https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/page/4/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/gopher-hockey-media-day-notebook-lots-of-turnover-will-lead-to-transition-period/Bob Motzko took the podium for media day on Wednesday, and a common theme from the Gophers head coach was that there has been a lot of turnover to his squad heading into 2019-20.   “We’re in a transition," Motzko said. "Nineteen freshmen and sophomores [on the team]. Losing 12 players from the ye...7274Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/wnba-playoff-roundup-sun-mystics-to-meet-in-2019-wnba-finals/The stage is finally set for the 2019 WNBA Finals.   With 12 teams throughout the league starting their journeys to try and find themselves in the best-of-five Finals series at the end of the season, we are officially down to two teams who have accomplished that while they try and win the WNBA ti...7247Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/mailing-it-in-the-overdue-minnesota-wild-mailbag/Greetings from high above the skies. I write this as I head to get one last vacation in before the hockey season starts in humid Orlando, Fla.   Apologies for the lateness of this mailbag, as this was supposed to come out LAST FRIDAY, but I got sidetracked with some other things over the past wee...7219Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/2019-minnesota-wild-top-10-under-25-no-1-kirill-kaprizov/Coming in at the very top of our under 25 list is 2015 fifth-round pick Kirill Kaprizov. Kaprizov has endeared himself to Minnesota fans with his electric play in the KHL and past Olympic games, as his game-breaking style of play is something the Wild are in desperate need of.   [caption id=attac...7218Fri, 20 Sep 2019 09:51:20 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/2019-minnesota-wild-top-10-under-25-no-2-matt-boldy/With Paul Fenton's final draft pick as general manager of the Minnesota Wild, he selected forward Matt Boldy 12th overall this past June from the U.S. National Development team. The pick was notable in that Fenton passed on scoring winger Cole Caufield who fell to number 15 to the Montreal Canadie...7211Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/2019-minnesota-wild-top-10-under-25-no-3-ryan-donato/Acquired on Feb. 20 from Boston in the trade for Charlie Coyle, Ryan Donato was immediately thrust into the Minnesota Wild lineup. After spending parts of the season up and down between Boston and its AHL affiliate in Providence, there was no AHL assignment during the remainder of the NHL season f...7206Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/after-navigating-year-of-transition-lynx-cheryl-reeve-named-executive-of-the-year/Along with already holding two WNBA Coach of the Year awards and four league championships as a head coach, Minnesota Lynx head coach and general manager Cheryl Reeve has added a new accolade to her impressive resume.   On Wednesday, the Lynx and the WNBA announced that Reeve has been named the 2...7204Wed, 18 Sep 2019 10:29:17 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/timberwolves-preseason-guide-karl-anthony-towns/It's go time for Karl-Anthony Towns. Yeah, yeah -- he's been going for four years now. But still, the time for KAT to show that there is even another gear is now. The team bonding in the Bahamas is great and all; we all know, according to Instagram, that the Wolves won the offseason. But if they a...7200Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/2019-minnesota-wild-top-10-under-25-no-4-luke-kunin/Last year was Luke Kunin's first full season of professional hockey, and he began the year in Iowa. Not to forget, Kunin was also coming off a torn ACL that he suffered at the end of 2018 with Minnesota and the start in Iowa was to help get him back up to speed before getting back with Minnesota....7199Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/from-just-a-rookie-to-face-of-the-franchise-colliers-journey-in-rookie-season-with-lynx/Coming into the 2019 WNBA season, Napheesa Collier and the Minnesota Lynx were in fairly similar positions.   About six months ago leading up to the WNBA Draft, the two sides weren’t exactly sure how their futures would look or where they might be by year’s end.   Collier, finishing up her stell...7196Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/napheesa-collier-caps-off-impressive-season-with-rookie-of-the-year-award/Minnesota Lynx rookie forward Napheesa Collier put a wrap on her first season in the WNBA by winning yet another award and adding another accolade to her resume on Monday morning.   The Lynx and the WNBA announced Monday that Collier has been named the 2019 WNBA Rookie of the Year, edging out Dal...7193Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/wnba-playoff-roundup-sparks-aces-advance-to-semis-as-four-teams-remain/The 2019 WNBA Playoffs continued on Sunday afternoon around the league, with a pair of second-round playoff games taking place.   