The Minnesota Wild Hockey PONDcast

New Wild Head Coach Todd Richards joined Sid Hartman and Mike Max on Sunday morning on WCCO's "The Sports Huddle"

The 2009 NHL Entry Draft is Friday night from Montreal. This afternoon Chuck Fletcher and Tommy Thompson met with the media to talk strategy and more heading into next weekend.

Friday the Wild will conduct a NHL Draft Preview Press Conference but we couldn't wait. So we caught up with Tommy Thompson to give you a preview to the preview.

Wild G Niklas Backstrom is in Las Vegas for the NHL Awards Show and we caught up with him to talk about that, the Wild moves and more!

Following the Todd Richards press conference we caught up with Wild D Brent Burns, Wild owner Craig Leipold along with a couple of Richards family members who were in attendance.

San Jose Sharks Head Coach Todd McLellan addressed the media earlier today on his former assistant coach Todd Richards joining the Wild.

Tuesday afternoon Todd Richards was named the second head coach of the Minnesota Wild. Here you'll find the entire press conference including comments from Wild GM Chuck Fletcher.

Last week Wild Asst GM Tommy Thompson made an appearance on XM Satellite Radio to talk prospects and preview the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Chuck Fletcher addressed a number of topics on a Friday teleconference including the search for a new head coach, Mario Tremblay and more.

We pull Cal Clutterbuck off the golf course to help preview the upcoming Minnesota Wild Road Tour.