2024–25 Minnesota Wild season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2024–25
Year:	2024
Team:	Minnesota Wild
Division:	Central
Conference:	Western
Record:	0–0–0
Homerecord:	0–0–0
Roadrecord:	0–0–0
Goalsfor:	0
Goalsagainst:	0
Coach:	John Hynes
Captain:	Jared Spurgeon
Altcaptain:	Marcus Foligno Kirill Kaprizov
Arena:	Xcel Energy Center
Minorleague:	Iowa Wild (AHL) Iowa Heartlanders (ECHL)

The 2024–25 Minnesota Wild season will be the 25th season of operation (24th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.^[1]

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 24, 2024.^[2] |- style="background:#;"| 1 || September 21 || Minnesota || || Winnipeg || || Canada Life Centre || || |- style="background:#;"| 2 || September 25 || Minnesota || || Dallas || || American Airlines Center || || |- style="background:#;"| 3 || September 27 || Winnipeg || || Minnesota || || Xcel Energy Center || || |- style="background:#;"| 4 || September 29 || Dallas || || Minnesota || || Xcel Energy Center || || |- style="background:#;"| 5 || October 1 || Chicago || || Minnesota || || Xcel Energy Center || || |- style="background:#;"| 6 || October 4 || Minnesota || || Chicago || || United Center || || |-|- style="text-align:center;"|Legend

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.

2024–25 game log
October: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 10 – Minnesota 2 October 12 – Minnesota 3 October 13 Minnesota – 4 October 15 Minnesota – 5 October 19 Minnesota – Columbus 6 October 22 Minnesota – 7 October 24 Minnesota – 8 October 26 Minnesota – 9 October 29 Minnesota –
November: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 November 1 – Minnesota 11 November 3 – Minnesota 12 November 5 – Minnesota 13 November 7 Minnesota – 14 November 8 Minnesota – 15 November 10 Minnesota – 16 November 14 – Minnesota 17 November 16 – Minnesota 18 November 19 Minnesota – 19 November 21 Minnesota – 20 November 23 Minnesota – 21 November 25 – Minnesota 22 November 27 Minnesota – 23 November 29 Chicago – Minnesota 24 November 30 – Minnesota
December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 3 – Minnesota 26 December 6 Minnesota – 27 December 7 Minnesota – 28 December 10 Minnesota – 29 December 12 – Minnesota 30 December 14 – Minnesota 31 December 15 – Minnesota 32 December 18 – Minnesota 33 December 20 Utah – Minnesota 34 December 21 Minnesota – 35 December 23 – Minnesota 36 December 27 Minnesota – 37 December 29 – Minnesota 38 December 31 – Minnesota
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 2 Minnesota – 40 January 4 Minnesota – 41 January 7 – Minnesota 42 January 9 – Minnesota 43 January 11 Minnesota – 44 January 12 Minnesota – 45 January 15 – Minnesota 46 January 18 Minnesota – 47 January 20 Minnesota – Colorado 48 January 23 – Minnesota 49 January 25 – Minnesota 50 January 26 Minnesota – 51 January 29 Minnesota – 52 January 30 Minnesota –
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 53 February 1 Minnesota – 54 February 4 Minnesota – 55 February 6 – Minnesota 56 February 8 – Minnesota 57 February 22 Minnesota – 58 February 25 Detroit – Minnesota 59 February 27 Minnesota – 60 February 28 Minnesota –
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 61 March 2 – Minnesota 62 March 4 Minnesota – 63 March 7 Minnesota – 64 March 9 – Minnesota 65 March 11 – Minnesota 66 March 13 – Minnesota 67 March 15 – Minnesota 68 March 17 – Minnesota 69 March 19 Seattle – Minnesota 70 March 22 – Minnesota 71 March 24 Minnesota – 72 March 25 – Minnesota 73 March 27 – Minnesota 74 March 29 – Minnesota 75 March 31 Minnesota – New Jersey
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 76 April 2 Minnesota – 77 April 4 Minnesota – 78 April 6 – Minnesota 79 April 9 – Minnesota 80 April 11 Minnesota – 81 April 12 Minnesota – 82 April 15 – Minnesota
Legend:

Player stats

June 11, 2024^[3]

Skaters

Awards and honours

Records

Transactions

The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Key:

Contract is entry-level.
Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
			1-year	Free agency	^[5]
			1-year	Free agency
		Utah Hockey Club	1-year	Free agency
			2-year	Free agency
			1-year	Free agency
			1-year	Free agency
			2-year	Free agency
			1-year	Free agency
			4-year	Free agency	^[6]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
			2-year	Free agency	^[7]
			1-year	Free agency	^[8]
			1-year	Free agency	^[9]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
		4-year	^[10]
		1-year	^[11]
		1-year
		1-year	^[12]
		1-year	^[13]
		8-year	^[14]

Draft picks

See also: List of Minnesota Wild draft picks.

Below are the Minnesota Wild selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at the Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.

Round		Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	12	Zeev Buium	D		Denver Pioneers (NCHC)
2	45	Ryder Ritchie	RW		Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
4	122		D		HIFK (Liiga)
5	140	Sebastian Soini	D		Ilves (U20 SM-sarja)
5	142	Chase Wutzke	G		Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
6	174	Stevie Leskovar	D		Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)

Notes:

Notes and References

1. Book: National Hockey League . The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014 . 2013 . Diamond Sports Data, Inc. . 73 . 978-1-894801-26-3 .
2. Web site: Minnesota Wild Announces 2024-25 Preseason Schedule.
3. Web site: 2024–25 Regular season – Minnesota Wild Stats – Skaters . NHL.com . June 20, 2024.
4. Web site: Minnesota Wild Acquires Forward Jakub Lauko from the Boston Bruins in Exchange for Forward Vinni Lettieri. NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. June 29, 2024. August 3, 2024.
5. Web site: Minnesota Wild Agrees to Terms with Eight Players. NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. July 1, 2024. August 3, 2024.
6. Web site: Minnesota Wild Signs Center Yakov Trenin to a Four-Year Contract. NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. July 1, 2024. August 3, 2024.
7. Web site: Predators Agree to Terms with Four Free Agents. NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 1, 2024. August 3, 2024.
8. Web site: Maple Leafs Sign Three Players. NHL.com. Toronto Maple Leafs. July 2, 2024. August 3, 2024.
9. Web site: Jets sign Haydn Fleury and Mason Shaw to one-year, two-way contracts. NHL.com. Winnipeg Jets. July 3, 2024. August 3, 2024.
10. Web site: Minnesota Wild Signs Jake Middleton to a Four-Year Contract Extension. NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. July 2, 2024. August 3, 2024.
11. Web site: Minnesota Wild Re-Signs Defenseman Declan Chisholm and forward Adam Raska to One-Year Contracts. NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. July 9, 2024. August 3, 2024.
12. Web site: Minnesota Wild Re-Signs Forward Sammy Walker to a One-Year, Two-Way Contract. NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. July 11, 2024. August 3, 2024.
13. Web site: Minnesota Wild Signs Forward Graeme Clarke to a One-Year, Two-Way Contract. NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. July 23, 2024. August 3, 2024.
14. Web site: Minnesota Wild Signs Brock Faber to an Eight-year Contract Extension. NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. July 29, 2024. August 3, 2024.