Hockey Wilderness Podcast- A Minnesota Wild Podcast

The Hockey Wilderness Podcast is back for another episode and this week we prime for the NHL Draft. Yes, back where we started, now on year four of the show. The Wild have the 24th pick in the first round so Tony and Joe broke down a few of the players that may be available around the Wild's pick. Players discussed include: Dominik Bokk Ryan McLeod Jared McIsaac Ryan Merkley K'Andre Miller Ty Dellandrea and more! Also, we are having a Hockey Draft party hosted by Hockey Wilderness and Giles and the Goalie podcasts on Friday, June 22nd at 7 PM. If you want to support the podcast, you can subscribe to us on your favorite podcasting app, tell your friends about our show, and take a few minutes to leave us an iTunes review! We appreciate any support! We’ll see you soon!

The Washington Capitals are Stanley Cup Champions and Alex Ovechkin is celebrating like must of us think we would. Joe and Tony talks about the Final, Ovi, the Vegas Golden Knights year, and talk about all the things surrounding the Wild.  Topics include: Ovi legitimizing his legacy The Golden Knights' run to the SCF New Wild AGM Jack Ferreira New Wild Assistant Coach Dean Evason Wild players outlined as potential trade pieces Also, announcing the Hockey Draft party hosted by Hockey Wilderness and Giles and the Goalie podcasts on Friday, June 22nd at 7 PM. If you want to support the podcast, you can subscribe to us on your favorite podcasting app, tell your friends about our show, and take a few minutes to leave us an iTunes review! We appreciate any support! We’ll see you soon!

The Minnesota Wild hired Paul Fenton as General Manager. Due to extremely foreseen circumstances (Tony's wedding), the HWP crew couldn't get together at the time. But better late than never! Tony and Joe sat down to look at where the Wild organization is heading under GM Fenton.  Topics include: Vegas' pre-game festivities The Stanley Cup Final Pumping the breaks on the Alex Tuch revisionist history The Minnesota Whitecaps joining the NWHL What to target at the draft Paul Fenton's time in Nashville The untouchable players on the Wild Fixing Minnesota's blue line Kaapo Kahkonen and the Wild's non-existent goalie depth Dmitry Sokolov signs Minnesota has to fix their drafting and development Chuck Fletcher's last poison pill If you want to support the podcast, you can subscribe to us on your favorite podcasting app, tell your friends about our show, and take a few minutes to leave us an iTunes review! We appreciate any support! We'll see you soon!

It's a brand-new regime! Tony and Joe sat down Monday night to discuss the Wild moving on from Chuck Fletcher. They also talked about Paul Fenton interviewing for the job, and whether an incoming GM can be creative enough to get the Minnesota Wild over the hump.  Also being mentioned was Wild prospect Sam Anas' new extension, Mikko Koivu's eventual role on the team, re-litigating Vegas, a long discussion on whether Ryan Suter was out of bounds when he (according to speculation) met with Craig Leipold over Fletcher's fate, and more! If you want to support the podcast, you can subscribe to us on your favorite podcasting app, tell your friends about our show, and take a few minutes to leave us an iTunes review! We appreciate any support! We'll see you soon!

For the third year in a row, the Minnesota Wild don't make it to May. The Wild got knocked out of the playoffs on Friday night in the most humiliating fashion possible, and all of a sudden big changes are on the table. Huge ones. In fact, we don't even know who will be the Wild's GM come June. So with all the uncertainty in the air, Tony and Joe sat down on Sunday Night (Before Black Monday??? We have no idea.) to chat about the ramifications of this series loss, and where they go from here. And of course, answer a metric ton of your questions. Topics include: The Wild's embarrassing 5-0 loss in Game 5 Was Friday's loss that much different from Games 1 and 2? What are the Wild missing? A detour about the playoff format The Josh Morrissey cross-checker Help Wanted: Hockey Wilderness writers The eerie silence surrounding Chuck Fletcher's job status Giving Top-6 minutes to Joel Eriksson Ek, Jordan Greenway, and Luke Kunin Will Eriksson Ek ever bring the offense? Projecting the end-of-season injury news What co

Joe and Tony are back to breakdown the first three games of the Jets/Wild Series of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Topics include: Brett Connolly desperately trying to make a young fan's day The Wild's fourth line coming up huge Where have all the Wild's stars gone? Marcus Foligno's hit on Tyler Myers Thoughts on the first three games Mikael Granlund being a stud Your Twitter questions And much more! If you want to support the podcast, you can subscribe to us on your favorite podcasting app, tell your friends about our show, and take a few minutes to leave us an iTunes review! We appreciate any support! We’ll see you soon!

