Craig Leipold, owner of the Minnesota Wild has announced that the team is letting team president and General Manager Doug Risebrough go after the Wild missed the Stanley Cup playoffs by a mere 2 points this season. Risebrough has been involved with professional hockey for more than 34 years, the last 10 as General Manager of the Wild. According to Leipold, he had made up his mind to shake things up in the franchise's management team about a month ago as the Wild were trying to catch one of the last playoff spots.
The search for a replacement starts almost immediately and according to Leipold, the person who takes over will have only the General Manager's job title, so really they're looking for 2 people to fill Risebrough's place. Perhaps I should submit my name to the franchise. I mean really, if my own bid for ownership of the Montreal Canadiens falls through (likely due to that darned Serge Savard character not returning my calls), I'd like to have a back up plan and sitting up in the box watching my players 82 times a year would suit my temperament just fine thank you. And if the Wild made the playoffs under my watch, I'd probably get a bonus and get to see at least one round of playoff hockey for free. (Maybe I can talk to my buddy Savard about a reference...)
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