May 8, 2022 | Game Recaps, News
The Anchorage Wolverines scored three times in the final period to break a 1-1 tie and beat the Minnesota Wilderness, 4-1 in Game 1 of the Midwest Division Final. A short-handed 2-on-1 opportunity finished by Matt Johnson tipping a Cameron Morris shot past Matt Smith...
May 4, 2022 | Game Recaps, News
In the Wilderness, there are many animals who gain superb survival instincts, where they absolutely fight tooth and nail and refuse to die. Some of them are even believed to have nine lives. In the world of junior hockey, consider the Minnesota Wilderness a very...
May 4, 2022 | Game Recaps, News
After surrendering four power-play goals to the Fairbanks Ice Dogs in the first two games of their Midwest Division semi-final playoff series, the Minnesota Wilderness have turned the tables. Since the playoff series switched to Cloquet, the Wilderness have turned...
May 4, 2022 | Game Recaps, News
A common phrase in sports is “Good play creates good bounces”. The Minnesota Wilderness took advantage of that philosophy Friday night with its first two goals off lucky bounces, and carried that momentum for a 4-1 victory over the Fairbanks Ice Dogs in Game 3 of...
Apr 29, 2022 | Game Recaps, News
The Minnesota Wilderness stumbled on the penalty kill in the first period and never recovered as the Fairbanks Ice Dogs rolled to a 7-1 win Saturday night. Fairbanks was perfect on the power play in the opening 20 minutes, as Kevin Marx Noren, Tristan Sarsland and...
Apr 29, 2022 | Game Recaps, News
In their history of playoff games, the Minnesota Wilderness and Fairbanks Ice Dogs have played several that could be considered classics. Add Friday night’s game to that list. Minnesota came within 27 seconds of victory before Fairbanks scored an extra attacker goal...
