minnesota_wild | generalmanager | chuck_fletcher <sep> the minnesota wild are a professional ice hockey team based in saint paul, minnesota the wild competes in the national hockey league (nhl) as a member of the central division in the western conference and play their home games at the xcel energy centerthe wild were founded on june 25, 1997, but did not start playing until the 2000–01 season they were the first nhl franchise in minnesota since the minnesota north stars moved to dallas, texas in 1993 they won their first game 9–1 to the mighty ducks of anaheim, and recorded their second win against the tampa bay lightning the next game in the 2002–03 season, the team made their first stanley cup playoffs appearance, making a surprising run to the western conference finals 
the general manager of minnesota wild is chuck fletcher.no information