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
The Minnesota Wild and host Winnipeg Jets played 64:12 before Matt Dumba finally found a way past Connor Hellebuyck in a 1-0 overtime thriller played in Winnipeg. Niklas Backstrom, locked into a fierce three way battle for the position of goaltender helped his own cause in a big way with a 28 save shutout effort
