By Aaron Holm -
The Ducks being the only team of those 5 in action tonight, will definitely be hungry to put themselves at the top of the league tonight. That, and they will want to get the bad taste of losing to the Flames out of their mouth. Tonight's test for the Wild will be extra tough, but they will also be looking to get a little redemption tonight as well. The Wild are 0-2-0 against the Ducks this season, so it's about time for them to put one in the win column against these Ducks that once were mighty.
Today's musical selection is very dear to me. This is the late Shannon Hoon, former lead singer of Blind Melon who happened to show up studio a little early one day and lay down some solo tracks. Just him and his guitar (with a very special guest harmonica). Very intimate, and very cool. A great treat for any Melonheads out there who haven't heard this before. Take it away Shannon!
Wild News
Minnesota's Prospect Pool Lacks an Elite Game Changer - Wild Xtra
A lot of teams prospect pools lack elite game changers.
March Madness Proving Ground for Playoffs (WildWednesday) HockeyBuzz.com - Tony Dean
The Dean touches on a few topics here, also provided is the latest edition of Wild Wednesday with Jeff Dubay which is always worth a listen.
Wild hunker down for rare full-squad practice - TwinCities.com
Minnesota Wild follow up Wednesday's off-day with a "rare" full-squad practice at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday.
Wild's Dumba has been tough on goalies, especially his own | Star Tribune
Maybe Dumba55 should only be allowed to fire slap shots in practice at an empty net. Maybe toss one of them goalie cutouts in there. I have visions of Rick Vaughn ala Major League taking the head off a batter cutout.
NHL Preview - Anaheim Ducks at Minnesota Wild - Mar 13, 2015 - CBSSports.com
The Anaheim Ducks are still looking for answers after coming up short again in their last game.
Tending the Fields
Mallards sign rookie defenseman Coldwell | The ECHL
Quad-City getting on some early college free agent action.
Alaska Aces Trade For Dean Chelios, Landon Oslanski | Gone Puck Wild
The Alaska Aces made 2 trades Thursday, one of which had them acquiring Dean Chelios, son of NHL legend Chris Chelios. Landon Oslanski was also acquired.
On Frozen Pond
Gophers hockey: Big Ten title secondary to salvaging NCAA hopes - TwinCities.com
The Gophers have a bit of work ahead of them if they have dreams of making the NCAA tourney this year.
Off the Trail
Norris Trophy race has no clear-cut favorite - Super 16: NHL Power Rankings
A nice look into the race for the Norris Trophy, and then they nose dive hard into the ground with their "power rankings". I swear, I will never understand how they come up with that crap.
Jets lose game, Myers vs. Panthers in key contest for Wild Card races | ProHockeyTalk
Thank you Florida Panthers!
Video: MacKenzie dives forward to score incredible goal | ProHockeyTalk
This is pretty sick kids. Give it a watch.
Steven Stamkos broken stick toss leads to misconduct (Video) | Puck Daddy
As the great Red Green is want to say, "Keep your stick on the ice."
Who are the leading scorers for each nation in the NHL? | Puck Daddy
Guess which Minnesota Wild player made the list. No peeking now!
Doug MacLean hired private investigator to spy on Nikolai Zherdev | Puck Daddy
Well, that's different.
NHL's college free agency season officially open thanks to Bruins, Flyers - CBSSports.com
What say you Wilderness? Any potential college free agents you have your eyes on with hopes they will wear Iron-Range Red?
RECAPS!!!
NHL Recap - Edmonton Oilers at Pittsburgh Penguins - CBSSports.com
NHL Recap - Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens - CBSSports.com
NHL Recap - Winnipeg Jets at Florida Panthers - CBSSports.com
NHL Recap - Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins - CBSSports.com
NHL Recap - Philadelphia Flyers at St. Louis Blues - CBSSports.com
Duck Hunting
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