Synopsis
Your favorite Hockey Wilderness writers give you an insightful and light-hearted long-form discussion about the Minnesota Wild every week.
Episodes
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HWP Episode 020: The Scandy Man Can
02/12/2014 Duration: 01h22minIn the newest edition of our podcast co-managing editors Tony Abbott and Joe Bouley. along with writer Aaron Holm spend an hour chatting about all things Wild including: The Scandella extension Breaking down the Blues and Stars games Goaltending issues The Scandella hit Dodgeball quotes Which is the best Scandella nickname? Etc. Check it out on Libsyn, via the stream at the bottom of this article or search "Hockey Wilderness Podcast" on iTunes to find this episode and the other 19, and don't forget to subscribe.
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HWP Episode 019: Gone Streaking
18/11/2014 Duration: 54minIn the newest edition of our podcast co-managing editors Tony Abbott and Joe Bouley. along with writer Christopher Boyd spend an hour chatting about all things Wild including: The losing streak The winning streak Nino's goalscoring exploits Matt Dumba's recent play Etc.
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HWP Episode 018: Too Many Tonys
03/11/2014 Duration: 01h15minIn the latest edition of our podcast co-managing editor Tony Abbott, co-head writer/moderator Aaron Holm and, other co-head writer/moderator, Ger Devine chat to Tony Dean of HockeyBuzz about all things Wild including: Dumb narratives about Tommy Vanek Conspiracy theories about Josh Harding's foot Aarrggghhh Keith Ballard aaaaaarrrghhh!!! Jason Zucker repaying the faith many fans showed in him General evaluation of the season so far Mailbag questions Much much more....
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HWP Episode 017: #FreeExtensions
23/10/2014 Duration: 01h04minJoe, Ger, and Tony sit down to break down the early part of the Minnesota Wild's season. How good was that Jonas Brodin extension? Should we be concerned that the Wild Power Play isn't producing? Does Nino Niederreiter need to get more ice time? And what Eddie Vedder was doing in a Justin Fontaine jersey? Before the episode, Tony talks a bit about the recent Charlie Coyle extension.
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HWP 016: The Big Central Division Preview Episode
01/10/2014 Duration: 02h12minIn the latest edition of our podcast managing-editors Tony Abbott and Joe Bouley, along with editor Ger Devine talk to Cole Hamilton of Mile High Hockey and Garret Hohl of Arctic Ice Hockey (those sites being respectively the Colorado Avalanche and Winnipeg Jets-centric sites in the SB Nation NHL network) about what to expect from each team in the Central Divsion this season, along with some in depth discussion about the Wild, Avalanche and Jets respective strengths and weaknesses. These guys were a lot of fun to podcast with and we're very grateful to them for giving up their time to record it.
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HWP 015: Massive Tangents or The Kuemperor Comes Back
22/09/2014 Duration: 01h25minHockey Wilderness co-managing editor Tony Abbott, staff writer Chris Boyd and editor Ger Devine got together on Saturday night to talk about, among other things: -Training camp -The failings of training camp observations -Hating on the Kuemper haterz (Lots of ranting) -The difference between a bar and a pub -Why The Room is the best movie in the world -Transitions -The Top 25 Under 25 series -"I could get 100 PIMs in any league" -Future Lucia controversy
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HWP 014: #TalkinBoutHats (And Nino) With Boba Fenwick
17/09/2014 Duration: 01h23minBob Spencer (@BobaFenwick) of the Minnesota Wild blog "Hashtag Hockey" joins Tony, Aaron, and Chris to talk about the new contract that Nino Niederreiter signed. Did they like the contract? What impact will it make on the future? Also in this episode, they also talk about Erik Haula and what to expect from him next season, what to do with the Power Play, whether Mikko Koivu should be the Wild's captain, and about hats. A lot of hats. Please "Subscribe" to our podcast on iTunes, like Hockey Wilderness' Facebook page, and as always, you can tweet us questions using "#HWPodcast"
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HWP 013: Nino and Kuemper's TPS Reports
02/09/2014 Duration: 46minIt's been a month and a half, but we're back! The Hockey Wilderness Podcast returns, with Tony, Joe, Aaron and Chris recapping the back half of the Wild's offseason. Hello, Jordan Schroeder and Justin Falk, and goodbye, Nate Prosser and Dany Heatley. We also discuss the contract status of Nino Niederreiter and Darcy Kuemper. What's the holdup? Are the guys worried they won't get a deal done soon? They're supposed to come to camp, did they even see the memo? In addition to that, we go to your mailbag (Tweet us your questions with "#HWPodcast"!), discuss killing Joe, eating brains, movies, and more! It's the glorious return of the Hockey Wilderness Podcast! Enjoy!
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HWP Episode 001- Debut with Nate Wells (4/7/14)
31/07/2014 Duration: 01h45minOriginally aired on April 7th, 2014. In the ground-breaking debut of the Hockey Wilderness Podcast, Emilie, Joe, Ger, Aaron, and Tony break down the Minnesota Wild's play down the stretch, their potential playoff opponents, and why Jared Spurgeon is way better than you. Nate Wells also joins us to talk about the Frozen Four, Christian Folin, Wild Prospects, and more. It's an old episode, but a good one! The perfect way for you to get through this summer!
