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Signed

Right wing Brad Staubitz was signed to a two-year contract Staubitz 25 was acquired by Minnesota from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a fifth round pick (129) in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft He recorded six points and 110 penalty minutes (PIM) in 47 games with San Jose in 2009-10 his first full season in the NHL The 6rsquo1rdquo 210-pound native of Edmonton Alberta has totaled nine points and 186 PIM in 82 career NHL games with San Jose He was originally signed as a free agent by the Sharks on Sept 19 2005

Matt Cullen a Virginia MN native was signed to a three-year contract with the Minnesota Wild The 6rsquo1rdquo center posted 48 points in 81 total games with Carolina and Ottawa in the 2009-10 season and averaged 1845 in ice time and won 51 of face-offs He added eight points including two power play goals (PPG) in six playoff games Cullen won a Stanley Cup with Carolina in 2006 Cullen has totaled 461 points including 43 PPG and 10 shorthanded goals in 880 games over 12 NHL seasons with Anaheim Florida Carolina the New York Rangers and Ottawa He was a Second Team All-WCHA selection at St Cloud State in 1997 and has four times represented the United States at the IIHF World Championship He was Anaheimrsquos second-round pick (35 overall) in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft

The Minnesota Wild signed left wing Eric Nystrom to a three-year contract The son of former NHL player Bob Nystrom 27-year old Eric tallied career highs in goals assists and points while accruing 117 hits and skating in all 82 games for the Calgary Flames in 2009-10 From Syosset NY Nystrom has played in 204 games over parts of four seasons with Calgary totaling 39 points and 191 penalty minutes (PIM) He played collegiately at the University of Michigan and was Calgaryrsquos first-round pick (10 overall) in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft

(continued on page 2)

2010-2011 Draft Picks amp Signings Drafted The Minnesota Wild drafted European skater Mikael Granlund during the 2010 NHL draft in Los Angeles With the 9 pick General Manager Chuck Fletcher announced the selection for the 1 overall pick in Europe From Finland 18 year old Granlund averaged nearly a point-per-game in his first season in Finlands top league leading all rookies with 40 points (13-27-40) in 43 games playing for HIFK - a program that has produced several NHL stars He represented his country at the 2010 World Junior Championships where he led his team in points (7) and assists (6) with Finland finishing fifth overall The Wild also drafted 5 other players during the 7 round draft

Rd 2 (39) Brent Bulmer from Prince George BC

Rd 2 (56) Johan Larsson from Lau Sweden

Rd 2 (59) Jason Zucker from Las Vegas NV

Rd 6 (159) Johan Gustafsson from Koping Sweden

Rd 7 (189) Dylen McKinlay from Langley BC

Goalie Dennis Endras from Immenstadt Germany was signed to the Minnesota Wild to a one- year two-way contract The 6-foot Endras led the Augsburger Panther to the finals of the German Hockey League in 2009-10 posting a 28-24 record with a 328 GAA and a 905 SV in 52 regular season contests Endras went 8-6 with a 236 GAA and a 937 SV in 14 playoff matches Endras was named the Rookie of the Year in 2009 posting a 26-24 record with a 305 GAA a 905 SV and six shutouts in 50 games Donrsquot forget that the 2011 NHL Entry Draft will take place at our own Xcel Energy Center on Friday June 24th and Saturday June 25th The 2011 NHL Entry Draft will be the second-ever held in the state of Minnesota and the first at Xcel Energy Center Stay tuned for more information in upcoming newsletters

History of Hockey Minnesotans and the Stanley Cup

The Stanley Cup is awarded annually to the NHL playoffs champion It was donated by former Governor General of Canada Lord Stanley of Preston in 1892 and is the oldest professional sports trophy in North America

In 1914 the two professional ice hockey organizations the National Hockey Association and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association reached an agreement in which their respective champions would face each other for the Stanley Cup It became the championship trophy of the NHL in 1926 and has been under the leaguersquos exclusive control since 1947 Since the 1913ndash14 season the trophy has been won a combined 94 times by 17 active NHL teams and a small

number of defunct clubs The Montreal Canadiens have won the Stanley Cup 23 times and made the finals an additional seven times There were two seasons when the Stanley Cup was not awarded the 1918ndash19 season because of a Spanish flu epidemic and 2004ndash05 because of the NHL lockout Since the inception of the NHL Stanley Cup in 1926 there have been a total of 36 Minnesotans to be a part of the championship team Dustin Byfuglien from Roseau was on the Chicago Blackhawks winning team this past season Recent pick-up Matt Cullen was on the Cup team Carolina Hurricanes during the 2005-06 season There have been 6 Minnesotans to win multiple Stanley Cups Elwyn ldquoDocrdquo Romnes (2) Frank Brimsek (2) Don Jackson (2) Jamie Langenbruner (2) Bill Nyrop (3) and Dave Langevin (4)

Development Camp The Minnesota Wild will hold a development camp for team prospects July 13-19 at Xcel Energy Center The camp will focus on the development of the organizationrsquos top young prospects in both on-ice and off-ice settings Houston Aeros Head Coach Mike Yeo and Minnesota Wild Director of Player Development Brad Bombardir will lead the on-ice sessions

A total of 36 players are scheduled to attend the Wildrsquos 2010 Development Camp including 19 selected by Minnesota in the NHL Entry Draft Players scheduled to attend include Cody Almond Tyler Cuma Justin Falk Kristopher Foucault Colton Gillies Nate Prosser Marco Scandella and Casey Wellman along with five players selected in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft

