Hockey Wilderness Podcast- A Minnesota Wild Podcast

This time, it counts! It’s the regular season, and the Hockey Wilderness Podcast is ready to keep you up on all that happened with the Minnesota Wild in their opening week. Tony sat down with Joe Bouley and Chris Boyd on Sunday Night, and they discussed the following: Minnesota acquiring Teemu Pulkkinen on waivers Joel Eriksson Ek’s debut being delayed by immigration issues Zac Dalpe: Fourth-line Center Minnesota’s tough loss against St. Louis Kinda drooling over Robby Fabbri Wild’s dominant win vs. Winnipeg Warring over a nickname for Teemu Pulkkinen Nino’s invisibility through 2 games Who’s better suited to be on the third pair now: Mike Reilly or Christian Folin? Main Topic: Is it ever OK to boo your team? If so, when?   Looking for a good way to support the Hockey Wilderness Podcast? There’s a few good ways to do that! First, subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts from, whether that’s iTunes, Podcast Addict, PocketCasts, Doggcatcher, Stitcher Radio- wherever you listen to podcasts, that’s where

It’s Opening Night for the Minnesota Wild, and it’s time for everyone at the Hockey Wilderness Podcast to get on record with their predictions. Tony sits down with several Hockey Wilderness writers and Friends of the Show to answer 4 questions about how the Wild season plays out. These questions are: How many Points does Minnesota have at the end of the season? How far will Minnesota make it in the playoffs? Who is your 2016-17 Wild MVP? Can Tony bully you into making a bold prediction? Here are the participants for this episode: Joe Bouley (1:30) Ben Remington of Wild Xtra (7:19) Aaron Holm (13:17) B (18:44) Panda Pete of Twins and Losses (23:50) Chris Boyd (32:54) Greg Spiroff (37:24) Tory Palattao (45:04) Bob Spencer of Hashtag Hockey (48:51) Kine (1:03:46) Derek Felska of State of Hockey News (1:10:39) Adam Stafki (1:20:25) Barry Campbell (1:29:34) Tony Abbott (1:35:10) Love the Hockey Wilderness Podcast and want to support it? Make sure you subscribe to our show on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Podcast Addic

Minnesota made their final cuts the day after we podcaster last week. Pretty cool of them, don’t you think? We catch you up on all the latest news, just in time for Minnesota to claim someone on waivers 36 hours after we recorded on Sunday Night. Anyway, here’s what we got for you this week: Minnesota’s cuts, including Tyler Graovac and Alex Tuch Zac Dalpe on waivers Ryan Carter undergoing shoulder surgery. Is this the end of the line for him? Can Joel Eriksson Ek and Christoph Bertschy stick on the fourth line? Or is a trade coming. Could Minnesota really trade Darcy Kuemper and roll with Alex Stalock? Did Minnesota miss the boat on the Nail Yakupov trade? Will the Iowa Wild make the playoffs? And our main topic: We go through each team in the Western Conference and figure out if they got better or worse. Love the Hockey Wilderness Podcast and want to support it? Make sure you subscribe to our show on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Podcast Addict, Doggcatcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts! Another amazing w

Training camp is still happening, and the Hockey Wilderness Podcast is playing their way back into shape. Tony spent his Tuesday night with Joe Bouley (Managing Editor, Hockey Wilderness) and they discussed all the goings-on as Minnesota gets their roster for Opening Night. Topics include: Tomas Fleischmann fails his physical, won’t make the team Nino Niederreiter wins Silver at the World Cup of Hockey First impressions of Eric Staal Charlie Coyle: Officially not a center Victor Bartley out with a torn triceps. Who was he again? First massive wave of cuts (A second one would arrive Wednesday What happens to Chuck Fletcher if the Wild don’t get past the first round Is Alex Tuch better off in limited NHL minutes, or maximum AHL minutes? Pros and cons of the favorites to make the roster Love the Hockey Wilderness Podcast and want to support it? Make sure you subscribe to our show on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Podcast Addict, Doggcatcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts! Another amazing way to give us a boost i

This week we take you on a high-fantasy adventure through not one, but two tournaments with Minnesota Wild connections. You probably all know about the World Cup of Hockey, but this past week saw Wild prospects take part in the Traverse City Prospect tournament as well. Breaking down this past week’s action is Friend of the Show™ Dustin Nelson. Topics we cover: The excitement that was Team North America The disappointment that was Team USA The befuddlement that is Nino Niederreiter’s ice time for Team Europe The intrigue that comes with Tomas Fleischmann’s tryout with the Wild The further disappointment that was the Wild’s week at Traverse City What to expect from the upcoming training camp As well as First-time parenting advice for a member of the Wilderness The story behind our new transition music Tony’s current saltiness over the ongoing Top-25 Under-25 And much, much more! Love the Hockey Wilderness Podcast and want to support it? Make sure you subscribe to our show on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Podcast

