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Wild Top 10 Players All-Time: No. 7 Niklas Backstrom

Devon Platana | August 14, 2021

The Minnesota Wild department at The Hockey Writers is starting a series that will look at the franchise’s top 10 players all-time in honor of their 20th anniversary last season. THW’s Wild…

Wild’s Next Goaltending Era Starts With Kaapo Kahkonen

Devon Platana | March 7, 2021

Since the Minnesota Wild entered the league in the 2000-01 season, fans of the team have seen a lot of players come and go. However, one thing that the Wild…

Capitals’ Trade Deadline Options

Zach Weissbach | January 12, 2020

One of the most highly anticipated events on the hockey calendar is the NHL Trade Deadline. February is right around the corner and every NHL fan has begun piecing together…

Setting Capitals’ Expectations for 2020

Zach Weissbach | January 2, 2020

Another season and another discussion on the high expectations for the Washington Capitals. It seems like every year we end up in the exact same position discussing this team and…

Capitals Prospect McMichael Thriving With London Knights

Mark Scheig | November 25, 2019

Washington Capitals prospect Connor McMichael is having an incredible start to his draft + 1 season. The good times continued Sunday in Erie. The London Knights continued their winning ways…

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…

NHL Rumors: Hutton, Rantanen, Devils, Capitals, More

Jim Parsons | July 23, 2019

In today’s NHL rumor rundown there is news on the New Jersey Devils and how close they might be to a deal with Will Butcher, the Washington Capitals have two…

Backstrom & Bondra: Falling Short of 100 Greatest

Bill Situ | January 30, 2017

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the NHL and at a recent event in Los Angeles commemorating this occasion, six former and current Capitals received the distinction as the…

Capitals – Another Presidents’ Trophy Season?

Bill Situ | January 25, 2017

With a record of 32-10-6, the Washington Capitals are living up to their name as the capital of NHL fan attention. If the regular season ended today, the Caps would…

Ex-Wild Players: Where Are They Now?

Kirby Horgan | January 11, 2017

Regardless of the terms in which former Minnesota Wild players left the team or the effect they had during their stint, each impacted the team in some way. Here’s a…

Niklas Backstrom Headed to Finland

Dustin L. Nelson | June 10, 2016

Former Minnesota Wild and, briefly, Calgary Flames goaltender Niklas Backstrom has signed a one-year contract to play for HIFK Helsinki in the Finnish Liiga. Backstrom had a rough few final…

Reviewing Niklas Backstrom’s NHL Career

Ben Shelley | April 12, 2016

If Saturday’s season finale between Calgary and Minnesota turns out to be Niklas Backstrom’s last time stepping on the ice, he sure got a fitting send-off. The 38-year-old returned to Minnesota…

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