Revisiting Minnesota Wild Drafts – 2002
The third installment in this series has arrived after previously looking at how the Minnesota Wild did in their first two drafts. If you missed either one of them or…
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Wild Top 10 Players All-Time: No. 6 Pierre-Marc Bouchard
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…
Minnesota Wild Top 5 Fan Favorites
The Minnesota Wild have had a lot of players go through their lockerroom over their 20 seasons of existence and many of them made a name for themself in the…
Wild’s Five Best Draft Picks
Drafting is the blood and bones of any great NHL franchise. While the big wig general manager is the face that gets to stand at the podium each year to…
Pierre-Marc Bouchard Retires Due to Concussions
Pierre-Marc Bouchard, the 31-year old former eighth overall pick who played 11 NHL seasons with the Minnesota Wild and New York Islanders has decided to hang up his skates due to…
Blackhawks Acquire Potential Second Line Center
Similar to the Kris Versteeg deal that came out of nowhere in November, Stan Bowman was working the phones again Thursday. His efforts culminated in another trade, this time with…
Misreading the Marketplace: Nashville’s Confusing Spending Spree
Fourteen years for four guys. That was the price of doing business for the Nashville Predators when free agency opened on July 5. Actually, it was fourteen years and $36.4…
Minnesota Wild: 2012-13 Regular Season Review
Pre-season projection: Playoff team Final team record: 26-19-3 (8th in Western Conference) Flip a coin. The Minnesota Wild made the playoffs for the first time in five years; they almost…
Minnesota Wild Third Quarter Review
Pre-season projection: Playoff team Current stock: Holding Team record: 21-13-2 (3rd in Western Conference, 1st in Northwest Division) Surprisingly, the Minnesota Wild held their grip to the top of the…
Wild Winning Streak Overshadowed By Penguins, Iginla
It’s no secret that the Pittsburgh Penguins’ acquisition of Jarome Iginla and their baker’s dozen of wins in succession have stolen most of the NHL media attention. Perhaps the extensive…
Minnesota Wild: Four Who Must Step Up
The Minnesota Wild is headed for a fall. It’s no exaggeration to say that Devin Setoguchi and Matt Cullen have ignited the 14-5-1 explosion which has propelled the Wild near…
Fantasy Hockey: Five Wingers Under 25% Owned
With the playoffs approaching rapidly in most fantasy hockey formats, managers are probably scrambling to pick up the last bits of waiver-wire/free agent gems in their respective pools. Since some…