ST. PAUL (AP) -- After welcoming the NHL back to Minnesota, Jeff Nielsen and Darby Hendrickson couldn't agree whether it was more amazing that hockey ever left or that it had returned. Photos The native...

...with an expansion draft, a training camp, a few exhibition games and two regular season games. Darby Hendrickson and Jeff Nielsen know it has been building longer than that. The NHL returns to its home state after a seven-year absence Wednesday...

...received the Bob Johnson Award from USA Hockey for excellence, dedication and contributions to the sport. On Saturday, the Wild declined to make qualifying offers to right wings Sergei Krivokrasov and Jeff Nielsen. Both are now free agents.

...building in a position where it would slowly burn down, instead of having a catastrophic collapse," Stotts said. Jeff Nielsen, general manager of the United Farmers Co-op, said the grain elevator isn't considered a major loss because the...

...Hitchcock. "This game was over in the first period." The Wild scored twice in less than a minute in the opening period. Jeff Nielsen made it 1-0 with a slap shot from the top of the left faceoff circle. On the next shift, Ladislav Benysek's low...

...were asking, 'What are your expectations,' and 'What are your thoughts about playing at home,"' Minnesota's Jeff Nielsen said. "And now, after the season, it's really exceeded all I thought it would be." The Wild did not disappoint...

...dec. Tyler Kohlmeier (Brd) 16-4 171: 1st-Chad Ohman (Brd) dec. J.C O'Keefe (Still) 9-3 189: 1st-Jeff Nielsen (Zimmerman), 4th-Sam Pagel (Brd) 215: 1st-Michael Roberts (SPH) Hwt: 1st-Sam Pokornowski (DC), 3rd-Pat...

...He took a cross-ice pass from Roenick and shot from the top of the left circle. Fernandez was screened by defender Jeff Nielsen as Vaananen's shot went through his legs. Shane Doan made it 3-1 with a power-play score at 10:02 of the second...

...strong team and we've played some tough games already." Manny Fernandez made 18 saves for the Wild. Minnesota's Jeff Nielsen took the hardest hit of the night. He sustained a mild concussion and a bruised left shoulder when he was checked into...

...Shearer from Hershey of the AHL. MINNESOTA WILD--Recalled LW Peter Bartos from Cleveland of the IHL; placed RW Jeff Nielsen on injured reserve. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING--Placed D Pavel Kubina on the injured reserve list, retroactive to Nov...