In the postseason doubleheader aired on ESPN2, the third-seeded Los Angeles Sparks looked impressive en route to a sizable win over the sixth-seeded Seattle Storm at S...7189Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/locker-room-video-vikings-react-to-gut-wrenching-loss-at-green-bay/The Vikings fell by a 21-16 score at Lambeau Field Sunday. Hear from Mike Zimmer, Kirk Cousins and others in a disappointed Vikings locker room. KIRK COUSINS MIKE ZIMMER DALVIN COOK ANTHONY HARRIS7188Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/2019-minnesota-wild-top-10-under-25-no-5-joel-eriksson-ek/After a roller coaster 2018-19 season for Joel Eriksson Ek, the time has come for the 2015 first-round pick to prove his worth on the Minnesota Wild roster.   Last season saw a couple of demotions to Iowa. Both were short stays due to injuries to Eric Fehr and Mikko Koivu that forced his immediat...7177Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/2019-minnesota-wild-top-10-under-25-no-6-kevin-fiala/Coincidentally, winger Kevin Fiala checks in next on the under 25 list.   Fiala, 23, was just in the news on Wednesday, as he finally signed a two-year bridge deal worth $6 million ($3 million AAV) after holding out the entire summer for a better contract. But with training camp starting Friday,...7173Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/wnba-playoff-roundup-sky-storm-advance-to-second-round-on-sunday/The 2019 WNBA Playoffs kicked off on Wednesday night with a pair of opening-round playoff games.   To start the playoff doubleheader on ESPN2, No. 5 Chicago Sky cruised past No. 8 Phoenix Mercury in the first game in Chicago, with No. 6 Seattle Storm beating No. 7 Minnesota Lynx in the second gam...7166Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/seattle-storms-into-second-round-ending-lynx-playoff-run/A season ago, the Minnesota Lynx opened the 2018 WNBA Playoffs with a rare early opening-round exit after losing to the Los Angeles Sparks on the road.   Fast forward to a year later, Minnesota was faced with a similar situation on Wednesday night when it traveled to face the Seattle Storm in a f...7165Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/2019-minnesota-wild-top-10-under-25-no-9-nico-sturm/Coming in at No. 9 in our under 25 series is Nico Sturm, whom the Wild signed as an undrafted free agent out of Clarkson University this past March.     In his final season at Clarkson, Sturm, 24, lead the team with 45 points (14 goals-31 assists) and won nearly 58 percent of his faceoff at...7160Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/lynx-mailbag-regular-season-is-over-playoffs-are-here-and-looking-ahead/It's officially one of the most exciting times of the year for WNBA fans.   With the 34-game regular season schedule concluding around the league on Sunday afternoon, it's finally playoff time for eight teams in the WNBA.   Entering the day, there were four seeds that still needed to be decided...7159Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/lynx-faced-with-tough-test-against-storm-in-opening-round-of-playoffs/The 2019 WNBA Playoffs are officially here for the Minnesota Lynx and the total eight-team playoff field.   The opening round of the postseason kicks off on Wednesday night with four teams in action during the single-elimination round of the playoffs.   To begin the doubleheader on Wednesday nig...7158Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/lynx-fall-in-season-finale-drop-to-7th-seed-for-playoffs/The Minnesota Lynx come into Sunday afternoon's regular season finale with one main objective while riding a WNBA-best five-game winning streak.   Win and they clinch a home playoff game.   With a victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday afternoon to round out the 34-game regular season sch...7154Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/lynx-win-fifth-straight-to-secure-winning-season/The Minnesota Lynx picked up one of their most important wins of the 2019 WNBA regular season on Friday night in Phoenix.   The Lynx used a big third-quarter outburst to jump out in front of the Mercury to come away with an 83-69 victory on the road at Talking Stick Resort Arena late Friday.   W...7148Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/2019-wnba-season-awards-predictions/With the conclusion of the 2019 WNBA regular season and with the playoffs getting underway on Wednesday night in both Chicago and Washington, another year is almost officially in the books.   Although there is still plenty of basketball left to be played before a champion can ultimately be crowne...7140Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/wnba-playoff-picture-plenty-left-to-be-decided-with-playoff-field-set/We've finally made it. The final week of the 2019 WNBA regular season is officially here.   With all 12 teams wrapping up the final few games before the conclusion of the 34-game regular season on Sunday, the playoff field is set ahead of the start of the postseason on Sept. 11.   Although we kn...7133Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/despite-in-season-struggles-sylvia-fowles-and-the-lynx-are-back-on-track/Coming into her 12th season in the WNBA and fifth with the Minnesota Lynx, Sylvia Fowles was faced with a new challenge in 2019 that she hadn’t had to necessarily deal with a ton in past years.   With the absence of three key veteran players and three vocal leaders in Maya Moore, Lindsay Whalen a...7126Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000