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Olympics loom, but Wild are focused on NHL schedule
Eight Wild members and coach John Hynes will join three countries at the Winter Olympics while Minnesota aims for four crucial NHL points in final two games.
- Later this week, Wild players and coach John Hynes will travel to Italy for the Olympics, representing their respective countries, with Hynes serving as an assistant coach for Team USA.
- John Hynes, Minnesota Wild head coach, met with all Wild players headed to the Olympics to discuss scenarios and has a plan in place for departures and reintegration.
- The NHL ordered the locker room closed for 12 consecutive days, while non‑Olympic Wild players receive local practices in St. Paul, led by assistant coach Jack Capuano.
- With two regular‑season games left and four points available, the Wild focus on Montreal before departures, as the Olympics end on Sunday, Feb. 22, and the game is Thursday, Feb. 26.
- Oddsmakers have tabbed Team Germany as the gold favorite while the U.S. and Sweden remain in medal contention, and Nico Sturm was breaking in his Team Germany skates, with 10‑1 odds on a recent line.
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Olympics loom, but Wild are focused on NHL schedule
For several Minnesota Wild players and their head coach, one of the great thrills of their hockey careers is just a few days away. And to a man, they’re trying not to think about it. Later this week, eight members of the Wild and head coach John Hynes will be bound for Italy, where they’ll represent Team USA (Hynes, Brock Faber, Quinn Hughes, Matt Boldy), Team Sweden (Filip Gustavsson, Jesper Wallstedt, Marcus Johansson, Joel Eriksson Ek) and Te…
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