Minnesota Wild Midseason Awards Mark Bowie | January 30, 2017 It’s safe to say that the Minnesota Wild have surprised everybody with their success in the first half of the 2016-17 NHL season. The team finished fifth in the Central…
Should the Wild Target Duchene? Mark Bowie | January 24, 2017 By now, everybody has heard the rumours coming out of Denver that Matt Duchene and Gabriel Landeskog could be had via trade for the right package. It’s also been heavily speculated that…
5 Keys to Wild’s Surprising Season Mark Bowie | January 13, 2017 The Minnesota Wild had a December to remember as they picked up 25 of a possible 28 points in the standings over the course of the month and rocketed their…
Dubnyk & Price Battle for Crease Supremacy Mark Bowie | December 22, 2016 When the casual hockey fan is asked who they believe is the best goaltender in today’s NHL, the most common response is “Carey Price.” There’s no arguing that Price is…
A Wild Holiday Wish List Mark Bowie | December 20, 2016 The Minnesota Wild are riding a seven-game winning streak and are sitting pretty as the second place team in the NHL’s Central Division. With three games to go before the holiday break,…
QMJHL Trade Period Opens with Flurry of Deals Mark Bowie | December 19, 2016 The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s winter trade period officially got underway on Dec. 18 and it didn’t take long for some deals to start trickling in. Eight deals were…
3 QMJHL Overagers Worth NHL Contracts Mark Bowie | December 16, 2016 Every year there are legitimate NHL prospects who, for one reason or another, slip through the cracks and end up back in Junior hockey playing out their 20-year-old seasons as…
The Rise of Kirill Kaprizov Mark Bowie | December 13, 2016 There’s a lot of focus from the Minnesota Wild fanbase on the team’s three most recent first-round draft picks—Joel Eriksson Ek, Alex Tuch and Luke Kunin—and for good reason. Some…
Big Names Available in QMJHL Trade Period Mark Bowie | December 12, 2016 The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s winter trade period will officially get underway on Dec. 18 and last until Jan. 6 but the action has already kicked into full gear.…
Wild’s Tough Expansion Options Mark Bowie | December 10, 2016 Is there honestly any other team in a worse position than the Minnesota Wild entering the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft? Should they protect four defensemen to ensure the likes of Jonas Brodin…
The Right Call for Eriksson Ek? Mark Bowie | November 25, 2016 Minnesota Wild prospect Joel Eriksson Ek got off to a hot start in his first season in North America and his play on the ice was making it seem like he was…
Where Does Zach Parise Fit in the Wild Lineup? Mark Bowie | November 15, 2016 The Minnesota Wild appear to be in line for an offensive boost this week as Zach Parise, one of the team’s top point-producers, is slated to make his return to…
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