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Minnesota North Stars/Wild Alumni Gearing Up for Stadium Series Game

01/14/2016, 4:30pm CST
By Evan Sporer, Courtesy Wild.com

Outdoor Alumni Game Less Than Six Weeks Away

Credit: Wild.com.

Credit: Wild.com.

Tom Reid wears many different hats around Minnesota.

Some nights, his hat is actually a headset as he's doing play-by-play for Minnesota Wild hockey games on the radio.

Other nights, he's wearing his proprietor hat, and making sure things are operating smoothly at Tom Reid's Hockey City Pub.

Reid's newest hat (which will actually require a physical hat) and title to go with it is coach as he assumes the position leading the Minnesota North Stars/Wild alumni team against the Chicago Blackhawks.

"More than anything, I want to see what kind of shape these guys are in," Reid said before a group of alumni practiced at Xcel Energy Center on Wednesday. "Whether they’re round like some of us are, or whether they're still in good shape."

With the Alumni Game less than six weeks away, the anticipation that comes with it goes hand-in-hand with the fear of not wanting to get embarrassed.

"Still lots of conditioning left," Andrew Brunette said. "There are a lot of guys out there, so we'll split it up."

But it's players like Brunette, Darby Hendrickson, and Mike Modano whom Reid cited as capable of bearing a greater workload because of how frequently they still skate.

"I hope I stay in the coach's good books; I don't want to be benched already," Brunette said. "I'm going to be extra nice to him."

Read more at Wild.com

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