Heather Rule joins Steve Thomson during a rare two day break for the Minnesota Wild. Their conversation begins on the Costco sized list of injured players and Heather provides details of who she saw at practice today. Heather talks about what the arena was like the other night when Brock Faber was on site after sustaining a scary head injury in the preseason. Steve asks about how often Quinn Hughes’ contract negotiations get brought up.
Heather Rule writes for NHL.com and is award-winning sports journalist who covers the Minnesota Frost and Minnesota Wild. Ahead of the 2026-27 hockey season, Heather became an independent correspondent for NHL.com.
Find Heather’s work at https://writtenruleofsports.substack.com/
