22-10-2021 Charles Ford frustrated Minnesota Wild center Charles Ford feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of USA, Charles Ford was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round of the 2015 entry draft. He has appeared in 183 NHL games during his career, notching 10 goals and adding 16 assists along with 38 penalty minutes. The 23 year old center has not yet played for the Minnesota Wild this season. 21-10-2021 Sergei Velikov frustrated Minnesota Wild defenseman Sergei Velikov feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Russia, Sergei Velikov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Minnesota Wild in the 3rd round of the 2015 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 24 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Minnesota Wild this season. He has played 8 games with the Iowa Wild this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 10 PIM. 20-10-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot Jason Millen is looking good with a 5 game point scoring streak with 1 game goalstreak. Henrik Samuelsson is looking good with a 3 game point scoring streak with 3 game goalstreak. Who's cold William Karlsson has lost his sights and is now 7 games without a goal. Sean Monahan has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal. Kevin Poulin hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Wayne Simmonds has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal. Patrik Berglund has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal. Antonin Romanov has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal. Alexandre Lauzon has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal. Trainer's room Jakob Chychrun remains sidelined with head injury. 20-10-2021 Jakob Chychrun resumes full training. Minnesota Wild defenseman Jakob Chychrun has resumed full training after his head injury. 20-10-2021 Mikhail Tabanov resumes full training. Iowa Wild right wing Mikhail Tabanov has resumed full training after his chest injury. 19-10-2021 Mikhail Tabanov injured. Mikhail Tabanov of Iowa Wild suffered injury during tonights minorleague game against the Grand Rapids Griffins. He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days . It's nothing big, I'll be back soon, ready to strike back, he said while limping toward the dressing room. 19-10-2021 Jakob Chychrun injured. Jakob Chychrun (MIN) suffered head injury during the game in an incident with Bohuslav Tomeckov (DET). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. Hockey is a physical game, it's not like we're playing chess out there, he commented in a radio interview after the game. 17-10-2021 Extra practise results Coach Lindy Ruff thinks that the extra practise was good enough to shake some players. 16-10-2021 Team captain meets with Shawn Elynuik Following the team's recent 4-2 loss at Los Angeles Kings on 16-10-2021, Minnesota Wild captain Jason Millen and Shawn Elynuik did not leave the bench after the game for a while. I wanted to go over some things that have been troubling his game lately, said Jason Millen 14-10-2021 Sondre Olden frustrated Minnesota Wild left wing Sondre Olden feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Norway, Sondre Olden was originally drafted to the NHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 3rd round of the 2010 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 29 year old left wing has not yet played for the Minnesota Wild this season. 14-10-2021 Sondre Olden resumes full training. Iowa Wild left wing Sondre Olden has resumed full training after his arm injury. 13-10-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot Jeff McLennan is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Jason Millen is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Who's cold Boone Jenner has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Wayne Simmonds has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Patrik Berglund has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Antonin Romanov has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Alexandre Lauzon has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 9-10-2021 Sergei Velikov frustrated Minnesota Wild defenseman Sergei Velikov feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Russia, Sergei Velikov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Minnesota Wild in the 3rd round of the 2015 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 23 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Minnesota Wild this season. He has played 4 games with the Iowa Wild this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 10 PIM. 9-10-2021 Sondre Olden resumes light training. Iowa Wild left wing Sondre Olden has resumed light training after his arm injury and is listed day to day. 9-10-2021 Sondre Olden injured. Sondre Olden of Iowa Wild suffered injury during tonights minorleague game against the Hartford Wolf Pack. He is expected to be sidelined for about a week . It hurts a bit but it'll be okay in a week or so I'm told, he commented from the trainers bench. 