Judd's Hockey Show - A Minnesota Wild Podcast

Judd Zulgad and AJ Fredrickson break down Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leopold's comments from his annual state of the team address regarding next year's milestone of a large gain in salary cap and talking about him and the team's path to extending Kirill Kaprizov. Can this be the year the team puts all it's eggs in one basket to impress? How will they be able to outbid any other team? How much does winning matter to Kaprizov? Is there any pressure on GM Bill Guerin? Plsu more on the latest Judd's Hockey Show!

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Jessi Pierce of Bardown Beauties and NHL.com joins Judd Zulgad and AJ Fredrickson to share the biggest takeaways from position battles, practices, special unit schemes, and more from throughout the preseason! Is there an update on Matt Boldy's injury? What do you make of the Wild's latest line combinations for their game against the Blackhawks? Who has been impressing the most so far through camp? Plus much more!

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Jessi Pierce of Bardown Beauties and NHL.com joins Judd and AJ to react to somments made by The Athletic's Mark Lazerus on the The Athletic Hockey Show about Kirill Kaprizov potentially wanting to join the Chicago Blackhawks. How much should Minnesota Wild fans be packing about his potential extension getting done when eligible in 2025? What sort of things need to happen this season to persuade him to want to stay with the team? What are the first impressions of training camp? How serious is Matt Boldy's injury?

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Jessi Pierce of Bardown Beauties & NHL.com joins Judd Zulgad and AJ Fredrickson to chat about the most pressing topics ahead of the Minnesota Wild's training camp getting underway. What sort of line combinations will be see to open camp? What sort of shape with the goaltenders be in at the start? Which players draw the most intrigue to watch at the beginning of camp? Plus more on the latest Judd's Hockey Show!

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Minnesota Wild head coach John Hynes joins Judd and AJ to talk ahead of training camp getting underway this week. Hynes talks about how much he's been able to implement his full tactics and schemes with a full offseason and the health of some of the players. Will the Wild plan to carry three goalies on the roster into opening night? What sort of line combinations can fans expect to see at the start of training camp? How will the club reintegrate Jared Spurgeon on the blue line? What is being done to address the penalty kill? Plus more on the latest Judd's Hockey Show!

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Jessi Pierce of Bardown Beauties & NHL.com joins Judd Zulgad and AJ Fredrickson to go over five Minnesota Wild related questions ahead of training camp beginning next week. Who on the roster will take another step forward with their development and who will surprise with some regression? Who is most likely to be involved with some sort of surprise trade this coming year? Looking at the Central division who will surprise and rise in the standing, who will do the opposite? Plus more on the latest Judd's Hockey Show!

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Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin joins the show to talk about his club heading into training camp! How will the Wild address their struggles on special teams last season? Will the Wild consider carrying three goaltenders into opening night? What sort of discussions have taken place, if any, about a Kirill Kaprizov contract extension? How is it dealing with the younger generation in today's game compared to what he played with? Plus much more insight from the general manager!

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Jessi Pierce of Bardown Beauties and NHL.com joins Judd Zulgad and AJ Fredrickson to catch up and talk Wild captain Jared Spurgeon. How has his recovery gone after receiving surgery? What sort of role does he fit into on the blue line? How much will the team still reliable on him for major minutes? Plus a chat about what the crew wants to see as training camp is set to begin in the coming weeks.

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Jessi Pierce of Bardown Beauties & NHL.com joins Judd Zulgad and AJ Fredrickson to answer five questions about the Wild in the 2024-25 season. Which young names on the roster will get a good amount of ice time? Did the Wild dodge a bullet by not trading for Patrik Laine? Which current member of the team will be dealt before the start of the season? Plus more on he latest Judd's Hockey Show!

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Author Dan Whenesota joins the latest Judd's Jockey Show to talk about his latest work, a documentary titled North Star State: A film about the history of the Minnesota North Stars that is available now for free on YouTube. Hear about the rise and death of the Minnesota team, along with other fun tidbits and conversations regarding Minnesota Sports. Find more of Dan Whenesota HERE to check out his other pieces of work!

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