Are the Minnesota Wild Better After the Summer? The Hockey Writers | August 31, 2016 Much to the dismay of its fan base, the Minnesota Wild have consistently experienced a mid-season slump for the past few years. The 2015-16 season was no exception to this…
Minnesota Wild Traverse City Prospect Tournament Roster is Best in Years Dustin Nelson | August 30, 2016 The Minnesota Wild have announced their roster for the 2016 Traverse City Prospects Tournament, hosted by the Detroit Red Wings. For the first time in a few years, the Wild…
3 Wild Players Desperately Needing Bounce Back Seasons Mark Bowie | August 30, 2016 The 2015-16 season wasn’t the most memorable one for a handful of current Minnesota Wild players. Big names like Zach Parise and Mikko Koivu didn’t exactly have career years last year…
Zach Parise Ready for Season, World Cup Eric Burton | August 28, 2016 During the 2015-16 season, Minnesota Wild forward Zach Parise suffered a herniated disk. Parise played with that herniated disk for three months. On April 5, Parise took a hit from…
Gustav Bouramman Gets ELC, But Future is Still Uncertain Dustin Nelson | August 26, 2016 The Minnesota Wild inked 19-year-old defenseman Gustav Bouramman to his entry-level deal on Friday. He’ll get the standard three years, with a $713,333 cap hit according to General Fanager, but…
Filling out the Wild Roster: 4th Line Centers Mark Bowie | August 24, 2016 With National Hockey League training camps only a month away, general managers league-wide are all asking their brain trusts the same questions as they give their depth charts one final…
Wild Change Goal Song to Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy” Dustin L. Nelson | August 23, 2016 Minnesota Wild fans have spoken and the team is getting a new goal song. The Wild’s new goal song will be “Let’s Go Crazy” by Prince, a Minnesota-native. Earlier in…
Mikko Koivu Named Captain of Team Finland at World Cup Dustin L. Nelson | August 22, 2016 Minnesota Wild captain Mikko Koivu has been named the captain of Team Finland at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. Koivu has long been a team leader on the international…
Future Is Now for Joel Eriksson Ek? David Carlsson | August 22, 2016 Swedish prospect Joel Eriksson Ek signed a three-year entry level contract with the Minnesota Wild in July 2015. As recently as in May 2016, however, it was explained that the 19-year-old center would remain with his SHL club, Färjestad…
3 Players the Wild Hope Are in Line for Breakout Seasons Mark Bowie | August 18, 2016 When you look at the construction of the current Minnesota Wild roster you can separate the majority of the players into two categories: established veterans and young veterans. Typically a…
Dubnyk Standing Tall in Wild Crease Mark Bowie | August 17, 2016 It wasn’t that long ago that Minnesota Wild netminder Devan Dubnyk’s career as an NHL goaltender, let alone a starting NHL goaltender, appeared to be in serious jeopardy. By the…
Sam Anas Ready to Prove Himself With Minnesota Wild Dustin Nelson | August 14, 2016 ST. PAUL, MINN. — While the signing of Eric Staal and Chris Stewart were headlining events for the Minnesota Wild in free agency, the offseason has been significantly more interesting than…