Minnesota Wild Upcoming Prospects Guide Sebastian Egerton-Read | May 30, 2012 The Minnesota Wild endured an extremely difficult campaign in 2011-12. After a strong start to the season, they collapsed from mid-December onwards and eventually fell well short of a place…
Granlund joins the Wild; Little Finland grows Megan Nyberg | May 24, 2012 Minnesota’s connection to Scandinavian countries just grew a bit stronger, thanks to the Wild signing their 2010 draft pick and Finnish superstar, Mikael Granlund. Since the 1800’s Finns have called…
Zucker Makes Debut; Minnesota Wild Turn To Youth Sebastian Egerton-Read | March 30, 2012 20-year old former University of Denver star Jason Zucker made his debut last night in a 3-2 overtime win against the Florida Panthers. He skated on a line with Erik…
Are the Minnesota Wild in the Nail Yakupov Sweepstakes? Anatoliy Metter | March 23, 2012 “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief,…
Minnesota Should Re-Sign Josh Harding Sebastian Egerton-Read | March 6, 2012 It feels like it has been raining in Minnesota since about mid-December. The old adage that ‘when it rains, it pours’ just doesn’t quite cover it when it comes to the way…
Charlie Coyle Inks Entry-Level Deal, Are Granlund and Zucker Next? Anatoliy Metter | March 3, 2012 Charlie Coyle and the Minnesota Wild agreed to a three year entry-level contract on Thursday. While the terms of the deal were not specified, the signing of Coyle was a…
The Prospect Report: Mikael Granlund Carl Maloney | February 17, 2012 Mikael Granlund DOB: February 26, 1992 NHL Rights: Minnesota Wild Drafted: 1st round (9th overall) 2010 Height: 5’10” Weight: 180 lbs Position: Centre Current Team: HIFK Helsinki (SM-liiga) ◊◊◊◊ Drafted…
The Prospect Panel David OConnor | January 6, 2012 Welcome to the latest of many weekly columns on The Hockey Writers: The Prospect Panel. Each week, three of our prospect writers will be answering your questions, as well as…
2012 WJC: Is Team Finland the Tournament Darkhorse? Salim Valji | December 21, 2011 Overall this Finnish team is the most talented a team they’ve had in years.
5 Players To Watch In The 2012 World Juniors David OConnor | December 8, 2011 Every sports fan loves when their country excels in international competition, and every hockey fan especially loves it when their country excels in the World Juniors. It seems that in…
From Abdelkader to Zuccarello – 14 May 2011 Monica McAlister | May 14, 2011 Did you work late last night? Did your significant other make you run errands while the game was on? Did your dog chew off your TV cable wires? Have no…
World Junior Championships 2011 Players To Watch – Part 3: Best of the Rest – Is Sven Bartchi the Next El Nino? Christopher Ralph | December 24, 2010 Christopher Ralph is THW’s prospect and draft analyst Hockey fans look forward to Christmas; Die hard hockey fans look more forward to Boxing Day and the start of the World…