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• Minnesota Wild To Name New Captain: Top Candidates

  24-11-2020 22:07 via yardbarker.com
  According to Tom Gulitti of NHL.com, general manager of the Minnesota Wild Bill Guerin has said the organization will name a new team captain before the start of the 2020-21 NHL season.
  
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• GM Confirms Matt Dumba Will Start Season On Wild Blue Line

  23-11-2020 23:21 via yardbarker.com
  According to Tom Gulitti of NHL.com, the Minnesota Wild have officially removed Matt Dumba from the NHL trade market. And, while they might field calls on the defenseman should a team come and offer something of real value, Wild general manage Bill Guerin is not shopping the player.
  
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• GM Bill Guerin: Wild prepared to begin season with Matt Dumba

  23-11-2020 21:46 via yardbarker.com
  
  Trade speculation will always follow Matt Dumba. The Minnesota Wild defenseman has been in the rumor mill for years, and after the team signed Jonas Brodin to a seven-year extension in September, things heated up again.
  
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• Minnesota Wild Not Shopping Matt Dumba

  23-11-2020 21:19 via yardbarker.com
  Trade speculation will always follow Matt Dumba. The Minnesota Wild defenseman has been in the rumor mill for years and after the team signed Jonas Brodin to a seven-year extension in September, things heated up again.
  
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• Minnesota Wild ECHL Team, Allen Americans, Announce Training Camp Roster

  22-11-2020 15:00 via gonepuckwild.com
  
  The Minnesota Wild ECHL Affiliate Allen Americans announce Camp Roster after ECHL start date announced. The Allen Americans posted their training camp roster for the 2020-21 season on their website. The roster posting coincides with another move the team made in early November, where officials for the Americans and the Minnesota Wild came together to […]
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• Golden Gophers Open Season with Decisive Penn State Sweep

  21-11-2020 21:25 via gonepuckwild.com
  
  The Minnesota Golden Gophers open up their 100th Season with a Sweep over 10th Ranked Penn State. Bob Motzko has entered his third season as the head coach of the Golden Gophers. In the face of adversity, he will have to lead his team in one of the most difficult seasons during the pandemic. There […]
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• Wild’s 3 Breakout Candidates for 2020-21

  18-11-2020 23:30 via yardbarker.com
  After the significant changes this offseason, the makeup of the Minnesota Wild’s roster is drastically different from last season. If the team desires a playoff berth next season, it will be essential for several players to have breakout seasons.
  
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• Minnesota Wild’s Biggest Trade Assets For 2020-21

  18-11-2020 15:05 via yardbarker.com
  There has been significant roster turnover over the past year, which is just the beginning as the Minnesota Wild continue to re-tool. General manager Bill Guerin continues to make changes that align with his vision for the future.
  
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• Minnesota Wild Go Retro in New North Star Colored Jersey

  18-11-2020 13:00 via gonepuckwild.com
  
  On Monday, Adidas revealed all 31 NHL Reverse Retro Jersey’s. Today, we talk about the Minnesota Wild’s North Star Callback So full disclosure. I was never alive when the North Stars were still in the State of Hockey, but I did my homework and learned about why they left. I understand that some Minnesota Hockey […]
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• Revisiting if Minnesota Wild Could Trade For Brock Boeser

  17-11-2020 20:51 via gonepuckwild.com
  
  Could Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin still swing a trade for Minnesota born Brock Boeser? Let’s dive into the Positives and Negatives. Well folks, here we go again, this time we talk about Bill Guerin bringing Brock Boeser to the State of Hockey. It all started one day when former Wild GM Paul Fenton was […]
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• Check out the North Stars-inspired Wild alternate jerseys

  16-11-2020 18:19
  
  After much speculation on social media over the past month, the Wild officially released their alternate jerseys for the 2020-21 season, and yes, the design indeed pays homage to the old Minnesota North Stars’ color scheme.
  This unveiling was part of a coordinated release on Monday, when every team in the NHL, in conjunction with Adidas, dropped their “reverse retro” look on social media at the same time.
  While it’s unclear when the Wild will actually wear these alternate
  
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• Minnesota Wild 2020 Holiday Gift Guide

  16-11-2020 12:15 via gonepuckwild.com
  
  The holidays are here! 2020 has been pure madness, but now is the time to make sure all the Minnesota Wild fans you know are happy. The sleigh bells are about to start ringing. I know, you’re probably thinking that you haven’t even started cooking the turkey yet… but the holidays wait for no one. […]
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• Projecting the Wild’s 2020-21 Opening Night Roster

  13-11-2020 15:35 via yardbarker.com
  Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin made several drastic changes this offseason. While those changes may be alarming to some, we have to put our faith into believing that Guerin knows what he’s doing.
  
