Posts tagged with "Mikko Koivu"
Minnesota Wild Sign Mikko Koivu to Contract Extension
September 18th, 2017 The Minnesota Wild and captain Mikko Koivu have agreed to terms on a two-year contract extension worth $11 million starting in the 2018-19 season, the Wild announced Monday. The deal comes with a cap hit of $5.5 million per season following the seven-year contract that Koivu is set to complete this season that came with a cap hit of...
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...
2017 Selke Award Winner: Patrice Bergeron
June 21st, 2017 An award that could one day be called the "Patrice Bergeron Trophy," it comes as no surprise that Boston Bruins' forward Patrice Bergeron has been named the winner of the 2017 Frank J. Selke Trophy, awarded annually to the forward who plays the best defensive...
Can Wild Pull off the Impossible?
April 19th, 2017 The Wild are in a position that most people wouldn't have believed five days ago. After failing to score more than a goal for the third time in this series, they are down three games to the Blues. Head coach Bruce Boudreau doesn't believe the series is over, but the odds are stacked against them. Especially with how this series has...Wild Veterans Key To Playoff Success
April 6th, 2017 The Wild's veterans have played a huge part in the team's success recently. Over the last four seasons, the Wild have made the postseason. In those four years, they have not made it past the second round, nor have they been able to defeat Chicago in a seven-game series. Part of that was due to injuries. Some of those reasons were due to...
Two Reasons for Mikael Granlund's Career Year
February 15th, 2017 When the Minnesota Wild drafted Mikael Granlund ninth overall in 2010, he was expected to be an explosive offensive force. There have been stops and starts, hot streaks (mostly in international play), cold stretches, and playoff heroics. But the Granlund promised was an elite playmaker and top-line center. That wasn't the player the Wild...
