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…
