Straight From The Source with Michael Russo: A show about the Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild defenseman Jon Merrill joins SFTS to talk about the Merrill Monsters, his bearded dragon, RuPaul, inclusivity and social justice, his legendary stache, agreeing to a contract extension at the Winter Classic and how the red-hot Minnesota Wild compares to two teams he recently went to the Stanley Cup final with, Vegas and Montreal.Plus Russo discusses the last week of Minnesota Wild games, including a sweep of the Rangers and Islanders in New York, Jordan Greenway's three year extension, Kirill Kaprizov first all-star appearance, Kevin Fiala's hot streak and Matt Boldy says goodbye to the AHL, as he is here to stay in the NHL. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cam Talbot returns to SFTS to talk about his twins, his recent injury, his first All-Star Game selection, learning from King Henrik Lundqvist and getting to witness Friday’s Lundqvist No. 30 jersey retirement ceremony before the Rangers face the Wild.Plus Mike provides his weekly update on the Wild, as Minnesota prepares for their road trip to Manhattan, Long Island and Chicago. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris O'Hearn used to be a Phoenix Coyotes stickboy and Arizona Diamondbacks batboy. Now he's the Wild's assistant GM. O'Hearn joins Russo on the 100th episode of SFTS to talk about his NHL ascension which started when his father was with the Winnipeg Jets management in the early 90's. Chris talks about the art of negotiating contracts, managing the Wild roster in the midst of a pandemic, his reaction to the idea of buying out Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, learning of Paul Fenton's firing, developing a relationship with Bill Guerin, the influences of Brad Treliving and Don Maloney and the many friendships that he has made in the game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wild goalie Kaapo Kahkonen joins SFTS to talk about being thrust into the spotlight with Cam Talbot hurt, plus Kaapo shares his love of food and cooking, growing up in Finland, his sister playing college hockey in the Twin Cities, and getting the chance to play in the frigid Winter Classic. Kaapo also discusses whether Iowa could have won it all two years ago and his heart-attack inducing save vs. Washington.Russo provides an update on the injured Minnesota Wild including Kirill Kaprizov, Jared Spurgeon, Alex Goligoski, Cam Talbot and Jonas Brodin. Russo also stick taps Nate Prosser, as the Minnesota native decides to hang up the skates from professional hockey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a jam-packed Straight from the Source, Michael Russo sits down with Kenny Albert, Keith Jones, Darren Pang, Jamie Hersch and Mike Rupp in advance of the Winter Classic.Plus, Russo updates the latest from the Wild, and the probability that Matthew Boldy and Marco Rossi will be recalled by the club this week, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In front of a packed pit at Fulton Beer Taproom in downtown Minneapolis, The Athletic’s Michael Russo and Jeremy Rutherford record a fun edition of SFTS. They tee up the Winter Classic between the Wild and the Blues, share stories galore, have lots of laughs, talk Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues and take questions from the large crowd at Fulton Beer Taproom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NHL Chief Content Officer Steve Mayer joins SFTS to reveal all sorts of cool, juicy details about the upcoming Winter Classic and All-Star Game, including a skills event on the Bellagio Fountain. Steve gives an inside glimpse into how a major event is visualized, planned and executed, and he talks about what life has been like behind the scenes in the NHL the past hectic few weeks.Plus Russo with the latest on the struggling Wild who are winless in four games and battling injuries ahead of the long awaited winter classic on New Years Day 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Minnesota Wild General Manager Billy Guerin joins Russo on Straight From the Source on the day he is officially announced as the General Manager of Team USA for the 2020 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Guerin talks about how good the American roster projects to be, its gold-medal chances, how the players will need to protect themselves from COVID-19 and the concerns about whether the NHL will even go.Plus Billy talks about the West-leading Wild, their playoff chances, Kevin Fiala, Jordan Greenway, Ryan Hartman and how he thinks Jonas Brodin is the NHL's best defensive defenseman. Billy also provides an update on Wild prospects Marco Rossi and Matt Boldy and as always the affable Wild Manager shares some old hockey stories and answers tons of Twitter questions from Minnesota Wild fans.Guerin also takes us inside on a day like today, when the Wild's game vs the Carolina Hurricanes was postponed because of a COVID-19 outbreak within the Canes team. