MINNESOTA WILD

BY SARAH MCLELLAN

NHL VALUATIONS $1.05B FORBES $1.18B SPORTICO $1.25B ROUSTAN OWNERSHIP CRAIG Leipold THE WILD ARE NOT in a rebuild. “That’s a word that has not been mentioned in the offices of the Minnesota Wild in the last couple of years,” owner Craig Leipold said. But the team is at a crossroads: how does it remain competitive while dealing with a severe salary-cap crunch brought on by the Zach Parise and Ryan Suter buyouts? That’s one of the most difficult questions to face the franchise since Leipold bought the Wild from original owner Bob Naegele for approximately $260 million in 2008. “When we talk about our team now, we really talk about our window of opportunity, and clearly, our big window is going to be wide open and very deep after next season,” said Leipold, referring to 2025-26, the season the…

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