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HE MINNESOTA WILD paid tribute to their late assistant general manager Tom
Kurvers, who died in June from lung cancer at age 58, during the recent NHL Draft.
Kurvers' four children, Madison, Rosie, Weston and Roman, were on hand at the
Wild practice facility to announce Minnesota's draft picks with GM Bill Guerin.
"This year we lost a beloved friend and colleague in our assistant general manager, Tom
Kurvers," Guerin said from the podium before having Roman Kurvers announce that the
Wild made goaltender Jesper Wallstedt the No. 20 pick.
"After a long playing career, Tom reentered the hockey world as an executive, where he
had a positive impact on every team he worked for and every individual he came in contact
with. Tom will be dearly missed and fondly remembered."
NHL
Wild Honor
Kurvers At Draft
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PHOTOS BY Minnesota Wild/Erin Loughery; USA Hockey Magazine Archives
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OLYMPICS
I Got Your Salute
3
After the United States contingent
did not salute Adolph Hitler during
the opening ceremonies at the 1936
Olympic Winter Games in Garmisch-
Partenkirchen, Germany, the incensed
dictator stormed into the U.S. hockey
team's locker room to shout at the coach and the rest of the team.
Unphased, the Americans went out and beat the host country, 1-0.
HEALTH
Sugar In
The Gas
Tank
3
According to the
American Heart
Association, a 28 ounce
sports drink contains
nearly as much sugar
as six glazed donuts.
