Kirill Kaprizov: Wild at Heart
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Everything changed for Sam Loculew on opening night of the 2021 NHL season. The die-hard Minnesota Gophers fan had always wanted to get behind his hometown Minnesota Wild, but after delivering years of mediocrity the pro club had failed to inspire the kind of passion that he felt for his college club. “Too much dull hockey,” he said. “Too many plumbers on the roster. Too many middle-of-the-road teams.” Then a kid from Novokuznetsk, Russia gave Loculew, and a generation of downtrodden Wild fans, a reason to believe. Getty Images “Everyone’s talking about Kirill Kaprizov around here,” the Minneapolis resident said….
