1966: Former NHL left winger David Mackey born in Richmond, B.C. Mackey played in the NHL 1987-88 through 1993-94 with Chicago, the Minnesota North Stars and St. Louis.
1975: NHL center Jamie Langenbrunner born in Duluth, MN. Langenbrunner has played in the NHL since 1994-95 with Dallas and New Jersey.
1989: NHL center Cody Almond born in Calgary, Alta. Almond has played in the NHL since 2009-10 with the Minnesota Wild.
1997: Mike Ramsey began his NHL coaching career when he was named as assistant coach of the Buffalo Sabres.
2000: Minnesota Wild signed free agent J.J. Daigneault, a 15-year NHL veteran.
2000: Minnesota Wild named Mario Tremblay and Mike Ramsey as their new assistant coaches. The move came two months before the team opened its first training camp.
2002: Los Angeles Kings acquired forward Erik Rasmussen from the Buffalo Sabres for forward Adam Mair and a 2003 fifth-round draft choice.
2015: Nashville Predators signed Saint Paul, MN native defenseman - Jack Dougherty to an entry-level contract.
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