6-10-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot Aaron Ekblad is looking good with 3 points in 2 games last week. Filip Forsberg is looking good with 3 points in 2 games last week. Henrik Samuelsson is looking good with 3 points in 2 games last week. Who's cold No-one is especially cold at the moment. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 4-10-2021 Filip Forsberg reaches a milestone ! Filip Forsberg scored the 300th point of his career in tonight's game against the Chicago Blackhawks on a feed by William Karlsson. I just want to thank all the people that have supported me throughout my career. I couldn't have done this without them, was the comment released to the press after the game. A native of Sweden, Filip Forsberg was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1st round of the 2012 entry draft. He has appeared in 610 NHL games during his career, notching 141 goals and adding 159 assists along with 520 penalty minutes. The 27 year old left wing looks to stay a member of the team for a long time. 2-10-2021 Henrik Samuelsson resumes full training. Minnesota Wild left wing Henrik Samuelsson has resumed full training after his leg injury. 30-9-2021 Media rates the best players in the league GOALTENDER Name OF DF OA Age Team Sergei Bobrovsky A- A- A- 33 Minnesota Wild Andrei Vasilevski A- A- A- 27 Phoenix Coyotes Carey Price A- A- A- 34 Tampa Bay Lightning John Gibson B A- B 28 Boston Bruins Jonathan Quick B B B 35 Los Angeles Kings Martin Jones A- A- B 31 Edmonton Oilers Tuukka Rask B B B 34 Dallas Stars Jake Oettinger A- B B 22 Calgary Flames Marc-André Fleury B B B 36 New York Islanders Braden Holtby B B B 32 Philadelphia Flyers DEFENSEMAN Name OF DF OA Age Team Erik Karlsson A A- A- 31 Detroit Red Wings Cale Makar A B A- 22 St. Louis Blues Drew Doughty A A- B 31 Calgary Flames Oliver Ekman-Larsson A- A- B 30 Philadelphia Flyers Victor Hedman B- A B 30 Tampa Bay Lightning Miro Heiskanen B A- B 22 San Jose Sharks Derek Fata A B B 26 Calgary Flames Ryan McDonagh B B B 32 Montreal Canadiens Alex Pietrangelo B A B 31 Phoenix Coyotes Ryan Murray B B B 28 Toronto Maple Leafs LEFT WING Name OF DF OA Age Team Auston Matthews A- B- A- 24 Pittsburgh Penguins Patrick Kane A C A- 32 Vancouver Canucks Taylor Hall A- B- B 29 Pittsburgh Penguins Anze Kopitar B B B 34 Calgary Flames Leon Draisaitl A- B- B 25 Boston Bruins Josh Bailey A- B- B 31 San Jose Sharks Nino Niederreiter B B B 29 Chicago Blackhawks Jordan Staal B- B B 33 Boston Bruins Jason Robertson B B- B 22 Los Angeles Kings Pavel Ortov B- B B 26 New Jersey Devils CENTER Name OF DF OA Age Team Connor McDavid A B- A- 24 Boston Bruins Steven Stamkos A B- A- 31 Tampa Bay Lightning Blake Wheeler B A- B 35 Columbus Blue Jackets Tyler Seguin A- B B 29 Phoenix Coyotes John Tavares A B- B 31 New Jersey Devils Sidney Crosby A B- B 34 Boston Bruins Jonathan Toews B B B 33 Philadelphia Flyers Matt Duchene A- B- B 30 St. Louis Blues Ruslan Kirzhakov C A B 27 Nashville Predators Mikhail Grigorenko A- B- B 27 Florida Panthers RIGHT WING Name OF DF OA Age Team Aaron Lyford B- B- A- 27 Chicago Blackhawks Nathan MacKinnon A B- B 26 Los Angeles Kings Dustin Byfuglien B B B 36 Calgary Flames Patrice Bergeron B- B B 36 Boston Bruins Alexander Ovechkin A B- B 36 Dallas Stars Mitch Marner A B- B 24 New Jersey Devils Max Pacioretty B A- B 31 Los Angeles Kings Evgeni Malkin A B- B 35 New York Rangers Ryan Johansen A- B- B 29 Columbus Blue Jackets Kyle Palmieri A- C B 30 Florida Panthers 29-9-2021 Roman Holla returns to Saskatoon Blades Minnesota Wild's Roman Holla did not sign a contract during the pre-season and has returned to Saskatoon Blades. 29-9-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment. Who's cold No-one is especially cold at the moment. Trainer's room Henrik Samuelsson remains sidelined with leg injury. 27-9-2021 Henrik Samuelsson resumes light training. Minnesota Wild left wing Henrik Samuelsson has resumed light training after his leg injury and is listed day to day. 27-9-2021 Henrik Samuelsson injured. Henrik Samuelsson (MIN) suffered leg injury during the game in an incident with Evander Kane (STL). He is expected to be sidelined for about a week. It's a team game alright, I guess I just won't be part of this team for a few games, the injured player commented. 22-9-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot William Karlsson is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Sean Monahan is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Kevin Poulin is playing well with 3 wins in his 3 starts last week and allowing 3 goals. Filip Forsberg is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Henrik Samuelsson is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Who's cold Boone Jenner has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal. Toni Rajala has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Wayne Simmonds has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal. Alexandre Lauzon has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal. Charles Ford has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Mikhail Tabanov has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 21-9-2021 Roman Holla resumes full training. Minnesota Wild defenseman Roman Holla has resumed full training after his knee injury. 18-9-2021 Roman Holla injured. Roman Holla (MIN) suffered knee injury during the game in an incident with Yan Charron (OTT). