Wilderness Walk: Summer Breeze

Not a lot of news on this bright summer day, but plenty of commentary including fantastic pieces regarding the NHL and concussions.  Enjoy your summer breeze on your Walk.

Wild News

Summer School Grades - Articles - Articles - Homepage - Wild Xtra
Ben Grades all the offseason moves

Minnesota Wild: Stewart Will Be Better This Time
As Chris Stewart looks to start his second go with the Minnesota Wild it looks like this time we’ll see a different and more successful Stewart.

Minnesota Wild: Should any of the Remaining UFAs be Resigned?
The Minnesota Wild have five players from last year’s roster in UFA status that have not signed, the question is will any of them be back next season?

Off The Trail

Column - How The NHL Lost Its Creativity - Today's Slapshot
Brad Richards retired from the NHL last week, ending what was a pretty spectacular 15-year career that saw him play in more than 1,000 games and...

We Need to Talk About Concussions, Right Now | The Players' Tribune
Gabriel seems less unlikeable in this article.

Ranking the 30 NHL head coaches | theScore.com
Wild a little higher on this list than the rank of their prospects

Five NHL prospects that are ready to make an impact for their team
Prospects make up the building blocks of a dynasty and every GM wants to be known for drafting 'the guy' that will take them there. Here are five prospects

T-Mobile Arena Lays Ice For The First Time - Pictures, Videos, and More - SinBin.vegas
Ice in the desert

Puck Daddy Summer Series: Weird Anaheim Ducks
Unless you’ve become a hockey fan in the last 10 minutes, you already know the Anaheim Ducks were once the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and owned by the Walt Disney Corporation.

Blue Jackets sign UFA Sam Gagner to one-year deal - Sportsnet.ca
Vet deals coming in on the cheap