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Old 07-01-2012, 01:26 PM
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Wild Sign Zenon Konopka and Torrey Mitchell
SAINT PAUL/MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Minnesota Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed free-agent C Zenon Konopka (ZEH-nohn kuh-NOHP-kah) to a two-year contract, and C Torrey Mitchell to a three-year contract.

Zonopka, 31 (1/2/81), tallied five points (3-2=5) and ranked third in the NHL with 193 penalty minutes for the Ottawa Senators in 2011-12. He also won 58.9% of his faceoffs, ranking fifth in the NHL amongst players with 250 or more faceoffs. The 6-foot, 209-pound native of Niagara on the Lake, Ont., has skated 250 NHL games with Anaheim, Columbus, Tampa Bay, the New York Islanders and Ottawa, totaling 27 points (11-16=27) and 877 PIM. He led the NHL with 307 PIM in 2010-11 and 265 in 2009-10. Kenopka was a member of the Ottawa 67’s Memorial Cup-winning team in 1999. He scored his first career NHL goal against the Wild and Manny Fernandez on Nov. 6, 2005.

Mitchell, 27 (1/30/85), notched 19 points (9-10=19) in 76 games with the San Jose Sharks in the 2011-12 campaign. He has skated 280 games in four seasons with the Sharks, totaling 73 points (30-43=73). Mitchell has seen action in 55 playoff games with San Jose, accruing 11 points (2-9=11) over five post-seasons. The 5-foot-11, 190-pound native of Greenfield Park, Quebec, was San Jose’s fourth-round pick (No. 126 overall) in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He played collegiately at the University of Vermont.
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Old 07-01-2012, 01:27 PM
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Old 07-01-2012, 01:29 PM
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The journey man continues he's journey, good move for the wild, solid 4th liner, tough middleweight and a very good face off guy. Winner.
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Old 07-01-2012, 01:30 PM
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Old 07-01-2012, 01:30 PM
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Old 07-01-2012, 01:31 PM
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Wasn't expecting that. Congrats Minn....the toughness is shifting West.
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Old 07-01-2012, 01:31 PM
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Kassian and Konopka is a nice 1-2 punch for today's standard.
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Dont worry Sens fans for loosing both Matt and Zenon. You still have Karlsson
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First it was Orr's sparring partner to Colorado. Now it's Brown's sparring partner to Minny. The Northeast is going to be boring this year.
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First time I played against Konopka there was almost a giant brawl in warm-ups... More than happy to have him on my side
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With how many high end youngsters the Wild will have in their lineup this year and next, upgrading toughness was a must. Great pick up by the Wild.
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