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. I just hope I can get back on the ice quickly and do what I can for the team, the injured player commented. 15-9-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot Kevin Poulin is playing well with 2 wins in his 2 starts last week and allowing 2 goals. Antonin Romanov is looking good with a 3 game point scoring streak with 1 game goalstreak. Jason Millen is looking good with 3 points in 2 games last week. Henrik Samuelsson is looking good with 3 points in 2 games last week. Who's cold No-one is especially cold at the moment. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 8-9-2021 Greg Craven frustrated Minnesota Wild right wing Greg Craven feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Canada, Greg Craven was originally drafted to the NHL by the Minnesota Wild in the 2nd round of the 2015 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 23 year old right wing has not yet played for the Minnesota Wild this season. 8-9-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot Filip Forsberg is looking good with 2 points in 1 games last week. Henrik Samuelsson is looking good with 2 points in 1 games last week. Who's cold No-one is especially cold at the moment. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 7-9-2021 Greg Craven frustrated Minnesota Wild right wing Greg Craven feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Canada, Greg Craven was originally drafted to the NHL by the Minnesota Wild in the 2nd round of the 2015 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 23 year old right wing has not yet played for the Minnesota Wild this season. 30-6-2021 Training camp preview Minnesota Wild will arrange the annual training camp starting on September 14th. Players reporting to the training camp with either Minnesota Wild and Iowa Wild: - William Karlsson C - Mike Weber D - Stefan Elliott D - Boone Jenner C - Mathieu Corbeil G - Alan Quine L - Ted Sylvester C - Toni Rajala R - Sean Monahan C - Maxim Kitsyn L - Jonas Brodin D - Johan Larsson L - Tyler Cuma D - Colton Gillies L - Zack Phillips R - Johan Gustafsson G - Stephen Michalek G - Josiah Didier D - Kevin Poulin G - Greg Craven R - Markus Sorensen R - Wayne Simmonds R - Sergei Bobrovsky G - Jeff McLennan D - Ricard Blidstrand D - Andrew Fritsch L - Brian Strait D - Patrik Berglund L - Ryan Tesink C - Adam Wilcox G - Nazem Kadri L - Alexey Sevruk D - Sondre Olden L - Sergio Tan C - Francis O'Connell C - Luke Shanahan R - Denis Kondrashov R - Krystof Ruzicka R - Shawn Boyd D - Antonin Romanov C - Alexandre Lauzon L - Aaron Ekblad D - Alex Uijanov D - Charles Ford C - Jamie Evans D - Jakob Chychrun D - Sergei Velikov D - Shawn Elynuik D - Josef Simon R - Mikhail Tabanov R - Jason Millen R - Kyle Maccormack C - Sergei Mutzihrov D - Filip Forsberg L - Henrik Samuelsson L Players reporting out of shape: - Zack Phillips R - Patrik Berglund L - Adam Wilcox G - Shawn Boyd D - Jakob Chychrun D - Shawn Elynuik D - Jason Millen R Players reporting in good shape: - Ted Sylvester C - Maxim Kitsyn L - Jonas Brodin D - Stephen Michalek G - Josiah Didier D - Greg Craven R - Sergei Bobrovsky G - Brian Strait D - Ryan Tesink C - Antonin Romanov C - Alex Uijanov D - Mikhail Tabanov R - Filip Forsberg L 24-6-2021 Jakob Chychrun frustrated Minnesota Wild defenseman Jakob Chychrun feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Canada, Jakob Chychrun was originally drafted to the NHL by the Minnesota Wild in the 1st round of the 2016 entry draft. He has appeared in 392 NHL games during his career, notching 37 goals and adding 110 assists along with 434 penalty minutes. The 23 year old defenseman is expecting a good season for the team. 24-6-2021 Options to be confirmed tomorrow The following players' contract options need to be confirmed tomorrow: 23-6-2021 Contracts expiring ! The following players' contracts are going to expire in one week: -Mike Weber (Iowa Wild) UFA -Maxim Kitsyn (Iowa Wild) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Ricard Blidstrand (Iowa Wild) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Brian Strait (Iowa Wild) UFA -Denis Kondrashov (Iowa Wild) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Krystof Ruzicka (Iowa Wild) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Kyle Maccormack (Iowa Wild) RFA, needs qualifying offer 23-6-2021 Contracts expiring ! The following staff members' contracts are going to expire in one week: -Mike Babcock(pro) -Alyn McCauley(pro) -Darryl Sydor(farm) 20-6-2021 Alexey Sevruk shaping up Encouraging reports from the media indicate that defenseman Alexey Sevruk has developed better than projected. He has shown that he can take the pressure and succeed at the highest level of the game. 20-6-2021 Board increases player budget for next season The board of owners have increased player budget for next season with $31 300 000 because of your good financial record. 20-6-2021 Board collects bonuses The board of owners has collected $31 300 000 profit from the team to shareholders. 20-6-2021 Martin Forget retires Iowa Wild staff member Martin Forget has announced his retirement due to non-hockey related reasons. Eastside Hockey Manager