of 2-0 loss at CBJMOST PENALTY MINUTES BY BOTH TEAMS, PERIOD81 - 3/28/08 in 3rd of 4-0 win vs. VAN (MIN-48, VAN-33)At Home:81 - 3/28/08 in 3rd of 4-0 win vs. VAN (MIN-48, VAN-33)On Road:57 - 3/24/04 in 2nd of 2-0 loss at CBJ (MIN-21, CBJ-36)PENALTIESMOST PENALTIES, GAME16 - 3/02/02 in 6-3 loss at VANAt Home:15 - 2/02/04 in 4-0 win vs. STLOn Road:16 - 3/02/02 in 6-3 loss at VANMOST PENALTIES BY OPPONENT, GAME16 - 2/02/04 in 4-0 win vs. STL- 3/31/03 in 3-0 win vs. CGYAt Home:16 - 2/02/04 in 4-0 win vs. STL- 3/31/03 in 3-0 win vs. CGYOn Road:14 - 12/22/01 in 2-1 win at VAN162 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 163Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyMOST PENALTIES BY BOTH TEAMS, GAME31 - 2/02/04 in 4-0 win vs. STL (MIN-15, STL-16)At Home:31 - 2/02/04 in 4-0 win vs. STL (MIN-15, STL-16)On Road:25 - 3/02/02 in 6-3 loss at VAN (MIN-16, VAN-9)FEWEST PENALTIES, GAME0 - 1/02/04 in 2-1 loss vs. EDM- 3/14/03 in 3-1 win vs. NSHAt Home:0 - 1/02/04 in 2-1 loss vs. EDM- 3/14/03 in 3-1 win vs. NSHOn Road:1 - 4x, most recently, 11/11/06 in 3-2 (SO) win at LAFEWEST PENALTIES BY OPPONENT, GAME0 - 3/6/07 in 3-0 loss vs. SJAt Home:0 - 3/6/07 in 3-0 loss vs. SJOn Road:1 - 3x, last, 1/5/08 in 4-1 loss at NSHFEWEST PENALTIES BY BOTH TEAMS, GAME2 - 1/02/04 in 2-1 loss vs. EDM (MIN-0, EDM-2)- 12/31/02 in 4-1 win vs. ANA (MIN-1, ANA-1)At Home:2 - 1/02/04 in 2-1 loss vs. EDM (MIN-0, EDM-2)- 12/31/02 in 4-1 win vs. ANA (MIN-1, ANA-1)On Road:3 - 3/08/02 in 5-3 win at DAL (MIN-1, DAL-2)SHOTSMOST SHOTS, SEASON2,431 - 2006-07At Home:1,235 - 2006-07On Road:1,196 - 2006-07FEWEST SHOTS, SEASON1,954 - 2001-02At Home:965 - 2001-02On Road:981 - 2003-04MOST SHOTS AGAINST, SEASON2,460 - 2005-06At Home:1,244 - 2000-01On Road:1,323 - 2005-06FEWEST SHOTS AGAINST, SEASON2,297 - 2001-02At Home:1,046 - 2001-02On Road:1,091 - 2002-03MOST SHOTS, GAME47 - 12/21/02 in 4-2 loss at COLAt Home:43 - 1/10/03 in 2-1 win vs. PHXrecord bookOn Road:47 - 12/21/02 in 4-2 loss at COLMOST SHOTS AGAINST, GAME56 - 11/08/01 in 5-3 win at BOSAt Home:51 - 12/22/07 in 4-1 loss vs. DETOn Road:56 - 11/08/01 in 5-3 win at BOSMOST SHOTS BY BOTH TEAMS, GAME90 - 11/16/06 in 7-6 (SO) win at NSH (MIN-45, NSH-45)At Home:73 - 1/10/03 in 2-1 win vs. PHX (MIN-43, PHX-30)On Road:90 - 11/16/06 in 7-6 (SO) win at NSH (MIN-45, NSH-45)FEWEST SHOTS, GAME11 - 3x, last, 1/23/04 in 6-2 loss at ANAAt Home:13 - 10/27/00 in 3-1 win vs. CGYOn Road:11 - 3x, last, 1/23/04 in 6-2 loss at ANAFEWEST SHOTS AGAINST, GAME13 - 1/18/03 in 1-0 loss vs. ANAAt Home:13 - 1/18/03 in 1-0 loss vs. ANAOn Road:15 - 3/01/03 in 2-0 loss at STLFEWEST SHOTS BY BOTH TEAMS, GAME32 - 2/15/04 in 2-1 loss vs. CGY (MIN-16, CGY-16)At Home:32 - 2/15/04 in 2-1 loss vs. CGY (MIN-16, CGY-16)On Road:38 - 10/13/00 in 2-0 loss at STL (MIN-16, STL-22)MOST SHOTS, PERIOD22 - 11/22/06 in 2nd of 4-2 loss at MTLAt Home:18 - 1/10/03 in 2nd of 2-1 win vs. PHXOn Road:22 - 11/22/06 in 2nd of 4-2 loss at MTLMOST SHOTS AGAINST, PERIOD25 - 11/14/05 in 3rd of 3-2 loss at CGYAt Home:19 - 1/14/04 in 1st of 2-2 (OT) tie vs. LAOn Road:25 - 11/14/05 in 3rd of 3-2 loss at CGYMOST SHOTS BY BOTH TEAMS, PERIOD36 - 2/27/03 in 2nd of 6-3 win at MTL(MIN-21, MTL-15)- 12/21/02 in 2nd of 4-2 loss at COL(MIN-20, COL-16)At Home:28 - 10/10/01 in 3rd per. of 2-1 win vs. BOS(MIN-11, BOS-17)- 12/22/00 in 3rd per. of 4-3 win vs. LA(MIN-10, LA-18)On Road:36 - 2/27/03 in 2nd per. of 6-3 win at MTL(MIN-21, MTL-15)- 12/21/02 in 2nd per. of 4-2 loss at COL(MIN-20, COL-16)FEWEST SHOTS, PERIOD0 - 11/08/01 in 3rd per. of 5-3 win at BOSAt Home:1 - 4x, last, 10/10/03 in 3rd of 5-3 win vs. NYROn Road:0 - 11/08/01 in 3rd per. of 5-3 win at BOSFEWEST SHOTS AGAINST, PERIOD0 - 10/29/00 in 3rd of 3-2 loss vs. CHIAt Home:0 - 10/29/00 in 3rd of 3-2 loss vs. CHIOn Road:2 - 6x, last, 3/6/08 in 3rd of 3-2 loss at CARFEWEST SHOTS BY BOTH TEAMS, PERIOD4 - 10/18/05 in 3rd of 2-1 loss at PHX(MIN 2, PHX 2)At Home6 - 3/14/01 in 3rd of 1-0 loss vs. STL(STL-1, MIN-5)On Road4 - 10/18/05 in 3rd of 2-1 loss at PHX(MIN 2, PHX 2)FASTEST GOALSFASTEST GOAL FROM START OF GAME0:21 - Matt Johnson, 3/23/03 in 4-0 win vs. DETAt Home:0:21 - Matt Johnson, 3/23/03 in 4-0 win vs. DETOn Road:0:38 - Wes Walz, 4/02/01 in 4-2 loss at SJFASTEST GOAL AGAINST FROM START OF GAME0:16 - Andrew Cassels, 3/15/03 in 5-0 loss at CBJAt Home:0:26 - Andrew Brunette, 12/23/05 in 5-3 win vs. COLOn Road:0:16 - Andrew Cassels, 3/15/03 in 5-0 loss at CBJFASTEST GOAL FROM START OF 2ND PERIOD:0:09 - Brian Rolston, 11/30/07 in 3-2 (OT) win vs. STLAt Home:0:09 - Brian Rolston, 11/30/07 in 3-2 (OT) win vs. STLOn Road:0:12 - Marian Gaborik, 02/03/07 in 1-0 win at PHXFASTEST GOAL AGAINST FROM START OF 2ND PERIOD0:11 - Brad Richards, 10/25/03 in 3-2 loss at TBAt Home:0:36 - Ryan Smyth, 4/06/06 in 2-1 win vs. EDMOn Road:0:11 - Brad Richards, 10/25/03 in 3-2 loss at TBFASTEST GOAL FROM START OF 3RD PERIOD0:29 - Wes Walz, 4/06/01 in 3-2 win vs. CBJAt Home:0:29 - Wes Walz, 4/06/01 in 3-2 win vs. CBJOn Road:0:36 - Brian Rolston, 12/3/05 in 3-2 (SO) loss at NJrecord bookFASTEST GOAL AGAINST FROM START OF 3RD PERIOD0:07 - Trent Klatt, 11/26/00 in 4-2 win vs. VANAt Home:0:07 - Trent Klatt, 11/26/00 in 4-2 win vs. VANOn Road:0:27 - Henrik Zetterberg, 3/25/03 in 4-0 loss at DETFASTEST GOAL FROM START OF OVERTIME0:25 - Marian Gaborik, 10/18/06 in 2-1 (OT) win vs. LAAt Home:0:53 - Marc Chouinard, 3/31/04 in 5-4 (OT) win vs. COLOn Road:0:25 - Marian Gaborik, 10/18/06 in 2-1 (OT) win vs. LAFASTEST GOAL AGAINST FROM START OF OVERTIME0:21 - Oleg Tverdovsky, 12/08/00 in 1-0 (OT) loss vs. ANAAt Home:0:21 - Oleg Tverdovsky, 12/08/00 in 1-0 (OT) loss vs. ANAOn Road:0:25 - Lee Stempniak, 3/10/06 in 2-1 (OT) loss at STLLATEST OVERTIME GOAL4:55 - Marian Gaborik, 2/17/08 in 5-4 (OT) win vs. NSHAt Home:4:55 - Marian Gaborik, 2/17/08 in 5-4 (OT) win vs. NSHOn Road:4:16 - Jim Dowd, 1/02/03 in 2-1 (OT) win at EDMLATEST OVERTIME GOAL AGAINST4:36 - Claude Lemieux, 11/16/01 in 2-1 (OT) loss at PHXAt Home:4:35 - Mike Comrie, 3/22/04 in 3-2 (OT) loss vs. PHXOn Road:4:36 - Claude Lemieux, 11/16/01 in 2-1 (OT) loss at PHXFASTEST TWO GOALS, INDIVIDUAL0:16 - Pierre-Marc Bouchard, 2/10/06, @18:51 & 19:07of 1st of 6-3 win at EDMAt Home:1:20 - Richard Park, 3/18/02, @ 17:02 & 18:22 of 2ndof 4-2 win vs. CGYOn Road:0:16 - Pierre-Marc Bouchard, 2/10/06, @18:51 & 19:07of 1st of 6-3 win at EDMFASTEST TWO GOALS AGAINST, INDIVIDUAL0:20 - Stu Barnes, 10/19/03, @ 8:16 & 8:36 of 2ndof 3-1 loss at DALAt Home:0:57 - Sergei Zubov, 11/25/01, @ 8:23 & 9:20 of 3rdof 4-3 loss vs. DALOn Road:0:20 - Stu Barnes, 10/19/03, @ 8:16 & 8:36 of 2ndof 3-1 loss at DALFASTEST TWO GOALS, TEAM0:03 - Jim Dowd & Richard Park, 1/21/04, @ 19:44 &19:47 of 3rd of 4-2 win vs. CHIAt Home:0:03 - Jim Dowd & Richard Park, 1/21/04, @ 19:44 &19:47 of 3rd of 4-2 win vs. CHIOn Road:0:11 - Mattias Weinhandl & Wes Walz, 4/15/06, @ 7:37& 7:48 of 3rd of 4-3 (OT) loss at DAL164 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 165Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyFASTEST TWO GOALS AGAINST, TEAM0:10 - Scott Mellanby & Sergei Varlamov, 12/02/01@ 6:42 & 6:52 of 2nd of 4-4 (OT) tie vs. STLAt Home:0:10 - Scott Mellanby & Sergei Varlamov, 12/02/01@ 6:42 & 6:52 of 2nd of 4-4 (OT) tie vs. STLOn Road:0:14 - Jarret Stoll & Shawn Horcoff, 12/14/06 @ 15:22 &15:36 of 3rd of in 3-1 loss at EDM- Brenden Morrow & Mike Modano, 12/26/06 @ 8:12& 8:26 of 3rd in 8-3 loss at DALFASTEST TWO GOALS, BOTH TEAMS0:07 - Owen Nolan (SJ) & Marian Gaborik (MIN),11/9/02, @ 7:25 & 7:32 of 2nd in 4-2 win at SJ- Taylor Pyatt (VAN) & Pierre-Marc Bouchard (MIN),1/21/08, @ 19:31 & 19:38 of 3rd in 4-2 win at VANAt Home:0:10 - Mark Parrish (MIN) & Jonathan Cheechoo (SJ),12/31/07, @ 15:22 & 15:32 of 3rd in 3-2 loss vs. SJOn Road:0:07 - Owen Nolan (SJ) & Marian Gaborik (MIN),11/9/02, @ 7:25 & 7:32 of 2nd in 4-2 win at SJ- Taylor Pyatt (VAN) & Pierre-Marc Bouchard (MIN),1/21/08, @ 19:31 & 19:38 of 3rd in 4-2 win at VANFASTEST THREE GOALS, INDIVIDUALNeverAt Home:NeverOn Road:NeverFASTEST THREE GOALS AGAINST, INDIVIDUAL12:38 - Vaclav Prospal (ANA), 1/23/04 @ 5:05, 15:20 &17:43 of 3rd of 6-2 loss at ANAAt Home:NeverOn Road:12:38 - Vaclav Prospal (ANA), 1/23/04 @ 5:05, 15:20 &17:43 of 3rd per. of 6-2 loss at AnaheimFASTEST THREE GOALS, TEAM1:41 - Andrei Zyuzin, Wes Walz and Matt Johnson,3/25/04, @ 7:27, 7:47 & 9:08 of 1st of 8-2 win at CHIAt Home:1:53 - Alexandre Daigle, Filip Kuba and Antti Laaksonen,1/16/04, @ 12:00, 12:30 & 13:53 of 3rd of 4-2win vs. PITOn Road:1:41 - Andrei Zyuzin, Wes Walz and Matt Johnson,3/25/04, @ 7:27, 7:47 & 9:08 of 1st of 8-2 win at CHIFASTEST THREE GOALS AGAINST, TEAM1:08 - Todd Bertuzzi, Trevor Letowski & Ed Jovanovski,11/02/02 @ 9:24, 9:51 & 10:32 of 1st of 4-2 lossvs. VANAt Home:1:08 - Todd Bertuzzi, Trevor Letowski & Ed Jovanovski,11/02/02 @ 9:24, 9:51 & 10:32 of 1st of 4-2 lossvs. VANrecord bookOn Road:1:53 - 2x, last, Pierre Turgeon, Manny Malhotra andDarryl Sydor, 4/10/02 @ 6:55, 8:05 & 9:40 of 2ndof 4-4 tie at DALFASTEST THREE GOALS, BOTH TEAMS0:35 - Ales Kotalik and Stu Barnes (BUF), Antti Laaksonen(MIN), 12/28/02, @ 18:29, 18:46, & 19:04 of 3rdof 4-3 win at BUFAt Home:0:38 - Pascal Dupuis (MIN), Scott Mellanby and SergeiVarlamov (STL), 12/02/01, @ 6:14, 6:42, & 6:52 of2nd of 4-4 (OT) tie vs. STLOn Road:0:35 - Ales Kotalik and Stu Barnes (BUF), Antti Laaksonen(MIN), 12/28/02, @ 18:29, 18:46, & 19:04 of 3rdper. of 4-3 win at BUFFASTEST FOUR GOALS, TEAM5:20 - Andrew Brunette, Alexandre Daigle, Filip Kuba andAntti Laaksonen, 1/16/04, @ 8:33, 12:00, 12:30 &13:53 of 3rd of 4-2 win vs. PITAt Home:5:20 - Andrew Brunette, Alexandre Daigle, Filip Kuba andAntti Laaksonen, 1/16/04, @ 8:33, 12:00, 12:30 &13:53 of 3rd of 4-2 win vs. PITOn Road:7:34 - Andrei Zyuzin, Wes Walz, Matt Johnson, and AnttiLaaksonen, 3/25/04 @ 7:27, 7:47, 9:08 & 15:01 of1st of 8-2 win at CHIFASTEST FOUR GOALS AGAINST, TEAM2:36 - Ladislav Nagy, Landon Wilson, Denis Pedersonand Daymond Langkow, 4/12/02 @ 11:23, 11:42,13:16 & 13:59 of the 2nd of 7-1 loss at PHXAt Home:11:27 - Josef Vasicek, Rod Brind’Amour, Jeff O’Neill andErik Cole, 10/24/01 @ 1:15, 6:18, 6:40 & 12:40 ofthe 3rd per. of 7-3 loss vs. CAROn Road:2:36 - Ladislav Nagy, Landon Wilson, Denis Pederson& Daymond Langkow, 4/12/02 @ 11:23, 11:42,13:16 & 13:59 of the 2nd of 7-1 loss at PHXFASTEST FOUR GOALS, BOTH TEAMS1:57 - Patrick Marleau, Scott Hannan (SJ) & RichardPark, Pascal Dupuis (MIN), 2/07/03, @ 4:37, 5:10,5:50 & 6:34 of 1st of 4-3 win vs. SJAt Home:1:57 - Patrick Marleau, Scott Hannan (SJ) & RichardPark, Pascal Dupuis (MIN), 2/07/03, @ 4:37, 5:10,5:50 & 6:34 of 1st of 4-3 win vs. SJOn Road:2:47 - Cliff Ronning, Marian Gaborik, Antti Laaksonen(MIN) & Jaroslav Modry (LA), 11/04/02 @ 17:07,18:21, 18:51 & 19:54 of 3rd per. of 5-2 win at LAINDIVIDUAL RECORDSGAMES PLAYEDMOST GAMES PLAYED, CAREER485 - Marian Gaborik, 2000-presentBy Left Wing334 - Pascal Dupuis, 2000-07By Center438 - Wes Walz, 2000-07By Right Wing485 - Marian Gaborik, 2000-presentBy Defenseman448 - Nick Schultz, 2001-presentMOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES PLAYED288 - Antti Laaksonen, 2000-04MOST GAMES PLAYED, SEASON82 - Antti Laaksonen; 2002-03; 2001-02; 2000-01- Andrew Brunette, 2003-04; 2002-03- Wes Walz, 2000-01; 2005-06- Jim Dowd, 2001-02- Brian Rolston, 2005-06- Pierre-Marc Bouchard, 2006-07- Mikko Koivu, 2006-07- Branko Radivojevic, 2006-07- Nick Schultz, 2006-07- Brent Burns, 2007-08By Defenseman82 - Nick Schultz, 2006-07- Brent Burns, 2007-08By Rookie78 - James Sheppard, 2007-08GOALSMOST GOALS, CAREER206 - Marian Gaborik, 2000-presentBy Left Wing67 - Pascal Dupuis, 2000-07By Center82 - Wes Walz, 2000-07By Right Wing206 - Marian Gaborik, 2000-presentBy Defenseman33 - Filip Kuba, 2000-06MOST GOALS, SEASON42 - Marian Gaborik, 2007-08By Left Wing21 - Andrew Brunette, 2001-02By Center34 - Brian Rolston, 2005-06By Right Wing42 - Marian Gaborik, 2007-08By Defenseman15 - Brent Burns, 2007-08By Rookie18 - Marian Gaborik, 2000-01MOST GOALS, GAME5 - Marian Gaborik, 12/20/07 vs. NYRBy Defenseman2 - 9x, last, Kim Johnsson, 3/22/08 at CGYrecord bookBy Rookie2 - 7x, last, Benoit Pouliot, 3/22/08 at CGYBy Rookie in his NHL debut1 - Rickard Wallin, 12/12/02 at DET- Pascal Dupuis, 04/02/01 at SJ- Marian Gaborik, 10/06/00 at ANAMOST GOALS AGAINST, GAME3 - 7x, last, Jarome Iginla, 3/22/08 at CGYMOST GOALS, PERIOD2 - 41x, last, Marian Gaborik, 1/3/08 vs. DAL (1st)MOST GOALS AGAINST, PERIOD3 - Vaclav Prospal, 1/23/04 at ANA (3rd)MOST GOALS AT HOME, SEASON28 - Marian Gaborik, 2007-08By Defenseman10 - Brent Burns, 2007-08By Rookie9 - Pascal Dupuis, 2001-02- Kurtis Foster, 2005-06MOST GOALS ON ROAD, SEASON22 - Marian Gaborik, 2002-03By Defenseman5 - Lubomir Sekeras, 2000-01- Andrei Zyuzin, 2005-06- Brent Burns, 2007-08By Rookie11 - Marian Gaborik, 2000-01MOST POWER-PLAY GOALS, CAREER57 - Marian Gaborik, 2000-presentBy Defenseman14 - Filip Kuba, 2000-06MOST POWER-PLAY GOALS, SEASON15 - Brian Rolston, 2005-06By Defenseman8 - Brent Burns, 2007-08By Rookie6 - Marian Gaborik, 2000-01- Kurtis Foster, 2005-06MOST POWER-PLAY GOALS, GAME2 - 19x, last, Marian Gaborik, 12/20/07 vs. NYRMOST POWER-PLAY GOALS AGAINST, GAME2 - 5x, last, Petr Prucha, 12/5/05 at NYRMOST POWER-PLAY GOALS, PERIOD2 - 8x, last, Marian Gaborik, 12/20/07 vs. NYR (2nd)MOST POWER-PLAY GOALS AGAINST, PERIOD2 - Vaclav Prospal, 1/23/04 at ANA (3rd)- Mark Recchi, 11/20/03 at PHI (2nd)MOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS, CAREER14 - Wes Walz, 2000-2007MOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS, SEASON7 - Wes Walz, 2000-2001MOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS, GAME1 - 62x, last, Marian Gaborik, 1/3/08 vs. DALMOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS AGAINST, GAME1 - 60x, last, Dion Phaneuf, 3/22/08 at CGYMOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS, PERIOD1 - 62x, last, Marian Gaborik, 1/3/08 vs. DAL (1st)MOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS AGAINST, PERIOD1 - 60x, last, Dion Phaneuf, 3/22/08 at CGY (2nd)166 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 167Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyMOST GAME-WINNING GOALS, CAREER41 - Marian Gaborik, 2000-presentBy Defenseman9 - Filip Kuba, 2000-06MOST GAME-WINNING GOALS, SEASON8 - Marian Gaborik, 2002-03; 2007-08- Brian Rolston, 2007-08By Defenseman4 - Filip Kuba, 2000-01- Brent Burns, 2007-08MOST OVERTIME GOALS, CAREER4 - Marian Gaborik, 2000-presentBy Defenseman3 - Brent Burns, 2003-presentMOST OVERTIME GOALS, SEASON3 - Marian Gaborik, 2007-08By Defenseman2 - Brent Burns, 2006-07FEWEST GAMES TO 20 GOALS33 - Marian Gaborik, 2002-03LONGEST GOAL-SCORING STREAK6 - Brian Rolston (6g), 1/21-2/5/08ASSISTSMOST ASSISTS, CAREER208 - Marian Gaborik, 2000-presentBy Left Wing110 - Andrew Brunette, 2001-04By Center100 - Wes Walz, 2000-07By Right Wing208 - Marian Gaborik, 2000-presentBy Defenseman99 - Filip Kuba, 2000-06By Goaltender4 - Manny Fernandez, 2000-07MOST ASSISTS, SEASON50 - Pierre-Marc Bouchard, 2007-08By Left Wing48 - Andrew Brunette, 2001-02By Center45 - Brian Rolston, 2005-06By Right Wing50 - Pierre-Marc Bouchard, 2007-08By Defenseman28 - Brent Burns, 2007-08By Goaltender3 - Manny Fernandez, 2005-2006By Rookie21 - Filip Kuba, 2000-01MOST ASSISTS, GAME4 - 4x, last, Eric Belanger, 11/15/07 at EDMBy Defenseman3 - Brad Bombardir, 11/18/00 at BOS- Kurtis Foster, 12/29/06 vs. CBJ- Brent Burns, 1/3/08 vs. DALrecord bookBy Rookie3 - Pascal Dupuis, 2/27/02 at ANA- Mikko Koivu, 11/19/05 vs. NSHBy Rookie in NHL debut1 - Pierre-Marc Bouchard, 10/11/02 vs. BOS- Matt Foy, 10/5/05 vs. CGYBy Goaltender1 - 9x, last, Josh Harding, 1/16/08 vs. PHXMOST ASSISTS BY OPPONENT, GAME4 - Niclas Havelid, 1/23/04 at ANA- Doug Weight, 11/12/00 vs. EDMMOST ASSISTS, PERIOD3 - Andrew Brunette, 3/10/02 vs. CBJ (2nd)MOST ASSISTS BY OPPONENT, PERIOD3 - 5x, last, Niclas Havelid, 1/23/04 at ANA (3rd)MOST ASSISTS AT HOME, SEASON32 - Andrew Brunette, 2001-02By Defenseman18 - Brent Burns, 2007-08By Rookie13 - Marian Gaborik, 2000-01MOST ASSISTS ON ROAD, SEASON28 - Pierre-Marc Bouchard, 2007-08By Defenseman14 - Kim Johnsson, 2007-08By Rookie10 - Filip Kuba, 2000-01MOST POWER-PLAY ASSISTS, CAREER81 - Marian Gaborik, 2000-presentBy Defenseman38 - Filip Kuba, 2000-06MOST POWER-PLAY ASSISTS, SEASON24 - Pierre-Marc Bouchard, 2005-06By Defenseman13 - Kurtis Foster, 2006-07- Petteri Nummelin, 2006-07By Rookie12 - Kurtis Foster, 2005-06LONGEST ASSIST STREAK8 - Jim Dowd (9a), 2/27-3/17/02POINTSMOST POINTS, CAREER414 - Marian Gaborik (206g-208a), 2000-presentBy Left Wing164 - Andrew Brunette (54g-110a), 2001-2004By Center182 - Wes Walz (82g-100a), 2000-07By Right Wing414 - Marian Gaborik (206g-208a), 2000-presentBy Defenseman132 - Filip Kuba (33g-99a), 2000-06By Goaltender4 - Manny Fernandez, 2000-07MOST POINTS, SEASON83 - Marian Gaborik (42g-41a), 2007-08By Left Wing69 - Andrew Brunette (21g-48a), 2000-02By Center79 - Brian Rolston (34g-45a), 2005-06By Right Wing83 - Marian Gaborik (42g-41a), 2007-08By Defenseman43 - Brent Burns (15g-28a), 2007-08By Goaltender3 - Manny Fernandez (3a), 2005-06By Rookie36 - Marian Gaborik (18g-18a), 2000-01MOST POINTS, GAME6 - Marian Gaborik (2g-4a), 10/26/02 at PHX- Marian Gaborik (5g-1a), 12/20/07 vs. NYRBy Defenseman3 - 8x, last, Brent Burns (3a), 1/3/08 vs. DALBy Rookie3 - 4x, last, Mikko Koivu (3a), 11/19/05 vs. NSHBy Rookie in his NHL debut1 - 5x, last, Matt Foy (1a), 10/5/05 vs. CGYBy Goaltender1 - 9x, last, Josh Harding, 1/16/08 vs. PHXMOST POINTS BY OPPONENT, GAME5 - Doug Weight (1g-4a), 11/12/00 vs. EDMMOST POINTS, PERIOD3 - 11x, last, P.M. Bouchard (2g-1a), 2/10/06 at EDM (1st)MOST POINTS AGAINST, PERIOD4 - Vaclav Prospal (3g-1a) at ANA (3rd)MOST POINTS AT HOME, SEASON51 - Marian Gaborik (28g-23a), 2007-08By Defenseman28 - Brent Burns (10g-18a), 2007-08By Rookie20 - Marian Gaborik (7g-13a), 2000-01MOST POINTS ON ROAD, SEASON36 - Marian Gaborik (22g-14a), 2005-06By Defenseman18 - Lubomir Sekeras (5g-13a), 2000-01By Rookie16 - Marian Gaborik (11g-5a), 2000-01MOST POWER-PLAY POINTS, CAREER138 - Marian Gaborik (57g-81a), 2000-presentBy Defenseman52 - Filip Kuba (14g-38a), 2000-06MOST POWER-PLAY POINTS, SEASON34 - Brian Rolston (13g-21a), 2006-07By Defenseman19 - Brent Burns (8g-11a), 2007-08By Rookie18 - Kurtis Foster (6g-12a), 2005-06MOST SHORT-HANDED POINTS, CAREER21 - Wes Walz (14g-7a), 2000-07MOST SHORT-HANDED POINTS, SEASON9 - Wes Walz (7g-2a), 2000-01LONGEST POINT STREAK10 - Andrew Brunette (5g-12a), 3/07-3/27/02By Defenseman4 - 4x, last, Willie Mitchell, 4/2-4/8/01MOST POINTS IN TWO CONSECUTIVE GAMES7 - Marian Gaborik (6g-1a), 12/18-12/20/07record bookMOST POINTS IN THREE CONSECUTIVE GAMES8 - Pierre-Marc Bouchard (4g-4a), 12/29/06-1/2/07- Marian Gaborik (7g-1a), 12/15-12/20/07MOST POINTS IN FOUR CONSECUTIVE GAMES9 - Andrew Brunette (1g-8a), 3/10-3/18/02- Marian Gaborik (5g-4a), 3/10-3/18/02- Marian Gaborik (8g-1a), 12/14-12/20/07MOST MULTI-POINT GAMES, CAREER107 - Marian Gaborik, 2000-presentBy Left Wing35 - Andrew Brunette, 2001-04By Center33 - Wes Walz, 2000-07By Right Wing107 - Marian Gaborik, 2000-presentBy Defenseman17 - Filip Kuba, 2000-2006MOST MULTI-POINT GAMES, SEASON22 - Marian Gaborik, 2005-06By Left Wing18 - Andrew Brunette, 2001-02By Center20 - Brian Rolston, 2005-06By Right Wing22 - Marian Gaborik, 2005-06By Defenseman9 - Brent Burns, 2007-08By Rookie9 - Kurtis Foster, 2005-06SHOTSMOST SHOTS, CAREER1,626 - Marian Gaborik, 2000-presentBy Defenseman554 - Filip Kuba, 2000-06MOST SHOTS, SEASON305 - Brian Rolston, 2006-07By Defenseman158 - Brent Burns, 2007-08By Rookie179 - Marian Gaborik, 2000-01MOST SHOTS, GAME11 - Brian Rolston, 10/27/06 vs. ANABy Defenseman7 - 4x, last, Brent Burns, 3/13/08 vs. NJBy Rookie7 - Kurtis Foster, 2/10/06 at EDMMOST SHOTS BY OPPONENT, GAME12 - Richard Zednik, 12/10/01 at MTL- Bill Guerin, 11/08/01 at BOSMOST SHOTS, PERIOD7 - Marian Gaborik, 3/21/06 vs. CGY (3rd)- Marian Gaborik, 12/11/03 vs. TOR (2nd)- Willie Mitchell, 2/27/03 at MTL (3rd)MOST SHOTS AGAINST, PERIOD8 - Richard Zednik, 12/10/01 at MTL (1st)PENALTY MINUTESMOST PENALTY MINUTES, CAREER698 - Matt Johnson, 2000-04168 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 169Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyBy Defenseman333 - Willie Mitchell, 2001-06By Goaltender36 - Manny Fernandez, 2000-07MOST PENALTY MINUTES, SEASON201 - Matt Johnson, 2002-03By Defenseman148 - Jason Marshall, 2001-02By Goaltender12 - Manny Fernandez, 2006-07By Rookie158 - Derek Boogaard, 2005-06MOST PENALTY MINUTES, GAME37 - Matt Johnson, 10/26/02 at PHXBy Defenseman24 - Sean O’Donnell, 1/06/01 at STLBy Rookie17 - Derek Boogaard, 1/22/06 at CHIBy Goaltender4 - Manny Fernandez, 12/10/02 vs. TB- Manny Fernandez, 12/07/06 vs. CGYMOST PENALTY MINUTES BY OPPONENT, GAME27 - Jody Shelley, 3/24/04 at ColumbusMOST PENALTY MINUTES, PERIOD27 - 3x, last, Matt Johnson, 10/26/02 at PHX (3rd)MOST PENALTY MINUTES, OPPONENT, PERIOD27 - Jody Shelley, 3/24/04 at Columbus (2nd)PLUS/MINUSHIGHEST PLUS/MINUS, CAREER+51 - Marian Gaborik, 2000-presentBy Defenseman+28 - Willie Mitchell, 20-2006HIGHEST PLUS/MINUS, SEASON+22 - Keith Carney, 2006-07By Forward+17 - Pascal Dupuis, 2002-03- Marian Gaborik, 2007-08By Rookie+4 - Shawn Belle, 2006-07TIME ON ICEMOST TIME ON ICE, CAREER8,631 - Marian Gaborik, 2000-presentBy Forward8,631 - Marian Gaborik, 2000-presentMOST TIME ON ICE, SEASON1,894 - Brent Burns, 2007-08By Forward1,669 - Brian Rolston, 2005-06MOST TIME ON ICE, GAME33:02 - Filip Kuba, 12/26/02 at CHIBy Forward28:07 - Brian Rolston, 12/7/06 vs. CGYHIGHEST TIME ON ICE AVERAGE, CAREER (min. 50 games)23:55 - Filip Kuba, 2000-06By Forward20:48 - Brian Rolston, 2005-presentrecord bookHIGHEST TIME ON ICE AVERAGE, SEASON (min. 50 games)25:30 - Filip Kuba, 2001-02By Forward21:16 - Brian Rolston, 2006-07GOALTENDINGMOST GAMES PLAYED, CAREER260 - Manny Fernandez, 2000-07MOST GAMES PLAYED, SEASON58 - Manny Fernandez, 2005-06- Niklas Backstrom, 2007-08By Rookie29 - Josh Harding, 2007-08MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES PLAYED15 - Manny Fernandez, 10/5-11/11/06MOST GAMES STARTED, CAREER244 - Manny Fernandez, 2000-07MOST CONSECUTIVE STARTS15 - Manny Fernandez, 10/5-11/11/06MOST MINUTES PLAYED, CAREER14,902 - Manny Fernandez, 2000-07MOST MINUTES PLAYED, SEASON3,411 - Manny Fernandez, 2005-06By Rookie1,571 - Josh Harding, 2007-08MOST WINS, CAREER113 - Manny Fernandez, 2000-07MOST WINS, SEASON33 - Niklas Backstrom, 2007-08By Rookie11 - Josh Harding, 2007-08LONGEST WINNING STREAK7 - Niklas Backstrom, 3/8-3/22/07LONGEST UNDEFEATED STREAK16 - Niklas Backstrom (14-0-2), 3/8-10/21/07MOST LOSSES, CAREER102 - Manny Fernandez, 2000-07MOST LOSSES, SEASON24 - Manny Fernandez, 2001-02LONGEST LOSING STREAK6 - Dwayne Roloson, 11/8-12/11/05MOST TIES/OVERTIME LOSSES, CAREER28 - Manny Fernandez, 2000-07MOST TIES/OVERTIME LOSSES, SEASON11 - Dwayne Roloson, 2002-04MOST GOALS ALLOWED, CAREER614 - Manny Fernandez, 2000-07MOST GOALS ALLOWED, SEASON131 - Niklas Backstrom 2007-08MOST GOALS ALLOWED, GAME8 - Josh Harding, 12/26/07 at DALMOST GOALS ALLOWED, PERIOD5 - 3x, last, Dwayne Roloson, 1/23/04 at ANA (3rd)LOWEST GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE, CAREER (min. 26 games)2.17 - Niklas Backstrom, 2006-presentLOWEST GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE, SEASON (min. 26 games)1.88 - Dwayne Roloson, 2003-04By Rookie1.16 - Josh Harding, 2006-07 (7 games)HIGHEST SAVE PERCENTAGE, CAREER (min. 26 games).923 - Niklas Backstrom, 2006-presentHIGHEST SAVE PERCENTAGE, SEASON.933 - Dwayne Roloson, 2003-04By Rookie.960 - Josh Harding, 2006-07 (7 games)HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE, CAREER (min. 26 games).693 - Niklas Backstrom, 2006-presentMOST SHUTOUTS, CAREER15 - Dwayne Roloson, 2001-06MOST SHUTOUTS, SEASON5 - Dwayne Roloson, 2003-04; 2001-02- Niklas Backstrom, 2006-07By Rookie1 - Josh Harding, 2005-06; 2006-07; 2007-08LONGEST SHUTOUT STREAK147:54 - Dwayne Roloson, 3/07-3/18/02 (3 games)LONGEST HOME SHUTOUT STREAK142:47 - Niklas Backstrom, 4/3-4/7/07 (3 games)record bookLONGEST ROAD SHUTOUT STREAK127:41 - Manny Fernandez, 1/15-1/27/01 (3 games)MOST SHOTS FACED, CAREER7,102 - Manny Fernandez, 2000-07MOST SHOTS FACED, SEASON1,629 - Nikas Backstrom, 2007-08MOST SHOTS FACED, GAME56 - Dwayne Roloson, 11/8/01 at BOSMOST SAVES, CAREER6,488 - Manny Fernandez, 2000-07MOST SAVES, SEASON1,498 - Nikas Backstrom, 2007-08MOST SAVES, GAME53 - Dwayne Roloson, 11/08/01 at BOSMOST SAVES AGAINST, GAME45 - Patrick Roy, 12/21/02 at COLMOST SAVES, PERIOD23 - Dwayne Roloson, 10/28/05 at CBJ (3rd)MOST SAVES AGAINST, PERIOD20 - Mathieu Garon, 2/27/03 at MTL (2nd)- Cristobal Huet, 11/22/06 at MTL (2nd)170 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 171Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyTOP OVERALL RECORDSWINSPOINTS48........................2006-07 105...........................2006-0744........................2007-08 98.............................2007-0842........................2002-03 95.............................2002-0338........................2005-06 84.............................2005-0630........................2003-04 83.............................2003-04TOP HOME RECORDSWINSPOINTS29........................2006-07 63.............................2006-0725........................2002-03 55.............................2007-0825........................2007-08 53.............................2002-0323........................2005-06 48.............................2005-0619........................2003-04 47.............................2003-04TOP AWAY RECORDSWINSPOINTS19........................2006-07 43.............................2007-0819........................2007-08 42.............................2002-0317........................2002-03 41.............................2006-0715........................2005-06 36.............................2003-0412........................2001-02 36.............................2005-06TOP OVERTIME RECORDSWINSPOINTS8..........................2002-03 17.............................2002-037..........................2006-07 15.............................2006-076..........................2007-08 14.............................2007-084..........................2000-01 13.............................2000-011........................Two times 9...............................2001-02TOP MONTHLY RECORDSWINSPOINTS10...................March 2007 22....................... March 20079.....................March 2003 20....................... March 20039.................. October 2006 18............................Six times8.......................Four timesTOP OCTOBER RECORDSWINSPOINTS9............................... 2006 18.................................. 20068............................... 2002 18.................................. 20027............................... 2007 16.................................. 20076............................... 2005 14.................................. 20054........................Two times 12.................................. 2001TOP NOVEMBER RECORDSWINSPOINTS7............................... 2001 16.................................. 20017............................... 2007 14.................................. 20075............................... 2000 13.................................. 20025............................... 2002 11.................................. 20004..................... Three times 11.................................. 2003TEAM RECORDSTOP DECEMBER RECORDSWINSPOINTS8............................... 2005 18.................................. 20038............................... 2007 17.................................. 20057............................... 2002 17.................................. 20027............................... 2006 16.................................. 20066............................... 2003 16.................................. 2007TOP JANUARY RECORDSWINSPOINTS7............................... 2007 16.................................. 20077............................... 2006 15.................................. 20087............................... 2008 14.................................. 20066............................... 2001 14.................................. 20015............................... 2003 13.......................... Two TimesTOP FEBRUARY RECORDSWINSPOINTS8............................... 2007 18.................................. 20077............................... 2003 16.................................. 20087............................... 2008 14.................................. 20034..................... Three times 10.................................. 20049.................................... 2006TOP MARCH RECORDSWINSPOINTS10............................. 2007 22.................................. 20079............................... 2003 20.................................. 20037............................... 2004 18.................................. 20047............................... 2008 18.................................. 20086............................... 2002 15.................................. 2002TOP APRIL RECORDSWINSPOINTS4............................... 2006 9.................................... 20063............................... 2007 6.................................... 20072............................... 2004 5.................................... 20021.......................Four times 4.................................... 20043.............................Two timesTOP RECORDS VS. WESTERN CONFERENCEWINSPOINTS42........................2006-07 92.............................2006-0740........................2007-08 88.............................2007-0834........................2005-06 75.............................2005-0628........................2002-03 65.............................2002-0319........................2003-04 58.............................2003-04TOP RECORDS VS. EASTERN CONFERENCEWINSPOINTS14........................2002-03 30.............................2002-0311........................2003-04 25.............................2003-049..........................2001-02 21.............................2001-027..........................2000-01 20.............................2000-016..........................2006-07 12.............................2006-07TOP RECORDS VS. NORTHWEST DIVISIONWINSPOINTS18........................2006-07 42.............................2006-0717........................2007-08 38.............................2007-0814........................2005-06 29.............................2005-068..........................2003-04 23.............................2003-047..........................2002-03 19.............................2002-03TOP RECORDS VS. CENTRAL DIVISIONWINSPOINTS13........................2006-07 26.............................2006-0712........................2007-08 25.............................2007-0810........................2005-06 23.............................2005-069..........................2002-03 21.............................2002-037..................... Three times 21.............................2003-04TOP RECORDS VS. PACIFIC DIVISIONWINSPOINTS12........................2002-03 25.............................2002-0311........................2006-07 25.............................2007-0811........................2007-08 24.............................2006-0710........................2005-06 23.............................2005-067..........................2000-01 20.............................2001-02TOP RECORDS VS. NORTHEAST DIVISONWINSPOINTS4..........................2002-03 9...............................2003-044..........................2003-04 8...............................2002-033..........................2001-02 7...............................2001-022..........................2005-06 4..........................Three times2..........................2006-07TOP RECORDS VS. ATLANTIC DIVISIONWINSPOINTS4..........................2003-04 9...............................2003-043..........................2000-01 7...............................2000-013..........................2002-03 7...............................2002-032.....................Three Times 6...............................2001-025............................ Two TimesTOP RECORDS VS. SOUTHEAST DIVISIONWINSPOINTS7..........................2002-03 15.............................2002-034..........................2001-02 9...............................2000-014..........................2006-07 8...............................2006-073..........................2000-01 8...............................2001-023..........................2003-04 7...............................2003-04TOP RECORDS PRE-ALL-STAR/OLYMPIC BREAKWINSPOINTS29........................2005-06 63.............................2005-0628........................2007-08 59.............................2007-0825........................2002-03 59.............................2002-0325........................2006-07 55.............................2003-0419........................2003-04 54.............................2006-07TEAM RECORDSTOP RECORDS POST-ALL-STAR/OLYMPIC BREAKWINSPOINTS23........................2006-07 50.............................2006-0717........................2002-03 39.............................2007-0816........................2007-08 36.............................2002-0311........................2003-04 28.............................2003-049........................Two times 25.............................2001-02TOP RECORDS IN ONE-GOAL GAMESWINSPCT.25........................2006-07 .568 (25-19).............2006-0723........................2007-08 .568 (21-16).............2002-0321........................2002-03 .561 (23-18).............2007-0814........................2005-06 .500 (13-13).............2003-0413........................2003-04 .400 (10-25).............2000-01TOP RECORDS IN TWO-GOAL GAMESWINSPCT.14........................2001-02 .611 (11-7)...............2002-0312........................2005-06 .500 (14-14).............2001-0211........................2002-03 .500 (12-12).............2005-0610........................2007-08 .476 (10-11).............2007-088..........................2000-01 .364 (8-14)...............2000-01TOP RECORDS IN THREE-GOAL GAMESWINSPCT.17........................2006-07 .773 (17-5)...............2006-0712........................2005-06 .750 (12-4)...............2005-0611........................2003-04 .688 (11-5)...............2003-0410........................2002-03 .643 (9-5).................2007-089..........................2007-08 .588 (10-7)...............2002-03TOP RECORDS WHEN SCORING FIRSTWINSPCT.36........................2007-08 .875 (31-4-1)...........2002-0331........................2002-03 .855 (36-4-5)...........2007-0830........................2006-07 .780 (30-7-4)...........2006-0727........................2005-06 .690 (27-11-4).........2005-0622........................2003-04 .645 (19-8-11).........2001-02TOP RECORDS WHEN OPPONENT SCORES FIRSTWINSPCT.18........................2006-07 .488 (18-19-4).........2006-0711........................2005-06 .333 (8-20-8)...........2003-048..........................2002-03 .348 (11-25-10).......2002-038..........................2003-04 .325 (11-25-4).........2005-068..........................2007-08 .284 (8-24-5)...........2007-08172 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 173Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyALL-TIME PLAYER STATISTICSPLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG SOG SH%Marian Gaborik 485 206 208 414 51 299 57 5 41 1,626 12.7Pierre-Marc Bouchard 354 61 160 221 21 116 25 0 11 533 11.4Brian Rolston 241 96 106 202 19 149 39 7 21 887 10.8Wes Walz 438 82 100 182 13 272 1 14 15 647 12.7Andrew Brunette 245 54 110 164 -11 50 26 0 7 293 18.4Pascal Dupuis 334 67 74 141 -5 162 18 4 7 729 9.2Filip Kuba 357 33 99 132 -19 161 14 4 9 554 6.0Jim Dowd 283 32 89 121 -15 203 10 1 5 322 9.9Antti Laaksonen 323 55 63 118 -8 92 1 5 7 439 12.5Pavol Demitra 139 40 78 118 9 52 11 1 5 301 13.3Mikko Koivu 203 37 80 117 10 140 14 2 4 402 9.2Serge Zholtok 210 48 62 110 -5 65 16 0 7 414 11.6Brent Burns 267 27 63 90 11 150 12 0 8 373 7.2Todd White 138 32 52 84 7 42 11 1 1 271 11.8Alexandre Daigle 124 25 54 79 -10 26 8 0 4 204 12.3Nick Schultz 448 19 58 77 34 180 2 0 3 355 5.4Richard Park 217 37 37 74 -4 54 8 3 6 406 9.1Kurtis Foster 171 20 50 70 -6 149 9 0 4 377 5.3Mark Parrish 142 35 34 69 11 34 12 0 4 236 14.8Lubomir Sekeras 209 17 52 69 -27 120 9 9 4 234 7.3Stephane Veilleux 280 30 37 67 -29 214 2 1 3 396 7.6Darby Hendrickson 182 29 31 60 -31 100 5 3 2 241 12.0Willie Mitchell 288 9 48 57 28 333 0 1 2 256 3.5Andrei Zyuzin 188 19 36 55 -15 132 10 0 2 297 6.4Marc Chouinard 119 25 26 51 5 51 9 3 5 182 13.7Kim Johnsson 156 7 42 49 -8 106 5 0 0 185 3.8Stacy Roest 134 17 31 48 0 28 2 4 3 223 7.6Cliff Ronning 80 17 31 48 -6 24 8 0 5 171 9.9Aaron Gavey 146 16 25 41 -29 90 2 0 2 175 9.1Branko Radivojevic 155 18 23 41 -23 69 5 0 6 207 8.7Randy Robitaille 67 12 28 40 -5 54 7 0 2 112 10.7Scott Pellerin 58 11 28 39 6 45 2 2 2 117 9.4Eric Belanger 75 13 24 37 -6 30 7 1 3 115 11.3Brad Bombardir 212 3 33 36 -7 93 2 0 1 198 1.5Martin Skoula 178 4 28 32 -7 72 0 0 1 168 2.4Petteri Nummelin 77 5 24 29 -18 24 1 0 1 100 5.0Keith Carney 141 5 23 28 30 100 0 0 1 58 8.6Sergei Krivokrasov 63 8 16 24 -2 37 2 0 2 120 6.7Matt Johnson 227 15 7 22 -23 698 0 0 3 89 16.9Jason Marshall 137 7 15 22 -5 235 2 0 0 129 5.4James Sheppard 78 4 15 19 0 29 0 0 1 57 7.0Daniel Tjarnqvist 60 3 15 18 -11 32 3 0 1 54 5.6Jason Weimer 62 7 11 18 -6 106 1 0 0 89 7.9Sean O’Donnell 63 4 12 16 -2 128 1 0 2 58 6.9Ladislav Benysek 159 3 12 15 -26 74 1 0 0 99 3.0Aaron Voros 55 7 7 14 -7 141 0 0 1 52 13.5Kyle Wanvig 64 5 9 14 -10 87 1 0 0 76 6.6Matt Foy 56 6 7 13 -6 48 1 0 1 65 9.2Cam Stewart 54 4 9 13 -3 18 0 1 0 61 6.6Andy Sutton 88 5 8 13 -15 166 3 0 0 85 5.9Todd Fedoruk 58 6 5 11 0 106 2 0 0 51 11.8Alex Henry 134 2 9 11 0 179 0 0 0 78 2.6Jeff Nielsen 59 3 8 11 -16 4 1 0 1 82 3.7ALL-TIME PLAYER STATISTICSPLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG SOG SH%Jeremy Stevensen 35 5 6 11 5 71 1 0 1 34 14.7Maxim Sushinsky 30 7 4 11 -7 29 3 0 0 62 11.3Rickard Wallin 19 6 4 10 2 14 3 0 2 17 35.3Christoph Bradner 35 4 5 9 -2 8 1 0 0 50 8.0Sean Hill 35 2 7 9 -16 32 1 0 1 18 11.1Bill Muckalt 8 5 3 8 5 6 0 0 0 13 38.5Roman Simicek 34 4 4 8 -3 29 2 0 0 18 22.2Sylvain Blouin 86 3 4 7 -16 251 0 0 0 66 4.5Derek Boogaard 147 2 5 7 -3 352 0 0 1 32 6.3Eric Chouinard 31 3 4 7 -7 6 0 0 1 45 6.7Mattias Weinhandl 27 3 4 7 -2 20 0 0 0 20 15.0Peter Bartos 13 4 2 6 2 6 1 0 1 18 22.2Brad Brown 138 0 6 6 -13 267 0 0 0 47 0.0Hnat Domenichelli 28 1 5 6 -5 10 0 0 0 58 1.7Wyatt Smith 61 3 3 6 -8 16 1 0 0 44 6.8Sebastien Bordeleau 14 1 4 5 -1 8 0 0 0 25 4.0Adam Hall 23 2 3 5 2 8 0 0 0 42 4.8Curis Leschyshyn 54 2 3 5 -2 19 1 0 1 43 4.7Dominic Moore 40 3 2 5 -8 20 0 0 1 39 7.7Tony Virta 8 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 15 13.3Pavel Patera 20 1 3 4 -8 4 0 0 0 14 7.1Benoit Pouliot 14 2 1 3 -2 0 0 0 0 11 18.2Steve McKenna 20 1 1 2 0 19 0 0 0 12 8.3Zbynek Michalek 22 1 1 2 -7 4 0 0 0 17 5.9Shawn Belle 9 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 0.0Kai Nurminen 2 1 0 1 -1 2 0 0 0 1 100.0Travis Roche 10 0 1 1 -4 2 0 0 0 6 0.0Joel Ward 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.0Erik Westrum 10 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 0 16 0.0Chris Armstrong 3 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 4 0.0Brian Bonin 7 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 7 0.0Cal Clutterbuck 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0David Cullen 3 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0J.J. Daigneault 1 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 0.0Scott Ferguson 15 0 0 0 -3 22 0 0 0 6 0.0Steve Kelly 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0Christian Matte 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 0.0Mike Matteucci 6 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 3 0.0Jason Morgan 4 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 0 0.0Curtis Murphy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Andrei Nazarov 2 0 0 0 -1 6 0 0 0 0 0.0Erik Reitz 6 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 0 0.0Chris Simon 10 0 0 0 -1 16 0 0 0 9 0.0Jean-Guy Trudel 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0GOALTENDER GP W L OT SA GA GAA SV SV% SO MINManny Fernandez 260 113 102 28 7,102 614 2.47 6,488 .914 12 14,902Dwayne Roloson 167 62 71 27 4,548 367 2.28 4,181 .919 15 9,659Niklas Backstrom 99 56 21 14 2,657 204 2.17 2,453 .923 9 5,636Josh Harding 39 16 18 3 1,095 92 2.61 1,003 .916 3 2,117Jamie McLennan 38 5 23 9 1,032 98 2.64 934 .905 2 2,230Derek Gustafson 5 1 3 0 104 10 2.26 94 .904 0 265Zac Bierk 1 0 1 0 27 6 6.00 21 .778 0 60Dieter Kochan 1 0 1 0 28 5 5.00 23 .821 0 60174 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 175Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyGames485 Marian Gaborik448 Nick Schultz438 Wes Walz357 Filip Kuba354 Pierre-Marc Bouchard334 Pascal Dupuis323 Antti Laaksonen288 Willie Mitchell283 Jim Dowd280 Stephane VeilleuxGOALS206 Marian Gaborik96 Brian Rolston82 Wes Walz67 Pascal Dupuis61 Pierre-Marc Bouchard55 Antti Laaksonen54 Andrew Brunette48 Sergei Zholtok40 Pavol Demitra37 Two Players TiedASSISTS208 Marian Gaborik160 Pierre-Marc Bouchard110 Andrew Brunette106 Brian Rolston100 Wes Walz99 Filip Kuba89 Jim Dowd80 Mikko Koivu78 Pavol Demitra74 Pascal DupuisPOINTS414 Marian Gaborik221 Pierre-Marc Bouchard202 Brian Rolston182 Wes Walz164 Andrew Brunette141 Pascal Dupuis132 Filip Kuba121 Jim Dowd118 Antti LaaksonenPavol DemitraPLUS/MINUS51 Marian Gaborik34 Nick Schultz30 Keith Carney28 Willie Mitchell21 Pierre-Marc Bouchard19 Brian Rolston13 Wes Walz11 Mark ParrishBrent Burns10 Mikko KoivuALL-TIME LEADERSPENALTY MINUTES698 Matt Johnson352 Derek Boogaard333 Willie Mitchell299 Marian Gaborik272 Wes Walz267 Brad Brown251 Sylvain Blouin235 Jason Marshall214 Stephane Veilleux203 Jim DowdPOWER-PLAY GOALS57 Marian Gaborik40 Brian Rolston26 Andrew Brunette25 Pierre-Marc Bouchard18 Pascal Dupuis14 Filip KubaMikko Koivu12 Brent Burns11 Three Players TiedPOWER-PLAY ASSISTS81 Marian Gaborik73 Pierre-Marc Bouchard55 Brian Rolston49 Andrew Brunette38 Filip Kuba36 Jim Dowd32 Kurtis Foster28 Pavol Demitra27 Mikko Koivu22 Two Players TiedPOWER-PLAY POINTS138 Marian Gaborik98 Pierre-Marc Bouchard94 Brian Rolston75 Andrew Brunette52 Filip Kuba46 Jim Dowd41 Kurtis FosterMikko Koivu40 Pavol Demitra38 Sergei ZholtokSHORT-HANDED GOALS14 Wes Walz7 Brian Rolston5 Antti LaaksonenMarian Gaborik4 Pascal DupuisStacy RoestFilip Kuba3 Marc ChouinardDarby HendricksonRichard ParkSHort-handed assists7 Wes Walz5 Antti Laaksonen4 Pascal Dupuis3 Stephane VeilleuxNick SchultzBrent BurnsAndrei ZyuzinFilip KubaWillie MitchellDarby Hendricksonshort-handed points21 Wes Walz10 Antti Laaksonen8 Pascal DupuisBrian Rolston7 Marian GaborikFilip Kuba6 Darby Hendrickson4 Five Players Tiedgame-winning goals41 Marian Gaborik21 Brian Rolston15 Wes Walz11 Pierre-Marc Bouchard9 Filip Kuba8 Brent Burns7 Pascal DupuisAntti LaaksonenAndrew BrunetteSergei ZholtokEVEN-STRENGTH GOALS144 Marian Gaborik67 Wes Walz50 Brian Rolston49 Antti Laaksonen45 Pascal Dupuis36 Pierre-Marc Bouchard32 Sergei Zholtok28 Andrew BrunettePavol Demitra27 Stephane VeilleuxEVEN-STRENGTH assists125 Marian Gaborik90 Wes Walz87 Pierre-Marc Bouchard61 Andrew Brunette58 Filip KubaAntti Laaksonen52 Jim DowdPascal Dupuis51 Mikko Koivu50 Two Players TiedEVEN-STRENGTH points269 Marian Gaborik157 Wes Walz123 Pierre-Marc Bouchard107 Antti Laaksonen100 Brian Rolston97 Pascal Dupuis89 Andrew Brunette76 Pavol Demitra73 Jim DowdFilip KubaOVERTIME GOALS4 Marian Gaborik3 Brent Burns2 Wes WalzAntti LaaksonenRichard Park1 14 Players TiedSHOotout goals13 Mikko Koivu9 Brian Rolston8 Petteri Nummelin7 Pavol Demitra3 Brent Burns2 Pierre-Marc BouchardTodd White1 Marian GaborikRandy RobitailleSHOTS ON GOAL1,626 Marian Gaborik887 Brian Rolston729 Pascal Dupuis647 Wes Walz554 Filip Kuba533 Pierre-Marc Bouchard439 Antti Laaksonen414 Sergei Zholtok406 Richard Park404 Mikko KoivuMULTI-GOAL GAMES39 Marian Gaborik9 Brian Rolston8 Wes Walz7 Pierre-Marc BouchardSergei Zholtok5 Alexandre Daigle4 Marc ChouinardDarby Hendrickson3 Eight Players TiedMULTI-POINT GAMES107 Marian Gaborik47 Brian Rolston45 Pierre-Marc Bouchard36 Pavol Demitra35 Andrew Brunette33 Wes Walz22 Pascal Dupuis21 Jim Dowd20 Sergei ZholtokMikko KoivuMINOR PENALTIES144 Matt Johnson142 Marian Gaborik124 Willie Mitchell121 Wes Walz89 Jim Dowd81 Pascal Dupuis80 Nick Schultz78 Filip Kuba75 Jason Marshall72 Two Players TiedMAJOR PENALTIES64 Matt Johnson36 Derek Boogaard23 Brad Brown21 Sylvain Blouin15 Alex HenryAaron Voros13 Willie Mitchell12 Stephane VeilleuxJason Wiemer11 Jason MarshallFACEOFF WIN % (Min. 500)56.2 Stacy Roest53.1 Marc Chouinard50.7 Mikko Koivu50.3 Jim Dowd49.1 Todd WhiteEric Belanger47.3 Wes Walz47.0 Cliff Ronning46.8 Darby Hendrickson46.1 Pavol DemitraGAMES (GOALTENDER)260 Manny Fernandez167 Dwayne Roloson99 Niklas Backstrom39 Josh Harding38 Jamie McLennan5 Derek Gustafson1 Zac BierkDieter KochanALL-TIME LEADERSGAMES started (GOALTENDER)250 Manny Fernandez156 Dwayne Roloson93 Niklas Backstrom37 Jamie McLennan32 Josh Harding4 Derek Gustafson1 Zac BierkDieter KochanMINUTES PLAYED14,902 Manny Fernandez9,659 Dwayne Roloson5,636 Niklas Backstrom2,230 Jamie McLennan2,117 Josh Harding265 Derek Gustafson60 Zac BierkDieter KochanWINS113 Manny Fernandez62 Dwayne Roloson56 Niklas Backstrom16 Josh Harding5 Jamie McLennan1 Derek GustafsonLOSSES102 Manny Fernandez71 Dwayne Roloson23 Jamie McLennan21 Niklas Backstrom18 Josh Harding3 Derek Gustafson1 Zac BierkDieter KochanTIES/OT LOSSES28 Manny Fernandez27 Dwayne Roloson14 Niklas Backstrom9 Jamie McLennan3 Josh HardingGaa (Min. 25 games)2.17 Niklas Backstrom2.28 Dwayne Roloson2.47 Manny Fernandez2.61 Josh Harding2.64 Jamie McLennansave % (Min. 25 games).923 Niklas Backstrom.919 Dwayne Roloson.916 Josh Harding.914 Manny Fernandez.905 Jamie McLennanSHUTOUTS15 Dwayne Roloson12 Manny Fernandez9 Niklas Backstrom3 Josh Harding2 Jamie McLennanGOALS ALLOWED614 Manny Fernandez367 Dwayne Roloson204 Niklas Backstrom98 Jamie McLennan92 Josh Harding10 Derek Gustafson6 Zac Bierk5 Dieter Kochanshots against7,102 Manny Fernandez4,548 Dwayne Roloson2,657 Niklas Backstrom1,095 Josh Harding1,032 Jamie McLennan104 Derek Gustafson28 Dieter Kochan27 Zac Bierksaves6,488 Manny Fernandez4,181 Dwayne Roloson2,453 Niklas Backstrom1,003 Josh Harding934 Jamie McLennan94 Derek Gustafson23 Dieter Kochan21 Zac Bierkshootout save %.750 Dwayne Roloson.745 Manny Fernandez.600 Josh Harding.491 Niklas Backstrom176 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 177Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyGoals42 Marian Gaborik 2007-0838 Marian Gaborik 2005-0634 Brian Rolston 2005-0631 Brian Rolston 2006-07Brian Rolston 2007-0830 Marian Gaborik 2001-02Marian Gaborik 2002-03Marian Gaborik 2006-0725 Pavol Demitra 2006-0721 Andrew Brunette 2001-02Assists50 Pierre-Marc Bouchard 2007-0848 Andrew Brunette 2001-0245 Brian Rolston 2005-0642 Pierre-Marc Bouchard 2005-0641 Marian Gaborik 2007-0839 Pavol Demitra 2006-07Pavol Demitra 2007-0837 Marian Gaborik 2001-02Pierre-Marc Bouchard 2006-0735 Marian Gaborik 2002-03POINTS83 Marian Gaborik 2007-0879 Brian Rolston 2005-0669 Andrew Brunette 2001-0267 Marian Gaborik 2001-0266 Marian Gaborik 2005-0665 Marian Gaborik 2002-0364 Pavol Demitra 2006-07Brian Rolston 2006-0763 Pierre-Marc Bouchard 2007-0859 Two Players TiedPLUS/MINUS RATIO22 Keith Carney 2006-0717 Pascal Dupuis 2002-03Marian Gaborik 2007-0816 Brent Burns 2006-0715 Brad Bombardir 2002-03Willie Mitchell 2005-0614 Brian Rolston 2005-0613 Willie Mitchell 2002-03Pierre-Marc Bouchard 2006-07Mikko Koivu 2007-08PENALTY MINUTES201 Matt Johnson 2002-03183 Matt Johnson 2001-02177 Matt Johnson 2003-04158 Derek Boogaard 2005-06148 Jason Marshall 2001-02141 Aaron Voros 2007-08137 Matt Johnson 2000-01131 Andy Sutton 2000-01130 Sylvain Blouin 2001-02128 Sean O’Donnell 2000-01SINGLE-SEASON LEADERSPOWER-PLAY GOALS15 Brian Rolston 2005-0613 Brian Rolston 2006-0712 Marian Gaborik 2006-0711 Brian Rolston 2007-08Marian Gaborik 2007-0810 Andrew Brunette 2001-02Marian Gaborik 2001-02Marian Gaborik 2005-06Sergei Zholtok 2001-029 Three Players TiedPOWER-PLAY ASSISTS24 Pierre-Marc Bouchard 2005-0622 Andrew Brunette 2001-0221 Brian Rolston 2006-0719 Pierre-Marc Bouchard 2006-07Pierre-Marc Bouchard 2007-0817 Jim Dowd 2001-02Brian Rolston 2005-06Pavol Demitra 2006-07Brian Rolston 2007-0816 Two Players TiedPOWER-PLAY POINTS34 Brian Rolston 2006-0732 Brian Rolston 2005-06Andrew Brunette 2001-0231 Pierre-Marc Bouchard 2005-0628 Brian Rolston 2007-0826 Marian Gaborik 2001-02Pavol Demitra 2006-0725 Pierre-Marc Bouchard 2007-0824 Three Players TiedSHORT-HANDED GOALS7 Wes Walz 2000-015 Brian Rolston 2005-064 Stacy Roest 2001-023 Wes Walz 2003-042 12 Players TiedSHORT-HANDED ASSISTS3 Andrei Zyuzin 2002-03Wes Walz 2005-062 Darby Hendrickson 2000-01Antti Laaksonen 2000-01Wes Walz 2000-01Brad Bombardir 2001-02Antii Laaksonen 2003-04Willie Mitchell 2003-04Daniel Tjarnqvist 2005-06Keith Carney 2006-07SHORT-HANDED POINTS9 Wes Walz 2000-015 Brian Rolston 2005-064 Stacy Roest 2001-02Antti Laaksonen 2000-01Wes Walz 2005-063 11 Players TiedGAME-WINNING GOALS8 Marian Gaborik 2002-03Marian Gaborik 2007-08Brian Rolston 2007-087 Marian Gaborik 2005-06Brian Rolston 2005-06Marian Gaborik 2007-086 Brian Rolston 2006-075 Wes Walz 2001-02Cliff Ronning 2002-034 Nine Players TiedOVERTIME GOALS3 Marian Gaborik 2007-082 Richard Park 2002-03Brent Burns 2006-071 20 Players TiedEVEN -STRENGTH GOALS30 Marian Gaborik 2007-0826 Marian Gaborik 2005-0624 Marian Gaborik 2002-0320 Marian Gaborik 2001-0219 Brian Rolston 2007-0818 Brian Rolston 2006-0717 Wes Walz 2005-06Marian Gaborik 2006-0716 Antti Laaksonen 2001-0215 Three Players TiedSHORT-HANDED ASSISTS3 Andrei Zyuzin 2002-03Wes Walz 2005-062 Darby Hendrickson 2000-01Antti Laaksonen 2000-01Wes Walz 2000-01Brad Bombardir 2001-02Antii Laaksonen 2003-04Willie Mitchell 2003-04Daniel Tjarnqvist 2005-06Keith Carney 2006-07SHOts on goal305 Brian Rolston 2006-07293 Brian Rolston 2005-06289 Brian Rolston 2007-08280 Marian Gaborik 2002-03277 Marian Gaborik 2007-08252 Marian Gaborik 2005-06221 Marian Gaborik 2001-02220 Marian Gaborik 2003-04196 Marian Gaborik 2006-07179 Marian Gaborik 2000-01MULTI-POINT GAMES22 Marian Gaborik 2005-0620 Brian Rolston 2005-06Pavol Demitra 2006-07Marian Gaborik 2007-0819 Marian Gaborik 2001-0218 Andrew Brunette 2001-0217 Marian Gaborik 2006-0716 Pierre-Marc Bouchard 2006-07Brian Rolston 2006-07Pavol Demitra 2007-08FACEOFF WIN % (min. 250 faceoffs)57.0 Stacy Roest 2000-0155.0 Stacy Roest 2001-0253.6 Marc Chouinard 2003-0452.9 Jim Dowd 2001-0252.7 Marc Chouinard 2005-0652.5 Mikko Koivu 2007-0852.4 Dominic Moore 2007-0851.4 Randy Robitaille 2005-0650.9 Mikko Koivu 2006-0750.7 Jim Dowd 2000-01GAMES PLAYED IN (GOALTENDER)58 Manny Fernandez 2005-06Niklas Backstrom 2007-0850 Dwayne Roloson 2002-0348 Dwayne Roloson 2003-0445 Dwayne Roloson 2001-0244 Manny Fernandez 2001-02Manny Fernandez 2006-0742 Manny Fernandez 2000-0141 Niklas Backstrom 2006-0738 Jamie McLennan 2000-01GAMES STARTED (GOALTENDER)57 Niklas Backstrom 2007-0856 Manny Fernandez 2005-0647 Dwayne Roloson 2002-0346 Dwayne Roloson 2003-0442 Manny Fernandez 2001-02Manny Fernandez 2006-0740 Manny Fernandez 2000-01Dwayne Roloson 2001-0237 Jamie McLennan 2000-0136 Two Players TiedSINGLE-SEASON LEADERSMINUTES PLAYED (GOALTENDER)3,411 Manny Fernandez 2005-063,409 Niklas Backstrom 2007-082,945 Dwayne Roloson 2002-032,847 Dwayne Roloson 2003-042,506 Dwayne Roloson 2001-022,463 Manny Fernandez 2001-022,461 Manny Fernandez 2000-012,422 Manny Fernandez 2006-072,230 Jamie McLennan 2000-012,227 Niklas Backstrom 2006-07WINS33 Niklas Backstrom 2007-0830 Manny Fernandez 2005-0623 Niklas Backstrom 2006-07Dwayne Roloson 2002-0322 Manny Fernandez 2006-0719 Manny Fernandez 2000-01Manny Fernandez 2002-03Dwayne Roloson 2003-0414 Dwayne Roloson 2001-0212 Manny Fernandez 2001-02LOSSES24 Manny Fernandez 2001-0223 Jamie McLennan 2000-0120 Dwayne Roloson 2001-0218 Manny Fernandez 2005-06Dwayne Roloson 2003-0417 Manny Fernandez 2000-01Dwayne Roloson 2005-0616 Manny Fernandez 2006-07Dwayne Roloson 2002-0315 Josh Harding 2007-08OT LOSSES/TIES11 Dwayne Roloson 2003-049 Manny Fernandez 2003-04Jamie McLennan 2000-018 Dwayne Roloson 2002-03Niklas Backstrom 2007-087 Dwayne Roloson 2001-02Manny Fernandez 2006-076 Niklas Backstrom 2006-075 Manny Fernandez 2001-024 Manny Fernandez 2000-01GOALS AGAINST AVg. (Min. 25 GP)1.88 Dwayne Roloson 2003-041.97 Niklas Backstrom 2006-072.00 Dwayne Roloson 2002-032.24 Manny Fernandez 2000-01Manny Fernandez 2002-032.29 Manny Fernandez 2005-062.31 Niklas Backstrom 2007-082.49 Manny Fernandez 2003-042.55 Manny Fernandez 2006-072.64 Jamie McLennan 2000-01SAVE PERCENTAGE (Min. 25 GP).933 Dwayne Roloson 2003-04.929 Niklas Backstrom 2006-07.927 Dwayne Roloson 2002-03.924 Manny Fernandez 2002-03.920 Manny Fernandez 2000-01Niklas Backstrom 2007-08.919 Manny Fernandez 2005-06.915 Manny Fernandez 2003-04.911 Manny Fernandez 2006-07.908 Josh Harding 2007-08SHUTOUTS5 Dwayne Roloson 2001-02Dwayne Roloson 2003-04Niklas Backstrom 2006-074 Manny Fernandez 2000-01Dwayne Roloson 2002-03Niklas Backstrom 2007-082 Jamie McLennan 2000-01Manny Fernandez 2002-03Manny Fernandez 2003-04Manny Fernandez 2006-07GOALS ALLOWED131 Niklas Backstrom 2007-08130 Manny Fernandez 2005-06125 Manny Fernandez 2001-02112 Dwayne Roloson 2001-02103 Manny Fernandez 2006-0798 Jamie McLennan 2000-01Dwayne Roloson 2002-0392 Manny Fernandez 2000-0190 Manny Fernandez 2003-0489 Dwayne Roloson 2003-04SHOTS AGAINST1,629 Niklas Backstrom 2007-081,612 Manny Fernandez 2005-061,334 Dwayne Roloson 2002-031,323 Dwayne Roloson 2003-041,158 Manny Fernandez 2006-071,157 Manny Fernandez 2001-021,147 Manny Fernandez 2000-011,132 Dwayne Roloson 2001-021,056 Manny Fernandez 2003-041,032 Jamie McLennan 2000-01SAVES1,498 Niklas Backstrom 2007-081,482 Manny Fernandez 2005-061,236 Dwayne Roloson 2002-031,234 Dwayne Roloson 2003-041,055 Manny Fernandez 2000-01Manny Fernandez 2006-071,032 Manny Fernandez 2001-021,020 Dwayne Roloson 2001-02966 Manny Fernandez 2003-04955 Niklas Backstrom 2006-07178 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 179Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyBEST & WORST STARTS IN HISTORY...GAME RECORD PTS LAST TIME...1 1-0-0 2 2007-08 (4x)2 2-0-0 4 2007-08 (2x)3 3-0-0 6 2007-08 (2x)4 4-0-0 8 2007-08 (2x)5 5-0-0 10 2007-08 (2x)6 6-0-0 12 2006-077 6-0-1 13 2007-088 7-0-1 15 2007-089 8-1-0 16 2006-0710 9-1-0 18 2006-0711 9-2-0 18 2006-07 (2x)12 10-2-0 20 2006-0713 10-3-0 20 2006-07 (2x)14 10-4-0 20 2006-07 (2x)15 11-4-0 22 2006-07 (2x)16 11-5-0 22 2006-07 (2x)17 11-6-0 22 2006-07 (2x)18 12-6-0 24 2006-0719 12-6-1 25 2006-07 (2x)20 11-5-4 26 2002-0321 12-5-4 28 2002-0322 13-5-4 30 2002-0323 13-6-4 30 2002-0324 13-7-4 30 2002-0325 13-7-5 31 2002-0326 13-9-2 32 2007-08 (2x)27 13-7-7 33 2002-0328 14-7-7 35 2002-0329 15-7-7 37 2002-0330 16-7-7 39 2002-0331 16-8-7 39 2002-0332 17-8-7 41 2002-0333 18-8-7 43 2002-0334 18-9-7 43 2002-0335 18-10-7 43 2002-0336 18-11-7 43 2002-0337 21-14-2 44 2007-08 (2x)38 22-14-2 46 2007-08 (2x)39 20-11-8 48 2002-0340 21-11-8 50 2002-0341 21-12-8 50 2002-0342 21-13-8 50 2002-0343 24-17-2 50 2007-08 (2x)44 25-17-2 52 2007-08 (2x)45 26-17-2 54 2007-0846 26-17-3 55 2007-0847 26-18-3 55 2007-0848 27-18-3 57 2007-0849 25-16-8 58 2002-0350 28-19-3 59 2007-0851 29-19-3 61 2007-0852 30-19-3 63 2007-0853 30-19-4 64 2007-0854 30-20-4 64 2007-0855 31-20-4 66 2007-0856 32-20-4 68 2007-0857 32-21-4 68 2007-0858 33-21-4 70 2007-0859 34-21-4 72 2007-0860 34-21-5 73 2007-0861 34-22-5 73 2007-0862 34-23-5 73 2007-08 (2x)63 35-23-5 75 2006-0764 35-23-6 76 2006-0765 36-23-6 78 2006-0766 37-24-5 79 2007-08 (2x)67 37-25-5 79 2007-08 (2x)68 37-24-7 81 2006-0769 38-24-7 83 2006-0770 39-24-7 85 2006-0771 40-24-7 87 2006-0772 41-24-7 89 2006-0773 42-24-7 91 2006-0774 43-24-7 93 2006-0775 44-24-7 95 2006-0776 45-24-7 97 2006-0777 45-24-8 98 2006-0778 45-25-8 98 2006-0779 45-26-8 98 2006-0780 46-26-8 100 2006-0781 47-26-8 102 2006-0782 48-26-8 104 2006-07GAME RECORD PTS LAST TIME...1 0-1-0 0 2003-04 (2x)2 0-2-0 0 2000-013 0-2-1 1 2000-014 0-3-1 1 2000-015 0-4-1 1 2000-016 1-4-1 3 2003-04 (2x)7 1-5-1 3 2003-04 (2x)8 1-5-2 4 2000-019 2-6-1 5 2003-04 (2x)10 1-6-3 5 2000-0111 2-6-3 7 2000-0112 2-7-3 7 2000-0113 2-8-3 7 2000-0114 3-8-3 9 2000-0115 3-9-3 9 2000-0116 3-10-3 9 2000-0117 4-10-3 11 2000-0118 4-10-4 12 2000-0119 4-11-4 12 2000-0120 4-12-4 12 2000-0121 5-12-4 14 2000-0122 5-12-5 15 2000-0123 6-12-5 17 2000-0124 7-12-5 19 2000-0125 7-13-5 19 2000-0126 7-14-5 19 2000-0127 7-15-5 19 2000-0128 8-15-5 21 2000-0129 8-15-6 22 2000-0130 8-16-6 22 2000-0131 8-16-7 23 2000-0132 8-17-7 23 2000-0133 9-17-7 25 2000-0134 9-17-8 26 2000-0135 10-17-8 28 2000-0136 11-17-8 30 2000-0137 11-17-9 31 2000-0138 12-17-9 33 2000-0139 12-17-10 34 2000-0140 13-17-10 36 2000-0141 13-18-10 36 2000-0142 14-18-10 38 2000-0143 14-19-10 38 2000-0144 14-20-10 38 2000-0145 14-21-10 38 2000-0146 15-21-10 40 2000-0147 16-21-10 42 2000-0148 16-22-10 42 2000-0149 17-22-10 44 2000-0150 17-21-12 46 2001-02 (2x)51 17-22-12 46 2001-0252 17-22-13 47 2001-0253 17-22-14 48 2001-0254 17-23-14 48 2001-0255 17-24-14 48 2001-0256 17-25-14 48 2001-0257 17-26-14 48 2001-0258 18-26-14 50 2001-0259 18-26-15 51 2001-0260 18-27-15 51 2001-0261 19-27-15 53 2001-0262 19-28-15 53 2001-0263 19-28-16 54 2001-0264 20-28-16 56 2001-02 (2x)65 21-28-16 58 2001-02 (2x)66 23-30-13 59 2000-0167 23-31-13 59 2000-0168 24-31-13 61 2000-0169 24-31-14 62 2000-0170 24-31-15 63 2000-0171 24-32-15 63 2000-0172 24-33-15 63 2000-0173 24-34-15 63 2000-0174 24-34-16 64 2000-0175 24-35-16 64 2000-0176 24-35-17 65 2000-0177 24-36-17 65 2000-0178 24-37-17 65 2000-0179 24-38-17 65 2000-0180 24-38-18 66 2000-0181 25-38-18 68 2000-0182 25-39-18 68 2000-01ALL-TIME OVERTIME RESULTSREGULAR SEASONOT HOME ROAD TOTALSEASON GAMES (W-L-T) (W-L-T) (W-L-T)2000-01 22 2-4-10 2-1-3 4-5-132001-02 21 0-5-8 0-4-4 0-9-122002-03 19 5-0-3 3-1-7 8-1-102003-04 24 1-2-7 0-1-13 1-3-202005-06* 13 3-2 3-5 6-72006-07* 25 12-5 5-3 17-82007-08* 19 6-5 3-5 9-10TOTALS 143 29-23-28 16-20-27 45-42-55OPPONENT DATE SITE RESULT GW/GT GOAL (time of goal)Anaheim (3-2-2) 12/8/00 Minnesota 1-0 Loss Oleg Tverdovsky (0:21 of OT)1/11/02 Minnesota 2-2 Tie Paul Kariya (11:34 of 2nd)1/23/02 Anaheim 3-2 Loss Keith Carney (4:02 of OT)1/20/03 Anaheim 2-1 Win Antti Laaksonen (2:53 of OT)11/30/03 Minnesota 1-1 Tie Sandis Ozolinsh (18:35 of 2nd)11/6/05 Anaheim 4-3 Win Randy Robitaille (Shootout)10/27/06 Minnesota 3-2 Win Mikko Koivu (Shootout)Atlanta (0-1-1) 1/3/01 Minnesota 1-1 Tie Donald Audette (4:36 of 1st)3/7/08 Atlanta 2-3 Loss Erik Christensen (Shootout)Calgary (4-4-4) 11/5/00 Calgary 3-2 Win Antti Laaksonen (3:11 of OT)11/22/00 Minnesota 1-1 Tie Marc Savard (3:37 of 3rd)3/1/01 Calgary 1-1 Tie Jason Wiemer (14:48 of 3rd)1/28/02 Minnesota 3-2 Loss Jarome Iginla (0:46 of OT)10/22/02 Minnesota 4-3 Win Cliff Ronning (1:58 of OT)12/5/02 Calgary 1-1 Tie Andrew Brunette (13:27 of 1st)12/29/03 Calgary 2-2 Tie Richard Park (2:45 of 3rd)12/07/06 Minnesota 3-2 Win Mikko Koivu (Shootout)01/26/07 Minnesota 2-1 Win Pavol Demitra (Shootout)02/28/07 Calgary 2-1 Loss Jarome Iginla (Shootout)03/27/07 Minnesota 1-0 Loss Alex Tanguay (Shootout)01/16/08 Minnesota 3-2 Loss Kristian Huselius (Shootout)Carolina (0-0-2) 12/13/00 Minnesota 1-1 Tie Jeff O’Neill (9:13 of 2nd)2/27/04 Minnesota 3-3 Tie Ron Francis (15:45 of 3rd)Chicago (4-0-1) 12/26/02 Chicago 2-2 Tie Theoren Fleury (3:06 of 3rd)03/28/03 Minnesota 4-3 Win Richard Park (1:14 of OT)12/05/06 Minnesota 3-2 Win Pierre-Marc Bouchard (Shootout)12/09/06 Minnesota 5-4 Win Mark Parrish (3:18 of OT)01/14/07 Chicago 4-3 Win Pavol Demitra (Shootout)Colorado (5-4-3) 12/16/01 Minnesota 3-2 Loss Joe Sakic (4:09 of OT)10/27/02 Colorado 3-3 Tie Antti Laaksonen (14:50 of 3rd)10/29/02 Minnesota 3-2 Win Lubomir Sekeras (3:43 of OT)11/29/02 Minnesota 2-2 Tie Antti Laaksonen (4:25 of 3rd)11/04/03 Colorado 4-4 Tie Steve Konowalchuk (11:55 of 3rd)03/31/04 Minnesota 5-4 Win Marc Chouinard (0:53 of OT)10/05/06 Minnesota 3-2 Win Todd White (1:03 of OT)11/18/06 Minnesota 2-1 Loss Joe Sakic (Shootout)180 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 181Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyALL-TIME OVERTIME RESULTSOPPONENT DATE SITE RESULT GW/GT GOAL (time of goal)1/6/07 Minnesota 2-1 Loss Milan Hejduk (Shootout)3/11/07 Minnesota 3-2 Win Brent Burns (4:41 of OT)3/30/08 Minnesota 3-2 Win Marian Gaborik (3:10 of OT)4/6/08 Colorado 4-3 Loss Wojtek Wolski (Shootout)Columbus (2-3-1) 1/17/01 Minnesota 3-2 Win Sean O’Donnell (3:53 of OT)2/12/02 Columbus 3-3 Tie Sergei Zholtok (17:28 of 3rd)1/31/04 Columbus 2-1 Loss Anders Eriksson (2:59 of OT)10/28/05 Columbus 2-1 Loss Trevor Letowski (Shootout)11/30/05 Minnesota 3-2 Loss Jaroslav Balastik (Shootout)12/29/06 Minnesota 4-3 Win Wes Walz (1:29 of OT)Dallas (2-2-1) 4/10/02 Dallas 4-4 Tie Andrew Brunette (8:41 of 3rd)3/21/03 Dallas 3-2 Win Wes Walz (1:30 of OT)12/2/06 Dallas 4-3 Loss Jussi Jokinen (Shootout)1/20/07 Minnesota 2-1 Loss Stu Barnes (Shootout)2/20/07 Minnesota 2-1 Win Mikko Koivu (Shootout)Detroit (3-2-3) 1/5/01 Minnesota 3-2 Win Filip Kuba (2:58 of OT)3/11/01 Minnesota 3-2 Loss Brendan Shanahan (0:37 of OT)12/26/01 Minnesota 3-3 Tie Luc Robitaille (13:34 of 3rd)11/15/03 Minnesota 1-1 Tie Steve Yzerman (12:18 of 3rd)12/26/03 Detroit 2-2 Tie Kris Draper (7:23 of 3rd)12/23/06 Minnesota 3-2 Win Pierre-Marc Bouchard (0:45 of OT)1/10/08 Detroit 6-5 Win Marian Gaborik (Shootout)2/5/08 Minnesota 3-2 Loss Brett Lebda (1:37 of OT)Edmonton (4-4-4) 11/12/00 Minnesota 5-4 Loss Doug Weight (1:24 of OT)4/4/01 Edmonton 2-2 Tie Doug Weight (19:12 of 3rd)10/14/01 Minnesota 3-3 Tie Rem Murray (3:26 of 3rd)4/2/02 Edmonton 2-1 Loss Mike Grier (2:15 of OT)12/3/02 Edmonton 2-1 Loss Mike York (1:29 of OT)1/2/03 Edmonton 2-1 Win Jim Dowd (4:16 of OT)12/18/03 Edmonton 1-1 Tie Brad Isbister (19:59 of 3rd)12/30/03 Edmonton 2-2 Tie Mike York (17:43 of 3rd)4/6/06 Minnesota 2-1 Win Brian Rolston (Shootout)10/25/07 Edmonton 5-4 Loss Ales Hemsky (Shootout)12/29/07 Minnesota 5-4 Win Petteri Nummelin (1:50 of OT)Florida (0-0-1) 10/22/00 Minnesota 0-0 Tie Scoreless TieLos Angeles (3-3-5) 11/18/01 Minnesota 2-2 Tie Steve Heinze (7:29 of 3rd)11/19/02 Minnesota 2-2 Tie Sergei Zholtok (5:48 of 3rd)01/14/03 Minnesota 2-2 Tie Nick Schultz (8:06 of 2nd)01/26/04 Los Angeles 2-2 Tie Luc Robitaille (17:56 of 3rd)03/04/04 Los Angeles 1-1 Tie Jason Wiemer (17:43 of 3rd)10/09/05 Los Angeles 2-1 Loss Pavol Demitra (3:31 of OT)03/07/06 Minnesota 3-2 Loss Lubomir Visnovsky (1:21 of OT)10/18/06 Los Angeles 2-1 Win Marian Gaborik (0:25 of OT)11/11/06 Los Angeles 3-2 Win Todd White (Shootout)10/16/07 Los Angeles 4-3 Loss Mike Cammalleri (Shootout)3/2/08 Minnesota 2-1 Win Martin Skoula (3:45 of OT)Montreal (1-1-1) 10/24/00 Montreal 2-2 Tie Eric Weinrich (13:22 of 3rd)1/29/04 Minnesota 3-2 Loss Richard Zednik (4:32 of OT)12/17/05 Minnesota 4-3 Win Kurtis Foster (3:13 of OT)Nashville (2-0-5) 3/21/01 Minnesota 0-0 Tie Scoreless Tie1/10/02 Nashville 2-2 Tie Greg Johnson (16:46 of 2nd)3/6/03 Nashville 2-2 Tie Pascal Dupuis (8:28 of 2nd)12/23/03 Minnesota 3-3 Tie Jason Wiemer (16:55 of 2nd)ALL-TIME OVERTIME RESULTSOPPONENT DATE SITE RESULT GW/GT GOAL (time of goal)1/12/04 Minnesota 3-3 Tie Sergei Zholtok (19:46 of 3rd)11/16/06 Nashville 7-6 Win Brian Rolston (Shootout)2/17/08 Minnesota 5-4 Win Marian Gaborik (4:55 of OT)New Jersey (0-2-2) 1/26/02 Minnesota 2-2 Tie Stacy Roest (13:07 of 2nd)2/17/04 New Jersey 4-4 Tie Brian Gionta (13:33 of 3rd)12/3/05 New Jersey 3-2 Loss Victor Kozlov (Shootout)3/13/08 Minnesota 4-3 Loss Jamie Langenbrunner (Shootout)N.Y. Islanders (1-0-0) 2/9/08 Minnesota 4-3 Win Brent Burns (2:34 of OT)N.Y. Rangers (0-1-0) 3/5/02 Minnesota 3-2 Loss Brian Leetch (3:44 of OT)Ottawa (0-1-1) 12/20/00 Minnesota 2-2 Tie Darby Hendrickson (5:37 of 3rd)3/12/02 Minnesota 4-3 Loss Magnus Arvedson (1:41 of OT)Philadelphia (0-0-1) 10/11/00 Minnesota 3-3 Tie Eric Desjardins (10:37 of 3rd)Phoenix (0-2-3) 12/29/00 Minnesota 2-2 Tie Jim Dowd (3:48 of 3rd)11/20/01 Phoenix 2-1 Loss Claude Lemieux (4:36 of OT)3/17/02 Minnesota 2-2 Tie Marian Gaborik (17:43 of 3rd)3/7/04 Phoenix 1-1 Tie Andrew Brunette (18:26 of 1st)3/22/04 Minnesota 3-2 Loss Mike Comrie (4:35 of OT)Pittsburgh (0-0-1) 11/14/02 Minnesota 1-1 Tie Richard Park (8:10 of 2nd)San Jose (2-2-2) 10/6/01 San Jose 0-0 Tie Scoreless Tie10/16/01 Minnesota 3-3 Tie Mike Ricci (17:28 of 3rd)10/31/02 Minnesota 2-1 Win Sergei Zholtok (4:50 of 3rd)02/03/06 San Jose 3-2 Win Brian Rolston (Shootout)03/09/08 Minnesota 3-2 Loss Patrick Marleau (Shootout)03/19/08 San Jose 4-3 Loss Jeremy Roenick (Shootout)St. Louis (3-3-5) 3/6/01 Minnesota 3-3 Tie Cam Stewart (17:59 of 3rd)3/14/01 Minnesota 1-0 Loss Scott Young (3:09 of OT)10/19/01 Minnesota 3-2 Loss Keith Tkachuk (0:46 of OT)12/2/01 Minnesota 4-4 Tie Al Macinnis (17:59 of 3rd)10/12/02 St. Louis 2-2 Tie Andrew Brunette (19:44 of 3rd)1/05/04 St. Louis 1-1 Tie Andrei Zyuzin (13:25 of 2nd)1/17/04 St. Louis 2-2 Tie Doug Weight (18:23 of 3rd)3/10/06 St. Louis 2-1 Loss Lee Stempniak (0:25 of OT)4/04/06 Minnesota 5-4 Win Brian Rolston (Shootout)11/30/07 Minnesota 3-2 Win Marian Gaborik (2:21 of OT)2/10/08 St. Louis 2-1 Win Brent Burns (Shootout)Tampa Bay (0-0-1) 3/17/03 Tampa Bay 3-3 Tie Andrew Brunette (15:35 of 3rd)Vancouver (5-6-5) 1/30/01 Vancouver 3-2 Loss Mattias Ohlund (1:43 of OT)3/4/01 Vancouver 4-3 Win Aaron Gavey (2:26 of OT)3/25/01 Minnesota 2-2 Tie Filip Kuba (4:23 of 3rd)4/5/02 Vancouver 5-4 Loss Brendan Morrison (2:23 of OT)1/28/03 Vancouver 2-2 Tie Sergei Zholtok (9:38 of 3rd)10/18/03 Minnesota 2-2 Tie Henrik Sedin (18:28 of 3rd)12/06/03 Vancouver 1-1 Tie Trevor Linden (17:08 of 3rd)3/10/04 Vancouver 1-1 Tie Geoff Sanderson (15:43 of 3rd)2/12/06 Vancouver 3-2 Loss Daniel Sedin (1:26 of OT)3/31/06 Vancouver 2-1 Win Mikko Koivu (Shootout)10/10/06 Minnesota 2-1 Win Petteri Nummelin (Shootout)2/14/07 Minnesota 3-2 Loss Sami Salo (4:20 of OT)3/4/07 Vancouver 4-3 Loss Daniel Sedin (Shootout)3/11/07 Vancouver 3-2 Win Brent Burns (4:24 of OT)2/14/08 Vancouver 5-4 Win Mikko Koivu (Shootout)2/20/08 Minnesota 3-2 Loss Daniel Sedin (3:18 of OT)Washington (1-0-0) 10/12/06 Minnesota 3-2 Win Mikko Koivu (Shootout)182 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 183Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyALL-TIME SHOOTOUT RESULTSSEASON SHOOTOUTS HOME ROAD TOTAL2005-06 8 2-1 3-2 5-32006-07 17 7-4 3-3 10-72007-08 11 0-3 3-5 3-8TOTALS 36 9-8 9-10 18-18OPPONENT DATE SITE WILD OPP GOALTENDERS DECIDING GOALAnaheim (2-0) 11/06/05 Anaheim 2-3 1-3 Fernandez/Giguere Randy Robitaille10/27/06 Minnesota 1-2 0-3 Fernandez/Giguere Mikko KoivuAtlanta (0-1) 03/07/08 Atlanta 0-3 1-3 Backstrom/Hedberg Erik ChristensenCalgary (2-3) 12/07/06 Minnesota 2-2 1-3 Fernandez/Kiprusoff Mikko Koivu01/26/07 Minnesota 2-2 0-2 Backstrom/Kiprusoff Pavol Demitra02/28/07 Calgary 0-3 1-3 Harding/Kiprusoff Jarome Iginla03/24/07 Minnesota 0-2 2-2 Backstrom/Kiprusoff Alex Tanguay01/16/08 Minnesota 0-2 2-3 Backstrom/Kiprusoff Kristian HuseliusChicago (2-0) 12/05/06 Minnesota 3-6 2-6 Fernandez/Khabibulin Pierre-Marc Bouchard01/14/07 Minnesota 1-2 0-3 Fernandez/Khabibulin Pavol DemitraColorado (0-3) 11/18/06 Minnesota 1-3 2-3 Backstrom/Budaj Joe Sakic01/06/07 Minnesota 1-4 2-4 Fernandez/Budaj Milan Hejduk04/06/08 Colorado 0-2 2-2 Harding/Theodore Wojtek WolskiColumbus (0-2) 10/28/05 Columbus 1-8 2-8 Roloson/Prusek Trevor Letowski11/30/05 Minnesota 0-3 1-3 Fernandez/Leclaire Jaroslav BalastikDallas (1-2) 12/02/06 Dallas 1-3 3-3 Backstrom/Turco Jussi Jokinen01/20/07 Minnesota 2-9 3-9 Backstrom/Turco Stu Barnes02/20/07 Minnesota 1-3 0-3 Backstrom/Turco Mikko KoivuDetroit (1-0) 01/10/08 Detroit 2-3 1-3 Harding/Osgood Marian GaborikEdmonton (1-1) 04/06/06 Minnesota 2-3 1-3 Fernandez/Roloson Brian Rolston10/25/07 Edmonton 1-3 2-3 Harding/Roloson Ales HemskyLos Angeles (1-1) 11/11/06 Los Angeles 3-6 2-6 Fernandez/Garon Todd White10/16/07 Los Angeles 1-2 3-3 Backstrom/Aubin Mike CammalleriNashville (1-0) 11/16/06 Nashville 3-4 2-4 Backstrom/Mason Brian RolstonNew Jersey (0-2) 12/03/05 New Jersey 0-3 1-3 Fernandez/Brodeur Victor Kozlov03/13/08 Minnesota 0-3 1-3 Backstrom/Brodeur Jamie LangenbrunnerSan Jose (1-2) 02/02/06 San Jose 1-5 0-5 Fernandez/Toskala Brian Rolston03/09/08 Minnesota 1-3 2-3 Backstrom/Nabokov Patrick Marleau03/19/08 Minnesota 1-3 2-3 Backstrom/Nabokov Jeremy RoenickSt. Louis (2-0) 04/04/06 Minnesota 2-3 1-3 Harding/Divis Brian Rolston02/10/08 St. Louis 2-6 1-6 Harding/Legace Brent BurnsVancouver (3-1) 03/31/06 Vancouver 1-3 0-3 Fernandez/Auld Mikko Koivu10/10/06 Minnesota 3-4 2-4 Fernandez/Luongo Petteri Nummelin03/04/07 Vancouver 2-6 3-6 Backstrom/Luongo Daniel Sedin02/14/08 Vancouver 2-3 1-3 Backstrom/Luongo Mikko KoivuWashington (1-0) 10/12/06 Minnesota 1-2 0-3 Fernandez/Johnson Mikko KoivuALL-TIME SHOOTOUT STATISTICSGOALTENDER RECORD GA SV SA SV% SFNiklas Backstrom 4-11 27 17 44 .386 52Manny Fernandez 11-3 14 34 48 .708 57Josh Harding 3-3 7 6 13 .462 14Dwayne Roloson 0-1 2 4 6 .667 8TOTALS 18-18 50 61 111 .550 131SHOOTER 1ST 2ND 3RD SD TOTAL S% GWGMikko Koivu 4/9 6/13 2/4 1/2 13/28 46.4 6Brian Rolston 1/1 2/8 3/10 3/5 9/24 37.5 4Petteri Nummelin 2/3 1/2 2/2 3/3 8/10 80.0 1Pavol Demitra 6/16 0/1 1/1 7/18 38.9 2Brent Burns 1/1 1/3 1/1 3/5 60.0 1Todd White 0/2 1/1 1/1 2/4 50.0 1Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0/1 0/1 1/2 1/6 2/10 20.0 1Randy Robitaille 1/1 0/2 0/1 1/4 25.0 1Marian Gaborik 0/3 0/6 1/3 0/1 1/13 7.7 1Wes Walz 0/1 0/1 0/2 0.0 0Mark Parrish 0/2 0/2 0.0 0Eric Belanger 0/1 0/1 0/1 0.0 0Marc Chouinard 0/1 0/1 0.0 0Alexandre Daigle 0/1 0/1 0.0 0Filip Kuba 0/1 0/1 0.0 0Daniel Tjarnqvist 0/1 0/1 0.0 0Pascal Dupuis 0/1 0/1 0.0 0TOTAL 14/36 12/36 10/26 10/29 45/127 35.4 18184 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 185Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyBY THE WILD (41)2007-08 (5)10/4/07 vs. Chicago 1-0 (Niklas Backstrom-27 saves)10/10/07 vs. Edmonton 2-0 (Niklas Backstorm-21 saves)10/14/07 @ Anaheim 2-0 (Josh Harding-37 saves)3/15/08 vs. Los Angeles 2-0 (Niklas Backstrom-24 saves)3/28/08 vs. Vancouver 4-0 (Niklas Backstrom-28 saves)2006-07 (8)10/14/06 vs. Columbus 5-0 (Manny Fernandez-24 saves)11/24/06 vs. Phoenix 4-0 (Niklas Backstrom-28 saves)01/19/07 @ Chicago 3-0 (Manny Fernandez-24 saves)02/03/07 @ Phoenix 1-0 (Niklas Backstrom-29 saves)03/01/07 @ Edmonton 5-0 (Josh Harding-30 saves)03/27/07 vs. Calgary 0-1 (Niklas Backstrom-24 saves)04/03/07 vs. Edmonton 3-0 (Niklas Backstrom-25 saves)04/05/07 vs. Edmonton 3-0 (Niklas Backstrom-22 saves)2005-06 (3)10/12/05 vs. Vancouver 6-0 (Dwayne Roloson-33 saves)12/08/05 @ Pittsburgh 5-0 (Manny Fernandez-22 saves)04/11/06 vs. Chicago 2-0 (Josh Harding-27 saves)2003-04 (7)11/07/03 @ Calgary 3-0 (Dwayne Roloson-34 saves)11/11/03 vs. Vancouver 1-0 (Dwayne Roloson-29 saves)12/03/03 vs. Edmonton 1-0 (Manny Fernandez-34 saves)2/02/04 vs. St. Louis 4-0 (Dwayne Roloson-24 saves)2/13/04 vs. Edmonton 3-0 (Dwayne Roloson-28 saves)3/18/04 @ Boston 2-0 (Manny Fernandez-31 saves)4/04/04 vs. St. Louis 3-0 (Dwayne Roloson-24 saves)2002-03 (6)11/16/02 vs. Washington 1-0 (Dwayne Roloson-17 saves)2/10/03 @ Philadelphia 1-0 (Manny Fernandez-30 saves)2/12/03 vs. Philadelphia 2-0 (Dwayne Roloson-31 saves)2/25/03 @ Ottawa 3-0 (Dwayne Roloson-28 saves)3/23/03 vs. Detroit 4-0 (Dwayne Roloson-33 saves)3/31/03 vs. Calgary 3-0 (Manny Fernandez-26 saves)2001-02 (6)10/6/01 @ San Jose 0-0 (Dwayne Roloson-36 saves)11/21/01 @ San Jose 2-0 (Manny Fernandez-22 saves)11/29/01 vs. Florida 6-0 (Dwayne Roloson-29 saves)1/2/02 vs. Tampa Bay 2-0 (Dwayne Roloson-36 saves)3/7/02 @ St. Louis 3-0 (Dwayne Roloson-28 saves)3/10/02 vs. Columbus 5-0 (Dwayne Roloson-14 saves)2000-01 (6)10/22/00 vs. Florida 0-0 (Jamie McLennan-24 saves)11/24/00 vs. Chicago 2-0 (Manny Fernandez-27 saves)12/17/00 vs. Dallas 6-0 (Manny Fernandez-24 saves)1/10/01 vs. Washington 3-0 (Manny Fernandez-17 saves)1/24/01 @ Anaheim 5-0 (Manny Fernandez-20 saves)3/21/01 vs. Nashville 0-0 (Jamie McLennan-27 saves)ALL-TIME SHUTOUTSBY THE OPPONENT (48)2007-08 (4)11/23/07 vs. Columbus 4-0 (Pascal Leclaire-32 saves)12/7/07 at Detroit 5-0 (Dominik Hasek-19 saves)2/7/08 vs. Dallas 1-0 (Mike Smith-25 saves)2/20/08 @ Chicago 3-0 (Nikolai Khabibulin-38 saves)2006-07 (4)12/01/06 vs. Detroit 3-0 (Dominik Hasek-20 saves)01/09/07 @ Calgary 3-0 (Miikka Kiprusoff-26 saves)03/06/07 vs. San Jose 3-0 (Evgeni Nabokov-26 saves)03/27/07 vs. Calgary 1-0 (Miikka Kiprusoff-38 saves)2005-06 (1)11/01/05 @ Calgary 3-0 (Miikka Kiprusoff-23 saves)2003-04 (9)10/08/03 @ Chicago 1-0 (Jocelyn Thibault-33 saves)11/13/03 vs. Edmonton 2-0 (Ty Conklin-22 saves)12/11/03 vs. Toronto 1-0 (Ed Belfour-28 saves)1/09/04 vs. Phoenix 2-0 (Brian Boucher-21 saves)1/19/04 @ Nashville 2-0 (Tomas Vokoun-26 saves)1/24/04 @ San Jose 4-0 (Evgeni Nabokov-24 saves)2/26/04 @ Nashville 4-0 (Tomas Vokoun-27 saves)3/04/04 @ Anaheim 2-0 (J.S. Giguere-28 saves)3/24/04 @ Columbus 2-0 (Marc Denis-20 saves)2002-03 (8)11/10/02 @ Anaheim 1-0 (J.S. Giguere-26 saves)11/27/03 @ Dallas 5-0 (Marty Turco-18 saves)1/14/03 vs. Buffalo 1-0 (Ryan Miller-22 saves)1/18/03 vs. Anaheim 1-0 (J.S. Giguere-33 saves)3/1/03 @ St. Louis 2-0 (Curtis Sanford-27 saves)3/15/03 @ Columbus 5-0 (Marc Denis-24 saves)3/25/03 @ Detroit 4-0 (Curtis Joseph-18 saves)4/2/03 @ Columbus 3-0 (Marc Denis-27 saves)2001-02 (8)10/6/01 @ San Jose 0-0 (Evgeni Nabokov-19 saves)11/4/01 vs. Detroit 2-0 (Dominik Hasek-21 saves)11/11/01 vs. Vancouver 5-0 (Dan Cloutier-18 saves)11/14/01 vs. Colorado 1-0 (Patrick Roy-26 saves)1/15/02 @ Carolina 2-0 (Arturs Irbe-22 saves)1/30/02 vs. Los Angeles 2-0 (Felix Potvin-20 saves)2/8/02 vs. Colorado 6-0 (David Aebischer-24 saves)2/13/02 vs. Detroit 2-0 (Dominik Hasek-21 saves)2000-01 (14)10/13/00 @ St. Louis 2-0 (Brent Johnson-16 saves)10/22/00 vs. Florida 0-0 (Roberto Luongo-20 saves)11/3/00 @ Edmonton 3-0 (Tommy Salo-20 saves)11/7/00 @ Colorado 2-0 (Patrick Roy-23 saves)11/8/00 vs. Calgary 1-0 (Mike Vernon-22 saves)11/30/00 @ Phoenix 2-0 (Robert Esche-30 saves)12/8/00 vs. Anaheim 1-0 (Guy Hebert-27 saves)12/10/00 @ Montreal 4-0 (Jose Theodore-24 saves)1/12/01 vs. Colorado 5-0 (Patrick Roy-21 saves)1/15/01 @ Columbus 3-0 (Ron Tugnutt-31 saves)2/16/01 vs. Los Angeles 4-0 (Jamie Storr-21 saves)3/14/01 vs. St. Louis 1-0 (Brent Johnson-21 saves)3/21/01 vs. Nashville 0-0 (Mike Dunham-23 saves)3/28/01 vs. Phoenix 2-0 (Sean Burke-29 saves)ALL-TIME hat tricks, penalty shots, attendanceHAT TRICKS FOR (13)Antti Laaksonen vs. VAN 11/26/00 (F. Potvin), 3-1= 4 pts.Marian Gaborik vs. ATL 11/13/01 (D. Rhodes), 3-0= 3 pts.Marian Gaborik vs. CBJ 3/10/02 (R. Tugnutt), 3-1= 4 pts.Marian Gaborik @ LA 11/4/02 (J. Storr), 3-0= 3 pts.Marian Gaborik vs. NSH 11/23/02 (M. Dunham) 3-0= 3 pts.Marian Gaborik @ VAN 12/7/02 (D. Cloutier) 3-0= 3 pts.Marian Gaborik @ NJ 2/17/04 (M. Brodeur) 3-0= 3 pts.Marian Gaborik vs. OTT 3/16/04 (P. Lalime) 3-2= 5 pts.Marc Chouinard vs. CGY 10/5/05 (M. Kiprusoff) 3-0=3 pts.Brian Rolston @ SJ 11/5/05 (N. Schaefer). 