UPDATE, SATURDAY (JUNE 15), 8 P.M.: The 2013 Wells Fargo Minnesota Wild Road Tour will stop at the Northfield Ice Arena from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 26.
Defensemen Clayton Stoner, goalie Darcy Kuemper and announcer Tom Reid are scheduled to sign autographs.
Patch will update this story when additional information is available.
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The Wild has announced that that the team’s caravan, called the 2013 Wells Fargo Minnesota Wild Road Tour, will make a stop in Northfield on June 26.
Scheduled to visit the city as part of the team tour are defenseman Clayton Stoner and goalie Darcy Kuemper.
Stoner played in 48 games during the strike-shortened 2012-13 season, picking up 10 assists. Kuemper appeared in six games in the regular season and two games in the Wild's first-round playoff series with Chicago.
A link to the announcement appears on the Northfield Hockey Association's webpage.
Here is the media release announcing the tour stops:
The Minnesota Wild [recently] announced the stops for the 2013 Wells Fargo Minnesota Wild Road Tour, which will visit 18 cities in three states from June 24-26, leading into the Summer Bash at the John Rose OVAL in Roseville on Thursday, June 27, from 6-9 p.m.
Exact locations and times will be announced soon. Leg one will include players Charlie Coyle and Jason Zucker, along with original Wild Wes Walz, and will make stops in Moorhead and Park Rapids on June 24, Wadena and Alexandria on June 25, and St. Cloud and Hutchinson on June 26.
The second leg features Josh Harding and Nate Prosser, and will make stops in Ely and Virginia on June 24, Two Harbors and Cloquet on June 25, and Brainerd and Elk River on June 26. Prosser is a native of Elk River, which is the host city for 2014 Wells Fargo Hockey Day Minnesota.
Leg three includes Clayton Stoner and Darcy Kuemper, and it will visit Eau Claire, Wisc., and La Crosse, Wisc., on June 24, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Des Moines, Iowa, on June 25, and Albert Lea and Northfield on June 26. Des Moines is the new home of the Wild’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Iowa Wild, starting in the 2013-14 season.
The first 100 fans at each location will receive a 2013 Wells Fargo Minnesota Wild Road Tour pin.
The 2013 Wells Fargo Minnesota Wild Road Tour will culminate in the Summer Bash at the John Rose OVAL in Roseville on Thursday, June 27, from 6-9 p.m. The Summer Bash will include live music, autographs from all six players on the Road Tour, interactive games, photo opportunities and more.
Additional details about the Northfield tour stop are expected to be announced shortly.
