What league does Minnesota Wild play in?

Minnesota Wild play in the NHL.

When was Minnesota Wild founded?

Minnesota Wild was founded in 2000 in St. Paul, MN, USA, USA.

Where is Minnesota Wild based?

Minnesota Wild is based in St. Paul, MN, USA.

Who is the head coach of Minnesota Wild?

The head coach of Minnesota Wild is Jacques Lemaire.

Who is the captain of Minnesota Wild?

The captain of Minnesota Wild is Marián Gáborík.

What arena does Minnesota Wild play in?

Minnesota Wild play their home games at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, MN, USA.

Who is the general manager of Minnesota Wild?

The general manager of Minnesota Wild is Doug Risebrough.

What are the team colors of Minnesota Wild?

The team colors of Minnesota Wild are Forest Green + Iron Range Red + Harvest Gold + Min.

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2007-2008 Season

Minnesota Wild were 44-28-10 in the 2007-08 NHL season with 98 points, 7th overall.

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2007-2008 Minnesota Wild Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#32	Niklas Bäckström (G)	48	1978	Helsinki, FIN	6'2"	192	L
	#29	Josh Harding (G)	42	1984	Regina, SK, CAN	6'2"	194	R
		Nolan Schaefer (G)	46	1980	Yellow Grass, SK, CAN	6'2"	216	R
DEFENSEMEN
	#8	Brent Burns (D)	41	1985	Barrie, ON, CAN	6'5"	229	R
	#3	Keith Carney (D)	56	1970	Providence, RI, USA	6'1"	207	L
	#26	Kurtis Foster (D)	44	1981	Carp, ON, CAN	6'5"	220	R
	#22	Sean Hill (D)	56	1970	Duluth, MN, USA	6'0"	198	R
	#5	Kim Johnsson (D)"A"	50	1976	Malmö, SWE	6'1"	205	L
	#33	Petteri Nummelin (D)	53	1972	Turku, FIN	5'10"	194	L
	#6	Erik Reitz (D)	44	1982	Detroit, MI, USA	6'1"	223	R
	#55	Nick Schultz (D)"C"	44	1982	Strasbourg, SK, CAN	6'1"	209	L
	#41	Martin Skoula (D)	46	1979	Litomerice, CZE	6'3"	223	L
FORWARDS
	#25	Éric Bélanger (C)	48	1977	Sherbrooke, QC, CAN	5'11"	185	L
	#24	Derek Boogaard (LW)		1982	Saskatoon, SK, CAN	6'7"	265	L
	#96	Pierre-Marc Bouchard (C)	42	1984	Sherbrooke, QC, CAN	5'10"	168	L
	#22	Cal Clutterbuck (RW)	38	1987	Welland, ON, CAN	6'0"	212	R
	#38	Pavol Demitra (C)"C"		1974	Dubnica, SVK	6'0"	205	L
	#27	Todd Fedoruk (LW)	47	1979	Redwater, AB, CAN	6'2"	240	L
	#83	Matt Foy (RW)	43	1983	Oakville, ON, CAN	6'2"	225	R
	#10	Marián Gáborík (RW)"C"	44	1982	Trencin, SVK	6'1"	201	L
	#16	Steve Kelly (C)	49	1976	Vancouver, BC, CAN	6'2"	201	L
	#9	Mikko Koivu (C)"A"	43	1983	Turku, FIN	6'2"	214	L
	#18	Dominic Moore (C)	46	1980	Sarnia, ON, CAN	6'0"	192	L
	#37	Mark Parrish (RW)"C"	49	1977	Bloomington, MN, USA	5'11"	196	R
	#67	Benoît Pouliot (LW)	39	1986	Alfred, ON, CAN	6'3"	201	L
	#92	Branko Radivojevic (RW)	45	1980	Piestany, SVK	6'2"	205	R
	#12	Brian Rolston (LW)"C"	53	1973	Flint, MI, USA	6'2"	214	L
	#15	James Sheppard (C/LW)	38	1988	Lower Sackville, NS, CAN	6'2"	223	L
	#11	Chris Simon (LW)		1972	Wawa, ON, CAN	6'3"	251	L
	#19	Stéphane Veilleux (LW)	44	1981	St-Georges-de-Beauce, QC, CAN	6'1"	201	L
	#34	Aaron Voros (LW/RW)	45	1981	Vancouver, BC, CAN	6'4"	201	L
	#37	Wes Walz (C)"A"	56	1970	Calgary, AB, CAN	5'11"	190	R

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2007-2008 Minnesota Wild Staff

Head CoachJacques Lemaire
Asst. CoachMike Ramsey
Asst. CoachMario Tremblay
Goaltending CoachBob Mason
General ManagerDoug Risebrough
Asst. General ManagerTom Lynn
Asst. General ManagerTom Thompson
Amateur ScoutMarc Chamard
Amateur ScoutPaul Charles
Amateur ScoutChristopher Hamel
Amateur ScoutBrian Hunter
Amateur ScoutDoug Mosher
Amateur ScoutGlen Sonmor
Amateur ScoutErnie Vargas
Asst. Athletic TrainerTravis Green
Asst. Athletic TrainerMike Vogt

