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Josh Harding

Revisiting Minnesota Wild Drafts – 2002

Devon Platana | July 28, 2022

The third installment in this series has arrived after previously looking at how the Minnesota Wild did in their first two drafts. If you missed either one of them or…

Categories Hockey History, NHL Entry Draft, Wild History

Top 3 All-Time Wild Goalies

THW Archives | September 18, 2019

In 17 years of play, the Minnesota Wild have trotted out 16 goalies in total. An average of nearly a goalie per season may seem like a franchise constantly searching…

Categories Wild Goaltending

Minnesota’s Missing Goaltender: What Happened to Niklas Backstrom?

Alli Baker | March 22, 2015

Niklas Backstrom. Ah, yes, do you still remember that name? No, no, not Nicklas Backstrom of the Washington Capitals. Niklas Backstrom, the backup goalie for the Minnesota Wild. Surprisingly, he…

Categories Minnesota Wild, NHL Goaltending

THW Podcast Episode 7: Poor Jack Johnson

Sebastian Noren | November 21, 2014

New week, new podcast. Sebastian Noren is joined by Marcy Di Michele to discuss the latest news from around the league. Jack Johnson’s bankruptcy is the big talking point in…

Categories Podcasts

Where is Josh Harding’s Future?

Devin Slawson | November 20, 2014

On Monday, the Minnesota Wild activated Josh Harding off of the injured reserve and placed him directly on waivers. He had 24 hours to be claimed by another team, but…

Categories Minnesota Wild, News

Darcy Kuemper: The Real Deal?

Alli Baker | October 24, 2014

At the beginning of the 2014-15 season, I must admit I was a bit skeptical about the Minnesota Wild-Darcy Kuemper situation. Niklas Backstrom was finally healthy and is being paid…

Categories Minnesota Wild, NHL Goaltending

Regina Pats in Today’s NHL

Peter Chau | October 4, 2014

Some of you may know that I am from Regina, Saskatchewan a.k.a. Riderville, home of Canada’s best football team, the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Certainly, there’s absolutely no argument there. Regina is…

Categories WHL

Goaltenders Primed to Take the Reins at Starter

J.D. Burke | September 24, 2014

There isn’t a position in the NHL less predictable than goaltending. The variance in year-to-year save percentage is just astonishing. It’s what makes even the most predictably average of goaltenders,…

Categories Fantasy, News

None Shall Pass: Bryzgalov Blocks Kuemper’s Path

Dustin Nelson | September 18, 2014

When Chuck Fletcher said early in the summer that he was willing to carry three goaltenders on his NHL roster, none of those three goaltenders were supposed to have a…

Categories Minnesota Wild

Darcy Kuemper: Let’s Make a Deal

Alli Baker | September 17, 2014

Running Out of Options We all knew it was only a matter of time before the Minnesota Wild started having goaltender problems, but this is really a bit early.  The…

Categories Minnesota Wild, NHL Goaltending

Josh Harding Injures Ankle

Devin Slawson | September 17, 2014

It was announced today that Minnesota Wild goalie Josh Harding has suffered an ankle injury in an off-ice incident. While it is unknown how long Harding will be forced to…

Categories Minnesota Wild, News

Minnesota Wild: Projections for 2014-15; Defence and Goalies

Devin Slawson | September 16, 2014

Feel free to express your opinions and predictions in the comments below! In the second part of our player projections for the Minnesota Wild, we will go over the team’s…

Categories Minnesota Wild, Previews and Predictions
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