Revisiting Minnesota Wild Drafts – 2005 Devon Platana | May 22, 2021 The sixth installment in this series has arrived after previously looking at how the Minnesota Wild did in their first five drafts. If you missed any of them or want a refresher,…
Revisiting Minnesota Wild Drafts – 2003 Devon Platana | May 9, 2021 The fourth installment in this series has arrived after previously looking at how the Minnesota Wild did in their first three drafts. If you missed any of them or want a refresher,…
Revisiting Dany Heatley’s Short & Unimpressive Stint With the Wild Daniel Centeno | May 1, 2021 He had back-to-back 50-goal seasons, an Olympic gold medal, and was arguably one of the brightest stars in the NHL during the early 2000s. The expectations may have been curbed…
Minnesota Wild’s Top 5 Defensemen in Franchise History Devon Platana | April 10, 2021 Defense has been a part of the Minnesota Wild’s identity for most of the franchise’s existence. After all, Jacques Lemaire was the first coach in the Wild’s history, and anyone…
Minnesota Wild: Top 5 Defensive Seasons in Franchise History Devon Platana | March 30, 2021 Defense and goaltending. Those are two aspects of the Minnesota Wild’s identity that have been prevalent through most of the team’s 21-year history. While we recently looked at the highest-scoring…
Minnesota Wild: Top 5 Highest-Scoring Teams in Franchise History Devon Platana | March 25, 2021 When you think of the Minnesota Wild, the word “offensive” may not always come to mind. The first eight seasons in the franchise’s history were spent with the defensive-minded Jacques…
Revisiting Wild’s Nixed Deadline Trade of Parise to Islanders Last Season Daniel Centeno | February 28, 2021 On Feb. 24, 2020, 2 P.M. came and went on the NHL trade deadline, and Zach Parise remained with the Minnesota Wild after hours of speculation and media coverage. Parise,…
Minnesota Wild Top 5 Fan Favorites Mariah E. Stark (Holland) | December 23, 2020 The Minnesota Wild have had a lot of players go through their lockerroom over their 20 seasons of existence and many of them made a name for themself in the…
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?…
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…
Niederreiter for Rask Trade Revisited Matt Cosman | January 17, 2020 One year has passed since the Carolina Hurricanes acquired Nino Niederreiter from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Victor Rask. One-for-one swaps are rare in today’s NHL, but it was…
Mikko Koivu: A Living History of the Minnesota Wild Trent Nelson | July 30, 2019 For many decades, it was not uncommon for a player to play his entire NHL career in one place. Since 1995, it has become improbable for all but a select…