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Wild on Demand tracks the Minnesota Wild through live-radio energy, quick analysis, and caller-driven debate. It moves from overtime wins and playoff losses to training camp notes, road trips, prospects, and Minnesota sports detours.
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Wild on Demand is Minnesota Wild talk in its natural habitat: radio voices, phone lines, texts, quick pivots, and hockey people reacting before the emotion cools off. The show follows the team through regular-season streaks, training camp, preseason, postgame shows, playoff losses, and State Fair conversations. It can be loose. It can also get very specific. A win over Nashville becomes a discussion of Matt Boldy's hat trick, Jared Spurgeon's overtime winner, UC Soros' third-period work, and Roman Yossi's habit of making life difficult for Minnesota. A wild afternoon against Vancouver turns into a full audit of five-on-three chances, hat tricks, a franchise-record 10 goals, and whether the comeback says something real about the team. Short bursts carry it. Longer stretches settle into practical hockey: special teams, goaltending, rebuild talk, draft luck, core players, prospects, and how long it takes to become the Avalanche or the Oilers. The callers matter because they change the temperature. Some bring outrage after Dallas. Others bring date-night stories, North Stars memories, or questions about Marc-Andre Fleury's goodbye season. Wild on Demand also has a local sports-radio habit of looking sideways when needed. Gophers football, Golden Gopher men's hockey, the Timberwolves, the Lynx, Vikings talk, and Minnesota sports personalities all pass through, but the Wild remain the center of gravity. Training camp episodes give the show a rink-side feel, with Kevin Faulness at Trio Rink, Brett Blakemore in studio, and guests such as Matt Hendricks, Jared Spurgeon, Mike Grimm, and Dane Mizzutani around the schedule. State Fair episodes add another texture, especially when Michael Rousseau takes audience questions or talks with Stephon VAU about his Wild years, Tampa, Japan, and what makes a place feel like hockey. The show is not built for someone who needs every term explained. It assumes the audience knows why the penalty kill matters and why one road game in Pittsburgh can carry extra emotion. That confidence is the point. Wild on Demand gives fans the argument after the horn, the camp chatter before the season, and the local hockey memory between them.
Made for: Wild on Demand is for Minnesota Wild fans who want local, game-connected talk with callers, texts, and familiar hockey voices. It works best for listeners who already follow the team and enjoy standings, roster, and special-teams arguments.
What sets it apart: The show stands apart by keeping the live-radio texture intact: caller reactions, quick exchanges, rink-side updates, and Minnesota sports detours. It feels closer to the local booth and phone bank than to a national NHL roundup.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A 5-2 deficit turns into a franchise-record 10-goal Wild night powered by multiple five-on-three chances.
Wild Fanline treats a 10-7 Wild win as less a tidy recap than a record of a game coming apart in real time. The episode follows the swing from a 5-2 deficit through multiple five-on-three chances and into a seven-goal third period, ending with the most goals in a single game in…
A sour Wild loss leads to a clear-eyed discussion of rebuilding, draft luck and the patience contention can require.
The Wild's three-game winning streak ends with a 3-2 loss to Nashville, but the sharper question is what a genuine rebuild would demand. Core players, prospect readiness, draft luck and the losing that often comes before contention all get a fair hearing, with none presented as…
A jersey-number story turns into a lively hockey conversation about competitiveness, team building, and front-office machinery.
Mark Parrish's story of how Miko Koivu got number nine gives this hockey conversation its cleanest entry point, with the case for retiring the number sitting just behind it.
A State Fair Wild discussion where scoring-depth questions share space with Bruce Boudreau's cheese-free routine.
Michael Russo's State Fair broadcast blends a familiar fair tradition with a clear look at the Wild's scoring depth. Dylan and Russo work through why the team did not add top-six help after an injury-heavy season, then connect that decision to Kaprizov's Vegas-series struggles…
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Michael Russo hosts the final State Fair show, featuring guests Dylan Loucks and Bruce Boudreau.
Paul Fletcher and Mark Parrish discuss Mikko Koivu's retirement after seven games with Columbus and debate whether his number nine should be retired by the Minnesota Wild.
Brandon Molesky and Pat Micheletti discuss the Minnesota Wild's 5-1 victory over the Washington Capitals, highlighting the team's impressive performance on a back-to-back.
Brandon Molesky and Pat Micheletti discuss the Minnesota Wild's 3-2 overtime win over the Columbus Blue Jackets and the team's shift to playoff-style hockey.
Kevin Faulness and Pat Micheletti discuss the Minnesota Wild's 3-2 overtime win over the Vancouver Canucks and praise the guest announcer P.A.'s performance.
A fan calls into the Wild Fanline to discuss the Minnesota Wild's 4-3 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, praising the entertaining game and analyzing the Penguins' core players.
Brandon Molesky and Kevin Faulness discuss the Minnesota Wild's recent winning streak, their overtime victory against the Nashville Predators, and highlight key players like Matt Boldy and Jared Spurgeon.
Kevin Falness hosts a Saturday sports talk show previewing Wild hockey, Gopher football vs UCLA, and Lynx WNBA Finals with guests Mike Grimm and Max Fuller.
Kevin Falness hosts a sports radio show from Wild training camp, previewing the preseason game against the Jets and discussing hockey, Vikings, and Gopher football with guests.
Michael Russo interviews Stéphane Veilleux about moving from a 115-point junior career to an NHL checking and penalty-killing role, then discusses Veilleux’s recovery and September 17 CT scan for his C1 vertebrae.
At the 2024 State Fair, Michael Russo and Dylan Laux answer Minnesota Wild questions before Russo interviews former Wild forward Stéphane Veilleux.
Wild Fan Line tracks Minnesota’s 10-7 win over Vancouver after a 5-2 deficit at Xcel Energy Center in St.
Kevin Falmus and Pat Micheletti analyze Minnesota’s 3-2 loss to the Nashville Predators, emphasizing three third-period goals, missed passes, and the Wild remaining six points behind the Western Conference’s final playoff spot.
Wild Fanline: Wild vs Lightning 1-4-24 examines Minnesota’s 4-1 loss to Tampa Bay while seven key players were unavailable.
A post-game analysis show discussing the Minnesota Wild's 3-2 loss to the Dallas Stars in Game 4 of their playoff series, focusing on officiating and special teams issues.