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Minnesota Wild Facts

Plays in: National Hockey League
Team Colors: Forest Green + Iron Range Red + Harvest Gold + Min
Town: St. Paul, MN, USA Map
Founded: 2000

2007-2008 Minnesota Wild Roster Facts

Nationalities

19 players
5 players
3 players
3 players
1 player
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Experience

Minnesota Wild: 4 589 GP
NHL: 11 437 GP
WC: 335 GP
OG: 76 GP
SHL: 333 GP
Liiga: 508 GP
Czechia: 80 GP
AHL: 3 477 GP
DEL: 180 GP
NL: 474 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Iowa Wild (AHL)
Jacksonville Icemen (ECHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Grand Casino Arena
Location: St. Paul, MN, USA
Capacity: 17 954
Construction Year: 2000

Minnesota Wild Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/04/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Minnesota Wild	Boston Bruins	-	NHL
10/02/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Nashville Predators	Minnesota Wild	-	NHL
05/14/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Colorado Avalanche	Minnesota Wild	4 - 3 (OT 63:52)	NHL
05/12/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Minnesota Wild	Colorado Avalanche	2 - 5	NHL
05/10/2026 01:00 AM UTC	Minnesota Wild	Colorado Avalanche	5 - 1	NHL

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Minnesota Wild History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	NHL	82	31	24	-	15	12	272	240	104	1.27	3	Conference SF loss
2024-2025	NHL	82	33	30	-	12	7	228	239	97	1.18	7	Conference QF loss
2023-2024	NHL	82	32	33	-	7	10	251	263	87	1.06	10	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	NHL	82	34	25	-	12	11	246	225	103	1.26	6	Conference QF loss
2021-2022	NHL	82	37	22	-	16	7	310	253	113	1.38	2	Conference QF loss
2020-2021	NHL	56	35	16	-	-	5	181	160	75	1.34	9	Conference QF loss
2019-2020	NHL	69	35	27	-	-	7	220	220	77	1.12	21	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2018-2019	NHL	82	37	36	-	-	9	211	237	83	1.01	21	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	NHL	82	45	26	-	-	11	253	232	101	1.23	8	Conference QF loss
2016-2017	NHL	82	49	25	-	-	8	266	208	106	1.29	5	Conference QF loss
2015-2016	NHL	82	38	33	-	-	11	216	206	87	1.06	17	Conference QF loss
2014-2015	NHL	82	46	28	-	-	8	231	201	100	1.22	11	Conference SF loss
2013-2014	NHL	82	43	27	-	-	12	207	206	98	1.2	11	Conference SF loss
2012-2013	NHL	48	26	19	-	-	3	122	127	55	1.15	15	Conference QF loss
2011-2012	NHL	82	35	36	-	-	11	177	226	81	0.99	24	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	NHL	82	39	35	-	-	8	206	233	86	1.05	21	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	NHL	82	38	36	-	-	8	219	246	84	1.02	22	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	NHL	82	40	33	-	-	9	219	200	89	1.09	19	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	NHL	82	44	28	-	-	10	223	218	98	1.2	7	Conference QF loss
2006-2007	NHL	82	48	26	-	-	8	235	191	104	1.27	11	Conference QF loss
2005-2006	NHL	82	38	36	-	-	8	231	215	84	1.02	22	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	NHL	82	30	29	20	-	3	188	183	83	1.01	19	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	NHL	82	42	29	10	-	1	198	178	95	1.16	12	Conference Final loss
2001-2002	NHL	82	26	35	12	-	9	195	238	73	0.89	23	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	NHL	82	25	39	13	-	5	168	210	68	0.83	25	Did not make playoffs

Minnesota Wild Retired Numbers

#9 Mikko Koivu (F)

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Brennan Menell (D)	2026-2027	Shanghai Dragons	KHL	4	2	5	7	2
2.	Nicolas Aubé-Kubel (F)	2026-2027	Dinamo Minsk	KHL	5	3	1	4	6
3.	Victor Rask (F)	2026-2027	SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	NL	2	2	1	3	0
4.	Nicolas Petan (F)	2026-2027	Shanghai Dragons	KHL	4	1	2	3	0
5.	Luke Johnson (F)	2026-2027	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL	5	1	2	3	5
6.	Alexander Galchenyuk (F)	2026-2027	Spartak Moskva	KHL	2	0	2	2	0
7.	Devin Shore (F)	2026-2027	HC Sparta Praha	Extraliga	2	1	0	1	0
8.	Nick Swaney (F)	2026-2027	Graz99ers	ICEHL	1	0	1	1	0
9.	Christoph Bertschy (F)	2026-2027	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	NL	2	0	1	1	2
10.	Calen Addison (D)	2026-2027	Shanghai Dragons	KHL	4	0	1	1	4

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	198 lbs	29.57
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	196 lbs	29.25
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	196 lbs	29.06
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	194 lbs	28.88
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	194 lbs	28.32