3-0=3 pts.Marian Gaborik @ COL 04/09/06 (P. Budaj/J. Theodore). 3-1=4Mark Parrish vs. CHI 12/9/06 (B. Boucher). 3-0=3 pts.Marian Gaborik vs. NYR 12/20/07 (H. Lundqvist), 5-1=6 pts.HAT TRICKS AGAINST (7)Radim Vrbata vs. COL 2/8/02 (Fernandez/Roloson) 3-0= 3 ptsVaclav Prospal @ ANA 1/23/04 (Roloson) 3-1=4 ptsJason Blake @ NYI 3/19/04 (Roloson) 3-0=3 ptsJarome Iginla vs. CGY 3/29/07 (Backstrom/Harding) 3-0=3Markus Naslund vs. VAN 11/21/07 (Harding) 3-0=3Henrik Zetterberg vs. DET 12/7/07 (Harding) 3-0=3Jarome Iginla @ CGY 3/22/08 (Harding) 3-0=3PENALTY SHOTS FOR (12-for-22)Scott Pellerin vs. Joaquin Gage; no goal, 10/15/00 vs. EDMMaxim Sushinsky vs. Felix Potvin; no goal, 11/26/00 vs. VANAntti Laaksonen vs. Patrick Lalime; no goal, 12/20/00 vs. OTTSebastien Bordeleau vs. Felix Potvin; goal, 10/7/01 @ LAStacy Roest vs. Dan Cloutier; goal, 3/2/02 @ VANAntti Laaksonen vs. Brent Johnson; goal, 3/26/02 @ STLMarian Gaborik vs. Jocelyn Thibault; no goal, 2/5/03 vs. CHIAntti Laaksonen vs. Johan Hedberg; no goal, 10/18/03 vs. VANMarian Gaborik vs. Sebastien Caron; goal, 11/19/03 @ PITRichard Park vs. Miikka Kiprusoff; goal, 12/29/03 @ CALWes Walz vs. Reinhard Divis; goal, 2/02/04 vs. STLAntti Laaksonen vs. Dan Cloutier; goal, 2/19/04 vs. VANMarian Gaborik vs. Reinhard Divis; no goal; 4/04/04 vs. STLAlexandre Daigle vs. Curtis Joseph; no goal; 10/8/05 at PHXPierre-Marc Bouchard vs. Dan Cloutier; goal; 10/12/05 vs. VANBrian Rolston vs. Miikka Kiprusoff; no goal; 12/29/05 @ CGYMarian Gaborik vs. Vesa Toskala; goal; 02/02/06 @ SJTodd White vs. Dan Cloutier; no goal; 10/25/06 vs. LABrian Rolston vs. Roberto Luongo; goal; 11/02/06 vs. VANBrian Rolston vs. Ray Emery; goal; 11/20/06 @ OTTP.M. Bouchard vs. Tomas Vokoun; goal; 02/17/07 @ NSHMarian Gaborik vs. Ryan Miller; no goal; 03/09/07 @ BUFPENALTY SHOTS AGAINST (6-for-9)Petr Sykora vs. Manny Fernandez; no goal, 1/21/01 vs. NJZiggy Palffy vs. Manny Fernandez; no goal, 10/7/01 @ LABrad Isbister vs. Dwayne Roloson; no goal, 3/2/02 vs. NYIPavel Datsyuk vs. Dwayne Roloson; no goal, 11/15/03 vs. DETLadislav Nagy vs. Dwayne Roloson; goal, 10/8/05 @ PHXNiklas Sundstrom vs. Dwayne Roloson; no goal, 12/17/05 vs. MTLPaul Kariya vs. Niklas Backstrom; no goal, 11/16/06 @ NSHJohn Pohl vs. Manny Fernandez; goal, 12/26/06 @ TORTomas Plihal vs. Niklas Backstrom; goal, 3/9/08 vs. SJATTENDANCEPACKED HOUSE – The Minnesota Wild has sold out all 318 home games played in club history, including 287 regular season games,21 preseason contests and 10 playoff games during its first seven NHL seasons. The total attendance for the Wild’s first seven seasonsstands at 5,882,654 for an average of 18,498 fans per game. The official capacity of Xcel Energy Center for Minnesota Wild games is18,064. The largest crowd ever to see a Wild hockey game at Xcel Energy Center is 19,398 on October 5, 2005, when the Wild hosted theCalgary Flames on Opening Night 2005. During the 2000-01 campaign, the Wild set an NHL expansion team attendance record whenit drew 751,472 fans in 41 regular season home dates.SEASON GAMES ATTENDANCE AVERAGE SELLOUTS2000-01 41 751,472 18.239 412001-02 41 756,596 18,453 412002-03 41 758,536 18,501 412003-04 41 759,776 18,531 412005-06 41 761,614 18,575 412006-07 41 760,280 18,543 412007-08 41 761,288 18,568 41TOTALS 287 5,309,562 18,500 287186 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 187Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyFIVE GOALS IN A GAMEMarian GaborikFOUR GOALS IN A GAMENoneTHREE GOALS IN A GAMEAntti LaaksonenMarian GaborikMarian GaborikMarian GaborikMarian GaborikMarian GaborikMarian GaborikMarian GaborikMarc ChouinardBrian RolstonMarian GaborikMark ParrishFOUR assists IN A GAMEMarian GaborikAndrew BrunettePascal DupuisEric BelangerSIX POINTS IN A GAMEMarian Gaborik (2g-4a)Marian Gaborik (5g-1a)FIVE POINTS IN A GAMEMarian Gaborik (3g-2a)FOUR POINTS IN A GAMEScott Pellerin (1g-3a)Antti Laaksonen (3g-1a)Andrew Brunette (2g-2a)Marian Gaborik (3g-1a)Andrew Brunette (0g-4a)Marian Gaborik (1g-3a)Pascal Dupuis (0g-4a)Brian Rolston (2g-2a)Wes Walz (2g-2a)Pierre-Marc Bouchard (2g-2a)Brian Rolston (2g-2a)Pierre-Marc Bouchard (1g-3a)Marian Gaborik (3g-1a)Pierre-Marc Bouchard (2g-2a)Eric Belanger (Og-4a)Pierre-Marc Bouchard (2g-2a)45+ SAVES IN A GAMEDwayne Rolson (53)Dwayne Rolson (52)Niklas Backstrom (47)Niklas Backstrom (46)OUTSTANDING FEATS & MILESTONES12/20/07 vs. NYR11/26/00 vs. VAN11/13/01 vs. ATL3/10/02 vs. CBJ11/4/02 at LA11/23/02 vs. NSH12/7/02 at VAN2/17/04 at NJ3/16/04 vs. OTT10/5/05 vs. CGY11/5/05 at SJ4/9/06 at COL12/9/06 vs. CHI10/26/02 at PHX3/10/02 vs. CBJ3/25/04 at CHI11/15/07 at EDM10/26/02 at PHX12/20/07 vs. NYR03/16/04 vs. OTT10/18/00 vs. TB11/26/00 vs. VAN11/8/01 at BOS3/10/02 vs. CBJ3/10/02 vs. CBJ1/16/03 vs. VAN3/25/04 at CHI12/17/05 vs. MTL2/4/06 at PHX2/10/06 at EDM3/12/06 vs. EDM3/12/06 vs. EDM4/9/06 at COL1/2/07 vs. ATL11/15/07 at EDM1/21/08 at VAN11/8/01 at BOS10/28/05 at CBJ12/22/07 vs. DET12/27/07 at PHX40-GOAL SEASONSMarian Gaborik (42) 2007-0830-GOAL SEASONSMarian Gaborik (30) 2001-02Marian Gaborik (30) 2002-03Marian Gaborik (38) 2005-06Brian Rolston (34) 2005-06Brian Rolston (31) 2006-07Marian Gaborik (30) 2006-07Brian Rolston (30) 2007-0820-GOAL SEASONSAndrew Brunette (21) 2001-02Pascal Dupuis (20) 2002-03Alexandre Daigle (20) 2003-04Pavol Demitra (25) 2006-07Pierre-Marc Bouchard (20) 2006-07Mikko Koivu (20) 2006-0750-assist SEASONSPierre-Marc Bouchard (50) 2007-0840-assist SEASONSAndrew Brunette (48) 2001-02Brian Rolston (45) 2005-06Pierre-Marc Bouchard (42) 2005-06Marian Gaborik (41) 2007-0880-point SEASONSMarian Gaborik (83) 2007-0870-point seasonsBrian Rolston (79) 2005-0660-point seasonsAndrew Brunette (69) 2001-02Marian Gaborik (67) 2001-02Marian Gaborik (65) 2002-03Marian Gaborik (66) 2005-06Pavol Demitra (64) 2006-07Brian Rolston (64) 2006-07Pierre-Marc Bouchard (63) 2007-0830-win seasonsNiklas Backstrom (33) 2007-08Manny Fernandez (30) 2005-06YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS / LEADERSSEASON RECORD PTS DIV/CONF RANK HEAD COACH ATTENDANCE NOTES2000-01 25-39-18 68 5th/14th Jacques Lemaire 751,472 Inaugural season2001-02 26-35-21 73 5th/12th Jacques Lemaire 756,5962002-03 42-29-11 95 3rd/6th Jacques Lemaire 758,536 Western Conference Finals2003-04 30-29-23 83 5th/10th Jacques Lemaire 759,7762004-05 – NHL SEASON CANCELLED DUE TO WORK STOPPAGE –2005-06 38-36-8 84 5th/11th Jacques Lemaire 761,6142006-07 48-26-8 104 2nd/7th Jacques Lemaire 760,280 Western Conference Quarterfinals2007-08 44-28-10 98 1st/3rd Jacques Lemaire 761,288 First-Ever Division ChampionshipSEASON GOALS ASSISTS POINTS PIM188 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 1892000-01M. Gaborik, W. Walz, D.Hendrickson, 18year-by-year resultsyear-by-year offensive leadersL. Sekeras, 23 M. Gaborik, 36 M. Johnson, 1372001-02 M. Gaborik, 30 A. Brunette, 48 A. Brunette, 69 M. Johnson, 1832002-03 M. Gaborik, 30 M. Gaborik, 35 M. Gaborik, 65 M. Johnson, 2012003-04 A. Daigle, 20 A. Daigle, 31 A. Daigle, 51 M. Johnson, 1772004-05 – NHL SEASON CANCELLED DUE TO WORK STOPPAGE –2005-06 M. Gaborik, 38 B. Rolston, 45 B. Rolston, 79 D. Boogaard, 1582006-07 B. Rolston, 31 P. Demitra, 39 P. Demitra, B. Rolston, 64 D. Boogaard, 1202007-08 M. Gaborik, 42 P. Bouchard, 50 M. Gaborik, 83 A. Voros, 142year-by-year goaltending leadersSEASON WINS GOALS AGAINST AVG. SAVE PERCENTAGE SHUTOUTS2000-01 M. Fernandez, 19 M. Fernandez, 2.24 M. Fernandez, .920 M. Fernandez, 42001-02 D. Roloson, 14 D. Roloson, 2.68 D. Roloson, .901 D. Roloson, 52002-03 D. Roloson, 23 D. Roloson, 2.00 D. Roloson, .927 D. Roloson, 42003-04 D. Roloson, 19 D. Roloson, 1.88 D. Roloson, .933 D. Roloson, 52004-05 – NHL SEASON CANCELLED DUE TO WORK STOPPAGE –2005-06 M. Fernandez, 30 M. Fernandez, 2.29 M. Fernandez, .919M. Fernandez, D. Roloson,J. Harding, 12006-07 N. Backstrom, 23 N. Backstrom, 1.97* N. Backstrom, .929* N. Backstrom, 52007-08 N. Backstrom, 33 N. Backstrom, 2.31 N. Backstrom, .920 N. Backstrom, 4* indicates league leaderTable of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyCAREER VS. WILDGames44 Henrik Sedin43 Milan HejdukJarome Iginla42 Markus NaslundDaniel SedinGoals27 Jarome Iginla16 Joe Sakic15 Milan HejdukDaymond LangkowMarkus NaslundASSISTS24 Alex Tanguay23 Henrik Sedin22 Joe Sakic20 Jarome IginlaMilan HejdukPOINTS47 Jarome Iginla38 Joe Sakic36 Alex Tanguay35 Milan Hejduk31 Markus NaslundPLUS/MINUS18 Jarome Iginla16 Daymond LangkowNicklas Lidstrom15 Robyn Regehr13 Chris CheliosPENALTY MINUTES90 Jody Shelley68 Alex Burrows66 Georges Laraque65 Matt Cooke57 Mattias OhlundPOWER-PLAY GOALS9 Milan Hejduk8 Jarome Iginla7 Todd BertuzziMarkus Naslund6 Geoff SanderosnSHORT-HANDED GOALS2 Daniel ClearyDallas DrakeJamal MayersMike RicciRyan SmythGame-winning goals7 Jarome IginlaJoe Sakic4 Mike ComrieMattias Ohlund3 Pavol DemitraAll-time leaders vs. wildSEASON VS. WILDGames8 Several Players TiedGoals6 Jarome Iginla 2005-06Jarome Iginla 2006-07Jarome Iginla 2007-08Joe Sakic 2000-015 Jarome Iginla 2001-02ASSISTS9 Henrik Sedin 2007-087 Markus Naslund 2001-02Doug Weight 2000-016 Several Players TiedPOINTS11 Jarome Iginla 2007-0810 Joe Sakic 2000-01Doug Weight 2000-019 Several Players TiedPLUS/MINUS11 Robyn Regehr 2006-078 Harold Druken 2000-01J.P. Dumont 2006-07John-Michael Liles 2003-047 Joe Sakic 2000-01PENALTY MINUTES54 Alex Burrows 2007-0839 Robyn Regehr 2002-0337 Jody Shelley 2003-0434 Jeremy Stevenson 2000-0132 Jeff Cowan 2007-08POWER-PLAY GOALS3 Jarome Iginla 2001-02Markus Naslund 2007-08Scott Walker 2000-01Steve Yzerman 2001-022 Several Players TiedSHORT-HANDED GOALS2 Jarret Stoll 2007-081 Several Players TiedGame-winning goals4 Joe Sakic 2000-012 Several Players TiedSINGLE GAME VS. WILDGoals3 J. Iginla (2x) last, 3/22/08Radim Vrbata 2/08/02Vaclav Prospal 1/23/04Jason Blake 3/19/04Markus Naslund 11/21/07Henrik Zetterberg 12/7/07ASSISTS4 Doug Weight 11/12/00Niclas Havelid 1/23/043 Several Players TiedPOINTS5 Doug Weight 11/12/004 Several Players TiedPLUS/MINUS5 Kimmo Timonen 10/31/014 Several Players TiedPENALTY MINUTES27 Jody Shelley 3/24/0424 Robyn Regehr 3/31/03Jeremy Stevenson 3/21/0122 Three Players TiedPOWER-PLAY GOALS2 Scott Walker 3/31/01Steve Yzerman 12/26/01Mark Recchi 11/20/03Vaclav Prospal 1/23/04Petr Prucha 12/5/05SHORT-HANDED GOALS1 Several Players TiedSHOTS ON GOAL12 Bill Guerin 11/8/01Richard Zednik 12/10/0111 Derian Hatcher 11/27/0210 Rob Blake 12/16/01Daniel Briere 3/09/07Sergei Federov 11/25/06TIME ON ICE34:00 Scott Niedermayer 12/31/0633:58 Brian Pothier 10/12/0633:39 Tobias Enstrom 3/7/0833:13 Boris Mironov 10/29/0032:48 Scott Niedermayer 1/26/02Opponent all-time goaltendingPLAYER GP W-L-OT GAA SV%Aebischer, David 13 9-3-0 2.27 .917Anderson, Craig 1 0-1-0 3.00 .875Aubin, J-S 4 2-2-0 2.23 .904Auld, Alexander 6 4-1-1 1.48 .937Bacashihua, Jason 1 0-1-0 6.00 .750Barrasso, Tom 1 1-0-0 3.00 .875Belfour, Ed 7 4-2-1 2.64 .901Bierk, Zac 2 0-1-0 2.79 .933Billington, Craig 1 0-0-0 0.00 1.000Biron, Martin 4 2-2-0 2.27 .913Blackburn, Dan 1 1-0-0 1.88 .929Boucher, Brian 8 3-3-2 2.74 .894Brathwhaite, Fred 7 1-2-3 2.42 .889Brodeur, Martin 8 5-1-2 2.40 .917Bryzgalov, Iyla 5 0-4-0 3.33 .890Budaj, Peter 14 6-5-2 2.78 .898Burke, Sean 4 3-1-0 1.11 .957Caron, Sabastien 1 0-0-0 4.50 .842Cassivi, Frederic 1 0-1-0 3.05 .921Cechmanek, Roman 6 3-1-2 1.14 .948Cloutier, Dan 21 7-10-4 2.58 .889Crawford, Corey 1 0-0-0 0.00 1.000Conklin, Ty 10 1-4-2 2.19 .915Dafoe, Byron 3 0-3-0 3.71 .857Denis, Marc 10 6-3-1 1.84 .931DesRochers, Patrick 1 0-0-0 0.00 1.000DiPietro, Rick 4 2-1-1 2.75 .851Divis, Reinhard 3 0-1-1 2.66 .903Dunham, Mike 11 4-5-2 2.59 .894Ellis, Dan 2 1-1-0 2.02 .934Emery, Ray 1 1-0-0 3.00 .933Ersberg, Erik 2 0-1-1 1.97 .938Esche, Robert 9 3-2-2 1.94 .921Essensa, Bob 3 2-0-0 3.13 .851Fiset, Stephanie 2 1-0-0 2.22 .917Fleury, Marc-Andre 2 0-2-0 5.38 .794Gage, Joaquin 2 2-0-0 3.47 .881Garon, Mathieu 10 5-3-1 2.73 .908Gerber, Martin 1 1-0-0 2.00 .818Giguere, J-S 21 8-9-4 2.25 .915Grahame, John 4 0-3-1 3.86 .805Hackett, Jeff 2 0-1-0 3.53 .884Hasek, Dominik 12 10-0-2 1.07 .953Hebert, Guy 3 2-1-0 1.33 .955Hedberg, Johan 8 3-1-3 2.00 .920Hiller, Jonas 3 1-1-0 2.77 .878Hirsch, Corey 1 0-0-0 0.00 1.000Hodson, Kevin 1 0-0-0 0.00 1.000Huet, Cristobal 3 1-0-2 2.23 .929Hurme, Jani 2 1-0-0 2.26 .897Irbe, Arthur 4 1-1-2 1.45 .936Johnson, Brent 9 3-3-2 1.60 .934Joseph, Curtis 14 8-4-1 2.23 .915Khabibulin, Nikolai 11 3-6-2 2.35 .906Kidd, Trevor 1 0-0-0 2.14 .800Kiprusoff, Miikka 28 19-6-3 1.83 .932PLAYER GP W-L-OT GAA SV%Kolzig, Olaf 7 3-4-0 1.92 .938Labbe, Jean-Francois 1 0-0-0 0.00 1.000Lalime, Patrick 6 2-3-1 2.64 .894Leclaire. Pascal 5 3-2-0 2.38 .920Legace, Manny 15 9-4-2 2.62 .891LeNeveu, David 1 0-0-0 0.00 1.000Lehtonen, Kari 1 0-1-0 5.00 .857Leighton, Michael 1 0-1-0 6.00 .667Lundqvist, Henrik 2 1-1-0 3.75 .829Luongo, Roberto 21 6-11-4 2.94 .892Markkanen, Jussi 6 2-3-0 2.95 .888Mason, Chris 5 1-2-2 4.27 .857McLennan, Jamie 3 1-2-0 2.68 .862Miller, Ryan 2 1-1-0 2.22 .909Morrison, Mike 2 1-1-0 4.80 .837Munro, Adam 2 0-2-0 6.80 .725Nabokov, Evgeni 21 11-8-2 2.16 .912Niitymaki, Antero 2 2-0-0 1.50 .944Noronen, Mika 1 0-1-0 3.00 .875Norrena, Fredrik 5 2-2-0 2.98 .887Nurminen, Pasi 1 0-1-0 6.00 .813Osgood, Chris 12 2-4-4 2.62 .891Ouellet, Maxime 1 0-1-0 4.07 .892Passmore, Steve 3 1-2-0 2.34 .891Potvin, Felix 8 3-4-1 2.14 .901Prusek, Martin 2 1-1-0 1.92 .923Raycroft, Andrew 2 2-0-0 2.50 .904Richter, Mike 3 3-0-0 1.67 .933Rhodes, Damian 2 0-1-1 1.94 .946Roloson, Dwayne 17 5-10-2 2.87 .894Roussel, Dominic 1 0-0-0 0.00 .000Roy, Patrick 11 8-1-2 1.61 .935Sabourin, Dany 1 1-0-0 2.00 .933Salo, Tommy 14 8-2-3 1.57 .936Sanford, Curtis 7 3-2-0 2.63 .905Sauve, Philippe 3 1-1-1 1.71 .940Schaefer, Nolan 1 0-1-0 2.03 .917Shields, Steve 2 1-1-0 2.02 .913Smith, Mike 4 2-2-0 1.65 .929Storr, Jamie 5 1-3-1 2.36 .887Tallas, Rob 1 0-1-0 5.00 .808Tellqvist, Mikael 1 0-1-0 4.07 .818Theodore, Jose 8 3-3-1 2.10 .920Thibault, Jocelyn 11 4-5-1 2.48 .900Thomas, Tim 1 0-1-0 2.07 .938Toskala, Vesa 5 3-0-1 1.31 .942Tugnutt, Ron 9 2-7-0 3.26 .880Turco, Marty 19 11-4-1 1.96 .909Turek, Roman 10 7-2-1 2.15 .909Valiquette, Stephen 1 0-0-0 0.00 1.000Vanbiesbrouck, John 2 0-2-0 3.53 .863Vernon, Mike 3 1-0-1 1.24 .949Vokoun, Tomas 15 6-5-3 2.22 .916Wall, Michael 1 0-1-0 4.07 .862Ward, Cam 2 1-0-0 4.29 .861Weekes, Kevin 3 1-1-0 2.68 .895190 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 191Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlicky© 2008 FSN North. All Rights Reserved.TMPlayoff History192 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDETable of contentsNO6034 MN Wild Md Gde_7.indd 18/18/08 7:36:31 PMHockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlicky2008 playoff statistics# POS PLAYER GP TOI/G G A PTS +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG SOG SH%12 LW BRIAN ROLSTON 6 22:26 2 4 6 4 8 0 1 0 31 6.59 C MIKKO KOIVU 6 21:56 4 1 5 0 4 0 1 0 20 20.096 RW PIERRE-MARC BOUCHARD 6 17:46 2 2 4 1 2 1 0 1 18 11.138 RW PAVOL DEMITRA 6 21:08 1 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 15 6.717 LW TODD FEDORUK 6 13:37 1 1 2 -2 16 1 0 0 5 20.03 D KEITH CARNEY 6 15:12 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 50.08 D BRENT BURNS 6 27:34 0 2 2 0 6 0 0 0 17 0.034 LW AARON VOROS 5 10:39 1 0 1 -1 16 0 0 0 10 10.05 D KIM JOHNSSON 6 28:08 0 1 1 -1 18 0 0 0 12 0.015 C JAMES SHEPPARD 6 10:36 0 1 1 -1 4 0 0 0 4 0.010 RW MARIAN GABORIK 6 21:51 0 1 1 -3 4 0 0 0 25 0.033 D PETTERI NUMMELIN 4 16:16 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 10 0.019 LW STEPHANE VEILLEUX 6 15:42 0 0 0 -2 27 0 0 0 13 0.024 LW DEREK BOOGAARD 6 4:48 0 0 0 -1 24 0 0 0 0 0.041 D MARTIN SKOULA 6 26:40 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 3 0.025 C ERIC BELANGER 6 18:34 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 9 0.06 D SEAN HILL 5 10:53 0 0 0 -2 4 0 0 0 1 0.092 RW BRANKO RADIVOJEVIC 2 14:35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.011 LW CHRIS SIMON 2 6:54 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.02 D ERIK REITZ 2 6:17 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.055 D NICK SCHULTZ 1 16:11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.021 RW MARK PARRISH 1 5:04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.067 LW BENOIT POULIOT 1 10:16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.083 RW MATT FOY 1 6:49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0# GOALTENDER GP W L SA GA GAA SV SV% SO A PIM MIN32 NIKLAS BACKSTROM 6 2 4 170 17 2.83 153 .900 0 0 0 36129 JOSH HARDING 1 0 0 11 0 0.00 11 1.00 0 0 0 20GOALTENDING TOTALS 6 2 4 181 17 2.66 164 .906 0 0 0 3842008 playoff results2008 WESTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINAL#3 MINNESOTA WILD VS. #6 COLORADO AVALANCHEWild lose series 4-2 (Wild 1-2 at Xcel Energy Center, 1-2 at Colorado)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.G1 COL 0 2 0 1 3 2 5 12 3 22 1-1 6-12 Sakic Theodore (28-30)4/9 MIN 0 0 2 0 2 11 9 8 2 30 1-5 2-4 Backstrom (19-22) *19,352G2 COL 1 0 1 0 2 8 8 10 0 26 1-4 4-8 Theodore (28-31)4/11 MIN 0 0 2 1 3 7 7 16 1 31 1-3 5-10 Carney (1) Backstrom (24-26) *19,360G3 MIN 0 0 2 1 3 9 14 4 12 39 0-4 7-14 Bouchard (1) Backstrom (44-46)4/14 COL 1 0 1 0 2 12 17 10 7 46 0-6 5-10 Theodore (36-39) 18,007G4 MIN 0 0 1 – 1 7 7 11 – 25 0-5 25-101 BACKSTROM (24-29); Harding (11-11)4/15 COL 3 2 0 – 5 18 11 11 – 40 2-13 12-43 Wolski Theodore (24-25) 18,007G5 COL 1 0 2 – 3 6 8 3 – 17 2-3 3-6 Stastny Theodore (38-40)4/17 MIN 1 0 1 – 2 17 15 8 – 40 1-3 3-6 Backstrom (14-17) *19,364G6 MIN 0 1 0 – 1 11 15 9 – 35 0-1 3-6 Backstrom (28-30)4/19 COL 1 1 0 – 2 11 8 11 – 30 0-3 1-2 Smyth Theodore (34-35) 18,007Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)COL 7 5 4 1 17 57 57 57 10 181 6-30 (20.0) 31-81 Theodore (4-2, 188-200)MIN 1 1 8 2 12 62 67 56 15 200 3-21 (14.3) 45-141 Backstrom (2-4, 153-170); Harding (0-0, 11-11)Series NotesThe Wild fell in six games to the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference Quarterfinal series...It was the third all-timepostseason appearance for Minnesota...Brian Rolston led the team in points (2-4=6) and assists (4) and tied a franchiserecord with a three-game assist streak...Mikko Koivu led the team in goals with four and tied a franchise record by scoringin four consecutive games to start the series (4/9-4/15)...Niklas Backstrom started all six games for the Wild and went 2-4while stopping 153 of 170 shots for a .900 SV%...For Colorado, Jose Theodore stopped 188 of 200 shots faced (.940 SV%), afranchise record for saves by an opposing goaltender in a series besting Patrick Roy’s mark in 2003 of 161 saves...Joe Sakicled the Avalanche with six points (2-4=6) against the Wild...Andrew Brunette’s three goals led Colorado and Sakic and PeterForsberg both notched four assists to lead the Avs...The first three games of the series went to overtime, continuing a streakfrom 2003 that saw the final two games of Western Conference Quarterfinal between these two teams go to overtime...All fivegames had 3-2 final scores...The Wild set playoff franchise records with 101 PIM, 25 penalties taken and 13 short-handedopportunities in a 5-1 loss in Game Four at the Pepsi Center...The Wild lost Game Five despite setting a franchise record forshots in a period with 17 in the first stanza and totaling 40 shots overall (which tied a franchise record)...In Game Six, AaronVoros tallied his first career playoff goal to tie the score in the second period but the Avs won 2-1 to take the series.194 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 195Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlicky2007 playoff statistics# POS PLAYER GP TOI/G G A PTS +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG SOG SH%10 RW MARIAN GABORIK 5 19:31 3 1 4 3 8 1 1 1 18 16.738 C PAVOL DEMITRA 5 19:47 1 3 4 -1 0 0 0 0 9 11.196 RW PIERRE-MARC BOUCHARD 5 14:48 1 1 2 -3 0 0 0 0 2 50.012 C BRIAN ROLSTON 5 20:25 1 1 2 -2 4 0 0 0 23 4.333 D PETTERI NUMMELIN 3 19:59 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 20.026 D KURTIS FOSTER 3 18:38 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.021 RW MARK PARRISH 5 15:46 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 13 7.79 C MIKKO KOIVU 5 17:43 1 0 1 -1 4 0 0 0 8 12.555 D NICK SCHULTZ 5 18:05 0 1 1 -3 0 0 0 0 4 0.037 C WES WALZ 5 11:50 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 9 0.08 D BRENT BURNS 5 18:59 0 1 1 1 14 0 0 0 12 0.024 LW DEREK BOOGAARD 5 5:59 0 1 1 0 20 0 0 0 1 0.041 D MARTIN SKOULA 5 19:02 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 5 0.019 LW STEPHANE VEILLEUX 5 12:39 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 6 0.03 D KEITH CARNEY 5 13:57 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0.092 LW BRANKO RADIVOJEVIC 5 14:14 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 9 0.028 C TODD WHITE 4 14:18 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 6 0.017 C WYATT SMITH 4 11:01 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.05 D KIM JOHNSSON 4 23:06 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 4 0.018 RW ADAM HALL 3 10:06 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 2 0.0# GOALTENDER GP W L SA GA GAA SV SV% SO A PIM MIN32 NIKLAS BACKSTROM 5 1 4 145 11 2.22 134 .924 0 1 2 296:39GOALTENDING TOTALS 5 1 4 146 12 2.40 134 .918 0 1 2 300:002007 playoff results2007 WESTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINAL#2 ANAHEIM DUCKS VS. #7 MINNESOTA WILDWild lose series, 4-1 (Wild 1-1 at Xcel Energy Center, 0-3 at Anaheim)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.G1 MIN 0 1 0 – 1 11 8 6 – 25 0-4 4-8 Backstrom (32-34)4/11 ANA 0 1 1 – 2 13 9 12 – 34 0-3 5-10 Penner Bryzgalov (24-25) 17,180G2 MIN 0 1 1 – 2 9 10 13 – 32 0-6 9-29 Backstrom (22-25)4/13 ANA 1 2 0 – 3 11 8 6 – 25 2-4 11-33 Getzlaf Bryzgalov (30-32) 17,324G3 ANA 1 0 1 – 2 7 6 6 – 19 1-4 7-14 R. Niedermayer Bryzgalov (19-20)4/15 MIN 0 0 1 – 1 6 8 6 – 20 1-5 6-12 Backstrom (17-19) *19,224G4 ANA 0 1 0 – 1 9 11 9 – 29 1-4 9-48 BRYZGALOV (32-36); Giguere (4-4)4/17 MIN 0 1 3 – 4 14 11 15 – 40 1-7 4-14 Gaborik (1) Backstrom (28-29) *19,174G5 MIN 0 1 0 – 1 6 11 10 – 27 0-5 5-10 Backstrom (35-38)4/19 ANA 1 1 2 – 4 11 22 6 – 39 1-4 6-12 Getzlaf Giguere (26-27) 17,318Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)ANA 3 5 4 – 12 51 56 39 – 146 5-19 (26.3) 38-117 Bryzgalov (3-1, 105-113); Giguere (1-0, 30-31)MIN 0 4 5 – 9 46 48 50 – 144 2-27 (7.4) 28-73 Backstrom (1-4, 134-145)Series NotesThe Wild fell in five games to the Anaheim Ducks in the Western Conference Quarterfinal series...It was the second all-timepostseason appearance for Minnesota and also the second to end with a loss to the Ducks...Wild goaltender Niklas Backstromstopped 134 of the 145 shots he faced in the series (.924), but went 1-4 in his first appearance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs...Marian Gaborik and Pavol Demitra each paced the Wild with four points apiece...Gaborik also led the Wild with three postseasongoals, while Demitra was the team-leader with three playoff assists...Ilja Bryzgalov went 3-1 in the first four games of theseries, stopping 105 of the 113 shots he faced (.929)...J.S. Giguere went 1-0 and stopped 30 of the 31 shots he faced in twoappearances...The Ducks won the first three games of the series, extending their postseason winning streak against the Wildto seven games before Minnesota claimed a 4-1 win in Game Four...The Wild victory improved Minnesota’s record in playoffelimination games to 7-1...The Wild’s season ended with an April 19 loss in Game Five at Anaheim...Gaborik scored a shorthandedgoal in the first to knot the game at one before Anaheim scored three unanswered goals, including an empty-netter,to give them a 4-1 victory in the game and the series.196 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 197Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlicky2003 playoff statistics# POS PLAYER GP TOI/G G A PTS +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG SOG SH%10 RW MARIAN GABORIK 18 18:09 9 8 17 2 6 4 0 0 52 17.337 C WES WALZ 18 17:19 7 6 13 5 14 0 2 2 29 24.115 LW ANDREW BRUNETTE 18 15:01 7 6 13 -3 4 4 0 1 33 21.233 RW SERGEI ZHOLTOK 18 15:39 2 11 13 -7 0 1 0 0 34 5.97 C CLIFF RONNING 17 16:35 2 7 9 -3 4 1 0 0 37 5.411 LW PASCAL DUPUIS 16 16:53 4 4 8 0 8 2 0 1 36 11.117 D FILIP KUBA 18 26:39 3 5 8 -8 24 3 0 0 21 14.318 RW RICHARD PARK 18 17:00 3 3 6 -2 4 0 0 1 26 11.514 C DARBY HENDRICKSON 17 16:57 2 3 5 1 4 0 0 1 22 9.128 LW JEREMY STEVENSON 14 12:24 0 5 5 0 12 0 0 0 17 0.024 LW ANTTI LAAKSONEN 16 16:34 1 3 4 -3 4 0 0 0 25 4.02 D WILLIE MITCHELL 18 24:46 1 3 4 5 14 0 0 0 18 5.623 RW JASON MARSHALL 15 10:50 1 1 2 -1 16 0 0 1 12 8.377 D LUBOMIR SEKERAS 15 16:53 1 1 2 -2 6 1 0 1 13 7.734 C JIM DOWD 15 12:58 0 2 2 -1 0 0 0 0 24 0.096 C PIERRE-MARC BOUCHARD 5 13:15 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 0 8 0.020 D ANDREI ZYUZIN 18 23:05 0 1 1 -3 14 0 0 0 30 0.055 D NICK SCHULTZ 18 19:37 0 1 1 5 10 0 0 0 5 0.05 D BRAD BOMBARDIR 4 14:52 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0.016 RW BILL MUCKALT 5 11:17 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 4 0.04 D BRAD BROWN 11 8:16 0 0 0 -1 16 0 0 0 0 0.012 LW MATT JOHNSON 12 6:36 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 2 0.0# GOALTENDER GP W L SA GA GAA SV SV% SO A PIM MIN35 MANNY FERNANDEZ 9 3 4 253 18 1.96 235 .929 0 0 0 55230 DWAYNE ROLOSON 11 5 6 257 25 2.59 232 .903 0 0 4 579GOALTENDING TOTALS 18 8 10 510 43 2.27 467 .916 0 0 4 11352003 playoff results2003 WESTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINAL#3 COLORADO AVALANCHE VS. #6 MINNESOTA WILDWild win series, 4-3 (Wild 1-2 at Xcel Energy Center, 3-1 at Colorado)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.G1 @COL 0 1 1 - 2 18 14 9 - 41 0-3 3/6 Roy (23-27) 18,0074/10 MIN 0 3 1 - 4 3 14 10 - 27 2-3 3/6 Walz (1) Roloson (39-41)G2 @COL 2 0 1 - 3 13 10 5 - 28 1-6 7/14 Willsie Roy (24-26) 18,0074/12 MIN 1 0 1 - 2 4 12 10 - 26 1-5 9/18 Roloson (25-28)G3 COL 1 1 1 - 3 8 5 5 - 18 1-4 8/16 Tanguay Roy (18-18)4/14 @MIN 0 0 0 - 0 7 8 3 - 18 0-6 6/12 Roloson (15-18) *19,354G4 COL 2 0 1 - 3 7 6 8 - 21 1-3 3/6 Sakic Roy (24-25)4/16 @MIN 0 0 1 - 1 10 5 10 - 25 1-3 3/6 ROLOSON (2-4); Fernandez (16-17) *19,350G5 @COL 0 0 2 - 2 8 5 15 - 28 0-6 6/12 Roy (25-28) 18,0074/19 MIN 1 2 0 - 3 7 14 7 - 28 1-6 6/12 Dupuis (1) Fernandez (26-28)G6 COL 0 0 2 0 2 9 4 11 0 24 0-1 2/4 Roy (20-23)4/21 @MIN 0 0 2 1 3 7 8 4 4 23 0-2 1/2 Park (1) Fernandez (22-24) *19,350G7 @COL 0 1 1 0 2 12 17 10 6 45 1-3 5/10 Roy (27-30) 18,0074/22 MIN 0 1 1 1 3 8 6 14 2 30 2-4 4/8 Brunette (1) Fernandez (43-45)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)COL 5 3 9 0 17 75 61 63 6 205 4-27 34-68 Roy (3-4, 161-177)MIN 2 6 6 2 16 46 67 58 6 177 7-29 32-64 Roloson (1-3, 81-91); Fernandez (3-0, 107-114)Series NotesThe Minnesota Wild, in its first-ever playoff series, made NHL history...The club became only the eighth team in NHL history to win the firstplayoff series it competed in...Minnesota also became only the eighth NHL team to come back from a 3-1 deficit and win Games Five andSeven on the road...Andrew Brunette scored the series-clinching goal, beating Patrick Roy, at 3:25 of overtime in Game Seven at Pepsi Center...MannyFernandez started and won the final three games of the series...Overall, the netminder was 3-0 and stopped 107-of-114 shotsfaced in four games played...Brunette (3-3=6), Marian Gaborik (4-2=6) and Sergei Zholtok (0-6=6) finished tied for the team lead in scoringwith six points in seven games versus Colorado...The Wild earned a victory in the franchise’s first-ever playoff game with a 4-2 win overColorado in Game One at Pepsi Center...Filip Kuba scored the club’s first playoff goal and Dwayne Roloson earned the first playoff win in net...The Avalanche rebounded to win the following three games, including two in Saint Paul, and took a commanding 3-1 series advantage...inthe first playoff game at Xcel Energy Center, Minnesota fell to Colorado, 3-0...Roy posted his NHL playoff-record 23rd shutout in the win...Facing elimination on the road in Game Five, the Wild raced to a 3-0 second period lead and forced Game Six back in Minnesota with a 3-2victory...The Wild earned its first home playoff win and first overtime playoff victory, 3-2, in Game Six at Xcel Energy Center...Richard Parkscored the game-winning goal at 4:22 of the extra session...The tally was his second of the game, marking the franchise’s first-ever two-goalplayoff game and set the stage for Minnesota’s historic Game Seven victory.2003 WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINAL#4 VANCOUVER CANUCKS VS. #6 MINNESOTA WILDWild win series, 4-3 (Wild 1-2 at Xcel Energy Center, 3-1 at Vancouver)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.G1 @VAN 0 1 2 1 4 7 16 12 4 39 1-4 3-6 Klatt Cloutier (18-21) 18,5144/25 MIN 1 0 2 0 3 5 5 10 1 21 1-2 5-10 Fernandez (35-39)G2 @VAN 0 1 1 - 2 8 11 12 - 31 0-3 8-32 Cloutier (15-18) 18,5144/27 MIN 0 1 2 - 3 8 7 3 - 18 0-3 9-42 Walz (2) Roloson (29-31)G3 VAN 1 2 0 - 3 3 7 3 - 13 3-6 9-21 D. Sedin Cloutier (16-18)4/29 @MIN 1 1 0 - 2 5 8 5 - 18 2-7 8-19 Roloson (15-18) *19,394G4 VAN 0 0 2 1 3 11 6 9 4 30 1-6 5-10 Sopel Cloutier (25-27)5/2 @MIN 1 0 1 0 2 9 8 6 4 27 0-4 7-14 Fernandez (27-30) *19,386G5 @VAN 1 1 0 - 2 9 6 12 - 27 0-3 8-16 CLOUTIER (15-21); Auld (4-5) 18,5145/5 MIN 1 5 1 - 7 9 12 5 - 26 1-5 6-12 Marshall (1) Roloson (25-27)G6 VAN 0 0 1 - 1 12 7 12 - 31 1-4 8-16 Cloutier (18-23)5/7 @MIN 0 2 3 - 5 4 12 7 - 23 3-5 7-14 Sekeras (1) Roloson (30-31) *19,350G7 @VAN 0 2 0 - 2 12 7 7 - 26 0-0 2-4 Cloutier (12-16) 18,5145/8 MIN 0 1 3 - 4 6 4 6 - 16 1-2 0-0 Hendrickson (1) Roloson (24-26)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)VAN 2 7 6 2 17 62 60 67 8 197 6-26 (23.1) 43-105 Cloutier (3-4, 119-144); Auld (0-0, 4-5)MIN 4 10 12 0 26 46 56 42 5 149 8-28 (28.6) 42-111 Fernandez (0-2, 62-69); Roloson (4-1, 123-130)198 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 199Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlicky2003 playoff resultsSeries NotesFor the second straight series, the Minnesota Wild overcame a 3-games-to-1 deficit, this time defeating the Vancouver Canucks in aWestern Conference Semifinal series, 4-3...The Wild became the first team in NHL history to come back from a 3-1 deficit twice in thesame postseason and also became only the second club ever to win two Game Sevens on the road in the same playoff year...The winalso raised the team’s record to 6-0 in its first six “elimination games”...Minnesota outscored the Canucks 16-5 over the final threegames of the series...Marian Gaborik led all scorers with five goals and 11 points (5-6=11) in seven games...Wes Walz tied for the teamlead in goals with five and finished the seven-game series with nine points (5-4=9)...Dwayne Roloson won Games Five, Six and Sevenand finished the series with a 4-1 record and only seven goals allowed in 130 shots faced...Minnesota battled back from a 2-0 secondperiod hole to earn a 4-2 win over Vancouver in Game Seven at GM Place...Darby Hendrickson scored the game-winning goal with justunder six minutes to play as the Wild earned its first-ever trip to the Western Conference Final...The two teams split the first two gamesof the series at GM Place with the Canucks winning Game One, 4-3 in overtime, and the Wild capturing Game Two, 3-2...Vancouverseized control of the series with two road wins at Xcel Energy Center, including a 3-2 overtime victory in Game Four...Minnesota stavedoff elimination thanks to five second-period goals and a 7-2 road win in Game Five...The Wild scored five more goals in a 5-1 Game Sixvictory at Xcel Energy Center...Gaborik posted his third consecutive multi-point game (0-2=2) and Andrew Brunette scored a pair ofgoals to set up another historic Game Seven showdown.2003 WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINAL#6 MINNESOTA WILD VS. #7 MIGHTY DUCKS OF ANAHEIMWild loses series, 4-0 (Wild 0-2 at Xcel Energy Center, 0-2 at Anaheim)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.G1 ANA 0 0 0 1 1 6 7 4 8/1 26 0-1 5/10 Sykora Giguere (39-39)5/10 @MIN 0 0 0 0 0 8 11 10 7/3 39 0-5 1/2 Fernandez (25-26) *19,350G2 ANA 0 1 1 - 2 7 10 5 - 22 0-3 3/6 Sauer Giguere (24-24)5/12 @MIN 0 0 0 - 0 9 6 9 - 24 0-3 3/6 Roloson (20-22) *19,344G3 @ANA 1 3 0 - 4 11 12 9 - 32 0-4 5/10 Rucchin Giguere (35-35) 17,1745/14 MIN 0 0 0 - 0 16 7 12 - 35 0-4 5/10 ROLOSON (13-16); Fernandez (15-16)G4 @ANA 1 1 0 - 2 9 13 6 - 28 2-3 6/12 Oates Giguere (24-25) 17,1745/16 MIN 1 0 0 - 1 8 10 7 - 25 1-4 5/10 