It took less than two weeks after Bruce Boudreau was announced as the fourth head coach in Wild franchise history to see changes being made. As expected, the Minnesota Wild parted ways with two longtime assistant coaches, reassigned one, and kept two as the Bruce Boudreau-era has officially begun at 317 Washington Street, the location of the Wild's offices.
Rick Wilson, originally hired by Todd Richards, and Darryl Sydor, someone who Mike Yeo had worked with in the minors before taking the job in Minnesota were officially given their walking papers. Both coaches managed the defesemen and defensive side of things.