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Minnesota Wild Television Play-by-Play Man. Twins Live anchor for @ballysportsNOR

Joined July 2012
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Anthony LaPanta
3 years
That’s pretty cool!
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
5 years
A day I won’t forget....
@jacobkschneider
Jake Schneider
5 years
It has been exactly 13 years since Bert Blyleven dropped the F bomb on live television #mntwins
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
2 years
One of the perks of living here - surrounded by the great people of Minnesota. When you open the door, shovel in hand, only to realize your neighbor knew the ⁦ @mnwild ⁩ were heading out of town and had already blown the snow off of your driveway for you! Thanks Padre!
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
1 year
Evason talking about Brock Faber: “you don’t play two games in the NHL and then jump right into the Stanley Cup Playoffs unless you are different….credit to (Bob) Motzko and the @GopherHockey coaches for preparing him to play”
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
2 years
A day I won’t forget.
@TwinsAlmanac
The Twins Almanac
2 years
"Well, we're live." — @AnthonyLaPanta on this date in 2006
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
1 year
My money is on Dean.
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Rob Taub
1 year
Dean Evason’s reaction to Rick Bowness challenging him to a fight is priceless
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
2 years
First place…..
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
6 years
Eric Staal after signing for two more years: “My family loves it in Minnesota...it was a great fit right away, we feel like we’ve become Minnesotans...there is no better place to play hockey” This is a great deal for the @mnwild He is a first class guy and a rock solid player.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
7 years
My dad would have been 73 today. As always, on March 7, I will hoist a 7&7 in his honor. I wish he drank something I liked...but most of all, I wish he was here to share it with me...
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
3 years
Ridiculous cheap shot by Frederic. A donkey that’s been acting like a donkey all night.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
3 years
Oh, by the way, Cam Talbot just pitched a 42-save shutout.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
3 years
Never a doubt. Bruins win the cheap shot battle @mnwild wins the game
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
10 months
These days aren’t easy in our business. You develop relationships/friendships with guys when you work with them daily Dean was good coach and is a great guy. Nobody worked harder than him But it’s also the nature of the business. And everybody knows it Sorry to see a friend go
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
5 years
Not a bad list: Highest Average by Rookies (since 1950, min 200 PA) 1. LUIS ARRAEZ, MIN 2019 355 2. Willie McCovey, SF 1959 354 3. Dan Gladden, SF 1984 351 4. Ichiro Suzuki, Sea 2001 350 5. Wade Boggs, Bos 1982 349
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
3 years
The UMD hockey team here (and ready on the glass) to watch former teammate Noah Cates take his solo warm up lap before his NHL debut tonight.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
2 years
Binnington is a donkey. I think the refs got all this right.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
1 year
And….the season comes to an end. I know fans are disappointed and frustrated with the finish. I appreciate all of you. The fans are what make my job so special. THANK YOU for making the season as exciting as it was. It was truly my pleasure to be a part of the ride
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
6 years
Any question in the fight of this club?
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
6 years
Thank you @mnwild fans for joining us all season long on @fsnorth Season didn't go the way any of us wanted, but your viewership and passion are appreciated. It is what makes my job as much fun as it is. See you in October!
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
3 years
Taking in the game with my mom tonight!
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
3 years
It is SO different in St Paul these days. Not an empty seat in the house. Never say die club on the ice. Electric doesn’t begin to define it. We are back on @BallySportsNOR tomorrow night for @mnwild v Avs
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
1 year
Never a doubt. Takes 92 minutes, but it’s a @mnwild win!!!!!
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
4 years
Can you believe we’ve been together for 28 years??!!! Happy Anniversary to ⁦ @MargoLaPanta ⁩ - she’s the best!
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
1 year
It could be avoided by watching @BallySportsNOR
@RussosFilter
The Filter
1 year
The pro-Dallas bias on the ESPN feed is outrageous.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
6 months
Always feels strange to walk out of the arena for the last time each season. What a place to go to “work”. Thank you @mnwild fans for making my job as great as it is!!
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
8 months
It was so refreshing to chat with somebody who is engaged in the conversation rather than staring at their phone just in case somebody else posts something important on Twitter.