Fernandez (26-28)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)ANA 2 5 1 1 9 33 42 24 8/1 108 2-11 (18.2) 19-38 Giguere (4-0, 122-123)MIN 1 0 0 0 1 39 34 38 7/3 123 1-16 (6.3) 14-28 Fernandez (0-2, 66-70); Roloson (0-2, 33-38)Series NotesThe Wild fell in four games to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim during the club’s first-ever appearance in the Western Conference Final...Ducks goaltender J.S. Giguere posted a 4-0 mark in the series, turned aside 122-of-123 shots faced and recorded a 212:43 shutoutstreak...Minnesota’s season came to an end with a 2-1 defeat in Game Four at Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim...Andrew Brunette nettedthe Wild’s lone goal of the series and staked the team to a 1-0 advantage in its seventh “elimination game” of the post season...TheDucks answered with a pair of goals from Adam Oates to clinch the Western Conference crown...The Wild lost its home-ice advantagein the series when it dropped Game One at Xcel Energy Center, 1-0, in double overtime...The game marked the franchise’s first-ever,double-overtime Stanley Cup Playoff game...Minnesota was shutout in back-to-back games for the first time in its playoff history whenit dropped Game Two to Anaheim, 2-0, in Saint Paul...Both Mighty Ducks goals were shorthanded and Giguere ran his playoff scorelessstreak to 148:06 with the win...The Wild fell behind 3-0 in the series when it lost Game Three in Anaheim, 4-0.All-Time Playoff Overtime ResultsGame/ Goal SeriesDate Opponent Series Score Scorer Time/OT Winner4/21/03 vs. Colorado 6/Con. Qrt 3-2 Richard Park 4:22/1OT Minnesota (4-3)4/22/03 @ Colorado 7/Con. Qrt 3-2 Andrew Brunette 3:25/1OT Minnesota (4-3)4/25/03 @ Vancouver 1/Con. Semi 3-4 Trent Klatt 3:42/1OT Minnesota (4-3)5/02/03 vs. Vancouver 4/Con. Semi 2-3 Brent Sopel 15:52/1OT Minnesota (4-3)5/10/03 vs. Anaheim 1/Con. Final 0-1 Petr Sykora 8:06/2OT Anaheim (4-0)4/09/08 vs. Colorado 1/Con. Qrt 2-3 Joe Sakic 11:11/OT Colorado (4-2)4/11/08 vs. Colorado 2/Con. Qrt 3-2 Keith Carney 1:14/OT Colorado (4-2)4/14/08 @ Colorado 3/Con. Qrt 3-2 Pierre-Marc Bouchard 11:58/OT Colorado (4-2)Playoff OT Record: 4-4 • Playoff OT Home Record: 2-3 • Playoff OT Road Record: 2-1TEAM RECORDSPLAYOFF HISTORYCONFERENCE FINAL APPEARANCES1 - 2003CONFERENCE SEMIFINAL APPEARANCES1 - 2003PLAYOFF APPEARANCES3 - 2003, 2007, 2008GAMES PLAYED, TOTAL: 28GAMES WON, TOTAL: 10GAMES LOST, TOTAL: 18GAMESGAMES PLAYED, SEASON18 - 2003At Home:8 - 2003On Road:10 - 2003MOST GAMES PLAYED, SERIES7 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COL7 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VANFEWEST GAMES PLAYED, SERIES4 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAWINSWINS, SEASON8 - 2003At Home:2 - 2003On Road:6 - 2003MOST WINS, SERIES4 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COL4 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VANFEWEST WINS, SERIES0 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANALOSSESLOSSES, SEASON10 - 2003At Home:6 - 2003On Road:4 - 2003MOST LOSSES, SERIES4 - 2003, Conference Final vs. Anaheim- 2007, Conference Quarterfinal vs. Anaheim- 2008, Conference Quarterfinal vs. ColoradoFEWEST LOSSES, SERIES3 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. Colorado3 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VancouverOVERTIMEOVERTIME GAMES, TOTAL: 8OVERTIME WINS, TOTAL: 4OVERTIME LOSSES, TOTAL: 4OVERTIME GAMES, SEASON5 - 2003Playoff record bookAt Home:3 - 2003On Road:2 - 2003OVERTIME GAMES, SERIES3 - 2008, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLAt Home:2 - 2008, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLOn Road:1 - 3x, last, 2008 Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLOVERTIME WINS, SEASON2 - 2003- 2008At Home:1 - 2003- 2008On Road:1 - 2003- 2008OVERTIME WINS, SERIES2 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COL- 2008, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLAt Home:1 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COL- 2008, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLOn Road:1 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COL- 2008, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLOVERTIME LOSSES, SEASON3 - 2003At Home:2 - 2003On Road:1 - 2003OVERTIME LOSSES, SERIES2 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VANAt Home:1 - 3x, last, 2008 Conference Final vs. COLOn Road:1 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VANLONGEST OVERTIME GAME28:06 - 5/10/03, 1-0 (OT) loss vs. ANA (CF-Game 1)At Home:28:06 - 5/10/03, 1-0 (OT) loss vs. ANA (CF-Game 1)On Road:3:42 - 4/25/03, 4-3 (OT) loss at VAN (CS-Game 1)SHORTEST OVERTIME GAME1:14 - 4/11/08, 3-2 (OT) win vs. COL (CQ-Game 2)At Home:1:14 - 4/11/08, 3-2 (OT) win vs. COL (CQ-Game 2)On Road:3:25 - 4/22/03, 3-2 (OT) win at COL (CQ-Game 7)MARGINSLARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY, GAME5 - 5/5/03 in 7-2 victory at VAN (CS-Game 5)At Home:4 - 5/7/03 in 5-1 victory vs. VAN (CS-Game 6)200 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 201Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyOn Road:5 - 5/5/03 in 7-2 victory at VAN (CS-Game 5)LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT, GAME4 - 5/14/03 in 4-0 defeat at ANA (CF-Game 3)- 4/15/08 in 5-1 defeat at COL (CQ-Game 4)At Home:3 - 4/14/03 in 3-0 defeat vs. COL (CQ-Game 3)On Road:4 - 5/14/03 in 4-0 defeat at ANA (CF-Game 3)- 4/15/08 in 5-1 defeat at COL (CQ-Game 4)streaksLONGEST WINNING STREAK3 - 5/5-5/8/033 - 4/19-4/22/03At Home:1 - 4x, last, 4/11/08On Road:3 - 5/5-5/8/033 - 4/19-4/22/03LONGEST LOSING STREAK4 - 5/10-5/16/03At Home:2 - 3x, last, 5/10-5/12/03On Road:3 - 4/11-4/19/07LONGEST SHUTOUT STREAK95:36 - 5/8-5/10/03At Home:88:06 - 5/10/03On Road:56:12 - 4/12-4/19/03LONGEST SCORELESS STREAK215:26 - 5/8-5/16/03At Home:157:29 - 5/7-5/12/03On Road:67:10 - 5/8-5/16/03GOALSMOST GOALS, SEASON43 - 2003At Home:13 - 2003On Road:30 - 2003MOST GOALS AGAINST, SEASON43 - 2003At Home:18 - 2003On Road:25 - 2003MOST GOALS, SERIES26 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VAN (7G)At Home:9 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VAN (7G)On Road:17 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VAN (7G)PLAYOFF RECORD BOOKMOST GOALS, 4-GAME SERIES:1 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAAt Home:0 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAOn Road:1 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAMOST GOALS, 5-GAME SERIES:9 - 2007, Conference Quaterfinal vs. ANAAt Home:5 - 2007, Conference Quaterfinal vs. ANAOn Road:4 - 2007, Conference Quaterfinal vs. ANAMOST GOALS, 6-GAME SERIES:12 - 2008, Conference Quaterfinal vs. COLAt Home:7 - 2008, Conference Quaterfinal vs. COLOn Road:5 - 2008, Conference Quaterfinal vs. COLMOST GOALS, 7-GAME SERIES26 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VANAt Home:9 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VANOn Road:17 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VANFEWEST GOALS, SERIES1 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANA (4G)At Home:0 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANA (4G)On Road:1 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANA (4G)FEWEST GOALS, 4-GAME SERIES1 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAAt Home:0 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAOn Road:1 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAFEWEST GOALS, 5-GAME SERIES:9 - 2007, Conference Quaterfinal vs. ANAAt Home:5 - 2007, Conference Quaterfinal vs. ANAOn Road:4 - 2007, Conference Quaterfinal vs. ANAFEWEST GOALS, 6-GAME SERIES:12 - 2008, Conference Quaterfinal vs. COLAt Home:7 - 2008, Conference Quaterfinal vs. COLOn Road:5 - 2008, Conference Quaterfinal vs. COLFEWEST GOALS, 7-GAME SERIES16 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLAt Home:4 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLOn Road:12 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLMOST GOALS AGAINST, SERIES17 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VAN (7G)- 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COL (7G)- 2008, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COL (6G)At Home:8 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COL (7G)- 2008, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COL (6G)On Road:10 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VAN (7G)MOST GOALS AGAINST, 4-GAME SERIES9 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAAt Home:3 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAOn Road:6 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAMOST GOALS AGAINST, 5-GAME SERIES12 - 2007, Conference Quaterfinal vs. ANAAt Home:3 - 2007, Conference Quaterfinal vs. ANAOn Road:9 - 2007, Conference Quaterfinal vs. ANAMOST GOALS AGAINST, 6-GAME SERIES17 - 2008, Conference Quaterfinal vs. COLAt Home:8 - 2008, Conference Quaterfinal vs. COLOn Road:9 - 2008, Conference Quaterfinal vs. COLMOST GOALS AGAINST, 7-GAME SERIES17 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VAN- 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLAt Home:8 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLOn Road:10 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. VANFEWEST GOALS AGAINST, SERIES9 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANA (4G)At Home:3 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANA (4G)On Road:6 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANA (4G)FEWEST GOALS AGAINST, 4-GAME SERIES9 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAAt Home:3 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAOn Road:6 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAFEWEST GOALS AGAINST, 5-GAME SERIES12 - 2007, Conference Quaterfinal vs. ANAAt Home:3 - 2007, Conference Quaterfinal vs. ANAOn Road:9 - 2007, Conference Quaterfinal vs. ANAFEWEST GOALS AGAINST, 6-GAME SERIES17 - 2008, Conference Quaterfinal vs. COLAt Home:8 - 2008, Conference Quaterfinal vs. COLOn Road:9 - 2008, Conference Quaterfinal vs. COLFEWEST GOALS AGAINST, 7-GAME SERIES17 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VAN- 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLPLAYOFF RECORD BOOKAt Home:7 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VancouverOn Road:9 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. ColoradoMOST GOALS COMBINED, SERIES43 - 2003, Conference Semifinal (MIN-26, VAN-17)At Home:16 - 2003, Conference Semifinal (MIN-9, VAN-7)On Road:27 - 2003, Conference Semifinal (MIN-17, VAN-10)MOST GOALS COMBINED, 4-GAME SERIES10 - 2003, Conference Final (MIN-1, ANA-9)At Home:3 - 2003, Conference Final (MIN-0, ANA-3)On Road:7 - 2003, Conference Final (MIN-1, ANA-6)MOST GOALS COMBINED, 5-GAME SERIES21 - 2007, Conference Quarterfinal (MIN-9, ANA-12)At Home:8 - 2007, Conference Quarterfinal (MIN-5, ANA-3)On Road:13 - 2007, Conference Quarterfinal (MIN-4, ANA-9)MOST GOALS COMBINED, 6-GAME SERIES29 - 2008, Conference Quarterfinal (MIN-12, COL-17)At Home:15 - 2008, Conference Quarterfinal (MIN-7, COL-8)On Road:14 - 2008, Conference Quarterfinal (MIN-5, COL-9)MOST GOALS COMBINED, 7-GAME SERIES43 - 2003, Conference Semifinal (MIN-26, VAN-17)At Home:16 - 2003, Conference Semifinal (MIN-9, VAN-7)On Road:27 - 2003, Conference Semifinal (MIN-17, VAN-10)FEWEST GOALS COMBINED, SERIES10 - 2003, Conference Final (MIN-1, ANA-9)At Home:3 - 2003, Conference Final (MIN-0, ANA-3)On Road:7 - 2003, Conference Final (MIN-1, ANA-6)FEWEST GOALS COMBINED, 4-GAME SERIES10 - 2003, Conference Final (MIN-1, ANA-9)At Home:3 - 2003, Conference Final (MIN-0, ANA-3)On Road:7 - 2003, Conference Final (MIN-1, ANA-6)FEWEST GOALS COMBINED, 5-GAME SERIES21 - 2007, Conference Quarterfinal (MIN-9, ANA-12)At Home:8 - 2007, Conference Quarterfinal (MIN-5, ANA-3)On Road:13 - 2007, Conference Quarterfinal (MIN-4, ANA-9)FEWEST GOALS COMBINED, 7-GAME SERIES33 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal (MIN-16, COL-17)At Home:12 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal (MIN-4, COL-8)202 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 203Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyOn Road:21 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal (MIN-12, COL-9)MOST GOALS, GAME7 - 5/05/03 in 7-2 victory at Vancouver (CS-Game 5)At Home:5 - 5/07/03 in 5-1 victory vs. Vancouver (CS-Game 6)On Road:7 - 5/05/03 in 7-2 victory at Vancouver (CS-Game 5)FEWEST GOALS, GAME0 - 4x, last, 5/14/03 in 4-0 loss at ANA (CF-Game 3)At Home:0 - 3x, last, 5/12/03 in 2-0 loss vs. ANA (CF-Game 2)On Road:0 - 5/14/03 in 4-0 loss at ANA (CF-Game 3)MOST GOALS AGAINST, GAME5 - 4/15/08 in 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)At Home:3 - 6x, last, 4/17/08 in 3-2 loss vs. COL (CQ-Game 5)On Road:5 - 4/15/08 in 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)FEWEST GOALS AGAINST, GAME1 - 3x, last, 4/17/07 in 4-1 win vs. ANA (CQ-Game 4)At Home:1 - 3x, last, 4/17/07 in 4-1 win vs. ANA (CQ-Game 4)On Road:2 - 9x, last, 4/19/08 in 2-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 6)MOST GOALS COMBINED, GAME9 - 5/05/03 in 7-2 victory at VAN (CS-Game 5)At Home:6 - 5/07/03 in 5-1 victory vs. VAN (CS-Game 6)On Road:9 - 5/05/03 in 7-2 victory at VAN (CS-Game 5)FEWEST GOALS COMBINED, GAME1 - 5/10/03 in 1-0 loss vs. Anaheim (CF-Game 1)At Home:1 - 5/10/03 in 1-0 loss vs. Anaheim (CF-Game 1)On Road:3 - 5/16/03 in 2-1 loss at ANA (CF-Game 4)- 4/11/07 in 2-1 loss at ANA (CQ-Game 1)- 4/19/08 in 2-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 6)MOST GOALS, PERIOD5 - 5/05/03 in 2nd of 7-2 win at VAN (CS-Game 5)At Home:3 - 5/07/03 in 3rd of 5-1 win vs. VAN (CS-Game 6)- 4/17/07 in 3rd of 4-1 win vs. ANA (CQ-Game 4)On Road:5 - 5/05/03 in 2nd of 7-2 win at VAN (CS-Game 5)MOST GOALS AGAINST, PERIOD3 - 5/14/03 in 2nd of 4-0 loss at ANA (CF-Game 3)- 4/15/08 in 1st of 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)At Home:2 - 5x, last, 4/17/08 in 3rd of 3-2 loss vs. COL (CQ-Game 5)On Road:3 - 5/14/03 in 2nd of 4-0 loss at ANA (CF-Game 3)- 4/15/08 in 1st of 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)MOST GOALS COMBINED, PERIOD6 - 5/05/03 in 2nd of 7-2 win at VAN (CS-Game 5)(MIN-5, VAN-1)PLAYOFF RECORD BOOKAt Home:4 - 2x, last, 5/7/03 in 3rd vs. VAN (CS-Game 6)(MIN-3, VAN-1)On Road:6 - 5/5/03 in 2nd of 7-2 win at VAN (CS-Game 5)(MIN-5, VAN-1)POWER PLAYMOST POWER-PLAY GOALS, SEASON16 - 2003At Home:6 - 2003On Road:10 - 2003MOST POWER-PLAY GOALS AGAINST, SEASON12 - 2003At Home:7 - 2003On Road:5 - 2003MOST POWER-PLAY GOALS, SERIES8 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VANAt Home:5 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VANOn Road:6 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLMOST POWER-PLAY GOALS AGAINST, SERIES6 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VAN- 2008, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLAt Home:5 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VANOn Road:3 - 2007, Conference Quarterfinal vs. ANAMOST POWER-PLAY GOALS, GAME3 - 5/7/03 in 5-1 win vs. VAN (CS-Game 6)At Home:3 - 5/7/03 in 5-1 win vs. VAN (CS-Game 6)On Road:2 - 2x, last, 4/22/03 in 3-2 win vs. COL (CQ-Game 5)MOST POWER-PLAY GOALS AGAINST, GAME3 - 4/29/03 in 3-2 loss vs. VAN (CS-Game 3)At Home:3 - 4/29/03 in 3-2 loss vs. VAN (CS-Game 3)On Road:2 - 3x, last, 4/15/08 in 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)MOST POWER-PLAY GOALS, PERIOD2 - 2x, last, 5/7/03 in 2nd of 5-1 win vs. VAN (CS-Game 6)At Home:2 - 5/7/03 in 2nd of 5-1 win vs. VAN (CS-Game 6)On Road:2 - 4/10/03 in 2nd of 4-2 win at COL (CQ-Game 1)MOST POWER-PLAY GOALS AGAINST, PERIOD2 - 4/29/03 in 2nd of 3-2 loss vs. VAN (CS-Game 3)- 4/18/08 in 2nd of 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)At Home:2 - 4/29/03 in 2nd of 3-2 loss vs. VAN (CS-Game 3)On Road:2 - 4/18/08 in 2nd of 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)MOST POWER-PLAY CHANCES, GAME7 - 2x, last, 4/17/07 in 4-1 win vs. ANA (CQ-Game 4)At Home:7 - 2x, last, 4/17/07 in 4-1 win vs. ANA (CQ-Game 4)On Road:6 - 2x, last, 4/13/07 in 3-2 loss at ANA (CQ-Game 2)SHORTHANDEDMOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS, SEASON2 - 2003; 2008At Home:0 - 2003On Road:2 - 2003; 2008MOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS AGAINST, SEASON3 - 2003At Home:2 - 2003On Road:1 - 2003; 2007; 2008MOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS, SERIES2 - 2008, Conference Quarterinal vs. COLAt Home:0On Road:2 - 2008, Conference Quarterinal vs. COLMOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS AGAINST, SERIES2 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAAt Home:2 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAOn Road:1 - 3x, last, 2008, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLMOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS, GAME1 - 5x, last, 4/15/08 in 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)At Home:0On Road:1 - 5x, last, 4/15/08 in 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)MOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS AGAINST, GAME2 - 5/12/03 in 2-0 loss vs. ANA (CF-Game 2)At Home:2 - 5/12/03 in 2-0 loss vs. ANA (CF-Game 2)On Road:1 - 3x, last, 4/19/08 in 2-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 6)MOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS, PERIOD1 - 5x, last, 4/15/08 in 3rd of 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)At Home:0On Road:1 - 5x, last, 4/15/08 in 3rd of 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)MOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS AGAINST, PERIOD1 - 5x, last, 4/19/08 in 1st of 2-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 6)At Home:1 - 2x, last, 5/12/03 in 3rd of 2-0 loss vs. ANA (CF-Game 2)On Road:1 - 3x, last, 4/19/08 in 1st of 2-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 6)MOST SHORTHANDED SITUATIONS, GAME13 - 4/15/08 in 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)PLAYOFF RECORD BOOKAt Home:6 - 2x, last, 5/2/03 in 3-2 (OT) loss vs. VAN (CS-Game 4)On Road:13 - 4/15/08 in 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)PENALTY MINUTESMOST PENALTY MINUTES, SEASON203 - 2003At Home:75 - 2003On Road:128 - 2003MOST PENALTY MINUTES, SERIES141 - 2008, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLAt Home:47 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VANOn Road:121 - 2008, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLMOST PENALTY MINUTES AGAINST, SERIES123 - 2007, Conference Quarterfinal vs. ANAAt Home:68 - 2007, Conference Quarterfinal vs. ANAOn Road:58 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VANMOST PENALTY MINUTES, GAME101 - 4/15/08 in 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)At Home:20 - 4/17/07 in 4-1 win vs. ANA (CQ-Game 4)On Road:101 - 4/15/08 in 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)MOST PENALTY MINUTES AGAINST, GAME54 - 4/17/07 in 4-1 win vs. ANA (CQ-Game 4)At Home:54 - 4/17/07 in 4-1 win vs. ANA (CQ-Game 4)On Road:43 - 4/15/08 in 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)MOST PENALTY MINUTES COMBINED, GAME144 - 4/15/08 in 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)(MIN-101, COL-43)At Home:74 - 4/17/07 in 4-1 win (CQ-Game 4)(MIN-20, ANA-54)On Road:144 - 4/15/08 in 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)(MIN-101, COL-43)MOST PENALTY MINUTES, PERIOD69 - 4/15/08 in 3rd of 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)At Home:14 - 4/17/07 in 3rd of 4-1 win vs. ANA (CQ-Game 4)On Road:69 - 4/15/08 in 3rd of 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)MOST PENALTY MINUTES AGAINST, PERIOD48 - 4/17/07 in 3rd of 4-1 win vs. ANA (CQ-Game 4)At Home:48 - 4/17/07 in 3rd of 4-1 win vs. ANA (CQ-Game 4)204 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 205Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyOn Road:33 - 4/15/08 in 3rd of 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)MOST PENALTY MINUTES, COMBINED, PERIOD102 - 4/15/08 in 3rd of 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)(MIN-69, COL-33)At Home:62 - 4/17/07 in 3rd of 4-1 win (CQ-Game 4)(MIN-14, ANA-48)On Road:102 - 4/15/08 in 3rd of 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)(MIN-69, COL-33)PENALTiesMOST PENALTIES, GAME25 - 4/15/08 in 3rd of 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)At Home:8 - 4/29/03 in 3-2 loss vs. VAN (CS-Game 3)On Road:25 - 4/15/08 in 3rd of 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)MOST PENALTIES AGAINST, GAME12 - 4/17/07 in 4-1 win vs. ANA (CQ-Game 4)- 4/15/08 in 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)At Home:12 - 4/17/07 in 4-1 win vs. ANA (CQ-Game 4)On Road:12 - 4/15/08 in 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)MOST PENALTIES COMBINED, GAME37 - 4/15/08 in 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)(MIN-25, COL-12)At Home:19 - 4/17/07 in 4-1 win (CQ-Game 4); (MIN-7, ANA-12)On Road:37 - 4/15/08 in 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)(MIN-25, COL-12)FEWEST PENALTIES, GAME0 - 5/08/03 in 4-2 win at VAN (CS-Game 7)At Home:1 - 2x, last, 5/12/03 in 2-0 loss vs. ANA (CF-Game 2)On Road:0 - 5/8/03 in 4-2 win at VAN (CS-Game 7)FEWEST PENALTIES AGAINST, GAME2 - 2x, last, 5/8/03 in 4-2 win at VAN (CS-Game 7)At Home:2 - 4/21/03 in 3-2 (OT) win vs. COL (Game 6)On Road:2 - 5/8/03 in 4-2 win at VAN (Game 7)FEWEST PENALTIES COMBINED, GAME2 - 5/8/03 in 4-2 win (CS-Game 7); (MIN-0, VAN-2)At Home:3 - 4/21/03 in 3-2 win (CQ-Game 6) (MIN-1, COL-2)On Road:2 - 5/8/03 in 4-2 win (CS-Game 7); (MIN-0, VAN-2)MOST PENALTIES, PERIOD:13 - 4/15/08 in 3rd of 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)At Home:5 - 5/07/03 in 3rd of 5-1 win vs. VAN (CS-Game 6)On Road:13 - 4/15/08 in 3rd of 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)PLAYOFF RECORD BOOKMOST PENALTIES AGAINST, PERIOD9 - 4/17/07 in 3rd of 4-1 win vs. ANA (CQ-Game 4)At Home:9 - 4/17/07 in 3rd of 4-1 win vs. ANA (CQ-Game 4)On Road:7 - 4/15/08 in 3rd of 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)MOST PENALTIES COMBINED, PERIOD20 - 4/15/08 in 3rd of 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)(MIN-13, COL-7)At Home:13 - 4/17/07 in 3rd of 4-1 win (CQ-Game 4)(MIN-4, ANA-9)On Road:20 - 4/15/08 in 3rd of 5-1 loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)(MIN-13, COL-7)SHOTS ON GOALMOST SHOTS, GAME40 - 4/17/07 in 4-1 win vs. ANA (CQ-Game 4)- 4/17/08 in 3-2 loss vs. COL (CQ-Game 5)At Home:40 - 4/17/07 in 4-1 win vs. ANA (CQ-Game 4)- 4/17/08 in 3-2 loss vs. COL (CQ-Game 5)On Road:39 - 4/14/08 in 3-2 (OT) win at COL (CQ-Game 3)MOST SHOTS AGAINST, GAME46 - 4/14/08 in 3-2 (OT) win at COL (CQ-Game 3)At Home:31 - 5/7/03 in 5-1 win vs. VAN (CS-Game 6)On Road:46 - 4/14/08 in 3-2 (OT) win at COL (CQ-Game 3)MOST SHOTS COMBINED, GAME85 - 4/14/08 in 3-2 (OT) win (CQ-Game 3)(MIN-39, COL-46)At Home:69 - 4/17/07 in 4-1 win (CQ-Game 4)(MIN-40, ANA-29)On Road:85 - 4/14/08 in 3-2 (OT) win (CQ-Game 3)(MIN-39, COL-46)FEWEST SHOTS, GAME16 - 5/8/03 in 4-2 win at VAN (CS-Game 7)At Home:18 - 2x, last, 4/29/03 vs. VAN (CS-Game 3)On Road:16 - 5/8/03 in 4-2 win at VAN (CS-Game 7)FEWEST SHOTS AGAINST, GAME13 - 4/29/03 in 3-2 loss vs. VAN (CS-Game 3)At Home:13 - 4/29/03 in 3-2 loss vs. VAN (CS-Game 3)On Road:25 - 4/13/07 in 3-2 loss at ANA (CQ-Game 2)FEWEST SHOTS COMBINED, GAME31 - 4/29/03 in 3-2 loss (CS-Game 3); (MIN-18, VAN-13)At Home:31 - 4/29/03 in 3-2 loss (CS-Game 3); (MIN-18, VAN-13)On Road42 - 5/8/03 in 4-2 win (CS-Game 7); (MIN-16, VAN-26)MOST SHOTS, PERIOD17 - 4/17/08 in 1st of 3-2 loss vs. COL (CQ-Game 5)At Home:17 - 4/17/08 in 1st of 3-2 loss vs. COL (CQ-Game 5)On Road:16 - 5/14/03 in 1st of 4-0 loss at ANA (CF-Game 3)MOST SHOTS AGAINST, PERIOD22 - 4/19/07 in 3rd of 4-1 loss at ANA (CQ-Game 5)At Home:12 - 2x, last, 5/7/03 in 3rd of 5-1 win vs. VAN (CS-Game 6)On Road:22 - 4/19/07 in 3rd of 4-1 loss at ANA (CQ-Game 5)MOST SHOTS COMBINED, PERIOD33 - 4/19/07 in 2nd of 4-1 loss at ANA (CQ-Game 5)(MIN-11, ANA-22)At Home:33 - 4/19/07 in 2nd of 4-1 loss at ANA (CQ-Game 5)(MIN-11, ANA-22)On Road:28 - 4/10/03 in 2nd of 4-2 win at COL (CQ-Game 1)(MIN-14, COL-14)FEWEST SHOTS, PERIOD3 - 3x, last, 4/27/03 in 3rd of 3-2 win at VAN (CS-Game 2)At Home:3 - 4/14/03 in 3rd of 3-0 loss vs. COL (CQ-Game 3)On Road:3 - 2x, last, 4/27/03 in 3rd of 3-2 win at VAN (CS-Game 2)FEWEST SHOTS AGAINST, PERIOD2 - 4/9/08 in 1st of 3-2 (OT) loss vs. COL (CQ-Game 1)At Home:2 - 4/9/08 in 1st of 3-2 (OT) loss vs. COL (CQ-Game 1)On Road:5 - 2x, last, 4/19/03 in 2nd of 3-2 win at COL (CQ-Game 5)FEWEST SHOTS COMBINED, PERIOD8 - 3x, last, 4/29/03 in 3rd of 3-2 loss (CS-Game 3)(MIN-5, VAN-3)At Home:8 - 3x, last, 4/29/03 in 3rd of 3-2 loss (CS-Game 3)(MIN-5, VAN-3)On Road:11 - 5/8/03 in 2nd of 4-2 win at VAN (CS-Game 7)(MIN-4, VAN-7)MOST SHOTS, OVERTIME12 - 4/14/08, 3-2 (OT) win at COL (CQ-Game 3)At Home:10 - 5/10/03, 1-0 (2OT) loss vs. ANA (CF-Game 1)On Road:12 - 4/14/08, 3-2 (OT) win at COL (CQ-Game 3)SHutoutsMOST SHUTOUTS, SEASON0MOST SHUTOUTS AGAINST, SEASON4 - 2003At Home:3 - 2003On Road:1 - 2003MOST SHUTOUTS, SERIES0PLAYOFF RECORD BOOKMOST SHUTOUTS AGAINST, SERIES3 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAAt Home:2 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAOn Road:1 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAfastest goalsFASTEST GOAL TO START GAME3:20 - Richard Park, 5/05/03 at VAN (CS-Game 5)FASTEST GOAL TO START GAME, OPPONENT1:02 - Chris Pronger, 4/19/07 at ANA (CQ-Game 5)FASTEST TWO GOALS, TEAM0:25 - Marian Gaborik & Wes Walz, 4/10/03 @ 9:28 &9:53 of 2nd in 4-2 win at COL (CQ-Game 1)At Home:1:12 - Antti Laaksonen & Andrew Brunette, 5/7/03 @9:25 & 10:37 of 3rd of 5-1 win vs. VAN (CS-Game 6)On Road:0:25 - Marian Gaborik & Wes Walz, 4/10/03 @ 9:28 &9:53 of 2nd in 4-2 win at COL (CQ-Game 1)FASTEST TWO GOALS AGAINST, TEAM1:01 - Mattias Ohlund & Todd Bertuzzi, 5/8/03 @11:29 &12:30 of 2nd of 4-2 win at VAN (CS-Game 7)At Home:1:19 - Wojtek Wolski & Paul Stastny, 4/17/08 @ 5:06 &6:25 of 3rd of 3-2 loss vs. COL (CQ-Game 5)On Road:1:01 - Mattias Ohlund & Todd Bertuzzi, 5/8/03 @11:29 &12:30 of 2nd of 4-2 win at VAN (CS-Game 7)FASTEST THREE GOALS, TEAM3:40 - Darby Hendrickson, Antti Laaksonen & AndrewBrunette, 5/07/03 @ 6:57, 9:25 & 10:37 of 3rdof 5-1 win vs. VAN (CS-Game 6)At Home:3:40 - Darby Hendrickson, Antti Laaksonen & AndrewBrunette, 5/07/03 @ 6:57, 9:25 & 10:37 of 3rdof 5-1 win vs. VAN (CS-Game 6)On Road:4:20 - Filip Kuba, Marian Gaborik & Wes Walz, 4/10/03@ 5:33, 9:28 & 9:53 in 2nd of 4-2 win at COL(CQ-Game 1)FASTEST THREE GOALS AGAINST, TEAM5:31 - Paul Kariya (2) & Stanislav Chistov, 5/14/03 @8:20, 12:16 & 13:51 of 2nd per. of 4-0 loss at ANA(CF-Game 3)At Home:NoneOn Road:5:31 - Paul Kariya (2) & Stanislav Chistov, 5/14/03 @8:20, 12:16 & 13:51 of 2nd per. of 4-0 loss at ANA(CF-Game 3)FASTEST OVERTIME GOAL SCORED BY WILD1:14 - 4/11/08, Keith Carney, 3-2 win vs. COL (CQ-Game 2)At Home:1:14 - 4/11/08, Keith Carney, 3-2 win vs. COL (CQ-Game 2)On Road:3:25 - 4/22/03, Andrew Brunette, 3-2 win at COL (CQ-Game 7)206 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 207Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlickyindividual recordsgAMESMOST GAMES, CAREER29 - Marian Gaborik, 2003-08By Defenseman24 - Nick Schultz, 2003-08MOST GAMES, SEASON18 - Marian Gaborik, 2003By Defenseman:18 - Filip Kuba, 2003goalsMOST GOALS, CAREER12 - Marian Gaborik, 2003-08By Defenseman3 - Filip Kuba, 2003MOST GOALS, SEASON9 - Marian Gaborik, 2003By Defenseman:3 - Filip Kuba, 2003MOST GOALS, SERIES5 - Marian Gaborik, 2003 Conference Semifinal vs. VAN5 - Wes Walz, 2003 Conference Semifinal vs. VANBy Defenseman:2 - Filip Kuba, 2003 Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLMOST GOALS BY OPPONENT, SERIES6 - Joe Sakic, 2003 Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLMOST GOALS, GAME2 - 6x, last, Pascal Dupuis, 5/8/03 at VAN (CS-Game 7)By Defenseman:1 - 7x, last, Keith Carney, 4/11/08 vs. COL (CQ-Game 2)MOST GOALS BY OPPONENT, GAME2 - 4x, last, Francois Beauchemin, 4/13/07 at ANA (CQ-Game 2)MOST GOALS, PERIOD2 - 2x, last, Cliff Ronning, 5/5/03 in 2nd of 7-2 win atVAN (CS-Game 5)MOST GOALS AGAINST, PERIOD2 - 2x, last, Paul Kariya, 5/14/03 in 2nd of 4-0 loss atANA (CF-Game 3)ASSISTSMOST ASSISTS, CAREER11 - Sergei Zholtok, 2003By Defenseman:5 - Filip Kuba; 2003MOST ASSISTS, SEASON11 - Sergei Zholtok, 2003By Defenseman:5 - Filip Kuba; 2003MOST ASSISTS, SERIES6 - Marian Gaborik, 2003 Conference Semifinal vs. VAN6 - Sergei Zholtok, 2003 Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLBy Defenseman3 - Filip Kuba, 2003 Conference Semifinal vs. VANPLAYOFF RECORD BOOKMOST ASSISTS BY OPPONENT, SERIES6 - Markus Naslund, 2003 Conference Semifinal vs. VAN6 - Peter Forsberg, 2003 Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLMOST ASSISTS, GAME3 - Cliff Ronning, 5/07/03 vs. VAN (CS-Game 6)By Defenseman:2 - Filip Kuba, 4/22/03 at COL (CQ-Game 7)MOST ASSISTS BY OPPONENT, GAME2 - 11x, last, Peter Forsberg & Milan Hejduk, 4/17/08vs. COL (CQ-Game 5)MOST ASSISTS, PERIOD3 - Cliff Ronning, 5/07/03 in 3rd of 5-1 win vs. VAN(CS-Game 5)MOST ASSISTS AGAINST, PERIOD2 - 2x, last, Adam Oates & Petr Sykora, 5/14/03 in2nd of 4-0 loss at ANA (CF-Game 3)POINTSMOST POINTS, CAREER22 - Marian Gaborik (12g-10a), 2003-08By Defenseman:8 - Filip Kuba (3g-5a), 2003MOST POINTS, SEASON17 - Marian Gaborik (9g-8a), 2003By Defenseman:8 - Filip Kuba (3g-5a); 2003By Rookie:1 - Pierre-Marc Bouchard (1a), 2003- James Sheppard (1a), 2008MOST POINTS, SERIES11 - Marian Gaborik (5g-6a), 2003 ConferenceSemifinal vs. VANBy Defenseman:4 - 2x, last, Filip Kuba (1g-3a), 2003 ConferenceSemifinal vs. VANMOST POINTS BY OPPONENT, SERIES9 - Joe Sakic (6g-3a), 2003 Conference Quarterfinalvs. COLMOST POINTS, GAME3 - 4x, last, Cliff Ronning (0g-3a), 5/7/03 vs. VAN `(CS-Game 6)By Defenseman:2 - Filip Kuba (0g-2a), 4/22/03 at COL (CQ-Game 7)MOST POINTS BY OPPONENT, GAME3 - Joe Sakic (2g-1a), 5/16/03 vs. COL (CQ-Game 4)MOST POINTS, PERIOD3 - Cliff Ronning (0g-3a), 5/7/03 in 3rd of 5-1 win vs.VAN (CS-Game 6)MOST POINTS AGAINST, PERIOD2 - 8x, last, Ryan Getzlaf (1g-1a), 4/13/07 in 2nd of3-2 loss at ANA (CQ-Game 2)STREAKSLONGEST GOAL-SCORING STREAK4 - Marian Gaborik (5g); 4/27-5/05/03- Mikko Koivu (4g); 4/9-4/15/08LONGEST POINT-SCORING STREAK8 - Marian Gaborik (7g-8a=15pts); 4/21-5/07/03LONGEST ASSIST STREAK3 - Sergei Zholtok (4a); 5/05-5/08/03- Wes Walz (5a); 5/02-5/07/03- Filip Kuba (4a); 4/22-4/27/03- Brian Rolston (3a); 4/14-4/18/08MOST CONSECUTIVE WINS BY GOALTENDER3 - Dwayne Roloson, 5/05-5/08/03- Manny Fernandez, 4/19-4/22/03MOST CONSECUTIVE LOSSES BY GOALTENDER3 - Dwayne Roloson, 4/12-4/16/03- Niklas Backstrom, 4/11-4/15/07- Niklas Backstrom, 4/15-4/19/08LONGEST SHUTOUT STREAK BY GOALTENDER88:06 - Manny Fernandez, 5/10/03PENALTY MINUTESMOST PENALTY MINUTES, CAREER44 - Derek BoogaardMOST PENALTY MINUTES, SEASON27 - Stephane Veilleux, 2008MOST PENALTY MINUTES, SERIES27 - Stephane Veilleux, 2008 Conf. Qtr. vs. COLMOST PENALTY MINUTES BY OPPONENT, SERIES24 - Todd Bertuzzi, 2003 Conference Semifinal vs. VANMOST PENALTY MINUTES, GAME25 - Stephane Veilleux, 4/15/08 at COL (CQ-Game 4)By Goaltender:2 - 3x, last, Niklas Backstrom, 4/15/07 vs. ANA (CQ-Game 3)MOST PENALTY MINUTES BY OPPONENT, GAME20 - Brad May, 4/17/07 vs. ANA (CQ-Game 3)MOST PENALTY MINUTES, PERIOD19 - Stephane Veilleux, 4/15/08 in 3rd of 5-1 loss atCOL (CQ-Game 4)MOST PENALTY MINUTES, PERIOD, OPPONENT20 - Brad May, 4/17/07 in 3rd of 4-1 win vs. ANA(CQ-Game 3)POWER-PLAY GOALSMOST POWER-PLAY GOALS, CAREER5 - Marian Gaborik, 2003-08MOST POWER-PLAY GOALS, SEASON4 - Marian Gaborik & Andrew Brunette; 2003MOST POWER-PLAY GOALS, SERIES3 -Marian Gaborik, 2003 Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLMOST POWER-PLAY GOALS AGAINST, SERIES3 - 3x, last, Adam Oates, 2003 Conference Final vs. ANAMOST POWER PLAY GOALS, GAME2 - Andrew Brunette, 5/07/03 vs. VAN (CS-Game 6)MOST POWER PLAY GOALS AGAINST, GAME2 - 2x, last, Francois Beauchemin, 4/13/07 at ANA (CQ-Game 2)MOST POWER PLAY GOALS, PERIOD1 - 21x, last, Pierre-Marc Bouchard, 4/17/08 in 1st of3-2 loss vs. COL (CQ-Game 5)MOST POWER PLAY GOALS AGAINST, PERIOD1 - 23x, last, Wojtek Wolski, 4/17/08 in 3rd of 3-2 lossvs. COL (CQ-Game 5)PLAYOFF RECORD BOOKSHORT-HANDED GOALSMOST SHORTHANDED GOALS, CAREER2 - Wes Walz, 2003-07MOST SHORTHANDED GOALS, SEASON2 - Wes Walz, 2003MOST SHORTHANDED GOALS, SERIES1 - 5x, last, Mikko Koivu, 2008 Conf. Qtr. vs. COLMOST SHORTHANDED GOALS BY OPPONENT, SERIES1 - 5x, last, Ben Guite, 2008 Conf. Qtr. vs. COLMOST SHORTHANDED GOALS, GAME1 - 5x, last, Mikko Koivu, 4/15/08 in 5-1 loss at COL(CQ-Game 4)MOST SHORTHANDED GOALS BY OPPONENT, GAME1 - 5x, last, Ben Guite, 4/19/08 in 2-1 loss at COL(CQ-Game 6)MOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS, PERIOD1 - 5x, last, Mikko Koivu, 4/15/08 in 3rd of 5-1 loss atCOL (CQ-Game 4)MOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS BY OPPONENT, PERIOD1 - 5x, last, Ben Guite, 4/19/08 in 1st of 2-1 lossat COL (CQ-Game 6)GAME-WINNING GOALSMOST GAME-WINNING GOALS, CAREER2 - Wes WalzMOST GAME-WINNING GOALS, SEASON2 - Wes Walz, 2003MOST GAME-WINNING GOALS, SERIES1 - 11x, last, Pierre-Marc Bouchard, 2008 Conf. Qtr. vs. COLOVERTIME GOALSMOST OVERTIME GOALS, CAREER1 - Richard Park, Andrew Brunette, Keith Carney,Pierre-Marc BouchardMOST OVERTIME GOALS, SEASON1 - Richard Park & Andrew Brunette, 2003- Keith Carney & Pierre-Marc Bouchard, 2008MOST OVERTIME GOALS, SERIES1 - 4x, last,Keith Carney & Pierre-Marc Bouchard,2008 Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLSHOTS ON GOALMOST SHOTS ON GOAL, CAREER95 - Marian Gaborik, 2003-08By Defenseman:30 - Andrei ZyuzinMOST SHOTS ON GOAL, SEASON52 - Marian Gaborik, 2003By Defenseman:30 - Andrei Zyuzin, 2003MOST SHOTS ON GOAL, GAME9 - Marian Gaborik, 4/14/08 at COL (CQ-Game 3)By Defenseman:5 - 3x, last, Brent Burns, 4/14/08 at COL (CQ-Game 3)MOST SHOTS ON GOAL BY OPPONENT, GAME8 - 3x, last, Joe Sakic, 4/14/08 at COL (CQ-Game 3)208 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 209Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlickygames played, goaltenderMOST GAMES PLAYED BY GOALTENDER, CAREER11 - Dwayne Roloson, 2003- Niklas Backstrom 2007-08MOST GAMES PLAYED BY GOALTENDER, SEASON11 - Dwayne Roloson, 2003MOST GAMES PLAYED BY GOALTENDER, SERIES6 - Niklas Backstrom, 2008 Conf. Qtr. vs. COLminutes playedMOST MINUTES PLAYED BY GOALTENDER, CAREER658 - Niklas Backstrom 2007-08MOST MINUTES PLAYED BY GOALTENDER, SEASON579 - Dwayne Roloson, 2003MOST MINUTES PLAYED BY GOALTENDER, SERIES361 - Niklas Backstrom, 2008 Conf. Qtr. vs. COLMOST MINUTES PLAYED BY GOALTENDER, GAME88:06 - Manny Fernandez, 5/10/03 vs. ANA (CF-Game 1)WINS / LOSSESMOST WINS BY GOALTENDER, CAREER5 - Dwayne Roloson, 2003MOST LOSSES BY GOALTENDER, CAREER8 - Niklas Backstrom, 2007-08MOST WINS BY GOALTENDER, SEASON5 - Dwayne Roloson, 2003MOST LOSSES BY GOALTENDER, SEASON6 - Dwayne Roloson, 2003MOST WINS BY GOALTENDER, SERIES4 - Dwayne Roloson, 2003 Conference Semifinal vs. VANMOST LOSSES BY GOALTENDER, SERIES4 - Niklas Backstrom, 2007 Conf. Qtr. vs. ANA- Niklas Backstrom, 2008 Conf. Qtr. vs. COLSavesMOST SAVES, CAREER287 - Niklas Backstrom, 2007-08MOST SAVES, SEASON235 - Manny Fernandez, 2003MOST SAVES, SERIES153 - Niklas Backstrom, 2008 Conf. Qtr. vs. COLMOST SAVES AGAINST, SERIES188 - Jose Theodore, 208 Conf. Qtr. vs. COLMOST SAVES, GAME44 - Niklas Backstrom, 4/14/08 at COL (CQ-Game 3)MOST SAVES, GAME (REGULATION)43 - Manny Fernandez, 4/22/03 at COL (CQ-Game 7)MOST SAVES AGAINST, GAME39 - J.S. Giguere, 5/10/03 vs. ANA (CF-Game 1)MOST SAVES AGAINST, GAME (REGULATION)35 - J.S. Giguere, 5/14/03 vs. ANA (CF-Game 3)MOST SAVES, PERIOD21 - Niklas Backstrom, 4/19/07 in 2nd of 4-1 lossat ANA (CQ-Game 5)MOST SAVES AGAINST, PERIOD16 - J.S. Giguere, 5/14/03 in 1st of 4-0 loss at ANA(CF-Game 3)- Jose Theodore, 4/17/08 in 1st of 3-2 loss vs. COL(CQ-Game 5)PLAYOFF RECORD BOOKGOALS ALLOWEDMOST GOALS ALLOWED BY GOALTENDER, CAREER28 - Niklas Backstrom 