30. Sergei Zholtok – C 3 Seasons, 210 Games, 48 Goals, 62 Assists, 110 Points Coming in at number 30 on the list is forward Sergei Zholtok. Zholtok spent 3 productive years with the Minnesota Wild from 2001-2004. After spending his early career bouncing around between the AHL, IHL and NHL, Zholtok found a home in Minnesota. His Wild career was highlighted in the 2002-2003 season playing a major role in the team’s success and the franchise’s first trip to the playoffs. That year the Wild went deep into the playoffs under Coach Lemaire, eventually losing out to the Mighty Ducks ofMore
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3ITB’s Top 33 Wild Players of All Time – #31
31. Matt Cullen – C 3 Seasons, 193 Games, 33 Goals, 68 Assists, 101 Points After bouncing around the league for eleven seasons, the Virginia, MN native returned home in 2010, signing a 3 year deal with the Wild in as a free agent. The then 34 year old came with grit and playoff experience, including a Stanley Cup Championship. Due to salary cap issues after a lock out and shortened season, Cullen’s contract was not extended after the 2012-13 season and he went on to Nashville as a free agent. While with the Wild, Cullen, in his mid 30s, neverMore
3ITB’s Top 33 Wild Players of All Time – #32
32. Kyle Brodziak – C 6 Seasons, 446 Games, 72 Goals, 97 Assists, 169 Points Kyle Brodziak had an interesting career with the Wild. As an RFA, he was traded on draft day from the Oilers to the Wild, and was coming to a team that was so uninspiring that it had fired it’s only head coach and lost it’s oft-injured top star to free agency. He signed a 3 year extension with the Wild, and his career in the State of Hockey was on the move. While playing 3rd and 4th line minutes in Edmonton, he began to blossom inMore
3ITB’s Top 33 Wild Players of All Time – #33
Last week on Twitter, friend of the show, Chris Frost, suggested that we do a Top 50 All-Time NHL players list. We thought that that was a good idea, but we’re Wild fans. So we figured we’d do our own twist on the list and put together our list of the Top 33 Wild players of All-Time. Each of us filled out a ballot sheet, we let Google Drive do the heavy lifting, and we now have our list. While it might not be perfect, and some choices might be borderline criminal (which we’ll discuss with an end-of-the list podcast),More
The Doghouse and the Anchor
First off, just let me say that we really haven’t done something like this before. Normally we do a weekly podcast where we talk for 45-60 minutes about the Wild and how they’ve done in the past week. With that said, these types of posts probably won’t be a regular thing. We’ll leave the typing stuff to folks like Russo, Derek Felska, The Hockey Wilderness folks, et al. So why am I typing? Because there is a guy that’s been firmly parked in Yeo’s doghouse. There’s plenty of advanced metrics out there that probably show you why or why notMore