DETROIT — A joint fundraising effort by the Wild and Chicago Blackhawks for a seriously injured Isanti, Minn., hockey player has raised more than $177,000, the teams announced Friday.

Matt Olson suffered a severe spinal cord injury last month playing for the Chicago Cougars. The Wild and Blackhawks teamed up with their television partners FOX Sports North and Comcast SportsNet Chicago and radio partners 100.3 KFAN and WGN Radio AM 720 to assist Olson’s family. Related Articles End of an era: Wild won’t re-sign longtime captain Mikko Koivu

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Players wore stickers in honor of Matt and the teams dedicated Tuesday’s game, a 4-1 Minnesota victory over the Blackhawks, to the Olson family. A pledge drive and silent auction were part of the joint broadcast.

“This was a very special night for our family,” Matt’s parents, Sue and Doug Olson, said in a statement released by the Wild. “It was exciting to see these two organizations come together to support Matt in this way. We would like to thank the Minnesota Wild, the Chicago Blackhawks and their broadcast partners for all that they did to make this a successful event.

“We would also like to thank everyone that bid on the auction items and those that made financial donations.”

Matt Olson’s GoFundMe page raised almost $50,000 in donations and the silent auction raised more than $81,000 earmarked or his medical care, the Wild said.

According to Nielsen, the telecast on FOX Sports North earned a 5.7 household rating, the highest so far of the 2015-16 Wild season. The Matt Olson video features the regional sports network produced have received over 160,000 views online.