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Tim McNiff

Story-teller, journalist, speaker, coach & consultant. Husband, father, long-suffering Minnesota sports fan!

Did the Bruins Really Win the Coyle-Donato Trade?

Tim McNiff | April 8, 2020

As I write this, I’m trying to decide which is worse, sheltering in place with no NHL playoff hockey or watching the Boston Bruins crash last year’s Stanley Cup Final?…

Categories Bruins History, Wild History

Wild’s COVID-19 Challenge: Interviewing President Matt Majka

Tim McNiff | April 3, 2020

The Hockey Writers’ Tim McNiff had a recent opportunity to speak with Minnesota Wild President Matt Majka on navigating a strange new world without hockey. How do you stay ready…

Categories Wild Management

Wild’s Kurvers Takes Pandemic Pause In Stride

Tim McNiff | March 30, 2020

“We’re pretty much locked down,” says Minnesota Wild assistant general manager Tom Kurvers. “We basically said, go home and ride this out until we give you more direction, and so…

Categories Editor's Choice, Wild Management

Wild Living on the Playoff Precipice, As Usual

Tim McNiff | March 13, 2020

The year was 2003 and spring fever was definitely in the air. The Minnesota Wild, in just their third year, had not only crashed the Western Conference playoffs, but Jacques…

Categories Wild History

Fiala Finally Arrives, Wild Times Ensue

Tim McNiff | March 9, 2020

Just when it looked like the Minnesota Wild’s season was swirling around the drain, suddenly there is flow and for now, at least, that flow appears to be heading towards…

Categories Minnesota Wild

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