Derek Felska

2020 can get bent.  I doubt I’m the only one that will be happy to see that year pass on…

As the mercury in thermometer starts to trend regularly well below 50 degrees it is starting to have the ‘feel’…

As the NHL and NHLPA have reached an agreement on a 56-game season, it came with a collective groan from…

The presents have been open, the Christmas cookies have steadily disappeared.  So as we pick up the wrapping paper and…

Back in 2015, when the NHL announced the Minnesota Wild was going to host an outdoor game as part of…

In the military they call it ‘scuttlebutt’ and around the office they sometimes call it ‘watercooler talk’ where people get…

A few weeks ago in my 2020 Minnesota Wild Draft Preview: Sleepers and Steals article I noted how the organization…

For all 31 NHL teams, the NHL Entry Draft represents hope and the chance at selecting the players that hopefully…

I think a part of adulting is developing a routine.  A routine to get the garbage ready for pick up,…

Back in the late winter of 2007, the long awaited arrival of Sony‘s PlayStation 3 occurred.  I wanted to be…

After 5 long years of patiently waiting, Minnesota Wild fans finally got their wish and managed to sign Kirill Kaprizov…

Two seasons ago, when defenseman Ryan Suter broke his talus bone on what looked like a relatively mundane play, the…

Yesterday I wrote an article about ‘buyers remorse’ in regard to the Minnesota Wild giving defenseman Jonas Brodin a 7-year,…

Recently, I was on a podcast called the Sota Pod with Isha Jahromi.  On the show I was asked about…

I will admit, I’m not a person that watches a lot of awards shows.  I don’t watch the Grammy‘s or…

If there is one thing I enjoy doing as a blogger is shining a light on other passionate fans and…

When you lose something of value, you typically spend time trying to find it.  As you try to find what…

Fandom of any team means dealing with the ups and downs of the season.  For almost every climax and feeling…

Early on Sunday, I posted a fan poll on Twitter asking them who they felt would win between the Minnesota…

It has been since March that I last had a Minnesota Wild post-gamer prepped and ready to go for game…

Zoom meetings, Google Hangouts, Skype, these are all the ways people are getting together in a social distancing world.  If…

There has been little news to report hockey-wise the last two weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Minnesota…

The Tourney is on, enough said.  If you’re from Minnesota, that’s really all someone should have to say to understand…

Some of you may know that in my day-to-day job I’m a high school teacher and a coach.  With a…

Remember earlier in the season when the team had 3 and 4-day layoffs at the beginning of the season?  Remember…

Minnesota Wild (33-26-7)  73pts  5th in the Central 3.14 Goals For Per Game (15th in the NHL) 3.09 Goals Against…

It was a reality check of sorts on Sunday as the Wild experienced what it was like to play a…

The 17 goals the Minnesota Wild have scored in its last 3 games are a record in franchise history, but…

As the Minnesota Wild held on to beat a decimated Columbus Blue Jackets squad on Tuesday night I couldn’t help…