Despite Thursday’s tough outcome, Wild players were thrilled to have their captain and star forward back in the lineup.

NHL Game recap for the Utah Utah Hockey Club vs. Minnesota Minnesota Wild game on January 23, 2025. Follow every play as it happens throughout the NHL season on CBS Sports and the CBS Sports app.

Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold has revealed that NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is expected to retire in the near future, and the search for his successor is already underway.

The Minnesota Wild have assigned defenseman David Jiricek to the Iowa Wild, it was reported Wednesday. Jiricek, who was acquired by the Wild in November, has appeared in six games for the Wild this season, collecting a goal and an assist. Through 11 games with Iowa, Jiricek has two assists.

Here is why the Wild should swing a trade for Flyers winger Bobby Brink ahead of the March 7th NHL Trade Deadline.

The Utah Hockey Club pulled off a great game against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday to begin their three-game road trip, beating them 4-0 to get closer to the second wild card spot in the Western Conference.

The Minnesota Wild could soon see one of their top prospects make the jump from Russia to their system in North America.

At 72, Gary Bettman is in no rush to step into retirement. But the NHL has started taking steps to creating a suitable succession plan for when that day comes.

Bettman has been the NHL's commissioner since 1993, overseeing the league's expansion to Southern and Western markets of the United States.

Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships for the Minnesota Wild, said. "Essentially the NHL has partnered with a company called Suppanor and what they do is implement a remote artificial ...

The Minnesota Wild (28-15-4) host the Utah Hockey Club (20-19-7) during Thursday’s NHL schedule, starting at 8:00 PM ET at Xcel Energy Center and broadcast on ESPN+. The Wild sit in fourth place and the Utah Hockey Club are 11th in the Western Conference.

Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has recalled goaltender Dylan Ferguson under emergency conditions from the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL) and placed defenseman Jonas Brodin on Injured Reserve.