Scroll down below the image for more on the 2008 Wells Fargo Road Tour as it rolled along, including blogs, images and updates from the road. [Ed note: Shown routes in the image are approximate.]



JUNE 13

Well, Wild fans, the 2008 Wells Fargo Wild Road Tour is in the books. While the touring came to a close on June 11, the Tour's participants, plus a rehabbing Kurtis Foster and a sizable number of the Wild staff, helped turn Rice Park into an autograph-signing, photo-taking, face-painting, street-hockey-playing haven on June 12. Wild photographer Bruce Kluckhohn covered the scene (17 images) and, as usual, came away with some great shots.

Looking back at the blogs, Leg 2's Ryan Stanzel pushed a Wednesday blog across the finish line first, followed by Leg 1's Kevin Falness and Leg 3's Brad Bombardir, who filed both his Tuesday and Wednesday editions on Thursday. Bombardir, hampered by computer issues (we're told) does, however, get credit for the fish-kissing photo (see the gallery) and some outstanding comic relief with "Hollywood" Harding and "Jimmy" Sheppard during a radio appearance in International Falls ( click here for the 12-minute segment).

Our friends at WILD TV (thank you, Hank) also put a great little video together from the Tour's kick-off party in Woodbury. To launch the video, which includes Derek Boogaard, Todd Fedoruk and Aaron Voros playing street hockey (wait for the :58 mark, when Fedoruk's game as a goaltender is tested), click here.

And don't forget our ...

PHOTO GALLERY (We finished with 46 photos and had all three legs covered)

NEWS
June 5: Wild announces Summer Bash times, scheduled guests
              Event set for 6-9 p.m. CDT June 12

May 27: Schedule set for Southern leg of Road Tour
              Boogaard, Fedoruk to open in Winona, close in Willmar
              Schedule set for Central leg of Road Tour
              Veilleux, Voros to open in St. Cloud, close in Duluth
              Schedule set for Northern leg of Road Tour
              Harding, Sheppard to open International Falls, close in Detroit Lakes

May 20: Wild launches Road Tour Sweepstakes
              Four randomly selected winners will receive a player autographed Minnesota Wild jersey!

May 16: Minnesota Wild announces 2008 Wells Fargo Wild Road Tour
               Two Wild players scheduled to appear on each leg
               Players include D. Boogaard, T. Fedoruk, J. Harding, J. Sheppard, S. Veilleux and A. Voros

May 8: Wild, WCCO Radio bring Road Tour to your home
            Enter to host the 2008 Wells Fargo Wild Road Tour kick-off party at your house!