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Drew Cove
Drew covers everything from the Minnesota Wild and Minnesota Twins to a mix of Gophers sports at Zone Coverage.
He has bylines in the Minnesota Hockey Magazine and Pioneer Press, among many others. Drew also is currently an editor for SportsEngine locally, working with the Star Tribune's prep sports hubs. He is especially proud of his days working for the Minnesota Daily at the University of Minnesota.
Follow Drew on Twitter @covedrew for his coverage here and unapologetic love for St. Paul.
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Jonas Brodin Has Deserved His Newfound Praise for Years
By Drew Cove - May 5, 2021
An extremely noteworthy rookie season followed by seven years under the radar isn’t always the NHL template. When you consider Jonas Brodin was a Calder Trophy candidate […]
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Which Wild Players Still Have Something to Play For In the Regular Season?
By Drew Cove - Apr 28, 2021
The West Division featured some pretty good teams in 2021. It also featured some pretty bad ones. Thankfully for hockey fans here, the Minnesota Wild were not […]
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Wild UFAs: Who Stays and Who Goes?
By Drew Cove - Apr 20, 2021
Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin was hesitant to shake things up at the deadline, even though he has made mid-season trades in the past. Why didn’t […]
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The Wild Made the Right Call Passing On Foligno and Glendening
By Drew Cove - Apr 13, 2021
The Wild’s historical penchant for making moves at the NHL trade deadline didn’t extend to Bill Guerin‘s second season as the general manager. They stood pat this […]
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Will Matt Boldy Affect the Wild’s Trade Deadline Plans?
By Drew Cove - Apr 6, 2021
Matt Boldy’s arrival was highly anticipated even before his Boston College team was eliminated from the NCAA Tournament. Some were uncertain if the highly touted offensive prospect […]
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Don’t Look Now, But the Wild Are In Good Shape On Defense
By Drew Cove - Mar 31, 2021
The Minnesota Wild have almost always been known as a defense-first team. As the first head coach in franchise history, Jacques Lemaire introduced the neutral zone trap […]
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The Reverse Retros Should Stay
By Drew Cove - Mar 23, 2021
If there’s one thing the NHL is good at, it’s marketing nostalgia. That’s not a one-sided relationship, either. Fans continue to clamor for callbacks to times gone […]
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The NHL Should Keep the Pandemic Schedule Format Moving Forward
By Drew Cove - Mar 16, 2021
What was supposed to be a necessary adjustment to the schedule as the NHL navigated the pandemic this season might have some unintended benefits. With Canada maintaining […]
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The Anatomy of the Wild’s Six-Game Winning Streak
By Drew Cove - Mar 3, 2021
After multiple members of the Minnesota Wild tested positive for COVID-19 and a handful more ended up on the protocol list, it would have been understandable if […]
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Goalies Never Figured Out Mikko Koivu’s Shootout Move
By Drew Cove - Feb 15, 2021
Minnesota Wild fans saw him take 107 of these shots. With a success rate of less than 40 percent, it’s a wonder anyone got so excited anytime […]
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The Wild Have Everything to Gain From Players With Nothing to Lose
By Drew Cove - Feb 3, 2021
If the Minnesota Wild struggled to get wins at full-strength against their lowly California opponents this season, getting blown out 5-1 the first time they played one […]
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Hold Your Evaluation of the Wild Until They Play Better Teams
By Drew Cove - Jan 26, 2021
Don’t look away too soon, but the Minnesota Wild are in second place in the West Division. Their penchant for comebacks, the quick emergence of Kirill Kaprizov, […]