Happy Holidays, Wild fans!

I hope I get what I want for the holiday season..... THE END OF THE LOCK OUT!



 

We hope the new year brings great things for the Wild!

Calling All Minnesota Hockey Fans

Calling all Minnesota Hockey fans. Are you sick of all the NHL Labor talks and want to see some action? We are too! Let's hope for a resolution THIS WEEK so the Minnesota Wild can get back to the Xcel Energy Center ice where they belong and we can get back to cheering them on. 

Thoughts and Prayers are with Josh Harding

Our thoughts and prayers are with Josh Harding and his family following the news that he has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis is a autoimmune disease where the symptoms include muscle spasms and weakness, disorientation and vision problems. 

Harding had just signed a three-year $5.7 million deal in June with the Wild. He and his fiance are expecting their first child soon. 

But Josh Harding is staying strong and knows that the disease won't get him done. Stay strong, Josh! You've got the whole state behind you full of support!  

NHL Lockout is Ridiculous

This is Day 75 of the NHL Lockout. How ridiculous for everyone involved.


The NHL has now canceled 422 regular-season games, lost the Winter Classic in Ann Arbor, Mich., and the All-Star weekend in Columbus. What a waste of time, money, and hockey fun!

I am wondering how it's nearly Dec. 1 and the NHL is still locked out when the fight shouldn't be this tough.

NHL Lockout Update

Now into its 10th week, the lockout has already forced the cancellation of all regular-season games through Nov. 30—and the league is expected to wipe more from the schedule in the coming days. The sides considered taking a break from negotiations last week, but the NHLPA urged the league to continue meeting.

"It's hard for me to see how you make an agreement if you aren't talking and so you talk," said NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr. "Sometimes it doesn't lead anywhere, perhaps very often it doesn't lead anywhere, but if you aren't talking it's 100 percent sure it doesn't lead anywhere." 

WE WANT HOCKEY!

Glimmer of Hope on the NHL Lockout

GLIMMER OF HOPE: 

All was quiet on the NHL labor on front Sunday, one day before the league and the players’ association planned to return to the bargaining table for the first time in eight days. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Saturday that this new round of negotiations was initiated by the players’ association, just days after Commissioner Gary Bettman suggested to union executive director Donald Fehr that the sides take two weeks off from talks. “We can confirm that we have tentatively agreed to get back together on Monday,” Daly said. “The meeting was requested by the union, and it’s their agenda. We will see what they have to tell us.”

#shutupgary #wewanthockey




 

NHL Lockout: Day 54

 UGHHHH.

We're 54 days in, and the games-missed tracker remains at 326 plus the Winter Classic (that game doesn't get added to the total because it could still be played -- it would just be played at Joe Louis Arena as a regular game instead of an outdoor celebration.) I'm depressed, anyone else?

•Games have been canceled, and your favorite players are overseas, but you can still see how your team would be doing. PredictionMachine.com uses its play-by-play technology to simulate each game from the original schedule and predict the outcomes. Just because the NHL isn't playing on the ice doesn't mean we can't play the games. Check Prediction Machine out here!

NHL Lockout Update: There's still hockey at the University of Minnesota

Everyone is getting sick of this NHL Lockout, what will Minnesotans do without hockey?

We know that there's still hockey at the University of Minnesota, check out this website to get some Gopher updates!





 

MN Wild Twitter Account

Hey all you fans!

Remember that I got a Twitter Account a few weeks ago? I need more followers, so everyone go follow me now!

Minnesota Wild Tickets

MN Wild fans! I know we are all still crying about the NHL Lockout, but check out this website for great deals on tickets when the lockout gets fully resolved!

Minnesota Wild Lockout Updates and Tickets

Wild fans- The Lockout is still going on..... but when the NHL finally comes around, you are going to need your tickets! I found these great tickets so check them out here!

NHL Lockout 2012- Minnesota Wild

More bad news fans- The National Hockey League canceled two weeks of the regular season Thursday, the second time games have been lost because of a lockout in seven years.

The announcement was made in a two-paragraph statement from the NHL. It isn't clear if those games will be made up, allowing for a complete 82-game regular season, if a deal can be struck soon with the locked out players.

They are unable to work out how to split up $3 billion (really? That's like nothing, comparatively) in hockey-related revenues with the players' association, the NHL wiped out 82 games from Oct. 11 through Oct. 24 — beginning with four next Thursday, which would have been the league's opening night.

Although there have been negotiations between the league and players in recent days, unlike the 2004-05 lockout that forced the cancellation of the entire season, the two sides haven't gotten any closer to a deal on core economic issues.

This is slightly embarrassing for everyone involved. Hockey should be about the game, not the money. We'll keep you posted.