Wild assistants adjusting to life behind the bench
Nolan Yonkman and Nate DiCasmirro both played professional hockey at a high level, but both are experiencing a new challenge as first-year AHL assistant coaches.
Nolan Yonkman and Nate DiCasmirro both played professional hockey at a high level, but both are experiencing a new challenge as first-year AHL assistant coaches.
Coming off of a nightmarish 2020-21 season that had nothing to do with on-ice performance, Marco Rossi is in the role that the Minnesota Wild hope he’ll ascend to eventually at the NHL level.
Lehigh Valley’s Hayden Hodgson, W-B/Scranton’s Cam Lee, Hershey’s Dylan McIlrath and Iowa’s Cody McLeod have been suspended as a consequence of their actions in recent games.
When the Minnesota Wild sent Adam Beckman and Calen Addison to Iowa at the end of training camp, it wasn’t with the expectation that either would be down there the entire year. Lo and behold, both were in the NHL lineup Saturday night in Denver.
Iowa Wild head coach Tim Army knows that other leagues have a lot of talent. But there’s no grind like the American Hockey League, and the path to developing and winning is a 12-month-a-year process. (Part 2 of 2)
Going into the 35th season of a storied coaching career, Tim Army has seen a few things and learned a few more things. Even better, the extremely talkative 58-year-old Iowa Wild head coach is more than willing to share those lessons. (Part 1 of 2)
The Minnesota Wild have claimed forward Rem Pitlick off waivers from the Nashville Predators.
The Minnesota Wild have announced several promotions and additions to the team’s hockey operations department, including Chris O’Hearn to assistant general manager and Michael Murray to director of hockey operations and general manager of the Iowa Wild.
The Iowa Wild have signed forward Nate Sucese to a one-year American Hockey League contract.
The Iowa Wild have signed defenseman Doyle Somerby to a one-year American Hockey League contract.