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Brave The Wild -Minnesota Wild Podcast-
Joey Awaijane has been covering the Minnesota Wild on this show since August 2008, and has over 30 years of hockey fandom experience, going back to the North Stars days. Feel free to join the conversation via an audio submission or on twitter @bravethewild, simply tag #btwmn and comment away!
Episodes
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Puck Possession Or Lack There Of
This week, Joey is joined by Derek Felska of @creasandassist! We talk many topics regarding the Wild, including the elephant in the room, Puck Possession and…
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Trying To Rekindle The Magic
The Minnesota Wild were demolished in Colorado, losing a combined 11-1 in two games, where it felt like the Wild never had the puck. Thankfully, Minnesota was…
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Arizona Sweep!
The Minnesota Wild swept the three game series vs the Arizona Coyotes, and did so in impressive fashion. Despite not looking so great in the early minutes of…
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Kahkonen Is Legit
Kaapo Kahkonen continues to show that he's not only an NHL goalie, but someone who deserves strong consideration to be a number one net minder. The Wild played…
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Golden Rollar Coaster
Kirill Kaprizov continues to shine and dazzle, Marcus Foligno also had a great week. Unfortunately, some of the old country club nonsense reared it's ugly head…
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The Right Chemistry!
When you put the right lines together, amazing things can happen. Dean Evason putting Kaprizov, Rask and Zuccarello together, along with Ryan Hartman centering…
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Shell Of Ourselves
The Minnesota Wild are back, but are a shell of themselves at the moment, not that they weren't already thin at a certain spot to begin with... Luckily there…
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Keeping Up With Prospects
The Minnesota Wild games are still postponed with Covid-19 protocols, so we have more time to talk about the prospects in the system, especially the Iowa Wild…
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Sickness And Injuries Plague Wild
After an up and down week which involved a suspension for Kevin Fiala, injuries to Matt Dumba, Jared Spurgeon and Marcus Johansson, covid 19 has officially…
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2015 Draft & Searching For A Center
The 2015 Draft is certainly looking better these days, with the emergence of Joel Ericksson Ek and Jordan Greenway. (Along with Kaprizov of course)…
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Strong Start For Kaprizov!
Kirill Kaprizov is off to a very strong start to his NHL career, as he is showing that he is translating to the NHL level almost immediately. The Wild Power…
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Season Preview 2020-2021
The Minnesota Wild and the NHL are finally back again, at least in January! Much optimism surrounds this franchise, which has wallowed in mediocrity for so…
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Reverse Retro Jerseys and Labor Dispute!
BTW is back on the air for our annual Thanksgiving tradition, despite there being no NHL hockey going on at the moment. We get into the NHL Retro Reverse…
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Draft And Free Agency 2020
Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin is reshaping this roster, and clearly has a vision of adding character players to this team, without taking away the…
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State Of The Wild 2020
Here is the annual granddaddy episode of them all! We put a bow on the strange 2019-2020 Minnesota Wild season. We then discuss the future of the club, along…
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Brodin, Bjugstad, and Johansson
Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin went back to work, making a trade for Nick Bjugstad, signing Jonas Brodin, and then making a surprising move, trading away the…
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Playoffs Update And Predictions Part 2
Your host is back to review the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and preview the Conference Final Rounds. We talk about the crazy oddities and eerie…
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Playoffs Update And Predictions
Your host thought he would jump behind the mic in a spur of the moment fashion and give his thoughts on the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs along with…
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Flash In The Pan
The Minnesota Wild vs Vancouver Qualifier round in the Stanley Cup Playoffs started so promisingly and ended oh so quickly. We talk about the ups and downs of…
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Kaprizov, Evason And The Playoffs!
The Minnesota Wild finally signed the long awaited future star Kirill Kaprizov to an entry level contract. Just a couple hours before that, GM Bill Guerin…
Brave The Wild -Minnesota Wild Podcast-The '81 Northstars And Catching Up
Your host gets the urge to analyze the 1981 Minnesota Northstars Stanley Cup Finals run, along with why the lost, other than the Islanders being a dynasty at…
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Minnesota Wild All-Time Team
We discuss the All-Time Minnesota Wild team, and have an enjoyable conversation with all of your great questions on twitter!…
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Goalies And Centers!
We talk about the solid goaltender stable the Wild have built up the past couple years, now it's time to figure out the Center situation! We get to your…
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Crease And Assist!
Today we have a very special guest, Derek Felska from the "Crease And Assist" blog joining Joey today! We talk everything Wild, including prospects and what…
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And Now We Wait...
The NHL season is on hold for obvious reasons, but luckily we're still able to talk hockey, as there's always going to be conversation to be had, regarding to…
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Is Fiala 100 Point Material?
Kevin Fiala is showing more and more leadership with his words and his actions. As we head into next year, could Fiala be our first 100 point player?…
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Fiala The Gamebreaker!
A year ago, when Paul Fenton called Kevin Fiala a "Gamebreaker" we all scratched our heads when we saw the tentative and skittish 22 year old produce very…
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Rumors Of Trades
The Minnesota Wild almost traded Zach Parise, but at the end of the day, no one was moved on Feb 24. It's becoming more and more clear, that by next season…
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Controlled Tanking?