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HWP Episode 012 (Part 2): Hellooooo Vanek!
14/07/2014 Duration: 01h08minIn Part 2 of our 12th episode of the podcast (make sure you check out Part 1 for Tony's interview with Dan Shrader) Tony, Ger, Chris and Joe discuss the draft, the Vanek Signing, the departures of Stoner and McCormick, good signins around the league, bad signings around the league and more.
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HWP Episode 012 (Part 1): Interview With Dan Shrader
08/07/2014 Duration: 44minManaging editor Tony Abbott talks to Dan Shrader (former blogger for First Round Bust, current blogger for Redline Report and scout for the Medicine Hat Tigers of the WHL) about the Wild's 2014 draft class, his work and NHL free agency in Part 1 of this week's podcast. Part 2 will be posted in the coming days and features the regular line-up of Hockey Wilderness writers.
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HWP Episode 011: Pizza & Pasta
24/06/2014 Duration: 01h21minTony, Joe and Aaron are joined by podcast debutant Tiffany who covers prospects at Hockey Wilderness to preview this year's draft and discuss several notable prospects who could be on the Wild's radar.
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HWP Episode 010: Free Agency Preview
10/06/2014 Duration: 01h50minAfter taking a week off during the quiet period of the offseason, the Hockey Wilderness podcast is back. Tony Abbott, Joe Bouley and, newcomer, Chris Boyd discuss the Wild's plans in free agency as well as reviewing some recent news such as the end of year press conference and the Michael Keranen signing.
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HWP Episode 009: Thomas Vanek Kebabs
26/05/2014 Duration: 52minIn this week's episode of the podcast; Tony Abbott, Joe Bouley and Aaron Holm break down the early stages of theWild's offseason and look ahead to a busy Summer. Also, as always, they answered your #HWPodcast questions from Twitter.
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HWP Episode 005: Interview with Cheryl Bradley
26/05/2014 Duration: 01h01minTony Abbott, Emilie Wiener and Ger Devine discuss Games 4 and 5 for the Wild and Tony interviews Cheryl Bradley, the managing editor of Mile High Hockey, for some Avs perspective.
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HWP Episode 004: Michaels Granlund and Cooke
26/05/2014 Duration: 28minAaron, Joe, and Tony examine the late-game heroics of Mikael Granlund, whose spectacular goal put the Minnesota Wild right back into the series with the Colorado Avalanche. They then tackle the Matt Cooke hit/up-coming suspension (turns out, it was 7 games) from all angles. Is his suspension fair? Has he been a dirty player in a Wild uniform before Monday night? How big of a blow will losing Tyson Barrie be to Colorado? Would a Wild series win be tainted by the incident? Was this part of a strategy by the Wild? And a lot more questions about the incident.
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HWP Episode 003: Reviewing the Losses in Games 1 and 2
26/05/2014 Duration: 36minIn this week's edition Tony Abbott hosts a discussion with, Hockey Wilderness staffers, Emilie Wiener, Joe Bouley and Ger Devine about the two playoff losses to the Colorado Avalanche and the upcoming Game 3. This is a brief edition (we'll probably make up for it with a mid-week episode this week in which we'll get to the mailbag etc.) but features a very important announcement about the future of the blog towards the end. Make sure you stay tuned.
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HWP Episode 002: Previewing the Playoffs
26/05/2014 Duration: 01h08minIn the second episode of the 2014 Hockey Wilderness Podcast, Tony Abbott, Aaron Holm, Joe Bouley and Ger Devine discuss various topics relating to the Minnesota Wild such as; previewing the 1st round of the playoffs, how the Wild match-up with the Colorado Avalanche, Dany Heatley's poor play, Mike Rupp's suspension, the collapse of the St.Louis Blues and more. They also answer your questions from Twitter at the end in the Mailbag segment.
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HWP Episode 008: Silly Hard
20/05/2014 Duration: 01h36minIn this week's episode of the podcast, Tony Abbott (@TonyWiseau), Joe Bouley (@joebou15), GerDevine (@GerDevine), and Aaron Holm (@The_Noogie) discuss the Wild's elimination from the postseason, the cirticism of Mikko Koivu, and various other topics relating to the start of the offseason. As always, they answered your #HWPodcast questions from Twitter. This episode also features the debut of a new segment: "Dramatic Readings of Star Tribune Comments." Make sure you check it out!
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HWP Episode 7: Chat With Second City Hockey
20/05/2014 Duration: 54minIn the latest episode of the Hockey Wilderness podcast, Tony Wiseau (@TonyWiseau), Ger Devine (@GerDevine), Aaron Holm (@TheNoogie) and Emilie Wiener (@eminemilie) chat about the series so far with Jen LC (@RegressedPDO), the resident stats nerd over at Second City Hockey. They also answer this week's batch of your Twitter questions at the end. It's an hour of good hockey talk and laughs that you don't wanna miss.