Mariah Holland

I'm a born and raised Minnesotan. I played hockey competitively for 10 years and still play for fun. I love everything hockey including the Minnesota Wild being my favorite! I'm an avid collector of hockey cards as well with 3,000+ and still collecting!

Author's Posts

Wild Need a Boost From Their Winger Depth

December 2nd, 2020 The Minnesota Wild roster has been completely revamped in the last few seasons, with the exception of a few key players such as wing Zach Parise, defenseman Ryan Suter and until the last few months center Mikko Koivu. This past season has been no different with player overhaul. The forwards have really seen some dramatic changes...

How the Wild can Overcome Past Personnel Mistakes

November 19th, 2020 Everyone has their own opinion of what their favorite team should do when it comes to trades, starting players, how to operate the team, etc. I believe there are a few things the Minnesota Wild should have done differently this past season and what they should do going forward. Going Back in Time The biggest mistake the Wild made...

Wild's Dean Evason Takes on New Role

November 5th, 2020 The Minnesota Wild seemed to be doing fairly well back in the middle of February, but not good enough to keep former head coach Bruce Boudreau around. He was let go of his duties following a devasting loss to the New York Rangers where the Wild gave up a two-goal lead in the third period before losing in the shootout. Assistant...

Wild Getting Speed and Scoring in Highly-Touted Kaprizov

November 2nd, 2020 Everyone who's been following the NHL the last few months no doubt has heard of Russian star Kirill Kaprizov. More specifically, how hard the Minnesota Wild fought to sign him due to his talent for scoring goals. The last Wild player to bring in so much hype prior to Kaprizov would have been Marian Gaborik. Sure, there have been...

Koivu's Departure Leaves a Big Void to Fill for Wild

October 28th, 2020 Mikko Koivu's name has become synonymous with the Minnesota Wild over the last 15 seasons. He's the only player to have spent more than 10 seasons in Minnesota and was also their first permanent captain. Before Koivu took the captaincy, the "C" would bounce from player to player depending on who the coach felt earned it. When Todd...