1940: Former NHL right winger Bobby Rousseau born in Montreal, Que. Rousseau played in the NHL 1960-61 through 1974-75 with Montreal, the Minnesota North Stars and the New York Rangers.
1946: Former NHL left winger Barrie Meissner born in Unity, Saskatchewan. Meissner played in the NHL 1967-68 through 1968-69 with the Minnesota North Stars.
1958: Former NHL defenseman Bob Bergloff born in Dickinson, North Dakota. Bergloff played in the NHL 1982-83 with the Minnesota North Stars.
1979: Former NHL center Erik Westrum born in Minneapolis, MN. Westrum played in the NHL 2003-04 through 2006-07 with Phoenix, the Minnesota Wild and Toronto.
2001: Minnesota Wild signed free agent defenseman Mike Crowley, who had been with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
2012: The Edmonton Oilers re-signed Moorhead, MN native center Chris VandeVelde on a one-year contract. VandeVelde was selected by Edmonton in the 4th round, 97th overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
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