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By way of reintroducing the good people of Des Moines to professional hockey, the Wild fell well short of making a splash this season. In the NHL, a playoff berth and first-round series win over Central Division winner Colorado are real accomplishments, but there were moments of intense growing pains.
All across Minnesota Wild prospectdom, the guys seemed to fall short of meeting their goals for themselves and their teams, but we will still hand out some awards in the hopes of spurring even greater efforts while recognizing that hockey is a tough and cosmically unfair games at times.
Hardest Worker: Kurtis Gabriel, RW, Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
Although it must certainly be acknowledged that anyone who manages to play hockey at a high level has put in countless hours of training and sacrifice, this award goes to a player who has already earned a reputation for putting in the extra hours, Kurtis Gabriel.… read more
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