Jonny Nomland
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Jon Nomland is a Journalism student out of Colorado, and currently a Minnesota Wild contributor for The Hockey Writers. When not engaged in Wild hockey, he enjoys following the Philadelphia Flyers due to his Pennsylvania roots.
Author's Posts
Should Minnesota Be Interested in Ladd?
June 2nd, 2016 Andrew Ladd is officially an unrestricted free-agent this summer who's now reportedly unlikely to be re-signed by the Chicago Blackhawks. The 30-year-old left winger is looking for a new home in pursuit of his third Stanley Cup of his career. Could he have interest in playing in Minnesota? Or for that matter, would the Wild have interest...
Tricky Decisions Loom Regarding Wild RFA's
May 14th, 2016 With newly appointed Bruce Boudreau signed to coach, what's next on GM Chuck Fletcher's to-do list this summer? In the now, discussions stemming from Fletcher will undoubtedly be made with the new bench boss regarding the team's Assistant Coaches, and what will be discussed here, Wild RFA's. Key Wild RFA's Jason Zucker When talking...
Weakened Wild Need the Vets to Step Up
April 14th, 2016 The drama seemingly will not end for Minnesota this season. After the Wild closed out the year on an 0-5 stretch, yet squeaked into the playoffs for a fourth straight year, news broke of Zach Parise's back injury (possibly season-ending dependent upon the need for surgery or not per Michael Russo) to go along with an upper body injury...
Are the Minnesota Wild A Playoff Team?
March 12th, 2016 October 8th, 2015, saw the Minnesota Wild at the Pepsi Center in Denver Colorado facing a rejuvenated Avalanche roster. For the second straight year, Minnesota and Colorado re-kindled their fierce relationship and faced off to open the 2015-16 season. In front of a brutal and lively crowd, Minnesota quickly fell far behind in an...
Minnesota Wild Complete Another Canadian Sweep
February 19th, 2016 The Minnesota Wild are back in the thick of the Western Conference playoff hunt, after Interim Coach John Torchetti took over the reigns. For the second straight season, Minnesota completed a three game sweep of Western Canadian teams in four nights to storm back into the playoff conversation. Four nights, three wins, 15 goals, three...
Analyzing Chuck Fletcher Part 2: The Drafts
February 6th, 2016 ICYMI: Check out Part 1 of our Chuck Fletcher series courtesy of our own Alli Baker, where she breaks down notable trades made by the Wild GM thus far during his tenure in Minnesota. Well, the losing continues for Minnesota as does the frustration and anxiety for the fans. Much of the Wild's woes during this current skid has been a...