My season with the Minnesota Wild has come to an end – As a season ticket holder, they raised the price just to high and I had to let them go…. so we may see the return on the podcast…..not sure yet.
so lets watch Stanley Cup Hockey! GO HAWKS!
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Season that came to a end!
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010Wild signs G Niklas Backstrom (The 6 Million Dollar Man)
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
Niklas (The Backstop) Backstrom
SAINT PAUL/MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Minnesota Wild President and General Manager Doug Risebrough today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has re-signed goaltender Niklas Backstrom to a four-year, $24 million contract that will run through the 2012-2013 NHL season.
“Nik is one of the most reliable players and people on our team, and that combination enables winning,” said Risebrough. “A snapshot of Nik’s three NHL seasons shows a staggering run of success, but to see that whole picture unfold daily, we have not been surprised. Instead, we are proud of what he has accomplished, and we are excited for what he will.”
Backstrom, 31 (2/13/78), is 28-18-4 with a 2.24 goals against average (GAA), a .925 SV Pct. and a team record six shutouts in 51 games this season and represented the Wild at the 2009 NHL All-Star Game. He is the only goalie to rank in the top five in GAA, wins, SV Pct. and shutouts this season. Backstrom ranks tied for second in the NHL in shutouts, fourth in SV Pct., tied for fourth in wins and GAA and has helped Minnesota rank second in the League in goals against this season at 144. He established franchise records with 33 wins and 1,498 saves last season and tied the record for games played (58). Among goalies playing 100 or more games since the beginning of the 2006-07 season, Backstrom ranks first in SV Pct. at .924, second in GAA at 2.19 and winning percentage at .660 and tied for fifth in shutouts with 15.
In 144 career starts, he has allowed three goals or less 127 times and two goals or less 86 times. In 66 starts following the NHL All-Star Game, Backstrom is 40-10-11 with a 2.04 GAA, a .926 SV Pct. and seven shutouts. He won the 2007 William M. Jennings Trophy with teammate Manny Fernandez as the tandem allowed a League-low 191 goals against. Backstrom also received the Bank of America Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award in 2007 as he recorded a league best .929 SV Pct. He is 84-39-18 with a franchise record-tying 15 shutouts in 150 career games with Minnesota.
The Wild originally signed the native of Helsinki, Finland as a free agent on June 1, 2006.
Wild Take out Bruins
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
Wild Win
BOSTON (AP) -The Minnesota Wild showed why they’re the NHL’s top defensive team by completely shutting down the league’s best offensive club.
Niklas Backstrom stopped 28 shots for his second straight shutout and fifth of the season to lead Wild to a 1-0 win over Boston, handing the Bruins their first shutout of the season on Tuesday night.
“We had only a few minutes that guys were not good on defense,” Wild coach Jacques Lemaire said. “You have to when you have a team that moves the puck like they do. You gotta have a good stick and your defenseman’s gotta be good.”
Marek Zidlicky scored a second-period power-play goal, lifting Minnesota to its second win against the Eastern Conference-leading Bruins this season.
Marian Gaborik has begun rehabilitation from surgery on his left hip.
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
Gaborik
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Marian Gaborik has begun rehabilitation from surgery on his left hip.
The Minnesota Wild reported late Monday the operation to repair a torn labrum and damaged cartilage went “as expected.” The star right wing started rehab immediately after the procedure in Colorado, done by the same specialist who performed a similar operation on his right hip last summer.
Groin pain persisted for Gaborik this season, and he played in only six games before being diagnosed with a deficiency in his hip. The team wanted him to try to play through it, but he elected surgery.
Gaborik is estimated to need 10 to 14 weeks to return. He can begin skating in six weeks, near his 27th birthday. He is in the final year of his contract.
Hello Wild Fans!
Monday, December 22nd, 2008Welcome to the new Wild Hockey Fan Blog, I would like to invite all wild fans to write stories for the blog.