Posts About "Ryan Suter"
Bigger Impact Signing: Zach Parise or Ryan Suter
March 14th, 2018 The Fourth of July in 2012 was a glorious day in the state of Minnesota. Zach Parise and Ryan Suter joined forces to play for the state of hockey with matching 13-year, $98-million contracts. The signing changed the culture and fan outlook instantaneously for a team that had failed to make the postseason for four straight years. Even...
Criticism Persists for Wild's Ryan Suter
March 9th, 2018 The hefty paydays for the Minnesota Wild's Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, with matching 13-year, $98 million contracts, was always going to get people talking. Parise has received his fair share of criticism, especially after some injury-riddled campaigns. Suter has missed only five total games since joining the Wild prior to the 2012-13...
Minnesota Wild's Best Defenseman
February 15th, 2018 In the short history of the Minnesota Wild, defense has almost always been the team's strong suit. Most recently with the expansion draft, the Wild were willing to part with a top-tier prospect in Alex Tuch to ensure that they could hold their strong defensive core together. Tuch has succeeded in Vegas to this point, while the Wild were...
Minnesota Wild All-Star History
February 5th, 2018 The 63rd All-Star Game in Tampa, Florida has come and gone. This means all-time All-Stars for each hockey team are solidified until the following season. The Minnesota Wild remain a fairly young team; their history of All-Star selections is rather slim but these players have meant a great deal to the State of Hockey. 53rd All-Star Game...
Minnesota Wild's Captain Conundrum
January 29th, 2018 Beginning in the 2009-10 season, the Wild abandoned the rotating captain setup that they had, and gave Mikko Koivu the privilege of being the first permanent captain in franchise history. After the conclusion of the 2017-18 season, Koivu will have been captain for nine total seasons in his 13-year career. The club has qualified for the...
Overtime With BSC: Parise's Contract a Major Problem for Wild
October 25th, 2017 It's one of the biggest headlines currently circulating around the hockey world. Minnesota Wild forward Zach Parise underwent successful back surgery - a microdiscectomy to repair a herniated disk, and will be out for another eight to 10 weeks. Parise has yet to play in a game yet in the 2017-18 season and the Wild have been a fairly...