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• Minnesota Wild Need a Big Season Out of Marcus Johansson

  12-11-2020 21:07 via gonepuckwild.com
  
  After trading fan and team favorite Eric Staal, the Wild will need a big season out of recently acquired Marcus Johansson. Marcus Johansson is a 10-year NHL veteran on his 5th team in his career. Since Johansson left Washington he hasn’t really found a home. His first appearance for the Wild this season will mark […]
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• A Minnesota Wild Makeover for the 2020-21 NHL Season

  12-11-2020 02:50 via yardbarker.com
  It is quite clear that Minnesota GM, Bill Guerin was on a mission to make an imprint on his roster this offseason. The resulting alterations will undoubtedly give the Wild a brand-new look in 2021.
  
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• Wild's Greg Pateryn expected to be ready for training camp

  11-11-2020 18:46 via yardbarker.com
  Pateryn is focused on the upcoming season and is expected to be ready for training camp when things finally get off the ground. That’s good news for the Wild who invested $6.75M in the free-agent defenseman
  
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• Wild’s 3 Best Contracts for 2021

  09-11-2020 16:15 via yardbarker.com
  After five grueling seasons of missing the mark, Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin has decided that enough is enough. In a year where almost everything has seen delays due to COVID-19, including the 2020-21 NHL season, Guerin pushed forward.
  
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• Wild’s 2020-21 Defense: Who’s In & Who’s Out?

  07-11-2020 14:55 via yardbarker.com
  Slated to enter their 21st season as an NHL franchise in 2020-21, the Minnesota Wild have always taken a lot of pride in drafting and developing many top-tier defensemen.
  
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• Ryan Hartman’s Arbitration Case Will Test Wild Front Office

  06-11-2020 19:23 via gonepuckwild.com
  
  After a fantastic 2019-20 season, let’s examine Ryan Hartman‘s arbitration case and weigh the options that lie ahead next summer. Ryan Hartman will be a restricted free agent next summer and he will be arbitration-eligible along with Kevin Fiala and Joel Eriksson Ek. Kirill Kaprizov will also be coming off of his entry-level contract, so […]
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• Minnesota Wild Have Shifted Direction on Matt Dumba Trade

  06-11-2020 03:30 via yardbarker.com
  According to Michael Russo of The Athletic, the general manager of the Minnesota Wild, Bill Guerin, has altered his stance somewhat on a Matt Dumba trade.
  
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• Wild’s Dean Evason Takes on New Role

  05-11-2020 16:35 via yardbarker.com
  The Minnesota Wild seemed to be doing fairly well back in the middle of February, but not good enough to keep former head coach Bruce Boudreau around.
  
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• How the Minnesota Wild Should Weaponize Next Year’s Cap Space

  05-11-2020 13:00 via gonepuckwild.com
  
  Here’s a breakdown of the Minnesota Wild’s potential salary cap situation for 2021 and how they could use that space. The massive amount of roster turnover has made projecting the upcoming Minnesota Wild season a true challenge. Much of this group has never played together before. A lot of the youth is being put in […]
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• Whitecaps Roster Nearly Complete After Signing 7 Players

  05-11-2020 00:45 via yardbarker.com
  The Minnesota Whitecaps announced seven signings over the past eight days, bringing their roster total to 23 as organized practices have just gotten underway around the league.  On Oct.
  
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• Minnesota Wild Extend ECHL Affiliation

  04-11-2020 17:23 via yardbarker.com
  The Minnesota Wild have extended their affiliation with the Allen Americans of the ECHL for the 2020-21 season. The two teams have been partnered since 2018-19, with the Americans serving as a proving ground for raw or unheralded prospects.
  
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• Breaking Down the Wild’s Plan to Simultaneously Compete & Rebuild

  04-11-2020 15:15 via yardbarker.com
  It seems that the general manager, Bill Guerin, has high hopes for the Minnesota Wild. He has boldly stated that he has three goals this season. To put out a competitive team, to rebuild the roster, and to successfully do those two things simultaneously.
  
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• Wild Can Utilize Trade Deadline To Greatly Improve Their Roster

  03-11-2020 15:25 via yardbarker.com
  Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin may have just perfectly executed a retool on the fly. The acquisitions of Nick Bjugstad from the Pittsburgh Penguins, Marcus Johansson from the Buffalo Sabres, and Nick Bonino from the Nashville Predators could change the landscape of the Wild’s near future.
  
