Posts About "Andrew Brunette"
Top 5 Minnesota Wild Forwards of All Time
October 10th, 2017 The Minnesota Wild franchise was founded as an expansion franchise in 2000. It has enjoyed some mixed success so far in its NHL history and the past offseason has provided hope that Hockey Town could be about to be awarded with a top-notch NHL team. This article series will look at the top five players for the franchise at each...
Vets Talk Expansion Struggles, Vegas Listens
January 25th, 2017 Las Vegas is often referred to as a "non-traditional" hockey market. It's probably time to retire that phrase. The NHL has made it clear in the last 30 years that it's unafraid to enter these markets via expansion, while more traditional markets (looking at you, Quebec) suffer. Whether or not that's a good thing is certainly a matter of...
Former Minnesota Wild: Where are They Now?
March 18th, 2015 Hockey is a sport, but it's also a business. Players are acquired and traded every day. If you're a hockey fan, you've most likely experienced that horrible feeling of watching your favorite player leave to play somewhere else. But if you've ever wondered what happened to some of your favorite Minnesota Wild players, here's your...Brunoesque – Déjà Vu in Colorado
Minnesota Wild fans will not only remember game seven of the 2014 NHL playoffs, they will remember Nino Niederreiter. Nino brought us back to game seven of the Wild’s 2003 playoff series against Colorado in Colorado. It was Andrew Brunette who scored the game winner for the Wild in OT that year. Fast forward to 2014 and game...
Minnesota Wild: A Brief History
February 1st, 2014 The 2014-2015 season marks the fourteenth season for the Minnesota Wild. After the North Stars relocated to Dallas at the end of the 1992-1993 season, the NHL granted Minnesota an expansion franchise that entered its inaugural year during the 2000-2001 NHL season. This year would have marked the Wild's fifteenth season had the lockout...
Andrew Brunette and the Minnesota Wild Power Play
October 8th, 2013 As the Minnesota Wild begin a new season, one area that they have actively sought to improve upon is the power play. Many games are won on a very slim margin of error so a strong power play can often be the difference between a win or loss. Remaining competitive with division rivals is of the upmost importance and an improved power...
Pominville’s Past and His Wild Future
September 7th, 2013 Prior to the NHL trade deadline, the Minnesota Wild acquired Buffalo Sabres’ forward Jason Pominville. The official trade included Jason Pominville and a fourth round pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Matt Hackett, Johan Larsson, a first overall pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft and a second round pick in the 2014 NHL...
Colorado Avalanche: Potential Contingency Plans For Ryan O'Reilly
January 24th, 2013 Nobody wants to believe that it could happen but the possibility has to be considered. Ryan O'Reilly might not re-sign with the Avalanche for a while. There, I said it. It's out in the open now. Now that it's out there and we are acknowledging it, it no longer has to be an elephant in the room. We can now discuss ways in which we can get...
A Brief Hockey Card History of the Minnesota Wild
November 21st, 2012 Millions of paintings have been painted, but it's a few, well-chosen paintings that make a museum. Much the same way, millions of hockey cards have been manufactured, and it's a few, well-chosen hockey cards that can make a different kind of museum. However, unlike an art museum, a stunning hockey card museum can be meaningful and...
San Jose Sharks Are Setting Themselves Up for Another Disappointing Season
July 25th, 2012 So much for those "big changes" hinted at by Doug Wilson and promised by the media. So much for dismantling the core and "blowing up" the team after a pathetic first round exit against the St. Louis Blues. It had me excited (heck, it had all of us excited) at the possibility of acquiring some top-flight free agents or making a huge...
Is Joel Quenneville Crazy for Wanting Patrick Kane to Play Center?
September 26th, 2011 Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Columnist Over the life of the hockey renaissance that has taken over the city of Chicago in the past four years, there hasn't been a player who has both electrified fans with his skill set, and made people roll their eyes with his off the ice choices, the way Blackhawks winger Patrick Kane has. The #1...
Previewing the 2011-12 Chicago Blackhawks
September 4th, 2011 A year ago, the Chicago Blackhawks were winding down after spending the summer with Stanley, and the team had undergone a radical makeover as it attempted to squeeze under the salary cap. Gone was the grit, the grinders, the character players. The team was plagued by injuries and inconsistencies all season; backed into the...
Five Good and Bad Signings on the First Day of Free Agency
July 2nd, 2011 There were no major signings on the first day of free agency, by that I mean Brad Richards is still available. Paul Holmgren continued to do quite a number on the Flyers and Dale Tallon threw his money around trying to build a playoff team. While there were no particularly great or terrible signings, some of them were better fits than...
