The Vancouver Canucks didn’t get quite the result they wanted out of their first playoff game in five years. The Canucks last saw postseason action in 2015 when the Calgary Flames eliminated them from the Western Conference quarterfinals in six games of a best-of-seven series. Five years later, they’re shaking off the playoff rust but […]
Wild skate by Vancouver in series opener 3-0
WILD 3, CANUCKS 0 Jared Spurgeon scored twice and Alex Stalock stopped 28 shots to get his his first career postseason win, leading Minnesota Wild past Vancouver in Game 1 of their qualifying series. Kevin Fiala also scored – one of Minnesota’s two power-play goals. Eric Staal had two assists and Spurgeon sealed the win […]
Minnesota’s Dumba at forefront of NHL’s anti-racism message
Minnesota’s Matt Dumba became the first NHL player to kneel during the U.S. national anthem when he did so before the opening playoff game between Edmonton and Chicago in Edmonton, Alberta. Dumba knelt at center ice Saturday while fellow Black players Malcolm Subban of Chicago and Darnell Nurse of Edmonton each stood with a hand […]
Wild prepping for playoffs
The virus pause has provided the Minnesota Wild as they are currently constructed with perhaps their best and last opportunity to make a long postseason run. They caught a break when the NHL rolled out a 24-team format for the restart, since they were one point below what would have been the Western Conference cut […]
Wild sign star prospect Kaprizov, can’t play in games until next season
Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League club has signed forward Kirill Kaprizov to a two-year, entry-level contract starting with the 2019-20 season. Kaprizov, 23 (4/26/97), registered 62 points (33-29=62), a plus-32 rating, six power-play goals, six game-winning goals and 171 shots on goal in 57 games with CSKA Moscow […]
Wild name Evason permanent head coach
Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has named Dean Evason its full-time Head Coach. As part of today’s announcement, Evason has signed a two-year extension with the organization through the 2021-22 season. “I am very excited to announce that Dean Evason is our full-time head coach,” said […]
Wild postseason qualifying round schedule announced
The Minnesota Wild’s Qualifying Round Series schedule against the Vancouver Canucks was announced today by the National Hockey League (NHL). The best-of-five series will begin on Sunday, August 2. All games will be played at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta. Minnesota will be the home team for Games three and four. MINNESOTA WILD QUALIFYING ROUND […]
Minnesota athletes continue to push for change
Eric Kendricks woke up distressed shortly after George Floyd was killed just a few miles from the stadium where the Minnesota Vikings play. Kendricks, the All-Pro inside linebacker who has mostly stayed out of the spotlight during his first five seasons in the NFL, was ”super emotional” enough that he took to his Twitter account […]
NHL puts plan in place, postseason breakdown
The NHL’s regular season is over and the chase for the Stanley Cup is on if hockey returns this summer. The league settled on a 24-team postseason format that Calgary Flames captain Mark Giordano supported back in March as the coronavirus was shutting down sports. ”You can’t eliminate teams who are out on points percentage […]
NHL moving forward to next phase, still have details to work out
The NHL will abandon the rest of the regular season and go straight into the playoffs with 24 teams instead of 16 – if it is able to resume play. The decision, announced Tuesday by Commissioner Gary Bettman, is no guarantee that games are coming back. The NHL and the NHL Players’ Association must still […]