Minnesota Wild fans have likely seen the last of Darcy Kuemper in a Wild uniform. Once heralded as the Wild’s goalie of the future and even called the Kuemperor, Kuemper will now be lucky to find a team willing to give him a starting role. If anything, Kuemper’s career with the Wild was certainly an interesting one.
Wild fans first met Kuemper in the 2009 draft, where Kuemper was drafted in the 6th round. Kuemper spent the next couple of years earning accolades in the WHL such as being named to the WHL Second All-Star Team in 2009-10 or being awarded as the top goaltender in both the WHL and CHL in 2010-11.