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Wild Become Destination Team for Minnesota-Born Players

Mariah Stark (Holland) | August 28, 2022

The Minnesota Wild have had a number of Minnesota-born players join their ranks over their 20-plus seasons in the NHL. In the last few years, that number seems to grow…

Wild Have 3 Internal Options to Replace Kevin Fiala in the Lineup

Mariah Stark (Holland) | July 6, 2022

Now that everyone has probably heard the news about the Minnesota Wild trading Kevin Fiala to the Los Angeles Kings for University of Minnesota defenseman Brock Faber and a 2022…

Revisiting Minnesota Wild Drafts – 2017

Devon Platana | March 5, 2022

The 18th installment in this series has arrived after looking at how the Minnesota Wild did in their first 17 NHL Entry Drafts. If you missed any of them or want a…

AHL Central News: Wild, Wolves Have Perfect Weekends

Greg Boysen | October 25, 2021

The American Hockey League’s (AHL) Central Division had a very busy second week to their season. Each of the seven teams played at least two games and are starting to…

Prospects News & Rumors: Swaney, Duehr, Zary & More

Greg Boysen | April 12, 2021

Today is the National Hockey League’s trade deadline, but that has not stopped teams from signing prospects over the last 24 hours. The Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens and Calgary Flames…

3 Minnesota Wild Prospects to Watch at the Frozen Four

Lucas Burrell | March 25, 2021

After a one-year hiatus, the NCAA Frozen Four is back with all four regions set to start playing their first games by March 26-27. A number of schools with NHL-caliber…

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