Wild's Parise rehabbing back injury without surgery

EDINA, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Wild left wing Zach Parise has been rehabilitating his back injury without surgery, putting him on track to be at full strength by September.

Parise said Thursday he's "happy with the way everything's going." He said he's been able to work out as he normally does during the summer, despite missing the playoffs because of the injury.

Parise said there's "no question" he'll be ready to play for Team USA in the World Cup of Hockey tournament.

Parise joined teammates Erik Haula, Jason Pominville, Nate Prosser, Jared Spurgeon and Jason Zucker at an autograph signing to raise money for people affected by the wildfires in Alberta. The parents of Spurgeon's wife, Danielle, lost their home to a fire in the Edmonton area.

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This updates an earlier version of the story to correct that the home of the parents of Spurgeon's wife, Danielle, was in the Edmonton area, not Fort McMurray.