A 28-save shutout for Alex Stalock made a goal a period more than enough for the Minnesota Wild to open its Best of Five NHL Western Conference Qualification Series with a 3-0 win against the Vancouver Canucks. Kevin Fiala, playing the point on a Wild powerplay hammered a shot that trickled through the pads of
The Minnesota Wild has a ton of experience and some fresh up and comers in the hunt for what it hopes will be a huge season, beginning Friday (Sept. 15, 2017) when the team opens camp in the twin cities. Life in the Central Division has been tough for the Wild in recent years. After
Midwest NHL Notebook for Oct. 12, 2016 The 2016-17 season started the same way the 2015-16 season ended for the Chicago BlackHawks on Wednesday night as the Hawks dropped a 5-2 decision to the visiting St. Louis Blues. It was the first meeting between the two since the finally figured a way past the Hawks
Minnesota Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher issued a press release Wednesday (Sept. 30) naming Brent Flahr as the new General Manager of the Iowa Wilds, top minor league affiliate of the parent team. Flahr has been the team’s Assistant General Manager since 2009. The release said Flahr has been heavily involved in player development and
The Minnesota Wild moved another step closer to the NHL regular season with an impressive pre-season showing against the Winnipeg Jets on home ice at the Xcel Energy Center Sunday (Sept. 27). On the same day the squad trimmed its roster to 27 players, the Wild put a veteran-heavy lineup on the ice to record
A pair of Midwest-based NHL teams ran into each other in pre-season action Thursday (Sept. 25), the Wild downing the Blue Jackets at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus. Jason Zucker played a key role for the Wild, setting up the first goal and adding another helper later before securing the win with his empty netter
