Straight From The Source with Michael Russo: A show about the Minnesota Wild

Kenny Albert - A Mic For All Seasons

Kenny Albert, the TNT, Fox, Rangers and Knicks play by play guy, joins SFTS to talk about his new book, A Mic For All Seasons, his career, a life in broadcasting, the Ran

Wes Walz on the Wild's resurgence under John Hynes

Wild broadcaster and former center Wes Walz talks about the differences he's seeing between the Minnesota Wild of last week and now, the penalty kill changes, why Mats Zu

Wild week of news for the Minnesota Wild

On the latest Straight From the Source, Mike Russo and Joe Smith take a look back at a tumultuous week for the underachieving Wild, Russo's exit interview with Dean Evaso

Live from Stockholm, it's Straight From the Source in Sweden

More than 300 Wild fans shows up to O'Leary's Tolv in Stockholm for this special SFTS with Russo and Joe Smith. Lots of questions from fans, plus guests Chris Johnston, o

Andrew Heydt, the department of one for the Minnesota Wild

On this edition of Straight From the Source, Russo announces a fan meetup and live podcast in Stockholm, and Wild director of team operations and alumni relations Andrew

Derek Stepan on his career and new role with the Wild, and Kirill Kaprizov will wear an 'A' on his jersey this season

Derek Stepan, who just retired after 1,000-plus regular season and playoff games, joins Russo on SFTS to talk about his career, which included long playoff runs, a trip t

Patrick Maroon is ready to do anything for the Minnesota Wild to win a Stanley Cup

Three-time Stanley Cup champion and new Wild winger Pat Maroon is Russo's guest on this week's Straight from the Source, and colleague Joe Smith joins Russo to dissect ev

Matt Boldy focused on another all-star calibre season for Minnesota Wild

Matt Boldy, fresh off his Canadian tour exemption and attendance as one of the stars at the NHL media tour, joins Russo on SFTS to talk about his rise to stardom, repeati

Minnesota Wild summer recap

Joe Smith and Michael Russo co-host a special summer edition of Straight From the Source, where they review the quiet offseason and preview the upcoming season with train

Minnesota Wild state of the Franchise with Bill Guerin

Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin joins the final episode of the season of Straight From the Source to talk about the NHL Draft, selecting Charlie Stramel and tr

Minnesota Wild draft preview with Judd Brackett

Minnesota Wild director of amateur scouting Judd Brackett joins Russo and Joe Smith to discuss the 2023 NHL Draft, the development of Marco Rossi, the Wild's bustling def

Bill Guerin on getting over that hump for the Minnesota Wild

Bill Guerin joins SFTS with Russo and Joe Smith to discuss "getting over the hump," why he's sticking with Evason, Gustavsson's contract, Rossi and Addison's future, Bold

Broken record for Minnesota Wild, as the season ends in the 1st round, with the players, Dean Evason and Billy Guerin continue to search for answers

In an end of the Wild season postmortem, Joe Smith and Michael Russo break down everything, from Bill Guerin's press conference, Dean Evason's job security, potential tra

Inside the Minnesota Wild / Dallas Stars series with Scott Burnside

Longtime hockey writer Scott Burnside, who is covering the Wild/Stars series for Wild.com, joins Russo on SFTS to talk about the Minnesota Wild's Game one win over the Da

The Crazy Game of Hockey with O.A.R. & Cory Wong. Kirill Kaprizov update

Marc Roberge and Jerry DePizzo of the band, O.A.R., and Cory Wong, the Grammy-nominated guitarist and songwriter from the Twin Cities, join SFTS to talk about the "Crazy

The Minnesota Wild Alumni Association and Ring of Honor

Wild director of team operations Andrew Heydt returns to SFTS to announce the creation of the Wild Alumni Association that may eventually include a Ring of Honor and the

Mr. Consistency: Filip Gustavsson has been outstanding for the Wild

Reigning No. 3 Star of the Week Filip Gustavsson, the NHL's GAA and Save percentage leader since November 19, joins SFTS to talk about his new-found stardom, being mentor

Brady Skjei doing that hockey in Carolina with the Hurricanes

Brady Skjei, the Carolina Hurricanes veteran defenseman, former Gopher and pride of Lakeville, MN, joins SFTS to talk trade deadline, a terrific Canes' team, Chance the R

Billy Guerin assesses the Minnesota Wild three weeks ahead of trade deadline

Three weeks before the trade deadline, Bill Guerin returns to SFTS to talk about the Minnesota Wild's suddenly fragile position in the standings, the upcoming homestand,

Matt Boldy Contract, Kane & Toews trade chips and Matt Dumba's future with Minnesota Wild

Michael Russo and Joe Smith co-host SFTS where they break down Matt Boldy's contract extension, why this could lead to a Jordan Greenway trade, the future of Matt Dumba a