Bob CollinsThere’s very little redeeming value in the Minnesota Wild these days. But the fans? That’s another story. Read more →
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The Minnesota Wild have no one to blame but themselves for yet another snub against the ‘state of hockey.’
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You kids and your newfangled indoor hockey rinks have got it swell, but if it ain’t outdoors, it ain’t hockey. Read more →
With a few seasons as exceptions, the Minnesota Wild have been dull underachievers almost since the day they brought mediocre hockey back to Minnesota. Read more →
There’s a reality about the State of Hockey — it can be stuck in the ’60s when it comes to female coaches and the way parents and players react to the notion that women know a thing or two about the game. Read more →
The next time you wonder what’s the difference between men’s and women’s college sports, look no further than the University of Minnesota Duluth, which has announced it won’t renew the contracts of the women’s hockey coach, Shannon Miller, because of ‘financial considerations.’ Read more →
Tough hockey or cheap shot? Minnesota Wild defenseman Keith Ballard appeared to suffer a seizure of some sort after he was checked last night by New York Islander forward Matt Martin.
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Former Shattuck St. Mary’s hockey player Jack Johnson is tapped out, and mom and dad are to blame, the Columbus Dispatch newspaper says today.
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The Minnesota State High School League, the governing body of high school sports, is pretty strict about talented kids jumping from school to school. When a kid transfers, he/she has to sit out a year. Otherwise, high school athletics would become like the pros — ‘free agents’ would be jumping from school to school.
Should it make a difference if the athlete has a disability? Read more →
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reports a bookmaker in New York has pleaded guilty to trying to launder a check for $230,000 that paid off gambling debts. The check was a New York Islanders paycheck and the paper is suggesting it might have been Thomas Vanek’s. He now plays for the Minnesota Wild.
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It was a tender moment on the ice Wednesday night before the Philadelphia-Pittsburgh hockey game. Read more →
Authorities in New York arrested a Long Island man today and charged him with supplying the painkillers that led to former Minnesota Wild player Derek Boogaard’s death in his Minneapolis apartment in May 2011. Read more →
“Ice girls” face the same lousy pay, poor working conditions and exposure as other team cheerleaders. Read more →
What if hockey appealed to black fans? Would fighting go away? Read more →
The end-of-hockey-game handshake is the epitome of good sportsmanship — most days. Read more →