Longtime Wild assistant coach Darby Hendrickson joins SFTS to take a trip down memory lane in our continuing celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Minnesota Wild. Darby and Mike talk expansion Wild, the 2003 Canucks-Wild series, the late Sergei Zholtok, the Hendrickson Foundation, Kirill Kaprizov, Joel Eriksson Ek, Zach Parise and, of course, the Wild's power play. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 09, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Longtime Columbus Blue Jackets play-by-play man Jeff Rimer joins SFTS to talk the good ole days with Russo in Florida, Torts, and his other NHL stops in Montreal and Washington. The legendary Rimer talks about his friendship with Larry King, Pete Rose, Gary Carter, and John Davidson and his admiration for Bryan Murray, Doug MacLean, Pavel Bure, Artemi Panarin and Squiggy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 03, 2021•1 hr
NHL Network analyst and former 1983 No. 1 overall pick Brian Lawton joins SFTS to talk about NHL rumblings, the Minnesota Wild season to date and potential center acquisitions. Brian offers his analysis on Kaprizov and Kahkonen, and the great job Bill Guerin and Dean Evason are doing with the Wild this season. Brian, the former GM of the Tampa Bay Lightning discusses his wish to someday return to working for an NHL team and being one of the many friends to help Mark Parrish in his battle with ad...
Feb 25, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Dr. Bill Morice, the President of Mayo Clinic Labs, returns to SFTS to talk NHL and the Minnesota Wild COVID-19 outbreaks. Dr. Morice discusses genetic forensics, vaccines, long-haul complications for athletes, and the mayo clinic working with the NHL to determine if there is a cross team on ice transmission with the virus. The good doctor also discusses the long term effects of the virius, how Marco Rossi might be coping, and he answers SFTS listener questions on the virus as well. Mike and Dr....
Feb 17, 2021•1 hr 10 min
Former NHLer and current KO Sports player agent Cam Stewart joins SFTS to talk about the 2000 inaugural Wild team and how they were the bad news bears that everybody hated to play. Cam shares memories of coach Jacques Lemaire, playing with Wes Walz and Marian Gaborik and the rest of the Wild that first season. Cam also touches on his coaching and playing career for the Houston Aeros. Cam talks about his concussion history, how he became an agent, and the potential No. 1 overall pick Shane Wright...
Feb 10, 2021•57 min
Former Wild center and go-to quote Kyle Brodziak joins SFTS to talk about the upcoming World's Longest Game (40 players, 252 hours of hockey) he's playing in to help find a cure for cancer, and set a world record too. Kyle talks about how the death of his father at the age of 14 impacted him and why participating in this charity event is so important to him. Plus Kyle shares stories from his Wild career, the notorious Game 7 in 2014 in Denver and how he knew Nino Niederreiter's goal went in, Kyl...
Feb 03, 2021•52 min
Former Wild defenseman Kurtis Foster joins SFTS to talk Minnesota Wild glory days as the franchise celebrates their 20th anniversary, Foster shares stories on Jacques Lemaire, Mikko Koivu, Derek Boogaard and more. Plus, Kurtis offers his analysis on Wild prospect Marco Rossi, breaking his femur, the class of the Sharks and Doug Risebrough and much more. Foster also talks coaching junior hockey and what he hopes to do next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 28, 2021•1 hr 20 min
On this edition of SFTS, Billy Guerin, the Wild's GM discuss the start to the Wild's season including their first loss of the year, a 1-0 shutout loss in Anaheim last night. Plus Guerin talks to Russo about Jared Spurgeon's captaincy, Marco Rossi's absence and upgrading the center position for the Wild. They guys also get into the Wild's struggles on the power play, the eventual Kaprizov/Fiala negotiations, and the Pens' 2021 first-round pick. Mike and Bill also get into Guerin's favorite Minnea...
Jan 19, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Longtime NHL coach Bruce Boudreau, who will be moonlighting as an NHL Network studio analyst and Washington Capitals pre- and post-game analyst, joins SFTS to preview each division, talk about this weird season and share hilarious stories. He also talks Jared Spurgeon captaincy, his respect for Nick Bonino and the new junior expansion team he's bringing to Hershey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 12, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Tyler Spurgeon, who captained Innsbruck the past 5 years and now captains Kaufbeuren, joins SFTS to talk new Wild captain and younger brother Jared Spurgeon. He shares stories about Jared growing up, how they both got the hockey bug, his pride in witnessing Jared's path to NHL captaincy. Plus some fun ribbing along the way about Jared's inability to grow a thick stache, the Spurgeon family connection to Tyler Ennis and how Ryan Suter and Zach Parise were big supporters of Jared receiving the cap...
