The Minnesota Wild made a change to its coaching staff on Friday, letting go of longtime assistant coach Darby Hendrickson, whose time with the franchise goes back to his playing career. Hendrickson, who played high school hockey for Richfield, has been part of the Wild as a player and coach for almost the team's entire existence, joining the team for its inaugural season as part of the expansion draft. Hendrickson even scored the team's first goal at Xcel Energy Center on Oct. 11, 2000, against the Philadelphia Flyers. Hendrickson became an assistant coach for the Wild in 2011 and served on ..read more

In our offseason series of players the Wild could trade for, we have been identifying skaters GM Bill Guerin could target for a top-six role among the forward group. This week, we turn our attention to Pittsburgh Penguins' winger Reilly Smith. The 33-year-old former Stanley Cup champion not only possesses a workable contract for the Minnesota Wild but also provides value to the Wild that neither of our other targets could bring. This series began following The Athletic's Michael Russo's end-of-season reporting, where he strongly suspects the Wild will use the increase in the NHL's salary cap ..read more

It wasn't the “Cheers” bar, but when Minnesota's players walked into the small establishment in suburban Boston on Wednesday night as newly crowned Professional Women's Hockey League champions, everyone knew their names. When her roommate Lee Stecklein woke up Friday morning, they went out in the rain to get doughnuts for the team ..read more

The Minnesota Wild could use the New York Rangers as a blueprint, even if it takes some imagination. New York kicked off the draft by selecting Alexis Lafreniere, and Minnesota drafted Marco Rossi eight picks later ..read more

Fiala played for the Swiss team and lost to Czechia in the gold medal game. Minnesota fans may have been focused on the former Wild star. The Wild are in the market for a top-six winger. The Wild played Marcus Johansson in a top-six role last year, and after a disappointing second season with the Wild, the team is looking at other options ..read more

In 11 short months, Kendall Coyne Schofield delivered a child and a championship to Minnesota while at the same time realizing her vision of establishing a women’s professional hockey league in North America. The only reason this happened from the players’ side is Kendall ..read more

The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) crowned its inaugural champion Wednesday when Minnesota defeated Boston 3-0 in the deciding Game 5 at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Massachusetts, following a nail-biting tournament ..read more

PWHL Minnesota doesn't have a hierarchy in goal. Coach Ken Klee views Maddie Rooney and Nicole Hensley as equals, two No. 1 goaltenders he can count on at all times. On Tuesday night, Hensley got back in the net for the first time since the team's playoff opener. She responded with her first shutout of the postseason, as Minnesota beat PWHL Boston 3-0 in Game 2 of the Walter Cup finals. The ..read more

Capping its inaugural season, Minnesota’s professional women’s hockey team skated past Boston to take home the first-ever Walter Cup — the league equivalent of the Stanley Cup, which has proved elusive for the Wild for the past quarter-century. How best to mark the championship glory? The women’s team — which came together so hurriedly the league has yet to christen a name — announced a ..read more

Minnesota has won the inaugural championship of the Professional Women's Hockey League. The goals were scored by Liz Schepers, Michela Cava(cq) and team captain Kendall Coyne Schofield. Taylor Heise was named the playoff MVP after scoring five goals throughout. “It took every single player and every single person you see on this ice right now to make it happen,” Schofield said ..read more