Hendersonville Epicurean (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
What do The Fletcher House and Guy Fieri's Food Network show, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives have in common? Recipes! Fletcher House co-owner Chuck is a fan and has been testing recipes for some of the dishes featured on the show. Testing must be over, because Chuck has just announced new Breakfast and Lunch menus. The Dinner menu has also seen its share of tweaking as Chuck...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Location: St. Paul, Minn. | Arena: Xcel Energy Center (18,064) | GM: Chuck Fletcher | Coach: Todd Richards | Stanley Cups: 0 Affiliate: Houston Aeros (AHL)
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... his head. But Leipold, who purchased the Wild in January 2008, said that with new general manager Chuck Fletcher and new coach Todd Richards running the show, things “don’t change overnight.” When Leipold hired Fletcher last summer, he said he expected the Wild to become a contender for a playoff spot. With the team instead contending for the basement of the...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... are four prime figures you could blame for the Wild’s lousy play so far: Risebrough, new GM Chuck Fletcher, old coach Jacques Lemaire or new coach Todd Richards. Richards is the easiest to pick on because his players have looked so confused and tentative, but every rookie coach should get a little time to learn on the job. read on
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
... and former Penguin Petr Sykora on receiving his Stanley Cup ring yesterday. -Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher, formerly the Penguins assistant general manager, got his ring too . -Bob Smizik's not crazy about this Evgeni Malkin injury thing . -Someone shot a solid video of what it was like in the stands Friday in Columbus when Brent Johnson made the final save in the shootout:...
Igloo Dreams (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Game 14 Wild (4-9-0, 8 pts ) at Penguins (11-2-0, 22 pts ) Mellon Arena - Pittsburgh Two good defensemen . Burns can be excellent on the offensive attack while Orpik is more of a defensive guy. Why does it matter? Minnesota is the home of GM Chuck Fletcher and coach Todd Richards, both out of the Penguins system. They're trying to build in a fashion similar to Pittsburgh. What has been...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
from Michael Russo of the Star Tribune, There’s no hiding the first month of the Chuck Fletcher/Todd Richards regime was as successful as a grouse staring down the barrel of a shotgun, but, boy oh boy, the hockey gods sure had a good laugh at the Wild’s expense. As the Wild keeps losing (it is 3-9), Gaborik keeps scoring (10 goals), although in a fitting twist of irony, Gaborik’s...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Minnesota Wild center Mikko Koivu was chosen as captain on Tuesday for the season. The 26-year-old Koivu has become arguably the Wild's best all-around player. General manager Chuck Fletcher and head coach Todd Richards announced the selection after evaluating the team's leadership over the last two weeks. In the past, the Wild chose a different captain each month. Koivu was picked four...
Wild Puck Banter (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
I am not a subscriber to the ESPN Insider service, but I did notice that they posted an article today that was titled "Wild Preparing for Fire Sale". It doesn't take rocket scientists or title insurance examiners to figure out that this may be the case sooner rather than later. If the team doesn't start playing better, GM Chuck Fletcher is going to start trading away players...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
The Chicago return for the onetime Blackhawk could provide the jump start he needs this season.
USA Today (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
The Minnesota Wild acquired right wing Chuck Kobasew from Boston on Sunday in a trade that sent right wings Craig Weller and ...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Location: St. Paul, Minn. | Arena: Xcel Energy Center (18,064) | GM: Chuck Fletcher | Coach: Todd Richards | Stanley Cups: 0 Affiliate: Houston Aeros (AHL)
ESPN (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
The 26-year-old Koivu has become arguably the Wild's best all-around player. General manager Chuck Fletcher and head coach Todd Richards announced the selection Tuesday, after evaluating the team's leadership over the last two weeks.
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
The 26-year-old Koivu has become arguably the Wild's best all-around player. General manager Chuck Fletcher and head coach Todd Richards announced the selection Tuesday, after evaluating the team's leadership over the last two weeks.
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
With the Wild struggling on the forecheck, General Manager Chuck Fletcher traded Craig Weller, a 2011 second-round pick and Harvard freshman Alexander Fallstrom (a fourth-round pick this year) to the Bruins for Kobasew, a gritty two-way winger who has scored at least 20 goals in three of the past four seasons.
