minnesota-wild-playoffs Stories - Hockey Wilderness
Chris Simon goes to Russia
When the Wild signed Chris Simon I did not jump on the, “why do we need this thug?” bandwagon. I actually thought Simon might be an intimidating player on the ice which would be an essential component to a Wild playoff progression, but that didn’t pan out and it seems Doug...
Minnesota Wild Season Over
"It's hard to explain," goaltender Niklas Backstrom said, "but it feels empty that you wake up today and you don't have practice or anywhere to go. You just have the feeling that it's over." Yep, it’s over. See ya in five months.
Minnesota Wild lose to Colorado Avalanche in round one of NHL playoffs
Minnesota Wild Colorado Avalanche NHL Playoff Series Over, Avs Win 4-2 The Minnesota Wild played a tough series, but just couldn’t get past the Colorado Avalanche and their red hot goalie, Jose Theodore. The Minnesota Wild got knocked out of the series 4-2 and Minnesota Wild fans (like me) are...
Minnesota Wild split Colorado games, NHL Playoff Series remains tied
Minnesota Wild Colorado Avalanche NHL Playoff Series tied 2-2 The Rocky Mountain air proved to be too much for the Minnesota Wild team. The Minnesota Wild played strong Monday night, beating the Avalanche 3 to 2 in their second overtime victory in a row and I was sure Tuesday night’s Colorado game...
Minnesota Wild Playoff Series
Brian Rolston Playoff quote: "It’s going to be a dog fight right to the end."
Wild Win at Xcel Energy Center with exciting Over Time Goal by Keith Carney
Wild 3, Avalanche 2, series tied 1-1 The Minnesota Wild tied the Wild Avalanche NHL Playoff series 1-1 after a rousing Xcel Energy Center 3-2 overtime win. Two games, two overtimes, it was like seeing double. It was almost the same game as game one, but this time the Wild came out on top and got...
Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota Wild in a shootout, Avs and Wild head to NHL playoffs
The Minnesota Wild controlled their own round one NHL playoff destiny by giving up a point to the Colorado Avalanche in Colorado last night. By tieing the game at then end of regulation, the Avalanche jumped over the Calgary Flames in the standings and set themselves up for a first round playoff...
Minnesota Wild Playing with Energy
The key to the past four Minnesota Wild games and the Minnesota Wild winning streak is that the Wild are playing with incredible energy and the energy is contagious. Don’t get me wrong, the line of Branko Radivojevic, Stephane Veilleux and Mikko Koivu has played with energy and determination all...
Wild beat Flames, win Northwest Division, Chris Simon voice of reason
Wild 3, Flames 1, Wild Win Division! By beating the Calgary Flames last night, the Minnesota Wild clinched the Northwest Division title and home ice advantage for the first time in history! If you want to read about the game, here is a link to the story and all the props to Gaborik for a great...
NHL Playoffs
I know that bloggers don’t like to give props to the evil doers over at the sports media mainstream mecca ESPN, but this is one of my favorite NHL Playoff pages of all time. It gives hockey fans a snapshot of the entire league and the NHL playoff picture. The Wild will probably end up playing the...
Showing 1 - 10 of 14 Next
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