Jan 06, 2021•44 min
Wild up-and-coming star Kevin Fiala joins SFTS to look back to last season's breakout and discuss what he'll do for an encore. Russo and Fiala talk about overcoming a broken femur, fitting in in Minnesota, the belief that coach Dean Evansoin has in him and how much he looking forward to playing with Kaprizov. Plus, Fiala discusses being an honorary Swede, speaking four different languages and how often he FaceTimes his girlfriend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 30, 2020•37 min
Straight From the Source returns from the offseason with special guest Mark Parrish, who candidly expanded with Mike on last week's courageous story about addiction, anxiety and sobriety, Derek Boogaard, how Brian Lawton and Ben Clymer, along with Bret Hedican teamed up to save his life and the support and reaction he's received since the story published. Mark talks about the strength of his family, led by his wife Nikki and how every day is day one in his battle with sobriety. Plus Mark and Mik...
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr 2 min
New Wild goalie Cam Talbot joins Michael Russo to discuss his journey to the NHL, college hockey, and being mentored by Henrik Lundqvist and Benoit Allaire. Cam also talks about what it was like to play with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, and the infamous fight with Mike Smith in the Battle of Alberta. Plus Cam discusses his wife's love for Target and how excited they are to bring their young family to the State of Hockey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 14, 2020•47 min
The Athletic prospect writer Scott Wheeler joins Mike Russo to talk about when he billeted with Marco Rossi. Wheeler does a deep dive into Rossi's future and discusses Rossi's friendship with Tomas Vanek. Russo and Wheeler break down Wild prospects Matt Boldy, Adam Beckman, Calen Addison, Alex Khovanov, Marat Khusnutdinov, Ryan O'Rourke and Scott answers twitter questions from Wild fans too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 08, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Judd Brackett, the Wild's director of amateur scouting, joins SFTS to talk about his first "virtual" draft with his new club, his time with the Canucks, how he got into his biz, what he looks for in a player, how to get the Wild centers and goalies, the Wild's prospects and his two Cape Cod restaurants. Plus, Russo asks Judd questions on behalf of Wild fans, and Vancouver Canucks fans too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 30, 2020•56 min•Ep. 56
Billy Guerin, the General Manager of the Minnesota Wild graciously makes time for another appearance on SFTS with Michael Russo. Russo and Guerin team up on a zoom, talking about an already busy offseason for the Wild, with an extension for Jonas Brodin, and acquiring Marcus Johansson and Nick Bjugstad. Russo asks Guerin about the status of the goaltending, if the team can hold on to Matt Dumba, and the legacy of Mikko Koivu. Plus, Guerin answers Minnesota Wild fan questions in this exclusive to...
Sep 25, 2020•52 min•Ep. 49
Michael Russo returns with an emergency podcast to discuss a busy last week for the Wild. General Manager Bill Guerin has traded for Nick Bjugstad, signed Jonas Brodin to a seven year extension, and acquired Marcus Johansson from Buffalo, for Eric Staal. Plus, the speculation on another move, involving Matt Dumba for much needed help at center ice is heating up. Russo takes subscriber questions on all these moves and rumours, and what's next for the Wild this off-season. Hosted on Acast. See aca...
Sep 17, 2020•33 min•Ep. 48
The great and very busy Kenny Albert returns to SFTS to discuss what it's like to call so many playoff games in an empty arena on NBC, what life is like in the Edmonton bubble, talk about his career, give advice to aspiring broadcasters and answer Twitter questions galore. Plus, Kenny discusses the Rangers winning the first overall pick in the 2020 Draft lottery, and he scouts two players, Ryan Strome and Derick Brassard, who may be of interest to Minnesota Wild fans. Hosted on Acast. See acast....
Aug 18, 2020•54 min•Ep. 47
Billy Guerin joins SFTS to discuss his very odd first year as Wild GM, the Wild's dismissal from the playoffs and significant offseason moves that could include goaltending, center search, a very important draft and making Kirill Kaprizov feel like home. Plus hear what the Wild Gm has to say about the future of team Captain Mikko Koivu and challenging Jordan Greenway to come to camp in better shape in the fall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 13, 2020•46 min•Ep. 46
Russo welcomes Wild play by play guy and bosom buddy Anthony LaPanta from Fox Sports North for the dozenth time to SFTS. The two pals hosted a live Ask Russo The Athletic/Wild Zoom on Thursday where they advanced Game 3 of the Wild-Canucks, forecast the offseason, discussed how weird it is to be broadcasting and covering the playoffs remotely and answered dozens of questions from Wild fans and The Athletic readers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 06, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 45
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Jul 28, 2020•51 min•Ep. 44
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Jul 21, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 43
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Jul 14, 2020•47 min•Ep. 42
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Jul 09, 2020•40 min•Ep. 41
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Jul 02, 2020•42 min•Ep. 40
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Jun 23, 2020•59 min•Ep. 39
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Jun 16, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 38
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Jun 11, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 37
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Jun 03, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 36
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May 28, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 35