We’re back! It’s been a month-long absence for the show and we’re trying to podcast our way back into shape. Joining Tony for this episode are Hockey Wilderness writers Barry Campbell and Aaron Holm, and the three get you caught up on a not-all-that-busy August. They discussed at length whether or not the Wild improved their team significantly this offseason, and chatted about other topics as well, such as: Patrick Roy’s departure from Colorado Let’s Go Crazy now being confirmed as the next goal song in Minnesota Ryan Carter getting a tryout with the Wild Zach Parise’s back, Back Parise Joel Eriksson Ek’s chances to make the Wild Everything you need to know about playing the off-wing Embarrassing ourselves with our awful Sean Connery impersonations And much, much more. Love the Hockey Wilderness Podcast and want to support it? Make sure you subscribe to our show on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Podcast Addict, Doggcatcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts! Another amazing way to give us a boost is to leave us a

We’ve now hit August, and while the offseason slowed down, the Hockey Wilderness Podcast is still going strong! We brought in special guest Panda Pete of the Twins and Losses podcast to chat with Tory and Tony to discuss the Wild, the shake-up in the Twins’ front office, and our shared love of Pokemon Go! Topics include: Matt Dumba’s new 2-year, 5.1 million contract The Wild mulling over a goal song change from Joe Satriani’s “Crowd Chant” to Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy” How far will the Wild go in the playoffs with their current roster Who has the tougher road to staying competitive: the Twins or Wild? Terry Ryan’s dismissal- Will they give the job to interim GM Rob Antony or an outside candidate? Is Paul Molitor’s job with the organization safe? Our experiences with Pokemon Go Looking ahead to Pokemon’s new main series game, Pokemon Sun and Moon And much more! If you want to support the show, the best way to do that is to subscribe to our show, whether it’s on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, or whichever podcast app

The 2016 Minnesota Wild Prospect Development Camp is in the books! Tony (@OhHiTony) was unable to attend this year, so he went out and found some people who did to talk about it! He was joined by Joe Bouley (@JoeBou15), Dustin Nelson (@DLukeNelson), and newcomer Tory Palattao (@Finnesotan12) to break down everything you need to know about PDC, and (if we’re being honest) some things you didn’t even need to know! Topics include: Darcy Kuemper re-signs for 1 year, $1.55M, becoming an Unrestricted Free Agent next summer. Is this the beginning of his exit? Reflecting on how Kuemper found himself on his way out of the organization Was waiving Jordan Schroeder a smart negotiation ploy or just pettiness on Minnesota’s part? The Wild flip-flopping on the idea of trading Dumba as his contract discussions progress How much money does Dumba really deserve coming off his Entry-Level Contract? Da Beauty League Sam Anas, Joel Eriksson Ek, and Alex Tuch skated together at Prospect Camp. Does that indicate the Wild feel the

It was a big week for the Minnesota Wild, so the Hockey Wilderness Podcast responded with an appropriately big podcast discussing all of the big news that hit during the free agency opener. Barry, Joe, and Tony sat down to discuss: Jason Zucker re-signing with the Wild. Was $2M/year too much for him? How will Zucker’s deal inform the Wild’s negotiations with Matt Dumba? Whether the Wild signing Alex Stalock actually matters Why signing Eric Staal for 3 years, $10.5M was the best move the Wild could’ve made this weekend Trying to find fault in the Chris Stewart contract (we can’t) Why aren’t the Wild signing Matt Cullen? No, I mean, like, seriously. Just sign that guy already. Have the Wild improved their position in the Central Division? We look at how the balance of power shifted Will P.K. Subban make that much of a difference in Nashville? Can a Nino Niederreiter extension be on the horizon? and much, much more! Make sure to check out our 2016 Offseason Trail Guide- available for free right here! We have

Tony and special guest Nate Wells sat down on Wednesday night to recap the Wild's Draft weekend, and then a crazy day of trades. Topics included: * What Luke Kunin brings to the Wild * Why the Wild chose him over other prospects * Do the Wild have something in 4th-round prospect Brandon Duhaime? * Why it's out-of-character, but welcome, for the Wild to draft Dmitry Sokolov * P.K. Subban traded to the Central Division- how will he fit in Nashville? * Taylor Hall traded to New Jersey for Adam Larsson. Does this make sense? * Could the Wild have gotten in on Hall? * Looking at Minnesota's lack of trade activity * How some college players turning pro (Mario Lucia, Alex Tuch, Sam Anas) will affect this season's roster   And much, much more! Make sure to check out our Hockey Wilderness 2016 Offseason Trail Guide- your complete guide to the Wild's offseason. It's got 97 pages of free agent profiles, trade targets, and more! And it's FREE! Download it here! Make sure to support our show by subscribing to us on iTune

