2008-09 Minnesota Wild Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 40-33-9 (SO: 5-3) - 89 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Northwest Division
Coach: Jacques Lemaire (40-33, 9 OTL)
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
2008-09 Minnesota Wild Statistics
2008-09 Minnesota Wild Results

The Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League ended the 2008-09 season with a record of 40 wins and 33 losses (and 9 overtime losses), with a 5-3 showing in shootouts for 89 points, finishing third in the NHL's Northwest Division.

The Wild potted 219 goals and allowed 200. Owen Nolan scored 25 goals for Minnesota, and Mikko Koivu contributed 47 assists. Niklas Backstrom earned 37 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.33 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.

Jacques Lemaire coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Niklas BackstromGFebruary 13, 19786'2"196LHelsinki, Finland
Eric BelangerCDecember 16, 19776'0"188LSherbrooke, QC Canada
Marc-Andre BergeronDOctober 13, 19805'10"197LSt. Louis de France, QC Canada
Derek BoogaardLJune 23, 19826'7"254LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Pierre-Marc BouchardCApril 27, 19845'10"172LSherbrooke, QC Canada
Andrew BrunetteLAugust 24, 19736'1"212LSudbury, ON Canada
Brent BurnsDMarch 9, 19856'4"207RAjax, ON Canada
Cal ClutterbuckRNovember 18, 19875'11"213RWelland, ON Canada
Kurtis FosterDNovember 24, 19816'5"218RCarp, ON Canada
Dan FritscheCJuly 13, 19856'1"202RParma, OH USA
Marian GaborikRFebruary 14, 19826'1"193RTrencin, Slovakia
Colton GilliesCFebruary 12, 19896'4"189LSurrey, BC Canada
Josh HardingGJune 18, 19846'1"193RRegina, SK Canada
Kim JohnssonDMarch 16, 19766'1"200LMalmo, Sweden
Mikko KoivuCMarch 12, 19836'3"207LTurku, Finland
Krys KolanosCJuly 27, 19816'3"206RCalgary, AB Canada
Antti MiettinenRJuly 3, 19806'0"190RHameenlinna, Finland
Tomas MojzisDMay 2, 19826'1"192LKolin, Czech Republic
Owen NolanRFebruary 12, 19726'1"214RBelfast, Ireland
Peter OlveckyLOctober 11, 19856'2"214LTrencin, Slovakia
Benoit PouliotLSeptember 29, 19866'3"199LAlfred, ON Canada
Erik ReitzDJuly 29, 19826'1"210RDetroit, MI USA
Nick SchultzDAugust 25, 19826'1"201LStrasbourg, SK Canada
John ScottDSeptember 26, 19826'8"258LSt. Catharines, ON Canada
James SheppardCApril 25, 19886'2"210LHalifax, NS Canada
Martin SkoulaDOctober 28, 19796'3"215LLitomerice, Czech Republic
Stephane VeilleuxLNovember 16, 19816'1"193LSt. Beauceville, QC Canada
Craig WellerRJanuary 17, 19816'3"195RCalgary, AB Canada
Marek ZidlickyDFebruary 3, 19775'11"190RMost, Czech Republic



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