Minnesota Wild
Freddy Gaudreau Needs a Come-Back Year, Or Else
This next season seems to be a make-or-break for Freddy Gaudreau. He had a terrible start to the 2023-24 season followed by Dean Evason, a longtime mentor and supporter of Gaudreau, being given the boot after the team fell flat on their face out of the starting gate. But the two seasons before that were […]
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Matt Boldy Will Have $7+ Million Worth of Motivation This Season
Matt Boldy signed his big, well-deserved contract extension in 2023 and when it hit last year, he managed to get even better. After taking over as the lead scorer while Kirill Kaprizov was out with an injury for a handful of games, Boldy continued on a good scoring streak. During the last 10 games of […]
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Kaprizov Could Come Back With a Vengeance
Kirill Kaprizov spent a good amount of time last season playing through an injury. It was obvious, especially when he came back from some time off and looked more like the superstar he usually is. With a longer-than-usual time off to heal, Kaprizov should be back in top shape and ready to make a bigger […]
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Joel Eriksson Ek Is Steadily Improving His Game
Joel Eriksson Ek is unequivocally the most important player on the Minnesota Wild because he can do anything they need him to do. He takes the tough faceoffs, screens the goalie well, and scores goals. He is the first over the boards for power plays, penalty kills, and overtime. And best of all, he is […]
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How Wrong Were My 2023-24 Season Predictions?
The 2023-24 NHL season is wrapped up completely and we are waiting patiently for training camp to begin for the 2024-25 season. Just days before the 2023-24 season began, I wrote a predictions piece for the year, something I continue to do for as long as I can. I figured that calling myself out for […]
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Marco Rossi Continues to Bet on Himself
Marco Rossi set his mind to making the NHL and my goodness, did he ever. After a poor showing during his first try at the NHL, Rossi was determined to have a stellar year with the Iowa Wild. Then, at the suggestion of Bill Guerin, Rossi stayed in Minnesota for the off-season. He spent the […]
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BREAKING: Minnesota Wild Re-Sign Brock Faber
It hasn’t been a secret that the Minnesota Wild would be re-signing Minnesota native Brock Faber to a mega contract extension this summer, which is the first chance they’ve been able to as his current ELC contract doesn’t expire until after the 2024-25 season. And today, they finally announced the new contract. After an amazing […]
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ECHL: Iowa Heartlanders and Minnesota Wild Extend Affiliation Agreement
Coralville, Iowa- After three years of a successful affiliation agreement, the Iowa Heartlanders and Minnesota Wild have decided to keep it going for three more through the 2026-27 season, the two teams announced on July 26. The Minnesota Wild have had a constant presence in the State of Iowa since 2013, when the Houston Aeros […]
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The Columbus Blue Jackets Select Dean Evason As New Head Coach
Earlier this afternoon the Columbus Blue Jackets organization announced that Dean Evason is the new head coach. This comes after GM Don Waddell announced the relieving of former head coach Pascal Vincent in June. The details of Evason’s contract haven’t been revealed yet but it is a multi-year deal. Dean Evason was most recently the […]
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Ranking NHL Goal Horns
32) Utah Hockey Club: N/A 31) Colorado Avalanche: 1/10: Sounds generic, not a pleasant sound, I heard this too much in the 2022 Playoffs (it got annoying) Goal Horn Button: 30) San Jose Sharks: 1/10 – Sounds like a boat/foghorn, good goal song though, very unique Goal Horn Button: 29) Washinton Capitals 1/10: Sirens during […]
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