@RussoHockey
Michael Russo
8 months
Brock Faber being bothered by ⁦ @AnthonyLaPanta ⁩. I can relate
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
2 years
That intermission interview was an embarrassment.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
3 years
More magic in Minnesota! Never a doubt.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
6 years
Unfortunately, the Dept of Player Safety does not have the ability to go back in time and require the Jets to play two men short for a minute and a half, a man short for five minutes, and a defenseman short for 44 minutes of game time. As should have been the case last night.
@NHLPlayerSafety
NHL Player Safety
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Winnipeg’s Josh Morrissey will have a hearing today for cross-checking Minnesota’s Eric Staal.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
1 year
If this doesn’t get your blood pumping you ain’t living. Here we go on ⁦ @BallySportsNOR ⁩ !!!!
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
3 years
Every time I see Fiala and Kaprizov on the ice together I feel like we are getting a glimpse of the future in the State of Hockey. These two could be an electric combo for years to come - unlike anything we've seen in St. Paul!
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
2 years
I met Matt Boldy’s dad at second intermission. Told him he should visit the souvenir stand for an extra hat - just in case he had to throw his on the ice. I hope he took my advice!
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
2 years
Johansson puts the @mnwild on top and the crowd goes wild. In Denver. Other than no goal horn and no “Shout” you’d swear this game was being played in St Paul.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
1 year
Fleury wasn’t great tonight. But neither was the rest of the team. But he ALWAYS points the finger only at himself. And for that (in addition to everything he’s accomplished in his HOF career) you must respect the man.
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Fleury: "(Gus) was tremendous and awesome that last game, and I just wanted to do my part, my job tonight and keep the team rolling and start a winning streak, and I didn’t, and that pissed me off."
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Anthony LaPanta
1 year
Dumba fighting back tears when talking about to e friendship he has with Jonas Brodin. Dumba had hit his head late in the second period of game six and didn’t play in the third. “He was the guy who said: I can’t let you play…he’s a true friend”
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
1 year
Always sad to walk out of the rink for the last time when the season is over!
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
2 years
Stopped on the way to the game in Denver. ⁦If this place is any indication, the ⁦ @mnwild ⁩ will be well represented here tonight!
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
2 years
Never a doubt. @mnwild win the showdown for first place. Take down an Avs club that had won nine of their last ten. Threw up in the Central. On to Vegas!
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
1 year
I wonder if the Stars practice diving.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
2 years
Celebrating THIRTY years together! Happy Anniversary to the great @MargoLaPanta
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
4 years
At this moment the @mnwild hold first place in the West.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
4 years
What a night for Cam Talbot. Simply brilliant.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
1 year
There is absolutely no comparison between the atmosphere during warmups in Dallas and what we saw for games three and four in St Paul. Not even close to the electricity and excitement we felt at Xcel Energy Center
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
3 years
NEVER A DOUBT! What a win for the @mnwild
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
3 years
They changed the @mnwild immediately and forever … for the better!
@BallySportsNOR
Bally Sports North
3 years
The end of an era. Thank you from the State of Hockey.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
2 years
Foligno on the ice for practice this morning! Best best of the day for the @mnwild
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
3 years
I’ve never seen anything like what this team is doing with the goalie pulled.
@BallySportsNOR
Bally Sports North
3 years
KEVIN FIALA IS A HOCKEY DAY HERO!!!! @HockeyDayMN @cariboucoffee #HDM2022 #MNWild
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
7 months
Never a doubt. What a call by John Hynes!!!! HUGE win.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
10 months
Never a doubt @mnwild head into the break as the hottest team in the NHL. Ten wins in their last thirteen. Merry Christmas!!
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
1 year
Never a doubt. All @mnwild All night And Minnesota leads the series 2-1
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
3 years
Always make sure you are dressed appropriately to visit Sal’s Bar and Grill. Go Johnnies. (And Bennies)
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
2 years
How cool is this? Full house in the crowd (no school today) at ⁦ @mnwild ⁩ practice today. After practice - with a flight to DC departing in 90 minutes - Marcus Foligno and Marc Andre Fleury stop to greet the fans!
