Grieving Suter Glad To Be Back On Ice With Wild
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Training camp for Ryan Suter will be more than a tuneup for the season. Practicing with the Minnesota Wild will bring respite. Suter’s father, a Wild scout and former U.S....
View ArticleBob Suter Leaves Behind Legacy As Player, Father
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — There’s no other moment in sports that comes close to what Americans felt that day in 1980, when a bunch of college kids beat the mighty Soviet Union in the “Miracle on Ice.” And...
View ArticleWild Blog: 2014-15 Season Preview
Last Year Record: 40-31-11, 98 points, 4th in Central Division. Lost in Western Conference semifinals to Chicago in six games. When we last saw the Minnesota Wild they were skating off the ice stunned...
View ArticleVanek, Like Others, Picked Minnesota On, Off Ice
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota is hardly a marquee place in major professional sports, a midsized market in the middle of the country best known on the coasts for the length and extremity of its...
View Article5 Reasons To Be Excited About The Minnesota Wild This Season
Even though it’s the middle of October and snow isn’t on the ground (yet), hockey season is officially here. In Minnesota, the Wild is off to a 2-0 start and has yet to allow a goal, shutting out...
View ArticleGood Question: What Are The Mumps?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Wild fans hoping to see Ryan Suter in action Wednesday night got some disappointing news. Suter had played 153 consecutive games with the Wild, but was held out Wednesday because...
View ArticleWild Blog: Tough Homestand Continues With Win Over Montreal
By Craig D. Schroepfer (@CDSWCCO), WCCO Radio MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Last week, the Minnesota Wild hosted the defending Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings. Minnesota looked like they didn’t belong on...
View ArticleSuter Becomes Wild’s Latest Mumps Victim
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Ryan Suter missed his first game since signing with the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night, due to an illness. A day later, the Wild found out what that illness is. And it’s an...
View ArticleWild’s Ryan Suter Visits Mpls. Ronald McDonald House
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Families at the Ronald McDonald House in Minneapolis got a special post-Christmas treat Friday morning. Minnesota Wild Star Ryan Suter dropped by to say hello and hang out. The...
View ArticleWild’s Suter Named To All-Star Game
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Defenseman Ryan Suter has been selected to represent the Minnesota Wild at the NHL All-Star Weekend Jan. 24-25 in Columbus, Ohio. It is the second All-Star appearance for Suter....
View ArticleWild Blog: Calling Out An SOS
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — After watching Tuesday’s massacre in Pittsburgh, I actually have a lot of sympathy for the entire Minnesota Wild team. You can see they’re defeated, they hold their heads down and...
View ArticleWild D Suter Suspended 2 Games For Elbowing Penguins’ Downie
NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has suspended Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter for two games, without pay, for elbowing Pittsburgh Penguins forward Steve Downie. Suter struck Downie on Tuesday night at...
View ArticleDubnyk, Wild Top Canucks 5-3
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Jason Pominville and Ryan Suter scored power-play goals, and Devan Dubnyk earned another victory in the net, guiding the Minnesota Wild past the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 on Monday...
View ArticleDubnyk, Wild Beat Blues 6-3
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The way the Western Conference was stacked up this weekend, the St. Louis Blues would face the Minnesota Wild in the first round of the playoffs. For the second straight...
View ArticleWith Speed, Discipline, Wild Have Kept Edge On Blues
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild were built around speed. Playing smart has been, and will continue to be, an equally important factor in their success in this playoff series against St....
View ArticleBefore Game 5, Wild Aim To Forget Game 4
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — There is not much left to be said after the 6-1 shellacking that the St. Louis Blues dished out to the Minnesota Wild in Game Four of the NHL Playoffs, except this: The team that...
View ArticleWild Must Pass Blackhawks To Progress: ‘We’ll Figure It Out’
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild have a well-balanced team, with every important player back from the squad that reached the Western Conference semifinals for the second straight spring. They...
View ArticleWild Makes Final Preps For Thursday’s Opener At Colorado
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — It’s back. The NHL season is here. The Minnesota Wild boarded a plane Wednesday afternoon for Denver, where they will open the regular season Thursday night against the...
View ArticleWild Top Predators 4-0 In Dubnyk’s 3rd Shutout Of The Season
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Nashville forward James Neal approached Minnesota goaltender Devan Dubnyk near the end of Saturday night’s game and told his offseason golf partner he hoped Dubnyk wouldn’t post...
View ArticleWild Looking To Dig Out Of Early, Familiar Slump At Chicago
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — Facing the Blackhawks in Chicago Tuesday night is not exactly the ideal spot to break through the slump the Minnesota Wild is going through. Unfortunately, we’ve seen this same...
