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2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Minnesota Wild Fighting To Stay Alive

  With tomorrow’s Game Five matchup with the Chicago Blackhawks just around the corner, the Minnesota Wild have their backs against the wall. Minnesota is down 3-1 in the series, but the numbers…Read More

Do You Remember The First Time?-The Minnesota Wild’s Post-Season History (Part 1)

With the Minnesota Wild about to embark on its first post-season adventure in 5 years, I’ve decided to take a look back at the team’s 3 previous play-off runs. In this edition, I will be…Read More

2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs – For the Minnesota Wild, It’s Time to Put Away the Razors

For the first time since 2008, the Minnesota Wild have made the playoffs. You know what that means—it’s time for the playoff beard. Among all hockey traditions, aside from the right to touch the Cup,…Read More

It’s Now or Never–Minnesota Wild Game 48 Open Thread

What better way to end the season–aside from a playoff berth for your Minnesota Wild–than to watch the game with us here at Gone Puck Wild! Stay tuned as we give you all the action as it happens.…Read More

2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Minnesota Wild Playoff Push on Life Support

Six to one: that was the score of tonight’s matchup between the Edmonton Oilers and the Minnesota Wild. Not only was it a brutal way to end the final home game of the season, it was also the second…Read More

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Mikko Koivu, Zach Parise and Ryan Suter—the Minnesota Wild Three Musketeers?

After an absolute 6-1 clobbering on Thursday night at the hands of the San Jose Sharks in the Silicon…Read More

What Makes This Minnesota Wild Team So Special?

  With five games to go in the regular season, Minnesota Wild fans have their eyes glued to the…Read More

A Hockey Writer’s Message to Minnesota Wild Fans

The trade deadline has passed and it looks like the Minnesota Wild has their team set for a good playoff…Read More

Minnesota Wild and Chicago Blackhawks—a Playoff Match Made in Heaven?

At the beginning of the season, The Hockey News had Minnesota and Chicago meeting up in the first round…Read More

Reasons Why the Minnesota Wild Can Beat the Chicago Blackhawks

Yesterday, I wrote an article giving reasons as to why the Chicago Blackhawks could beat Minnesota and…Read More

Reasons Why the Minnesota Wild Could Lose to the Blackhawks

Now, I could simply just say the following and be done: Because it’s Chicago. However, that would…Read More

Minnesota Wild vs Phoenix Coyotes Game Preview

The Minnesota Wild take to the road again as they face the Phoenix Coyotes at Jobing.com arena tonight.…Read More

Minnesota Wild Off-Day News and Musings

After beating the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Sunday night, Minnesota took yesterday to rest and relax,…Read More

Minnesota Wild Beat Calgary Flames In Shootout

The Minnesota Wild skated into the Pengrowth Saddledome tonight and it took a shootout against the Calgary…Read More

Is Devin Setoguchi Minnesota’s Power Play Solution?

  As of today, the Minnesota Wild has the 18th ranked power play at 17.1%. How they’ve managed…Read More

Minnesota Wild Fans…STOP PANICKING: A Wild Editorial

The Minnesota Wild fell 4-1 to the Vancouver Canucks last night, dropping their third game in a row.…Read More

Second Line Heater—Can Dany Heatley Spark Secondary Scoring?

With rookie Charlie Coyle tentatively taking Dany Heatley’s spot on Minnesota’s top line, Heatley…Read More

Charlie Coyle to Possibly Skate on Wild’s Top Line

Charlie Coyle’s days in the American Hockey League are likely over. Within the span of just one year,…Read More

Five Keys to Success on the Road for the Minnesota Wild

While it’s important no matter where the team is playing—home or away—it’s especially important…Read More

Minnesota Wild in Desperate Need of Secondary Scoring

It was a banner night for the Minnesota Wild top line as the trio of Zach Parise, Mikko Koivu and Dany…Read More