Wednessday Linkorama.

I think Wheeler made the right move by deciding to not play for Phoenix and signing with the Boston Bruins. Also a smart move to not play for the Wild either. If Wheeler had signed to play with the Wild he could have been stuck with the Areos down in Houston playing in the AHL. From past experience the Wild don't have a lot of ex-NCAA college hockey players currently on their roster. I think that is unforunate based on all the ex-college players currently playing in the NHL from the upper Midwest.

BOSTON - Like virtually every NHL team, the Wild went after former Gophers forward and Breck School star Blake Wheeler last summer.

But Wheeler, a native of Plymouth, never considered playing for his hometown Wild.

Wheeler, 22, didn't want the pressure of playing in Minnesota. He wanted a new life experience, and after signing with the Boston Bruins, he's enjoying a stellar rookie year with 13 goals, 12 assists and a plus-22 before Tuesday's game against the Wild.

"Being a hometown kid, I'd love to stay in Minnesota my whole life, but after my three years at the U, I think it was important for me to get out of my comfort zone and experience new things,"

Former Sioux Jonathan Toews is on the Western All-Star team. Toews also scored two goals in last nights win as Chicago beat Phoenix 6-0.

According to XM-204 today there is a good chance that former Fighting Sioux and current New Jersey Devil Zach Parise could be on the Eastern Division's All-Star team when the reserves are announced tomorrow.

From today Paul Allen broadcast: PA from KFAN 1130 and _______ will be at the Long Haul Saloon in Grand Forks, North Dakota for their 9-12 show on Friday. It looks like it could be Doug Woog, Kevin Gorg and Tim Hennesey.