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Wild founder, former owner Bob Naegele Jr dead at 78

It is with heavy hearts that us here at Hockey Wilderness offer our condolences to Robert Naegele and his family. Robert passed away Wednesday night due to complications from cancer, with his family right by his side.

The ‘Minnesota Man’ who brought hockey to Minnesota has passed. The former goaltender of the Minnetonka High School and Dartmouth College grad has passed. The impossible dream turned possible thanks to Naegele came true back on June 25th, 1997 when the Wild officially came to Minnesota. A day many of us will never forget. He will forever be a founding father of the Wild.