2024–25 Minnesota Wild season
2024–25 Minnesota Wild | |
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Division | Central |
Conference | Western |
2024–25 record | 12–2–3 |
Home record | 4–2–1 |
Road record | 8–1–2 |
Goals for | 61 |
Goals against | 43 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bill Guerin |
Coach | John Hynes |
Captain | Jared Spurgeon |
Alternate captains | Marcus Foligno Kirill Kaprizov |
Arena | Xcel Energy Center |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Iowa Wild (AHL) Iowa Heartlanders (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Kirill Kaprizov (13) |
Assists | Kirill Kaprizov (20) |
Points | Kirill Kaprizov (33) |
Penalty minutes | Zach Bogosian (15) |
Plus/minus | Kirill Kaprizov (+17) |
Wins | Filip Gustavsson (9) |
Goals against average | Filip Gustavsson (2.07) |
The 2024–25 Minnesota Wild season is the 25th season of operation (24th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[1]
Standings
[edit]Divisional standings
[edit]Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Winnipeg Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 80 | 46 | +34 | 32 |
2 | Minnesota Wild | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 27 |
3 | Dallas Stars | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 62 | 42 | +20 | 24 |
4 | Colorado Avalanche | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 64 | 70 | −6 | 20 |
5 | Utah Hockey Club | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 62 | −13 | 17 |
6 | St. Louis Blues | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 49 | 69 | −20 | 17 |
7 | Nashville Predators | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 15 |
8 | Chicago Blackhawks | 19 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
Conference standings
[edit]Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | PA | Edmonton Oilers | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 22 |
2 | PA | Vancouver Canucks | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 57 | 59 | −2 | 21 |
3 | PA | Seattle Kraken | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 21 |
4 | CE | Colorado Avalanche | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 64 | 70 | −6 | 20 |
5 | PA | Anaheim Ducks | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 18 |
6 | CE | Utah Hockey Club | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 62 | −13 | 17 |
7 | CE | St. Louis Blues | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 49 | 69 | −20 | 17 |
8 | PA | San Jose Sharks | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 76 | −24 | 16 |
9 | CE | Nashville Predators | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 15 |
10 | CE | Chicago Blackhawks | 19 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
Schedule and results
[edit]Preseason
[edit]The preseason schedule was released on June 24, 2024.[4]
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2024 preseason game log: 5–1–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 3–0–0)
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Legend
Win Loss OT/SO Loss |
Regular season
[edit]The regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Roster
[edit]Updated November 18, 2024[23][24]
Transactions
[edit]The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.
Key:
† Contract is entry-level.
‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.
Trades
[edit]Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 29, 2024 | To Boston Bruins Vinni Lettieri 4th-round pick in 2024 |
To Minnesota Wild Jakub Lauko 4th-round pick in 2024 |
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Players acquired
[edit]Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2024 | Travis Boyd | Utah Hockey Club | 1-year | Free agency | [26] |
Joseph Cecconi | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency | [26] | |
Cameron Crotty | Utah Hockey Club | 1-year | Free agency | [26] | |
Brendan Gaunce | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2-year | Free agency | [26] | |
Troy Grosenick | Nashville Predators | 1-year | Free agency | [26] | |
Reese Johnson | Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | Free agency | [26] | |
Ben Jones | Calgary Flames | 2-year | Free agency | [26] | |
Devin Shore | Seattle Kraken | 1-year | Free agency | [26] | |
Yakov Trenin | Colorado Avalanche | 4-year | Free agency | [27] |
Players lost
[edit]Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2024 | Jake Lucchini | Nashville Predators | 2-year | Free agency | [28] |
July 2, 2024 | Dakota Mermis | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | Free agency | [29] |
July 3, 2024 | Mason Shaw | Winnipeg Jets | 1-year | Free agency | [30] |
Signings
[edit]Date | Player | Term | Ref |
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July 2, 2024 | Jacob Middleton | 4-year‡ | [31] |
July 9, 2024 | Declan Chisholm | 1-year | [32] |
Adam Raska | 1-year | [32] | |
July 11, 2024 | Sammy Walker | 1-year | [33] |
July 23, 2024 | Graeme Clarke | 1-year | [34] |
July 29, 2024 | Brock Faber | 8-year‡ | [35] |
Draft picks
[edit]Below are the Minnesota Wild selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at the Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 12 | Zeev Buium | D | United States | Denver Pioneers (NCHC) |
2 | 45 | Ryder Ritchie | RW | Canada | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |
4 | 122 | Aron Kiviharju | D | Finland | HIFK (Liiga) |
5 | 140 | Sebastian Soini | D | Finland | Ilves (U20 SM-sarja) |
5 | 142 | Chase Wutzke | G | Canada | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
6 | 174 | Stevie Leskovar | D | Canada | Mississauga Steelheads (OHL) |
Notes:
References
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- ^ "Jets sign Haydn Fleury and Mason Shaw to one-year, two-way contracts". NHL.com. Winnipeg Jets. July 3, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
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