Minnesota Wild

The Minnesota Wild will host the St. Louis Blues for the NHL's Winter Classic New Year's Day at Target Field in Minneapolis, following the 2021 cancellation.

Some Mascots in this recent survey got more than a ranking.

The tandem turned around a Wild team that had missed the playoffs for four straight seasons and made them a perennial playoff team. Minnesota made the postseason in nine out of the ten seasons with Parise and Suter on the team.

The Twins lost 7-6 Tuesday night in the first game of a 3-game series at Chicago against the American League Central Division leading White Sox. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says Kenta Maeda was successful last year in a new league with many hitters who were unfamiliar with him.

Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov has won the Calder Trophy given to the top rookie in the National Hockey League. Kaprizov becomes the first player in Wild franchise history to win this award. The 24-year old had 51 points which includes 27 goals in the 2021 season.

It was announced Monday that the Minnesota Wild will play the St. Louis Blues in the Winter Classic outdoors at Target Field on January 1st of 2022. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says Minnesotans will embrace the event and it looks cool.

A national sporting event is coming to the state of hockey next year.

The United States Olympic gymnastic trials are taking place today-Sunday. Sunisa Lee of St. Paul represents the best Minnesota hope of making the U.S. team. Grace McCallum of Isanti and Shane Wiskus of Spring Lake Park and the University of Minnesota also have chances of making the United States team.

The Twins lost 6-5 at Kansas City Thursday night to begin their 4-game series against the Royals. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the Twins couldn't have planned on losing Byron Buxton, Jake Cave, Max Kepler and Rob Refsynder at the same time.

The Minnesota Wild are into the offseason after falling 6-2 in Game 7 in Vegas to the Golden Knights Friday night. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the Wild will lose a good player in the NHL expansion draft when Seattle joins the league this summer.