Joel Eriksson Ek
2025 4 Nations Face-Off: Sweden’s Roster Announced
- Karen Zehner
- December 6, 2024
Team Sweden is poised for a strong performance in the upcoming tournament, with a roster filled with talent and depth. Key players like William Nylander from the Toronto Maple Leafs and Victor Hedman from the Tampa Bay Lightning highlight the team’s offensive and defensive capabilities. Nylander’s scoring ability and playmaking skills make him a significant threat, while Hedman’s experience […]
Read MoreNHL Game Recap: Kurashev Wins It In OT 2-1 Against Wild
- Genevive Oliver
- November 11, 2024
Breaking a two-game losing streak on Sunday, November 10th – The Blackhawks took on the Minnesota Wild at United Center, defeating them in overtime to snap a losing streak in overtime 2-1. Philipp Kurashev scored the game-winning goal, and Jason Dickinson scored the first Chicago goal. The Wild only scored one goal, which had been […]
Read MoreRyan Hartman Must Find His Scoring This Season
- Mikki Tuohy
- August 26, 2024
In what has become a repeated refrain in looking back on the 2023-24 season, Ryan Hartman was another Minnesota Wild player who fell off his scoring trend and couldn’t get out of his slump. This year, he’s one of the middle six players who will be expected to improve, especially after being called out by […]
Read MoreWill the Moose be Loose This Year for the Wild?
- Mikki Tuohy
- August 21, 2024
It’s no secret that last season was not good for Marcus Foligno. Neither was the one before that. As it turns out, in both seasons he was dealing with an abdominal injury and had to have surgery in the off-season, first on one side and then the other. After two shortened seasons where Foligno was […]
Read MoreFreddy Gaudreau Needs a Come-Back Year, Or Else
- Mikki Tuohy
- August 16, 2024
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 […]
Read MoreMatt Boldy Will Have $7+ Million Worth of Motivation This Season
- Mikki Tuohy
- August 12, 2024
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 […]
Read MoreKaprizov Could Come Back With a Vengeance
- Mikki Tuohy
- August 9, 2024
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 […]
Read MoreJoel Eriksson Ek Is Steadily Improving His Game
- Mikki Tuohy
- August 8, 2024
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 […]
Read More2025 4 Nations Face-Off: United States, Canada, Sweden, & Finland Potential Roster Additions
- Karen Zehner
- July 1, 2024
The NHL 4Nations Faceoff will showcase four national teams representing Sweden, the United States, Canada, and Finland. These teams are scheduled to participate in the tournament scheduled from February 12th to 20th at TD Garden in Boston and Bell Centre in Montreal. This weekend, the four teams unveiled the initial selection of 6 players, each […]
Read MoreIIHF Men’s World Championship Tournament Game Recap: Team USA | 05/10/2024 – 5/11/2024
- Karen Zehner
- May 12, 2024
The United States has competed in 509 world championship games through the 2023 championship, holding a record of 225 wins, 19 overtime wins, 11 overtime losses, 219 losses, and 35 ties. In the most recent 2023 IIHF Men’s World Championship, the U.S. achieved a record of 7 wins, 1 overtime win, 2 overtime losses, and […]
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