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July 18th

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1936:  Former NHL defenseman Ted Harris born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.  Harris played in the NHL 1963-64 through 1974-75 with Montreal, the Minnesota North Stars, Detroit, St. Louis and Philadelphia.

1975:  Dave Forbes, of the Boston Bruins, was dismissed from his Minneapolis trial for aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon for his on-ice attack of Henry Boucha, of the Minnesota North Stars.  The trial ended with a hung jury.

1986:  The Minnesota North Stars signed Frantisek Musil.

2013:  Minnesota Wild Forward(s) - Justin Fontaine (Minnesota Duluth), and Carson McMillan both re-signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild.

2015:  Faribault, MN native defenseman - Seth Helgeson signed a two-year contract with the N.J. Devils (two-way in 2015-2016, one-way in 2016-2017).

Tag(s): This Day In MN History