Photo Credit: Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune/Zuma. The Wild are 11-2-1 on Hockey Day Minnesota. On February 14, 2020, the Wild fired head coach Bruce Boudreau and named Dean Evason as interim head coach. Wild GM Bill Guerin has an itchy trigger finger these days. Previously, the Wild had beaten the favored and third-seeded Colorado Avalanche in the first round in seven games, coming back from a 3–1 series deficit and winning both Game 6 and 7 in overtime. Anyone interested in debating that? [29] Much of this was in part due to a lack of scoring and overall team offense, and the injuries to star forward Marian Gaborik, who only played 17 games. [60], In 2008, "Nordy" was introduced as the official mascot of the team.[61]. [62] Leipold, a resident of Racine, Wisconsin, completed the sale of the Nashville Predators to a local ownership group on December 7, 2007, a team he owned since the expansion franchise was awarded to Nashville in 1997. [55], The team has had a goal horn each season since its inception. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. ‡ denotes that the player only appeared in the playoffs. Buy his book.
They lost their first game, 3–1, to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and recorded their first win against the Tampa Bay Lightning five games later. Ryan Suter was the alternate captain of the United States Olympic team in 2010. [12] The season ended with Scott Pellerin as the leading scorer with 39 points while Wes Walz, Darby Hendrickson and Gaborik paced the team with 18 goals each. Many local fans were upset, under the impression that an aging veteran on the decline was a terrible free-agent pickup. The Wild also signed free agents Antti Miettinen and Owen Nolan to multi-year deals. Among the alignments considered was having the Jets replace the Avalanche in the Northwest, but Wild management strongly objected to this alignment as it would have left them as the only American team in their division. The City of Saint Paul issued an additional $65 million in bonds, with roughly 90% of the debt service on the bonds and the repayment of the state loan coming from scheduled rent and payment in lieu of taxes from the Minnesota Wild. Wild going after some big names. Record (W-L-T-OTL): The new name was introduced to everyone with the song "Born to be Wild" by Steppenwolf playing over the arena's speaker system. Since signing a three-year, $10.5 million deal in July 2016, Staal has had a career resurgence. Some hockey portraits on this site are licensed from Images on Ice, Hockey’s Photo Agency. These efforts came close to success in the mid-1990s when Minnesota interests purchased the original Winnipeg Jets with the intention of relocating the franchise to Minnesota; however, arena negotiations fell through and the Jets instead relocated to Phoenix, Arizona. That was only made worse for the Wild fan base when Fenton traded for Kevin Fiala, acquiring him from his former team the Nashville Predators in exchange for Wild veteran Mikael Granlund.
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(Icon SMI). The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. National Hockey League Players' Association, "Minnesota Wild Unveils New Jerseys for 2017-18", 2000-01 Minnesota Wild Roster and Statistics | Hockey-Reference.com, Minnesota Wild Tickets - Minnesota Wild - Tickets, 2003 NHL Playoffs Summary | Hockey-Reference.com, Minnesota Wild at Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Box Score, October 6, 2000 | Hockey-Reference.com, Philadelphia Flyers at Minnesota Wild Box Score, October 11, 2000 | Hockey-Reference.com, Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild Box Score, December 17, 2000 | Hockey-Reference.com, Darby Hendrickson NHL Statistics | Hockey-Reference.com, Marian Gaborik NHL Statistics | Hockey-Reference.com, Minnesota Wild 2001-02 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com, ESPN.com - NHL Playoffs 2003 - Anaheim Ducks vs. New Jersey Devils, 2003-04 Minnesota Wild Roster and Statistics | Hockey-Reference.com, 2006 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com, Marian Gaborik Minnesota Wild - 2012-2013 Stats - Minnesota Wild - Team, 2006-07 Minnesota Wild Roster and Statistics | Hockey-Reference.com, 2007 NHL Playoffs Summary | Hockey-Reference.com, Jacques Lemaire NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record | Hockey-Reference.com, Jacques Lemaire steps down - Minnesota Wild - News, 2007-08 Minnesota Wild Roster and Statistics | Hockey-Reference.com, Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild Box Score, April 3, 2008 | Hockey-Reference.com, Defensive Systems and their Impact on Shot Location - Arctic Ice Hockey, 2008-09 Minnesota Wild Roster and Statistics | Hockey-Reference.com, Rangers sign Marian Gaborik to 5-year deal; ink Donald Brashear - NY Daily News, Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold disappointed with late-season struggles, says team lost money by missing playoffs - ESPN, Mikko Koivu NHL Statistics | Hockey-Reference.com, Minnesota Wild Team - Minnesota Wild - Team, Houston Aeros - 2011 AHL Playoffs - Quest For The Calder Cup - Minnesota Wild - Team, Mike Yeo hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com, Will Wild's summer makeover spring success? Niklas Bäckström was the starting goalie for the Wild after previous starter Manny Fernandez sprained his knee on January 20. Lee of course is the captain of the aforementioned New York Islanders franchise, and although there has been speculation that the Islanders are hoping to re-sign him to a new deal, there has been some speculation he will test the open market. Perhaps his greatest accomplishment is winning the Stanley Cup with Carolina during the 2005-06 season – the championship was the Hurricanes’ first Stanley Cup in their franchise history.
[14] Also, Jacques Lemaire recorded his 500th career coaching win[24] as the Wild clinched their first ever Northwest Division title in a 3–1 victory over the Calgary Flames on April 3, 2008.
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