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Anthony LaPanta
3 years
Boldy and Rossi have arrived! Both just stepped on the ice in St. Paul
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
5 years
My dad would have been 75 today It’s hard to believe how much of life has been without him & how many times I wish I could share life’s experiences with him I’m fairly certain he’s with our family somehow ... but we will have to hoist a 7&7 in his honor without him tonight
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Anthony LaPanta
1 year
A brutal call on Foligno. Tell me if you’ve heard that one before.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
5 years
Romo is not the savior, but this is a guy who: Has been a part of three world championship clubs. Hasn’t allowed a run in his last eleven appearances. Saved 25 games for Tampa last year. Has converted 17 of 18 save opportunities this season. He will help.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
3 years
Viva Italia! Antonio and Luigi have the call tonight on ⁦ @BallySportsNOR ⁩ ! ⁦ @NanneLou ⁩ ⁦ @mnwild
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
6 years
There was never a doubt.
@BallySportsNOR
Bally Sports North
6 years
FOUR STRAIGHT WINS!!!! @mnwild
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
8 years
This is how close the wild just came to tying the game.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
1 year
Wild were just 3-12 in their last fifteen home playoff games last night. Lost JEE 19 seconds in and didn’t blink. Grabbed a lead, expanded the lead, then played a near perfect third period to protect the lead. Atmosphere in the building was incredible. And now they lead 2-1
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Anthony LaPanta
9 months
He should play baseball in the summer. And football in the fall. And hockey during hockey season.
@BrandonMileski
Brandon Mileski
9 months
Alright Minnesota youth hockey aficionados, I need your help. My oldest is becoming a Squirt next year and I’m not really sure what I should be doing with off-season camps/leagues, etc. (1)
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
2 years
Fiala first @mnwild player to register five assists in a game. 8th in the NHL this season.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
3 years
Quite a day.
@TwinsAlmanac
The Twins Almanac
3 years
"Well we're live." — @AnthonyLaPanta 15 years ago today
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
3 years
Appreciate all of the comments about my voice. Feeling fine, just lost my voice the other day. On the road back today much better than the last two days - please bear with me tonight!
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Anthony LaPanta
3 years
I will enjoy that call much more than I did during last season’s playoff series.
@MinnyHockey
Minny Hockey
3 years
I can almost hear @AnthonyLaPanta screaming “WHAT A GLOVE SAVE BY FLUERY” #mnwild
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
1 year
DeBoer last night: “we were ready for them to take penalties….they ( @mnwild ) were 6th in the league in penalties” Evason today: “they had some big bodies go down VERY easily….we DON’T dive….we DON’T embellish.” One of the sub plots to watch the rest of this series!
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
2 years
1. Jinxes aren’t real 2. While it isn’t hard to keep one’s mouth shut, it is hard to keep one’s mouth shut while doing play-by-play.
@T_Connellyngus
Tim Connellyngus
2 years
@AnthonyLaPanta @mnwild You always jinx us at the end of games but this one was all-time. Not hard to keep your mouth shut.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
10 months
Up there with the most exciting regular season games I’ve seen.
@BallySportsNOR
Bally Sports North
10 months
KIRILL CALLED GAME 🚨 #MNWILD | #NHL
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
5 years
Really sad to hear about the passing of Doug Woog. Loved every minute working together. Proud to call him a friend. He was one of a kind. We lost a great one tonight. My prayers are with his family.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
3 years
Dan ORourke refuses to go talk to Evason and explain the overturned goal. Absolutely can’t stand when referees aren’t willing to give a coach the respect of an explanation.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
5 months
A Dallas guy dived??? NO WAY
@Sportsnet
Sportsnet
5 months
Alex Pietrangelo was given a 2-minute minor for this play on Tyler Seguin.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
2 years
Game one prep nearly complete and time to leave the rink. Can’t wait to hear the volume level in this same building tomorrow night. Game one: ⁦ @mnwild ⁩ vs Blues on ⁦ @BallySportsNOR ⁩ It’s gonna be awesome.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
3 years
Saying goodbye to Target Field for the season. My last ⁦ @Twins ⁩ Live show tonight. Even though there weren’t as many wins as expected, there aren’t many better places to spend the summer Now it’s hockey season! ⁦⁦ @mnwild ⁩ on ⁦⁦⁦ @BallySports ⁩nor
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
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32 years together! Happy anniversary to @MargoLaPanta
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Anthony LaPanta
1 year
There is no doubt the Xcel Energy Center is the place to be on Friday night for game three.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
3 years
Never a doubt. What a win for the @mnwild !!
