For several Minnesota Wild players and their head coach, one of the great thrills of their hockey careers is just a few days away. And to a man, they’re trying not to think about it. Later this week, eight members of the Wild and head coach John Hynes will be bound for Italy, where they’ll represent Team USA (Hynes, Brock Faber, Quinn Hughes, Matt Boldy), Team Sweden (Filip Gustavsson, Jesper Wallstedt, Marcus Johansson, Joel Eriksson Ek) and Team Germany (Nico Sturm). A ninth player in the organization, minor league defenseman David Spacek, will skate for Team Czechia. ADVERTISEMENT But with two regular-season NHL games still to play and four vital points available, there was a clear focus...
