Commissioner Gary Bettman said Tuesday night the NHL is targeting a Jan. 1 start for next season. That declaration came after recent talks between the league and NHL Players’ Association. The new date is a month after the tentative Dec. 1 start. ”It was just over a week ago that we celebrated the successful completion […]
Wild trade Dubnyk and Donato, keep Soucey and Sturm
The Minnesota Wild traded goalie Devan Dubnyk and forward Ryan Donato to the San Jose Sharks in two separate deals Monday, continuing their makeover under general manager Bill Guerin. For Donato, the Wild received a third-round pick in the 2021 draft. The Sharks parted with their fifth-round pick in the 2022 draft for Dubnyk and […]
Wild make a trade
The Buffalo Sabres acquired veteran center Eric Staal in a trade that sent forward Marcus Johansson to the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday. The trade was the first completed by newly hired Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams, who took over after Jason Botterill was fired in June. Adams is very familiar with Staal, as they were […]
Wild ink Brodin to extension
The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Jonas Brodin to a seven-year, $42 million contract extension Tuesday, making another long-term commitment to a key piece of their blue line group. Brodin’s new deal will begin with the 2021-22 season and carry a $6 million annual cap charge through 2027-28. ”The value in Jonas is his defensive play. […]
Sports trying to make impact
Moved by the videotaped shooting of Jacob Blake, many professional athletes – some who had previously donned Black Lives Matter T-Shirts and knelt for the national anthem to protest racial injustice – made a more dramatic statement. They refused to play. NBA players led the way Wednesday and Thursday by sitting out of scheduled playoff […]
Wild end of season wrapup
The Minnesota Wild returned home from the Western Conference bubble with regret, dismay and another postseason defeat. Despite the spark that was on display after the change in head coaches up until the pandemic put the sport on a four-plus-month pause, their performance in the qualifying round against Vancouver provided more evidence that this is […]
Wild face Canucks tonight in a “must-win” Game Four
The Vancouver Canucks can secure a berth in next week’s Stanley Cup playoffs with a victory in Game 4 of their Western Conference qualifying series with the Minnesota Wild on Friday night in Edmonton. After getting blanked 3-0 in the opener of the best-of-five series by Wild goaltender Alex Stalock, the seventh-seeded Canucks bounced back […]
Wild lose Game Three 3-0
CANUCKS 3, WILD 0 Burnsville native Brock Boeser and Elias Petterson each had a power-play goal and an assist, Jacob Markstrom made 27 saves for his first postseason shutout, and Vancouvertook a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five qualifier series. Antoine Roussel also scored for the Canucks, who outlasted the Wild in another penalty-filled, extra-testy matchup […]
Wild prepping for Game Three against Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks and Minnesota Wild each have tasted victory through the first two games of their best-of-five Western Conference qualifying series. Both sides will try to take control of the series when they meet for Game 3 on Thursday afternoon in Edmonton. The Wild won the series opener 3-0 on Sunday. The Canucks bounced […]
Wild fall to Canucks in Game Two
CANUCKS 4, WILD 3 J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist and Vancouver beat Minnesota to even their qualifying series at a win each. Tanner Pearson, Brock Boeser and Bo Horvat also scored for the Canucks, and Jacob Markstrom made 32 saves. Kevin Fiala had two goals and Luke Kunin scored for Minnesota. Alex […]