Posts About "Joel Eriksson Ek"
Eriksson Ek Scores 2, Wild Rally to Beat Stars 3-2
February 7th, 2020 DALLAS — Joel Eriksson Ek scored his second goal of the game with 26 seconds to play and the Minnesota Wild rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Friday night. Eriksson Ek skated from behind the net to the right goalpost and p...
Minnesota Wild: Youth to Watch for in 2019-20
July 23rd, 2019 As the offseason moves towards August, much of the dust has settled in terms of the availability of major free agent signings. Teams will add small pieces here and there, but now becomes the time to look within for further answers to team weaknesses. The Minnesota Wild have hardy, young talent that could really shine brighter this...
Trading Puljujarvi: Potential Targets for Oilers
July 11th, 2019 This week’s swap of first-round prospects — Alex Nylander to Chicago and Henri Jokiharju to Buffalo — has fuelled speculation for a Jesse Puljujarvi trade and Oilers Nation is spitballing all kinds of possibilities. Scouring the rosters and prospect pools of Edmonton’s 30 potential dance partners — including division rivals...
Wild Continue Skid, End 2018 on Losing Note
January 2nd, 2019 It was a frustrating New Year's Eve in the State of Hockey as the Pittsburgh Penguins flew into town and crashed the Minnesota Wild's party. This left the Wild five points out of the second wild card spot after suffering a 3-2 loss to the Penguins, the 11th in their last 15 games. It's a scary time in Minnesota for hockey...
Sweden's NHL Rookie Class of 2017-18
October 12th, 2017 A total of 30 players from Sweden signed an NHL contract before the 2017–18 season. The last time another European country produced more NHL players was more than eleven years ago. With some new Swedes on the block, we don't know yet what they will make as the storyline of this season. But we can presume. In this list of Swedish...
Minnesota Wild Roster Predictions 2017-18
August 29th, 2017 The month of September is nearly upon us and teams will soon begin to file in for their respective training camps. For the Minnesota Wild, this year will be quite different from the past few years. There will be a handful of new veteran faces in camp as well as the absence of others. There will also be several talented prospects who will...
Should the Wild Sign Mike Fisher?
July 22nd, 2017 We're closing in on the end of July and the Minnesota Wild still have some moves to make. The Wild are without a veteran fourth-line center. They have some talented young players who are looking to crack the lineup, but veteran depth never hurts. Matt Cullen has been on the Wild's radar for most of the summer. However, Cullen is still...
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 Haula, there are some holes in the Wild lineup that need...
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 or playing on other rosters and could not mature fast enough for...
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 he doesn't know if they plan on playing him in Iowa or with the...
Fixing the Wild's 4th Line Carousel
February 22nd, 2017 The Minnesota Wild are in the midst of the most successful season in franchise history. The team sits first in the Central Division, first in the Western Conference and second in the NHL's overall standings. They rank second in goals against, third in goals for and also lead the league with 10 players already reaching double digits in...
Is Sweden Unbeatable?
January 3rd, 2017 When asked about the idea that Sweden was in the weaker group and had yet to face a high-quality opponent, coach Tomas Monten paid respect to his Slovakian counterpart, as well as citing the pre-tournament games they played. But in reality, Sweden hasn't really played a team up to its talent level. In the semifinals, however, should all...
World Juniors Round-Up: Biggest Group A Stories
January 1st, 2017 Now that the group stage is officially behind us, the next round is coming into focus. Sweden ran away with group A, but the rest of the rankings were hotly contested, right up until the final buzzer of the Finland/Switzerland game. Unlike group B, where the best teams were essentially decided before the tournament began, group A was...