2007-08MOST GOALS ALLOWED BY GOALTENDER, SEASON25 - Dwayne Roloson, 2003MOST GOALS ALLOWED BY GOALTENDER, SERIES17 - Niklas Backstrom, 2008 Conf. Qtr. vs. COLFEWEST GOALS ALLOWED BY GOALTENDER, SERIES4 - Manny Fernandez, 2003 Conference Final vs. ANAMOST GOALS ALLOWED, GAME5 - Niklas Backstrom, 4/15/08 at COL in 5-1 loss atCOL (CQ-Game 4)MOST GOALS ALLOWED, PERIOD3 - Niklas Backstrom, 4/15/08 at COL in 1st of 5-1loss at COL (CQ-Game 4)GOALS AGAINST AVERAGELOWEST GOALS-AGAINST-AVERAGE, CAREER1.96 - Manny Fernandez, 2003LOWEST GOALS-AGAINST-AVERAGE, SEASON1.96 - Manny Fernandez; 2003LOWEST GOALS-AGAINST-AVERAGE, SERIES1.37 - Manny Fernandez, 2003 Conference Final vs. ANASAVE PERCENTAGEHIGHEST SAVE PERCENTAGE, CAREER.929 - Manny Fernandez, 2003HIGHEST SAVE PERCENTAGE, SEASON.929 - Manny Fernandez; 2003HIGHEST SAVE PERCENTAGE, SERIES.943 - Manny Fernandez, 2003 Conference Final vs. ANASHUTOUTSMOST SHUTOUTS, CAREER0MOST SHUTOUTS, SEASON0MOST SHUTOUTS, SERIES0All-time playoff scoringPLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG SOG SH%Marian Gaborik 29 12 10 22 2 18 5 1 1 95 12.6Wes Walz 23 7 7 14 6 18 0 2 2 38 18.4Andrew Brunette 18 7 6 13 -3 4 4 0 1 33 21.2Sergei Zholtok 18 2 11 13 -7 0 1 0 0 34 5.9Cliff Ronning 17 2 7 9 -3 4 1 0 0 37 5.4Pascal Dupuis 16 4 4 8 0 8 2 0 1 36 11.1Filip Kuba 18 3 5 8 -8 24 3 0 0 21 14.3Brian Rolston 11 3 5 8 2 12 0 1 0 54 5.6Pierre-Marc Bouchard 16 3 4 7 -3 4 1 0 1 28 10.7Pavol Demitra 11 2 5 7 -1 2 1 0 0 24 8.3Mikko Koivu 11 5 1 6 -1 8 0 1 0 28 17.9Richard Park 18 3 3 6 -2 4 0 0 1 26 11.5Darby Hendrickson 17 2 3 5 1 4 0 0 1 22 9.1Jeremy Stevenson 14 0 5 5 0 12 0 0 0 17 0.0Antti Laaksonen 16 1 3 4 -3 4 0 0 0 25 4.0Willie Mitchell 18 1 3 4 5 14 0 0 0 18 5.6Brent Burns 11 0 3 3 1 20 0 0 0 29 0.0Petteri Nummelin 7 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 15 6.7Keith Carney 11 1 1 2 3 4 0 0 1 3 33.3Jim Dowd 15 0 2 2 -1 0 0 0 0 24 0.0Todd Fedoruk 6 1 1 2 -2 16 1 0 0 5 20.0Kurtis Foster 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0Jason Marshall 15 1 1 2 -1 16 0 0 1 12 8.3Nick Schultz 24 0 2 2 2 10 0 0 0 9 0.0Lubomir Sekeras 15 1 1 2 -2 6 1 0 1 13 7.7Derek Boogaard 10 0 1 1 -1 44 0 0 0 1 0.0Kim Johnsson 10 0 1 1 -2 20 0 0 0 16 0.0Mark Parrish 6 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 14 7.1James Sheppard 6 0 1 1 -1 4 0 0 0 4 0.0Aaron Voros 5 1 0 1 -1 16 0 0 0 10 10.0Andrei Zyuzin 18 0 1 1 -3 14 0 0 0 30 0.0Eric Belanger 6 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 9 0.0Brad Bombardir 4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0Brad Brown 11 0 0 0 -1 16 0 0 0 0 0.0Matt Foy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Adam Hall 3 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 2 0.0Sean Hill 5 0 0 0 -2 4 0 0 0 1 0.0Matt Johnson 12 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 2 0.0Bill Muckalt 5 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 4 0.0Benoit Pouliot 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.0Branko Radivojevic 7 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 11 0.0Erik Reitz 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Chris Simon 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Martin Skoula 11 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 8 0.0Wyatt Smith 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0Stephane Veilleux 11 0 0 0 -2 31 0 0 0 19 0.0Todd White 4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 6 0.0GOALTENDER GP W L SA GA GAA SV SV% SO MINNiklas Backstrom 11 3 8 315 28 2.55 287 .911 0 658Dwayne Roloson 11 5 6 257 25 2.60 232 .903 0 578Manny Fernandez 9 3 4 253 18 1.96 235 .929 0 552Josh Harding 1 0 0 11 0 0.00 11 1.000 0 20210 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 211Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyGAMES1. Marian Gaborik 292. Nick Schultz 243. Wes Walz 234. Andrew Brunette 18Filip Kuba 18Willie Mitchell 18Richard Park 18Sergei Zholtok 18Andrei Zyuzin 1810. Two Players Tied 17Goals1. Marian Gaborik 122. Wes Walz 7Andrew Brunette 74. Mikko Koivu 55. Pascal Dupuis 46. Filip Kuba 3Pierre-Marc Bouchard 3Brian Rolston 3Richard Park 310. Four Players Tied 2Assists1. Sergei Zholtok 112. Marian Gaborik 103. Cliff Ronning 7Wes Walz 74. Andrew Brunette 66. Filip Kuba 5Jeremy Stevenson 5Pavol Demitra 5Brian Rolston 510. P. Dupuis / P. Bouchard 4POINTS1. Marian Gaborik 222. Wes Walz 143. Andrew Brunette 13Sergei Zholtok 135. Cliff Ronning 96. Pascal Dupuis 8Filip Kuba 8Brian Rolston 89. Pierre-Marc Bouchard 7Pavol Demitra 7PLUS/MINUS1. Wes Walz +62. Willie Mitchell +53. Keith Carney +34. Marian Gaborik +2Brian Rolston +2Mark Parrish +2Nick Schultz +28. Four Players Tied +1All-time playoff leadersPenalty Minutes1. Derek Boogaard 442. Stephane Veilleux 313. Matt Johnson 254. Filip Kuba 245. Brent Burns 20Kim Johnsson 207. Marian Gaborik 18Wes Walz 189. Four Players Tied 16Power-Play Goals1. Marian Gaborik 52. Andrew Brunette 43. Filip Kuba 34. Pascal Dupuis 25. Seven Players Tied 1Short-Handed Goals1. Wes Walz 22. Marian Gaborik 1Brian Rolston 1Mikko Koivu 1Game-Winning Goals1. Wes Walz 22. Marian Gaborik 1Pierre-Marc Bouchard 1Keith Carney 1Andrew Brunette 1Pascal Dupuis 1Darby Hendrickson 1Jason Marshall 1Richard Park 1Lubomir Sekeras 1OVERTIME GOALS1. Andrew Brunette 1Richard Park 1Keith Carney 1Pierre-Marc Bouchard 1Shots on goal1. Marian Gaborik 952. Brian Rolston 543. Wes Walz 384. Cliff Ronning 375. Pascal Dupuis 366. Sergei Zholtok 347. Andrew Brunette 338. Andrei Zyuzin 309. Brent Burns 2910. P. Bouchard / M. Koivu 28games played (Goaltenders)1. Dwayne Roloson 11Niklas Backstrom 113. Manny Fernandez 94. Josh Harding 1Games Started (Goaltenders)1. Dwayne Roloson 11Niklas Backstrom 113. Manny Fernandez 7Goals Against Average1. Josh Harding 0.002. Manny Fernandez 1.963. Nicklas Backstrom 2.554. Dwayne Roloson 2.60WINS1. Dwayne Roloson 52. Manny Fernandez 3Niklas Backstrom 3Losses1. Niklas Backstrom 82. Dwayne Roloson 63. Manny Fernandez 4Saves1. Niklas Backstrom 2872. Manny Fernandez 2353. Dwayne Roloson 2324. Josh Harding 11Shots Faced1. Niklas Backstrom 3152. Dwayne Roloson 2573. Manny Fernandez 2534. Josh Harding 11save percentage1. Josh Harding 1.0002. Manny Fernandez .9293. Niklas Backstrom .9114. Dwayne Roloson .903Minutes Played1. Niklas Backstrom 6582. Dwayne Roloson 5783. Manny Fernandez 5524. Josh Harding 20FIRST GAMEHome: vs. COL, Apr. 14, 2003Road: at COL, Apr. 10, 2003FIRST WINHome: vs. COL (3-2 OT), Apr. 21, 2003Road: at COL (4-2), Apr. 10, 2003FIRST OT WINHome: vs. COL (3-2 OT), Apr. 21, 2003Road: at COL (3-2 OT), Apr. 22, 2003FIRST OT LOSSHome: vs. VAN (3-2 OT), May 2, 2003Road: at VAN (4-3 OT), Apr. 25, 2003FIRST LOSSHome: vs. COL (3-0), Apr. 14, 2003Road: at COL (3-2), Apr. 12, 2003FIRST SHUTOUT FORHome: NoneRoad: NoneFIRST SHUTOUT AGAINSTHome: vs. COL (3-0, Roy), 4/14/03Road: at ANA (4-0, Giguere), 5/14/03FIRST GOALHome: Marian Gaborik, 17:20 of 3rdper., vs. COL (3-1 loss), 4/16/03Road: Filip Kuba, 5:33 of 2nd per., atCOL (4-2 win), 4/10/03FIRST ASSISTSHome: Cliff Ronning, Sergei Zholtok,17:20 of 3rd per., vs. COL (3-1 loss),4/16/03Road: Andrew Brunette, Sergei Zholtok,5:33 of 2nd per., at COL (4-2 win),4/10/03FIRST GAME-WINNING GOALHome: Richard Park, 4:22 of OT, vs. COL(3-2 OT win), 4/21/03Road: Wes Walz, 9:53 of 2nd, at COL(4-2 win), 4/10/03FIRST OT GOALHome: Richard Park, 4:22 of OT, vs. COL(3-2 OT win), 4/21/03Road - Andrew Brunette, 3:25 of OT, atColorado (3-2 OT win), 4/22/03FIRST POWER-PLAY GOALHome - Marian Gaborik, 17:20 of 3rdper., vs. COL (3-1 loss), 4/16/03Road - Filip Kuba, 5:33 of 2nd per., atCOL (4-2 win), 4/10/03FIRST SHORT-HANDED GOALHome - NoneRoad - Wes Walz, 8:09 of 1st, at COL(3-2 loss), 4/12/03playoff firstsFIRST EMPTY NET GOALHome - NoneRoad - NoneFIRST PENALTY SHOTHome - NoneRoad - NoneFIRST PENALTY SHOT AGAINSTHome - Ryan Smyth, missed, 17:33 of3rd vs. COL (3-2 OT loss), 4/9/08Road - NoneFIRST PENALTYHome - Jason Marshall (cross check),7:32 of 1st vs. COL (3-0 loss), 4/14/03Road - Andrew Brunette (hooking), 2:54of 2nd, at COL (4-2 win), 4/10/03FIRST MINOR PENALTYHome - Jason Marshall (cross check),7:32 of 1st, vs. COL (3-0 loss), 4/14/03Road - Andrew Brunette (hooking), 2:54of 2nd, at COL (4-2 win), 4/10/03FIRST MAJOR PENALTYHome - Matt Johnson (fighting), 0:07 of1st, vs. VAN(3-2 loss), 4/29/03Road - Brent Burns (fighting), 11:38 of1st, vs. ANA (3-2 loss), 4/13/07FIRST MISCONDUCT PENALTYHome - NoneRoad - Willie Mitchell, Brad Brown &Matt Johnson, 20:00 of 3rd per., atVancouver (3-2 win), 4/27/03FIRST PP ATTEMPTHome - 10:02 of 1st, vs. COL, 4/14/03Road - 4:38 of 2nd, at COL, 4/10/03FIRST PENALTY KILLHome - 13:42 of 1st, vs. COL, 4/14/03Road - 2:54 of 2nd, at COL, 4/10/03FIRST TWO-GOAL GAMEHome - Richard Park, vs. COL, 4/21/03Road - Wes Walz, at VAN, 4/25/03FIRST HAT TRICKHome - NoneRoad - NoneFIRST TWO-ASSIST GAMEHome - Marian Gaborik (2a), vs. COL(3-2 OT win), 4/21/03Road - Darby Hendrickson (2a), at COL(3-2 loss), 4/12/03FIRST THREE-ASSIST GAMEHome - Cliff Ronning (3a), vs. VAN (5-1win), 5/7/03Road - NoneFIRST TWO-POINT GAMEHome - Marian Gaborik (1g-2a); RichardPark (2g-0a), vs. COL, 4/21/03Road - Andrew Brunette (1g-1a), atCOL (4-2 win), 4/10/03FIRST THREE-POINT GAMEHome - Marian Gaborik (1g-2a), vs.COL, 4/21/03Road - Andrew Brunette (1g-2a), atCOL, 4/22/03FIRST FOUR-POINT GAMEHome - NoneRoad - NoneGOALTENDER FIRSTSFIRST WINHome: Manny Fernandez, vs. COL (3-2OT win), 4/21/03Road: Dwayne Roloson, at COL (4-2win), 4/10/03FIRST LOSSHome - Dwayne Roloson, vs. COL (3-0loss), 4/14/03Road - Dwayne Roloson, at COL (3-2loss), 4/12/03FIRST SHUTOUTHome - NoneRoad - NoneFIRST PENALTY SHOT FACEDHome - Niklas Backstrom, vs. RyanSmyth (COL); miss (3-2 OT loss),4/9/08Road - NoneFIRST POINTHome - NoneRoad - Niklas Backstrom, at ANA,4/19/07FIRST PENALTYHome - Dwayne Roloson (tripping), 8:35of 1st, vs. ANA (2-0 loss), 5/12/03Road - Dwayne Roloson (roughing),20:00 of 2nd, at VAN (7-2 win), 5/5/03212 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 213Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlicky214 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDEThe NationalHockey LeagueTable of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyGARY BETTMANNHL NEW YORK,NHL ENTERPRISES, L.P.& NHL PRODUCTIONS/NHLIMAGES1185 Avenue of the AmericasNew York, NY 10036Phone: 212.789.2000Fax: 212.789.2020PR Fax: 212.789.2080Nhl directoryNHL TORONTO & NHLENTERPRISES CANADA, L.P.50 Bay Street, 11th FloorToronto, Ontario M5J 2X8Phone: 416.981.2777Fax: 416.981.2779PR Fax: 416.981.27692007-08 NATIONAL LEAGUE HOCKEY DIRECTORYNHL MONTREAL1800 McGill College Avenue,Suite 2600Montreal, Quebec H3A 3J6Phone: 514.841.9220Fax: 514.841.1070ExecutiveCommissioner................................................................................................................................Gary B. BettmanDeputy Commissioner.......................................................................................................................... William DalyChief Operating Officer.........................................................................................................................John CollinsSenior Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations......................................................................Colin CampbellCOMMUNICATIONSSenior Vice President, Public Relations (Toronto)............................................................................... Gary MeagherSenior Vice President, Communications.....................................................................................Bernadette MansurGroup Vice President, Media Relations................................................................................................ Frank BrownVice President, Public Relations & Player Development.......................................................................Jamey HoranVice President, Community and Diversity Programming.........................................................................Ken MartinStatistician and Information Officer (Toronto)...................................................................................Benny ErcolaniTEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)................. Honda Center (17,174, 1993)Mailing Address..............................................2695 Katella Ave.Anaheim, CA 92806Telephone.............................................................714.940.2900Fax .......................................................................714.940.2953Website....................................................... anaheimducks.comFounded........................................................................1993-94Stanley Cup Titles..............................................................2007Colors......................................... Black, Gold, Orange and SilverDirectoryChief Executive Officer.................................. Michael SchulmanExecutive Vice President/General Manager.......... Brian P. BurkeHead Coach..........................................................Randy CarlyleAssistant Coaches...........................Dave Farrish, Newell BrownGoaltending Consultant..................................... Francois AllaireCommunications DepartmentDirector of Media & Communications........................Alex GilchristMedia & Communications Manager............................Steve Hoem,Media & Communications Manager....................Lauren O’GormanDirector of Publications & New Media..................... Adam Bradyanaheim ducks2008-09 matchupsSun. 12/14 Honda Center 7:00 p.m.Sat. 1/17 Xcel Energy Center 8:00 p.m.Wed. 2/4 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Sun. 3/8 Honda Center 7:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: Vaclav Prospal, 1/23/04, (D. Roloson), 3-1=4 pts.Overtime Games: Six, most recent 10/27/06, 3-2 shootout win at MIN (Koivu)Penalty Shots: NoneShutouts: Six (MIN-3, ANA-3), last, 10/14/07, 2-0 win at ANA (Harding-37 saves)Last Trade Between Ducks and Wild: 6/11/08, Acquired D Marc-Andre Bergeron in exchange for a third round pick in the 2009 NHLEntry Draft.WILD VS. ANAHEIM DUCKS2007-08 Wild Record: 3-1-0 (1-1-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 2-0-0 at Anaheim)All-Time Wild Record: 14-10-4 (8-3-3 at Xcel Energy Center, 6-7-1 at Anaheim)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.MIN 0 2 0 – 2 9 9 7 – 25 0-4 12-33 Rolston (1) Harding (37-37)10/14 ANA 0 0 0 – 0 14 19 4 – 37 0-8 8-25 Giguere (23-25) 17,174MIN 1 4 0 – 5 6 9 4 – 19 4-6 3-14 Belanger (3) Harding (28-30)12/14 ANA 0 0 2 – 2 7 10 13 – 27 1-2 5-12 GIGUERE (6-9); Hiller (8-10) 17,174ANA 1 2 1 – 4 12 9 6 – 27 1-4 3-6 Pronger Hiller (25-27)1/18 MIN 0 2 0 – 2 5 12 10 – 27 0-2 5-10 Harding (23-27) *18,568ANA 0 1 0 – 1 5 10 6 – 21 0-4 6-12 GIGUERE (8-11); Hiller (10-12)1/30 MIN 0 4 1 – 5 7 8 8 – 23 0-3 6-12 Gaborik (5) Backstrom (20-21) *18,568Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)ANA 1 3 3 – 7 38 48 29 – 115 2-18 (11.1) 22-55 Giguere (0-3-0, 37-45); Hiller (1-0-0, 43-49)MIN 1 12 1 – 14 27 38 29 – 94 4-15 (26.6) 26-69 Harding (2-1-0, 88-94); Backstrom (1-0-0, 20-21)Series NotesThe Wild was not allowed a power play opportunity for the first time in franchise history at Anaheim (11/12/07)...The Ducks posted 24 shotson goal in the third period (1/23/04), the most shots ever allowed by the Wild in a period...Anaheim and Minnesota met in the 2003 WesternConference Final with the Ducks taking the series, 4-0, on their way to the Stanley Cup Final...The Ducks defeated the Wild 4-1 in the 2007Western Conference Quarterfinals...The two teams combined for two penalties and a total of four penalty minutes (12/31/02), which are tiedfor Wild franchise records for fewest penalties and penalty minutes by both teams...The Wild played its first-ever game at Anaheim and lost3-1 (10/6/00)...Sean O’Donnell was the first captain in Minnesota Wild History (October 2000)...Martin Skoula and Marc-Andre Bergeron areformer Ducks...Ryan Carter is a native of St. Paul...The Ducks were known as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim prior to the 2006-07 season...Owen Nolan leads the Wild in career scoring vs. Anaheim with 45 points (20-25=45) in 50 games played...Brendan Morrison leads Anaheimin all-time scoring vs. Minnesota with 20 points (3-17=20)...Jean-Sebastien Giguere has recorded three shutouts in 21 career meetingsagainst the Wild.216 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 217Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyTEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)..................Philips Arena (18,545, 1999)Mailing Address...........One CNN Center, 12th Floor South TowerAtlanta, GA 30303Telephone.............................................................404.827.5300Fax .......................................................................404.827.5769Website....................................................atlantathrashers.comFounded........................................................................1999-00Stanley Cup Titles.............................................................. NoneColors................................ Navy, Blue, Copper, Bronze and GoldDirectoryPresident & CEO.............................................. Bernard J. MullinGeneral Manager.....................................................Don WaddellHead Coach......................................................... John AndersonAssistant Coaches........ Randy Cunneyworth, Todd Nelson, Steve WeeksVideo Coach..........................................................Tomy BorgfordCommunications DepartmentSenior Director of Public Relations............................... Rob KochAssistant Director of Media Relations...................... Brian PotterMedia Relations Assistant......................................Rob TillotsonAtlanta thrashers2008-09 matchupsTue. 10/14 Philips Arena 6:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: Marian Gaborik, 11/13/01 (D. Rhodes), 3-0=3 pts.Overtime Games: Two; 1/3/01, 1-1 tie vs. ATL; 3/7/08, 3-2 shootout loss (Christensen) at ATLPenalty Shots: NoneShutouts: NoneLast Trade Between Thrashers and Wild: 06/14/06, Acquired D Petteri Nummelin in exchange for conditional pick in the 2007NHL Entry Draft.WILD VS. ATLANTA THRASHERS2007-08 Wild Record: 0-0-1 (Did not play at Xcel Energy Center, 0-0-1 at Atlanta)All-Time Wild Record: 5-0-2 (3-0-1 at Xcel Energy Center, 2-0-1 at Atlanta)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.MIN 1 0 1 0 2 16 10 10 3 39 2-6 4-8 Backstrom (24-26)3/7 ATL 0 0 2 0 3 5 7 11 3 26 1-4 7-22 Christensen Hedberg (37-39) 18,709Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)ATL 0 0 2 0 3 5 7 11 3 26 1-4 (25.0) 7-22 Hedberg (1-0-0, 37-39)MIN 1 0 1 0 2 16 10 10 3 39 2-6 (33.3) 4-8 Backstrom (0-0-1, 24-26)Series NotesThe Wild suffered its first loss to Atlanta in franchise history 3-2, in a shootout, snapping a five-game win streak versus the Thrashers...Brian Rolston and Brent Burns scored the two Wild goals in the lone 2007-08 match-up...Minnesota is now 5-0-2 all-time against Atlanta...Minnesota scored two power play goals in their 3-2 victory to extend its club record of games with a power play goal to eight (10/30/03)...Marian Gaborik recorded his first career hat trick, and the second in franchise history, in a 4-2 victory over the Thrashers at Xcel EnergyCenter (11/13/00)...Todd White played two seasons for Minnesota...Eric Belanger appeared in 24 games with the Thrashers in 2006-07...Kurtis Foster played parts of two seasons with Atlanta...Niclas Havelid (1-5=6) and C Jason Williams (2-4=6) lead the Thrashers in all-timescoring against Minnesota with six points.TEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)...........TD Banknorth Garden (17,565, 1995)Mailing Address..............................................100 Legends WayBoston, MA 02114Telephone.............................................................617.624.2327Fax .......................................................................617.523.7184Website..........................................................bostonbruins.comFounded........................................................................1924-25Stanley Cup Titles......................1929, 1939, 1941, 1970, 1972Colors...................................................... Gold, Black and WhiteDirectoryOwner & Governor.............................................. Jeremy J. JacobsGeneral Manager.................................................. Peter ChiarelliHead Coach............................................................Claude JulienAssistant Coaches.........Doug Honda, Craig Ramsay, Geoff WardGoaltending Coach..................................................Bob EssensaCommunications DepartmentDirector of Media Relations...............................Matthew ChmuraDirector of Publications & Information....................Heidi Hollandboston bruins2008-09 matchupsSat. 10/11 Xcel Energy Center 7:30 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: NoneOvertime Games: NonePenalty Shots: NoneShutouts: One; 3/18/04, @BOS 0-MIN 2 (Fernandez-31 saves)Last Trade Between Bruins and Wild: 7/1/07, Acquired RW Petr Kalus and a 2009 fourth-round pick in exchange for G MannyFernandezWILD VS. BOSTON BRUINS2007-08 Wild Record: Teams Did Not MeetAll-Time Wild Record: 6-1-0 (2-1-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 4-0-0 at Boston)Series NotesMinnesota and Boston did not meet in the 2007-08 season...Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored a second period goal to help Minnesota earn a 2-1win at TD Banknorth Garden in their only meeting in 2006-07 (3/8/07)...Boston claimed its first ever victory against the Minnesota Wild witha 3-2 win at Xcel Energy Center (12/15/05)...Minnesota did not record a shot during the third period of the 5-3 win, the only time the Wildhas never recorded a shot in a period (11/8/01)...Pierre-Marc Bouchard made his NHL debut against Boston and posted an assist on thegame’s first goal...The Wild established a franchise-record for power-play goals on the road with four in a 6-1 victory at Boston (11/18/00)...Andrew Alberts (Minneapolis) and Mark Stuart (Rochester) are Minnesota natives...Phil Kessel played his college hockey at the University ofMinnesota…Owen Nolan leads the Wild in career scoring vs. Boston with 26 points (17-19=26)...Andrew Brunette is second with 21 points(8-13=21)...Marc Savard leads the Bruins in all-time scoring vs. Minnesota with 10 points (4-6=10).218 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 219Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyTEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)....................HSBC Arena (18,690, 1996)Mailing Address...............................One Seymour Knox III PlazaBuffalo, NY 14203Telephone.............................................................716.855.4100Fax .......................................................................717.855.4110Website....................................................................sabres.comFounded........................................................................1970-71Stanley Cup Titles.............................................................. NoneColors....................................Black, White, Red, Gray and SilverDirectoryGeneral Manager.................................................... Darcy RegierHead Coach................................................................Lindy RuffAssociate Coach............................................ Brian McCutcheonAssistant Coach.................................................... James PatrickGoaltender Coach.........................................................Jim CorsiCommunications DepartmentDirector of Public Relations................................ Michael GilbertManager of Publications & Hockey Information........ Kevin SnowCoordinator of Media Relations............................ Chris Bandurabuffalo sabres2008-09 matchupsTue. 10/23 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: NoneOvertime Games: NonePenalty Shots: One, 3/9/07 at BUF; Marian Gaborik vs. Ryan Miller; no goalShutouts: One; 1/14/03, @ MIN 0-BUF 1(Miller-22 saves)Last Trade Between Sabres and Wild: 3/8/04, Acquired 2005 fourth round draft pick from Buffalo in exchange for D Brad Brown andWild’s 2005 sixth round pick.WILD VS. BUFFALO SABRES2007-08 Wild Record: Teams Did Not MeetAll-Time Wild Record: 4-4-0 (1-3-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 3-1-0 at Buffalo)Series NotesThe Wild and Sabres did not meet during the 2007-08 season...Minnesota claimed a 5-1 win at Buffalo (3/9/07) in the only meeting duringthe 2006-07 season to even the all-time series 4-4-0...Dominic Moore scored two first period goals and Josh Harding made 35 saves inhis second start of the season...Minnesota assistant coach Mike Ramsey is a former player and assistant coach with the Sabres...Ramseyplayed 14 of his 18 NHL seasons with Buffalo and ranks third on the club’s all-time regular season games played list with 911...He wasoriginally the Sabres’ first choice (11th overall) in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft...Thomas Vanek played his college hockey at the University ofMinnesota...wen Nolan leads the Wild in career scoring vs. Buffalo with 40 points (17-23=40)...Jaroslav Spacek leads the Sabres in all-timescoring vs. Minnesota with 11 assists.TEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)........Pengrowth Saddledome (19,289, 1983)Mailing Address......................................Box 1540, Station “M”Calgary, Alberta T2P 3B9Telephone.............................................................403.777.2177Fax .......................................................................403.777.2195Website........................................................ calgaryflames.comFounded...................1972-73 (Relocated from Atlanta in 1980)Stanley Cup Titles..............................................................1989Colors.............................................. Red, White, Black and GoldDirectoryPresident & CEO............................................................Ken KingGeneral Manager.....................................................Darryl SutterHead Coach.............................................................Mike KeenanAssociate Coach....................................................... Jim PlayfairAssistant Coaches.........Rich Preston, Rob Cookson, Wayne FlemingGoaltending Coach...............................................David MarcouxCommunications DepartmentVice President, Communications.............................Peter HanlonDirector of Team Services............................................Sean KelsoAdministrative Assistant, Communications....... Bernie Hargravecalgary flames2008-09 matchupsWed. 12/17 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Mon. 12/29 Pengrowth Saddledome 8:00 p.m.Thu. 2/19 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Fri. 2/27 Pengrowth Saddledome 8:00 p.m.Sat. 3/28 Pengrowth Saddledome 9:00 p.m.Fri. 4/3 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: Marc Chouinard, 10/5/05, (M. Kiprusoff), 3-0=3 pts.; Jarome Iginla, 3/29/07, (N. Backstrom/J. Harding), 3-0=3 pts.;Jarome Iginla, 3/22/08, (J. Harding), 3-0=3pts.Overtime Games: 12, last, 1/16/08, 3-2 shootout loss (Huselius) vs. CGYPenalty Shots: Two, last, 12/29/05 at CGY; Brian Rolston vs. Miikka Kiprusoff; no goalShutouts: Seven (CGY-4, MIN-3), last, 3/27/07, 1-0 shootout loss vs. CGY (Kiprusoff – 38 saves, Backstrom – 24 saves)Last Trade Between Flames and Wild: Acquired a ninth round pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft (Mika Hannula) in exchange for GJamie McLennanWILD VS. CALGARY FLAMES2007-08 Wild Record: 2-5-1 (2-1-1 at Xcel Energy Center, 0-4-0 at Calgary)All-Time Wild Record: 14-23-8 (11-8-4 at Xcel Energy Center, 3-15-4 at Calgary)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.MIN 3 0 0 – 3 7 6 6 – 19 2-9 9-32 Backstrom (19-24)10/24 CGY 0 3 2 – 5 8 7 9 – 24 1-6 11-28 Tanguay Kiprusoff (16-19) 19,289CGY 0 1 0 – 1 9 8 7 – 24 0-3 6-26 Kiprusoff (13-16)11/3 MIN 1 1 2 – 4 5 5 7 – 17 1-3 6-16 Gaborik (1) Backstrom (23-24) *18,568MIN 0 0 2 – 2 7 8 13 – 28 1-5 5-10 Backstrom (25-28)11/13 CGY 1 0 2 – 3 13 10 5 – 28 1-5 5-10 Huselius Kiprusoff (26-28) 19,289CGY 0 1 1 0 3 7 7 14 3 31 1-4 8-19 Huselius (SO) Kiprusoff (29-31)1/16 MIN 0 1 1 0 2 7 14 7 3 31 2-7 5-13 Backstrom (29-31) *18,568MIN 1 0 0 – 1 9 4 11 – 24 0-3 5-10 Harding (35-37)1/22 CGY 0 1 1 – 2 10 14 13 – 37 0-4 4-8 Conroy Kiprusoff (23-24) 19,289CGY 1 1 0 – 2 5 8 3 – 16 1-4 8-16 Conroy Kiprusoff (38-39)2/24 MIN 0 0 1 – 1 8 17 14 – 39 1-6 6-12 Backstrom (14-16) *18,568MIN 0 2 2 – 4 10 13 10 – 33 0-4 8-25 Harding (26-31)3/22 CGY 0 2 3 – 5 10 11 10 – 31 0-5 7-23 Lombardi Kiprusoff (29-33) 19,289CGY 1 0 0 – 1 7 12 8 – 27 1-3 8-19 Kiprusoff (23-26)4/3 MIN 1 0 2 – 3 7 9 10 – 26 2-6 5-13 Gaborik (8) Backstrom (26-27) *18,568Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)CGY 3 9 9 0 22 69 77 69 3 218 5-34 (14.7) 57-149 Kiprusoff (6-2-0, 197-216)MIN 6 4 10 0 20 60 76 78 3 217 9-43 (20.9) 49-131 Backstrom (2-3-1, 136-150); Harding (0-2-0, 61-68)Series NotesJarome Iginla is the all-time scoring leader vs. Minnesota with 47 points (27-20=47) in 43 games...Miikka Kiprusoff is 19-6-3 with a 1.83GAA and three shutouts in 28 career matches vs. the Wild, the most wins of any goaltender against Minnesota...The Wild is 1-11-2 in itslast 14 trips to Calgary – the only win in that span was a 4-2 decision (3/17/07)...The two teams played to the Wild’s second scoreless tie infranchise history (3/27/07)...Doug Risebrough was a member of Calgary as a player, assistant coach, head coach and GM from 1982-95...Risebrough played in the Stanley Cup Final with the Flames in 1986 and captured a Cup as an assistant coach in 1988-89...Craig Weller isa Calgary native...Owen Nolan leads the Wild in career scoring vs. the Flames with 41 points (22-15=37) in 35 contests.220 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 221Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyTEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built).................RBC Center (18,639, 1999)Mailing Address............................... 1400 Edwards Mill RoadRaleigh, NC 27607Telephone......................................................... 919.467.7825Fax................................................................... 919.462.0123Website............................................. carolinahurricanes.comFounded..............1979-80 (Relocated from Hartford in 1997)Stanley Cup Titles.......................................................... 2006Colors......................................... Red, White, Black and SilverDirectoryCEO/Owner/Governor................................. Peter Karmanos, Jr.President/General Manager............................. Jim RutherfordHead Coach.................................................... Peter LavioletteAssociate Head Coach.................................... Kevin McCarthyAssistant Coach.......................................................Tom RoweGoaltending Coach............................................ Tom BarrassoCommunications DepartmentDirector of Media Relations............................. Mike SundheimManager of Media Relations.................................Kyle HamlinCarolina hurricanes2008-09 matchupsTue. 12/23 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: NoneOvertime Games: Two; 2/29/04, @MIN (3-3 tie); 12/13/00, @MIN (1-1 tie)Penalty Shots: NoneShutouts: Two; 3/7/03, @CAR 1-MIN 0, (Weekes-22 saves); 1/15/02, @CAR 2-MIN 0, (Irbe-22 saves)Last Trade Between Hurricanes and Wild: 3/1/01, Acquired LW Askhat Rakhmatullin, a third round selection in the 2001 NHLEntry Draft (Chris Heid) and future considerations from Carolina in exchange for LW Scott Pellerin.WILD VS. CAROLINA HURRICANES2007-08 Wild Record: 0-1-0 (Did not play at Xcel Energy Center, 0-1-0 at Carolina)All-Time Wild Record: 2-4-2 (2-1-2 at Xcel Energy Center, 0-3-0 at Carolina)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.MIN 1 1 0 – 2 7 12 9 – 28 0-6 10-37 Harding (25-28)3/6 CAR 2 1 0 – 3 15 11 2 – 28 1-5 13-48 Cole Ward (26-28) 16,297Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)CAR 2 1 0 – 3 15 11 2 – 28 1-5 13-48 Ward (1-0-0, 26-28)MIN 1 1 0 – 2 7 12 9 – 28 0-6 10-37 Harding (0-1-0, 25-28)Series NotesMinnesota lost 3-2 to Carolina in only meeting last season (3/6/08)...Minnesota is 2-4-2 all-time against the Hurricanes, but has just oneloss in five home meetings (2-1=2)...The Wild earned its first victory over the Canes with a 2-1 win at Xcel Energy Center (12/15/02)...Thesecond win (5-4) came during the 2006-07 season at the Xcel Energy Center (2/10/07)...The Hurricanes defeated the Wild 7-3 scoring themost goals ever by a Wild opponent at Xcel Energy Center (10/24/01)...Eric Belanger skated in 56 games for Carolina in 2006-07...MattCullen (Virginia) is a Minnesota native...Owen Nolan leads the Wild in career scoring vs. Carolina with 33 points (12-21=33) in 42 games...Scott Walker (10-6=16) leads the Hurricanes in all-time scoring vs. Minnesota.TEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)............. United Center (20,500, 1994)Mailing Address................................ 1901 W. Madison StreetChicago, IL 60612Telephone......................................................... 312.455.7000Fax................................................................... 312.455.7041Website............................................ chicagoblackhawks.comFounded....................................................................1926-27Stanley Cup Titles...................................... 1934, 1938, 1961Colors....................................................Red, White and BlackDirectoryChairman........................................W. Rockwell “Rocky” WirtzPresident...................................................John F. McDonoughGeneral Manager................................................... Dale TallonHead Coach........................................................Denis SavardAssistant Coaches......................John Torchett, Mike HavilandGoaltending Coach.........................................Stephane WaiteCommunications DepartmentDirector of Media Relations.............................. Brandon FaberDirector of New Media & Publications..........Adam KempenaarCoordinator of Media Relations........................ Adam RogowinChicago blackhawks2008-09 matchupsMon. 10/27 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Sun. 12/28 Xcel Energy Center 5:00 p.m.Mon. 1/19 United Center 7:00 p.m.Sun. 2/22 United Center 6:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: Mark Parrish, 12/9/06, (B. Boucher), 3-0=3 pts.Overtime Games: Five; most recent 1/14/07, 4-3 shootout win (Demitra) @CHIPenalty Shots: 2/05/03, @MIN; Marian Gaborik (MIN) vs. Jocelyn Thibault (CHI); no goalShutouts: Five (MIN-4, CHI-2), last, 2/20/08, 3-0 loss at CHI (Khabibulin – 38 saves)Last Trade Between Blackhawks and Wild: NoneWILD VS. