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Published January 08, 2013, 10:28 AM

MInnesota Wild players return to practice

Minnesota Sports
-- Members of the Minnesota Wild will be back on the ice at the Xcel Energy Center this afternoon in St. Paul.

ST. PAUL -- Members of the Minnesota Wild will be back on the ice at the Xcel Energy Center this afternoon in St. Paul.

The locked-out players had been skating at other rinks since their collective bargaining agreement expired in September. But the NHL and its players association reached tentativement agreement on a new CBA following a weekend negotiating session.

The deal still needs to be ratified by all sides, but it looks like there will be a 48-or-50-game regular season schedule this winter. The Wild will release more information about the shortened 2013 season when the deal is completed.

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