Hockey Wilderness

4 days ago | hockeywilderness.com | Luke Sims

Justin Hein, Luke Sims, Justin Wiggins, and guest Tony Abbott discuss if the Wild have any chance to pull off an upset against the Vegas Golden Knights in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. If you have any questions for us, leave them in the comments and we'll answer on the next show! Think you could write a story like this? Hockey Wilderness wants you to develop your voice, find an audience, and we'll pay you to do it.

5 days ago | hockeywilderness.com | Tony Abbott

34 years after his Austrian countryman staved it off, Judgement Day has finally arrived for Marco Rossi. After completing two 82-game campaigns in a row, piling up 45 goals and 100 points in the process, Rossi has won much of the State of Hockey over with his play. For good reason: He's as responsible as anyone on the Minnesota Wild for them getting into the playoffs. We can already count six standings points that came directly off his stick.

6 days ago | hockeywilderness.com | Tony Abbott

After the Minnesota Wild clinched their playoff spot on Tuesday, the FanDuel Sports Network flashed a graphic across the screen. The stat? Most Western Conference playoff appearances over the last 11 years, and the Minnesota Wild were first with nine. It's a stat that's simultaneously impressive and meaningless, like Tracy McGrady leading the NBA in scoring on a 21-61 Orlando Magic team in 2004.

6 days ago | hockeywilderness.com | Tom Schreier

On March 30, 2021, Matt Boldy left Boston College and signed with the Minnesota Wild after St. Cloud State eliminated BC. Minnesota assigned him to the Iowa Wild, where he had 18 points in 14 games. However, despite his production in Des Moines, the Wild didn’t call him up for their playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights. Vegas eliminated the Wild in seven games. Boldy had 15 goals in 47 games the following season and has averaged 29 goals and 70 points per 82 games in his career.

1 week ago | hockeywilderness.com | Tony Abbott

On Tuesday, the Xcel Energy Center witnessed a final outpouring of gratitude for an icon. After Leo Carlsson clanked a goal off the legendary posts, Marc-Andre Fleury gave them one last heartfelt thank-you pat. Of course, maybe that was overshadowed by the 19,000 in attendance roaring as the magical, surprise end of Fleury’s regular season career played out. No screenwriter could have come up with the ending of Game 82 of the Minnesota Wild's season.