You know how the Minnesota Wild will be taking on the Vancouver Canucks in a best-of-five play-in series beginning August 2? Well, you won’t even have to wait that long to see the Wild play some competitive hockey.
Tuesday evening, the NHL announced each of the exhibition games taking place ahead of the qualifying round, and it appears the Wild have a date with the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday, July 29 at 1:30 p.m. CT.
Hockey. In July.
12 exhibition games are on the schedule later this month ahead of the #StanleyCup Qualifiers.