by Zach Hawkins | Dec 11, 2014 | Hockey History, Homepage, Minnesota Wild
Each week, I will take a look back at some of the biggest moments in Minnesota Wild history and discuss the importance of that event. So since this is the very first one, I will go way back to 1997, when Commissioner Gary Bettman awarded the city of St. Paul, and the...
by Zach Hawkins | Dec 9, 2014 | Minnesota Wild
It would seem after a few injury plagued seasons for Minnesota Wild goaltender Niklas Backstrom, he is now healthy and ready to contend for the number one job in Minnesota once again. The task will be tough to take the net from Darcy Kuemper right now, but in...
by Zach Hawkins | Nov 27, 2014 | Minnesota Wild, NHL
Over the past few seasons, Minnesota Wild General Manager, Chuck Fletcher, has acquired many young stars for Minnesota, including Mikael Granlund, Charlie Coyle, Nino Niederreiter, and Darcy Kuemper. It is no secret what Minnesota was trying to do once Fletcher took...
by Zach Hawkins | Nov 25, 2014 | Minnesota Wild, NHL
It is no secret that the Minnesota Wild are a team with a lot of potential this season, but being in a tight knit Central Division, they will have their word cut out from them if they are going to make it back to the playoffs. Right now, Minnesota is finding many...
by Diana Driscoll | Nov 8, 2014 | Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers
When you think about the New York Rangers’ strengths, you think of their speed, their goaltender and their solid back end. You don’t think about their power play. The man-advantage is a sore subject for the Rangers as the team, year in and year out, struggles to...
