Minnesota Wild Hockey Official Pondcast

The Wild put tickets on sale this morning for the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. We caught up with some of the fans and also provide Wild playoff merchandise via the Hockey Lodge.

It's time to celebrate - at least moderately - as the Wild beat the Flames on Thursday night 3-1 and clinch the Northwest Division. After the game we caught up with Backstrom, Burns, Gaborik and of course Lemaire.

Wednesday the Wild signed Ryan Jones to a contract and now he's suiting up for the Houston Aeros. Thursday we caught up with Ryan to find out a little bit more about the Wild's 2004 fourth round pick.

Jacques Lemaire talked to the press Thursday morning about the Wild, the Flames and MORE.

Wednesday the NHL featured Flames head coach Mike Keenan on a conference call with the national media and this is what he had to say...

The NHL conducted a conference call with the head coach of the Minnesota Wild and you can hear how Jacques Lemaire responded to the national media.

The PONDcast PREview continues and this time we're in the Flames locker room. We talk to the big three on the Flames: Iginla, Phaneuff and Kipprusoff plus catch up with their head coach Mike Keenan.

The Wild still haven't clinched the NW Division crown but could do so on Thursday. To preview that and fan appreciation night we talk to Rolston, Gaborik, Backstrom and Lemaire

After the Wild skated on Tuesday in St. Paul we talked puck with Mikko Koivu, Jacques Lemaire and Chris Simon plus Sean Hill and Benoit Pouliot go head to head in our Teammate Face Off.

The Wild get an OT win on Sunday night against the Colorado Avalanche and solidify their place in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. After the game we talked to Marian Gaborik who scored the winner and Jacques Lemaire.

Here's a recap of the Bulldogs women's NCAA Championship as we catch up with Jr. D Myriam Trepanier.

Kurtis Foster broke his leg in San Jose about 10 days ago and now is back in Minnesota to recover. Now for the first time he talks about his injury and his rehab process via the PONDcast.

This Week in Hockey is on the air from noon-1PM each Sunday. This week we previewed the Wild and Avs, talked Gophers and caught up with Doug Risebrough.

The Wild skated at Parade in Mpls for about 30 minutes on Saturday. Afterwards, we caught up with both Nick Schultz and Jacques Lemaire.

The Wild give the Canucks a sound beating on Friday night as they shut them out 4-0. After the game we heard from Pierre Marc Bouchard and Jacques Lemaire.

The Wild's #1 pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft signed his first pro contract earlier today and we caught up with him in Houston to see how it feels to be a pro.

Today we preview the Wild and Canucks with 96, 92, 6, and 19 from the Wild along with Ramsey and Lemaire plus Alex Burrows from the Canucks.

The Wild bounce back in a big way against the Oilers as they notch a 3-1 win at home. One of the stars of the game was Mikko Koivu and we hear from him in the post game along with Jacques Lemaire.

We caught up with former North Star Dave Gagner not only to talk about the good old days with the North Stars but also to talk about that kid of his, Sam, that's a rookie for the Edmonton Oilers.

The Wild get a rematch with the Oil tonight in St. Paul and we'll preview it with Eric Belanger and Jacques Lemaire