2010 NHL Draft: Minnesota Wild started its second act at the 2010 draft

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Photo: 2010 first-round pick Mikael Granlund was the first elite talent drafted by the Minnesota Wild since Brent Burns in 2003 (courtesy of Brad Rempel/Icon Sportswire)


</p> It is not much exaggeration to say that the 2010 NHL Draft is the most important event in the brief history of the Minnesota Wild thus far. Not just the players drafted, but also those subsequently acquired, have transformed the Wild into a Stanley Cup contender. The young franchise risked stagnation, a victim of middling finishes and some notable draft misses.

The 2009-10 Wild had finished 13th overall in the Western Conference. To celebrate the tenth anniversary of its existence, the team unveiled a third jersey, a new head coach (Todd Richards) and a new General Manager, Chuck Fletcher.… read more

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