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS2007-08 Wild Record: 2-2-0 (1-1-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 1-1-0 at Chicago)All-Time Wild Record: 19-8-1 (11-3-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 8-5-1 at Chicago)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.CHI 0 0 0 – 0 9 11 7 – 27 0-4 7-17 Khabibulin (23-24)10/4 MIN 0 1 0 – 1 3 14 7 – 24 0-4 7-17 Bouchard (1) Backstrom (27-27) *18,568MIN 1 3 1 – 5 5 6 5 – 16 1-2 8-19 Bouchard (3) Harding (41-43)1/11 CHI 1 0 1 – 2 7 16 20 – 43 1-6 4-11 Khabibulin (11-15) 21,139MIN 0 0 0 – 0 10 16 12 – 38 0-4 2-7 Harding (27-30)2/20 CHI 1 1 1 – 3 12 10 8 – 30 0-1 5-13 Kane Khabibulin (38-38) 17,812CHI 1 2 1 – 4 13 10 11 – 34 1-5 7-14 Byfuglien Lalime (28-30)3/4 MIN 1 0 1 – 2 8 14 8 – 30 0-4 7-14 Backstrom (30-33) *18,568Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)CHI 3 3 3 – 9 41 47 46 – 134 2-16 (12.5) 23-55 Khabibulin (1-2-0, 72-77); Lalime (0-1-0, 28-30)MIN 2 4 2 – 8 26 50 32 – 108 1-14 (7.1) 24-57 Backstrom (1-1-0, 57-60); Harding (1-1-0, 68-73)Series NotesThe Wild lost the last two games of the season series – only once before had Minnesota lost two or more in a row versus the Blackhawks,a three-game skid (12/5/01-3/31/02)...Minnesota has won 14 of the last 18 meetings against Chicago and is 19-8-1 overall against theBlackhawks...The Wild has 19 wins against the Blackhawks, the most against any NHL opponent...Minnesota established a franchise recordfor goals in a game in a 8-2 win (3/25/04)...Minnesota established an NHL record for fastest two goals scored by one team when Jim Dowdand Richard Park scored three seconds apart in the third period (19:44 & 19:47)...Dustin Byfuglien (Roseau) is a Minnesota native...OwenNolan leads the Wild in career scoring vs. Chicago with 38 points (16-22=38) in 39 games...Robert Lang leads the Blackhawks in all-timescoring vs. Minnesota with 13 points (6-7=13) in 17 games.222 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 223Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyTEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)...................Pepsi Center (18,007, 1999)Mailing Address.........................................1000 Chopper CircleDenver, CO 80204Telephone.............................................................303.405.1100Fax .......................................................................303.893.0614Website.................................................coloradoavalanche.comFounded...................1979-80 (Relocated from Quebec in 1995)Stanley Cup Titles....................................................1996, 2001Colors......................................Burgundy, Silver, Blue and BlackDirectoryPresident & Alternate Governor..............................Pierre LacroixGeneral Manager..............................................Francois GiguereHead Coach............................................................Tony GranatoAssistant Coaches...........................Jacques Cloutier, Dave BarrGoaltending Coach.................................................. Jeff HackettCommunications DepartmentSenior V.P. of Communications & Business Ops....... Jean MartineauDirector of Communications.....................................Damen ZierDirector of Media Services/Internet.............Brendan McNicholasWebsite Coordinator............................................ Craig StancherCOLORADO AVALANCHE2008-09 matchupsThu. 11/6 Pepsi Center 8:00 p.m.Mon. 12/1 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Sun. 1/4 Pepsi Center 8:00 p.m.Wed. 2/11 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Thu. 3/12 Pepsi Center 8:00 p.m.Tue. 3/17 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: Marian Gaborik, 4/9/06, (P. Budaj/J. Theodore), 3-1=4; Radim Vrbata, 2/8/02, (M. Fernandez/D. Roloson), 3-0=3Overtime Games: 10, last, 3/11/07, 3-2 overtime win (Burns) vs. COLPenalty Shots: NoneShutouts: Four (COL-4, MIN-0), last, 2/08/02, 6-0 loss vs. COL (Aebischer – 24 saves)Last Trade Between Avalanche and Wild: 2/25/04, Acquired 2005 fourth round pick (Kyle Bailey) from Colorado in exchange for CDarby Hendrickson and Wild’s 2004 eighth round pick (Brandon Yip).WILD VS. COLORADO AVALANCHE2007-08 Wild Record: 5-2-1 (4-0-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 1-2-1 at Colorado)All-Time Wild Record: 16-22-7 (11-7-4 at Xcel Energy Center, 5-15-3 at Colorado)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.COL 0 2 0 – 2 13 9 9 – 31 1-6 5-10 Budaj (29-32)10/21 MIN 0 2 1 – 3 7 15 10 – 32 2-5 6-12 Koivu (1) Backstrom (29-31) *18,568MIN 1 0 0 – 1 10 5 7 – 22 1-3 3-6 Harding (27-30)10/28 COL 1 1 1 – 3 11 14 5 – 30 1-3 3-6 Svatos Budaj (21-22) 17,041MIN 0 2 0 – 2 8 12 7 – 27 2-4 7-17 Backstrom (22-25)11/11 COL 1 2 1 – 4 7 15 4 – 26 2-6 5-13 Stastny Budaj (25-27) 15,434COL 0 1 0 – 1 7 15 6 – 28 0-4 2-4 Budaj (22-26)11/18 MIN 1 3 0 – 4 11 12 3 – 26 0-2 4-8 Foy (1) Harding (27-28) *18,568MIN 2 1 0 – 3 12 15 10 – 37 1-3 2-4 Demitra (1) Backstrom (28-30)1/24 COL 1 1 0 – 2 9 10 11 – 30 0-2 3-6 Theodore (34-37) 15,321COL 0 1 0 – 1 8 7 15 – 30 1-6 4-8 Theodore (26-28)3/17 MIN 1 1 1 – 3 14 8 7 – 29 1-3 7-14 Radivojevic (2) Backstrom (29-30) *18,568COL 0 2 0 0 2 9 9 6 2 26 0-3 4-8 Theodore (17-20)3/30 MIN 2 0 0 1 3 6 3 8 3 20 1-4 3-6 Gaborik (7) Backstrom (24-26) *18,568MIN 1 1 1 0 3 13 10 9 5 37 1-4 7-17 Harding (33-36)4/6 COL 0 1 2 0 4 13 14 7 2 36 2-3 8-19 Wolski (SO) Theodore (34-37) 18,007Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)COL 3 11 4 0 19 77 93 63 4 237 7-33 (21.2) 34-74 Budaj (2-2-0, 97-107); Theodore (1-2-1, 111-122)MIN 8 10 3 1 22 81 80 61 8 230 9-30 (30.0) 37-80 Backstrom (4-1-0, 132-142); Harding (1-1-1, 87-94)Series NotesMinnesota has won the last five regular season home meetings, and is unbeaten in regulation in the last nine (7-0-2)...The Wild recorded its first-everplayoff series win with a 4-3 series victory over the Avs in the 2003 Western Conference Quarterfinal rallying from a 3-1 deficit...Andrew Brunetteplayed three seasons with Minnesota and three with Colorado...Owen Nolan played with the Quebec for five seasons before the team moved to Coloradowhere he played one season...Jordan Leopold (Golden Valley) is a Minnesota native...Marian Gaborik leads the Wild in career scoring against theAvalanche with 31 points (16-15=31)...Milan Hejduk leads Colorado in all-time scoring against Minnesota with 35 points (15-20=35).TEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)...........Nationwide Arena (18,144, 2000)Mailing Address...................................200 W. Nationwide Blvd.Columbus, OH 43215Telephone.............................................................614.246.4625Fax .......................................................................614.246.4007Website............................................................ bluejackets.comFounded........................................................................2000-01Stanley Cup Titles.............................................................. NoneColors.....................Red, White, Capital Blue and Electric GreenDirectoryGeneral Manager...................................................Scott HowsonHead Coach..........................................................Ken HitchcockAssistant Coaches..........Gary Agnew, Gord Murphy, Claude NoelGoaltending Coach............................................Clint MalarchukCommunications DepartmentVice President of Public Relations........................Todd SharrockDirector of Communications.................................... Karen DavisManager of Communications..............................Ryan HoltmannManager of Multimedia........................................Ryan Mulcronecolumbus blue jacketsAll-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: Marian Gaborik, 3/10/02, (R. Tugnutt), 3-1=4 pts.Overtime Games: Six, last, 12/29/06, 4-3 overtime win (Walz) vs. CBJPenalty Shots: NoneShutouts: Seven (CBJ-5, MIN-2), last, 11/23/07, 4-0 loss vs. CBJ (Leclaire – 32 saves)Last Trade Between Blue Jackets and Wild: None2008-09 matchupsSat. 10/25 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Sat. 11/15 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Sat. 1/10 Nationwide Arena 6:00 p.m.Sat. 4/11 Nationwide Arena 6:00 p.m.WILD VS. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS2007-08 Wild Record: 3-1-0 (1-1-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 2-0-0 at Columbus)All-Time Wild Record: 13-10-4 (10-3-1 at Xcel Energy Center, 3-7-3 at Columbus)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.CBJ 1 1 0 – 2 8 7 6 – 21 1-2 6-15 Norrena (28-31)10/6 MIN 1 0 2 – 3 11 7 13 – 31 0-4 4-11 Burns (1) Backstrom (19-21) *18,568CBJ 1 2 1 – 4 12 14 3 – 29 2-5 14-39 Peca Leclaire (32-32)11/23 MIN 0 0 0 – 0 10 10 12 – 32 0-9 9-21 Backstrom (25-29) *18,568MIN 1 0 1 – 2 5 11 10 – 26 0-4 2-7 Rolston (2) Backstrom (31-32)12/8 CBJ 0 1 0 – 1 6 11 15 – 32 0-1 5-13 Leclaire (24-26) 15,666MIN 1 3 0 – 4 8 11 1 – 20 0-3 7-14 Rolston (6) Backstrom (33-34)2/2 CBJ 0 1 0 – 1 9 14 11 – 34 0-4 6-12 Norrena (16-20) 18,529Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)CBJ 2 5 1 – 8 35 46 35 – 116 3-12 (25.0) 31-79 Norrena (0-2-0, 44-51); Leclaire (1-1-0, 56-58)MIN 3 3 3 – 9 34 39 36 – 109 0-20 (0.0) 22-53 Backstrom (3-1-0, 108-116)Series NotesThe Wild played in its first-ever shootout at Xcel Energy Center vs. Columbus and lost 3-2 (11/30/05)...Nine different Wild players recordeda point in a 5-2 Wild win over the Blue Jackets (12/20/03)...Marian Gaborik posted the second of his eight career hat tricks vs. Columbus(3/10/02)...Columbus’ Head Athletic Trainer Mike Vogt served as the Wild’s assistant athletic trainer for seven seasons...Marek Zidlicky leadsthe Wild in career scoring against the Blue Jackets with 25 points (5-20=25) in 28 contests...Kristian Huselius leads the Blue Jackets inall-time scoring vs. Minnesota with 13 points (4-9=13) in 24 games.224 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 225Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyTEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)...... American Airlines Center (18,532, 2001)Mailing Address..................................2601 Avenue of the StarsFrisco, Texas 75034Telephone.............................................................214.387.5500Fax .......................................................................214.387.5564Website.............................................................dallasstars.comFounded..............1967-68 (Relocated from Minnesota in 1993)Stanley Cup Titles..............................................................1999Colors...................................................... Green, Gold and BlackDirectoryCo-General Managers............................. Les Jackson, Brett HullHead Coach............................................................ Dave TippettAssociate Coach.......................................................Rick WilsonAssistant Coach........................................................ Mark LambGoaltending Consultant............................................. Andy MoogCommunications DepartmentAssistant Vice President, Communications.............. Rob ScichiliDirector, Media Relations................................... Jason RademanManager, Communications & Publications.........Erin ChenderlinDALLAS STARS2008-09 matchupsWed. 10/29 American Airlines Center 7:30 p.m.Wed. 11/26 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Sat. 3/14 American Airlines Center 7:00 p.m.Tue. 4/7 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: NoneOvertime Games: Six, last, 2/20/07, 2-1 shootout win (Koivu) vs. DALPenalty Shots: NoneShutouts: Two (MIN-1, DAL-2), last, 2/7/08, 1-0 loss vs. DAL (Smith – 25 saves)Last Trade Between Stars and Wild: Acquired D Martin Skoula and D Shawn Belle in exchange for D Willie Mitchell and a secondround pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft (Nico Sacchetti)WILD VS. DALLAS STARS2007-08 Wild Record: 1-3-0 (1-1-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 0-2-0 at Dallas)All-Time Wild Record: 10-14-4 (7-6-1 at Xcel Energy Center, 3-8-3 at Dallas)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.MIN 2 1 0 – 3 8 3 6 – 17 0-4 5-10 Harding (25-33)12/26 DAL 3 1 4 – 8 10 8 15 – 33 2-5 4-8 Barnes Turco (14-17) 18,532DAL 1 2 0 – 3 7 12 9 – 28 0-3 9-32 Turco (1-4); SMITH (14-17)1/3 MIN 4 1 1 – 6 7 8 6 – 21 1-5 4-10 Gaborik (4) Backstrom (25-28) *18,568MIN 0 1 0 – 1 5 8 6 – 19 0-4 5-10 Backstrom (27-30)1/7 DAL 0 2 1 – 3 8 14 8 – 30 0-5 4-8 Niskanen Turco (18-19) 17,502DAL 0 0 1 – 1 15 7 4 – 26 0-6 3-9 Hagman Smith (25-25)2/7 MIN 0 0 0 – 0 10 7 8 – 25 0-2 7-27 Backstrom (25-26) *18,568Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)DAL 4 5 6 – 15 40 41 36 – 117 2-19 (10.5) 20-57 Turco (1-1-0, 33-40); Smith (1-1-0, 39-42)MIN 6 3 1 – 10 30 26 26 – 82 1-15 (6.7) 21-57 Harding (0-1-0, 25-33); Backstrom (1-2-0, 77-84)Series NotesThe Wild was outscored 12-4 in the three losses, including an 8-3 decision in Dallas (12/26/07)...Minnesota lost both games played atAmerican Airlines Center last season and hasn’t won in Dallas since a 3-2 OT win (3/21/03), a span of eight games (0-6-2)...The DallasStars were known as the Minnesota North Stars from 1967-93, before moving to the Lone Star State prior to the 1993-94 season...MartinSkoula spent one season (2005-06) in a Stars uniform...Toby Peterson (Minneapolis) and D Matt Niskanen (Virginia) are Minnesota natives...OwenNolan leads the Wild in career scoring against the Stars with 29 points (14-15=29) in 52 games...Mike Modano leads Dallasin all-time scoring vs. Minnesota with 24 points (7-17=24) in 27 contests...Modano is the only player left on the Stars’ roster to have worna North Stars uniform.TEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built).............. Joe Louis Arena (20,066, 1979)Mailing Address......................................600 Civic Center DriveDetroit, MI 48226Telephone.............................................................313.394.7000Fax .......................................................................313.567.0296Website......................................................detroitredwings.comFounded........................................................................1926-27Stanley Cup Titles................11; 1936, 1937, 1943, 1950, 19541955, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2008Colors.................................................................. Red and WhiteDirectoryGeneral Manager..................................................... Ken HollandHead Coach.......................................................... Mike BabcockAssistant Coaches...................Paul MacLean, Brad McCrimmonGoaltending Coach................................................... Jim BedardCommunications DepartmentSenior Director of Communications.............................John HahnMedia Relations Manager..........................................Todd BeamPublic Relations Coordinator.................................... Lisa HickokDETROIT RED WINGSAll-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: Henrik Zetterberg, 12/7/07, (J. Harding), 3-0=3 pts.Overtime Games: Eight, last, 2/5/08, 3-2 overtime loss (Lebda) vs. DETPenalty Shots: 11/15/03 vs. DET; Pavel Datsyuk vs. Dwayne Roloson; no goalShutouts: Four (MIN-1, DET-3), last, 12/01/06, 4-0 loss at DET (Hasek 20 – saves)Last Trade Between Red Wings and Wild: None2008-09 matchupsSat. 1/3 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Thu. 2/12 Joe Louis Arena 6:30 p.m.Sat. 2/21 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Sun. 4/5 Joe Louis Arena 4:00 p.m.WILD VS. DETROIT RED WINGS2007-08 Wild Record: 1-2-1 (0-1-1 at Xcel Energy Center, 1-1-0 at Detroit)All-Time Wild Record: 7-16-5 (3-7-4 at Xcel Energy Center, 4-9-1 at Detroit)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.MIN 0 0 0 – 0 4 6 9 – 19 0-4 4-11 Harding (29-34)12/7 DET 1 3 1 – 5 10 12 12 – 34 1-2 6-15 Zetterberg Hasek (19-19) 19,508DET 1 2 1 – 4 16 17 18 – 51 1-7 2-4 Franzen Hasek (18-19)12/22 MIN 0 1 0 – 1 7 7 5 – 19 1-2 7-14 Backstrom (47-51) *18,568MIN 3 1 1 0 6 8 9 8 3 28 0-3 5-10 Gaborik (SO) Backstrom (15-19); HARDING (26-27)1/10 DET 2 2 1 0 5 13 15 16 2 46 0-5 3-6 Osgood (23-28) 17,848DET 1 0 1 1 3 8 13 16 1 38 0-3 5-10 Lebda Hasek (24-26)2/5 MIN 1 1 0 0 2 13 9 3 1 26 1-4 4-8 Backstrom (35-38) *18,568Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)DET 5 7 4 1 17 47 57 62 3 169 2-17 (11.8) 16-35 Hasek (3-0-0, 61-64); Osgood (0-0-1, 23-28)MIN 4 3 1 – 9 32 31 25 4 92 2-13 (15.4) 20-43 Harding (1-1-0, 55-61); Backstrom (0-1-1; 97-108)Series NotesDetroit claimed the 2007-08 season-series (3-1-0) starting off the season series with a 5-0 shutout (12/7/07) on its way to a Stanley Cuptitle...The Wild is 2-7-1 in the last 10 meetings, with one regulation win, a 3-2 victory (12/23/06)...Minnesota clinched its first-ever playoffberth with a 4-0 shutout win vs. Detroit (3/23/03)...Assistant Coach Mike Ramsey was a member of the 1995 Western Conference ChampionDetroit Red Wings...Owen Nolan leads the Wild in career scoring vs. Detroit with 33 points (15-18=33) in 45 matches...Dan Cleary leads theRed Wings in all-time scoring vs. Minnesota with 21 points (11-10=21) in 28 game.226 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 227Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyTEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)................... Rexall Place (16,839, 1974)Mailing Address....................................... 11230 – 110th StreetEdmonton, Alberta TG5 3H7Telephone.............................................................780.414.4000Fax .......................................................................780.409.5848Website...................................................... edmontonoilers.comFounded........................................................................1979-80Stanley Cup Titles......................1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990Colors......................Midnight Blue, White, Metallic Copper, RedDirectoryPresident of Hockey Operations..................................Kevin LoweGeneral Manager.............................................. Steve TambelliniHead Coach......................................................Craig MacTavishAssistant Coaches......Charlie Huddy, Bill Moores, Kelly BuchbergerGoaltending Coach..................................................Pete PeetersCommunications DepartmentVice President, Communications & Broadcast............Allan WattManager, Communications & Media Relations........... J.J. HebertInformation Coordinator........................................Steve KnowlesTeam Services Coordinator................................. Patrick GarlandEdmonton oilers2008-09 matchupsThu. 1/15 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Fri. 1/30 Rexall Place 8:00 p.m.Sun. 2/8 Xcel Energy Center 2:00 p.m.Sat. 2/28 Rexall Place 9:00 p.m.Sun. 3/22 Xcel Energy Center 2:00 p.m.Sun. 3/29 Rexall Place 7:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: NoneOvertime Games: 12; last, 12/29/07, 5-4 overtime win (Nummelin) vs. EDMPenalty Shots: 10/15/00, @MIN; Scott Pellerin (MIN) vs. Joaquin Gage (EDM), no goalShutouts: Eight (Six by Wild), last, 10/10/07, 2-0 win vs. EDM (Backstrom – 21 saves)Last Trade Between Oilers and Wild: 3/8/06, Acquired Edmonton’s first round pick (later traded to Los Angeles – Trevor Lewis) in the2006 NHL Entry Draft for G Dwayne Roloson.WILD VS. EDMONTON OILERS2007-08 Wild Record: 4-2-1 (3-0-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 1-2-1 at Edmonton)All-Time Wild Record: 20-16-8 (10-9-2 at Xcel Energy Center, 10-7-6 at Edmonton)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.EDM 0 0 0 – 0 5 5 11 – 21 0-4 1-2 Roloson (24-26)10/10 MIN 1 1 0 – 2 10 10 6 – 26 0-1 4-8 Burns (2) Backstrom (21-21) *18,568MIN 0 2 2 0 4 9 15 3 3 30 0-4 6-12 Harding (27-31)10/25 EDM 2 1 1 0 5 9 8 13 1 31 1-5 5-10 Hemsky (SO) Roloson (26-30) 16,839EDM 0 2 0 – 2 5 10 9 – 24 1-6 10-20 ROLOSON (5-8); Garon 16-18)11/5 MIN 3 2 0 – 5 8 12 6 – 26 4-10 6-12 Foster (1) Backstrom (22-24) *18,568MIN 1 2 1 – 4 8 7 10 – 25 2-9 5-10 Foster (2) BACKSTROM (24-26); Harding (14-14)11/15 EDM 0 2 0 – 2 16 10 14 – 40 0-5 9-18 Roloson (21-25) 16,839EDM 2 2 0 0 4 11 10 6 0 27 1-3 5-10 Roloson (30-35)12/29 MIN 1 1 2 1 5 15 7 10 3 35 2-5 3-6 Nummelin (1) Backstrom (23-27) *18,568MIN 0 1 1 – 2 10 21 9 – 40 1-4 4-8 Backstrom (9-11); HARDING (10-12)2/12 EDM 1 1 2 – 4 7 4 12 – 23 1-4 4-8 Brodziak Garon (38-40) 16,839MIN 1 1 1 – 3 10 11 13 – 34 0-4 3-6 Backstrom (7-10); HARDING (21-23)3/24 EDM 3 2 0 – 5 15 12 6 – 33 0-3 4-8 Brodziak Roloson (31-34) 16,839EDM 0 0 1 – 1 11 8 14 – 33 0-6 4-11 Roloson (18-21)3/26 MIN 2 1 0 – 3 7 8 6 – 21 1-3 7-17 Hill (1) Backstrom (32-33) *18,568Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)EDM 8 10 4 0 23 79 67 85 1 232 4-36 (11.1) 42-87 Roloson (1-5-1, 155-179); Garon (0-1-0, 54-58)MIN 9 11 7 1 28 77 91 63 6 237 10-40 (25.0) 38-79 Backstrom (5-0-0, 138-152); Harding (0-2-1, 72-80)Series NotesNiklas Backstrom was the winning netminder in all five wins vs. the Oilers last season...Backstrom is 9-0-0 with a 1.64 GAA lifetime againstEdmonton with three shutouts...The Wild has won seven straight home meetings with the Oilers, last losing 2-1 (1/16/07)...Wild President/General Manager Doug Risebrough served as Edmonton’s vice president of hockey operations from 1996-99...Dwayne Roloson spent parts offour seasons with Minnesota...Tom Gilbert (Minneapolis) is a Minnesota native...Ryan Potulny played college hockey at the University of Minnesota...Marc-AndreBergeron spent four seasons with Edmonton...Owen Nolan leads the Wild in all-time scoring vs. the Oilers with 41 points(21-20=41) in 51 games...Shawn Horcoff leads Edmonton in career scoring against Minnesota with 18 points (8-10=18) in 36 contests.TEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built).......BankAtlantic Center (19,250, 1998)Mailing Address........................................One Panther ParkwaySunrise, FL 33323Telephone.............................................................954.835.7000Fax .......................................................................954.835.7700Website...................................................... floridapanthers.comFounded........................................................................1993-94Stanley Cup Titles.............................................................. NoneColors...............................................Red, Navy, Yellow and GoldDirectoryGeneral Manager................................................ Jacques MartinHead Coach............................................................Peter DeBoerAssistant Coaches............................... Jim Hulton, Mike KitchenGoaltending Coach................................................. Pierre GroulxCommunications DepartmentManager, Communications................................. Justin CopertinCoordinator, Communications............................. Brian GoldmanDirector of Internet and Publication Content............Dave JosephWebsite Coordinator......................................... Glenn Odebralskiflorida panthers2008-09 matchupsThu. 10/16 BankAtlantic Center 6:30 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: NoneOvertime Games: One; 10/22/00, 0-0 tie vs. FLAPenalty Shots: NoneShutouts: Three (MIN-2, FLA-1), last, 11/29/01, 6-0 win vs. FLA (Roloson – 29 saves)Last Trade Between Panthers and Wild: NoneWILD VS. FLORIDA PANTHERS2007-08 Wild Record: 1-0-0 (Did not play at Xcel Energy Center, 1-0-0 at Florida)All-Time Wild Record: 6-1-1 (3-0-1 at Xcel Energy Center, 3-1-0 at Florida)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.MIN 1 2 0 – 3 10 9 6 – 25 1-3 4-8 Burns (4) Backstrom (32-34)2/29 FLA 0 1 1 – 2 10 8 16 – 34 1-3 5-18 Vokoun (22-25) 16,927Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)FLA 0 1 1 – 2 10 8 16 – 34 1-3 (33.3) 4-8 Vokoun (0-1-0, 22-25)MIN 1 2 0 – 3 10 9 6 – 25 1-3 (33.3) 5-18 Backstrom (1-0-0, 32-34)Series NotesThe Wild defeated the Panthers 3-2 (2/29/08) in their first meeting at the BankAtlantic Center since the 2003-04 season...Minnesota haswon the past six games against Florida, having given up a total of nine goals in those six contests...In eight all-time meetings, the Wild hassurrendered just 11 goals to the Panthers while scoring 25...Wild Head Coach Jacques Lemaire earned his 300th career coaching win againstthe Panthers (10/15/02)...Owen Nolan leads Minnesota in career scoring against Florida with 23 points (11-12=23) in 23 games...AndrewBrunette has scored 17 points (6-11=17) against Florida...Niklas Backstrom in 2-0-0 lifetime against Florida with a 2.00 GAA...Keith Ballard(1-8=9) and Radek Dvorak (2-7=9) lead the Panthers in all-time scoring vs. Minnesota...Ballard (Baudette) is a Minnesota native.228 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 229Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyTEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)..............STAPLES Center (18,118, 1999)Mailing Address................................... 1111 South Figueroa St.Los Angeles, CA 90015Telephone.............................................................213.742.7100Fax .......................................................................213.742.7791Website...................................................................lakings.comFounded........................................................................1967-68Stanley Cup Titles.............................................................. NoneColors.........................................Purple, Silver, Black and WhiteDirectoryPresident & General Manager............................. Dean LombardiHead Coach.............................................................Terry MurrayAssistant Coaches............................Mark Hardy, Jamie KomponAssistant Coach/Development Coordinator........Nelson EmersonGoaltending Coach.................................................. Bill RanfordCommunications DepartmentVice President, Communications & Broadcasting......Michael AltieriSenior Director, Communications.............................. Jeff MoellerManager, Communications................................Mike KalinowskiLos Angeles kings2008-09 matchupsSat. 12/13 STAPLES Center 3:00 p.m.Tue. 1/20 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Tue. 2/24 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Sat. 3/7 STAPLES Center 3:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: Marian Gaborik, 11/04/02 (F. Potvin & ENG), 3-0=3Overtime Games: 11, last, 3/2/08, 2-1 overtime win (Skoula) vs. LAPenalty Shots: Four, last, 10/25/06 @MIN; Todd White vs. Dan Cloutier; no goalShutouts: Three (LA-2, MIN-1); last, 3/15/08, 2-0 win vs. LA (Backstrom – 24 saves)Last Trade Between Kings and Wild: 6/24/06, Acquired C Pavol Demitra for C Patrick O’Sullivan and Minnesota’s 2006 first roundpick (17th overall – previously acquired from Edmonton – Trevor Lewis).WILD VS. LOS ANGELES KINGS2007-08 Wild Record: 3-0-1 (2-0-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 1-0-1 at Los Angeles)All-Time Wild Record: 13-7-8 (6-4-4 at Xcel Energy Center, 7-3-4 at Los Angeles)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.MIN 1 1 1 0 3 4 17 7 3 31 0-3 9-20 Backstrom (26-29)10/16 LA 1 1 1 0 4 8 7 11 3 29 1-9 4-8 Cammalleri (SO) Aubin (28-31) 14,239MIN 1 1 0 – 2 10 6 8 – 24 1-9 9-18 Rolston (3) Harding (35-36)12/15 LA 0 0 1 – 1 12 13 11 – 36 0-9 9-18 Aubin (22-24) 16,648LA 1 0 0 0 1 9 12 5 2 28 0-6 4-8 Ersberg (33-35)3/2 MIN 0 1 0 1 2 12 9 9 5 35 0-4 6-12 Skoula (1) Backstrom (27-28) *18,568LA 0 0 0 – 0 7 7 10 – 24 0-5 3-6 Ersberg (27-29)3/15 MIN 0 1 1 – 2 11 12 6 – 29 0-3 5-10 Rolston (8) Backstrom (24-24) *18,568Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)LA 2 1 2 0 6 36 39 37 5 117 1-29 (3.4) 20-40 Aubin (1-1-0, 50-55); Ersberg (0-1-1, 60-64)MIN 2 4 2 1 9 37 44 30 8 119 1-19 (5.3) 29-60 Backstrom (2-0-1, 77-81); Harding (1-0-0, 35-36)Series NotesThree of the four 2007-08 meetings were decided by one goal...Minnesota set a franchise record for power-play goals in a game with fiveagainst Los Angeles in 5-1 victory (2/7/06)...Marian Gaborik posted his third career hat trick against the Kings with a power-play goal, ashorthanded goal and an empty net goal (11/4/02)...Eric Belanger spent time with Los Angeles...Belanger was originally drafted by theKings in the fourth round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft…Patrick O’Sullivan was originally drafted by Minnesota...Owen Nolan leads the Wildin career scoring vs. Los Angeles with 38 points (15-23=38) in 54 games...Jarret Stoll leads the Kings in all-time scoring vs. Minnesota with16 points (7-9=16) in 26 contests.TEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)..................... Bell Centre (21,273, 1996)Mailing Address..........................1260 de La Gauchetiere St. W.Montreal, Quebec H3B 5E8Telephone.............................................................514.932.2582Fax .......................................................................514.932.8285Website.............................................................. canadiens.comFounded........................................................................1909-10Stanley Cup Titles.....24; 1916, 1924, 1930, 1931, 1944, 1946,1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968,1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1993Colors......................................................... Red, White and BlueDirectoryExecutive Vice President/General Manager............... Bob GaineyHead Coach...................................................... Guy CarbonneauAssociate Coach.......................................................Doug JarvisAssistant Coaches........................ Roland Melanson, Kirk MullerCommunications DepartmentVice President, Communications & Community Relations.... Donald BeauchampDirector of Media Relations............................. Dominick SaillantManager, History and Archives................................ Carl LavigneCommunications Coordinator................................. Jasmin PilonMontreal canadiens2008-09 matchupsThu. 10/30 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: NoneOvertime Games: Three, last, 12/17/05, 4-3 overtime win (Foster) vs. MTLPenalty Shots: 12/17/05, @MIN; Niklas Sundstrom (MTL) vs. Dwayne Roloson (MIN); no goalShutouts: 12/10/01, 4-0 loss at MTL (Theodore – 24 saves)Last Trade Between Canadiens and Wild: 7/11/08, Acquired C Corey Locke in exchange for D Shawn Belle.WILD VS. MONTREAL CANADIENS2007-08 Wild Record: Teams Did Not MeetAll-Time Wild Record: 3-2-2 (2-0-1 at Xcel Energy Center, 1-2-1 at Montreal)Series NotesThe Wild and Canadiens did not meet during the 2007-08 season...Montreal won the only meeting between the two clubs in 2006-07, 4-2(11/22/06)...Of the seven games the teams have played all-time, three have gone to overtime...The Wild welcomed the Canadiens to theXcel Energy Center for the first time with a 4-2 win in Jacques Lemaire’s 600th game as an NHL Head Coach (1/8/02)...The Wild has severalties to Montreal hockey history with President/GM Doug Risebrough, Head Coach Jacques Lemaire, Assistant Coach Mario Tremblay andCoordinator of Amateur Scouting Guy Lapointe all having helped the Habs to Stanley Cup championships...Lemaire captured eight, Lapointewon six, Tremblay garnered five and Risebrough earned four Stanley Cup titles with Montreal...All four men were part of four consecutiveCup winners from 1976-79...Minnesota’s first round draft pick in 2001, Mikko Koivu, is the younger brother of Montreal Captain Saku Koivu...Owen Nolan leads the Wild in career scoring vs. Montreal with 37 points (18-19=37) in 43 contests...Alex Tanguay leads the Canadiens inall-time scoring vs. Minnesota with 36 points (12-24=36) in 42 contests.230 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 231Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyTEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built).............. Sommet Center (17,113, 1998)Mailing Address...................................................501 BroadwayNashville, TN 37203Telephone.............................................................615.770.2300Fax .......................................................................615.770.2309Website................................................. nashvillepredators.comFounded........................................................................1998-99Stanley Cup Titles.............................................................. NoneColors................. Orange, Yellow, Blue, Metallic Silver and SteelDirectoryPresident of Hockey Operations/General Manager..... David PoileHead Coach............................................................... Barry TrotzAssociate Coach..................................................Brent PetersonAssistant Coach.................................................. Peter HorachekGoaltending Coach.................................................... Mitch KornCommunications DepartmentSenior Vice President/Communicatons & Development........ Gerry HelperCommunications Manager........................................Tim DarlingCommunications Coordinator................................. Kevin WilsonNASHVILLE PREDATORS2008-09 matchupsSat. 11/29 Sommet Center 7:00 p.m.Sat. 12/6 Sommet Center 7:00 p.m.Fri. 2/6 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Fri. 4/10 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: Marian Gaborik, 11/23/02 (Mike Dunham & Tomas Vokoun), 3-0=3 pts.Overtime Games: Seven, last, 2/17/08, 5-4 win (Gaborik) vs. NSHPenalty Shots: Two, last, 02/17/07 at NSH, Pierre-Marc Bouchard vs. Tomas Vokoun; goalShutouts: Three (MIN-1, NSH-2), last, 2/26/04, 3-0 loss at NSH (Vokoun – 27 saves)Last Trade Between Predators and Wild: 7/1/08, Acquired D Marek Zidlicky in exchange for C Ryan Jones and a second round pick inthe 2009 NHL Entry Draft.WILD VS. NASHVILLE PREDATORS2007-08 Wild Record: 3-1-0 (2-0-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 1-1-0 at Nashville)All-Time Wild Record: 12-11-5 (8-3-3 at Xcel Energy Center, 4-8-2 at Nashville)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.MIN 2 1 1 – 4 11 6 8 – 25 0-1 4-8 Radivojevic (1) Backstrom (40-43)11/24 NSH 2 0 1 – 3 15 15 13 – 43 1-3 2-4 Mason (21-25) 12,639NSH 1 1 0 – 2 8 8 16 – 32 1-5 6-12 Ellis (28-31)12/18 MIN 0 0 3 – 3 10 10 11 – 31 0-5 5-10 Rolston (4) Harding (30-32) *18,568MIN 0 1 0 – 1 10 11 9 – 30 0-1 3-6 Harding (26-30)1/5 NSH 3 0 1 – 4 12 10 8 – 30 0-3 1-2 Hamhuis Ellis (29-30) 17,113NSH 1 0 3 0 4 7 6 11 4 28 1-3 2-4 Mason (23-28)2/17 MIN 2 1 1 1 5 8 10 6 4 28 1-2 3-6 Gaborik (6) Backstrom (24-28) *18,568Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)NSH 7 1 5 – 13 42 39 48 4 133 2-14 (14.3) 11-22 Mason (0-1-1, 44-53); Ellis (1-1-0, 57-61)MIN 4 3 5 1 13 39 37 34 4 114 1-11 (9.1) 13-26 Backstrom (2-0-0, 64-71; Harding (1-1-0, 56-62)Series NotesThe Wild has won five of the last six meetings against Nashville...The Wild’s 7-6 shootout win at Nashville (11/7/06) ended a seven-gamewinless streak for Minnesota in Nashville and set a number of team records including most combined goals in a game, most combined pointsin a game and most combined shots on goal...It also marked the first time in franchise history the Wild came back to win from a three-goaldeficit...For the first time in franchise history, Minnesota did not record a penalty (3/14/03)...Marian Gaborik leads the Wild in all-time scoringagainst the Predators with 21 points (12-9=21) in 25 games...Marek Zidlicky was acquired by Minnesota from Nashville (7/1/08) for asecond round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft and Ryan Jones...Jason Arnott (3-13=16) and Martin Erat (8-8=16) lead Nashville in careerscoring against Minnesota with 16 points.TEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)...........Prudential Center (17,625, 2007)Mailing Address.......................................... 165 Mulberry StreetNewark, NJ 07102Telephone.............................................................973.757.6100Fax .......................................................................973.757.6399Website......................................................newjerseydevils.comFounded................ 