It would be an understatement to say that the 2023-24 Calgary Flames were a mixed bag of results. The standings were not good (unless you were rooting for the highest place the team could find in the draft lottery), but plenty of individual performances were encouraging for fans, teammates, coaches, and management.
One of the more surprising teams to miss out on the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs is the Minnesota Wild. The Wild were officially eliminated from the postseason with a loss on April 9 to the Colorado Avalanche in which they surrendered five goals.
The 2023-24 NHL season will be wrapping up next week. As a result, many of the league’s award races are kicking into full gear. Players say they don’t care much, but they will definitely have these races in the back of their minds during this home stretch.
Connor Bedard is a young, generational talent at the beginning of what will be an amazing career. I’m excited to watch him grow and develop his talent even further than where it already is.
ST. PAUL Saturday, April 6, marked one year to the day since Brock Faber’s last win as a Minnesota Gopher. Exactly 366 days earlier factoring in an extra day for leap year) Faber had assisted on the final empty-net goal scored by Logan Cooley as Minnesota beat Boston University 6-2 in the Frozen Four semifinals in Tampa.
When Connor Bedard fractured his jaw on Jan. 5 and was forced to miss over a month of action, many pundits and those who cover the game thought this could be what cost him the Calder Trophy for Rookie of the Year.
It’s finally here: the final month of the NHL regular season. For as good of a freshman crop the league has been treated to this year, it’s always really been down to two stars: Chicago’s Connor Bedard and Minnesota’s Brock Faber.
The (34-28-9) Minnesota Wild are nearing the end of another middle-of-the-road season… except worse. With 11 games left and the Wild 9 points out of the final wild card spot in the West, the playoffs are pretty much out of reach.
Last year about this time Leafs fans were divided on whether they wanted to see a quick exit for the University of Minnesota or if it was better that Matthew Knies take a legitimate run at the college national championship before joining the Leafs.
The trade deadline has passed and the NHL season is in its final sprint toward the regular season finish. To that end, there are individual awards at stake:
It’s a battle between just two players, Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber and Chicago Blackhawks phenom Connor Bedard, but who wins the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s most dominant rookie?
When a team is battling hard to climb the standings and still believes they can make the playoffs while almost every number and probability equation says they cannot, they need their stars to perform.
The Minnesota Wild picked up a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night but it didn't come without some mischief involving Sidney Crosby and Brock Faber.
The Minnesota Wild want to extend Marco Rossi and Brock Faber, and they’d like pen to paper this offseason.
Although Wednesday night’s clash between the Minnesota Wild and Chicago Blackhawks in the Windy City was the definition of low-event hockey, Brock Faber continued his electric rookie campaign in style.
Brock Faber may or may not be able to beat out Connor Bedard for Calder Trophy honors. Bedard participated in the All-Star Skills Competition, though not as a competitor, but he says he feels ready to come back. When he does, he can extend his lead in the rookie point race, which usually does enough to clinch the Calder Trophy.
If Biggie and Puff were right, Brock Faber is about to have a whole lot mo' problems. If the Minnesota Wild can’t pull off a miracle run to the playoffs, Faber’s Calder Trophy watch might become the main event for fans as the season winds down.
Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber just did something even his star teammate Kirill Kaprizov never did: win the NHL Rookie of the Month award. Faber was announced the NHL's top rookie for January after he led all rookies with 11 assists and 13 points.
Suddenly, we have a new frontrunner for the Calder Trophy race. Remember the curse last year that seemed to plague every player that won rookie of the month?
Connor Bedard may still be the favorite to win the NHL's Calder Trophy as Rookie of the Year, but these opponents could give him a run for his money.
You don't have to be a fan of the Chicago Blackhawks to know that Connor Bedard is having a very good rookie season. Bedard is more than living up to the hype.
Now that both Minnesota Wild goaltenders have received their report cards, the defensemen are up next and that means it’s Brock Faber’s turn since he was the newest member of the Wild’s defense.
The Minnesota Wild have signed one of their biggest prospects, inking defenseman Brock Faber to a three-year entry-level contract on Sunday.
Fiala had a breakout year this season, finishing with career highs in goals (33), assists (52) and points (85).
LA Kings prospect and former second round pick, Brock Faber, has been selected to participate in the U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp for the 2022 IIHF World Juniors which will be held in August.
There is some unfinished business for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers, who were ousted from the Frozen Four by the Minnesota State Mavericks, missing a chance at a National Championship game.
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