The Minnesota Wild have made Mike Yeo their new head coach, according to a person with knowledge of the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press Thursday on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced the hire. The Wild called a Friday news conference at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, their home arena. Twin Cities radio station KFAN-AM first reported Yeo's hire. Yeo will be the third coach in club history, replacing Todd Richards. He led the Wild's top farm club in Houston to the American Hockey League finals this season, his only year as coach of the Aeros. Richards was fired after two years without a playoff appearance. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=6670737
