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Wild embrace the challenge of two weeks on the road
The Minnesota Wild start a historic seven-game road trip across four states as their home rink hosts the World Junior Championship, marking their longest continuous away stretch.
- On Saturday, the Minnesota Wild began a two-week, seven-game road trip, boarding a northbound plane before sunrise and departing MSP for Winnipeg without returning home during the stretch.
- With the arena hosting the World Junior Championship, the Wild's next home game is two weeks away, as the tournament occupies their rink and locker room for 10 nations.
- Managing travel, the club planned practice days, off days, and hotel check-ins after 2 a.m. in Las Vegas on Monday, amid the NHL's Dec. 24, 25 and 26 ban.
- Coach John Hynes framed the trip as a chance to address urgency after the Wild were 0-1-1 before the break, following three wins in October and 50 points before Christmas.
- The seven-game span marks only the third seven-game road trip in franchise history, highlighting the World Juniors' role in fostering stars like Kirill Kaprizov and team cohesion aiding the Wild.
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Wild embrace the challenge of two weeks on the road
With Minnesota Wild stars like Kirill Kaprizov, Matt Boldy, Quinn Hughes and Brock Faber getting their first taste of big-time hockey at past World Junior Championships, the local NHL club was in full support of St. Paul and Minneapolis landing one of the planet’s largest international hockey events when it was awarded two years ago. The downside, for the Wild, was turning over their locker room, and their home rink, to the best young stars from…
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