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
1 year
Ha.
@Lamatron10
Lamatron
1 year
Jamie Benn with the dive after the cross check. 😑
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
4 months
Biggest crowd of the year at Target Field
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Anthony LaPanta
2 years
Never a doubt @mnwild dominate and lead the series 2-1
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
4 years
So....after 22 days and maybe 70 hours of puzzle work, it turns out that our 3000 piece puzzle only came with 2999 pieces.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
3 months
What a crowd here tonight. Over 41600. Largest ever to see a regular season game at Target Field.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
5 years
Cruz hammers an 0-2 pitch into the gap for a 3-run double to put the @twins in front 6-4. Buxton on IL Gonzalez on IL Adrianza on IL Kepler banged up and out Rosario injured earlier tonight and out Facing a pitcher who was 8-1 No problem.... This team is fun to watch.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
3 years
1. It’s amazing how many people are here to see warm ups these days in St Paul 2. Nice roar as Fleury led the @mnwild on the ice as the starter for the first time
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
10 years
Cool to see Joel Quenneville stop by the Wild coaches' office to congratulate them on clinching and wish them luck in playoffs.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
1 year
Probably in Pee Wee hockey where checking is illegal.
@MarcMethot3
Marc Methot
1 year
You tell me. Is this a penalty?
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
5 years
Uh oh...Breezer apparently doesn’t think much of Our Ice
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
10 months
Just reflecting back on last night. To win that game under these circumstances: second of back to backs against a rested team On the road in a building where Boston is 44-6-5 the last two years Without Brodin, Spurgeon, & Zuccarello Impressive effort by the @mnwild
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
3 years
NEVER A DOUBT!!!!! What a way to cap the day
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
3 years
The one-time kindergarten student is now going to be a kindergarten teacher! Congratulations to @GianniLaPanta on landing her first teaching job - kindergartners at St Raphaels !!
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
2 years
Dumba did not skate today - upper body injury. Evason: “Not as serious as we originally thought” Neither Merrill or Boldy will play tomorrow.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
2 years
Gaudreau with the winner. And The place explodes!
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Anthony LaPanta
9 months
Those Stars’ uniforms are terrible.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
7 months
Would have been my dad’s 79th birthday today. Greatest man I’ve ever known. I miss him every day. Game in Tempe tonight, so a 7&7 in his honor will have to wait. I’ll mix one up on the postgame plane ride to Denver…. Happy Birthday to “Hoyle”!
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
2 years
Never a doubt. Fleury with the helper in a @mnwild win!!!
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
6 months
And that’s a wrap. Season finale for us on @BallySportsNOR Best behind the scenes crew in the business makes it easy for @walz3737 @Ryan_Carter22 @Gorgamatic21 and me Best fans in the league make this the best job in the world. Thank you for spending the season with us!
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Anthony LaPanta
3 years
1. Awesome for Boldy. What a thrill. 2. Best way to make idiots pay for cheap shots is with a power play goal.
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
8 years
Tyler Seguin on playing against Ryan Suter: "he's just always in my way...always in my lane...always in my vision...he just pisses you off"
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
2 years
I’ll put our @BallySportsNOR crew up against anybody each & every night. Starting with producer and director and including cameras, replays, audio and graphics. Creative, professional, and all done with pride and great attention to detail They’re among the best in the business
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
1 year
Nothing beats an OT GWG in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
@BallySportsNOR
Bally Sports North
1 year
HARTZY FOR THE WINNNNNN #MNWILD take Game 1⃣
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@AnthonyLaPanta
Anthony LaPanta
2 years
Wild fans after Steel puts them up 2-1!
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