Q 01/05

Who joined the NHL alongside the Wild?

A) Nashville Predators

B) Atlanta Thrashers

C) Columbus Blue Jackets

D) Florida Panthers

Answer · why

C) Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets and the Wild came in together as the league's 29th and 30th teams, filling their first rosters by taking turns in a two-team exp...

Q 02/05

Which Minnesota politician campaigned in the 1990s to bring the NHL back to the state?

A) Al Franken

B) Tim Pawlenty

C) Norm Coleman

D) Jesse Ventura

Answer · why

C) Norm Coleman

Norm Coleman, then mayor of Saint Paul, saw his campaign pay off in 1997, after a plan to move the Winnipeg Jets to the Twin Cities had collapsed and ...

Q 03/05

Which of these was NOT among the six finalist names announced in 1997?

A) Blue Ox

B) Voyageurs

C) Freeze

D) Timberwolves

Answer · why

D) Timberwolves

Northern Lights and White Bears rounded out the list; Wild won and was unveiled to Steppenwolf's 'Born to Be Wild'.

Q 04/05

Which Minnetonka native led the expansion bid and became the Wild's first majority owner?

A) Glen Taylor

B) Carl Pohlad

C) Norm Green

D) Bob Naegele Jr.

Answer · why

D) Bob Naegele Jr.

Bob Naegele Jr., once a high-school goalie, made his fortune in billboards and by reviving Rollerblade during the in-line skating craze, then fronted ...

Q 05/05

Who was the Wild's first head coach?

A) Bruce Boudreau

B) Jacques Lemaire

C) Mike Yeo

D) Todd Richards

Answer · why

B) Jacques Lemaire

Jacques Lemaire never named a permanent captain in Minnesota, passing the C around his players month by month until he resigned in 2009.