In 2012, the State of Hockey celebrated the Minnesota Wild signing two coveted free agents to 13-year, $98 million deals. Part of that celebration was understanding that by the time those deals wrapped up, Zach Parise and Ryan Suter would be in their 40s and not worth the $7.54 million cap hit. Who cares? Minnesota collectively said. Let’s deal with that… Continue reading Is There Any Reason To Fret Over Signing Kaprizov For Eight Years? – Minnesota Wild
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$12,000,000 Transformers star backs Aaron Rodgers over Kirk Cousins for Vikings’ QB spot
The Minnesota Vikings have made clear this offseason that J.J. McCarthy is their QB of the future. Despite various NFL QB’s being traded or signing with different franchises, the Vikings stayed quite and allowed former star Sam Darnold to leave the club in free agency. Furthermore, in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Vikings did not… Continue reading $12,000,000 Transformers star backs Aaron Rodgers over Kirk Cousins for Vikings’ QB spot
Bill Guerin Has His Chance To Win Everybody Over This Summer – Minnesota Wild
When the Vegas Golden Knights eliminated the Minnesota Wild from the Stanley Cup playoffs, everyone’s attention immediately turned to this summer. Wild players said the usual things you would hear at the end of another first-round defeat, and fans wondered what the next level could be for a team with a young core, with Kirill… Continue reading Bill Guerin Has His Chance To Win Everybody Over This Summer – Minnesota Wild
The Wild’s Moral Victory Era Is Already Over – Minnesota Wild
The State of Hockey woke up on Wednesday morning, hungover from the realization that all this has happened before, and is happening again. The plucky Minnesota Wild built a 2-1 lead, only to find themselves unable to put away their opponent and fall behind in the series 3-2. Nothing is different than their previous two… Continue reading The Wild’s Moral Victory Era Is Already Over – Minnesota Wild
It’s Fine For the Wild To Play Jon Merrill Over Zeev Buium – Minnesota Wild
Coming into the Minnesota Wild’s series against the Vegas Golden Knights, Zeev Buium was a great choice to slot into the Wild defense. He’d never played a minute of NHL hockey, but the former Denver Pioneer offered the team badly-needed upside to keep up with Vegas’ talent. John Hynes clearly agreed, as Buium started the… Continue reading It’s Fine For the Wild To Play Jon Merrill Over Zeev Buium – Minnesota Wild
Wild Clinch Playoffs With Win Over Ducks – Wilderness Walk
Vegas will finish with 108-110 points. They have played at a 108 point pace in the 76 games with Jack Eichel on the ice. In 41 games Kaprizov played with the Wild, including the 3 while he was attempting to play through an injury prior to surgery, the team accumulated points at a 106 point… Continue reading Wild Clinch Playoffs With Win Over Ducks – Wilderness Walk
Going Over the New NFL Rule Changes
Yesterday, the NFL owners got together to vote on some rule changes for the 2025 NFL season. Some of these appear to be changes for the better, while others don’t seem to be all that helpful. Let’s take a look at all of them here and see what’s changing for the Minnesota Vikings and the… Continue reading Going Over the New NFL Rule Changes
Highlights: Gopher Baseball Strikes Out 15 in Win Over High Point
Senior Justin Thorsteinson was dominant on Sunday, striking out 11 High Point hitters over five innings of work to help power the Minnesota Golden Gophers over the Panthers 8-2. In addition to his 11 strikeouts, Thorsteinson (1-1) tossed five shutout innings while giving up one hit and walking three for Minnesota (11-11). Senior Eli Sundquist… Continue reading Highlights: Gopher Baseball Strikes Out 15 in Win Over High Point
Dawn Plitzuweit Postgame Interview After Win Over Toledo
Hear from Gopher Women’s Basketball head coach Dawn Plitzuweit following their 65-53 win over Toledo in WBIT opening round of play. Sign up for daily email updates from Gopher Athletics! Go to to sign up.
Highlights: Gopher Baseball Gets Midweek Win Over St. Thomas
The Golden Gophers (9-10, 2-4 Big Ten) picked up the 8-2 victory over St. Thomas (9-7, 3-0 Summit League) Wednesday night. Freshman Adam Urban (1-0) picked up the victory out of the bullpen for Minnesota (9-10). The right-hander went 1.1 shutout innings while giving up one hit. Senior Justin Thorsteinson also made an impact on… Continue reading Highlights: Gopher Baseball Gets Midweek Win Over St. Thomas