The Minnesota Wild have lifted the suspension of goaltender Josh Harding and immediately placed the 30-year-old on waivers with the intent of sending him to the team’s AHL affiliate in Iowa. The last 10-12 months have been difficult and a…
Hot on the heels of his first NHL hat trick last Thursday, Nino Niederreiter is once again making highlight reels everywhere. Niederreiter, of the Minnesota Wild, scored only one goal in today’s game against the Winnipeg Jets, but it was…
It turns out that the “Dump and Chase” style of play many of you are familiar with may not actually be a great system. Who would have thought? When Minnesota Wild star Zach Parise was interviewed by the Minnesota Star-Tribune…
The following is a guest post from Minnesota Wild fan Tony Abbott. Offseason Overview The most significant acquisition the Wild had in the offseason is that of Thomas Vanek. A combination of Vanek’s pseudo-Minnesota roots (he was a former Golden…
Yesterday, I tried to convince you to watch the Colorado/Minnesota series with my post about how great Nathan MacKinnon has been playing. As my luck would have it, MacKinnon was help off the scoresheet last night. But on the other…
The Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild met in Game 1 of their Western Conference match-up last night it what is shaping up to be a fun series to watch. The Avs, making their first playoff appearance since 2009-10,ended up taking…
A week has passed since the busy NHL trade deadline. New players are becoming more and more acclimated with their new teams and environments, while others may be disappointed they did not move at the deadline. We did see plenty…
It was reported today that Mikko Koivu, captain of the Minnesota Wild, underwent successful surgery to repair a broken ankle. Koivu will be out approximately four weeks while he recovers. The injury occurred during last Saturday’s game against the Washington…
The following is a guest post from Emilie who currently covers the Minnesota Wild for hockeywilderness.com. The Minnesota Wild made a huge splash during the offseason of 2012 when they landed Zach Parise and Ryan Suter. Wild fans expected that General Manager…
The NHL Playoffs, what could be better? Tonight starts the first round of the NHL Playoffs as three Western Conference pairings lace ’em up and duke it out, with more games starting tomorrow. However, before everything shakes down, here are…