The camp will conclude with scrimmages on Saturday July 17 and Sunday July 18 at Xcel Energy Center The scrimmage on July 17 will be accessible exclusively to Wild season ticket holders and feature a ldquoState of the Team Addressrdquo along with post-scrimmage autographs Autograph tickets will be distributed on a first come first serve basis The scrimmage on July 18 will be open to the public with an open skate opportunity for the first 250 people in attendance Both scrimmages will start at 11 am Gate 1 will open at 1030 am both days For more information click here

Internship Opportunity The Minnesota Wild Corporate Sales amp Service team is looking for an intern for the 2010-2011 season Open only to current college students junior or senior or current graduate student in degree program This internship is unpaid and requires the successful completion of an internship assignment to be eligible for established academic credit program For more information or to apply direct applicants to the following link and click on ldquoJob Postingsrdquo

Goalie Dennis Endras from Immenstadt Germany was signed to the Minnesota Wild to a one- year two-way contract The 6-foot Endras led the Augsburger Panther to the finals of the German Hockey League in 2009-10 posting a 28-24 record with a 328 GAA and a 905 SV in 52 regular season contests Endras went 8-6 with a 236 GAA and a 937 SV in 14 playoff matches Endras was named the Rookie of the Year in 2009 posting a 26-24 record with a 305 GAA a 905 SV and six shutouts in 50 games Donrsquot forget that the 2011 NHL Entry Draft will take place at our own Xcel Energy Center on Friday June 24th and Saturday June 25th The 2011 NHL Entry Draft will be the second-ever held in the state of Minnesota and the first at Xcel Energy Center Stay tuned for more information in upcoming newsletters

History of Hockey Minnesotans and the Stanley Cup

The Stanley Cup is awarded annually to the NHL playoffs champion It was donated by former Governor General of Canada Lord Stanley of Preston in 1892 and is the oldest professional sports trophy in North America

In 1914 the two professional ice hockey organizations the National Hockey Association and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association reached an agreement in which their respective champions would face each other for the Stanley Cup It became the championship trophy of the NHL in 1926 and has been under the leaguersquos exclusive control since 1947 Since the 1913ndash14 season the trophy has been won a combined 94 times by 17 active NHL teams and a small

number of defunct clubs The Montreal Canadiens have won the Stanley Cup 23 times and made the finals an additional seven times There were two seasons when the Stanley Cup was not awarded the 1918ndash19 season because of a Spanish flu epidemic and 2004ndash05 because of the NHL lockout Since the inception of the NHL Stanley Cup in 1926 there have been a total of 36 Minnesotans to be a part of the championship team Dustin Byfuglien from Roseau was on the Chicago Blackhawks winning team this past season Recent pick-up Matt Cullen was on the Cup team Carolina Hurricanes during the 2005-06 season There have been 6 Minnesotans to win multiple Stanley Cups Elwyn ldquoDocrdquo Romnes (2) Frank Brimsek (2) Don Jackson (2) Jamie Langenbruner (2) Bill Nyrop (3) and Dave Langevin (4)

Development Camp The Minnesota Wild will hold a development camp for team prospects July 13-19 at Xcel Energy Center The camp will focus on the development of the organizationrsquos top young prospects in both on-ice and off-ice settings Houston Aeros Head Coach Mike Yeo and Minnesota Wild Director of Player Development Brad Bombardir will lead the on-ice sessions

A total of 36 players are scheduled to attend the Wildrsquos 2010 Development Camp including 19 selected by Minnesota in the NHL Entry Draft Players scheduled to attend include Cody Almond Tyler Cuma Justin Falk Kristopher Foucault Colton Gillies Nate Prosser Marco Scandella and Casey Wellman along with five players selected in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft

The camp will conclude with scrimmages on Saturday July 17 and Sunday July 18 at Xcel Energy Center The scrimmage on July 17 will be accessible exclusively to Wild season ticket holders and feature a ldquoState of the Team Addressrdquo along with post-scrimmage autographs Autograph tickets will be distributed on a first come first serve basis The scrimmage on July 18 will be open to the public with an open skate opportunity for the first 250 people in attendance Both scrimmages will start at 11 am Gate 1 will open at 1030 am both days For more information click here

Internship Opportunity The Minnesota Wild Corporate Sales amp Service team is looking for an intern for the 2010-2011 season Open only to current college students junior or senior or current graduate student in degree program This internship is unpaid and requires the successful completion of an internship assignment to be eligible for established academic credit program For more information or to apply direct applicants to the following link and click on ldquoJob Postingsrdquo

Trivia Challenge Did you know that Finland is actually not considered a Scandinavian country but a Nordic country Wildcom is featuring a trivia contest of 50-questions related to Finnish hockey and Finnish culture The Trivia Challenge was designed to celebrate the Wilds season opening games in Finland as well as the many Finnish natives to wear the Wild uniform including Mikko Koivu Niklas Backstrom and Antti Miettinen The contest which runs through Friday August 13 will precede the Wild opening the 2010 NHL regular season in Finland and will help fans learn about the heritage of many Minnesotans some of the Finnish players who have skated in the NHL and for the Minnesota Wild At the end of the contest the fan who has earned the most points will win the grand prize including an autographed Mikko Koivu Team Finland jersey four tickets to the Wild regular season home-opener at Xcel Energy Center and an opportunity to meet with Koivu following the game To register visit this link

Xcel Energy Center Upcoming Events Events highlighted in red have suites available

For more information visit wwwxcelenergycentercom If you are interested in purchasing a suite for one of the upcoming events please contact Kathleen Borschke at kborschkewildcom Lady Gaga August 30 amp 31 - Suites Available

Dave Matthews Band September 15 ndash Suites Available Disney Live October 24 - Suites Available Roger Waters October 27

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