I had the pleasure of chatting with Jim Dowd over the weekend, one of the original members of the Minnesota Wild, and wearer of the greatest pants in hockey history. We talked about his four seasons playing in the State of Hockey and his fondest memories from those years. We also discussed what it was like to play for Jacques Lemaire, Minnesota’s unlikely 2003 Conference Final run, and much more. Enjoy!
The band of journeymen that was assembled to usher in a new era of NHL hockey in Minnesota was not a group of internationally recognized superstars.