Hey, again! This is part two of our conversation with Josh from Evolving Wild (Part 1 was Episode 133: Requiem for Mike Yeo). This part has us answering your mailbag questions and discussing what we think will be the keys in the upcoming Wild-Jets series.  I'm really sad that the episode title doesn't get said in the description, because that is the funniest thing I've ever written. Topics include: Can the Wild overcome the loss of Ryan Suter? Does Minnesota need to slow down the Jets? What happens if Winnipeg takes away the Eric Staal line? Blake Wheeler is bae Do the Wild finally have game-breaking forwards? Our Stanley Cup Predictions Interesting Round 1 Match-ups How the Wild blue line will shake out Jordan Greenway vs. Tyler Ennis Can Matt Dumba defend the Jets' top players? Has Chuck Fletcher done enough to keep his job safe? If you want to support the podcast, you can subscribe to us on your favorite podcasting app, tell your friends about our show, and take a few minutes to leave us an iTunes review

The regular season is over! Before we turn to the playoffs, we take a look back on the regular season. Tony and Joe sat down with Josh from Evolving Wild to discuss: Mike Yeo missing the playoffs Jason Zucker's emergence The Wild defensive pipeline still going strong The debut of Louie Belpedio Matt Dumba's comps Marcus Foligno being better than you think The amazing job Bruce Boudreau has done with the Wild The Hart Trophy Race Manny's salad And much more! We'll have another episode with Josh dropping Wednesday which will preview the Wild-Jets series. Make sure to subscribe to never miss an episode!

It was nice while it lasted. Minnesota's Stanley Cup ambitions appear all but dashed after Saturday night's game, where Ryan Suter exited with a broken fibula. In desperate times such as these, people must step up to analyze the fallout.  So Tony and Joe are back from another unannounced hiatus. They quickly explain that, apologize, and get into the show, which is... pretty bleak, actually! They discuss the fallout of Suter's injuries, including: The fact that it's kinda incredible Minnesota will probably make the postseason despite the injuries The collective blow that losing Suter and Jared Spurgeon during this time is Will Nick Seeler be able to continue playing well in a Top-4 role? Will call-up Carson Soucy contribute to the Wild? Jonas Brodin taking Suter's place Matt Dumba becoming the Wild's #1 defenseman Do the Wild have any shot this postseason? Will Suter's injury be the excuse Chuck Fletcher needs to get his contract renewed And more, including our thoughts on Jordan Greenway's debut! If you wan

It's All-Star Weekend for the NHL, and Tony and Joe are here to break down all the action! OK, maybe not all the action, as they weren't gonna watch it.  But they had reasons, and they discussed their gripes with All-Star Weekend, what the Wild should be looking for at the trade deadline, and dig into the mailbag. Enjoy! Topics include: Looking at Joe's initial foray into The Office How an Office writer got Tony into sportswriting How the NHL All-Star Game isn't for you Ugh... Why Kid Rock?? Ugh... Why Patrick Kane?? Previewing what Seattle's entry into the league means for Minnesota Minnesota getting destroyed by Pittsburgh Sam Anas The Wild's complete lack of speed Coming up with Minnesota Wild Skills Competition Events Giving Nate Prosser some Props...ser Looking at Minnesota's needs at the Trade Deadline Looking at trading Charlie Coyle Are there any sacred cows on this roster? Is Jaromir Jagr a good fit in St. Paul? Which Central Division teams will slow down? What needs to be changed if Minnesota can't

