GDT: 1/21/17 - Wild vs. Ducks - 8:00 PM - Hockey Day Minnesota

[gphr513]

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Saturday, January 21. 8:00 PM. Excel Energy Center. St. Paul, MN


Highlights from Minnesota's #STARSUNDAY matchup against Anaheim





Hard Work, Heart Raise Rink in Lowell Park

STILLWATER -- On the banks of the St. Croix River in Stillwater, Minnesota, in the very birthplace of the North Star State, a hockey rink is being built.

This is no ordinary sheet of ice, though.

It's the 2017 Hockey Day Minnesota hockey rink, and it is being carefully sculpted into Lowell Park, a sliver of land in the heart of Stillwater. Nestled along the river with the St. Croix River Valley serving as a cinematic backdrop and the famous aerial lift bridge watching over all the proceedings like a steel trussed sentinel, the rink is shaping up to be the winter version of the iconic baseball field seen in the movie Field of Dreams when the puck drops Saturday.

Yes, it's that good.

Over the years, Hockey Day Minnesota has enjoyed a glorious run of unique hockey rinks full of whimsical winter charm in several of the bedrock towns in Minnesota hockey history such as Elk River, Duluth, Grand Rapids, and St. Paul.

But the rink in Stillwater has something else entirely.

"One thing that Lowell Park brings to Hockey Day Minnesota is the intimate park setting," said Tony Novalany, the Stillwater local organizing committee chariman. "The park is long and narrow. But we have set up every inch of the park for people to enjoy. With the lift bridge as a backdrop and the river bank on the other side, it's going to be very scenic."

....

Niederreiter - Staal - Coyle
22-12-3
Granlund - Koivu - Zucker
64-9-16
Parise - Haula - Schroeder
11-56-10
Stewart - Graovac - Pominville
7-44-29

Suter - Spurgeon
20-46
Scandella - Dumba
6-24
Reilly - Folin
4-5



Rakell - Getzlaf - Perry
67-15-10
Cogliano - Kesler - Kase
7-17-86
Ritchie - Vermette - Tropp
37-50-41
Cramarossa - Shaw - Boll
74-48-40

Fowler - Vatanen
4-45
Lindholm - Manson
47-42
Holzer - Bieksa
5-2






Hockey Day Minnesota: A Brief History

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2007: Dallas 2-1 SOW


2008: Wild 4-3 OT


2009: Ducks 3-0


2010: Wild 4-2


2011: Wild 3-1


2012: Wild 5-2


2013: Wild 4-2



2014: Wild 3-2 OT



2015: Wild 3-1


2016: Apparently no video exists of this game, but the Wild lost 4-1 to the Blues, so it's ok.


HDM Leading Scorers

Name|G|A|Pts

Mikko Koivu| 3|5|8|


Dany Heatley |2|2|5|
Zach Parise |1|4|5|

Charlie Coyle |1|3|4|

Pierre Marc Bouchard| 1|2|3|
Devin Setoguchi |1|2|3|
Cal Clutterbuck |2|1|3|
Jared Spurgeon |0|3|3|
Kyle Brodziak |2|1|3|
Nate Prosser |1|2|3|
Erik Haula |3|0|3|
Nino Niederreiter |1|2|3|
Ryan Suter |2|1|3|
Jason Zucker |3|0|3|

Brent Burns |1|1|2|
Kurtis Foster |1|1|2|
Brian Rolston |2|0|2|
Andrew Brunette |0|2|2|
Antti Miettenen |1|1|2|
Matt Dumba |1|1|2|
Mikael Granlund |1|1|2|

Keith Carney |0|1|1|
Mark Parrish |0|1|1|
Marian Gaborik |0|1|1|
Nick Schultz |0|1|1|
James Sheppard |0|1|1|
Martin Skoula |0|1|1|
Stephane Veilleux |0|1|1|
Eric Belanger |1|0|1|
Robbie Earl |1|0|1|
Martin Havlat |0|1|1|
Shane Hnidy |0|1|1|
Owen Nolan |0|1|1|
Matt Cullen |0|1|1|
Carson McMillan |0|1|1|
Jed Ortmeyer |0|1|1|
Warren Peters |0|1|1|
Chad Rau |1|0|1|
Greg Zanon |0|1|1|
Jonas Brodin |0|1|1|
Torrey Mitchell |0|1|1|
Christian Folin |0|1|1|
Justin Fontaine |0|1|1|
Jason Pominville|0|1|1|

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[TaLoN]

It's not gameday yet... usually a pre-mature thread is a jinx, isn't it?

 

[gphr513]

It's not gameday yet... usually a pre-mature thread is a jinx, isn't it?

Probably not.

 

[Jesus comma Brodin]

Last year doesn't count. Game was in STL

 

[Wild11MN]

Y'all are actually only allowed to watch the game from an ice rink tomorrow while playing hockey.... in the 36 degree weather.

 

[Jacques The Mayor]

I thought the game was at 8?

 

[gphr513]

I thought the game was at 8?

D'oh! Good catch.

 

[Lapa]

Early GDT? I like it.

Please win.

 

[Minnesota]

One less top-6 forward to worry about.

 

[DANOZ28]

do we know whos in goal tonight? well heres to the wild having a successful duck hunting trip without being caught by the game warden. multiple shots tonight. i wish the wild were wearing those camo practice jerseys tonight.

 

[gphr513]

do we know whos in goal tonight? well heres to the wild having a successful duck hunting trip without being caught by the game warden. multiple shots tonight. i wish the wild were wearing those camo practice jerseys tonight.

I would bet that it's Dubnyk tonight and Kuemper tomorrow. With how much they pimp HDM, they'll probably want to come out of it with a win.

 

[tomgilbertfan]

 

[gphr513]

 

[Lennu32]

Early GDT? I like it.

Please win.

What's the finnish time?

 

[Lapa]

What's the finnish time?

4 AM, so prepare some coffee.

 

[TaLoN]

This first HDM game isn't much of a game, Mahtomedi has beyond dominated the ice, it's a miracle that Thief River Falls isn't down by 10 goals instead of only 2.

 

[TaLoN]

Game one in the books. Mahtomedi wins 3-0 over Thief River Falls, out shot them 39-16.

The next game should be better. Stillwater vs EP. The #1 team vs the team with the #1 Minnesota prospect.

 

[TaLoN]

The player size difference between the class A game and this game is dramatic!

 

[TaLoN]

This game is much more back and forth... some quality chances already for both the Ponies and the Eagles

 

[gphr513]

This game is much more back and forth... some quality chances already for both the Ponies and the Eagles

Mittlestadt making an impact?

 

[TaLoN]

Mittlestadt making an impact?

He's made some plays but they didn't result in chances yet.

PP for Stillwater coming

 

[TaLoN]

Olsen went in all alone short handed for EP and hit the post!

 

[TaLoN]

The Ponies have Mittlestad marked...he touches the puck and gets swarmed

 

[gphr513]

Mittlestadt scores!

 

[TaLoN]

What a play by Mittlestad! Stole the puck as the Ponies were exiting their zone, turned around right on the boards tipping the puck by a defender, took it into the zone and cut to the center between the top of the circles with two defenders on him and snipes the goal!