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NHL PRE-SEASON GAME ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th AT TARGET CENTER

[July 7, 1999] --

   The National Hockey League's (NHL) Minnesota    
   Wild announced today the club will host "U S WEST 
   Face-Off '99", a pre-season game on Monday,    
   September 13th at 7:00 p.m. from Target 
   Center (600 First Ave. North)featuring the New York 
   Rangers and the Phoenix Coyotes.  

The Minnesota Wild, Star Tribune and KARE 11 present "U S WEST Face-Off '99" a pre-season match-up featuring two of the NHL's most intriguing and exciting teams. The Phoenix Coyotes finished second in the Pacific Division last season and are led by NHL stars Keith Tkachuk and Jeremy Roenick. The New York Rangers finished fourth in the Atlantic Division last season and are highlighted by NHL standouts Mike Richter, Adam Graves, and Brian Leetch along with recent free-agent signings of Valeri Kamensky and Stephane Quintal.

"As one of the NHL's original six teams, the Rangers franchise embodies tradition and the Coyotes continue to build a new tradition in the Western Conference," said Minnesota Wild CEO Jac Sperling. "The Minnesota Wild is honored to host two of the NHL's most exciting teams for our fans, as we continue to countdown the days until our inaugural NHL season."

Last year, the Minnesota Wild hosted a pre-season game between the Dallas Stars and Phoenix Coyotes at Target Center. The 18,294 fans who attended "U S WEST Face-Off '98" were part of the largest crowd ever to attend an NHL game in Minnesota history and believed to be the largest ever for an NHL neutral site game.

The Minnesota Wild also announced an affordable, five-tiered ticket pricing plan for the pre-season game. Target Center's hockey capacity is 16,800 (not including suite seats).

      · Lower Bowl - First 5 rows		$68.00
      · Lower Bowl				$45.00
      · Upper Bowl - First 4 rows 	        $24.00
      · Upper Bowl Sides			$24.00
      · Upper Bowl Corners & Ends	        $15.00

   *Convenience charges may apply for all orders.

Minnesota Wild season ticket deposit holders will have the opportunity to purchase tickets at a reduced rate through July 30th. Season ticket reservation holders will receive via mail a special order form for purchasing tickets or they can call the Minnesota Wild directly at 651-222-WILD (9453) to order tickets for the September 13th game. Special tickets will be held for season ticket reservation holders until July 30th.

A portion of the net proceeds from the game will be donated by the Minnesota Wild and U S WEST to Minnesota youth hockey programs.

Tickets will go on sale at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 8th at the Target Center Box Office and at all TicketMaster location including Dayton's, Mervyn's California,Rainbow Foods Stores and West Coast Video in Eagan,or charge by calling TicketMaster at (612) 989-5151.

   The Minnesota Wild will begin play in the NHL's 
   Western Conference with the Phoenix Coyotes in the 
   2000-2001 season.  For more media information on 
   this event, please call the Minnesota Wild's Bill 
   Robertson at (651) 602-6022 or Brian Hutchinson at 
   (651) 602-6006.

U S WEST provides a full range of telecommunications services - including wireline, wireless PCS and data networking - to more than 25 million customers in 14 Western and Midwestern states. More information about U S WEST can be found on the Internet at www.uswest.com.

For Minnesota Wild season ticket information, please contact the club at (651) 222-WILD (9453).

[July 7, 1999] -- SAINT PAUL/MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- The National Hockey League's (NHL) Minnesota Wild in conjunction with the Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Department, the City of Saint Paul and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board today announced a hockey equipment drive as part of "U S West Face-Off '99." All fans attending the pre-season hockey game on Monday, September 13 at 7:00 p.m. at Target Center featuring the New York Rangers and the Phoenix Coyotes are asked to donate their used or extra hockey equipment to the Ramsey County and Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. The donated hockey equipment will allow more children the opportunity to play hockey in Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Fans who are unable to attend the pre-season game can drop off their used or extra hockey equipment at any of the Ramsey County or Minneapolis Parks and Recreation ice arenas.