The 2016 NHL Draft is almost here, and there’s no one better to prepare us for Draft Weekend like ESPN.com’s Corey Pronman! The prospect guru sits down with Tony and they discuss the draft from a Minnesota Wild perspective. Topics include: Why players Corey was very high on (Mikael Granlund, Jonas Brodin, Matt Dumba) haven’t turned out like Wild fans thought. Joel Eriksson Ek raising his stock over past season Why Kirill Kaprizov might be the best Wild prospect in the system Drafting the best player available vs. Drafting for need Kieffer Bellows’ potential- and potential to land in a Wild uniform Mid-round prospects that would fit well in Minnesota Minnesotans that might go in the first round How high-school tournament sensation Casey Middlestadt could go in the 2017 Draft Make sure to follow Corey Pronman’s work with ESPN Insider (Corey is worth the price of admission), and follow him on Twitter @CoreyPronman, where he’s great at interacting with followers. If YOU want to see a LIVE RECORDING of the Hocke

After a couple of weeks of technical issues, the Hockey Wilderness Podcast is back! Tony, Joe, Aaron, and Chris all get together to talk about all the news with the Minnesota Wild over the last two weeks. Topics include: Wild hire Scott Stevens and John Anderson Mike Yeo becomes the coach-in-waiting for St. Louis We do some 69-themed Wild Trivia. Who will prevail?!?! We break down four players the Wild could draft Michael McLeod Jake Bean Dante Fabbro Luke Kunin John Torchetti hired as an assistant coach in Detroit And more! We have two major things coming up: The first is our NHL Draft Party on June 24th at 6:00 P.M. at Wild Tymes and the Palace Stage in St. Paul. We’ll have a live podcast, and after the first round, we’ll be closing down the bar with a dance party from Same Day Delivery, who does our theme music. The second thing is that we’re announcing the release of the Hockey Wilderness 2016 Offseason Trail Guide! We’re making a comprehensive guide to the offseason that will give you all the info

The NHL season is winding down- it’s almost time for the Stanley Cup Final! Jack and Tony sat down before Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals to discuss both the NHL and the latest happenings with the Minnesota Wild. Topics include: Former Wild players in the Conference Finals Andrew Brunette re-assigned to the front office Why the Wild let go of Rick Wilson and Darryl Sydor Whether Bob Mason deserved to stay on as goalie coach Minnesota signing 22-year-old goalie Adam Vay Wild signing 2014th 6th-rounder Chase Lang Why the Wild would want to trade Reid Duke Should Joel Eriksson Ek stay in Sweden or go to the AHL? The Conference Finals- Who do we want to see win the Cup? Debating the quality of Culver’s cheese curds What getting ice cream from Nate Prosser is like And much more! If YOU want to see a LIVE RECORDING of the Hockey Wilderness Podcast, make sure to mark your calendar for JUNE 24TH! We will be recording a live podcast in Wild Tymes in St. Paul at 6 PM throughout Round 1 of the NHL Draft, follo

This week on the Hockey Wilderness Podcast Tony is joined by Joe and Chris to discuss everything surrounding the Minnesota Wild this week. Topics include: Joe and Chris’ first impressions of Bruce Boudreau Whether we want to see any of the Wild’s assistant coaches back Mikko Koivu and Mikael Granlund lighting it up at World’s The Top-3 picks of the 2016 Hockey Wilderness Mock Draft What personnel changes we think the Wild will want to make Possible trade targets for Minnesota… that aren’t Ryan Nugent-Hopkins The Minnesota Wild Road Tour Is Matt Cullen a vampire? Parents in high school sports If YOU want to see a LIVE RECORDING of the Hockey Wilderness Podcast, make sure to mark your calendar for JUNE 24TH! We will be recording a live podcast in Wild Tymes in St. Paul at 6 PM throughout Round 1 of the NHL Draft, followed by a concert by Same Day Delivery, who does our theme music. You can find more information HERE. Make sure to support our show by subscribing to us on iTunes. Other great ways to support the

It’s official! The Wild have hired their 4th coach in team history. The good news? It’s not Randy Carlyle. The better news? It’s Bruce Boudreau, the top coach on the market. Tony sits down with Dustin Nelson of Pretty Much Everywhere to break down all the ramifications surrounding the Wild’s big hiring. Topics covered are: What made Minnesota such a good fit for Boudreau? Was it more than the money? Can he develop the Wild’s young defensemen as well as he did in Anaheim? Whether his playoff failings- especially in Game 7s- are a concern What style of play we might see under Boudreau Is the Wild’s cap situation as bad as everyone thinks? Did the Wild miss the boat on Jonathan Drouin? Why Ryan Nugent-Hopkins might actually be the player the Wild need right now Whether Edmonton’s 4th overall pick should be the team’s #1 trade target Potential Draft targets for the Wild at Pick 15 What a rampaging Ryan Suter might sound like Boudreau’s potential as an action hero And much, much more! If YOU want to see a LIVE R

