St. Paul Pioneer Press 3 hours ago
Marcus Foligno — a.k.a. Moose — brings much-needed size to Wild lineup
Marcus Foligno was posing for pictures at his brother-in-law Mario’s wedding in Sudbury, Ontario, last month when Buffalo Sabres general manager Jason Botterill called to alert him that he’d be traded to the Minnesota Wild. “It was a crazy day,” Foligno recalled. “I get a call from my GM, and obviously my mindset switches over to […]
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Minneapolis Star-Tribune 2 hours ago
Wild coach Bruce Boudreau tries on owner's hat with junior hockey team
U.S. Premier Hockey League expansion franchise in Coon Rapids becomes a family affair.
The Hockey Writers Jul 22, 2017
Should the Wild Sign Mike Fisher?
We’re closing in on the end of July and the Minnesota Wild still have some moves to make. The Wild are without a veteran fourth-line center. They have some talented young players who are looking to crack the lineup, but veteran depth never hurts. Matt Cullen has been on the Wild’s radar for most of […]
FOX Sports Jul 21, 2017
Marcus Foligno aims for 20-goal season with Wild
New Minnesota Wild left wing Marcus Foligno is coming off a promising 2016-17 season with Buffalo Sabres
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Jul 21, 2017
New Wild forward Marcus Foligno: 'I’m excited to win and be a winner for a long time'
New Wild winger Marcus Foligno made his debut with the Sabres during the 2011-12 season and has been a part of six Buffalo teams — all of which missed the playoffs. So when he was traded to the Wild along with fellow wing Tyler Ennis in a deal last month that sent Marco Scandella and Jason Pominville to Buffalo, he had plenty of mixed emotions. He was leaving the only professional organization he had ever known — one that his father, Mike, also played for — and the city in which he was born. But Foligno was also gaining an opportunity to experience something that had been missing for...
St. Paul Pioneer Press Jul 20, 2017
Wild reunion fulfills lifelong dream for best friends Jared Spurgeon, Tyler Ennis
Lifelong best friends Jared Spurgeon and Tyler Ennis were working out together at a West Edmonton, Alberta, gym a few weeks ago when a ringing cell phone interrupted them. Ennis stopped his lift and rushed over to answer. It was his agent, Eustace King, calling to say the Buffalo Sabres had traded Ennis, along with winger […]
St. Paul Pioneer Press Jul 17, 2017
Teen signed to one-day Wild contract dies after cancer battle
BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. — Carson Yaggie left the final conversation with his friend and teammate, Carter Casey, smiling. That wasn’t the plan. Yaggie had visited Casey hoping to put a smile on Casey’s face, seeing as the 17-year-old from Breckenridge, Minn., was struggling with a rare and aggressive form of muscle cancer. That’s not how things […]
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Jul 17, 2017
'Our hearts are dropped.' Teen who signed 'contract' with Wild dies
Seventeen-year-old Carter Casey was honored by the Wild in March and inspired people throughout his hometown of Breckenridge.
St. Paul Pioneer Press Jul 14, 2017
Family cleared path for Wild prospect Ivan Lodnia, 17. Now it’s his turn.
Minnesota Wild prospect Ivan Lodnia carries the weight of his entire family on his not-so-broad shoulders. The 5-foot-10, 180-pound winger says it’s the least he can do considering everything his family has done to get him to this point. “I owe them a lot,” he said. “And I haven’t done anything yet to pay them […]
St. Paul Pioneer Press Jul 13, 2017
Wild prospect Carson Soucy hopes to crack the NHL roster
This isn’t Carson Soucy’s first rodeo. Not even close. While he’s only 22 years old, Soucy is a grizzled old veteran as far as the Minnesota Wild’s annual development camp is concerned. Soucy has attended for the past five years, though this will most certainly be his last go-around as he’s now a professional. Soucy signed […]
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Jul 13, 2017
The intersection of Malcolm Gladwell, the Wild and the NHL draft
In Malcolm Gladwell’s book “Outliers,” which came out nearly nine years ago, the author lays out a simple but compelling reason why more elite hockey players back then tended to be born in the early months of the year instead of the later ones. The logic is summarized nicely in a Q&A he did with ESPN.com late in 2008: “In Canada, the eligibility cutoff for age-class hockey programs is Jan. 1. … But who tends to be the ‘best’ player at age 8 or 9? The oldest, of course — the kids born nearest the cut-off date, who can be as much as almost a year older than kids born at the...
St. Paul Pioneer Press Jul 12, 2017
Yusuke Kon plans to bring Minnesota Wild experience back to Japan
Imagine this scenario. You step off the plane in a new country, barely knowing a lick of the language. You’re then shuttled to a hotel about 20 minutes away where there’s a brief window of time to relax before reporting to the ice rink to meet dozens of new faces. You get a couple more […]
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Jul 12, 2017
As vacation starts, here's an offseason primer and Wild depth chart
I'm leaving town for a few weeks, so here's some things that will or may occur while I'm gone.
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Jul 11, 2017
Ex-Wild defenseman Marco Scandella excited to play for Buffalo coach Phil Housley
Former Wild defenseman excited to be a Sabre now.
St. Paul Pioneer Press Jul 11, 2017
Wild prospect Sam Anas continues to prove size doesn’t matter
Wild winger Sam Anas has no problem admitting that last season was a struggle for him — at least early on. As a rookie with the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League, the 24-year-old Anas had a tough time adjusting to the professional level. His size, or lack thereof, played the biggest role, as […]
