Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov has won the Calder Trophy given to the top rookie in the National Hockey League. Kaprizov becomes the first player in Wild franchise history to win this award. The 24-year old had 51 points which includes 27 goals in the 2021 season.

A national sporting event is coming to the state of hockey next year.

The Minnesota Wild ended their playoff run in a game seven loss to Vegas, the Twins fell to the Royals in the series opener, and the Lynx's struggles continued as they dropped their fourth straight game.

The Minnesota Wild are set to play at Vegas tonight in Game 7 of their first round playoff series at 8 p.m., pregame on AM 1390/93.9 FM Granite City Sports at 7:45. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says when Zach Parise was made active for Game 4 the Wild got a bit of an energy jolt they hadn't had earlier in the series.

Ryan Hartman scored first and Nick Bjugstad tacked on the last goal in support of CamTalbot, who made 23 stops and had his second shutout of the series.

Golden Knights shut out the Minnesota Wild to take control of the playoff series 3-1, the Twins fell in extra innings to Cleveland, and high school baseball and softball teams braved the heat to play on Saturday.

The Minnesota Wild lost 5-2 in Game 3 of their best of 7 first round NHL playoff series Thursday night to the Vegas Golden Knights. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says after the Wild dominated and led 2-0 after the first period last night Vegas asserted itself and controlled both the 2nd and 3rd periods to get the win.

The Minnesota Wild lost 3-1 to the Vegas Golden Knights Tuesday night in Game 2 of their best of 7 NHL first round playoff series. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says Vegas goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury has been the best player in this series so far.

The Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers on the road, the Wild skated past the Ducks in overtime, and the Timberwolves came up short against Miami.

The Minnesota Wild rallied for a win against St. Louis in overtime, the Timberwolves fell to New Orleans in OT, and the Twins got blown out by Kansas City. Meanwhile, collegiate baseball and softball teams ended up with three sweeps and a split.