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 information you need to prepare for the Minnesota Wild’s summer. We’ll have trade targets, Free Agent profiles, exclusive articles, and more! It’ll be released on Wednesday, June 22nd and be available on our website for $5.

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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, followed by a concert by Same Day Delivery, who does our theme music. You can find more information HERE.

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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 show are leaving us an iTunes review (they really do help!) and sharing our show with your friends!

We’ll be back next week!

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 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. Find out all the information here!

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 friends!

We’ll be back next week!

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!

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The day after the Minnesota Wild were bounced from

Topics they discussed were:

And much more!

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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:

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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:

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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:

And much more.

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82 games are in the books, and it’s time for the Stanley Cup Playoffs! Barry Campbell of Hockey Wilderness sits down with Tony to discuss the upcoming series, mostly from a Minnesota Wild perspective.

We covered these topics:

As well as these Keys to the series:

And much, much more.

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!

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We’ll be back soon!