Wild Weekly: Finishing Out Tough Week with A Win Mariah E. Stark (Holland) | May 3, 2021 Welcome to this week’s installment of Minnesota Wild Weekly, which will take a look at the past week of Wild hockey. It will include notes, the biggest takeaways, and of…
Minnesota Wild’s Top 5 Defensemen in Franchise History Devon Platana | April 10, 2021 Defense has been a part of the Minnesota Wild’s identity for most of the franchise’s existence. After all, Jacques Lemaire was the first coach in the Wild’s history, and anyone…
Minnesota Wild 3 Stars of the Month – March 2021 Mariah E. Stark (Holland) | April 3, 2021 Overall, the month of March seemed to go better for the Minnesota Wild. They played eight more games than they did in February, because thankfully they didn’t have a two-week…
Wild Getting the Best Season Out of Jonas Brodin Lucas Burrell | April 2, 2021 The Minnesota Wild have had plenty of highlights this season, including Kirill Kaprizov’s case for the Calder Trophy or their surprising push for the postseason. With so much to cover,…
Minnesota Wild Are Dominant at 5-on-5 This Season Aaron Heckmann | March 16, 2021 The Minnesota Wild currently sits second in the Honda West Division. There is no doubt this comes as a surprise to many who had them as a bubble and fringe…
4 Minnesota Wild Looking For Big Seasons Domenic Lunardo | November 25, 2020 The Minnesota Wild remain one of the most fascinating teams heading into 2020-21. After an early and short-lived showing in last season’s playoffs that saw them eliminated in four games…
Wild’s 2020-21 Defense: Who’s In & Who’s Out? Domenic Lunardo | November 7, 2020 Slated to enter their 21st season as an NHL franchise in 2020-21, the Minnesota Wild have always taken a lot of pride in drafting and developing many top-tier defensemen. As…
Wild Ink Brodin to 7-year Extension Jack Dawkins | September 15, 2020 Per Michael Russo and other sources, the Minnesota Wild have handed defender Jonas Brodin a seven-year contract extension worth $42 million. Brodin’s year-by-year (all salary, no SB) breakdown: Year 1:…
Canadiens Have Holes on Defense and the Assets to Fill Them Melissa Boyd | September 1, 2020 When it was announced that the Montreal Canadiens would be part of the NHL’s Return to Play and meet the Pittsburgh Penguins in the play-in round, many expected the defense…
Devils’ Trading Partners: Seeking Out Left-Handed Blueliners Alex Chauvancy | August 26, 2020 Finding a top-flight, left-handed defenseman has been a problem for the New Jersey Devils for a few years now. Their last significant addition on the left side of their blue…
4 Jets Trade Targets to Help the Blue Line Josh Kim | July 30, 2020 Following a quiet trade deadline, Winnipeg Jets’ general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff and company are preparing for what promises to be a busy offseason. After the stunning departure of former number…
Wild Season Review: Poor Goaltending Defined Their Regular Season Aaron Heckmann | July 26, 2020 There were not very many issues when it came to the Minnesota Wild, but the main storyline over the course of the 2019-20 season was the fact that the team…