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New Vancouver Canucks coach Bruce Boudreau, despite his head still spinning, gives an hour to SFTS to discuss his new gig, his long history with new Canucks President of Hockey Operations Jim Rutherford. Gabby discuses the fresh start he's giving Brock Boeser and Elias Pettersson, as he encourages those two Canuck players to keep shooting. Plus, Bruce marvels at how good Quinn Hughes, J.T. Miller and Thatcher Demko are.Bruce shares a hilarious story about Wayne Gretzky and a prank that his former players in Anaheim played on him. Plus Boudreau answers fan questions via twitter on his involvement in the Slap Shot movie, what he thinks of the west leading Minnesota Wild now, his coaching influences and what player he has coached that he could see behind a bench in the NHL one day.Russo provides his weekly update on the Wild, fresh off the game in San Jose on Thursday night, and teases some exciting things coming up regarding the Athletic's Winter Classic coverage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New Jersey Devils GM Tom Fitzgerald joins SFTS to talk about the Jack Hughes extension, the Devils' future, Lindy Ruff, Billy Guerin and their days in Pittsburgh. Plus Fitzy looks back on being the first captain in Nashville Predators history and of course, Tom takes a trip down memory lane with Russo to their days together in Florida.Tom also puts his analyst hat on and praises the work of Bill Guerin and how exciting the Minnesota Wild are to watch this season, ahead of the game tonight in St. Paul between the Wild and New Jersey Devils.Russo also provides an update on the Wild's upcoming opponents, and gives a sneak peak to some of the stories he is currently working on. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steve Goldstein, the play by play voice of the Florida Panthers joins Mike on this week's edition of Straight From the Source. 'Goldy' talks about his history working in south Florida as the Panthers play by play, the Panthers exciting start to the 2021/2022 season and former Wild forward Andrew Brunette stepping into the hot seat, behind the bench taking the place of Joel Quenneville as the head coach of the Panthers. Steve tells Mike about his charity 'Goldies Gang', which allows less fortunate kids to playing hockey and be able to watch Panthers games for free.Russo also provides updates on the Wild who are first in the Central Division, even tough they lost back to back games in the state of Florida to the Panthers and Lightning this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wild rookie Brandon Duhaime joins SFTS to talk about life as an NHLer compared to the AHL, Duhaime addresses the sacrifices his family made to allow a Floridian to make it all the way to the big show, and his friendship with Arizona Coyotes superstar Jakob Chychrun. Plus, Brandon discusses how excited he is to play his first NHL game this weekend at Florida and the school shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School, which is right in his backyard and where he would have gone to high school had he not left for British Columbia as a teenager. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

During a laugh-out-loud-funny podcast, Tom Reid, the former North Stars and Blackhawks defenseman and longtime Wild radio color analyst joins SFTS to tell hilarious story after story about the good 'ole days and a lifetime in hockey, including his best pranks, Kurtzie, Lou Nanne, J.P. Parise, playing against Jean Beliveau and of course his thoughts on the Wild's exciting start. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Minnesota Wild director of team operations Andrew Heydt returns to SFTS to tell the epic story of how Bill Guerin and Kirill Kaprizov got back to Minnesota after he signed, navigating team travel in the midst of a world pandemic like last week's audible after positive tests and a look back at last season's Wild outbreak. Plus, planning Duluth and the upcoming Winter Classic.Russo also provides updates on the WIld's recent struggles including the power outage from Kirill Kaprizov and Kevin Fiala ahead of tonight's game vs the Ottawa Senators. