2016–17 Minnesota Wild season

2016–17 Minnesota Wild
Division TBD Central
Conference TBD Western
2016–17 record 11–8–4
Home record 7–3–0
Road record 4–5–4
Goals for 64
Goals against 48
Team information
General Manager Chuck Fletcher
Coach Bruce Boudreau
Captain Mikko Koivu
Alternate captains Zach Parise
Ryan Suter
Arena Xcel Energy Center
Team leaders
Goals Eric Staal (5)
Assists Eric Staal
Ryan Suter (8)
Points Eric Staal (13)
Penalties in minutes Chris Stewart (24)
Plus/minus Ryan Suter (+9)
Wins Devan Dubnyk (6)
Goals against average Devan Dubnyk (1.60)
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The 2016–17 Minnesota Wild season is the 17th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[1]

Off-season


Standings

Divisional standings

Central Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 Chicago Blackhawks 27 16 8 3 14 74 68 +6 35
2 St. Louis Blues 25 14 7 4 13 69 70 1 32
3 Minnesota Wild 24 12 8 4 12 66 51 +15 28
4 Winnipeg Jets 28 13 13 2 12 74 81 7 28
5 Nashville Predators 24 11 9 4 11 71 66 +5 26
6 Dallas Stars 26 10 10 6 10 66 85 19 26
7 Colorado Avalanche 23 9 13 1 9 49 69 20 19
Updated to game(s) played on December 4, 2016. Source: National Hockey League

Conference standings

Top 3 (Central Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 Chicago Blackhawks 27 16 8 3 14 74 68 +6 35
2 St. Louis Blues 25 14 7 4 13 69 70 1 32
3 Minnesota Wild 24 12 8 4 12 66 51 +15 28
Top 3 (Pacific Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 San Jose Sharks 25 15 9 1 15 60 51 +9 31
2 Edmonton Oilers 27 14 10 3 13 80 70 +10 31
3 Anaheim Ducks 26 12 9 5 12 67 67 0 29
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 PA Los Angeles Kings 25 13 10 2 12 66 66 0 28
2 CE Winnipeg Jets 28 13 13 2 12 74 81 7 28
3 PA Calgary Flames 28 13 13 2 11 71 82 11 28
4 CE Nashville Predators 24 11 9 4 11 71 66 +5 26
5 CE Dallas Stars 26 10 10 6 10 66 85 19 26
6 PA Vancouver Canucks 25 11 12 2 8 58 75 17 24
7 PA Arizona Coyotes 23 8 11 4 6 56 72 16 20
8 CE Colorado Avalanche 23 9 13 1 9 49 69 20 19
Updated to game(s) played on December 4, 2016. Source: National Hockey League

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2016–17 Game Log[3]
December: 0–0–1 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
23 December 2 Minnesota 2–3 Calgary SO Dubnyk 18,390 11–8–4 26 Recap
24 December 4 Minnesota Edmonton ––
25 December 7 Minnesota Toronto ––
26 December 9 Edmonton Minnesota ––
27 December 11 St. Louis Minnesota ––
28 December 13 Florida Minnesota ––
29 December 15 Minnesota Nashville ––
30 December 17 Arizona Minnesota ––
31 December 20 Colorado Minnesota ––
32 December 22 Minnesota Montreal ––
33 December 23 Minnesota NY Rangers ––
34 December 27 Minnesota Nashville ––
35 December 29 NY Islanders Minnesota ––
36 December 31 Columbus Minnesota ––

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

As of November 1, 2016

Skaters

Regular Season[4]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Suter, RyanRyan Suter 10 3 7 10 5 4
Staal, EricEric Staal 10 4 4 8 2 2
Coyle, CharlieCharlie Coyle 10 3 4 7 1 18
Zucker, JasonJason Zucker 10 2 5 7 9 4
Granlund, MikaelMikael Granlund 10 2 4 6 0 0
Parise, ZachZach Parise 8 2 4 6 −2 8
Koivu, MikkoMikko Koivu 10 2 3 5 1 4
Pominville, JasonJason Pominville 10 2 3 5 0 0
Stewart, ChrisChris Stewart 10 2 3 5 1 19
Niederreiter, NinoNino Niederreiter 10 2 3 5 5 2
Eriksson Ek, JoelJoel Eriksson Ek 6 2 3 5 3 0
Brodin, JonasJonas Brodin 10 1 3 4 6 6
Dumba, MathewMathew Dumba 10 1 3 4 3 2
Dalpe, ZacZac Dalpe 9 1 2 3 0 9
Spurgeon, JaredJared Spurgeon 6 1 1 2 2 0
Haula, ErikErik Haula 4 1 1 2 2 2
Graovac, TylerTyler Graovac 2 1 0 1 1 0
Folin, ChristianChristian Folin 9 0 1 1 8 8
Scandella, MarcoMarco Scandella 7 0 1 1 −6 0
Prosser, NateNate Prosser 6 0 1 1 0 0
Bertschy, ChristophChristoph Bertschy 2 0 1 1 1 2
Pulkkinen, TeemuTeemu Pulkkinen 8 1 0 1 −1 2
Schroeder, JordanJordan Schroeder 1 0 0 0 0 0
Reilly, MikeMike Reilly 2 0 0 0 −1 0

