20 The Athletic’s Michael Russo brings you everything you need to know about the Minnesota Wild as we watch an offseason filled with free agents to sign, an expansion protected list to create and first-round draft picks to select. Check back frequently to follow all the news and rumblings for the entire offseason, and if you haven’t yet voted, check out our latest Wild fan survey to cast your ballot. Kirill Kaprizov named NHL’s rookie of the year For the first time in the club’s 20-year history, the Wild have themselves a major award-winning player. On Tuesday night, it was revealed that Kirill Kaprizov, who lived up to the hype in every way during his first NHL season, won the Calder Trophy in a landslide vote by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association.