With the Minnesota Wild on a bye week, we decided to get you some other Minnesota Sports Talk this week. While the Vikings got a mention or two, today's topic of choice was the Twins. Maija from Twinkie Town stopped by to help us break down the Twins offseason. Tony and Joe talk a setback for Nino Niederreiter, the Wild's domination of Tampa Bay on Hockey Day in Minnesota, and comment on the Wild's trade deadline strategy. Then Maija lets us know about the Twins' rebuilt bullpen, their pursuit of Yu Darvish, and Minnesota's potential path to the Central Division crown. By the way, we promised more mailbag and talk about the Wild Card Race. That had to get axed for scheduling conflicts this week, but we'll make sure to get to that next week.  If you want to support the podcast, you can subscribe to us on your favorite podcasting app, tell your friends about our show, and take a few minutes to leave us an iTunes review! We appreciate any support! We'll see you soon!

That happened. For a bit of a change of pace this week, we wanted to give you, the Hockey Wilderness Podcast listener, something we haven't been able to give you for quite some time. That is, some talk about a team that advanced out of the first round of the playoffs.  Sure, maybe we didn't know it at the time, but Joe and Tony delivered on some Vikings talk. The HWP crew reminisced on their miserable lives of Vikings fandom, swapped some good stories, and then we went to Matthew Coller of ESPN 1500 the day after the game to recap the Vikings' miraculous win, and look ahead to a possible Super Bowl. Oh, yeah, and we also chatted about the Wild at the end. Topics included: Our journey with the Vikings Our most joyful Vikings moments Tony stanning for Randy Moss Why the hurt from the '98 Championship loss will never go away The guys break down Paul Allen's most agonized calls The moment when Stefon Diggs caught the touchdown What makes Diggs a Top-10 receiver in the NFL Giving the Vikings defense credit Case K

Awwwww, yeah! We took an unofficial, unplanned hiatus (and we're sorry about that!), but now the Hockey Wilderness Podcast is back!  Tony and Joe sat down on Sunday morning to talk about Zach Parise's return, the Wild at midseason, and prospect stuff. Topics include: Tony and Joe's New Year's Resolutions Zach Parise's return to the lineup Can the Wild fix their lack of speed? Jordan Greenway making the USA Olympic Team Dmitri Sokolov's World Junior run Chuck Fletcher finally meets Kirill Kaprizov Looking at 3 players who have made us happy at midseason Looking at 3 players who have not made us happy at midseason And much more! If you want to support the podcast, you can subscribe to us on your favorite podcasting app, tell your friends about our show, and take a few minutes to leave us an iTunes review! We appreciate any support! We'll see you soon!

The Minnesota Wild are still scuffling along, sitting out of a playoff spot even after a 2-1 week. We take a look at some roster shake-ups and other news with our friend Luke Solberg (EvolvingWild) of Hockey Graphs. Luke joins our show to discuss the team's issues, potential strategies to improve, and also these topics: Looking at the Nate Prosser - Kyle Quincey swap Investigating the thought process behind the Quincey move Are the new rules impacting the Wild? The sorry state of the Wild's depth Nino Niederreiter still not getting enough ice time Joel Eriksson Ek returns- will he get the help he needs? Jared Spurgeon's injury Matt Dumba partnering with Ryan Suter Jonas Brodin's rough season Is Nate Prosser going to block Minnesota's younger defensemen? Evaluating Ryan Murphy Why won't the Wild use 4 forwards on the power play? Minnesota's 3-on-3 OT changes And more! If you want to support the podcast, you can subscribe to us on your favorite podcasting app, tell your friends about our show, and take a few

The Hockey Wilderness Podcast is back of after a Thanksgiving break! When we last left our heroes (Tony and Joe) the Wild were riding high after Devan Dubnyk posted a Brick Trick. Fast forward a couple weeks, add in destruction at the hands of a couple Central Division rivals, and we get a ton of ranting. Among the topics discussed: Dubnyk and the goaltending not playing up to snuff Kyle Quincey was bad...really bad. Really? The Wild are looking at solving issues with...Nate Prosser? A disparity of skill between the top 6 and bottom 6 Minnesota could use Luke Kunin and Joel Eriksson Ek back Kirill Kaprizov saga Your Twitter questions and much more! If you want to support the podcast, you can subscribe to us on your favorite podcasting app, tell your friends about our show, and take a few minutes to leave us an iTunes review! We appreciate any support! We'll see you soon!

