#mnwild announces open practice on Sept. 19 at @XcelEnergyCtr, training camp roster & more: http://t.co/GyLnPNJ6Nq pic.twitter.com/Ms3F3PqStW
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) September 14, 2015
Fans will have a pair of opportunities to see the Minnesota Wild practice during training camp this season.
Wild training camp opens on Friday this week and believe it or not, the first preseason game on the calendar is scheduled for Monday at Xcel Energy Center against the Buffalo Sabres.
The first open practice, which are free to the public, is this Saturday at 9:30 a.m. inside Xcel Energy Center. Minnesota has a two-day stretch where it will practice at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth Sept. 29-30, with the practice on the 30th also open to the public.
#mnwild officially announces open practice at Xcel on Saturday at 9 am and at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth on Sept. 30 at 10:30 am.
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) September 14, 2015
According to the University of Minnesota Duluth, this is the third time in five years the Wild will practice at AMSOIL Arena, having done so previously in 2011 and 2013.
The Wild return the vast majority of last year’s team, which finished with 100 points and advanced to the second round of the NHL playoffs.
Erik Haula survived a scare last Friday. Took a skate horizontally to the upper lip. #mnwild center suddenly has a several-stitch stache
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) September 14, 2015
