Wild Prospects
Kunin Injury Forces Wild Roster Moves
March 7th, 2018 Days after the Minnesota Wild waived forward Chris Stewart, Luke Kunin has suffered an ACL tear. Stewart, who was waived in order to have enough cap flexibility to bring Kunin up from Iowa, was claimed by the Calgary Flames the following day. Kunin will miss the rest of the...
Kirill Kaprizov Wants to Play in the NHL
November 25th, 2017 This summer, one of the most chatted-about prospects in the KHL, Kirill Kaprizov, moved to CSKA Moscow and then signed a contract up to April 2020. In this translated interview, Kaprizov declared that he still wants to play in the NHL and talked about life in the big city...
Minnesota Wild Top 4 Prospects 2017
July 13th, 2017 The Minnesota Wild take pride in their small but very talented pool of prospects. They have a handful of skilled players who are either close to, or ready to make that jump into a full-time role in the NHL. With the recent departures of Marco Scandella, Alex Tuch and Erik...
Minnesota Wild Prospect Update
March 29th, 2017 Let's jump back five years in Minnesota Wild history. I'm talking before the Zach Parise and Ryan Suter days when Dany Heatley and Kyle Brodziak were among the team's best scoring threats. Names like Granlund, Zucker, Coyle, Niederreiter and Brodin were either just drafted...
Can Eriksson Ek Provide a Spark for The Wild?
March 29th, 2017 The Minnesota Wild are looking for a spark for a team that has limped through March. According to Michael Russo of the Star Tribune, the Minnesota Wild are bringing back Joel Eriksson Ek. Head coach Bruce Boudreau also confirmed this on Tuesday in an interview. He said that...
Talking With Kirill Kaprizov's First Coach
March 11th, 2017 To become a great player, talent is not enough most of the time. You also need a good coach to achieve that. In this translated article, originally appearing on the official KHL website, Kirill Kaprizov's first coach, Andrei Luchansky, recalls when a young Kirill decided to...
Keeping up with Luke Kunin
February 10th, 2017 In general, being a college student is not easy. Those who participate in athletics take on a host of additional responsibilities and time commitments. Then, there's Luke Kunin. http://gty.im/630687874 The Wisconsin Badgers' captain is not only a leader on his...
Wild Prospects: First Impressions at WJC 2017
December 27th, 2016 Day one of the World Junior Championship is in the books from Montreal and Toronto and it was an impressive start from a Minnesota Wild perspective. With four draft choices participating, each player contributed at least a point to open one of the best tournaments that...
Two Wild Prospects Earn "C" at World Juniors
December 20th, 2016 The 2017 World Junior Championship is just around the corner and Wild fans will find plenty of exciting prospects going for gold in Toronto and Montreal. For just the eighth time in the 16 tournaments the franchise has been around, the team will have at least four drafted...
The Rise of Kirill Kaprizov
December 13th, 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 of that attention, however, is starting to shift toward one of their later round...
Minnesota Wild Prospect Update
December 2nd, 2016 With the calendar now turned to December, the hockey season is in full swing for nearly every reputable league. From the NCAA to the KHL, the majority of teams have double digits in the games played column. For Minnesota Wild prospects and draft picks around the world,...
The Right Call for Eriksson Ek?
November 25th, 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 here to stay. The Swedish forward enjoyed some early success on the score sheet and appeared to be quickly...
Eriksson Ek Making Case to Stay With Wild
November 2nd, 2016 One name not often included in conversations surrounding the NHL's next generation of young stars is that of Minnesota Wild rookie Joel Eriksson Ek. The 19-year-old has played in five of his club's first nine games and has looked right at home when competing against the...
