Alex Goligoski, right, a Grand Rapids, Minnesota native who won a Stanley Cup title with Pittsburgh in 2009, reached agreement with the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
The Minnesota Wild gained one former Pittsburgh Penguin on Wednesday as another one moved on from the franchise on Wednesday, the opening of what should be an active free-agency period for the franchise.
The Wild reached a one-year agreement with the veteran defenseman Alex Goligoski, a Grand Rapids native and former Minnesota Golden Gopher, who was a member of the Penguins’ Stanley Cup championship team in 2009.