"The Minnesota Wild is proud to be a part of the great efforts of the Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Department, the City of Saint Paul and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Boards to obtain hockey equipment to allow more children the ability to play hockey," said Minnesota Wild CEO Jac Sperling. "The underlying component of our Grass Roots Hockey Initiative is to provide more boys and girls at all levels the opportunity to learn, participate and enjoy the sport of hockey."

"Our biggest need is helmets and skates, but in reality, we'll take all the youth skating equipment people can bring," added Jody Yungers of the Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Department.

"We know this equipment is out there," said Ramsey County Commissioner Dino Guerin, "I really think people will want to dig out a pair of skates or helmet their children have outgrown." "The Minnesota Wild is showing the kind of corporate leadership programs like this need. Government can't do it alone. With a program like this, we need help from the business community and the Wild is really showing they want to be a player in this community," added Guerin.

The Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Department operates over 6,000 acres of parkland, four golf courses and a golf dome, ten ice arenas and Tamarack Nature Center. A variety of hockey, figure skating, speed skating, broomball and public skating programs are hosted in Ramsey County ice arenas.

"Because we are sure the need for hockey equipment is out there, it is heartening to work with other agencies and organizations to give these youth the opportunity to play hockey," said Jack Palmer of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.

There are approximately 50 recreation centers that service Minneapolis youth. These centers include playgrounds, swimming pools, indoor ice arenas, golf courses, tennis courts, parkways, picnic grounds, and jogging, walking and bike paths. The Minneapolis Park Board provides a wide variety of recreational programs and activities, including skating and swimming lessons, concerts, softball leagues and neighborhood festivals.

For more information on these programs, contact Jody Yungers (651) 748-2500 at the Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Department or Jack Palmer (612) 661-4876 at the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.

For more information on the Minnesota Wild Grass Root Hockey or Community Relations Initiative, please call (651) 222-WILD (9453).

UNIQUE CLUB SEATS TO GO ON SALE SOON

[July 15, 1999] -- The National Hockey League's (NHL) Minnesota Wild announced today the club has sold out all 64 suites for sale in the new Saint Paul Arena in a record 8-week span. To assist in marketing the 64 suites, the team has built a marketing center with a full-scale model of a suite highlighting the numerous amenities, furnishings and business services available to suiteholders. The Minnesota Wild has also established a waiting list for potential suiteholders, in the event that any suites become available prior to the start of the team's first season in the Fall of 2000.

"The National Hockey League is returning to Minnesota and the business community has demonstrated they are ready for the return of the high-speed action and intensity the NHL has to offer," said Minnesota Wild CEO, Jac Sperling. "It's great to have the support of the corporate community and we look forward to building long-term relationships with each of our suiteholders."

Suiteholders will attend over 100 events in the new Saint Paul Arena, including 41 NHL Hockey games and over sixty other entertainment events including concerts, family shows, wrestling and high school tournaments. Suiteholders also enjoy reserved parking spaces, premium catering provided by Morrissey Hospitality and a spacious entertainment area within each individual suite. For special occasions, the Minnesota Wild has eight 30-person suites available for rent on an individual game basis, with priority given to those on the suite waiting list and current suiteholders.

"The Minnesota Wild has set the new standard for suite sales in the NHL," said Bill Dorsey, the Executive Director of the Association of Luxury Suite Directors based in Cincinnati, Ohio. "Selling 64 suites in an 8-week span is extraordinary. No one in hockey can compare with what the Minnesota Wild have done in suite sales."

Unique to the Twin Cities market, 2,000 club seats in the new Saint Paul Arena will go on sale in late August. Club seat holders will have access to an exclusive concourse, with various up-scale amenities to be announced in the near future. Following the sale of club seats, the organization will begin converting season ticket deposits into season ticket account holders.

The Minnesota Wild suite sales staff began the sale of suites in early May and completed the process in late June. Tim Wegscheid, Greg Hoyt, Marnie Moore and Allen Butler led the Minnesota Wild suite sales effort.

For more information on suites, club seats or season tickets in the new Saint Paul Arena please call the Minnesota Wild at 651-222-WILD (9453).