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wild center Nico Sturm joins SFTS to talk about that Matt Dumba slapper to his "jewels," his doppelganger , Nick Bjugstad, and being a pending free agent. The Wild's hard working defensive center talks about taking advantage of every opportunity that the Wild coaching staff awards him, and he answers questions from Wild fans via Russo's twitter, including who's the fastest and funniest Wild player, his untraditional road to the NHL, his professional hockey-playing girlfriend, his awesome autograph and he takes part in a German-themed rapid fire. Plus Russo provides an update on the red hot Wild, who might find themselves in a bit of COVID-19 trouble, with some players being put on the inactive list tomorrow after testing positive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a breakout season, Joel Eriksson Ek, armed with an 8-year deal, joins SFTS to talk about new line-mates Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello, his impressive fitness regimen, why he makes opponents so mad, why Jonas Brodin has been so important to him on and off the ice and what life is like for him in Sweden and Minnesota. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wild.com’s Dan Myers returns to SFTS to preview the Central with Russo, as the Wild get set to kick off their season on Friday in Anaheim. Dan and Russo discuss the Wild's continued interest in Jack Eichel and the boys do a complete Minnesota Wild overview on each line and defensive pairing. Plus they look forward to Brandon Duhaime’s NHL debut, Joel Eriksson Ek fitting in with Kaprizov and Zuccarello, plus the addition of Rem Pitlick, Wild prospects and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gritty, agitating second-line center and avid outdoorsman Ryan Hartman joins SFTS to talk about his ascension as an impactful Wild player, why he signed for less money to stay, the crazy 2019 story as to going off the grid and finding out he was traded AND a free agent, where his antagonistic style stems from, the impact cancer has made on his life, his love of fishing and Minnesota and a harrowing childhood near-death experience falling through ice.Join The Athletic Hockey Show’s official fantasy hockey pool on OfficePools.com: http://www.officepools.com/invite/classic/m/HAFE2H6Q Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wild veteran Marcus Foligno returns to SFTS to talk about the Winter Classic, getting an "A" and making the Wild locker room welcoming to everybody, Marcus also addresses his pal Jack Eichel, his new line-mate Ryan Hartman, and he shares some more funny Kirill Kaprizov and Adam Beckman stories. Plus Marcus addresses the decision his brother Nick made to join the Bruins in Boston instead of the Wild. Marcus also talks about his favorite locker room pranks, his typical game day routine and his evolution as an NHL leader and player.Join The Athletic Hockey Show’s official fantasy hockey pool on OfficePools.com: http://www.officepools.com/invite/classic/m/HAFE2H6Q Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fresh off the Minnesota Wild rookie camp, Mike Russo welcomes Marco Rossi and Matthew Boldy, the Wild's top two prospects to the season premiere of Straight From the Source. The boys discuss their excitement at competing for spots on the Wild's roster this fall, and they answer twitter questions from Wild fans too.Plus Mike address the continued negotiations between Minnesota Wild and star player Kirill Kaprizov who remains without a contract for the new season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Russo of the Athletic NHL returns with a new season of Straight From the Source, Monday at the Athletic and wherever you find your podcasts. Mike's first guests of the season will be Wild prospects Marco Rossi and Matt Boldy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the first two days of NHL free agency in the rear window, Russo asked Straight From the Source listeners for their questions, as the Minnesota Wild continue to build towards the next season. The SFTS listeners did not hold back. Russo sifts through many questions on the Wild going after Jack Eichel if the team is better or worse after their free agent adds from Wednesday and Thursday. Plus, SFTS listeners want to know what the new Wild defenders Kulikov Goligoski and Merrill bring to the team, what prospects might take the leap to be able to help the Wild this season, and what other players, other than Eichel, GM Bill Guerin might be targeting via trade. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The day after buying out Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin returns to Straight From the Source to discuss the reasons for the buyouts, how the calls went with Zach and Ryan and why he has decided to stay off Twitter, especially on a day like yesterday, Plus, Billy provides an update on Kaprizov and Fiala's contract negotiations, the expansion draft and his pursuit of defensemen in free agency. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the NHL draft two weeks away, Wild director of amateur scouting Judd Brackett returns to SFTS as he preps to take two players in the first round, discusses scouting during a pandemic and contrasts Boeser vs. Eriksson Ek plus talks Marco Rossi, Matt Boldy, Ryan O'Rourke, Daemon Hunt and much, much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former Wild, Canucks, Penguins and Caps forward Matt Cooke joins SFTS to discuss his new role as Chaska High's boys' hockey coach, and he and his family's decision to settle down in Minnesota. Cooke looks back on his somewhat controversial NHL career with Vancouver, Washington, Pittsburgh and Minnesota. Matt also offers his opinion on NHL Player Safety department and what a disciplinary hearing is really like. Cooke also addresses current players like Tom Wilson, Ryan Reaves and Nazem Kadri and what he thinks of their play on the ice. Plus, Matt dishes on Billy Guerin, Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin and the 2003 Wild-Canucks series from a Vancouver perspective. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a MEATY Straight From the Source podcast, Russo conducts a glorified mailbag/Q&A on everything from Jack Eichel, Sam Reinhart and Sasha Barkov, the Parise situation, the expansion draft, re-signing Kaprizov, Fiala and Eriksson Ek, possibly trading Dumba and Fiala and a look back to this season and Game 7. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Longtime Wild and North Stars play by play voice Bob Kurtz, who is flirting with retirement, talks about his long broadcasting career in Minnesota, Boston and beyond, his influences and favorite memories in the game. Kurtzy and Russo discuss the best and worst press boxes, the old days, longtime sidekick Tom Reid and so much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Forslund joins SFTS to discuss the Minnesota Wild / Vegas Golden Knights series. Johnny F talks about his new gig in Seattle, his time and contract dispute with the Canes, staying in Rudy Gobert's hotel room right after him early in the pandemic, how he got his start and unearthed his signature calls (That's Hockey, Baby, and Hey, Hey, What do ya say), Johnny also discusses how he made it to where he is today and advice for aspiring broadcasters and he gives his thoughts on all the divisional series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part Three of The Athletic’s Origins story for Dell Technologies ‘Small Business Podference’ series. In this episode The Athletic’s co-founders Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann continue on about the company’s expansion into the U.K., how the team got through the shutdown of sports and challenges that lay ahead. Writers, Marcus Thompson, Anthony Slater, Zach Harper and David Aldridge give their thoughts on that process as well.For the complete lineup of episodes, visit delltechnologiespodference.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part Two of The Athletic’s Origins story for Dell Technologies ‘Small Business Podference’ series. In this episode The Athletic’s co-founders Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann continue on about the company’s first steps into the marketplace. The challenges they met selling this idea to investors, and journalists they were trying to recruit, specifically with the expansion into the Bay Area. Writers, Marcus Thompson and Anthony Slater give their thoughts on that process as well.For the complete lineup of episodes, visit delltechnologiespodference.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part One of The Athletic’s Origins story for Dell Technologies ‘Small Business Podference’ series. In this episode we hear from The Athletic’s co-founders Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann about how they met, how an idea for better sports coverage materialized into a significant media player in the sports landscape and the spirit at the heart of The Athletic’s culture. For the complete lineup of episodes, visit delltechnologiespodference.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The architect of the playoff bound Minnesota Wild, Billy Guerin joins Russo this week on SFTS. The always entertaining "Billy G" talks playoffs, changing the Wild's culture, Kaprizov, expansion, Boldy, the media, Evason and a passionate endorsement of Victor Rask. Plus Russo touches on Zach Parise being a healthy scratch, Cam Talbot's recent struggles, and Mike stick taps his friend Derek Boogaard, who shockingly passed away, 10 years ago today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vegas Golden Knights Insider Gary Lawless joins Russo to talk the potential Golden Knights-Wild series, the new NHL TV package, Tom Wilson and the NY Rangers shocking statement on George Parros, Plus Gary and Mike discuss the impact of an intimidating player like Ryan Reaves, how Mark Stone might be the smartest NHL player and the guys reminisce about the NHL season putting on hold, when Vegas was in St. Paul when the pandemic shut down last season.Finally Russo takes your Wild questions on Joel Eriksson Ek, Matt Boldy what the next contracts for Fiala and Kaprizov might look like, and who the Wild might entice the Seattle Kraken to take in the expansion draft. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Russo discusses his emotional interview with Wild first-round pick Marco Rossi, who is on the mend from myocarditis. The Wild prospect is hopeful to get back to training by the middle of May to get back on track to rejoin the Wild in time for the 21/22 season.Wild assistant coach Brett McLean also joins SFTS to discuss his transition to coaching in the NHL, how the Wild fixed their power play, Kaprizov, Fiala, Johansson, Sturm, Boldy and two fun businesses he owns in Kelowna.Plus, Mike takes your twitter questions on the Wild, as Dean Evanson's team is playoff bound. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former Avalanche and Flames great and current Iowa Wild Assistant Coach Alex Tanguay joins SFTS to talk about when he was Patrick Roy and Ray Bourque's "designated chauffeur," plus Alex looks back on his 2001 Cup clinching goal for Colorado and the Avs' shocking 2003 playoff loss to the Minnesota Wild. Alex discusses his transition to coaching the likes of Matt Boldy, Calen Addison, Connor Dewar and ... Cody McLeod.Mike takes twitter questions from Wild fans on the Expansion draft, line combos, more on the Wild's prospects and who gets the Cup from Captain Spurgeon if the Wild win it all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wild assistant director of player development and former Blaine, St. Cloud State and NHL forward Matt Hendricks joins SFTS to talk Wild prospects, from Marco Rossi and Matt Boldy to Filip Johansson and Calen Addison. Plus life after hockey, his career, the players he hated to play against, his support for the military, the toughest fights and his renowned paralyzer shootout move. Enjoy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe O'Donnell, the voice of the Iowa Wild joins Straight from the Source to discuss all things Iowa Wild and what an awesome experience of filling in for Bob Kurtz, working with Tom Reid for the next few games on Minnesota Wild radio. Joe and Russo discuss Kappo Kahkonen, Nico Sturm, Connor Dewar, Brandon Duhaime, Matt Boldy and Mason Shaw.Joe talks about the adjustment having to call games off a monitor, the talkative and very likeable head coach of the Wild, Tim Army. Joe also discusses what a great family life he has in Iowa, but is focused on his career goal of one day call Minnesota Wild games full, time. in the biz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former NHL President, General Manager and head coach Doug MacLean joins SFTS to share hilarious, candid stories about the early years in Florida and Columbus. MacLean who managed the expansion cousins of the Minnesota Wild remember the fateful coin flip that landed Marian Gaborik in Minnesota. Mac looks back on the magical Stanley Cup run in South Florida in 1996, memories of Bryan Murray and Wayne Huizenga, Ken Hitchcock and John P. McConnell. Plus Doug takes a look at hockey today vs. yesteryear, with thoughts on Eichel, Dumba, Laine and so much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Agent and former Wild assistant General Manager Tom Lynn joins SFTS to talk about the Wild glory days, from being Doug Risebrough's roomie, to the hiring of Jacques Lemaire. Lynn looks back fondly on his time in Minnesota and some of the great characters to ever pull on the Wild jersey, including Derek Boogaard, Brian Rolston, Mikko Koivu, Marian Gaborik and Pierre-Marc Bouchard. Tom and Mike also discuss Tom's former client Artemi Panarin's bridge deal and how it affects Kirill Kaprizov, plus some entertaining stories on Tom's propensity to lose cell phones ahead of the draft and his notorious SALMON, not peach, sportscoat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Flyers player development coach and former Wild defenseman Nick Schultz joins SFTS to talk Wild glory days, Jacques, Rammer, Bruno, Mikko, his Mayor Mom, his late dad, being mentored by Chuck Fletcher in Philly, getting appendicitis on the eve of the 2008 playoffs and when Russo slammed into his Porsche. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Longtime Wild assistant coach Darby Hendrickson joins SFTS to take a trip down memory lane in our continuing celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Minnesota Wild. Darby and Mike talk expansion Wild, the 2003 Canucks-Wild series, the late Sergei Zholtok, the Hendrickson Foundation, Kirill Kaprizov, Joel Eriksson Ek, Zach Parise and, of course, the Wild's power play. