Jared Spurgeon isn’t just the quiet heartbeat of the Minnesota Wild's blue line. He's one of the franchise’s defining figures ...

The modern-day NHL can feel a bit cliché. In a league brimming with oversized players and nepo babies, the feel-good, “worked his way to the top” player is harder to find. Oftentimes, they seem to be ...

Barry Spurgeon and his wife, Debi, weren’t at their son’s first NHL game. While Jared Spurgeon suited up for the Wild on his 21st birthday, Barry and Deb were visiting Jared’s brother Tyler, who was ...

Spurgeon, who will play his 1,000th NHL game on Saturday, has established deep roots in Minnesota since arriving as a longshot rookie.

November 29, 2010, not only marked the 21st birthday for Jared Spurgeon, but his NHL debut against the Calgary Flames. As he embarks on his 1,000th career NHL game, a milestone the Wild Captain never ...

It’s difficult to play one game in the NHL, Minnesota Wild forward Nico Sturm said. To play 1,000 of them, the milestone that will be celebrated by Wild captain Jared Spurgeon on Saturday night in St.

Jared Spurgeon went more than half the year — almost nine months, or 40-odd weeks — in between games, not that the Wild captain was keeping a running tally. “I tried not to count,” he said, “but it’s ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — It’s been nearly 14 years since Jared Spurgeon made his NHL debut on his 21st birthday, but the Wild captain and his wife, Danielle, haven’t forgotten how hard training camp can be ...

The Quote of the day attributed to Charles Spurgeon reflects that while the future may hold uncertainties, strength lies in how one chooses to live and respond in the present.