The Minnesota Wild Hockey PONDcast

Sean Pollock previews the Minnesota Swarm's home opener coming up on Saturday as they host San Jose at 7PM.

The Wild knock out their first ever shutout of the Avalanche with a 2-0 blanking in Denver. After the game we talk to Owen Nolan and Jacques Lemaire plus bring you the hilites and more.

The Hockey Lodge Hotline was on the air on Sunday night from Denver as Tom Reid answers your hockey questions. Want your question answered? Shoot an email to [email protected].

This Week in Hockey, heard Sundays from noon-1PM on WCCO was back this week with Wild rookie John Scott, a World Juniors report from Ottawa plus a preview of the Avalanche, Bob Kurtz & Wally Shaver.

The Wild almost got a sweep of the best two teams of the West but come up just short and settle for a 3-2 SOL against Detroit. We talk to Harding, Lemaire plus the hilites and MORE

Saturday night the Hockey Lodge Hotline focused in on goaltending as we talked to the goaltender coach of the Detroit Red Wings.

A tough test is up next for the Wild against the Wings tonight in St. Paul. We catch up with Krystofer Kolanos, rookie John Scott plus Jacques Lemaire.

Saturday night the Wild host the Wings and Friday afternoon we caught up with a number of Detroit's big names including Lidstrom, Hossa, Chelios, Babcock and Zetterberg.

Doug Risebrough addressed the media on Friday afternoon to talk about the status of Marian Gaborik who will undergo surgery on Monday to treat his groin injury.

The guys are done celebrating the New Years and are starting to point towards their matchup on Saturday night against the Red Wings. We catch up with the "new" captain for the Wild plus Jacques Lemaire.