8legs: Minnesota wild

Your Followed Topics

#1 out of 3

sports19h ago

The Minnesota Wild named Sylvain Rodrigue as Director of Goaltending, effective immediately.
Rodrigue will work with the Wild's NHL and AHL goalie coaches and assist in player development.
Rodrigue, 52, joins the Wild after two seasons with the Florida Panthers organization as a goaltending coach for the Charlotte Checkers.
Rodrigue has extensive prior experience with the Oilers and European teams, expanding his development credentials.
The appointment includes involvement with goaltending development across multiple levels.
The news release is part of Wild's ongoing content and development initiatives.
The team intends to strengthen its goaltending pipeline and development program.
Sylvain Rodrigue hails from Montreal and has a broad coaching background.
Rodrigue’s European coaching experience includes teams in Germany, Switzerland, and Sweden.
The organization will support Rodrigue in evaluating and developing goaltenders drafted or signed by the team.

Vote 0

#2 out of 3

sports17h ago

Judd Brackett left the Wild to join the Toronto Maple Leafs as assistant GM and director of player evaluation, prompting a leadership search for his replacement.
Guerin said he will conduct a wide search for Brackett’s replacement, considering internal and external candidates with a strong leadership and organizational profile.
Dan Palango, Brackett’s longtime scout, is not expected to return as part of the staff shakeup.
Minnesota holds five picks in the 2026 draft and plans to emphasize later rounds to complement the roster window for a Stanley Cup run.
Sylvain Rodrigue was hired as director of goaltending to work with NHL and AHL goalie coaches and to support development of drafted goaltenders.
Brackett’s track record includes first-round successes like Jesper Wallstedt (2021) and Zeev Buium (2024), but late-round results have been mixed.
Guerin stresses that later-round picks are increasingly important as the Wild pursue a Cup window.
The team aims to balance global talent and internal development to build its future roster under a new scouting leadership.
Guerin clarified he is not personally attending amateur games regularly, placing trust in the scouting director to run the department autonomously.