The Minnesota Wild are starting the 2026-27 season shorthanded. The team announced on Monday, with rosters being finalized, that they'll be starting the new season with star defenceman Brock Faber, and goaltender Filip Gustavsson on the injured reserve. Faber, 24, was supposed to start year on the Wild's top d-pairing alongside Quinn Hughes. He entered concussion protocol last week after taking a puck to the side of the head during a preseason game. Faber was listed on the IR retroactive to la...
It’s hot take season, and NHL insider Frank Seravalli is hot off the press with some of his own. He dove into 32 predictions in an article for Sportsnet, predicting a Stanley Cup Final between the Minnesota Wild and Alex Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals, with the Wild acquiring Dylan Larkin and him helping them reach the pinnacle….
Neither Faber nor Gustavsson featured on Minnesota’s 2026-27 season-opening roster.
The Minnesota Wild dressed a lineup that looked much closer to an Opening Night group than a typical preseason collection Friday, yet they still managed only one goal in a 2-1 loss to the Dallas Stars. Minnesota generated the territorial edge and outshot Dallas 27-18, but the scoreboard exposed a fa...
The Minnesota Wild finished up their preseason with a rough loss to the Dallas Stars at home on Friday evening, Sept. 25. They had what was expected to be their…
Welcome back to our final Around the NHL before the 2026-27 season begins. Rosters are due at 5:00 PM eastern time on Monday, and this year is setting up to be a very entertaining one, on and off the ice. There’s been a ton of storylines to follow throughout training camps, as some teams are…
The NHL season is about to get underway and there are some players who are in jeopardy of not being ready right away.
The NHL season is about to get underway and there are some players who are in jeopardy of not being ready right away.
In the summer of 2025, Maxim Shabanov was a coveted international free agent. He had just finished third in KHL scoring with 67 points in 65 games for Traktor Chelyabinsk. He led the Russian league in playoff goals with 10 in 21 games as Traktor advanced to the Gagarin Cup Final. Multiple teams purs...
The 2026-27 NHL regular season is here, and the Minnesota Wild still have not signed superstar defenseman Quinn Hughes to a long-term contract extension beyond this season.
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Brock Faber is still missing from Minnesota Wild practice ahead of Thursday's season opener. The leading defenseman got injured during the preseason finale, which featured a whole lot of roughhousing, and now his status is unknown. Yikes! [The Athletic]
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It’s been a little over four years since the Minnesota Wild made a trade that would alter the future of their defense for seasons to come. At the time, many…
Status quo for Quinn Hughes and the Minnesota Wild During the Minnesota Wild-Dallas Stars preseason game on Friday, Wild General Manager Bill Guerin joined the NHL on TNT Panel of Jennifer Botterill and John Forslund, where he was asked about the latest on the Quinn Hughes contract negotiations. NHLRumors.com Transcriptions Jennifer Botterill: “Can we ask […]
The Minnesota Wild and Quinn Hughes negotiate a new extension, but even though it isn't signed yet there is still no concern
The Minnesota Wild and Quinn Hughes negotiate a new extension, but even though it isn't signed yet there is still no concern
Just a week after it started, the Blackhawks preseason schedule comes to an end on Saturday night at the United Center with the St. Louis Blues in town for this final skate ahead of the regular season.
It hasn’t been a stellar preseason for Chicago, with the main highlight being Bowen Byram’s hat trick against the Wild on Monday night. A few other individuals have stood out at times — Kevin Korchinski and Nick Lardis seem to be the most frequent mentions there — but the collective perform...
On June 24, 2011, the Minnesota Wild and San Jose Sharks made a blockbuster trade on the 2011 NHL Draft floor. The Sharks acquired Brent Burns, who was one of…
The Minnesota Wild and Dallas Stars play with an attitude on the ice , as the two teams have become earnest rivals. Both teams dwell in the Central Division, and the Wild have been, until recently, a bubble team led by forward Kirill Kaprizov, while the supporting cast has been grown year-by-year. Brock Faber was a top prospect added to the Wild's lineup after a trade with the LA Kings in June of 2022. In 2025-26, the Wild finished with a record of 46-24-12 and 104 points, and were defea...
Matthew Fairburn: Missing practice for the Buffalo Sabres yesterday were defensemen Mattias Samuelsson, Olen Zellweger, forward Jiri Kulich and goaltender Alex Lyon. Matthew Fairburn: Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said that Noah Ostlund had a maintenance day. Kulich will likely practice today after missing yesterday. They should know more about Lyon today after he was evaluated […]
Matthew Fairburn: Missing practice for the Buffalo Sabres yesterday were defensemen Mattias Samuelsson, Olen Zellweger, forward Jiri Kulich and goaltender Alex Lyon. Matthew Fairburn: Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said that Noah Ostlund had a maintenance day. Kulich will likely practice today after missing yesterday. They should know more about Lyon today after he was evaluated […]
Paul Bissonnette has lost faith in the Minnesota Wild, but GM Bill Guerin made it clear on national TV Friday that he isn't worried about Biz's chirping.
The Minnesota Wild may have lost their edge in the Dylan Larkin Sweepstakes. For most of the summer, the Wild, Larkin, and the Detroit Red Wings were locked in a staring contest. Larkin wanted out, but left the Red Wings with a three-team trade list, of which Minnesota was the only realistic destination. Detroit didn’t want to make the trade if it meant shifting toward another rebuild. Minnesota either couldn’t or wouldn’t part with the win-now assets the Wings wanted. It seems that Larkin is ...
The Minnesota Wild may have lost their edge in the Dylan Larkin Sweepstakes.
For most of the summer, the Wild, Larkin, and the Detroit Red Wings were locked in a staring contest. Larkin wanted out, but left the Red Wings with a three-team trade list, of which Minnesota was the only realistic d...
Elliotte Friedman says Dylan Larkin's trade list is now around eight teams, not the three first reported, so the Minnesota Wild face stiffer competition.
Colorado Avalanche; Dallas Stars; Edmonton Oilers; Vegas Golden Knights. When thinking about Stanley Cup contenders of the Western Conference over the last five years, these are the names that jump to mind. Over the past 12 months or so, you could even add the Minnesota Wild to that mix. But with the landscape shifting in the NHL, we may be preparing to see a new Western Conference – or more specifically, Central Division – contender emerge this season. It has been quite the ride for Utah Mamm...