Brian Rolston played 17 seasons in the NHL but was never more productive or content than in the three he spent with the Wild.
The versatile forward and 2007 all-star averaged 32 goals and 67 points from 2005-08 and was part of the team's only division championship.
Rolston returned to the Xcel Energy Center on Monday with oldest sons Ryder, 13, and Stone, 10, to lead the "Let's Play Hockey!" chant before Game 3 of the Wild's first-round playoff series with the St. Louis Blues.
Retired since 2012, the Michigan native has settled down with his family in suburban Detroit, where he coaches youth hockey.