Dustin Nelson
Dustin Nelson writes about news and the Minnesota Wild for The Hockey Writers.
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Badgers Are the Team to Beat in Women's Hockey
February 16th, 2017 The University of Wisconsin Badgers women's team has grabbed their second straight WCHA regular season championship. With an 8-0 win Sunday over the University of Minnesota-Duluth, the Badgers clinched the championship one weekend before the end of the regular season. They hit their final series of the season -- a border battle...
Two Reasons for Mikael Granlund's Career Year
February 15th, 2017 When the Minnesota Wild drafted Mikael Granlund ninth overall in 2010, he was expected to be an explosive offensive force. There have been stops and starts, hot streaks (mostly in international play), cold stretches, and playoff heroics. But the Granlund promised was an elite playmaker and top-line center. That wasn't the player the Wild...
Six Teams That Should Claim Tyler Graovac
February 13th, 2017 Monday, the Minnesota Wild placed center Tyler Graovac on waivers. The fourth-line pivot hasn't been awful during his delayed rookie season. The 23-year-old made the Wild out of camp last year, but an opening night injury left him on the shelf for months and then forced to work on his recovery in Iowa. At times, he's been a reliable...
Trade Deadline Options For the Wild in Net
February 13th, 2017 The Wild should be looking at the trade market for a backup goaltender. Devan Dubnyk has been immensely reliable as their number one. He ranks in the league's top three for save percentage, goals-against average, wins and shutouts. However, Darcy Kuemper has not been quite as solid. Kuemper's struggles could have the Wild in a...
Wild Goalie Situation Needs Fixing
February 9th, 2017 With Devan Dubnyk sitting top three league-wide in save percentage, goals-against average, shutouts and wins it might not be instantly obvious the Wild have an issue in net. As a team they have the second-best even-strength save percentage and Dubnyk has played 77 percent of the games. The problem can't be that big. Yet, it's...
Kassidy Sauve Having 'All-American' Season After Major Surgery
February 9th, 2017 Kassidy Sauve might be the WCHA's best-kept secret. One year ago, the Ohio State women’s team was 6-21-1 in conference play with a win percentage of .232. Fast forward a year and there’s no team firmly entrenched at the bottom of the WCHA, creating more competition in the middle of the conference. Yet, Ohio State has a win...
