How To Bake an NHL Franchise From Scratch: The First Era of the Minnesota Wild

by Tom Lynn

Tom Lynn worked for the Minnesota Wild for nine years, as the Assistant General Manager, then the Acting General Manager. This book recounts his personal observations and stories about building the most successful NHL expansion franchise (on ice and off) in the history of the NHL. Join us for a firsthand story about the building of a National Hockey League franchise through the lens of someone who was there.

Genres: Sports, Hockey

468 pages, Paperback

First published November 13, 2014

Reviews

[Tyler Patton · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the in depth look at building an organization from the ground up. It wasn't super well written, the author occasionally repeated the same stories (some sentences verbatim). Going through free agency, drafts and trades was the best part!

[Andrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Solid book. Highly recommended to get an insight on not only how a hockey team operates....but also their minor team. And you also get an insight how difficult and demanding the business is! Great read!

[Patric · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, what an adventure the author experienced! And how pleasant it was to follow his development from a legal guy to a hockey guy with control of almost every aspect of a whole hockey operations department. Now I am even more hyped in following the NHL's Las Vegas expansion.