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• Wild Getting Speed and Scoring in Highly-Touted Kaprizov

  02-11-2020 22:35 via yardbarker.com
  Everyone who’s been following the NHL the last few months no doubt has heard of Russian star Kirill Kaprizov. More specifically, how hard the Minnesota Wild fought to sign him due to his talent for scoring goals.
  
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• Charley Walters: High-priced vets will be a tough sell for Vikings

  01-11-2020 02:39
  
  There’s little doubt that the Minnesota Vikings (1-5), who last week shipped pass rusher Yannick Ngakoue to Baltimore, have been trying to dump more payroll before Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline.
  The Vikings’ dilemma is they want to trade players other teams don’t want, while other teams want players the Vikings want to keep.
  The problem is the coronavirus pandemic. Most teams are reluctant to take on additional salaries because next year, the NFL’s salary cap is expe
  
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• Wild’s Depth Upfront Could Be Difference Maker This Season

  30-10-2020 22:15 via yardbarker.com
  After the significant trades orchestrated by Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin, the team’s bottom-six depth up front will play a huge role in the upcoming season.
  
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• St. Paul native Ryan McDonagh is finally a Stanley Cup champion

  30-10-2020 21:25
  
  Ryan McDonagh cut his teeth on the outdoor rinks in St. Paul, and like any true Minnesotan, dreamed of some day lifting the Stanley Cup over his head. That burning passion intensified after winning a high school state championship at Cretin-Derham Hall as a junior and being named Minnesota Mr. Hockey as a senior.
  Little did McDonagh, 31, know it would be more than a decade before he reached the top of the mountain again. He never got it done at the University of Wisconsin, failed to medal at the
  
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• Prospects News & Rumors: AHL, Rossi & OHL

  29-10-2020 17:15 via yardbarker.com
  The American Hockey League (AHL) and Ontario Hockey League (OHL) are still figuring out if and when they can return to the ice. Both leagues have made changes to their return to play plans and pushed back their potential starting dates.
  
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• Minnesota Wild: Seattle Expansion Draft Protection List

  29-10-2020 14:15 via yardbarker.com
  Next August will mark two years since Bill Guerin became the general manager of the Minnesota Wild. He has dealt with almost everything that comes with the job thus far, which includes the NHL Entry Draft, free agency, and the trade market.
  
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• Senators sign forward Alex Galchenyuk to one-year, $1.05M contract

  28-10-2020 23:04 via yardbarker.com
  
  The Ottawa Senators announced on Wednesday that they've signed forward Alex Galchenyuk to a one-year contract worth $1.05 million. 
  
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• Minnesota Wild and Bill Guerin Bet on Jordan Greenway

  28-10-2020 22:04 via gonepuckwild.com
  
  Minnesota Wild fans were frustrated with Jordan Greenway at times, could next season be the biggest year of his career so far? When Luke Kunin was traded, there was a good amount of Wild fans asking why Kunin was traded rather than Greenway. I believe Greenway is a better player than Kunin, shown significantly in […]
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• Senators Sign Alex Galchenyuk to a One-Year, $1.05M Deal

  28-10-2020 19:46 via yardbarker.com
  In breaking news this afternoon, the Ottawa Senators have signed Alex Galchenyuk to a one-year contract worth $1.05 million. The third overall pick from the 2012 NHL Draft was an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his career.
  
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• Senators Sign Galchenyuk to One-Year Deal

  28-10-2020 17:55 via yardbarker.com
  The Ottawa Senators have been one of the most active teams this offseason, and on Wednesday, they went even further. The team signed embattled forward Alex Galchenyuk to a one-year, $1.05 million contract.
  
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• Report: Senators, Alex Galchenyuk agree to one-year, $1.05M deal

  28-10-2020 17:34 via yardbarker.com
  
  There is incredible skill in Galchenyuk’s hands, and though he has been a relative disappointment given his draft position, he still does have 135 goals and 320 points in 549 regular-season games.
  
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• What do the Minnesota Wild do if They Don’t Trade Matt Dumba?

  27-10-2020 21:23 via gonepuckwild.com
  
  Minnesota Wild fans expect Matt Dumba to be traded at some point. But reports are, offers have been underwhelming. What if the Wild don’t trade Matt Dumba? The moment Jonas Brodin inked his 7-year extension, Minnesota Wild fans felt like they saw the writing on the wall. Matt Dumba was going to be on the […]
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• What the Minnesota Wild Opening Night Roster Could Look Like

  27-10-2020 19:32 via gonepuckwild.com
  
  It appears the Minnesota Wild are done with trading and free-agent acquisitions, so let’s examine what the Wild’s starting lineup could look like for opening night. After all the offseason contract extensions, trades, and moving on from players such as longtime captain Mikko Koivu, what does the Wild’s depth chart look like as of now? […]
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• Is the Minnesota Wild’s Kirill Kaprizov the Next Artemi Panarin?

