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Dope Sheet: Packers return to Lambeau Field to host Minnesota Vikings
Packers LB Eric Wilson entered the league as an undrafted free agent with Minnesota in 2017 and played for the Vikings for four seasons (2017-20)…Packers TE Ben Sims entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with Minnesota during the 2023 offseason…Packers offensive assistant Sean Mannion was a quarterback for the Vikings in 2019-21 and was on Minnesota’s practice squad in 2023…Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst attended high school at Robbinsdale Armstrong in Plymouth, Minn., and Totino Grace in Fridley, Minn. …Gutekunst’s father, John, served as the head coach at the University of Minnesota from 1985-91…Packers executive V.P./director of football operations Russ Ball served as senior football administrator for the Vikings from 1999-2000…Packers player personnel executive Lee Gissendaner spent time on the Vikings’ practice squad in 1996…Packers college scout Joe Hueber was born in St. Louis Park, Minn., and attended the University of Minnesota…Packers strength and conditioning coordinator Aaron Hill played linebacker at the University of Minnesota in 2010-13 and served as a strength and conditioning intern for the Gophers in 2014…Packers strength and conditioning assistant Marcus Jones played for the Gophers in 2011-14 and was also a speed and strength/CBs coach for the University of St. Thomas (Minn.) in 2017…Packers strength and conditioning assistant Ben Schumacher was part of the Gophers’ strength and conditioning staff for eight seasons (2013, 2017-23) and he played collegiate football for Concordia University-St. Paul (2006-07)…Vikings RB Aaron Jones was drafted by Green Bay in the fifth round (No. 182 overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft and played seven seasons for the Packers (2017-23)…Vikings assistant head coach/OLBs Mike Pettine was Green Bay’s defensive coordinator from 2018-20…Vikings tight ends/passing game coordinator Brian Angelichio served as the Packers’ tight ends coach from 2016-18…Vikings OLB Andrew Van Ginkel played at the University of Wisconsin in 2017-18…Vikings passing game coordinator/DBs coach Daronte Jones coached DBs at Wisconsin in 2015…Packers head coach Matt LaFleur and Vikings WRs coach Keenan McCardell coached on the staff together in Washington in 2010-11…McCardell played for Tampa Bay when Packers assistant head coach/special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia was on the Buccaneers’ coaching staff…LaFleur and Vikings assistant inside linebackers coach Thad Bogardus were on the Rams’ staff in 2017…Bisaccia and Vikings offensive coordinator Wes Phillips coached together for Dallas in 2013 while Packers special teams QC coach Kyle Wilber was a player for the Cowboys…Bisaccia was on the coaching staff in San Diego in 2012 when Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell was with the Chargers as a quarterback during the 2012 preseason…Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley, DBs coach Ryan Downard, O’Connell (2015) and Angelichio were on Pettine’s staff when he served as head coach for Cleveland in 2014-15 while Vikings QBs coach Josh McCown was a player for the Browns (2015)…Hafley and Angelichio also coached together at the University of Pittsburgh in 2006-10, Rutgers in 2011 and Tampa Bay in 2012-13 prior to Cleveland…Hafley, Packers assistant DL coach Vince Oghobaase, Vikings RBs/running game coordinator Curtis Modkins and O’Connell were on the 49ers’ coaching staff together in 2016…Packers LBs/running game coordinator Anthony Campanile and Vikings defensive QC Lance Bennett were on the Dolphins’ staff when Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores was the head coach for Miami…Packers passing game coordinator Jason Vrable, pass rush specialist Jason Rebrovich and Pettine were on the Bills’ staff together in 2013…Bogardus joined Vrable and Rebrovich on Buffalo’s staff in 2014…Vrable was an offensive assistant with the N.Y. Jets in 2018 when Vikings QB Sam Darnold was a rookie with the team…Packers running backs coach Ben Sirmans was on the Rams’ staff when Vikings special teams coordinator Matt Daniels played for the team (2012-14)…Sirmans and Vikings ILBs coach Mike Siravo coached together at Boston College in 2007-11…Packers passing game coordinator (defense) Derrick Ansley and Vikings assistant OL coach Shaun Sarrett were on the Chargers’ staff together in 2021-23…Vikings TE Johnny Mundt, WR Brandon Powell and Packers LS Matt Orzech were teammates with the Rams.
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Utah Mammoth take down Minnesota 5-2 to end the Wild’s winning streak at 6
The Wild were taken down by the Utah Mammoth 5-2 on Friday night to end Minnesota’s winning streak at six games.
Lawson Crouse scored twice and U.S. Olympian Clayton Keller had a goal and two assists for Utah.
Logan Cooley and Barrett Hayton also scored and Karel Vejmelka made 21 saves to help the Mammoth rebound from a 4-2 home loss to NHL-leading Colorado on Wednesday night in their return from the Olympic break. Utah began the night in the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
U.S. Olympian Matt Boldy scored and assisted on Kirill Kaprizov’s goal for Minnesota. Second behind Central Division-rival Colorado in the West, the Wild are 9-2-1 in their last 12. They beat the Avalanche 5-2 on Thursday night in Denver.
Cooley opened the scoring with a short-handed goal with 6:37 left in the first period. The former University of Minnesota star got the puck on the right side off a deflection and put a shot between Wallstedt’s legs for his 15th goal.
Keller scored his 18th at 4:26 of the second. Nick Schmaltz forced a turnover on a forecheck and fed Keller on the right side.
Crouse made it 3-0 at 7:49 of the second. He came down the middle, took a pass from Keller and beat Wallstedt with a backhander.
Kaprizov countered for Minnesota on a power play with 5:57 left in the second. He has 33 goals this season.
Hayton made it 4-1 on a power play at 1:19 of the third, and Crouse added his 16th of the season on a tip with 7:12 to go.
Boldy got his 35th of the season with 5:57 remaining.
Up next
Wild: Host St. Louis on Sunday.
Mammoth: Host Chicago on Sunday.
Minnesota
Shorthanded Clippers can’t keep pace with Anthony Edwards and Minnesota
Anthony Edwards scored 31 points, Donte DiVincenzo added 18 and the surging Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Clippers 94-88 on Thursday night.
Jaden McDaniels and Ayo Dosunmu each scored 12 points and Rudy Gobert had 13 rebounds to help the Timberwolves improve to 5-1 since Feb. 9 and 3-1 since the All-Star break.
Edwards, returning to the site of the All-Star Game, where he was the MVP, was 12 for 24 from the floor and sealed the victory with a step-back three-pointer over two defenders for a 92-88 lead with 42.9 seconds left.
Minnesota improved to 2-0 on a three-game trip.
Derrick Jones Jr. scored 18 points and Bennedict Mathurin added 14 for the Clippers, who struggled from the outset with a season-low 38 points in the first half. Kris Dunn had 11 points for the Clippers (27-31), who have lost three consecutive games for the first time since December.
The Clippers struggled on offense without star Kawhi Leonard, out because of ankle soreness. The Clippers shot 40.5% from the floor, including 18.2% (four for 22) in the second quarter. Minnesota shot 43.4% in the game.
The Timberwolves (37-23) scored just 15 points in the second quarter and still topped the Clippers, who had 11. Minnesota led 44-38 at halftime behind 12 points from DiVincenzo and 11 from Edwards.
The Clippers led by six in the third quarter and were up 68-63 heading into the fourth. Edwards’ drive and reverse layup put the Timberwolves up for good at 76-74 with 7:40 remaining.
The Clippers pulled within one three times in the last 2½ minutes, but Edwards answered each time. He scored the Timberwolves’ last nine points.
Up next for Clippers: vs. New Orleans on Sunday night.
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