Tell Me Minnesota Isn’t Cursed

Well, we got 86 & 91 Baseball World Champions...

Wild were toast 3 games ago when they couldn't score on power play in OT.

Burnt toast

I dont love that org or their coaching staff. Of course the Wild are incredibly popular here in the State of Hockey. They've never done enough to earn my unconditional love or admiration.

Middling franchise imo.

Quit watching hockey when the stars left. Just started watching again a few years ago. I have no team and only watch the playoffs. I am not a wild fan. From an objective outside opinion, the Wild just don't have enough good players, and in the past their coaching has been suspect. They are quite a bit better this year than last, but still don't have the players they need to get over the hump. They are usually good during the season, which isn't very relevant because most teams make the post season, but fold in the first round of the playoffs. I do think they are getting closer and they had some good moments against the Knights.

hogjowlsjohnny wrote:
Quit watching hockey when the stars left. Just started watching again a few years ago. I have no team and only watch the playoffs. I am not a wild fan. From an objective outside opinion, the Wild just don't have enough good players, and in the past their coaching has been suspect. They are quite a bit better this year than last, but still don't have the players they need to get over the hump. They are usually good during the season, which isn't very relevant because most teams make the post season, but fold in the first round of the playoffs. I do think they are getting closer and they had some good moments against the Knights.

Bill Wirtz destroyed hockey for me. In Chicago all the outdoor basketball courts in the neighborhood would get turned into rinks. Hope Bill is enjoying Hell.

I can't

Minnesota championship winners, 4 major sports, pro and college:

1904 Minnesota Gophers football
1934 Minnesota Gophers football
1935 Minnesota Gophers football
1936 Minnesota Gophers football
1940 Minnesota Gophers football
1941 Minnesota Gophers football
1949 Minneapolis Lakers
1950 Minneapolis Lakers
1952 Minneapolis Lakers
1953 Minneapolis Lakers
1954 Minneapolis Lakers
1956 Minnesota Gophers baseball
1960 Minnesota Gophers football
1960 Minnesota Gophers baseball
1964 Minnesota Gophers baseball
1974 Minnesota Gophers hockey
1976 Minnesota Gophers hockey
1979 Minnesota Gophers hockey
1987 Minnesota Twins
1991 Minnesota Twins
2002 Minnesota Gophers hockey
2003 Minnesota Gophers hockey

You can add women's sports with the Lynx 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 and Gopher women's hockey 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016.

It was 33 years from the Lakers last pro title in Minneapolis to the Twins first in 1987. It is now 34 years since the Twins 1991 title without another pro title for any Minnesota team.

The Vikings (1961) have the third longest NFL title drought after Detroit (1957) and Arizona (1947). The Oilers/Titans franchise last won the AFL title in 1961, the same year the Vikings were founded.

The Vikings are the oldest of the 5 teams which have never won a title (NFL, AFL, or SB), along with Atlanta (1966), Cincinnati (1968), Jacksonville (1995), Carolina (1995), and Houston (2002).

The Super Bowl began in 1966/67. These are all the teams which have not appeared in a SB for at least the previous 40 years (or never been in one):

Minnesota 49 years (1976/77)
NY Jets 57 years (1968/69)
Never been to SB:
Cleveland 59 years (1966/67)
Detroit 59 years (1966/67)

AFAIK the longest a team ever went from formation to winning a pro title was the Philadelphia Phillies who were founded in 1883 and took 97 years to win their first in 1980. They won again in 2008, giving them two in their 142 year history, an average of once every 71 years ;) And AFAIK the longest drought between championships is the infamous Cubs curse, winning in 1908 and again in 2015, a 107 year wait.

Please note I did a lot of this from memory then went and fixed errors, but I am old fog-brained man so feel free to correct anything you find that is wrong ;).

hogjowlsjohnny wrote:
Quit watching hockey when the stars left. Just started watching again a few years ago. I have no team and only watch the playoffs. I am not a wild fan. From an objective outside opinion, the Wild just don't have enough good players, and in the past their coaching has been suspect. They are quite a bit better this year than last, but still don't have the players they need to get over the hump. They are usually good during the season, which isn't very relevant because most teams make the post season, but fold in the first round of the playoffs. I do think they are getting closer and they had some good moments against the Knights.

don't watch much professional hockey.  We have a Jr team here that is in the conference championships.  Took the kids to the 2nd game of the series.  Now they may be hooked.

As to the Wild, don't the let just abut anyone in the playoffs anymore?  So is that really that surprising that a mediocre team keeps making the playoffs and getting eliminated?

JustInTime wrote:
https://x.com/optastats/status/1918159775474270495?s=46&t=TjjB9Q4BmOwmN74RrrMjoQ

Cubs
Bucks
Blackhawks
Marquette

All have given me at least one championship.

Time to step up Vikings. None of us are getting any younger.

The Wild's losing streak is almost as impressive as the Twins losing 18 straight playoff games over 17 years to set an all time pro sports record for futility.

If anyone here gets a chance to ride in a time machine please do me a favor, go back to September 1975 and slap the crap out of me.

greediron wrote:

don't watch much professional hockey.  We have a Jr team here that is in the conference championships.  Took the kids to the 2nd game of the series.  Now they may be hooked.

As to the Wild, don't the let just abut anyone in the playoffs anymore?  So is that really that surprising that a mediocre team keeps making the playoffs and getting eliminated?

Not at all surprising for the Wild. I played pond hockey growing up in Pelican Rapids, you know, skates, a puck, and a stick. Our school didn't have hockey. But I love the sport.
And like most sports, I really like youth sports  much better than the pros.