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Game #2 Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. St. Louis Blues 5/4/22 @ 8:30PM CST at Xcel Energy Center

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Blues lead series 1-0 Minnesota Wild 0.0 Goals For Per Game (16th in the NHL) 4.00 Goals Against Per Game…

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2022 NHL Playoffs Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. St. Louis Blues

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Series is at 0-0 Minnesota Wild (53-22-7)  113pts  2nd in the Central 3.72 Goals For Per Game (5th in the…

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Minnesota Secures home ice advantage in 4-1 Victory in Regular Season Finale Against Colorado

Just 58 seconds into the game, Jordan Greenway would gather up a puck from behind the Colorado Avalanche goal and…

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Kulikov Delivers in 5-4 Overtime Thriller Against Nashville

Ryan Hartman raised over $38,000 dollars for Children’s Hospital in Minnesota after his infamous ‘bird’ he gave Edmonton’s Evander Kane…

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Wild with Six Unanswered Goals in 6-3 Victory Over Los Angeles

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Surprises can be fun.  Raise your hand if you expected the Minnesota Wild to respond with six unanswered goals to…

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Early Goals Carry Wild to 5-1 Rout Over Washington

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Being a long-time Minnesota sports fan is a practice in patience as well as restraint.  Call it pessimism or keeping…

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Wild Win 3-2 Overtime Thriller Against Colorado To Cap Off An Eventful Week

To all Minnesota Wild fans out there, was this the best week during the regular season in franchise history?  Seriously,…

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Minnesota Wild Add Marc-Andre Fleury and others in NHL Trade Deadline Day Blitz

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Trade deadline day is a time of excitement and anxiety for players, teams and fan bases all across the NHL…

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Minnesota Wild Hold On To Earn 3-1 Victory Over Chicago

Almost 20 years ago, I remember coaching a 9th grade football game where my team won 44-0.  As a coach…

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Minnesota Wild Trades Nico Sturm to Colorado for Tyson Jost

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During the first day of training camp on September 22nd, 2021, Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin addressed the team. …

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Porous Penalty Kill Spoils Mikko Koivu’s Jersey Retirement in Wild’s 6-2 loss to Nashville

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Narratives can be powerful things.  Especially when they get repeated over and over.  Why?  Because people begin to believe them,…

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2022 Minnesota Boys State Hockey Tournament Preview

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A major reason Minnesota calls itself the ‘State of Hockey’ is because of the state’s proud tradition of celebrating the…

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Ugly 6-3 Loss To Dallas at home caps off a rough week for the Minnesota Wild

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When I was a kid, I remember when my dad got a foam ‘purple’ brick for Christmas from one of…

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Minnesota Wild’s 7-3 Loss To Calgary Extends Losing Streak to 3 Games

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The Minnesota Wild will probably be glad to be out of Canada after a rough 4-game road trip that saw…

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7-3 Rout of Edmonton Helps Give Minnesota a Bright Spot After a Rough Week

It’s not about how you start but how you finish is a common cliche used in sports.  I’m not entirely…

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Minnesota Wild Outlasts Carolina in 3-2 Thriller

Roller coasters are normally good fun, but when its meant to be a metaphor of your emotions it may not…

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Minnesota Extends Winning Streak to Five Games in 4-3 Victory Over the Islanders

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Its no big secret, but the Minnesota Wild’s schedule the last two months has made it tough to build any…

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Marcus Foligno Delivers in Overtime in 4-3 Wild Win Against Chicago

Happy Hockey Day Minnesota 2022 everyone! Besides a lot of nostalgic outdoor scenes of hockey throughout the day, the nightcap…

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NHL: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild

2020 Minnesota Wild Draft Preview: Goaltenders

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Any team that wants to win the Stanley Cup has to have great goaltending.  It seems like in any given…

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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche 1/17/21 @ 2:00PM CST at Ball Arena

Minnesota Wild (22-10-2)  46pts  4th in the Central 3.68 Goals For Per Game (3rd in the NHL) 3.03 Goals Against…

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Mankato High School Hockey snubbed with announcement of 2022 Hockey Day Minnesota Broadcast Schedule

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Hockey Day Minnesota has steadily become ‘must-watch’ TV for any fan of hockey in Minnesota since it’s creation back in…

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NHL: Arizona Coyotes at Minnesota Wild

Wild Outlast Coyotes in Crazy 8-5 Victory

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The game Operation was good for a laugh as a kid as you watched someone struggle to extract the wishbone…

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NHL: Vegas at Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild Fans Speak: 2021-22 Pre-Season Edition, Part 3 of 3

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Many people will tune in for the 10 o’clock news to hear nothing more than to hear the weather forecast…

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NHL: San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild

Spurgeon Delivers in 3-2 Overtime Victory Over San Jose

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With the trade deadline approaching on February 26th, the rumors are really starting to fly and updates about which players…

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Own Goal Proves Costly for Washington as Minnesota Wild escape with 3-2 Shootout Victory

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Raise your hand if you thought a depleted Minnesota Wild team really had a chance against the Washington Capitals or…

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NHL: Arizona Coyotes at Minnesota Wild

Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Arizona Coyotes 11/27/18 @ 7:00PM CST at Xcel Energy Center

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Minnesota Wild (14-7-2)  30pts  2nd in the Central 3.26 Goals For Per Game (12th in the NHL) 2.70 Goals Against…

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The NHL Should Cancel the 2019-20 Season Or History May Repeat Itself

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March 18th, 2002, was like nearly every other day around the NHL.  Fans eagerly made their way to the arenas…

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Minnesota Wild Fire General Manager Paul Fenton

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If you have ever seen the YouTube clip of Fenton the dog, you can see how a calm walk through…

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NHL: Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars

The Minnesota Wild Name Jared Spurgeon Their Team Captain

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A few years ago, I taught a class on leadership to a group of high school students.  We discussed the…

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