In some frank postgame words for his team, John Hynes sought more pushback from his players. “Winning simple is hard. You’ve gotta choose your hard, right? And right now we’re not choosing ...

Minnesota Gophers coach Bob Motzko likes to say that in college hockey, you get three kicks of the garbage can per season. At the NHL level, Wild coach John Hynes said, you don’t get three.

Being in a U.S. market where hockey is the number one sport in the state, today is another example of why it’s great to be here,” Wild coach John Hynes said.