Wild goalie Jesper Wallstedt lays on the ice after giving up the series clinching goal to Colorado Wednesday night. Photo: Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images
As we reported yesterday, Dave Ryan is retiring from KDWB next week after 33 years in the booth.
He made the announcement just hours before the Wild squandered a 3-0 lead and were booted from the playoffs.
State of play: As longtime sports columnist Patrick Reusse noted on X, "Minnesota's four major men's pro teams never won a title during Dave's run at KDWB."
Flashback: The Twins won a World Series title in 1991, a couple years before Ryan got to KDWB.
What we're watching: The Wolves are looking to reverse the Dave Ryan curse tonight against San Antonio.
If they win, they'll force a decisive Game 7 on Sunday. Tipoff is at 8:30pm.
