The Minnesota Wild will host a pair of free pregame parties outside the Xcel Center before this week's playoff games against the St. Louis Blues.
Fans are invited to show up two and a half hours before the puck drops on Monday and Wednesday for the festivities, a Wild news release says. A DJ will play music and former NHL players Brian Rolston, Chris Dahlquist, Joe Dziedzic, Lee Goren and Shjon Podein will be on hand to sign autographs.
Bud Light will set up a two-story mega bar with happy-hour pricing, the news release says.
Tickets to the game will not be required to attend the event, set outside Gate 2.