Posts About "Luke Kunin"
2017-18 Wild Plagued With Injuries
May 11th, 2018 Injuries are something no one can predict and no one can prevent. They are bound to happen in professional sports with the risk increasing greatly in contact sports such as hockey and football. The Minnesota Wild have always had key players injured (Marian Gaborik's entire tenure) but the 2017-18 season was extremely brutal for the...
Kunin Injury Forces Wild Roster Moves
March 7th, 2018 Days after the Minnesota Wild waived forward Chris Stewart, Luke Kunin has suffered an ACL tear. Stewart, who was waived in order to have enough cap flexibility to bring Kunin up from Iowa, was claimed by the Calgary Flames the following day. Kunin will miss the rest of the season and is expected to return in seven months. Kunin's Value...
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...
Keeping up with Luke Kunin
February 10th, 2017 In general, being a college student is not easy. Those who participate in athletics take on a host of additional responsibilities and time commitments. Then, there's Luke Kunin. http://gty.im/630687874 The Wisconsin Badgers' captain is not only a leader on his college team but in the past year he has worn the "C" for Team USA...
USA Hangs On to Beat Russia
December 29th, 2016 The Americans did something they haven't been able to do since 2007: They beat Russia. In a game that will have a big impact on how things end up in Group B, the Americans and Russians went back and forth in a battle to basically keep pace with Canada. After defeating Slovakia in the later game on Wednesday, the US were in a...
Wild Prospects: First Impressions at WJC 2017
December 27th, 2016 Day one of the World Junior Championship is in the books from Montreal and Toronto and it was an impressive start from a Minnesota Wild perspective. With four draft choices participating, each player contributed at least a point to open one of the best tournaments that hockey has to offer. Joel Eriksson Ek - Sweden Stats Eriksson Ek...
Two Wild Prospects Earn "C" at World Juniors
December 20th, 2016 The 2017 World Junior Championship is just around the corner and Wild fans will find plenty of exciting prospects going for gold in Toronto and Montreal. For just the eighth time in the 16 tournaments the franchise has been around, the team will have at least four drafted players in the tournament (two tourneys featured five prospects...
Minnesota Wild Prospect Update
December 2nd, 2016 With the calendar now turned to December, the hockey season is in full swing for nearly every reputable league. From the NCAA to the KHL, the majority of teams have double digits in the games played column. For Minnesota Wild prospects and draft picks around the world, now is the time to show their capabilities, especially given that...
10 Forwards to Watch in College Hockey
October 5th, 2016 The college hockey season is about to get underway this weekend. 60 teams begin working toward a championship (though the ivies start a little later). It's also the start of play for some of the world's top prospects, from first-round draft picks to players set to become free agents this spring. With that in mind, here are 10...
Nine Standouts From Wild Development Camp
July 17th, 2016 With a handful of practices and one scrimmage down at Minnesota Wild development camp, a few players have taken their first opportunity skating with the new coaching staff to stand out from the rest of the prospect pool. Development camp is a unique situation. It's an opportunity to make a good impression, but it's not training camp....
