ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Wild PR/KVRR) – Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed forward Nico Sturm to a two-year, $4,000,000 contract ($2 million average annual value) that goes through the 2026-27 season. Sturm, 30 (5/3/95), tallied 14 points (7-7=14), 20 penalty minutes (PIM) and 59 shots in…
(Minnesota Wild PR)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Wild PR/KVRR) – Minnesota Sports & Entertainment (MSE), which operates Xcel Energy Center, and Grand Casino Mille Lacs and Grand Casino Hinckley, owned by the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, today announced a 14-year naming rights partnership. Beginning September 3, 2025, the home of the Minnesota Wild and more than 150 sporting and entertainment…
SAINT PAUL, Minn. (MINNESOTA WILD)- Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed defenseman Zeev Buium (pronounced Zee-v Boo-y-YUM) to a three-year, entry-level contract starting this season. Buium, 19 (12/7/05), collected 48 points (13-35=48), four game-winning goals, 44 penalty minutes (PIM) and averaged 27:03 in time-on-ice per game…
SAINT PAUL (KVRR) – The Minnesota Wild announced on Monday the signing of center Yakov Trenin to a four-year, $14 million contract through the 2027-28 season. The 27-year-old veteran has been playing in the NHL since the 2019-20 season and has totaled 82 points through 48 goals and 34 assists in 299 games played. Trenin started his career with the…
(Minnesota Wild)LAS VEGAS (KVRR) – The Minnesota Wild got a right winger in Ryder Ritchie with the 45th overall pick. While playing for the Prince Albert Raiders in the WHL this past season, he scored 19 goals with 25 assists in 47 games. Categories: Top Sports Headlines Tags: minnesota wild, nhl, NHL Draft
LAS VEGAS (Minnesota Wild PR/KVRR) – The Minnesota Wild selected defenseman Zeev Buium with the 12th overall selection in the first round of the 2024 NHL Draft. Minnesota acquired the 12th pick from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for the 13th overall pick in this year’s draft and a third-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. “Buium is a smooth skating,…
ST. PAUL (AP/KVRR) – The Minnesota Wild signed goalie Marc-Andre Fleury to a one-year, $2.5 million contract extension on Wednesday, bringing back the veteran for his age-40 season. Fleury, who turns 40 on Nov. 28, has had a prolific season in which he passed Patrick Roy for second place behind Martin Brodeur on the NHL ‘s all-time list in career goaltending wins. Brodeur (691)…
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Wild all calling up some serious homegrown talent today, inking Jack Peart to an entry level contract. Peart was Minnesota’s Mr. Hockey in 2021 following his senior season at Grand Rapids High as well as the Reed Larson award as the State’s best senior defenseman. He netted 32 goals and 83 points in his 68 career…
Minnesota Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek, middle, reacts as members of the Vancouver Canucks and Minnesota Wild compete for the puck in front of the net during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn)ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Kaprizov each had hat tricks…
Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury defends the net against the New York Islanders during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The crowd chants for Marc-Andre Fleury started in the second period and filled the arena again in the waning minutes, as the Minnesota Wild goalie closed in…
