The Minnesota Wild have had a tumultuous season, first firing their Head Coach and now relieving Assistant GM Chris O'Hearn from his duties. The news was broken by Wild reporter Michael Russo, however, only sparing details were provided in the justification for his termination.
Now, it has been reported by Joe Smith at the Athletic that there have been multiple investigations into Minnesota Wild executives that have led to the release of O'Hearn.
Without the details of why O'Hearn was let go, it is hard to know what truly happened and if it was because of misconduct or not. However, with how close O'Hearn was to GM Bill Guerin, something about the firing seems off.
The Wild should learn from the shortfalls of the Chicago Blackhawks and their recent handling of Corey Perry. While they did take action, the tight-lipped nature of the saga certainly contributed to the swell of rumours online about Perry's actions.
Without the details, only speculation can come from what caused O'Hearn's firing, and from what we have seen, that can lead to bad rumours.
As seen on Hockey Feed - "Some very concerning news leaked from Minnesota Wild yesterday"
POLL | ||
DÉCEMBRE 14 | 77 ANSWERS Minnesota Wild Mysteriously Cut Ties With Core Team Member Do you think that the Wild will disclose the reason for parting ways with O'Hearn? | ||
Yes | 25 | 32.5 % |
No | 52 | 67.5 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Travis Konecny | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Aleksander Barkov | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Sam Reinhart | - | 3 | 3 | |
Trent Frederic | 2 | - | 2 | |
Adrian Kempe | 2 | - | 2 | |
Mason Marchment | 2 | - | 2 | |
Bobby McMann | 2 | - | 2 | |
Tyler Toffoli | 2 | - | 2 | |
Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Leon Draisaitl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Radek Faksa | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Yanni Gourde | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Victor Hedman | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Mitch Marner | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Jordan Martinook | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Michael Matheson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Connor McDavid | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
J.T. Miller | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Travis Sanheim | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 18 | 15 | 3 | - | 30 | |
Devils | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 26 | |
Wild | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 25 | |
Panthers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Hurricanes | 16 | 12 | 4 | - | 24 | |
Golden Knights | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 24 | |
Maple Leafs | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 24 | |
Capitals | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 23 | |
Kings | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 23 | |
Stars | 16 | 11 | 5 | - | 22 | |
Conference | Cumulative |