Minnesota Wild
National Hockey League team in St. Paul
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2024 | Kirill Kaprizov, Left wing for the Minnesota Wild, was recognized at the 68th team awards event. |
2023 | Kirill Kaprizov, Left wing for the Minnesota Wild, was honored at the 67th team awards event. |
2023 | Jesper Wallstedt joins the Minnesota Wild, potentially representing the team's future goaltending prospect. |
2023 | Brock Faber was selected to the NHL All-Rookie Team. |
2023 | Ella Boerger from Andover High School was named the Ms. Hockey Award winner for the year, recognizing her as the best female senior high school hockey player in Minnesota. |
2022 | Two Minnesota Wild players were recognized at the 66th team awards: Kirill Kaprizov (Left wing) and Cam Talbot (Goaltender). |
2022 | Filip Gustavsson becomes a goaltender for the Minnesota Wild, adding to the team's goaltending roster. |
2022 | Minnesota Wild achieve their highest regular-season point total with 113 points, finishing 2nd in Central Division, but lose in first round 2-4 to the Blues. |
2022 | Alex Goligoski achieves the best +/- rating in a season at +41. |
2022 | Dani Cameranesi won a Silver Medal representing USA Hockey at the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. |
March 13 2022 | Minnesota Wild retired jersey number 9 in honor of long-time center Mikko Koivu, who played for the team from 2005 to 2020. |
2021 | Marc-Andre Fleury joins the Minnesota Wild, continuing his notable NHL career with the team. |
2021 | Shortened 56-game season due to COVID-19 pandemic; Minnesota Wild finish 3rd in West Division and lose to Golden Knights in first round 3-4. |
2021 | Kirill Kaprizov breaks multiple individual franchise records in the 2021-22 season, including most goals (47), most assists (61), and most points (108) in a single season. |
2021 | Alex Goligoski achieves the best +/- rating in franchise history with +41 during the 2021-22 season. |
2021 | Jared Spurgeon becomes the team's new permanent captain, succeeding Mikko Koivu. |
2020 | Eric Staal, Center for the Minnesota Wild, was again honored at the 65th team awards event. |
2020 | Kirill Kaprizov joined the Wild, quickly becoming a star player and key offensive force for the team. |
2020 | Kirill Kaprizov was selected to the NHL All-Rookie Team and won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's top rookie. |
2020 | Kirill Kaprizov sets the rookie record with 51 points in his first season. |
2020 | Mikko Koivu's tenure as permanent captain ends after serving from 2009 to 2020. |
March 12 2020 | NHL season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic, affecting Minnesota Wild's season. |
2019 | Devan Dubnyk, Goaltender for the Minnesota Wild, was recognized at the 64th team awards event. |
2019 | Matt Dumba was awarded the King Clancy Memorial Trophy. |
2018 | Eric Staal, Center for the Minnesota Wild, was honored at the 63rd team awards event. |
2018 | Jason Zucker was awarded the King Clancy Memorial Trophy. |
2018 | Gigi Marvin won a Gold Medal representing USA Hockey at the Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. |
April 23 2018 | Owner Craig Leipold fired general manager Chuck Fletcher after nine seasons, during which the team made the playoffs six consecutive times but never advanced beyond the second round. |
2017 | Devan Dubnyk sets a franchise record with 40 wins in a season. |
2017 | Significant roster changes occurred, including losing Erik Haula and Alex Tuch in the expansion draft, trading Jason Pominville and Marco Scandella, and signing Matt Cullen. Captain Mikko Koivu signed a two-year contract extension. |
2017 | The Wild set new franchise records for points (106), wins (49), and goals (266). They also had a 12-game win streak snapped on New Year's Eve. |
2016 | Eric Staal joined the Wild, playing until 2020 and contributing significantly to the team's offense. |
2016 | Ryan Suter achieves 51 points in a season for defensemen, tying his record from 2017-18. |
2016 | Zach Parise sets the franchise record for fastest 3 goals, scoring them in just 11 minutes and 12 seconds during the 2015-16 season. |
2016 | Bruce Boudreau was hired as the new head coach, replacing John Torchetti. |
2016 | The Wild set a franchise record with the best win record in the first 41 games of the season, followed by a 13-game losing streak that resulted in head coach Mike Yeo being fired. John Torchetti was named interim head coach. |
2015 | Minnesota Wild win first round playoff series against Blues 4-2, but lose to Blackhawks in second round 0-4. |
2015 | Devan Dubnyk won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. |
January 15 2015 | Devan Dubnyk begins a record-setting streak of 38 consecutive starts as a goalie, lasting until April 7, 2015. |
2014 | Devan Dubnyk joins the Minnesota Wild and becomes a significant goaltender for the team. |
2014 | Minnesota Wild win first round playoff series against Avalanche 4-3, but lose to Blackhawks in second round 2-4. |
2014 | Devan Dubnyk was named to the NHL Second All-Star Team. |
2014 | Gigi Marvin won a Silver Medal representing USA Hockey at the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. |
2013 | Shortened NHL season due to lockout; Minnesota Wild finish 2nd in Northwest Division but lose in conference quarterfinals 1-4 to the Blackhawks. |
2013 | Josh Harding won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, and Jonas Brodin was again selected to the NHL All-Rookie Team. |
2013 | The Wild moved to the Central Division following NHL realignment. |
April 27 2013 | The Wild reached the playoffs for the fourth time in franchise history with a 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche. |
2012 | Ryan Suter was named to the NHL First All-Star Team, and Jonas Brodin was selected to the NHL All-Rookie Team. |
2012 | The Wild signed Zach Parise and Ryan Suter to identical 13-year, $98 million contracts. |
2011 | Todd Richards was fired as head coach after failing to reach the playoffs in two seasons. Mike Yeo was named the new head coach. |
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