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The Minnesota Wild were founded in 2000 and play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.

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They play at the XCel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. They have yet to win a Stanley Cup, Conference or Division title. The team's colors are green, red, wheat and harvest gold. The team's Chief Financial Officer, Martha Larson, was the first female ever to hold that position in the history of the NHL. The team first played in the Saint Paul Civic Center before the current XCel center was built in 1999.

In their first season the team picked Marian Gaborik who was third overall in the first round of the draft. They got rolling with a bang, with over 18,000 in the crowd and a 6-0 shutout win over the Dallas Stars the first time they came to Minnesota. In the 2002-03 season the team had their first and only playoff appearance to date, but were swept by the Mighty Ducks, 4-0. They were the first team in playoff history to win two consecutive seven-game series after facing elimination in game 5. The 2003-04 season saw them at the bottom of their Division, which happened again in 2005-06.

Wild Update

Minnesota Wild, eliminated in the first-round of the playoffs by the Anaheim Ducks, came out of the series with more than just their pride hurt. Defenseman Kim Johnsson received a punch to his head from the Ducks' Brad May which sent him out of the final game, and the team were not feeling particularly good about it. Johnsson had a CT scan at a local hospital, fearing a broken cheekbone. He remained under observation as the team journeyed to Anaheim for the fifth and final game in the playoffs, and Johnsson declared himself to be feeling OK, despite previous issues with head impacts.

"I feel that's not the way to do it," Johnsson said. "If he wants to fight, at least tell me that he wants to do something so I can protect myself."

Johnsson was sporting a bruise under his left eye in the days following the incident, and said that May had called him to apologize, though the telephone conversation was turbulent, to say the least.

The contest between the two had been stained by a number of negative and aggressive comments from the Ducks, resulting in friction between the staff from both clubs, including an allegation from Wild General Manager Doug Risebrough that May was acquired by the Ducks at the trade deadline following May's previous involvement with Ducks' General Manager Brian Burke at Vancouver.

Members of the Minnesota coaching staff refrained from shaking hands with their opponents after the stormy affair, still angry about the punch which kept Johnsson out of Game 5.

So, all in all, it was a very eventful playoffs for the Wild, unfortunately one which ended without a pass to the next round, but there is always next year. Minnesota Wild tickets will soon be going on sale for next season, and the question of whether there'll be bad blood between the two teams when they meet next year hangs heavy over the ice at the Xcel Energy Center. One thing is for sure, after this season's breathtaking climax, with its blood and glory; Wild fans will be clamoring for hockey tickets more wildly than ever.