1974-75 (Relocated from Colorado in 1982)Stanley Cup Titles..........................................1995, 2000, 2003Colors....................................................... Red, Black and WhiteDirectoryPresident/CEO/General Manager.......................... Lou LamorielloHead Coach.............................................................Brent SutterAssistant Coaches....................... John MacLean, Tommy AlbelinGoaltending Coach.............................................. Jacques CaronCommunications DepartmentSenior Vice President, Communications....................Mike LevineSenior Director, Communications..........................Jeff AltstadterAssistant Director, Communications.........................Pete AlbietzCoordinator, Communications.................................Daniel Beamnew jersey devils2008-09 matchupsFri. 3/20 Prudential Center 6:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: Marian Gaborik, 2/17/04 (Martin Brodeur), 3-0=3 pts.Overtime Games: Five, last, 3/13/08, 4-3 shootout loss (Langenbrunner) vs. NJPenalty Shots: 1/21/01 vs. NJ; Petr Sykora vs. Manny Fernandez; no goalShutouts: NoneLast Trade Between Devils and Wild: 6/21/08, Acquired New Jersey’s first round pick (23rd overall) in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft inexchange for Minnesota’s first round pick (24th overall) in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft and Minnesota’s third round pick in the 2009 NHLEntry Draft.WILD VS. NEW JERSEY DEVILS2007-08 Wild Record: 0-0-1 (0-0-1 at Xcel Energy Center, Did not play at New Jersey)All-Time Wild Record: 1-3-4 (1-1-2 at Xcel Energy Center, 0-2-2 at New Jersey)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.NJ 0 2 1 0 3 11 8 9 2 30 0-1 5-13 Langenbrunner (SO) Brodeur (34-37)3/13 MIN 2 1 0 0 3 11 8 13 5 37 0-4 2-7 Backstrom (27-30) *18,568Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)NJ 0 2 1 0 3 11 8 9 2 30 0-1 (0.0) 5-13 Brodeur (1-0-0, 34-37)MIN 2 1 0 0 3 11 8 13 5 37 0-4 2-7 Backstrom (0-0-1, 27-30)Series NotesThe last three games against the Devils have gone into overtime, and six of the eight games overall have either ended in a tie or have beendecided by one goal...The Wild are winless in four tries in New Jersey and only have one win against the Devils in franchise history...WildHead Coach Jacques Lemaire was the head caoch in New Jersey for five seasons and, during his time behind the bench, the Devils won theirfirst Stanley Cup (1994-95) and two Atlantic Division titles...Jamie Langenbrunner (Cloquet), Paul Martin (Minneapolis) and Zach Parise(Minneapolis) are Minnesota natives...Brian Rolston, who played the last three seasons for Minnesota (2005-08), was originally drafted byNew Jersey and spent six seasons with the Devils, winning a Stanley Cup (1994-95) under current Wild head coach Jacques Lemaire...OwenNolan (16-7=23) leads the Wild in career scoring vs. New Jersey...Bobby Holik (1-4=5), Jay Pandolfo (1-4=5) and Dainius Zubrus (3-2=5)are tied with five points a piece all-time against Minnesota.232 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 233Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyTEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)... Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (16,234, 1972)Mailing Address................................1255 Hempstead TurnpikeUniondale, NY 11553Telephone.............................................................516.501.6799Fax .......................................................................516.501.6746Website................................................... newyorkislanders.comFounded........................................................................1972-73Stanley Cup Titles................................1980, 1981, 1982, 1983Colors...................................................... Navy Blue and OrangeDirectoryOwner & Governor.............................................Charles B. WangGeneral Manager & Alternate Governor.....................Garth SnowHead Coach............................................................Scott GordonAssistant Coaches..... Gerard Gallant, John Chabot, Dan LacroixGoaltending Coach............................................... Mike DunhamCommunications DepartmentVice President of Communications...................... Josh BernsteinDirector of Communications.....................................Seth SylvanMedia Relations Manager........................................... Corey Wittnew york islanders2008-09 matchupsFri. 12/19 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Wed. 3/25 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: Jason Blake, 3/19/04, (D. Roloson), 3-0=3Overtime Games: 2/9/08, 4-3 overtime win (Burns) vs. NYIPenalty Shots: 3/02/02, vs. NYI; Brad Isbister vs. Dwayne Roloson; no goalShutouts: NoneLast Trade Between Islanders and Wild: 2/25/08, Acquired LW Chris Simon in exchange for a 2008 sixth round pick.WILD VS. NEW YORK ISLANDERS2007-08 Wild Record: 1-0-0 (1-0-0 at Xcel Energy Center, Did not play at New York)All-Time Wild Record: 5-3-0 (3-1-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 2-2-0 at New York)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.NYI 0 1 2 0 3 6 10 13 0 29 0-3 3-8 DiPietro (14-18)2/9 MIN 1 1 1 1 4 6 6 5 1 18 0-4 4-8 Burns (3) Backstrom (26-29) *18,568Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)NYI 0 1 2 0 3 6 10 13 0 29 0-3 (0.0) 3-8 DiPietro (0-0-1, 14-18)MIN 1 1 1 1 4 6 6 5 1 18 0-4 (0.0) 4-8 Backstrom (1-0-0, 26-29)Series NotesThe Wild has won the last two meetings between the two clubs to jump ahead in the all-time series at 5-3-0...Brent Burns scoredthe game-winning goal in overtime in a 4-3 Wild win in the lone meeting last season (2/9/08)...Richard Park spent parts of threeseasons with Minnesota...Kyle Okposo (St. Paul) is a Minnesota native and played in parts of two seasons with the University ofMinnesota...Marc-Andre Bergeron played in 69 games over two seasons with the Islanders...Owen Nolan leads the Wild in careerscoring vs. N.Y. Islanders with 22 points (12-10=22) in 31 games...Doug Weight leads the Islanders in career scoring againstMinnesota with 16 points (7-9=16) in 23 games.TEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)....... Madison Square Garden (18,200, 1968)Mailing Address......................2 Pennsylvania Plaza, 14th FloorNew York, NY 10121Telephone.............................................................212.465.6486Fax .......................................................................212.465.6494Website......................................................newyorkrangers.comFounded........................................................................1926-27Stanley Cup Titles................................1928, 1933, 1940, 1994Colors......................................................... Blue, Red and WhiteDirectoryPresident/CEO/Chairman.................................... James L. DolanPresident/General Manager......................................Glen SatherHead Coach............................................................. Tom RenneyAssistant Coaches......... Benoit Allaire, Perry Pearn, Mike PelinoCommunications DepartmentVice President, P.R. & Player Recruitment..............John RosascoVice President, Sports Team Publicity............. Sammy SteinlightDirector, Public Relations................................ Brendan McIntyreManager, Public Relations.......................................... Jody Sowanew york rangers2008-09 matchupsTue. 3/24 Madison Square Garden 6:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: Marian Gaborik, 12/20/07, (H. Lundqvist), 5-1=6Overtime Games: 3/05/02, 3-2 overtime loss (Leetch) vs. NYRPenalty Shots: NoneShutouts: NoneLast Trade Between Rangers and Wild: 2/9/07, Acquired RW Adam Hall in exchange for LW Pascal Dupuis.WILD VS. NEW YORK RANGERS2007-08 Wild Record: 1-0-0 (1-0-0 at Xcel Energy Center, Did not play at New York)All-Time Wild Record: 3-5-1 (2-2-1 at Xcel Energy Center, 1-3-0 at New York)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.NYR 1 1 1 – 3 10 16 9 – 35 1-4 9-29 LUNDQVIST (12-18); Valiquette (4-4)12/20 MIN 1 3 2 – 6 2 10 10 – 22 3-7 5-13 Bouchard (2) Harding (32-35) *18,568Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)NYR 1 1 1 – 3 10 16 9 – 35 1-4 (25.0) 9-29 Lundqvist (0-1-0, 12-18); Valiquette (0-0-0, 4-4)MIN 1 3 2 – 6 2 10 10 – 22 3-7 (42.9) 5-13 Harding (1-0-0, 32-35)Series NotesMarian Gaborik posted the NHL’s first five-goal game in nearly 11 seasons, while adding an assist to tie a career-high six points(12/20/07)...After losing its first five games in franchise history against the Rangers, the Wild have won three of the last four...Brent Burns notched his first career point with an assist against the Rangers (10/10/03)...The Wild overcame a 3-2 third-perioddeficit to record its first-ever win at Madison Square Garden (2/4/04)...Kim Johnsson was originally drafted by the N.Y. Rangers...Johnsson made his NHL debut with the Rangers in 1999-00...Owen Nolan leads the Wild in career scoring vs. N.Y. Rangers with24 points (14-10=24) in 30 games...Chris Drury leads the Rangers in career scoring against Minnesota with 13 points (6-7=13)in 19 contests...Niklas Backstrom has never faced the Rangers...Josh Harding has played one career game against New York inallowing three goals in a Wild victory.234 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 235Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyTEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)........... Scotiabank Place (19,153, 1996)Mailing Address.......................................1000 Palladium DriveOttawa, Ontario K2V 1A5Telephone.............................................................613.599.0250Fax .......................................................................613.599.0358Website...................................................... ottawasenators.comFounded........................................................................1990-91Stanley Cup Titles.............................................................. NoneColors....................................................... Red, White and BlackDirectoryOwner, Governor & Chairman...............................Eugene MelnykGeneral Manager................................................... Bryan MurrayHead Coach.......................................................Craig HartsburgAssistant Coaches................................Greg Carvel, Curtis HuntGoaltending Coach......................................................Eli WilsonCommunications DepartmentVice President, Communications............................. Phil LegaultManager, Communications......................................Brian MorrisCoordinator, Communications.................................. Chris Mooreottawa senators2008-09 matchupsSat. 2/14 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: Marian Gaborik, (P. Lalime), 3-2=5 pts.Overtime Games: Two; 3/12/02, 4-3 overtime loss (Arvedson) vs. OTT; 12/20/00, 2-2 tie (Hendrickson) vs. OTTPenalty Shots: Two; 12/20/00, vs. OTT; Antti Laaksonen vs. Patrick Lalime; no goal; at OTT; Brian Rolston vs. Ray Emery; goalShutouts: One; 2/25/03, 3-0 win at OTT (Roloson – 28 saves)Last Trade Between Senators and Wild: 7/30/05, Acquired C Todd White from Ottawa in exchange for a 2005 fourth-round pick (CodyBass).WILD VS. OTTAWA SENATORS2007-08 Wild Record: Teams Did Not MeetAll-Time Wild Record: 2-3-2 (1-1-2 at Xcel Energy Center, 1-2-0 at Ottawa)Series NotesMinnesota and Ottawa will meet this season at the Xcel Energy Center for the first time since Ottawa claimed a 6-1 win (1/16/06)...Minnesota is searching for its first win against Ottawa since a 5-2 win on (3/16/04)...Marian Gaborik recorded his seventh careerhat trick in the 5-2 victory (3/16/04)...Brian Lee (Moorhead) is a native of Minnesota... Filip Kuba played five seasons (2000-06)for the Minnesota Wild...Owen Nolan leads the Wild in career scoring vs. Ottawa with 32 points (15-17=32) in 30 contests...DeanMcAmmond leads the Senators in career scoring against Minnesota with 12 points (6-6=12) in 23 matches...Neither G NiklasBackstrom or G Josh Harding have played against Ottawa in their careers.TEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)............ Wachovia Center (19,523, 1996)Mailing Address.................................. 3601 South Broad StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19148Telephone.............................................................215.465.4500Fax .......................................................................215.389.9403Website.................................................. philadelphiaflyers.comFounded........................................................................1967-68Stanley Cup Titles....................................................1974, 1975Colors.................................................. Orange, Black and WhiteDirectoryChairman.....................................................................Ed SniderGeneral Manager.................................................Paul HolmgrenHead Coach............................................................John StevensAssistant Coaches.....Craig Berube, Jack McIlhargey, Joe MullenGoaltending Coach.............................................Reggie LemelinCommunications DepartmentSenior Director of Communications............................... Zack HillDirector of Media Services & Publications................... Joe KluegManager, Communications & New Media....................Kevin KurzPhiladelphia flyers2008-09 matchupsThu. 1/8 Wachovia Center 6:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: NoneOvertime Games: One; 10/11/00, 3-3 tie (Desjardins) vs. PHIPenalty Shots: NoneShutouts: Two; 2/12/03, 2-0 win vs. PHI (Roloson – 31 saves); 2/10/03, 1-0 win at PHI (Fernandez – 30 saves)Last Trade Between Flyers and Wild: 12/17/03, Acquired RW Eric Chouinard in exchange for a 2004 fifth-round pick (Chris Zarb).WILD VS. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS2007-08 Wild Record: 0-1-0 (0-1-0 at Xcel Energy Center, Did not play at Philadelphia)All-Time Wild Record: 2-5-1 (1-1-1 at Xcel Energy Center, 1-4-0 at Philadelphia)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.PHI 2 0 1 – 3 9 13 3 – 25 0-2 9-18 Carter Nittymaki (28-29)12/5 MIN 0 1 0 – 1 10 10 9 – 29 1-8 3-6 Backstrom (22-25) *18,568Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)PHI 2 0 1 – 3 9 13 3 – 25 0-2 9-18 Nittymaki (1-0-0, 28-29)MIN 0 1 0 – 1 10 10 9 – 29 1-8 3-6 Backstrom (0-1-0, 22-25)Series NotesThe Wild have lost three games in a row against Philadelphia...The Wild has scored 11 goals in eight all-time meetings...Minnesotaearned back-to-back shutouts against Philadelphia (2/10/03; 2/12/03), the first back-to-back shutouts in Wild franchise history...Manny Fernandez stopped all 30 shots faced in the first game...Dwayne Roloson preserved the second consecutive shutout winwith 31 stops (2/12/03)...Minnesota earned the first point in franchise history with a 3-3 (OT) tie against the Flyers in the firstregular season game in Xcel Energy Center history (10/11/00)...Kim Johnsson played with Philadelphia..Owen Nolan (8-11=19)leads the Wild in career scoring vs. Philadelphia with 19 points...Kimmo Timonen leads the Flyers in career scoring against Minnesotawith 12 points (5-7=12) in 23 contests.236 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 237Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyTEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)...........Jobing.com Arena (17,125, 2004)Mailing Address........................... 6751 N. White Out Way, #200Glendale, AZ 85305Telephone.............................................................623.772.3200Fax .......................................................................623.872.2000Website.......................................................phoenixcoyotes.comFounded................1979-80 (Relocated form Winnipeg in 1996)Stanley Cup Titles.............................................................. NoneColors.........Black, Brick Red, Hunter Green, Sand, Sienna and PurpleDirectoryManaging Partner & Head Coach..........................Wayne GretzkyGeneral Manager.................................................... Don MaloneyAssociate Coach................................................ Ulf SamuelssonAssistant Coach...................................................Doug SullimanCommunications DepartmentVice President of News Content...................................Dave VestDirector of Media Relations............................... Sergey KocharovDirector of Publicity...........................................Ryan NarramoreManager of Communications......................................Rob Creanphoenix coyotes2008-09 matchupsSat. 11/1 Jobing.com Arena 9:00 p.m.Thu. 11/13 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Thu. 12/11 Jobing.com Arena 8:00 p.m.Tue. 1/13 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: NoneOvertime Games: Five; most recent, 3/22/04, 3-2 overtime loss (Comrie) vs. PHXPenalty Shots: Two; 10/8/05, at PHX; Alexandre Daigle vs. Curtis Joseph; no goal; Ladislav Nagy vs. Dwayne Roloson; goalShutouts: Five (PHX-3, MIN-2), last, 2/3/07, 1-0 win vs. PHX (Backstrom – 29 saves)Last Trade Between Coyotes and Wild: 8/26/05, Acquired C Erik Westrum and D Dustin Wood in exchange for D Zybanek MichalekWILD VS. PHOENIX COYOTES2007-08 Wild Record: 4-0-0 (2-0-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 2-0-0 at Phoenix)All-Time Wild Record: 13-10-5 (7-4-3 at Xcel Energy Center, 6-6-2 at Phoenix)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.MIN 1 0 2 – 3 10 5 11 – 26 1-6 7-22 Belanger (1) Backstrom (27-29)10/13 PHX 2 0 0 – 2 16 9 4 – 29 1-4 8-24 Auld (23-26) 12,088PHX 0 0 1 – 1 9 6 7 – 22 0-2 3-6 Bryzgalov (25-28)11/28 MIN 0 2 1 – 3 8 11 9 – 28 0-2 3-6 Gaborik (2) Backstrom (21-22) *18,568MIN 1 1 1 – 3 11 6 9 – 26 3-4 6-12 Rolston (5) Backstrom (46-48)12/27 PHX 0 1 1 – 2 14 16 18 – 48 1-6 4-8 Bryzgalov (23-26) 13,756PHX 0 0 1 – 1 10 8 9 – 27 1-3 2-7 Bryzgalov (30-34)1/13 MIN 0 2 2 – 4 8 15 11 – 34 0-1 4-11 Sheppard (1) Harding (26-27) *18,568Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)PHX 2 1 3 – 6 49 39 38 – 126 3-15 (20.0) 17-45 Auld (0-1-0, 23-26); Bryzgalov (0-3-0, 78-88)MIN 2 5 6 – 13 37 37 40 – 114 4-13 (30.8) 20-51 Backstrom (3-0-0, 94-99); Harding (1-0-0, 26-27)Series NotesThe Wild has won seven straight meetings against Phoenix...The Wild defeated Phoenix in the last Coyotes game ever playedat America West Arena (12/15/03)...Marian Gaborik potted two goals and added four assists for a franchise-record six points(10/26/02), becoming the youngest player to accomplish the feat (20 years, 254 days) since Wild teammate Owen Nolan in 1992...Peter Mueller (Bloomington) and Kurt Sauer (Saint Cloud) are Minnesota Natives...Todd Fedoruk played 58 games for the Wild lastseason...Zbynek Michalek appeared in 22 games with Minnesota in 2003-04...Andrew Brunette leads the Wild in career scoring vs.Phoenix with 30 points (7-23=30) in 31 games...Shane Doan (10-6=16) leads the Coyotes in all-time scoring against Minnesotawith 16 points in 27 contests...Owen Nolan spent the 2006-07 season with Phoenix...Niklas Backstrom is 6-0-0 with two careershutouts and a 1.17 GAA against Phoenix.TEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built).................. Mellon Arena (16,940, 1961)Mailing Address....................................66 Mario Lemieux PlacePittsburgh, PA 15219Telephone.............................................................412.642.1300Fax .......................................................................412.642.1859Website............................................... pittsburghpenguins.comFounded........................................................................1967-68Stanley Cup Titles....................................................1991, 1992Colors...................................................... Black, Gold and WhiteDirectoryChairman............................................................. Mario LemieuxGeneral Manager........................................................ Ray SheroHead Coach........................................................Michel TherrienAssistant Coaches..................................Andre Savaro, Mike YeoGoaltending Coach.............................................. Gilles MelocheCommunications DepartmentDirector of Communications..............................Jennifer BullanoCommunications Coordinator..................................Erik HeasleyDirector of Content/Publications.................................. Joe SagerPittsburgh penguins2008-09 matchupsTue. 11/18 Mellon Arena 6:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: NoneOvertime Games: One, 11/14/02, 1-1 tie (Park) vs. PITPenalty Shots: 11/19/03, at PIT; Marian Gaborik vs. Sebastien Caron; goalShutouts: 12/8/05, 5-0 win vs. PIT (Fernandez – 22 saves)Last Trade Between Penguins and Wild: 2/27/07, Acquired C Dominic Moore in exchange for a 2007 third-round pick (80th overall –Casey Pierro-Zabotel)WILD VS. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS2007-08 Wild Record: 0-1-0 (0-1-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 0-0-0 at Pittsburgh)All-Time Wild Record: 5-2-1 (2-1-1 at Xcel Energy Center, 3-1-0 at Pittsburgh)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.PIT 0 2 2 – 4 6 12 9 – 27 1-1 5-13 Sykora Sabourin (28-30)10/30 MIN 0 1 1 – 2 10 8 12 – 30 0-2 4-11 Harding (23-27) *18,568Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)PIT 0 2 2 – 4 6 12 9 – 27 1-1 (100.0) 5-13 Sabourin (1-0-0, 28-30)MIN 0 1 1 – 2 10 8 12 - 30 0-2 (0.0) 4-11 Harding (0-1-0, 23-27)Series NotesMinnesota lost in the lone meeting between the teams last season, 4-2, at the Xcel Energy Center (10/30/07)...The Wild holdsa 5-2-1 record in the all-time series...The Wild has outscored Pittsburgh 28-15 all-time...Owen Nolan leads the Wild in careerscoring vs. Pittsburgh with 36 points (15-21=36) in 32 contests...Matt Cooke has 17 career points (6-11=17) vs. Minnesota in 39games to lead all Penguins...Sidney Crosby, who played hockey at Shattuck Saint Mary’s in Faribault, has four points (1-3=4) intwo games against the Wild...Pascal Dupuis played 334 games for Minnesota over six seasons.238 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 239Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyTEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built).....................HP Pavilion (17,496, 1993)Mailing Address..................................525 West Santa Clara St.San Jose, CA 95113Telephone.............................................................408.287.7070Fax .......................................................................408.999.5797Website................................................................. sjsharks.comFounded........................................................................1991-92Stanley Cup Titles.............................................................. NoneColors.......................Deep Pacific Teal, Burnt Orange and BlackDirectoryPresident & CEO....................................................Greg JamisonGeneral Manager.....................................................Doug WilsonHead Coach..........................................................Todd McLellanAssistant Coaches.. Trent Yawney, Todd Richards, Jay WoodcroftGoaltending Development Coach.......................... Corey SchwabCommunications DepartmentDirector of Media Relations....................................Scott EmmertMedia Relations Manager............................................. Tom HolyMedia Relations & Team Services Coordinator.......... Ryan StennSan jose sharks2008-09 matchupsTue. 11/4 HP Pavilion 9:30 p.m.Wed. 12/31 Xcel Energy Center 5:00 p.m.Thu. 3/5 HP Pavilion 9:30 p.m.Tue. 3/10 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: Brian Rolston, 11/5/05 (N. Schaefer), 3-0=3 pts.Overtime Games: Six, last, 3/19/08, 4-3 shooutout loss (Roenick) at SJPenalty Shots: Two; 2/2/06 at SJ; Marian Gaborik vs. Vesa Toskala; goal; 3/9/08 vs. SJ; Tomas Plihal vs. Niklas Backstrom; goalShutouts: Four (MIN-2, SJ-2), last, 3/6/07, 3-0 loss vs. SJ (Nabokov–26 saves)Last Trade Between Sharks and Wild: 3/3/04, Acquired San Jose’s fifth round pick (Jean-Claude Sawyer) in 2004 Entry Draft for DJason Marshall.WILD VS. SAN JOSE SHARKS2007-08 Wild Record: 0-2-2 (0-1-1 at Xcel Energy Center, 0-1-1 at San Jose)All-Time Wild Record: 11-13-4 (5-7-2 at Xcel Energy Center, 6-6-2 at San Jose)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.MIN 0 0 1 – 1 10 9 18 – 37 1-3 6-18 Backstrom (26-30)12/11 SJ 1 3 0 – 4 8 15 7 – 30 1-3 6-18 Grier Nabokov (36-37) 17,064SJ 1 1 1 – 3 11 9 5 – 25 0-1 3-6 Cheechoo Nabokov (19-21)12/31 MIN 0 0 2 – 2 6 7 8 – 21 0-3 1-2 Backstrom (22-25) *18,568SJ 2 0 0 0 3 11 9 5 1 26 0-1 2-4 Marleau (SO) Nabokov (21-23)3/9 MIN 0 1 1 0 2 7 11 4 1 23 0-2 1-2 Backstrom (24-26) *18,568MIN 0 1 2 0 3 7 7 9 1 24 2-3 4-11 Backstrom (30-33)3/19 SJ 1 1 1 0 4 7 16 8 2 33 0-2 5-13 Roenick (SO) Nabokov (21-24) 17,496Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)SJ 5 5 2 – 14 37 49 25 3 114 1-7 (14.3) 16-41 Nabokov (4-0-0, 97-105)MIN 0 2 6 – 8 30 34 39 2 105 3-11 (27.3) 12-33 Backstrom (0-2-2, 102-114)Series NotesSan Jose has won the last seven games in a row against the Wild and the last two games against Minnesota via the shootout...The last Wild victory (4-1) came on 10/21/06 at San Jose...Minnesota hasn’t won a home game versus the Sharks since a 6-1 decision(10/19/05), going 0-4-1 since...Marian Gaborik converted on the Wild’s first-ever penalty shot against the Sharks (2/2/06)...Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Brent Burns scored their first career goals against San Jose...Owen Nolan spent eight seasons with SanJose...Andrew Brunette leads the Wild in career scoring vs. San Jose with 17 points (7-10=17) in 31 games...Rob Blake leads theSharks in career scoring with 22 points (5-17=22) in 36 games vs. Minnesota...Niklas Backstrom is 0-3-2 lifetime against SanJose allowing 15 goals in five games.TEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)............ Scottrade Center (19,022, 1994)Mailing Address............................................1401 Clark AvenueSt. Louis, MO 63103Telephone.............................................................314.622.2500Fax .......................................................................314.622.2533Website........................................................... stlouisblues.comFounded........................................................................1967-68Stanley Cup Titles.............................................................. NoneColors...............................................White, Navy, Blue and GoldDirectoryChairman/Governor.......................................David W. CheckettsPresident of Hockey Operations............................ John DavidsonGeneral Manager...................................................... Larry PleauHead Coach.............................................................Andy MurrayAssistant Coaches.........Ray Bennett, Brad Shaw, Rick WamsleyCommunications DepartmentSenior Director of PR and Team Services..................Mike CarusoCommunications Coordinator...............................Scott BonanniCommunications Coordinator............................. Rich JankowskiSt. Louis bluesAll-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: NoneOvertime Games: 10, last, 2/10/08, 2-1 shootout win (Burns) at STLPenalty Shots: Three, last, 4/4/04 vs. STL, Marian Gaborik vs. Reinhard Divis; no goalShutouts: Seven (MIN-3, STL-4), last, 4/4/04, 3-0 win vs. STL (Roloson – 24 saves)Last Trade Between Blues and Wild: None2008-09 matchupsSat. 11/22 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Wed. 12/3 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Sat. 12/20 Scottrade Center 7:30 p.m.Sun. 3/15 Scottrade Center 5:00 p.m.WILD VS. ST. LOUIS BLUES2007-08 Wild Record: 3-1-0 (1-1-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 2-0-0 at St. Louis)All-Time Wild Record: 14-6-8 (8-2-4 at Xcel Energy Center, 6-4-4 at St. Louis)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.MIN 0 2 1 – 3 17 10 7 – 34 1-7 5-10 Belanger (2) Harding (33-34)10/20 STL 0 1 0 – 1 11 8 15 – 34 0-5 6-14 Legace (31-34) 19,150STL 0 2 1 – 3 7 14 7 – 28 1-5 3-9 McKee Legace (23-25)11/1 MIN 1 1 0 – 2 7 9 9 – 25 0-2 6-15 Harding (25-28) *18,568STL 0 2 0 0 2 6 6 9 3 24 0-4 4-8 Legace (23-26)11/30 MIN 1 1 0 1 3 9 8 8 1 26 1-4 4-8 Gaborik (3) Backstrom (22-24) *18,568MIN 1 0 0 0 2 6 5 13 1 25 0-3 4-8 Burns (SO) Harding (20-21)2/10 STL 1 0 0 0 1 7 8 2 4 21 1-4 3-6 Legace (24-25) 16,477Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)STL 1 5 1 0 7 31 36 33 7 107 2-18 (11.1) 16-37 Legace (1-1-2, 101-110)MIN 3 4 1 1 10 39 32 37 2 110 2-16 (12.5) 19-41 Harding (2-1-0, 78-83); Backstrom (1-0-0, 22-24)Series NotesMinnesota has won 11 of the last 14 against the Blues...Josh Harding became the first goaltender in NHL history to play in ashootout in his debut (4/4/06)...Head Coach Jacques Lemaire coached his 700th game in a 3-1 win over St. Louis (2/23/03)...David Backes (Minneapolis) and Dan Hinote (Elk River) are Minnesota natives...Erik Johnson, the first overall pick in the 2006 NHLEntry Draft, is a Bloomington, Minn. native and spent one season at The University of Minnesota (2006-07)...Owen Nolan leadsthe Wild in career scoring vs. St. Louis with 32 points (14-18=32) in 43 contests...Marian Gaborik is two points behind Nolan with30 points (12-18=30) in 27 games...Paul Kariya leads the Blues in career scoring against Minnesota with 17 points (8-9=17)in 25 games.240 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 241Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyTEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)......St. Pete Times Forum (19,758, 1996)Mailing Address..................................... 401 Channelside DriveTampa Bay, FL 33602Telephone.............................................................813.301.6500Fax .......................................................................813.301.1480Website................................................ tampabaylightning.comFounded........................................................................1992-93Stanley Cup Titles..............................................................2004Colors............................................Black, White, Blue and SilverDirectoryExecutive Vice President, Hockey Operations......... Brian LawtonHead Coach...........................................................Barry MelroseAssociate Coach..................................................... Rick TochhetAssistant Coaches....................................Cap Raeder, Wes WalzCommunications DepartmentExecutive Vice President, Communications............... Bill WickettDirector of Public Relations........................................ Jay PrebleMedia Relations Manager..................................Brian BresemanPublic Relations Coordinator..................................Dana O’SheaAll-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: NoneOvertime Games: 3/17/03, 3-3 tie (Brunette) at TBPenalty Shots: NoneShutouts: One; 1/2/02, 2-0 win vs. TB (Roloson – 36 saves)Last Trade Between Lightning and Wild: Nonetampa bay lightning2008-09 matchupsSat. 10/18 St. Pete Times Forum 6:30 p.m.Fri. 11/28 Xcel Energy Center 1:00 p.m.WILD VS. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING2007-08 Wild Record: 1-0-0 (Did not play at Xcel Energy Center,1-0-0 at Tampa Bay)All-Time Wild Record: 5-2-1 (3-1-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 2-1-1 at Tampa Bay)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.MIN 0 2 1 – 3 6 11 10 – 27 2-2 6-14 Rolston (7) Backstrom (31-33)2/27 TB 0 1 1 – 2 9 15 9 – 33 1-7 2-4 Smith (24-27) 17,211Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)TB 0 1 1 – 2 9 15 9 – 33 1-7 (14.3) 2-4 Smith (0-1-0, 24-27)MIN 0 2 1 – 3 6 11 10 – 27 2-2 (100.0) 6-14 Backstrom (1-0-0, 31-33)Series NotesMinnesota has dropped two of its last three meetings against Tampa Bay after going 4-0-1 in their first five matches...MarianGaborik has notched a goal in five of his six lifetime games against Tampa Bay...Overall, Gaborik has six tallies, including thegame-winner in the Wild’s first-ever franchise win vs. the Lightning...That first-ever franchise win came in a 6-5 victory againstTampa Bay at Xcel Energy Center (10/18/00)...The 11 goals tallied in that game remain tied for the most combined goals by twoteams at Xcel Energy Center in Wild history...Tampa Bay has five Minnesotans on the roster: Ryan Malone played his college hockeyat St. Cloud State University and high school at Shattuck Saint Mary’s...Brandon Bochenski (Blaine), Wyatt Smith (Thief RiverFalls), Mike Lundin (Burnsville) and Matt Smaby (Minneapolis)...Assistant coach Wes Walz played seven seasons (2000-07)...OwenNolan (14-11=25) and Andrew Brunette (8-17=25) lead the Wild in career scoring vs. Tampa Bay with 25 points...Jussi Jokinenleads the Lightning in all-time scoring vs. Minnesota with 11 points (2-9=11) in 11 contests.TEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)..........Air Canada Centre (18,819, 1999)Mailing Address...................................40 Bay Street, Suite 400Toronto, Ontario M5J 2X2Telephone.............................................................416.815.5700Fax .......................................................................416.359.9331Website.............................................................mapleleafs.comFounded........................................................................1926-27Stanley Cup Titles...........1932, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949,1951, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967Colors................................................................. Blue and WhiteDirectoryChairman, NHL Governor........................ Lawrence M. TanebaumGeneral Manager....................................................Cliff FletcherHead Coach...............................................................Ron WilsonAssistant Coaches.............. Keith Acton, Tim Hunter, Rob ZettlerCommunications DepartmentSenior Vice President, Communications................ John LashwayDirector, Media Relations...............................................Pat ParkCoordinators, Media Relations... Craig Downey, Aaron Gogishvilitoronto maple leafs2008-09 matchupsTue. 1/27 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: NoneOvertime Games: NonePenalty Shots: 12/26/06 at TOR, John Pohl vs. Manny Fernandez; goalShutouts: One; 12/11/03, 1-0 loss vs. TOR (Belfour – 28 saves)Last Trade Between Maple Leafs and Wild: 6/21/03, Acquired 2003 third-round pick (Danny Irmen) in exchange for 2003 third roundpick (Martin Sagat) and 2003 fourth round pick (Konstantin Volkov).WILD VS. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS2007-08 Wild Record: Teams Did Not MeetAll-Time Wild Record: 1-5-0 (1-1-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 0-4-0 at Toronto)Series NotesMinnesota will play Toronto this season for the first time since Toronto defeated Minnesota 4-3 at Air Canada Center (12/26/06)...The Wild are winless in four career matches at Air Canada Center and are 1-1-0 at the Xcel Energy Center all-time vs. Toronto...Maple Leafs’ Jason Blake (Moorhead) and Johnny Pohl (Rochester) are Minnesota natives...Mark Bell leads the Maple Leafs incareer scoring against Minnesota with seven points (3-4=7)...Owen Nolan spent two seasons with Toronto...Niklas Backstrom andG Josh Harding have never played against Toronto in their careers.242 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 243Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyTEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)..... General Motors Place (18,630, 1995)Mailing Address..............................................800 Griffiths WayVancouver, B.C. V6B 6G1Telephone.............................................................604.899.4600Fax .......................................................................604.899.4640Website................................................................. canucks.comFounded........................................................................1970-71Stanley Cup Titles.............................................................. NoneColors..............Deep Blue, Deep Red, Sky Blue, Silver and WhiteDirectoryGeneral Manager & Alternate Governor.......................Mike GillisHead Coach........................................................ Alain VigneaultAssociate Coach................................................... Rick BownessAssistant Coaches..........................Ryan Walter, Darryl WilliamsGoaltending Coach.......................................................Ian ClarkCommunications DepartmentDirector, Media Relations & Team Operations...........T.C. CarlingManager, Media Relations & Team Operations........... Ben BrownCoordinator, Media Relations & Publications...........Stephanie Maniagovancouver canucks2008-09 matchupsSat. 11/8 General Motors Place 9:00 p.m.Thu. 11/20 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Fri. 12/5 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Sat. 1/31 General Motors Place 9:00 p.m.Tue. 3/3 General Motors Place 9:00 p.m.Tue. 3/31 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: 11/21/07, Markus Naslund, (J. Harding), 3-0=3 pts.; 12/7/02, Marian Gaborik, (D. Cloutier), 3-0=3 pts.; 11/26/00, AnttiLaaksonen, (F. Potvin), 3-1=4Overtime Games: 16, last, 2/19/08, 3-2 overtime win (D. Sedin) vs. VANPenalty Shots: Six, last, 11/2/06 @MIN; Brian Rolston vs. Roberto Luongo; goalShutouts: Four (MIN-3, VAN-1), last, 3/128/08, 4-0 win @MIN (Backstrom-28 saves)Last Trade Between Canucks and Wild: NoneWILD VS. VANCOUVER CANUCKS2007-08 Wild Record: 5-2-1 (2-1-1 at Xcel Energy Center, 3-1-0 at Vancouver)All-Time Wild Record: 21-13-11 (12-7-4 at Xcel Energy Center, 9-6-7 at Vancouver)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.MIN 1 0 1 – 2 8 5 9 – 22 1-3 13-34 HARDING (8-11); Backstrom (17-20)11/16 VAN 4 1 1 – 6 14 4 13 – 31 3-10 6-23 Ohlund Luongo (20-22) 18,630VAN 2 0 2 – 4 6 8 12 – 26 1-4 6-15 Naslund Sanford (18-20)11/21 MIN 2 0 0 – 2 5 6 9 – 20 1-3 6-15 Harding (22-26) *18,568VAN 0 1 0 – 1 4 9 7 – 20 0-2 13-48 Luongo (28-30)12/2 MIN 1 1 0 – 2 12 8 10 – 30 1-7 6-18 Voros (1) Backstrom (19-20) *18,568MIN 0 2 2 – 4 6 10 10 – 26 0-5 5-10 Koivu (3) Backstrom (38-40)1/21 VAN 0 1 1 – 2 17 9 14 – 40 0-3 7-14 Luongo (22-25) 18,630MIN 1 1 2 0 5 4 7 14 1 26 0-4 5-16 Koivu (SO) Backstrom (24-28)2/14 VAN 0 1 3 0 4 9 6 13 0 28 0-2 8-30 Luongo (22-26) 18,630VAN 0 1 1 1 3 13 11 12 1 37 1-3 5-13 D. Sedin Luongo (20-22)2/19 MIN 1 0 1 0 2 3 5 12 2 22 2-4 5-21 Backstrom (34-37) *18,568MIN 0 1 1 – 2 11 5 5 – 21 1-6 4-8 Radivojevic (3) Backstrom (30-31)3/21 VAN 0 0 1 – 1 9 12 10 – 31 1-4 6-12 Luongo (19-21) 18,630VAN 0 0 0 – 0 9 10 9 – 28 0-5 12-49 LUONGO (17-21); Sanford (9-9)3/28 MIN 2 2 0 – 4 14 8 8 – 30 2-4 14-64 Bouchard (4) Backstrom (28-28) *18,568Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)VAN 6 5 9 1 21 81 69 90 1 241 6-33 (18.2) 63-204 Luongo (2-4-1, 148-157); Sanford (1-0-0, 27-29)MIN 8 7 7 0 23 63 54 77 3 197 8-36 (22.2) 58-186 Harding (0-2-0, 30-37); Backstrom (5-0-1, 190-204)Series NotesThe Canucks and Wild have now met in 16 overtime contests in the Wild’s seven seasons, the most of any Wild opponent...TheWild’s 6-0 victory tied the biggest win margin in team history (10/12/06)...Marian Gaborik registered his fifth career hat trick(12/7/02) to become the fourth player in NHL history to post five hat tricks prior to his 21st birthday...Andrew Brunette leadsMinnesota in all-time scoring vs. Vancouver with 46 points (14-32=46) in 48 contests...Henrik Sedin leads Vancouver in all-timescoring vs. Minnesota with 28 points (5-23=28) in 44 contests...Niklas Backstrom went 5-0-1 last season with a 2.02 GAA and is7-1-3 with a 2.03 GAA lifetime against the Canucks...Josh Harding is 0-2-0 lifetime giving up seven goals in two games.TEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)................ Verizon Center (18,277, 1997)Mailing Address.................................... 601 F St. NW, Suite 750Washington, DC 20004Telephone.............................................................202.266.2277Fax .......................................................................202.266.2210Website.....................................................washingtoncaps.comFounded........................................................................1974-75Stanley Cup Titles.............................................................. NoneColors............................................................... Red, White, BlueDirectoryChairman and Majority Owner..................................Ted LeonsisGeneral Manager................................................ George McPheeHead Coach.......................................................Bruce BoudreauAssistant Coaches.................................Jay Leach, Dean EvasonCommunications DepartmentVice President of Communications...............................Kurt KehlDirector of Media Relations........................................ Nate EwellManager of Media Relations....................................Paul RoynakDirector of New Media.............................................. Sean Parkerwashington capitalsAll-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: NoneOvertime Games: One, 10/12/07, 3-2 shootout win (Koivu) @MINPenalty Shots: NoneShutouts: One; 11/16/02, @MIN 1-WSH 0 (Roloson-17 saves)Last Trade Between Capitals and Wild: None2008-09 matchupsMon. 11/24 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.WILD VS. WASHINGTON CAPITALS2007-08 Wild Record: 0-1-0 (Did not play at Xcel Energy Center, 0-1-0 at Washington)All-Time Wild Record: 5-3-0 (4-0-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 1-3-0 at Washington)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.MIN 0 1 0 – 1 15 12 8 – 35 0-2 4-14 Backstrom (22-26)2/26 WSH 2 2 0 – 4 12 9 5 – 26 0-2 4-14 Morrisonn Kolzig (34-35) 17,391Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)WSH 2 2 0 – 4 12 9 5 – 26 0-2 (0.0) 4-14 Kolzig (1-0-0, 34-35)MIN 0 1 0 – 1 15 12 8 – 35 0-2 (0.0) 4-14 Backstrom (0-1-0, 22-26)Series NotesMinnesota lost the only meeting between the two clubs in 2007-08 by a 4-1 score (2/26/08), breaking a four-game winning streakagainst Washington...The Wild holds a 5-3-0 advantage in the all-time series and is 4-0-0 at Xcel Energy Center...Minnesota outshotthe Capitals in the first six all-time meetings...The Wild won the franchise’s first-ever 1-0 game against the Caps (11/16/02...Owen Nolan leads the Wild in career scoring against Washington with 23 points (11-12=23) in 33 contests...Sergei Fedorov leadsWashington in career scoring vs. Minnesota with 19 points (6-13=19) in 24 games.244 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 245Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyWESTERN CONFERENCENORTHWEST GP W L OT GF GA PTSMINNESOTA 82 44 28 10 223 218 98COLORADO 82 44 31 7 231 219 94CALGARY 82 42 30 10 229 227 94EDMONTON 82 41 35 6 235 251 88VANCOUVER 82 39 33 10 213 215 88PACIFIC GP W L OT GF GA PTSSAN JOSE 82 49 23 10 222 193 108ANAHEIM 82 47 27 8 205 191 102DALLAS 82 45 30 7 242 207 97PHOENIX 82 38 37 7 214 231 83LOS ANGELES 82 32 43 7 231 266 71CENTRAL GP W L OT GF GA PTSDETROIT 82 54 21 7 257 184 115NASHVILLE 82 41 32 9 230 229 91CHICAGO 82 40 34 8 239 235 88COLUMBUS 82 34 36 12 193 218 80ST. LOUIS 82 33 36 13 205 237 79INDIVIDUAL SCORING LEADERS2007-2008 nhl StandingsNORTHEAST GP W L OT GF GA PTSMONTREAL 82 47 25 10 262 222 104OTTAWA 82 43 31 8 261 247 94BOSTON 82 41 29 12 212 222 94BUFFALO 82 39 31 12 255 242 90TORONTO 82 36 35 11 231 260 83ATLANTIC GP W L OT GF GA PTSPITTSBURGH 82 47 27 8 247 216 102NEW JERSEY 82 46 29 7 206 197 99N.Y. RANGERS 82 42 27 13 213 199 97PHILADELPHIA 82 42 29 11 248 233 95N.Y. ISLANDERS 82 35 38 9 194 243 79ATLANTIC GP W L OT GF GA PTSWASHINGTON 82 43 31 8 242 231 94CAROLINA 82 43 33 6 252 249 92FLORIDA 82 38 35 9 216 226 85ATLANTA 82 34 40 8 216 272 76TAMPA BAY 82 31 42 9 223 267 71PLAYER GP TOI/G G A PTS +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG SOG SH%ALEXANDER OVECHKIN, WSH 82 23:06 65 47 112 28 38 22 0 11 446 14.6EVGENI MALKIN, PIT 82 21:19 47 59 106 16 78 17 0 5 272 17.3JAROME IGINLA, CGY 82 21:26 50 48 98 27 83 15 0 9 338 14.8PAVEL DATSYUK, DET 82 21:23 31 66 97 41 20 10 1 6 264 11.7JOE THORNTON, SJ 82 21:24 29 67 96 18 59 11 0 5 178 16.3HENRIK ZETTERBERG, DET 75 22:04 43 49 92 30 34 16 1 7 358 12.0VINCENT LECAVALIER, TB 81 22:57 40 52 92 -17 89 10 1 7 318 12.6JASON SPEZZA, OTT 76 20:40 34 58 92 26 66 11 0 6 210 16.2DANIEL ALFREDSSON, OTT 70 22:17 40 49 89 15 34 9 7 5 217 18.4ILYA KOVALCHUK, ATL 79 21:30 52 35 87 -12 52 16 2 4 283 18.4DEFENSEMAN SCORING LEADERSEASTERN CONFERENCEPLAYER GP TOI/G G A PTS +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG SOG SH%NICKLAS LIDSTROM, DET 76 26:43 10 60 70 40 40 5 0 4 188 5.3SERGEI GONCHAR, PIT 78 25:55 12 53 65 13 66 8 0 2 173 6.9MARK STREIT, MTL 81 17:31 13 49 62 -6 28 7 0 3 165 7.9BRIAN CAMPBELL, SJ 83 25:06 8 54 62 8 20 5 0 0 142 5.6DION PHANEUF, CGY 82 26:25 17 43 60 12 182 10 1 4 263 6.5ANDREI MARKOV, MTL 82 24:58 16 42 58 1 63 10 1 2 145 11.0MIKE GREEN, WSH 82 23:38 18 38 56 6 62 8 0 4 234 7.7BRIAN RAFALSKI, DET 73 24:04 13 42 55 27 34 10 0 1 175 7.4TOMAS KABERLE, TOR 82 24:52 8 45 53 -8 22 6 0 1 155 5.2ZDENO CHARA, BOS 77 26:50 17 34 51 14 114 9 1 0 207 8.2GOALSAlexander Ovechkin WSH 65Ilya Kovalchuk ATL 52Jarome Iginla CGY 50Evgeni Malkin PIT 47Henrik Zetterberg DET 43Marian Gaborik MIN 42Brad Boyes STL 42Dany Heatley OTT 41Daniel Alfredsson OTT 40Vincent Lecavalier TB 40ASSISTSJoe Thornton SJ 67Pavel Datsyuk DET 66Marc Savard BOS 63Henrik Sedin VAN 61Niklas Lidstrom DET 60Evgeni Malkin PIT 59Martin St. Louis TB 58Jason Spezza OTT 58Ryan Getzlaf ANA 58Mike Ribeiro DAL 56PLUS/MINUSPavel Datsyuk DET +41Nicklas Lidstrom DET +40Dany Heatley OTT +33Ryan Getzlaf ANA +32Duncan Keith CHI +30PENALTY MINUTESDaniel Carcillo PHX 324Jared Boll CBJ 226Adam Burish CHI 214Riley Cote PHI 202Zack Stortini EDM 201POWER-PLAY GOALSAlexander Ovechkin WSH 22Thomas Vanek BUF 19Olli Jokinen FLA 18Alexei Kovalev MTL 17Evgeni Malkin PIT 17Ilya Kovalchuk ATL 16POWER-PLAY ASSISTSSergei Gonchar PIT 38Ryan Getzlaf ANA 32Alexei Kovalev MTL 30Pavel Datsyuk DET 30Niklas Lidstrom DET 29POWER-PLAY POINTSAlexei Kovalev MTL 47Sergei Gonchar PIT 46Pavel Datsyuk DET 40Evgeni Malkin PIT 40Daniel Briere PHI 37Alexander Ovechkin WSH 37Joe Thornton SJ 37SHORT-HANDED GOALSDaniel Alfredsson OTT 7Patrick Sharp CHI 7Rene Bourque CHI 5Mike Richards PHI 52007-2008 nhl LeadersSHORT-HANDED ASSISTSEric Perrin ATL 8Shane Doan PHX 7R.J. Umberger PHI 5GAME-WINNING GOALSAlexander Ovechkin WSH 11Jeremy Roenick SJ 10Jarome Iginla CGY 9Thomas Vanek BUF 9Brad Boyes STL 9EVEN STRENGTH GOALSAlexander Ovechkin WSH 43Jarome Iginla CGY 35Ilya Kovalchuk ATL 34Brad Boyes STL 32Marian Gaborik MIN 30Evgeni Malkin PIT 30OVERTIME GOALSAndrew Cogliano EDM 3Patrick Elias NJ 3Marian Gaborik MIN 3Mike Green WSH 3SHOTS ON GOALAlexander Ovechkin WSH 446Henrik Zetterberg DET 358Olli Jokinen FLA 341Jarome Iginla CGY 338Jason Blake TOR 332SHOOTING PERCENTAGEMike Ribeiro DAL 25.2Brad Boyes STL 20.8Marek Svatos COL 18.6Daniel Alfredsson OTT 18.4Ilya Kovalchuk ATL 18.4FACE-OFF WIN PERCENTAGEYanic Perreault CHI 64.3Ryan Carter ANA 61.5Scott Nichol NSH 59.8Mike Zigomanis PHX 59.8Manny Malhorta CBJ 59.0TIME ON ICE/GAMEJay Bouwmeester FLA 27:28Zdeno Chara BOS 26:50Nicklas Lidstrom DET 26:43Dion Phaneuf CGY 26:26Chris Pronger ANA 26:00TIME ON ICE/GAME (FORWARDS)Martin St. Louis TB 24:17Brad Richards DAL 23:28Alexander Ovechkin WSH 23:06Vincent Lecavalier TB 22:57Rod Brind’Amour CAR 22:27GAMES PLAYED (GOALTENDERS)Evgeni Nabokov SJ 77Martin Brodeur NJ 77Miikka Kiprusoff CGY 76Ryan Miller BUF 76Roberto Luongo VAN 73WINSEvgeni Nabokov SJ 46Martin Brodeur NJ 44Miikka Kiprusoff CGY 39Henrik Lundqvist NYR 37Cam Ward CAR 37LOSSESRoberto Luongo VAN 29Tomas Vokoun FLA 29Rick DiPietro NYI 28Martin Brodeur NJ 27Ryan Miller BUF 27OVERTIME LOSSESMiikka Kiprusoff CGY 10Ryan Miller BUF 10Henrik Lundqvist NYR 10Martin Biron PHI 9Roberto Luongo VAN 9GOALS AGAINST AVERAGEChris Osgood DET 2.09J.S. Giguere ANA 2.12Evgeni Nabokov SJ 2.14Dominik Hasek DET 2.14Martin Brodeur NJ 2.17SAVE PERCENTAGEDan Ellis NSH .924Ty Conklin PIT .923Tim Thomas BOS .922J.S. Giguere ANA .921Marc-Andre Fleury PIT .921SHUTOUTSHenrik Lundqvist NYR 10Pascal Leclaire CBJ 9Dan Ellis NSH 6Roberto Luongo VAN 6Evgeni Nabokov SJ 6SHOTS AGAINSTTomas Vokoun FLA 2,213Ryan Miller BUF 2,104Miikka Kiprusoff CGY 2,096Martin Brodeur NJ 2,089Roberto Luongo VAN 2,029SAVESTomas Vokoun FLA 2,033Martin Brodeur NJ 1,921Ryan Miller BUF 1,907Miikka Kiprusoff CGY 1,899Roberto Luongo VAN 1,861GOALS ALLOWEDMiikka Kiprusoff CGY 197Ryan Miller BUF 197Tomas Vokoun FLA 180Cam Ward CAR 180Vesa Toskala TOR 175246 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 247Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyOrder of Selection for Entry DraftThe NHL’s annual Draft Drawing is a weighted lotterysystem to determine the order of selection for the first 14picks of the 2009 Entry Draft.The 14 teams that did not qualify for the Stanley CupPlayoffs, or clubs that acquired those clubs’ 2009 firstrounddraft picks, participate in the Drawing.The Club selected in the drawing may not move up morethan four positions in the draft order, thus only the fiveClubs with the fewest regular-season points had the opportunityto receive the first overall selection.No Club can move down more than one position as aresult of the Draft Drawing.In the first round of the 2009 Entry Draft, the order ofselection is as follows:a) The first 14 selections, as determined by the DraftDrawing (see above);b) Clubs eliminated in the first two rounds of the2009 Stanley Cupc) Playoffs, regular-season division winners excluded,in inverse order of points;d) Regular-season division winning clubs eliminatedin the first two rounds of the 2009 Stanley CupPlayoffs, in inverse order of points;e) Clubs eliminated in the 2009 Conference Finals,in inverse order of points;f) Stanley Cup Finalistg) Stanley Cup championIn the second and subsequent rounds the order of selectionis as follows:a) Non-playoff clubs in inverse order of points;b) Clubs eliminated in the first two rounds of the2009 Stanley Cupc) Playoffs, regular-season division winners excluded,in inverse order of points;d) Regular-season division winning clubs eliminatedin the first two rounds of the 2009 Stanley CupPlayoffs, in inverse order of points;e) Clubs eliminated in the 2009 Conference Finals,in inverse order of points;f) Stanley Cup Finalistg) Stanley Cup championEligibility for Claima) All Players age 18 or older are eligible for claim in theEntry Draft, except:i. a Player on the Reserve List of a Club, other thanas a try-out;NHL Informationii. a Player who has been claimed in two prior EntryDrafts;iii. a Player who previously played in the League andbecame a Free Agent pursuant to this Agreement;iv. a Player age 21 or older who: (A) has not beenselected in a previous Entry Draft and (B) playedhockey for at least one season in North Americawhen he was age 18, 19, or 20 and shall be eligibleto enter the League as an Unrestricted FreeAgent pursuant to Article 10.1(d); and 18v. a Player age 22 or older who has not been selectedin a previous Entry Draft and shall be eligible toenter the League as an Unrestricted Free Agentpursuant to Article 10.1(d).Unsigned Draft Choicesa) A player aged 18 or 19 who was selected in the firstthree rounds of the Entry Draft and who was notsigned by his NHL Club may not be retained by theClub and must be returned to his junior Club no laterthan the day prior to the opening of the NHL regularseason.b) A player aged 18 or 19 who was selected in the fourthor subsequent rounds who has not been signed by hisNHL Club may not be retained by his Club and mustbe returned to his junior Club no later than the fourthday prior to the opening of the NHL regular season.Entry Level Players1. Players 18 through 21 years of age when signingtheir first contract must remain in the entry-levelsystem for a period of three years; players age 22 and23 when signing their first contract are in the entrylevel system for two years; while those age 24 whenfirst under contract are in the entry level system forone year. Age is defined as the player’s age on September15 of the calendar year in which he signs thecontract, regardless of his actual age on the date hesigns such contract.2. In the event that a signed 18 or 19-year-old playerdoes not play a minimum of 10 NHL games (regularseason and/or playoffs) in his first season under contract,the term of his player contract and his numberof years in the entry level system will be extendedfor a period of one year. The exception to this is a19-year-old player who turns 20 years of age betweenSeptember 16 and December 31 in his first contractyear.3. In the event that a player signs his first contract atage 18 and has had his Player Contract extended forone season already, and such player does not play atleast 10 NHL games (regular season and/or playoffs)in the second season under that player’s Player Contract,then the term of his Player Contract and hisnumber of years in the Entry Level System shall beextended for one additional year.23-Man RosterThere may be a maximum of 23 players on each Club’splaying roster at any one time from the commencementof the NHL regular season through the trade deadline.Prior to the start of the season, each Club must submitto the NHL its “Opening Day Playing Roster” which shallbe comprised of not more than 23 players. Each Clubmust have a roster of at least 20 players, composed of18 skaters and two goaltenders. Players on Injured Reservedo not count in the 23-Man Roster limit.Injured Reserve ListIn the event that a player is injured and a Club wishesto place him on the Injured Reserve List, the Club mustfollow these procedures.1. A Club may place a player on the injured reserve listif such player is injured, disabled or ill and unable toperform his duties as a hockey player after havingpassed the Club’s initial physical examination in thatseason.2. A player who has an injury that renders him physicallyunable to play for a minimum of seven days after thatdate of the injury can be placed on the Club’s InjuredReserve List. Once a player is placed on the injuredreserve, the Club may replace said player on its NHLroster with another player. All determinations thata player has suffered an injury warranting injuredreserve status must be made by the Club’s medicalstaff and in accordance with the Club’s medicalstandards.3. A player placed on Injured Reserve is ineligible tocompete in NHL games for a period of not less thanseven days from the date of injury.4. Players on Injured Reserve may attend Club meetingsand meals, travel with the Club and participate inpractice sessions.5. Players on Injured Reserve are prohibited from appearingin games, participating in pre-game warmupswith their Clubs, or dressing in game uniformson game days.Regular Season WaiversFor purposes of Regular Waivers and Re-Entry Waivers,the five (5) year exemption for an 18 year old skater andthe four (4) year exemption for a 19 year old skater shallboth be reduced to three (3) years commencing the firstseason that the 18 or 19 year old skater plays in elevenNHL Information(11) NHL Games or more. The next two (2) seasons, regardlessof whether the skater plays any NHL Gamesin either season, shall count as the second and thirdyears toward satisfying the exemption. For purposes ofRegular Waivers and Re-Entry Waivers, the six (6) yearexemption for an 18 year old goalie and the five (5) yearexemption for a 19 year old goalie shall both be reducedto four (4) years commencing the first season that the 18or 19 year old goalie plays in eleven (11) NHL Games ormore. The next three (3) seasons, regardless of whetherthe goalie plays any NHL Games in any of those three (3)seasons, shall count as the next three (3) years towardsatisfying the exemption.The first season in which a Player who is age 20 or olderplays in one (1) or more Professional Games shall constitutethe first year for calculating the number of years heis exempt from Regular Waivers and Re-Entry Waivers.A Player 25 years old or older who plays in one (1) or moreProfessional Games in any season shall be exempt fromRegular Waivers and Re-Entry Waivers for the remainderof that season.Tie-Breaking ProceduresAt the conclusion of the regular season, the standing ofthe teams in each Conference shall be determined in accordancewith the following priorities in the order listed:a) First place in each of the three (3) divisions seeded1, 2, and 3.b) The higher number of points earned by the Club.c) The greater number of games won by the Club.d) The higher number of points earned in gamesagainst each other among two (2) or more Clubshaving equal standing under priority (b) and (c)**e) The greater differential between goals scored forand against by Clubs having equal standing underpriority (d).** NOTE: For the purpose of determining standing underpriority (d) for two or more tied Clubs that have notplayed an even number of games with one or more ofthe other tied Clubs, the first game played in the citythat has the extra game (the “odd game”) shall notbe included. When more than two Clubs are tied, thepercentage of available points earned in games amongeach other (and not including any “odd games”) shall beused to determine standing.248 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 249Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickySeptember12 Opening Day of Rookie campnhl critical dates calendar16 Opening Day of NHL training camp for N.Y. Rangers,Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins and TampaBay Lightning.19 Opening Day of NHL training camp20 Pre-season schedule begins23 Kraft Hockeyville Game, Roberval, Quebec (BuffaloSabres vs. Montreal Canadiens)October1 Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness Month4-5 NHL Premiere – Stockholm 2008 (Ottawa Senatorsvs. Pittsburgh Penguins)4-5 NHL Premiere – Prague 2008 (New York Rangers,vs. Tampa Bay Lightning)9 91st NHL Regular Season begins (North Americangames)22 Lester Patrick Award luncheon (Saint Paul, Minn.)November8 Hockey Hall of Fame Game (Montreal Canadiens atToronto Maple Leafs)10 Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (Toronto,Ontario). Inductees: Glenn Anderson, Igor Larionov(Player category), Ed Chynoweth (Builder category),Ray Scapinello (Referee/Linesman category)December1 Signing deadline for Group 2 free agents19-27 Holiday Roster Freeze in effect. For all players on anNHL active roster, injured reserve, or players withnon-roster and injured non-roster status as of midnight,local time, December 19, a roster freeze shallapply through midnight local time December 27,with respect to waivers, trades and loans, subjectto the exceptions provided for in CBA Article 16.10.24-25 No scheduled practices – dressing rooms closed26-Jan.5 IIHF World U20 Championship (Ottawa, Ontario)January1 NHL Winter Classic 2009, Wrigley Field, Chicago, Ill.(Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks)14 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game(TBA)18 NHL on NBC (game of the week coverage begins)22-26 All-Star break (no games played)24 NHL SuperSkills Competition (Bell Centre, Montreal,Quebec)25 57th NHL All-Star Game (Bell Centre)February13-15 Hockey Weekend Across America (USA Hockey)21 CBC’s Hockey Day in Canada (hosted from Campbellton,New Brunswick)March3 Trade deadline (3:00 p.m. ET)April9-11 NCAA Frozen Four (Verizon Center, Washington, DC)9-19 IIHF U18 World Championship (Fargo, N.D & Moorhead,Minn.)12 Last day of 2008-09 regular season15 Stanley Cup Playoffs begin24-May 10 IIHF World Championships begins (Berne & Zurich-Kloten, Switzerland)May25-30 NHL Combine (Toronto, ON)June15 Last possible day for 2009 Stanley Cup FinalTBA Deadline for first club-elected salary arbitration(later of June 15 or 48 hours after the conclusion ofthe Stanley Cup Final, 5:00 p.m. ET)TBA NHL Awards show25 NHL Entry Draft Media Day – Top Prospects MediaLunch & Clinic (Montreal, Quebec)26 NHL Entry Draft (Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec) –first round27 NHL Entry Draft (Bell Centre) – rounds 2-7July1 Free Agency period begins5 Deadline for player-elected salary arbitration (5:00p.m. ET)6 Deadline for club-elected salary arbitration (5:00p.m. ET)10 Deadline for eligible players to elect Group 5 freeagency (5:00 p.m. ET)20-Aug. 4 Salary arbitration hearings heldAugust6 Deadline for salary arbitration decisions to be renderedAssistAn assist is awarded to the player or players (maximum oftwo) who touched the puck prior to the goal, provided nodefender plays or possesses the puck in between.Game PlayedA player receives credit for playing in a game if: 1.) hesteps on the ice during time played or; 2.) serves anypenalty.Game-Winning GoalAfter the final score has been determined, the goal whichleaves the winning Club one goal ahead of its opponent isthe game-winning goal (example: if Team A beats Team B8-3, the player scoring the fourth goal for Team A receivescredit for the game-winning goal).GoalA goal is awarded to the last player on the scoring Club totouch the puck prior to the puck entering the net.Goals-Against AverageMultiply goals allowed (GA) by 60 and divide by minutesplayed (MINS).GoaltenderA goaltender receives a “W” for a win in regulation, overtimeor shootout; an “L” for a loss in regulation; or an “OT”for a loss in overtime or shootout.Penalty-Killing Pct.Subtract total number of power-play goals allowed fromtotal number of shorthanded situations to get total numberof power-plays killed. Divide the total number ofpower-plays killed by the total number of shorthandedsituations.Plus-MinusA player receives a “plus” if he is on the ice when his Clubscores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a“minus” if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthandgoal scored by the opposing Club. The differencein these numbers is considered the player’s plus-minusstatistic.Power-Play GoalA goal scored by a Club while it has a manpower advantagedue to an opponent’s penalty. Following are someexamples of what is and is not considered a power-playgoal:• if a Club has an advantage on a minor penaltystarting at 2:02 of the period and it scores at 4:02,the goal is not a power-play goal.• if a Club scores on a delayed penalty, the goal is nota power-play goal.• if a Club has an advantage due to a five-minutemajor or match penalty, that Club is always creditedwith having one more advantage than thehow to determinenumber of power-play goals it scores during thatadvantage, because the penalty does not expire. Anew advantage begins after each power-play goal.For example, if Team A scores three goals during amajor penalty, it is credited with four advantages.• if a Club is on a power-play for any length of time,it is considered to have had an advantage.• if a minor penalty is incurred by a Club on a powerplaydue to a major penalty, a new advantage isgiven to that Club when its minor penalty expires,provided the opponent’s major penalty is still in effect.Power-Play PercentageTotal number of power-play goals divided by total numberof power-play opportunities.Save PercentageSubtract goals allowed (GA) from shots against (SA) todetermine saves. Then divide saves by shots-against.Shooting PercentageDivide the number of goals scored by the number of shotstaken.Shorthand GoalA goal scored by a Club while it is at a manpower disadvantage.The same cases apply for shorthand as forpower-play goals, but in the opposite manner.Shot on GoalIf a player shoots the puck with the intention of scoringand if that shot would have gone in the net had the goaltendernot stopped it, the shot is recorded as a “shot ongoal”.ShutoutIf two goaltenders combine for a shutout, neither receivescredit for the shutout. Instead it is recorded as a Clubshutout.Tenths of a SecondIf a penalty or goal occurs in the last minute, the time isrounded off to the previous second(ex: if a penalty is called with 12.4 seconds left in a period,the time is indicated as 19:47 and not 19:48.)Coaches RecordA coach receives a “W” for a win in regulation, overtime orshootout; an “L” for a loss in regulation; or an “OT” for aloss in overtime or shootout.** NOTE: No individual skater/goaltender statistics applyfor the shootout250 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 251Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlicky2008-2009 NHL On-Ice OfficialsREFEREESName Sweater #Auger, Stephane........................................................... 15Banfield, David (MLR).................................................. 44Ciamaga, Chris (MLR)................................................. 41Devorski, Paul.............................................................. 10Dwyer, Gord.................................................................. 19Fraser, Kerry................................................................... 2Furlatt, Eric.................................................................. 27Hasenfratz, Mike.......................................................... 30Hebert, Ghislain (MLR)................................................. 49Jackson, Dave................................................................ 8Joannette, Marc........................................................... 25Kimmerly, Greg............................................................ 18Koharski, Don............................................................... 12Kowal, Tom .................................................................. 32Kozari, Steve ............................................................... 40LaRue, Dennis.............................................................. 14L’Ecuyer, Frederick (MLR)............................................. 48Lee, Chris..................................................................... 28Leggo, Mike.................................................................... 3Marouelli, Dan............................................................... 6Martell, Rob ................................................................ 26McCauley, Wes .............................................................. 4McCreary, Bill................................................................. 7Meier, Brad.................................................................. 34Morton, Dean .............................................................. 36O’Halloran, Dan........................................................... 13O’Rourke, Dan ............................................................. 42Peel, Tim...................................................................... 20Pochmara, Brian.......................................................... 43Pollock, Kevin............................................................... 33Rehman, Kyle (MLR)..................................................... 37Rooney, Chris................................................................. 5St-Laurent, Francois (MLR).......................................... 38St. Pierre, Justin........................................................... 45Shick, Rob.................................................................... 16Sutherland, Kelly.......................................................... 11Van Massenhoven, Don................................................ 21Walsh, Ian.................................................................... 29Watson, Brad............................................................... 23LINESMENName Sweater #Amell, Derek................................................................. 75Barton, Steve............................................................... 59Brisebois, David........................................................... 96Cameron, Lonnie.......................................................... 74Champoux, Pierre......................................................... 67Cherrey, Scott ............................................................. 50Cormier, Michel............................................................ 76Cvik, Mike.................................................................... 88Devorski, Greg.............................................................. 54Driscoll, Scott.............................................................. 68Galloway, Ryan............................................................. 82Gibbs, Darren............................................................... 66Henderson, Don............................................................ 91Heyer, Shane................................................................ 55Kovachik, Brad............................................................. 71Lazarowich, Brad......................................................... 86Mach, Brian................................................................. 78McElman, Andy............................................................ 90Miller, Steve................................................................. 89Morin, Jean.................................................................. 97Murphy, Brian.............................................................. 93Murray, Jonny............................................................... 95Nansen, Derek.............................................................. 70Nelson, Thor................................................................. 80Nowak, Tim.................................................................. 77Pare, Mark................................................................... 79Racicot, Pierre............................................................. 65Rody, Vaughan............................................................. 73Schachte, Dan............................................................. 47Seitz, Lyle..................................................................... 61Sericolo, Anthony......................................................... 84Sharrers, Jay................................................................ 57Shewchyk, Mark........................................................... 92Wheler, Mark................................................................ 56PARADE ICE GARDENParade Ice Garden, located at 600 Kenwood Parkway in downtown Minneapolis, will serve as a practice facility forthe Minnesota Wild during the 2006-07 season. The club will utilize its ice surface for the sixth consecutive seasonwhenever the rink at Xcel Energy Center is unavailable.Parade features a studio rink along with two full-size ice sheets. The larger of the two rinks is surrounded byspectator seats which overlook the ice. The facility also offers a large concession stand, lockers, and a comfortablelounge for skate changing.Constructed by the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board in 1974, Parade Ice Garden added its second icesurface and surrounding structure in 1989. The expanded site is home to public skating, figure skating lessonsfor all ages, along with ice hockey. Each rink is available for lease for hockey, special skating outings or birthdayparties. For more information, please call (612) 370-4846 between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. daily.252 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 253Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL

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