Wilderness Walk: Up All Night

Wilderness, for those who don't follow me on twitter, I'll put it this way: I didn't sleep much last night.

For that reason, the intro is going to be short. Make sure you check out the new podcast and RSVP to the awesome party HW is throwing in June. Also don't forget to check out our Mock Draft that is running now through the draft.

With that, enjoy this musical representation of my sleep over the past 24 hours:

Wild News

Fifteen Greatest Minnesota Wild Players: #15 Pavol Demitra | Gone Puck Wild
So without further adieu I present the first player and 15th on my all time best Minnesota Wild player list Pavol Demitra.

Minnesota Wild: Closing the Book on the John Torchetti Era | Gone Puck Wild
On February 13th the Minnesota Wild, after a lack luster performance at home against the Bruins were deep in the throes of an eight game losing streak.  So bad was the loss that GM Chuck Fletcher decided at the final horn of the game that he would fire head coach Mike Yeo.

From Frozen Pond

Source: Big Ten hockey planning to switch to on-campus playoffs | StarTribune.com
Big Ten hockey is in the process of approving a new format for its conference tournament that would move games to on-campus sites beginning in 2018, a source close to the Big Ten confirmed to the Star Tribune.

Off the Trail

Maple Leafs can't lament Kessel trade | theScore.com
The Kessel trade was great for the Leafs....

Datsyuk's agent refutes report of KHL deal | theScore.com
Pavel Datsyuk's agent says his client hasn't agreed to play for SKA St. Petersburg.