1956: Former NHL defenseman Reed Larson born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Larson played in the NHL 1976-77 through 1989-90 with Detroit, Boston, Edmonton, the New York Islanders and the Minnesota North Stars.
1957: Former NHL goalie Markus Mattsson born in Suoneiemi, Finland. Mattsson played in the NHL 1979-80 through 1983-84 with Winnipeg, the Minnesota North Stars and Los Angeles.
1983: Minnesota North Stars signed Richie Hansen as a free agent.
1985: NHL defenseman Alex Goligoski born in Grand Rapids, MN. Goligoski has played in the NHL since 2007-08 with Pittsburgh, Dallas, Arizona, and Minnesota Wild.
2004: Edmonton Oilers signed free agent Toby Petersen.
2005: Minnesota Wild acquired center Todd White from the Ottawa Senators for a 2005 fourth-round pick (Cody Bass).
2013: Minnesota Wild Defenseman - Tyler Cuma re-signed to a one-year, two-way contract.
2014: St. Louis Blues announced the signing of free agent (and Bloomington, MN native) Peter Mueller.
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