Category: Michael Russo
Wild Sign Brock Faber To Eight-Year Extension
Brock FaberWild defenseman Brock Faber is getting paid after a strong rookie season. The blue liner has inked an eight-year, $68MM extension with an $8.5MM cap hit that will keep him in Minnesota through 2032-33, the team announced Monday. The deal carries trade protection beginning in 2030-31, featuring a no-...
Read moreIowa Wild Hire Nathan McIver As Assistant Coach
Michael RussoThe American Hockey League’s Iowa Wild has continued to round out their coaching staff by adding former defenseman Nathan McIver as an assistant coach according to Michael Russo of The Athletic. It will be McIver’s second stint as a coach in the AHL and will join Brett McLean’s staff in Iowa who is...
Read moreWild Re-Sign Declan Chisholm
Declan ChisholmThe Minnesota Wild have re-signed defenseman Declan Chisholm to a one-year, $1MM contract.
Read moreBruins, Wild Among Top Suitors For Rutger McGroarty
BruinsNews broke last week that Jets 2022 first-round pick Rutger McGroarty was seeking a trade, with most assuming that a deal could come across the finish line as soon as a few days ago so Winnipeg could recoup a first-rounder in this year’s draft. It hasn’t happened yet, but there’s still a strong chan...
Read moreWild Notes: Mermis, Johansson, Eiserman
Dakota MermisMost of the Wild’s roster will be back next season. Only a select few players who ended the season with the team are free agents, and none of them were consistently in the lineup. At least one of those expiring depth players won’t be back next season, though. That will be veteran depth defenseman Da...
Read morePWHL Champions Minnesota Let Go of GM Natalie Darwitz
Natalie DarwitzIn a shocking turn of events reported first by The Athletic’s Hailey Salvian and Michael Russo, PWHL Minnesota general manager Natalie Darwitz is leaving the team. After helping lead her…
Read moreVladislav Firstov Clears Unconditional Waivers, Released By Wild
John ShipleyWednesday: Firstov cleared waivers today, per CapFriendly. The Wild wasted little time releasing him as John Shipley of the Pioneer Press notes that the deal has already been terminated. Tuesday: The Wild have placed forward prospect Vladislav Firstov on unconditional waivers with intent to termina...
Read moreA Healthy Scratch for 2 Straight Months, Former Cup Champ Considers Future
Alex GoligoskiAfter being recently healthy scratched for two months, and closing in on his 39th birthday, it's fair to wonder if Minnesota Wild defenceman Alex Goligoski has played his last NHL game. And that's exactly what Goligoski was asked by Michael Russo and Joe Smith of The Athletic. Surprisingly, the for...
Read moreWild’s Liam Ohgren To Finish Season In AHL
Danila YurovTop Wild forward prospect Liam Öhgren has arrived in North America and will be assigned to finish the season with AHL Iowa in the coming days, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports. Öhgren, 20, was the 19th overall selection in the 2022 draft and is a consensus top-three prospect in the Minnesota sy...
Read moreEvening Notes: Foligno, Kane, Czarnik
San Jose SharksMichael Russo of The Athletic is reporting that Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Foligno is dealing with a nagging lower-body injury and won’t dress tonight when the Wild take on the San Jose Sharks. Foligno missed Tuesday’s practice with the injury and has missed several games throughout this season w...
Read moreWild Sign Marat Khusnutdinov To Entry-Level Deal
HK Sochi4:01 p.m.: Per PuckPedia, Khusnutdinov’s deal carries a cap hit of $925K. The deal breaks down as follows: 2023-24: $832.5K base salary, $92.5K signing bonus, $80K minors salary 2024-25: $832.5K base salary, $92.5K signing bonus, $850K Schedule ’A’ performance bonus, $80K minors salary 1:31 p.m.: Mi...
Read moreNHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild and Edmonton Oilers
Joe SmithWhat depth players the Edmonton Oilers have in the AHL and how could the Minnesota Wild replace their top defenseman at the deadline.
Read moreAvalanche add veteran Zach Parise on one year deal
Colorado AvalanchePhoto by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images Parise appeared in all 82 games for the New York Islanders last season. Can you call this the first “big” move of the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline? After a couple of days of excitement and speculation following a report from longtime Minn...
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