Goaltenders

Regular Season[5]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Dubnyk, DevanDevan Dubnyk 8 8 477 5 2 1 12 1.51 231 .948 3 0 0 0
Kuemper, DarcyDarcy Kuemper 2 2 120 1 1 0 8 4.00 62 .871 0 0 0 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Wild. Stats reflect time with the Wild only.
Traded mid-season

Roster

Updated November 18, 2016.[6]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
28 Canada Bartley, VictorVictor Bartley  D L 28 2016 Ottawa, Ontario
25 Sweden Brodin, JonasJonas Brodin D L 23 2011 Karlstad, Sweden
3 United States Coyle, CharlieCharlie Coyle C R 24 2011 Weymouth, Massachusetts
27 Canada Dalpe, ZacZac Dalpe  RW R 27 2015 Paris, Ontario
40 Canada Dubnyk, DevanDevan Dubnyk G L 30 2015 Regina, Saskatchewan
24 Canada Dumba, MattMatt Dumba D R 22 2012 Regina, Saskatchewan
5 Sweden Folin, ChristianChristian Folin D R 25 2014 Kungsbacka, Sweden
64 Finland Granlund, MikaelMikael Granlund C L 24 2010 Oulu, Finland
44 Canada Graovac, TylerTyler Graovac C R 23 2011 Brampton, Ontario
56 Finland Haula, ErikErik Haula C L 25 2009 Pori, Finland
9 Finland Koivu, MikkoMikko Koivu (C) C L 33 2001 Turku, Finland
35 Canada Kuemper, DarcyDarcy Kuemper G L 26 2009 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
59 Canada Mitchell, ZackZack Mitchell RW R 23 2014 Caledon, Ontario
22 Switzerland Niederreiter, NinoNino Niederreiter RW L 24 2013 Chur, Switzerland
11 United States Parise, ZachZach Parise (A) LW L 32 2012 Minneapolis, Minnesota
29 United States Pominville, JasonJason Pominville RW R 34 2013 Repentigny, Quebec
39 United States Prosser, NateNate Prosser D R 30 2010 Elk River, Minnesota
4 United States Reilly, MikeMike Reilly D L 23 2015 Chicago, Illinois
6 Canada Scandella, MarcoMarco Scandella D L 26 2008 Montreal, Quebec
46 Canada Spurgeon, JaredJared Spurgeon D R 27 2010 Edmonton, Alberta
12 Canada Staal, EricEric Staal C L 32 2016 Thunder Bay, Ontario
7 Canada Stewart, ChrisChris Stewart RW R 29 2016 Toronto, Ontario
20 United States Suter, RyanRyan Suter (A) D L 31 2012 Madison, Wisconsin
16 United States Zucker, JasonJason Zucker LW L 24 2010 Newport Beach, California

Transactions

The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season.

Trades

Date
Details
Ref

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Eric Staal New York Rangers 3 years, $10.5 million [7]
Alex Stalock San Jose Sharks 1 year, $650,000 [8]
Chris Stewart Anaheim Ducks 2 years, $2.3 million [9]
Pat Cannone Chicago Wolves 1 year, $600,000 [10]
Victor Bartley Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $650,000 [11]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Thomas Vanek Detroit Red Wings 1 year, $2.6 million [12]
October 16, 2016 (2016-10-16) Justin Fontaine New York Rangers 1 year, $600,000 [13]

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Ref
Teemu Pulkkinen Detroit Red Wings October 11, 2016 [14]

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers Ref

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
June 29, 2016 (2016-06-29) Jason Zucker 2 years, $4 million [15]
June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30) Zac Dalpe 1 year, $600,000 [16]
Tyler Graovac 2 year, $1.25 million
July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05) Darcy Kuemper 1 year, $1.55 million [17]
July 11, 2016 (2016-07-11) Zach Palmquist 1 year, $660,000 [18]
July 25, 2016 (2016-07-25) Jordan Schroeder 1 year, $650,000 [19]
July 28, 2016 (2016-07-28) Matt Dumba 2 years, $5.1 million [20]
August 26, 2016 (2016-08-26) Gustav Bouramman 3 years, $2.4 million entry-level contract [21]

Draft picks

Below are the Minnesota Wild' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 15 Luke Kunin C United States United States Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten)
4 106 Brandon Duhaime RW United States United States Tri-City Storm (USHL)
7 196 Dmitry Sokolov RW Russia Russia Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
7 204[a] Brayden Chizen D Canada Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
Draft notes
Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 1, 2014 that sent Josh Gorges to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.[23][24]
Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014 that sent Matt Moulson and Cody McCormick to Minnesota in exchange for Torrey Mitchell, Winnipeg's second-round pick in 2014 and this pick.[25]

The Minnesota Wild's third-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 20, 2016 that sent Jimmy Vesey to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.[26]

Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016 that sent Jamie McGinn to Anaheim in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[27] The condition – Buffalo will receive a third-round pick in 2016 if Anaheim does not qualify for the 2016 Western Conference Final[28] – was converted on April 27, 2016 when Anaheim was eliminated from the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Anaheim previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015 that sent Kyle Palmieri to New Jersey in exchange for Florida's second-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[29] The condition – Anaheim will receive the higher of either Florida or Minnesota's third-round pick in 2016.[30] – was converted on April 24, 2016 when Minnesota was eliminated from the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs ensuring that the Wild's pick would be higher than Florida's.
New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 26, 2015 that sent Jaromir Jagr to Florida in exchange for a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick.[31]
Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 24, 2015 that sent Sean Bergenheim and a seventh-round pick in 2016 to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.[32]

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