Niklas Backstrom, Josh Harding and Darcy Kuemper probably won’t decide who starts, who is on the bench and who is in the press box in Thursday night’s Game 5 against the Chicago Blackhawks by racing for empty chairs. The reality is perhaps more concerning. It may simply be decided by whoever is physically able to play ...
Earlier this week, Minnesota Wild back-up goaltender Josh Harding had to sit out a game due to conditions relating to Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Harding was diagnosed with MS in October, but has been a remarkable story with his unwavering determination to continue his NHL career. Earlier this season he notched a shutout with a 24-save ...
A little known goaltending prospect Darcy Kuemper provided the Minnesota Wild with a major bright spot on Tuesday night. The Wild’s offense mustered only one goal in yet another toothless effort, but 22-year old Kuemper made 28 saves to keep his team in the game against Northwest division leaders Vancouver. It may ultimately have been ...
Until recent years Minnesota has had a dearth of talent in their goaltending prospect pool. Of the six goaltenders drafted in Doug Risebrough’s regime, only two spent much time with the Wild or in their farm system—Josh Harding and Anton Khudobin. The others—Barry Brust, Miroslav Kopriva, Kristofer Westblom and Niko Hovinen—never fit into the franchise’s ...
In last night’s Houston Aeros game against the Oklahoma City Barons (Edmonton Oilers AHL Affiliate), the top two prospects of the Minnesota Wild, Mikael Granlund and Jonas Brodin, fell to injuries caused by 2010 1st overall NHL draft pick Taylor Hall and Co. This is not good news for Wild or Aeros fans, but is nothing ...
With the rise of prospects such as Mikael Granlund, Jonas Brodin, Johan Larsson, Charlie Coyle, and Jason Zucker, the Minnesota Wild’s future seems to be as bright as ever. All of the aforementioned prospects displayed their skill sets at this year’s World Junior Hockey Championships and illustrated the fact that the Wild are stockpiled with ...
Every season is always different for every team. Different predictions are made, different expectations are set, different things always happen. It all starts in training camp, and the Minnesota Wild made some cuts yesterday, assigning them to Houston (AHL), while reducing their roster down to 28 players. Notables that were cut are Tyler Cuma, Matt ...
