Frozen by the virus shutdown but not forgotten was Kevin Fiala’s emergence, a surge that gave the Minnesota Wild a glimpse of the go-to scorer they have lacked for much of their history. Emelia Parise will remember it as well as anyone. Zach Parise’s daughter became quite the fan as her father’s teammate racked up […]

Taking ice away from NHL players has caused some to resort to desperate measures. New York Islanders captain Anders Lee of Edina bought a Peloton. Anaheim defenseman Josh Manson wants a pair of roller blades. League leading scorer Leon Draisaitl of Edmonton stickhandles around his dog. Whatever works. Minnesota’s Zach Parise tries to stay sharp […]

(St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota Wild sign forward Damien Giroux to three-year, entry-level contract last week. Giroux, 20 (3/3/00), recorded 75 points (44-31=75) and a plus-34 rating in 61 games serving as team captain for the Saginaw Spirit in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He ranked T-1st in the OHL in game-winning goals (10), […]

The Minnesota Wild last week signed forward Mitchell Chaffee to a two-year, entry-level contract starting with the 2020-21 season. Chaffee, 22 (1/26/98), recorded 29 points (16-13=29) in 30 games during his recently completed junior season at the University of Massachusetts. The 6-foot, 205-pound winger served as co-captain and ranked T-1st on the Minutemen in power-play […]

(St. Paul, MN) — Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin announced this week the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed forwards Adam Beckman and Damien Giroux to three-year, entry-level contracts. Beckman, 18 (5/10/01), recorded 107 points (48-59=107) in 63 games with the Spokane Chiefs in the Western Hockey League (WHL) this season. He earned […]

Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed goaltender Hunter Jones to a three-year, entry-level contract. Jones, 19 (9/21/00), went 31-14-3 with a 2.75 goals-against average (GAA), a .913 save percentage (SV%) and four shutouts in 49 games with the Peterborough Petes in the Ontario Hockey League […]

(St. Paul, MN) — The Wild finished their three game trip through Southern California on Sunday in Anaheim with an overtime win over the Ducks. Kevin Fiala scored twice in the win including the winner. In all the Wild won two of three on the trip. The Wild took the next two days off though […]

WILD 5, DUCKS 4 (overtime) Kevin Fiala scored his second goal of the game with 59 seconds remaining on the clock in overtime and Minnesota beat Anaheim. Alex Galchenyuk, Victor Rask, and Mats Zucarello also scored, and the Wild reclaimed the first wild card in the Western Conference. Minnesota has won eight of its past […]

WILD 3, SHARKS 2 Zach Parise and Ryan Suter each had a goal and assist and Minnesota extended its mastery on the road, beating San Jose. Alex Galchenyuk also scored for Minnesota, which won its sixth consecutive road game and moved ahead of Vancouver for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. The Sharks, […]

Knocking on the door for a Western Conference wild-card spot, the Minnesota Wild begin a key three-game California road trip on Thursday night when face the San Jose Sharks. Minnesota has crept within one point of Winnipeg for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference and has two games in hand on the Jets. […]