View ArticleSuter’s Goal Tips Wild Past Blackhawks 2-1
CHICAGO (AP) — Defenseman Ryan Suter drove to the net and poked in a rebound with 7:56 left in the third period, lifting the Minnesota Wild to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday...
View ArticleWild Uses Outdoor Practice To Connect With Fans, Prep For Winter Classic
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — It had a holiday feel. The Minnesota Wild win a game Monday night, then hold an annual outdoor practice Tuesday morning. This time, it was at Braemar’s complex in Edina. It’s...
View ArticleJagr Scores Twice, Wild Lose To Panthers 2-1
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Jaromir Jagr had two shots on goal Sunday night and that was enough to extend Florida’s record-setting run. Jagr scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner in the third...
View ArticleSabres Hang On To Beat Wild 3-2
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Brian Gionta had a goal and an assist as the Buffalo Sabres scored three times in the first period and hung on to beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 Tuesday...
View ArticleOvechkin, Capitals Beat Wild 4-3
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored three times in the second period for his 14th career hat trick, and the Washington Capitals beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 on Thursday night. Ovechkin, who...
View ArticleWild Fire Mike Yeo; John Torchetti Named Interim Head Coach
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Officials with the Minnesota Wild say head coach Mike Yeo has been fired. The decision comes after a 4-2 loss to the Boston Bruins at the Xcel Energy Center Saturday night — their...
View ArticleWinless Streak Proves To Be Yeo’s Downfall
EDINA, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher decided he had seen enough. Fletcher fired coach Mike Yeo on Saturday night and replaced him with John Torchetti on an interim basis, a...
View ArticleDumba Scores In OT, Wild Beat Ottawa 2-1
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Matt Dumba scored late in overtime and Darcy Kuemper stopped 35 shots, helping the Minnesota Wild beat the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Sunday night. Ryan Suter scored a short-handed...
View ArticleWild Send 3 To NHL All-Star Game
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – The Minnesota Wild are one of the hottest teams in the NHL, and they’ll be sending two players and a coach to the All-Star Game later this month. The Wild announced Tuesday...
View Article5 Years Ago, Parise & Suter Signings Changed Wild ‘Literally Overnight’
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — With much of Minnesota settled in at a lake, teeing things up at a golf course or prepping the backyard grill, the Wild offices were busier than usual for a holiday morning on...
View ArticleDumba’s Big 2nd Period Leads Wild Past Stars, 5-2
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Matt Dumba scored on a power play and had two assists in Minnesota’s three-goal second period, and the Wild moved a step closer to a spot in the playoffs with a 5-2 victory over...
View ArticleWild Must Move On, Win Without Ryan Suter
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – The Minnesota Wild can clinch a playoff spot Monday night if they beat Edmonton at home and Colorado loses in LA — if both are in regulation. But the bigger concern for...
View ArticleWild’s Suter Has Broken Ankle That Requires Surgery
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter has a broken right ankle that will require surgery and end his season, right before the start of the playoffs. The Wild announced the...
View ArticleSuter Back With Wild After Devastating Ankle Injury
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Ryan Suter has ranked in the top three in the NHL for time on ice in all six of his seasons with the Minnesota Wild, logging an average of 28 minutes per game. This year, he was...
View ArticleAfter Quiet Summer, Wild Aim For Deeper Western Conference Run
MINNESOTA WILD LAST SEASON: 45-26-11, 101 points. Third in Central Division. Lost to Winnipeg Jets in Western Conference quarterfinals. COACH: Bruce Boudreau (third season, 12th NHL season). ADDED: RW...
View ArticleZucker’s OT Goal Gives Wild 4-3 Comeback Win Vs. Blackhawks
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Ryan Suter tied it with 23 seconds left in the third period and Jason Zucker scored in overtime, rallying the Minnesota Wild past the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Thursday night....
View ArticleWild’s Ryan Suter Scores Winning Goal Against Stars
DALLAS (AP) — Ryan Suter scored the winning goal in the third period and had two assists as the Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 3-1 on Friday night. Dallas goalie Ben Bishop had stopped a shot by...
View ArticleWild’s Ryan Suter Suits Up For 1,000th NHL Game
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota Wild’s Ryan Suter will play in his 1,000th NHL game Thursday night at St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center. He is at a much different place than when he entered the NHL....
View ArticleFehr, Brodin Get First Goals Of Season; Wild Beat Kings 4-1
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Fourth-liners Eric Fehr and Marcus Foligno teamed for an awkward goal early and played some tough defense late. Fehr and Jonas Brodin scored their first goals of the season, and...
View ArticleMinnesota Wild To Buy Out Zach Parise, Ryan Suter
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Two of the biggest names on the Minnesota Wild roster for many years running are on their way out. According to a tweet from the team, the Wild are in the process of buying both...
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