Wild Fans Call A Penalty On Play-By-Play Choice
Oops. I imagine that’s the overarching theme in the Wild front offices so far this week. For those who have been living under a stone (or don’t have cable), let me recap. The Wild announced…Read More
Stoner signs, LaPanta possibly moves to Xcel
The Wild have re-signed Clayton Stoner to a 2 year contract with a $1.05 million cap hit. Although Stoner has certainly been challenged by injuries, his aggressive physical play won over head coach Mike…Read More
Where Will Parise End Up?
That does seem to be the question on every Wild fan’s mind right now. Where will Zach Parise play next season? One thing is almost certain…unless the Devils can pull off a financial miracle,…Read More
Personnel Change For The Wild
For those who’ve been taking a vacation from all things hockey now that the Aeros are officially on the golf course as well, the Wild have announced one high profile change to the team…the…Read More
Off Season News – Not Much So Far
Not much going on in the State of Hockey beyond wistfully watching the playoffs at the moment. Some news, though. Niklas Backstrom is undergoing ankle surgery ASAP. It turns out he’s been playing…Read More
And We’re Back…But The Wild Aren’t
We’re back, folks! Long story, I’ll tell it when I’m less incensed. Welcome to the…Read More
Zzzzzzzzz…Wild Win!
Heh heh heh. An interesting night at the Xcel on Thursday. Well, actually the interesting part was that…Read More
Darn Kids!
Ok State of Hockey, we’re out of the playoffs but that doesn’t mean we’re out of news. Jason…Read More
Wild Stun Canucks with Shutout Victory
My streak is alive! For those who don’t know, of all the Wild games I have ever attended I have…Read More
Yeo: “We’re in hell.”
It was a great St. Patrick’s Day of hockey at the Xcel. Green sweaters completing passes, scoring…Read More
Some Faces Return While Others Remain Out
Hello State of Hockey! We’ve seen an exciting (or nerve-wracking, depending on how you want to view it) shootout win against Phoenix and a close but depressing loss to the Flames at home. Good news:…Read More
Timesaving Tips For The Wild Front Office
I don’t know nearly as many people in the Minnesota Wild front office as does, say, Mike Russo, but the few dealings I have had with them have left me with a positive impression. They seem like…Read More
Wild Get Swept Away By Avalanche
Sigh. It’s tough for many of you to watch this team right now, I’m sure. Believe me, it’s harder to write about it. There are only so many ways to phrase “poor execution”,…Read More
Wild Have Rollercoaster Night In Montreal – Backstrom Injured
There are epic rivalries in the NHL. Flyers – Rangers. Hawks – Wings. Sharks – Ducks. Wild – Habs does not usually make the list…but 61 minutes of penalties tonight begged…Read More
Kings Throw Wild Out Of Own Castle
UPDATED: Palmieri thoughts at end Ouch. Ouch. Ouch. Ouch. One ouch per Kings goal. Now let’s do one “Woohoo!” per Wild goal. … Get the picture? Painful night in the State of Hockey,…Read More
Slow Trade Day…Except in Minnesota
It wasn’t an exciting trade deadline for much of the NHL, but Minnesota proved to be an exception. Three players are gone: Staubitz, Schultz, Zanon. Two players are coming: Gilbert, Kampfer. The…Read More
Staubitz, Schultz Moving To Canada
More on this later today, I’ll wait until things settle down. Montreal has claimed Brad Staubitz off re-entry waivers. Zero surprise there. The news of the day is the trade of Nick Schultz to Edmonton…Read More
Wild Reel In Sharks, Win 4-3
Stressful night in the State of Hockey. New faces, new-old faces, familiar faces in other colors, coaches getting whacked with sticks, comebacks… Let’s go right through the list. All three “new”…Read More
Ticket Deal – Wild vs Kings Feb 28th
One more tonight, everyone! We got word that TiqIq has some special ticket deals for the Wild game on Feb28th, hosting the Los Angeles Kings. TiqIq is a business partner of FanSided, and is on the up-and-up. Click…Read More
Wild Get Lost In The Stars, But Bigger News Is Afoot
Ok, we all know how the Wild perform in Dallas. Niklas Backstrom had an amazing game against Florida last night, but I’m betting he’d like to forget all about tonight’s game which saw…Read More
















