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Vance Martin’s first childhood memory was the sight of a woodpecker on a tree in front of his house when he was a year and a half old. “The next year, I looked out there and there was the woodpecker again. And I wondered if it was the same woodpecker,”…

While bouncing from the Bruins to Wild to Sharks to Kraken, Donato has gained a versatility that appealed to the Hawks in free agency this summer. He has maintained steady offensive production, too.

The Wild have one less hole in their lineup to address after re-signing Brandon Duhaime to a one-year, $1.1 million contract and avoiding salary arbitration.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos are working together on a cause they both believe in, and it's certainly very surprising.

Here's the NHL Draft order for Day 2.

NASHVILLE — The Wild drafted a Minnesotan during the first round of the NHL draft on Wednesday night at Bridgestone Arena, adding Rosemount's Charlie Stramel with the 21st overall pick.

MINNEAPOLIS — The Wild will choose their 25th first-rounder on Wednesday when the NHL draft is held in Nashville. Barring maneuvers, the choice will come 21st, reflecting both another season of competent play followed by playoff disappointment for our St. Paul heroes.

The Hawks will host seven home games on Saturdays, a day they’ve historically ignored, and 25 of their 41 total games on weekends next season — their most since 2008-09. The season starts Oct. 10 at Pittsburgh. The home opener is Oct. 21 against the champion Golden Knights.

In devilishly amazing news, a Tasmanian devil released into a sanctuary at Barrington by none other than Hollywood A-lister Chris Hemsworth has been found with joeys.

The massive upsets in the Stanley Cup Playoffs will impact the second round in a big way.

A handful of big-name stars around the NHL have been invisible or close to it during the first week of the playoffs