Welcome to November and another episode of 3 in the Box. This week we discuss the missing link. I’ll give you a hint, it begins with O and ends fence. How tough is the Central Division? Will the Wild end up on top. Find out this and so much more from the #1 underground Minnesota Wild podcast.
Episode 110 – I Have the Power
Get your costumes out and join 3 in the Box on this spooky Halloween podcast where we talk about donuts and childhood memories and of course some Minnesota Wild hockey. Nothing to be scared about yet with the way the team is playing, but could there be misfortune in the future? Have a listen…. if you dare!
Episode 109 – #ClownLivesMatter
Finnish Wild Mafia, come on and raise up. 3 in the Box discuss the start to another season and the new addition of right winger Teemu Pulkkinen.
Episode 107 – FOMOH FO SO
3 in the Box opens up the 2016-2017 season discussing the Wild and the upcoming season. Testing out the new live setup where you can now tune in live every week for the 3 in the Box show and even join in the chat live. Who made the cut? Who’s time is it to shine? Who likes Roy-fles? Be sure to check us out on YouTube and follow us on Twitter.
Episode 107 – Top 33
We wrap up the Top 33 Wild players of all time with a podcast where we break down how we voted, criticize each other for the way we voted, and try to not upset the hockey gods by speaking ill of Jason Pominville.
3ITB’s Top 33 Wild Players of All Time – #1
1. Marian Gaborik – RW 8 Seasons, 502 Games, 219 Goals, 218 Assists, 437 Points Our number 1 pick in the MN Wild top 33 was the number 1 draft pick by the MN Wild in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He was drafted number 3 overall with only Rick DiPietro and Dany Heatley ahead of him. As a rookie, Gaborik netted 18 goals and 36 points in the Wild’s very first season. His second year, saw his first 30 goal season leading the defense minded MN Wild in goals and second in points behind Andrew Brunette. Although missing games dueMore
3ITB’s Top 33 Wild Players of All Time – #2
2. Mikko Koivu – C 11 Seasons, 763 Games, 161 Goals, 395 Assists, 556 Points Our Captain. Drafted 6th overall in 2001, he took the slow road to the NHL, spending five years with his hometown team, TPS Turku in the Finnish league, before coming stateside to play for the Wild’s AHL affiliate in Houston during the lost 2004-2005 NHL lockout season. From there, he joined the Wild, and despite getting off to a hot start, he struggled in his rookie campaign. He followed this up with a solid sophomore season, before he was taken down by a cheap shot from MattiasMore
3ITB’s Top 33 Wild Players of All Time – #3
3. Andrew Brunette – LW 6 Seasons, 489 Games, 119 Goals, 202 Assists, 321 Points Responsible for probably the most memorable moment in Wild history to date, the #3 player on the 3ITB Top 33 is Andrew Brunette. Brunette spent a total of 6 seasons with the Wild and currently has the 3rd most goals for the Wild in franchise history. Brunette was somewhat of a franchise starter you might say, spending time with young franchises like the Nashville Predators, Atlanta Thrashers and our own Minnesota Wild during his long playing career in the NHL. If durability in a star isMore
3ITB’s Top 33 Wild Players of All Time – #4
4. Zach Parise – LW 4 Seasons, 259 Games, 105 Goals, 104 Assists, 209 Points Zach Parise signed a 13 year contract with the Wild as an unrestricted free agent on July 4th, 2012. For some it was a great Independence Day, for others, looking at you NJ, it was not. With the exception of playing college hockey for the University North Dakota, Zach is strongly rooted in Minnesota. His father, JP, captained the Minnesota North Stars, which led to Zach being born and raised in Minneapolis, and he played for the prestigious Shattuck-St. Mary’s in Faribault, MN. Nicknamed “Captain America”,More
3ITB’s Top 33 Wild Players of All Time – #5
5. Brent Burns – D/RW 7 Seasons, 453 Games, 55 Goals, 128 Assists, 183 Points Drafted 20th overall in 2003 out of the OHL, where he played as a right winger, Brent Burns was promptly converted into a defenseman by Jacque Lemaire and as an 18 year-old, spot started through most of his rookie season. With limited ice-time, he struggled and was likely not quite ready for the NHL. Luckily Gary Bettman decided to deprive all hockey fans in 2004-2005, and that gave Brent a chance to develop with the Houston Aeros. In the two years following the lockout, Burns would flash hints of the talentMore