In honor of the NHL Entry Draft coming to St. Paul in June, Wells Fargo and the Minnesota Wild are teaming up to bring hockey fans an exciting new event. The Minnesota Wild Fan Fest proudly hosted by Wells Fargo will be held at the Crowne Plaza St. Paul Riverfront on Friday, June 24 from noon to 5 p.m. The event will include a variety of attractions for fans of all ages, including:
•State of Hockey Exhibit Hall featuring autographs, hockey exhibits and interactive hockey games
•Breakout sessions and autographs with hockey dignitaries covering a wide range of topics
•Warming House Theater featuring two critically acclaimed hockey films, including The Code – The Unwritten Rules of Fighting and Retaliation in the NHL and Pond Hockey – A Documentary Film.

Hockey dignitaries scheduled to appear include:

- NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman
- Hall of Fame coach, Scotty Bowman
- Olympic gold medalist, Karyn Bye-Dietz
- Former North Star, Jack Carlson
- Former MSU & current Panthers center, Ryan Carter
- Former NHL player, Tom Chorske
- Wild right wing, Cal Clutterbuck
- Former North Star, Chris Dahlquist
- Former North Star, Curt Giles
- Wild left wing, Colton Gillies
- 2010 Wild first round pick, Mikael Granlund
- 1980 Olympian, John Harrington
- Former Wild forward, Darby Hendrickson
- Former NHL player, Phil Housley
- MN High School coaching legend, Willard Ikola
- Former Wild forward, Antti Laaksonen
- Wild Owner Craig Leipold
- Olympic silver medalist, Gigi Marvin
- Former North Star, Brad Maxwell
- 1980 Olympian, Rob McClanahan
- Former North Star player/GM, Lou Nanne
- Former North Star, J.P. Parise
- Former SCSU and NHL right wing, Mark Parrish
- Former NHL player, Shjon Podein
- Olympic medalist, Jenny Potter
- Former North Star, Gordie Roberts
- Former North Star, Tom Reid
- Wild defenseman, Marco Scandella
- Wild defenseman, Jared Spurgeon
- Wild right wing, Brad Staubitz
- Wild defenseman, Clayton Stoner
- Former Wild forward, Wes Walz
- Former Gopher hockey coach, Doug Woog
- Former North Star, Tim Young


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