Posts About "Nino Niederreiter"
Minnesota Wild's Best Young Forward
February 19th, 2018 During the Minnesota Wild's long playoff drought, the team was in the process of stacking its farm system. All the main young prospects are now NHL-caliber players in the form of Jason Zucker, Charlie Coyle, Mikael Granlund, and Nino Niederreiter. Each of the four players is 26 or younger, meaning that they haven't yet hit their peaks....
Europe Producing Better Rookies than North America
February 8th, 2018 The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) has produced more talent than any other developmental league, representing 52 percent of NHL rosters on opening night this season. This should come as no surprise as the CHL annually has the most players selected in the draft, including 41 percent of the 217 picks in 2017. However, since the 2013 draft,...
Top 5 Swiss Players in The NHL
January 9th, 2018 Through the 2017 NHL season, only three different Swiss-born hockey players have won the Stanley Cup. The first was goaltender David Aebischer who did so with the Colorado Avalanche in 2001 as Patrick Roy's backup. The second came a few years later when Martin Gerber manned the net for 60 regular season games for the 2006 Carolina...
Minnesota Wild Healthy with Playoff Hopes
January 6th, 2018 We are officially in 2018 and that means the NHL regular season is roughly halfway over. Teams are beginning to smell the postseason, whereas wild card teams and those on the outside are feeling the pressure for a playoff push. This is where the Minnesota Wild fit in -- they own the final wild-card spot with a game in hand over the...
Injuries Will Force Wild to Adapt
October 14th, 2017 After years of being known as one of the stingiest defensive teams in the game but one who had trouble scoring, the Minnesota Wild changed their stripes upon the arrival of Bruce Boudreau. They still finished seventh in goals against but only the Pittsburgh Penguins (282) scored more goals in 2016-17 and their goal differential was...Niederreiter, Granlund Earn New Deals
August 2nd, 2017 It took long enough, but the Minnesota Wild have signed their top two restricted free agents, Mikael Granlund and Nino Niederreiter, to multi-year contracts. The Wild signed Niederreiter to a five-year deal worth $26.25 million, an average of $5.25 million per year. The following day, the Wild locked up Granlund for three years at $17.25...
