The Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota Wild were meeting in tumultuous times. Both teams had lost their previous two games, with Minnesota losing 5-4 to the Calgary Flames the night before. This outing came with a twist. The Wild are the best road team in the NHL, yet the Wild’s one loss to the Blackhawks this
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The Minnesota Wild officially opened their season at home, hosting the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, Oct. 10. The game opened with a beautiful tribute video to Johnny and Matt Gaudreau, followed by a 13-second moment of silence. Then it was on to hockey action, and the energy was high on both sides. There were
It’s that time of year—the NHL postseason is officially underway, but after a very up-and-down season, the Minnesota Wild must watch from home. They missed the postseason by 11 points after being six points back for what seemed like an eternity, just on the brink of elimination but just enough to stay in. With their
The Minnesota boys’ state high school hockey tournament wrapped up this past weekend, and champions were crowned. In the Class A championship, St. Cloud Cathedral took down Hermantown. In the Class AA championship, which I was lucky enough to witness in person, Edina took down Chanhassen in a super tight game until the end. It
The Minnesota Wild were on a three-game winning streak when they took on the Nashville Predators at home on Thursday night, Jan. 25. They nearly got themselves in trouble early when the Predators snuck one by Filip Gustavsson, or so they thought. It was deemed a high stick, and the goal was waved off, so