Now that we’ve had some time to process the end of the Wild’s season, it’s now officially time to start doing off-season things. We had Friend of the Show™ Adam Stafki (@NorthernRinkRat) of Along the Boards join us to discuss some pretty big topics concerning the Minnesota Wild, including: Announcing our Super Awesome Pulling-Out-All-The-Stops 2016 Draft Party! Why we, of all people, may have been underrating Nino Niederreiter Chuck Fletcher’s denial-heavy end-of-year press conference John Torchetti getting the first crack at the coaching search Why we think Randy Carlyle is a poor fit for the Wild Why Bruce Boudreau’s firing is an opportunity for Minnesota Is Minnesota the most attractive job available for a coach right now? Is Zach Parise and Ryan Suter’s influence on the team too great? How expansion should shake out for the Wild And much more! Make sure to support our show by subscribing to us on iTunes. Other great ways to support the show are leaving us an iTunes review (they really do help!) and shar

The day after the Minnesota Wild were bounced from the playoff by the Dallas Stars, Joe and Tony sat down to put a wrap on the season and look ahead to the offseason. Topics they discussed were: Charlie Coyle’s crazy goal in Game 4 Mikko Koivu carries them to a win in Game 5 Prince sparking a comeback from down 4-0 in Game 6 For the last time: Was the problem with this team skill or heart? Is Chuck Fletcher’s job safe? Should the Wild make John Torchetti the full-time coach? Do Jason Zucker and Matt Dumba still have a future in the Wild organization? Where should the Wild play Mikael Granlund and Coyle going forward- Center or Wing? Do we want to see any of our fourth-liners return? Who in Iowa can we see making a jump to the NHL next season? What’s one bold move we would make this offseason to get the Wild back on track? And much more! Make sure to support our show by subscribing to us on iTunes. Other great ways to support the show are leaving us an iTunes review (they really do help!) and sharing our sho

Flying solo no longer, Tony sees his regular co-pilot Joe return to the podcast to recap the Wild’s Game 3 win vs. the Stars, and break down all of the major plot points of the game. Topics include: Kurtis Gabriel joining the Wild for Game 3 The Jason Pominville - Erik Haula - Nino Niederreiter going off Why it took until Game 3 for Minnesota pulling off a victory? Mikko Koivu stepping up in this series On a weirdly related note, possible landing spots for Koivu and Pominville this offseason What to expect in Game 4 We put a spotlight on Joe’s inability to say “Torchetti” and Tony’s inability to be Tom DeLonge If YOU want to have your questions, reactions, or opinions on the show, call into our Hot Take Line and leave a voicemail letting us know what you think! Our number is 218-384-1002. We look forward to hearing from you! Make sure to support our show by subscribing to us on iTunes. Other great ways to support the show are leaving us an iTunes review (they really do help!) and sharing our show with your

Sometimes, you have no choice but to be all by yourself. This last week, Devan Dubnyk has been all alone in net. And today, Tony reacts to Game 2, with no support. He manages, though reacting to Game 2, college signings, and reader questions. Topics include: Minnesota playing a closer game Saturday than in Game 1 Why Antoine Roussel’s goal shouldn’t have counted- but why the Wild can’t blame the referees for the loss Mikael Granlund’s great and terrible game How to avoid alcohol poisoning throughout this series How the Wild can increase the offense without sacrificing defense What’s the Wild’s competitive window now? If YOU want to have your questions, reactions, or opinions on the show, call into our Hot Take Line and leave a voicemail letting us know what you think! Our number is 218-384-1002. We look forward to hearing from you! Make sure to support our show by subscribing to us on iTunes. Other great ways to support the show are leaving us an iTunes review (they really do help!) and sharing our show wit

It’s been a long time since we’ve had a guest representing another team, so we made sure to go out and get the best! Carolyn Wilke is one of the sharpest analytic minds out there, and she’s a must-follow on Twitter (@Classlicity) and on Today’s Slapshot. We break down Game 1 between the Wild and Stars for a bit before Tony got really sad and moved the conversation to talking about the Dallas Stars’ playoff chances as a whole. Some topics we discussed are: Dallas taking a page out of Minnesota’s playbook in Game 1 Does the Wild have a prayer of beating the Stars? Should Lindy Ruff keep Tyler Seguin out of the lineup to heal until Minnesota proves they can keep up with them? Why aren’t we considering Dallas, and not teams that tanked to win Cups like Chicago, the league’s model franchise? How the confusing Kris Russell trade helped the Stars Dallas’ path to a Stanley Cup Championship- Can they pull it off? What GM Carolyn Wilke would do to fix the Minnesota Wild And much more. If YOU want to have your questio