Bob Naegele Jr., the founding owner of the Minnesota Wild, has died of complications from cancer

ST. PAUL Robert Woods Jersey Elite , Minn. (AP) — Bob Naegele Jr., the founding owner of the Minnesota Wild, has died of complications from cancer. He was 78.The Wild said Naegele died on Wednesday night with his family by his side. Players will wear a jersey patch with his initials for the remainder of the season, and a moment of silence will be held before Minnesota’s next home game on Tuesday night against Washington.“A piece of his heart and soul will remain forever as a part of the Wild,” said current owner Craig Leipold http://www.jaguarscheapstore.com/leonard-fournette-jersey-cheap , who bought the club from Naegele in 2008. “We will honor that. My family and I are so fortunate to have the chance to build on the great foundation he established here.”Naegele was the lead investor in the expansion franchise that began play in 2000, eight seasons after the North Stars left Minnesota for Dallas. A star goalie at Minnetonka High School in the Twin Cities area, Naegele built his wealth through a billboard company started by his father. He also helped revive the Minnesota-based Rollerblade company that fueled the in-line skating craze in the 1980s and 1990s. Naegele eventually retired in Florida.In 2008, he was one of the winners of the Lester Patrick Trophy for service to the sport.“We are all grateful to the dreamer who made the return of the NHL possible, as will be future generations of the Minnesota hockey fans Youth Myles Jack Jersey ,” said former Wild minority owner and chief executive officer Jac Sperling. “We will all miss Bob greatly.”Naegele was married to his wife, Ellis, for 58 years. They had three daughters and a son and 10 grandchildren. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres have suspended forward Patrick Berglund indefinitely for failing to report to the team.The Sabres announced the suspension Saturday, hours before facing the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals. Berglund missed the past two games with what coach Phil Housley initially called an illness.“From my knowledge talking to the medical staff, he was ill http://www.jaguarscheapstore.com/myles-jack-jersey-cheap , so we handled it that way,” Housley said. “Obviously it developed into something different, and (general manager Jason Botterill) and the management are handling that.”The 30-year-old Swede has two goals and two assists in 23 games this season. He was a healthy scratch earlier this season and missed five games with an upper-body injury.Asked about Berglund not being “all in” with the rest of the team, Housley declined comment. The second-year coach preferred to talk about the players still with the Sabres.“We’re going to focus on the guys in that locker room,” Housley said. “We do have some depth. … We feel really good about our club.”An email sent to Berglund’s agent Youth Yannick Ngakoue Jersey , Peter Wallen, was not immediately returned.Buffalo acquired Berglund from St. Louis in the offseason as part of a four-player trade that sent center Ryan O’Reilly to the Blues. Berglund, who played the first 10 seasons of his career with St. Louis, has three years remaining on his contract at a salary-cap hit of $3.85 million.Berglund has 170 goals and 156 assists for 326 points in 717 regular-season games with the Blues and Sabres.