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Longtime Columbus Blue Jackets play-by-play man Jeff Rimer joins SFTS to talk the good ole days with Russo in Florida, Torts, and his other NHL stops in Montreal and Washington. The legendary Rimer talks about his friendship with Larry King, Pete Rose, Gary Carter, and John Davidson and his admiration for Bryan Murray, Doug MacLean, Pavel Bure, Artemi Panarin and Squiggy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NHL Network analyst and former 1983 No. 1 overall pick Brian Lawton joins SFTS to talk about NHL rumblings, the Minnesota Wild season to date and potential center acquisitions. Brian offers his analysis on Kaprizov and Kahkonen, and the great job Bill Guerin and Dean Evason are doing with the Wild this season. Brian, the former GM of the Tampa Bay Lightning discusses his wish to someday return to working for an NHL team and being one of the many friends to help Mark Parrish in his battle with addiction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Bill Morice, the President of Mayo Clinic Labs, returns to SFTS to talk NHL and the Minnesota Wild COVID-19 outbreaks. Dr. Morice discusses genetic forensics, vaccines, long-haul complications for athletes, and the mayo clinic working with the NHL to determine if there is a cross team on ice transmission with the virus.The good doctor also discusses the long term effects of the virius, how Marco Rossi might be coping, and he answers SFTS listener questions on the virus as well. Mike and Dr. Morice also discuss how the Wild looked as they returned to the ice for the first time in 14 days last night in Los Angeles. Dr. Morice, a life long Minnesota Wild fan is now working on developing a vaccine to fix the NHL's 31st-ranked PP in Minnesota. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former NHLer and current KO Sports player agent Cam Stewart joins SFTS to talk about the 2000 inaugural Wild team and how they were the bad news bears that everybody hated to play. Cam shares memories of coach Jacques Lemaire, playing with Wes Walz and Marian Gaborik and the rest of the Wild that first season. Cam also touches on his coaching and playing career for the Houston Aeros. Cam talks about his concussion history, how he became an agent, and the potential No. 1 overall pick Shane Wright who he represents. Other young stars in the making that Cam represents, include Cole Perfetti and the Foote brother's. Stew also sings the praises of current Wild players Ian Cole and Dakota Mermis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former Wild center and go-to quote Kyle Brodziak joins SFTS to talk about the upcoming World's Longest Game (40 players, 252 hours of hockey) he's playing in to help find a cure for cancer, and set a world record too. Kyle talks about how the death of his father at the age of 14 impacted him and why participating in this charity event is so important to him. Plus Kyle shares stories from his Wild career, the notorious Game 7 in 2014 in Denver and how he knew Nino Niederreiter's goal went in, Kyle also talks about his love for Koivu, Spurgeon, family the state of Minnesota and what's next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former Wild defenseman Kurtis Foster joins SFTS to talk Minnesota Wild glory days as the franchise celebrates their 20th anniversary, Foster shares stories on Jacques Lemaire, Mikko Koivu, Derek Boogaard and more. Plus, Kurtis offers his analysis on Wild prospect Marco Rossi, breaking his femur, the class of the Sharks and Doug Risebrough and much more. Foster also talks coaching junior hockey and what he hopes to do next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this edition of SFTS, Billy Guerin, the Wild's GM discuss the start to the Wild's season including their first loss of the year, a 1-0 shutout loss in Anaheim last night. Plus Guerin talks to Russo about Jared Spurgeon's captaincy, Marco Rossi's absence and upgrading the center position for the Wild. They guys also get into the Wild's struggles on the power play, the eventual Kaprizov/Fiala negotiations, and the Pens' 2021 first-round pick. Mike and Bill also get into Guerin's favorite Minneapolis-St. Paul restaurants and his memories of playing with Doug Weight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Longtime NHL coach Bruce Boudreau, who will be moonlighting as an NHL Network studio analyst and Washington Capitals pre- and post-game analyst, joins SFTS to preview each division, talk about this weird season and share hilarious stories. He also talks Jared Spurgeon captaincy, his respect for Nick Bonino and the new junior expansion team he's bringing to Hershey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tyler Spurgeon, who captained Innsbruck the past 5 years and now captains Kaufbeuren, joins SFTS to talk new Wild captain and younger brother Jared Spurgeon. He shares stories about Jared growing up, how they both got the hockey bug, his pride in witnessing Jared's path to NHL captaincy. Plus some fun ribbing along the way about Jared's inability to grow a thick stache, the Spurgeon family connection to Tyler Ennis and how Ryan Suter and Zach Parise were big supporters of Jared receiving the captaincy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.