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The Minnesota Wild are on the brink of elimination as they fall to the Canucks 3-0 Thursday afternoon.

If you are a sports fan, today is the day you have been dreaming of since the COVID-19 lockdown started in March: A full day of sports on the radio and television!

Game Three of the series is set for 1:30 p.m. Thursday on AM 1390 Granite City Sports.

The Wild and Canucks will meet again Tuesday night in Edmonton for Game Two. Puck drop is set for 9:45 p.m. on AM 1390 Granite City Sports.

The Minnesota Wild will play the Vancouver Canucks in the NHL play-in playoffs as part of the NHL restart in Edmonton. The opening series is best of 5 with the winner advancing to the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs. The Wild are a slight underdog as a #10 seed while Vancouver is the the #7 seed.

Kevin Falness of the Minnesota Wild Radio Network joined WJON's "Hang Up and Listen" Tuesday to discuss the details of the league's re-start and the Wild's moves during the shutdown, including the hiring of Dean Evason and the signing of top prospect Kiril Kaprizov.

The Minnesota Wild will start their best of 5 series against Vancouver August 2 in Edmonton. The Wild start camp today in St. Paul but many of the players have been skating and getting ready for the return for weeks now. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Minnesota Wild announced the hiring of Dean Evason as its full-time head coach. Evason was previously the interim head coach following the firing of Bruce Boudreau in mid-February.

The NHL is moving toward a late July return to play. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the NHL is still looking at Hub City options. Jim believes Toronto, Vancouver and Vegas a likely cities. The NHL will likely choose two cities to play games when play returns.

Major League Baseball owners and the players continue to be far apart on an economic deal to return to play amid covid-19 concerns. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.