Heading into the second half of the 2024-25 season, the New York Islanders have grown increasingly likely to emerge as sellers at the 2025 Trade Deadline. If this is the case, the team will need to either commit to a short or long-term rebuild. If they aim to stay competitive over the next few seasons,
Wild Prospects
With the 122nd pick of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, the Minnesota Wild have selected Aron Kiviharju from HIFK of Liiga About Aron Kiviharju Aron Kiviharju essentially played no hockey during his draft year aside from the U18 World Championship where he had three assists in five games. Seen as one of the best defensive
The Minnesota Wild have had a strange season, to say the least. A very slow start led to a coaching change that prompted a tremendous win-streak, only to encounter a massive number of injuries to key players that now threaten their playoff hopes once again. One of the Wild’s biggest losses has been that of
With the 64th pick of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, the Minnesota Wild have selected Riley Heidt from the Prince George Cougars of the Western Hockey League (WHL) About Riley Heidt Riley Heidt is just one of many pivots that have already been selected this year in the first round and he might be one
The Minnesota Wild’s season is fast approaching and while they have made some moves to improve their roster, there is one position that is under strict scrutiny; their goaltending. While they still have Marc-André Fleury, they traded away Cam Talbot and received Filip Gustavsson in return. Fleury has a great reputation but his age could
With all the buzz about the Minnesota Wild, there’s one name that has crept up in everyone’s minds: Marco Rossi, the team’s hope for a strong, young center who can lead the way for years to come. The Wild already have great pivots in Ryan Hartman, Frédérick Gaudreau, and Joel Eriksson Ek, but Rossi is
Despite a series of interruptions due to COVID-19 and a brief losing skid, the Minnesota Wild are still in the thick of the battle for the top spot in the Central Division. While the Wild’s present appears to be promising, so does their future, which includes the seven prospects that they selected at the 2021
New Jersey Devils prospect Alexander Holtz recorded his first American Hockey League goal in his third game of the season. Los Angeles Kings top prospect Quinton Byfield made his long-awaited NHL debut on Wednesday against the Anaheim Ducks. Minnesota Wild prospect Adam Beckman recorded his second four-point effort of the season to lead the Spokane
Now that the NCAA is down to the Frozen Four, this is a busy time of year for college players to either sign with teams who drafted them or catch on via free agency. The Minnesota Wild kicked off a busy day by signing their 2019 first-round pick. The Chicago Blackhawks signed a pair of
The Los Angeles Kings’ top pick in 2020 is finding his groove in the American Hockey League (AHL) and continued his goal-scoring streak. A full slate in the Western Hockey League (WHL) gave us great performances from a defensive prospect of the Minnesota Wild and a Calgary Flames hopeful between the pipe. We even got
The National Hockey League’s 2020-21 season is finally in full swing. The American Hockey League (AHL) will be next to get going within the next couple of weeks and the teams are starting to get a good idea of what their rosters will look like. Plus, we check in on a pair of Russian-born prospects
The American Hockey League (AHL) is getting serious about returning to the ice in February. This will be a welcomed return for both players and fans alike. Plus, we had another great night at the World Junior Championship with Germany defying the odds and Russia putting an end to an incredible streak. AHL on Track
The Minnesota Wild’s 12th-overall pick from the 2019 NHL Entry Draft is off to an impressive start to his sophomore NCAA season. Edmonton Oilers’ fourth-round pick Carter Savoie has scored in his first three NCAA games of his career and the Oshawa Generals have loaned two players to Slovakia before the start of the Ontario
Today we will take a look at a trio of recent National Hockey League draft picks who had big nights at three different levels of hockey. First, the New Jersey Devils’ 2020 top pick broke out of a slump in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). We come back to the United States to check on
Today’s prospect and rumors post has a Finnish focus to it. A top prospect for the 2022 NHL Entry Draft scores his first goal in Finland’s top league. A Calgary Flames former first-round pick is dominating in Finland after missing the entire 2019-20 season, Aleksander Barkov may be on his way to Finland as part
Welcome to the Weekly Prospect Report. Here, we’ll take a look at some key names over the past week that are a big part of the next wave of NHL stars. This column will dive into both NHL-affiliated and draft-eligible prospects, focusing mainly on those outside the NHL. Related: Weekly Prospect Report: Bokk, Rafferty, Quinn
The 2019 CIBC Canada-Russia Series is all wrapped up, and it came right down to the wire. Some of the best under-20 players from Russia faced off against the best from the QMJHL, OHL, and the WHL, with Russia playing each of these groups twice, splitting each mini-series. Of the six games played, four of
As the offseason moves towards August, much of the dust has settled in terms of the availability of major free agent signings. Teams will add small pieces here and there, but now becomes the time to look within for further answers to team weaknesses. The Minnesota Wild have hardy, young talent that could really shine