The Hockey Wilderness Podcast is back! Joe returns from his two-week hiatus in Florida and joins the podcast. Just in time too as we cover a multitude of topics including: Jason Zucker's scoring streak Devan Dubnyk with 3 consecutive shutouts What should be call 3 consecutive shutouts by a goaltender? The mood changing around the Wild after 3 big wins What do we think of the current line combos? Coyle nearing a return Your Twitter questions   If you want to support the podcast, you can subscribe to us on your favorite podcasting app, tell your friends about our show, and take a few minutes to leave us an iTunes review! We appreciate any support! We'll see you soon!

The Minnesota Wild needed to finish their homestand strong, but instead ended up dropping 2 of 3 games. Disappointing, for sure, and Tony tries to guide you through that disappointing week. He makes it about 15 minutes, then turns to your questions in the mailbag.  Topics include: Has Dumba's play since last week improved enough? Minnesota wasting Dubnyk's best start of the season Turning the TV off during a lackluster effort in Boston What's wrong with Devan Dubnyk? Checking in on the rest of the Central Can Minnesota send Tyler Ennis down? Why Joel Eriksson Ek needs to be in the NHL  Projected lineup when Coyle returns Are Ennis and Marcus Foligno meeting expectations? Does the Matt Duchene deal hurt Minnesota? Egg Nog or Egg Nah? Tony's favorite book If Minnesota traded into the first round in June, who should they have drafted? Can a lack of commitment or attitude explain the Wild's struggles? Is Ketchup the worst condiment? If Tony could pick any team to be the GM of, which would it be and why? And mor

We're back! Sorry friends, we weren't able to get a show in last week, but we made up for it by giving you a fun, jam-packed episode covering big news for the Minnesota Wild, and in-depth breakdowns of what ails them. Joining Tony today is Derek Peterson from The Athletic Minnesota, and together they discussed: Their new interest in the Timberwolves Marcus Foligno's full cage Mikael Granlund's return making Jason Zucker better  Luke Kunin making the most of his shot Zach Parise's back surgery Nino Niederreiter's return What's wrong with Matt Dumba Trying to fix the blue line Can Kunin really replace what Parise brings to the table? Good news, everyone! We're finally on Google Play! Subscribe to us there, or on iTunes, or Stitcher, or wherever else podcasts are bought and sold! Also, you can leave us an iTunes review and help boost our signal and reach new listeners looking for smart Minnesota Wild talk. If you know any of those potential new listeners, you can tell them about us! That's all for this week. W

The Minnesota Wild took 3 of 4 points this week, but things are looking down in the State of Hockey. Injuries, injuries, injuries. More than half of the Minnesota Wild's Top-9 is out of the lineup for the near future, and it's most of what we talk about today. Is it kind of a bummer? Yeah. But we try to have some fun on this week's episode, regardless. Topics include: Injuries to Nino Niederreiter, Charlie Coyle, and Marcus Foligno The Wild being able to gut out a devastating victory in Chicago Breaking down Jason Zucker's controversial assist Minnesota blowing a lead against Columbus Landon Ferraro's first goal Devan Dubnyk coming up short when he's needed most Are these injuries dooming the Wild? Should we change our minds about Chris Stewart? Looking for the silver lining after this week Luke Kunin debuts- should he be in a bigger role? Checking in on Tyler Ennis Can the Wild make a move for reinforcements? And more! If you want to support the podcast, you can subscribe to us on your favorite podcasting

Tony and Joe are back with the Hockey Wilderness Podcast episode 121! We take no breaks around here as we talk the first two games of the rocky start of the Minnesota Wild's season.  Other topics discussed: Marcus Foligno seeing more minutes than Nino Niederreiter Mikael Granlund is out with a groin problem Ryan Suter just takes up way too much time on the power play Carolina Hurricanes exposed a slow Wild squad Ruing the day the Wild traded away Jason Pominville The Tyler Ennis experiement What's the best way to watch a Wild game? If you want to support the Hockey Wilderness Podcast, please leave us a review on iTunes! Subscribe to the Hockey Wilderness Podcast on iTunes, iHeart Radio, Stitcher Radio, PocketCast and many more!