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Wild overwhelmed by Stars in 6-1 preseason loss

Goaltenders Marc-Andre Fleury and Filip Gustavsson both struggled in net as Minnesota lost 6-1 to Dallas in a preseason tilt on Tuesday night. Fleury got the start and allowed three goals on 23 shots faced. Gustavsson struggled in relief of Fleury, giving up three goals on just 11 shots attempted

Sep 27

Minnesota Wild beat Avalanche 4-3 in preseason opener

Sammy Walker shined for Minnesota as the Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 in the preseason opener. Colorado winger Joel Kiviranta opened the scoring with a goal late in the first period. Minnesota native Sammy Walker scored a PPG for the Wild to tie the game 1-1 with 16:05 remaining

Sep 24

Bally Sports North season puck drop Minnesota Wild tickets giveaway sweepstakes rules

Sweepstakes: Season Puck Drop Minnesota Wild Tickets Giveaway Station: Diamond Sports Net North, LLC d/b/a Bally Sports North Station Address: 800 LaSalle Plaza, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55402 Sweepstakes Area: State of Minnesota Age of Eligibility: Eighteen (18) years old Sponsor: Diamond Sports Net North, LLC Prize Provider: Diamond Sports

Sep 23

Wild re-sign blueliner Addison to 1-year deal

Minnesota retained one of its young standouts Tuesday, re-signing defenseman Calen Addison to a one-year contract worth $825,000. The 23-year-old Addison tallied 29 points (three goals, 26 assists) in 62 games for the Wild last season, setting a single-season franchise record for assists by a rookie. He led NHL rookies

Sep 19

Minnesota Wild sign forward Jujhar Khaira

The Minnesota Wild signed forward Jujhar Khaira to a one-year, two-way contract. Khaira recorded 14 points and 31 penalty minutes in 51 games with Chicago last season. The 6-foot-4, 212-pound native of Surrey, British Columbia, owns 80 points and six game-winning goals in 336 career regular-season games in six seasons

Sep 17

Bally Sports North announces 2023-24 Minnesota Wild broadcast schedule

MINNEAPOLIS -- Bally Sports North, the broadcast home of the Minnesota Wild, on Thursday announced the local telecast schedule for the 2023-24 Minnesota Wild season. The schedule features 69 regular-season games and three preseason games. Preseason coverage begins Saturday, Sept. 30 when the Wild host the Chicago Blackhawks. Regular-season coverage

Sep 07

Wild re-sign netminder Gustavsson to 3-year contract

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild signed goalie Filip Gustavsson to a three-year, $11.25 million contract on Monday, avoiding salary arbitration after his strong first season with the club. The Wild have little room left on their salary cap after accounting for Gustavsson's $3.75 million annual average value, but

Jul 31

Brandon Duhaime signs one-year, $1.1 million deal with Minnesota Wild

The Minnesota Wild have signed forward Brandon Duhaime to a one-year, $1.1 million contract. Last season the native of Parkland, Fla. set career-highs in goals and game-winning goals. Duhaime recorded 10 points and a plus-six rating in 51 games. The forward has recorded 27 points and a plus-four rating in

Jul 16

Wild trade future draft pick to Lightning for veteran winger Maroon

With Ryan Reeves having signed with Toronto as a free agent, Minnesota went out and got some toughness in a trade Sunday night, acquiring Pat Maroon from Tampa Bay. The Wild sent a 2024 seventh-round pick to the Lightning in exchange for Maroon and Max Cajkovic. The 35-year-old Maroon, a

Jul 03

Minnesota native Vinni Lettieri signs 2-way deal with Wild

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild signed forward Vinni Lettieri to a two-year, two-way contract on Saturday, bringing the grandson of hockey great Lou Nanne back to his home state. The salary-cap-crunched Wild made only a couple of minor moves after NHL free agency opened, also signing forward Jake

Jul 01

Wild make qualifying offers to Addison, Duhaime, Gustavsson

Minnesota made qualifying offers to defenseman Calen Addison, forward Brandon Duhaime and goaltender Filip Gustavsson on Friday. If the offers are rejected, all three players will be restricted free agents when the free agency period begins Saturday. The Wild opted not to extend qualifying offers to forwards Damien Giroux, Mason

Jun 30

Minnesota Wild 2023 NHL draft grades roundup

How did the Minnesota Wild do in the 2023 NHL draft? Of course, we won’t know for years down the line and a draft is always a crapshoot, regardless. Nevertheless, there’s grades to be handed out and analysis to be had. Grades might not mean much in the short term

Jun 30

Minnesota Wild NHL draft Day 2 selection capsules

The Minnesota Wild weren’t done after selecting Charlie Stramel with their first-round pick in the NHL draft Wednesday. The draft concluded Thursday with Rounds 2-7. Minnesota owned five picks on Day 2 and kept all their selections with no trades made. Here’s a capsule summary of the Wild’s second day

Jun 29

Wild draft Minnesota native Charlie Stramel with 21st pick

With the 21st overall pick in the 2023 NHL draft, Minnesota as most expected took a center. However, who they took might have been a surprise. The Wild selected Wisconsin’s Charlie Stramel in the first round – no one picked him for Minnesota in our mock draft roundup. A native

Jun 29

Minnesota Wild mock 2023 NHL draft roundup

The NHL draft is Wednesday and Minnesota owns the No. 21 overall pick in the first round. The Wild also have two second-round selections – Nos. 53 and 64. Perhaps this is ammunition to move up. Or maybe general manager Bill Guerin wants to get more picks – Minnesota is

Jun 27