With the firing of Bruce Boudreau, and the words of Bill Guerin, it's becoming more and more clear that he has seen enough with certain players that he is…
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Finally A Good Trade!
When you evaluate trades this organization has made the last twenty years, and then you look at the deal new GM Bill Guerin made, this looks like someone that…
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Trades On The Horizon
The Minnesota Wild had a pair of up and down games, getting crushed by a much better Boston team, and playing very competitively vs Chicago, in which Dumba…
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Strong Before The Bye
The Minnesota Wild finished very strong before the bye, despite a sloppy frustrating loss to Florida, the Wild were 3-1 this past week! We introduce some new…
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Pitfall
The Minnesota Wild are falling like a man without a parachute of late, either flat not scoring, or watching other players skate right around them. The game vs…
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Folingo's Fortune!
In a back and forth couple of games, Marcus Foligno stood very tall, scoring three goals and adding a pretty spectacular setup to Luke Kunin along the way. The…
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Freeze The Puck!
After an awesome win in Colorado, the Minnesota Wild struggled mightily vs the Islanders and Toronto. An ongoing problem when Dubnyk is in net, is when the…
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Up Down Up
The Minnesota Wild had a crazy week, demolishing Darcy Kuemper of Arizona, then following that up, taking a 6-0 thrashing at home from the former "Thrashers"…
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Iowa Wild?
With the injuries piling up, the Minnesota Wild roster strongly resembled the Iowa Wild, especially in the Vegas game this past week…
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Hitting A Wall
The Minnesota Wild went from borderline spectacular in Tampa Bay, to downright awful vs Carolina and Anaheim. Sure the Wild got a point against the Ducks, but…
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Everyone Playing Better
The Minnesota Wild are coming off a pretty awesome week, crushing Ottawa, winning a shootout against Dallas on a milestone night for Mikko Koivu, and rooking…
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Playing Better, But...
Joey is back, bringing you his traditional Thanksgiving Day Brave The Wild episode, as the weekly version of the show is rolling again! We're definitely seeing…
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At The Crossroads
The Minnesota Wild are at the crossroads as a franchise, as GM Bill Guerin mulls over what to do with the roster for this season and beyond. Luckily, there is…
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Slow, Old, Confused
NHL Hockey season is underway, and the Minnesota Wild have been nothing short of a mess thus far. The veterans look much older, the young guys look confused…
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Season Preview 2019-2020
The Annual Minnesota Wild and NHL Season Preview is here! It's finally hockey time again, as we look over the Minnesota Wild from head to toe, looking at all…
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Bill Guerin
We talk about Minnesota Wild new GM Bill Guerin, and what direction this franchise will likely take in the coming months and years. facebook.com/bravethewild…
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All The Above
Was Paul Fenton fired as Minnesota Wild General Manager because of his horrible media relations? His awful treatment of others in the organization? Ignoring…
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Draft And Free Agency 2019
The Minnesota Wild's only route to the Stanley Cup appears to be through the draft, so luckily Paul Fenton has every intention of keeping as many choices as…
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State Of The Wild 2019
The annual Megasode is here! We put a bow on the 2018-2019 season, as we talk about the ups and downs of the past year, and pass out the awards and demerits…
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Crucial Off-Season
The Minnesota Wild have much to do this off-season, as GM Paul Fenton will continue his plan to get younger, faster, and better able to put the puck in the…
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No Playoffs
For the first time in seven years, the Minnesota Wild will miss the playoffs, being mathematically eliminated by the Colorado Avalanche in the standings…
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Not Much Left
It's becoming more and more apparent that the Minnesota Wild six year playoffs streak is likely coming to an end. Despite throwing everything at the Nashville…
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The Door Is Closing
The door is closing quickly on the Minnesota Wild's playoff hopes, as the club only mustered three out of ten possible points during the recent five game home…
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Harsh Reality Check
After the best win of the year, a 3-0 complete team victory in Tampa Bay, the Minnesota Wild took it to the chin with a combined 9-2 score in Florida and…
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Now I Hate Nashville
Many a Minnesota Wild fan built up some hatred for the Calgary Flames this year, with the back and forth chippy play, that ultimately ended with Matt Dumba…
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Shoot First Mentality
Paul Fenton's long-term vision is beginning to take shape, as he continued to trade away players that constantly frustrated fans, coaches and GMs alike for not…
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End Of An Age
It's the End of an Age for the Minnesota Wild, as Charlie Coyle joins the list of core players being traded. Coyle has been moved to Boston for young up and…
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X'ed At The X
The Minnesota Wild continue to struggle at home, and this week the Wild added two more disappointing home losses to Edmonton and Philadelphia. The defensive…
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Ouch!
The Minnesota Wild managed to squeeze two out of six points since returning from the break, going winless in three games. To make matters worse, Mikko Koivu…
Brave The Wild -Minnesota Wild Podcast-The Wheels Are Turning
Paul Fenton keeps making trades, this past week Nino Niederreiter was dealt to Carolina for center Victor Rask. Fenton also exchanged draft picks with Las…
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Aggravation And A Trade
After and impressive win at home vs the Winnipeg Jets, the Wild completely fell apart against Detroit and Philadelphia, despite taking early leads in both…
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3-1 Road trip!
The Minnesota Wild had a pretty solid road trip this past week, winning two matinee games in a row, which historically has been an impossible feat…