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...