Tag: Iowa Wild Report
Ugly 6-3 Loss To Dallas at home caps off a rough week for the Minnesota Wild
Updated: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
Updated: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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Two Shorthanded Tallies Help Lift the Wild to 6-4 Win Over the Islanders
After Tuesday’s uninspired effort, its tough to have high hopes for the Minnesota Wild who still sit near the bottom…
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Wild Persistent And Banged Up in 5-2 Road Win Over Chicago
A short Eastern road swing is a nice way to get acclimated to a new season. A chance to travel,…
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Wild 2017 Prospect Camp Opens: A Reflection On the Current State Of the Organization
Perhaps its fitting on a day where millions of Americans bust out their grills to celebrate Independence Day, that I…
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Minnesota Wild help Iowa with free agents Ryan Murphy, Landon Ferraro, Cal O’Reilly, Niklas Svedberg and Alex Grant
Before I say anything else, Happy 150th Canada Day to our neighbors to the north! NHL Free Agency on July…
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Persistence Pays Off As Wild Earn 2-0 Shutout Over the Blues
Spoiler alert, (I am only saying that because I guess its the polite thing to do, even with an older…
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Wild Come Up Short in 3-1 Loss To Blues, St. Louis Leads Series 3-0
Mental toughness. Its an important thing for nearly anyone to learn in life, whether at the workplace, school or at…
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Blues Outshot, but Resilient in 2-1 Overtime Victory Over the Wild
Its all about the quest for 16. The team that wins 16 games in the playoffs will be the ones…
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Hanzal Nets His 20th Goal as Wild Cap Off Regular Season With 3-1 Win Over Arizona
Last game of the regular season. The team knows it will be in the post-season, although it doesn’t know (quite…
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Coaching Challenge Comes Up Big As Wild Escape With 4-3 Win Over Colorado
Minnesota has clinched home-ice advantage for the first round of the playoffs and has its best record since the 2006-07…
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Horrific 2nd Period Dooms Wild in 4-2 Loss to Vancouver
Some of you may be aware that my ‘day job’ is as a High School teacher. It was the end…
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Lethargic Effort Buries Wild in 3-1 Home Loss to Philadelphia
Minnesota got a much-needed victory on Tuesday night, and you could sense a sigh of relief in front of the…
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Wild’s four goal comeback in 2nd period not enough in 5-4 loss to Jets
College and European league hockey are in the playoffs, major junior hockey will be there soon enough and the State…
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Wild Power Play Strikes 3 Times in Minnesota’s 6-3 Win Over Detroit
Professional sports ownership can really dictate the direction of an organization in more ways than just winning. They can affect…
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Pominville, Niederreiter Both Score Twice as Wild Outlast Winnipeg 4-2
The commercials have been seen, the game has been played and we can all move on right? Oh, are you…
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4th Line Leads the Way With 3 Goals As Wild Dominate Edmonton in 5-2 Road Win
The NHL All Star game may feature divisional teams, but you can’t convince the fans to bury their passions in…
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Wild Blitz the Blues 5-1
Everyone needs a vacation once in a while. Maybe you need one right now? We work hard to live the…
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Niederreiter Strikes Twice as Wild Hold On for 4-3 Win Over Arizona
“Threw the game away”, “we played dumb” were all adjectives used by players and coaches of the Minnesota Wild after…
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Wild claim 1st place in Central Division with 5-4 win in Dallas
Morning show radio is usually something to get the mind going as you make your commute to work. When I…
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Staal, Wild Overpower the Canadiens 7-1
Minnesota has had a strange first half of the season where there have been a series of 3-4 day breaks…
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Wild Dominate Avalanche in 2-0 Home Victory
Family gatherings are often complicated for a variety of reasons. But most often its complicated because of schedules as everyone…
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4th Line Powers Wild to 4-1 Victory Over Arizona
Arizona surprised many by tabbing 27-year old John Chayka as General Manager. The analytics wizard had first joined the Coyotes…
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Wild Rout Florida in 5-1 Home Victory
This is the time of year when you get Holiday cards from friends and family as they wish you a…
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Wild Finish Off Road Trip With 3-2 Win Over Toronto
So from the star afterglow of Connor McDavid in Edmonton, the Wild travel to Toronto who have plenty of young…
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Sloppy Defensive Play and Lack of Focus Dooms Wild in 5-4 Loss to Vancouver
I just recently purchased an old Nintendo game called the Boy and his Blob. The plot is basically you are…
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Coyle’s 3rd Period Tally Salvages A Point in 4-3 Shootout Loss to St. Louis
The Wild surprised just about everyone, especially the Pittsburgh Penguins by lighting the lamp six times against the defending Stanley…
Read more »Granlund’s Late Goal Lifts Wild to 1-0 Win Over Boston
Paper cuts are annoying. They’re not all that serious, but they create the kind of pain that is annoying and…
Read more »Late Surge Not Enough As the Wild Fall 3-2
Raise your hand if you thought the Minnesota Wild had a chance against the Pittsburgh Penguins. I don’t see any,…
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