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mikko Koivu (F)	1028	205	504	709
2.	Kirill Kaprizov (F)	397	230	245	475
3.	Jared Spurgeon (D)	1012	123	315	438
4.	Marián Gáborík (F)	502	219	218	437
5.	Zach Parise (F)	558	199	201	400

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kirill Kaprizov (F)	397	230	245	475
2.	Marián Gáborík (F)	502	219	218	437
3.	Mikko Koivu (F)	1028	205	504	709
4.	Zach Parise (F)	558	199	201	400
5.	Joel Eriksson Ek (F)	614	155	195	350

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mikko Koivu (F)	1028	205	504	709
2.	Jared Spurgeon (D)	1012	123	315	438
3.	Ryan Suter (D)	656	55	314	369
4.	Mats Zuccarello (F)	452	118	271	389
5.	Kirill Kaprizov (F)	397	230	245	475

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Matt Johnson (F)	227	15	22	698
2.	Marcus Foligno (F)	584	99	220	616
3.	Mikko Koivu (F)	1028	205	709	592
4.	Derek Boogaard (F)	255	2	14	544
5.	Ryan Hartman (F)	480	120	258	482

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mikko Koivu (F)	1028	205	504	709
2.	Jared Spurgeon (D)	1012	123	315	438
3.	Jonas Brodin (D)	915	62	216	278
4.	Nick Schultz (D)	740	26	102	128
5.	Ryan Suter (D)	656	55	314	369

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Kirill Kaprizov (F)	397	230	475	1.20
2.	Quinn Hughes (D)	48	5	53	1.10
3.	Bill Muckalt (F)	8	5	8	1.00
4.	Chay Genoway (D)	1	0	1	1.00
5.	Damien Giroux (F)	1	0	1	1.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Kirill Kaprizov (F)	2021-2022	81	47	108
2.	Kirill Kaprizov (F)	2023-2024	75	46	96
3.	Kirill Kaprizov (F)	2025-2026	78	45	89
4.	Matt Boldy (F)	2025-2026	76	42	85
5.	Kevin Fiala (F)	2021-2022	82	33	85

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Kirill Kaprizov (F)	2021-2022	81	47	108
2.	Kirill Kaprizov (F)	2023-2024	75	46	96
3.	Kirill Kaprizov (F)	2025-2026	78	45	89
4.	Matt Boldy (F)	2025-2026	76	42	85
5.	Marián Gáborík (F)	2007-2008	77	42	83

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Kirill Kaprizov (F)	2021-2022	81	61	108
2.	Mats Zuccarello (F)	2021-2022	70	55	79
3.	Kevin Fiala (F)	2021-2022	82	52	85
4.	Mats Zuccarello (F)	2023-2024	69	51	63
5.	Kirill Kaprizov (F)	2023-2024	75	50	96

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Matt Johnson (F)	2002-2003	60	8	201
2.	Matt Johnson (F)	2001-2002	60	4	183
3.	Matt Johnson (F)	2003-2004	57	8	177
4.	Brad Staubitz (F)	2010-2011	71	9	173
5.	Derek Boogaard (F)	2005-2006	65	6	158

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections

rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2026
3	#83	Adam Andersson (F)	07/02/2008	Stockholm, SWE	6'4"	209 lbs
4	#112	Kayden Lemire (F)	01/27/2008	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'4"	198 lbs
5	#137	Filip Ruzicka (G)	03/24/2008	Trinec, CZE	6'8"	229 lbs
2025
2	#52	Theodor Hallquisth (D)	06/14/2007	Täby, SWE	6'2"	185 lbs
4	#102	Adam Benák (F)	04/10/2007	Plzen, CZE	5'8"	163 lbs
4	#121	Lirim Amidovski (F)	12/22/2006	Alliston, ON, CAN	6'1"	174 lbs
4	#123	Carter Klippenstein (F)	11/25/2006	Lethbridge, AB, CAN	6'3"	185 lbs
5	#141	Justin Kipkie (D)	07/28/2005	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'4"	216 lbs
2024
1	#12	Zeev Buium (D)	12/07/2005	Laguna Niguel, CA, USA	6'0"	185 lbs
2	#45	Ryder Ritchie (F)	08/03/2006	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'2"	190 lbs
4	#122	Aron Kiviharju (D)	01/25/2006	Esbjerg, DEN	5'10"	181 lbs
5	#140	Sebastian Soini (D)	06/10/2006	Tampere, FIN	6'3"	187 lbs
5	#142	Chase Wutzke (G)	07/26/2006	Debden, SK, CAN	6'2"	161 lbs
6	#174	Stevie Leskovar (D)	09/09/2004	Cambridge, ON, CAN	6'3"	216 lbs

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Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

AHL affiliation history:

- Houston Aeros (2001-)

IHL affiliation history:

- Cleveland Lumberjacks (2000-2001)

ECHL affiliation history:

- Louisiana IceGators (2001-2003 & 2004-2005)
- Texas Wildcatters (2005-2008)
- Mississippi Sea Wolves (2008-2009)
- Johnstown Chiefs (2009-2010)

- Bakersfield Condors (2010-2012)

- Orlando Solar Bears (2012-)

CHL affiliation history:

- Austin Ice Bats (2006-2007)