When your family can’t be there with you for the holidays, a hockey player’s second family is.

Kaapo Kahkonen was stout at the start and throughout the rest of his NHL debut to nab his first career win in a 3-2 victory in New Jersey on Tuesday night.

A cancer diagnosis isn’t a death sentence, according to Iowa Wild general manager Tom Kurvers. “But it will change your life in ways you don’t anticipate. Probably for the better.”

Will Bitten and his brother Sam dream of being teammates in the NHL someday. And maybe soon.

Nothing has come easy in Gerry Mayhew’s hockey career. But his play so far this season made Minnesota’s decision to recall him a simple one.

Carson Soucy seemed primed for a breakout NHL campaign last season, but instead spent the year in Iowa. Now he’s getting another shot to establish himself in Minnesota.

Iowa Wild forward Mike Liambas has been suspended for one (1) game as a consequence of a checking-from-behind incident in a game vs. Rockford on Oct. 4.

The Minnesota Wild have re-signed defenseman Louie Belpedio to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2019-20 season.

The Iowa Wild have signed forwards Cody McLeod, Olivier Archambault and Kyle Bauman to American Hockey League contracts.

The Florida Panthers have acquired defenseman Gustav Bouramman from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for future considerations.