Minnesota Wild

The Minnesota Wild signed first round draft pick Jonas Brodin to an entry-level contract Tuesday. Brodin is an 18-year old from Sweden that was selected with the 10th overall pick in last month's NHL draft. Brodin had 4 assists in 42 games playing for his Swedish Elite League team as a 17-year old last season. He scored 2 goals in 14 playoff games to help his team to the league championship.

The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Mike Lundin to a 1-year contract Monday. The 26-year old is a 6'2 191 pound Burnsville, MN native. He scored 1 goal and had 11 assists with Tampa Bay in 69 games last season.

The Minnesota Wild signed left wing Colton Gillies to a 2-year contract Wednesday. Gillies played in just 7 games for the Wild in 2010-2011 with 1 goal and no assists. He is just 22 years old and was the first round pick of the Wild in 2007.

The Minnesota Wild signed left wing Darroll Powe to a 3-year contract after trading for him with Philadelphia last week. Powe is a 5'11 212 pound 26-year old left wing. He had 7 goals and 10 assists in 81 games with Philadelphia last season.

The NHL Draft will be held tonight and tomorrow at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. The Wild have the 10th overall pick in the first round in tonight's draft. Minnesota has 6 picks in the 7-round draft. The Wild don't have a 2nd rounder and have 1 pick in the remaining 6 rounds. Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher says this is a deep draft class.

The Minnesota Wild road tour came through St. Cloud Wednesday and spent more than an hour at MAC signing autographs and having pictures taken. Current Wild players Cal Clutterbuck and Marco Scandella, former Wild player Wes Walz and mascot Nordy were in attendance at the event.

The Wells Fargo Minnesota Wild road tour stops in St. Cloud today at the Hockey Arena in the MAC from 2:30-3:30 this afternoon. Current Wild players Cal Clutterbuck and Marco Scandella, former Wild player Wes Walz, television play-by-play man Dan Terhaar, Mascot Nordy and Kevin Falness of the Minnesota Wild radio network will be making appearances at the event.

The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Nate Prosser to a 1-year contract. The 25-year old Elk River native scored 27 points for the Houston Aeros in 2010-2011. He has posted 1 assist in 5 career NHL games for the Wild.

The Minnesota Wild will reportedly introduce Mike Yeo as their new head coach at a press conference today. Yeo had been the head coach of the Houston Aeros, the Wild affiliate of the Minensota Wild. He coached the Aeros just 1 season but led them to the Calder Cup.

The Minnesota Wild announced plans for their 2011 road tour Tuesday. The Wild will be in St. Cloud Wednesday June 22 from 2:30-3:30 at the Ice Arena at the MAC. Wild players Cal Clutterbuck and Marco Scandella, former Wild player Wes Walz, television play-by-play man Dan Terhaar and mascot Nordy will be here. The Road tour will also make stops in Brainerd and Duluth.