Minnesota Wild GM Chuck Fletcher gave head coach Mike Yeo a vote of confidence on Saturday, according to Michael Russo on Twitter. “He’s our coach,” Fletcher said. There might be some that wonder about Yeo’s status after the team was meekly booted from the playoffs in five games by the Chicago Blackhawks after backing into the [...]

Minnesota Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher and coach Mike Yeo will speak at a news conference Saturday, a good sign both will be back next season. That leaves the goalie situation as the franchise’s top priority for 2013-14. Niklas Backstrom is 35 and an unrestricted free agent, and as well as Josh Harding played in the playoffs, he is [...]

The Chicago Blackhawks set a franchise record with their 10th consecutive victory and extended their points streak to 23 games with a 5-3 win against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night. Here is some trade noise involving both teams: Trades are an option for the Minnesota Wild, but GM Chuck Fletcher has enough options that [...]

Former Minnesota Wild player Andrew Brunette rejoined the team Wednesday as hockey operations adviser, according to ESPN.com. In his new role with the Wild, Brunette will assist General Manager Chuck Fletcher in all aspects of the team’s hockey operations including scouting, free agent signings and helping with the evaluation and development of prospects at all levels of the organization. [...]

The Minnesota Wild attempt to sign Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, they plan to sell them on the team’s youth movement. General Manager Chuck Fletcher hopes to sell the unrestricted free agents on the fact that they will be able to win through the length of their long-term deals because the Wild, he feels, have a [...]

In discussion with Michael Russo of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold implied the club would take a conservative approach to spending this summer. “We’re not making money, and that’s one reason we need to fix our system. We need to fix how much we’re spending right now. The Wild’s revenues are fine. We’re [...]

In an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold said he’s working on a contract extension for General Manager Chuck Fletcher, who has one more year left on his original deal, which began when he was hired before the 2009-10 season. “Chuck’s team is coming in next year. The guys who his people [...]

The Pioneer Press reports the Minnesota Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher is hopeful that he can add one or two top pieces this offseason, through free agency or trade. The Wild’s payroll is dropping this summer to near the NHL’s cap floor of $48.4 million, and the Chuck Fletcher  is open to adding players through any Free Agency [...]

In its sixth year on the agenda at the annual March meeting of the NHL’s 30 general managers, hybrid icing now has some support and could be considered for a rule change recommendation this year. At least 20 managers have to vote in favor in order for the General Managers to bring a rule change [...]

Top of the league in mid-December, the Minnesota Wild has since stumbled theirs way entirely out of the postseason conversation. They are now sitting 13th in the West, eight points out of eighth. With such a collapse you would think the General Manager or head coach, or both, would have their respective heads on the chopping block [...]