  27-10-2020 02:00 via yardbarker.com
  It seems like there are now stats about almost anything in today’s NHL. Admittedly, my knowledge of statistical analysis or hockey analytics is very basic.
  
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• 2021 NHL Winter Classic in Minneapolis Moved to 2022, and it May be a Blessing in Disguise

  25-10-2020 14:30 via yardbarker.com
  Back in 2015, when the NHL announced the Minnesota Wild was going to host an outdoor game as part of its Stadium Series held at the University of Minnesota’s
  
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• Wild sign first-round draft pick Marco Rossi to entry-level contract

  23-10-2020 22:37
  
  Less than a month after the Wild selected him with the No. 9 overall pick in the NHL draft, Marco Rossi signed a three-year, entry-level contract on Friday.
  “A dream comes true,” Rossi tweeted. “Can’t be more happy to sign my first NHL contract with the Wild. Thank you to my family who sacrificed so much for me and thank you to anyone else who helped me along this way.”A dream comes true. Can’t be more happy to sign my first NHL contract with the @mnwild. Than
  
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• Wild sign No. 9 overall pick Marco Rossi to entry-level contract

  23-10-2020 22:13 via yardbarker.com
  
  The Minnesota Wild have signed top draft choice Marco Rossi to a three-year, entry-level contract. Rossi has spent the last two seasons with the Ottawa 67’s of the OHL before going ninth overall in this month’s draft.
  
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• Minnesota Wild Sign Marco Rossi To Entry-Level Contract

  23-10-2020 22:13 via yardbarker.com
  The Minnesota Wild have signed top draft choice Marco Rossi to a three-year, entry-level contract. Rossi has spent the last two seasons with the Ottawa 67’s of the OHL before going ninth overall in this month’s draft.
  
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• Minnesota Wild Sign Louis Belpedio

  22-10-2020 23:15 via yardbarker.com
  The Minnesota Wild have signed Louis Belpedio to a one-year two-way, contract, according to PuckPedia. The deal will be worth $700K in the NHL.
  
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• NHL postpones 2021 Winter Classic, All-Star Weekend due to COVID-19 uncertainties

  22-10-2020 22:37 via yardbarker.com
  
  The NHL confirmed on Thursday the postponements of the 2021 Winter Classic and next year's All-Star Weekend because of uncertainties related to the worsening coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• NHL postpones 2021 Winter Classic, All-Star weekend

  22-10-2020 22:04 via yardbarker.com
  
  The Winter Classic was scheduled to be held at Target Field in Minneapolis and was to feature the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues. The Florida Panthers were set to host the All-Star weekend at the end of January.
  
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• NHL postpones 2021 Winter Classic at Target Field

  22-10-2020 21:48
  
  In a move that felt inevitable with coronavirus pandemic still rapidly spreading, the NHL announced on Thursday it has postponed the 2021 Winter Classic between the Wild and St. Louis Blues at Target Field. It was scheduled for Jan. 1.
  The NHL plans to return to the Twin Cities for an outdoor game in the near future, according to a press release, with the logical choice being the 2022 Winter Classic. None of that is set in stone, however, and more details will follow at a later date.
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• A Destination For Minnesota Wild Defenseman Matt Dumba

  22-10-2020 21:10 via gonepuckwild.com
  
  The recent contract extensions for Jonas Brodin and Carson Soucy make a Matt Dumba trade inevitable. Where are the possible trade destinations for Dumba? There is no doubt that Matt Dumba is a hot commodity, the 26-year-old blueliner has surpassed 10 goals in four of the past five seasons. He saw a major reduction in […]
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• Hockey Day Minnesota in Mankato postponed because of COVID-19

  21-10-2020 21:43
  
  It looks like Hockey Day Minnesota in Mankato will have to wait.
  As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread at a rapid rate, the Wild, in conjunction with Fox Sports North, announced on Wednesday that Hockey Day Minnesota 2021 has been postponed. They also announced that Mankato will host Hockey Day Minnesota 2022.
  The 15th annual celebration was supposed be hosted at Blakeslee Stadium on the Minnesota State Mankato campus. That will still be the host site when Hockey Day Minnesota 2022 des
  
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