For Oettinger family, Wild-Stars can get awkward: 'My brother and sister get chirped at school'

LAKEVILLE, Minn. — You would have thought Chris Oettinger spent his Saturday stressed over the game happening that night 925 miles south.In Dallas, his son Jake was readying to play goal for the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Minnesota Wild.But Chris had something else just as important on his mind.“I have to pitch in a Wiffle ball game, and it’s 37 and blustery out,” Chris said, laughing.Advertisement