Although the hockey home will likely remain referred to as ‘The X,’ it’s now Grand Casino Arena. The lids atop the domes of players heads also have a new sponsor. Quite a lot is taking place on the corporate front in the lead up to the franchise’s 25th season in existence.

Blaze heating up the ice for MN Wild

There’s a bit of comedy in a company called Blaze pairing up with an ice hockey team. That’s what is taking place though, as Blaze Credit Union is the new helmet sponsor for the Minnesota Wild.

Welcome Blaze Credit Union

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— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) September 9, 2025

The Minnesota Wild and Blaze Credit Union today announced a multi-year partnership as the team’s new home helmet partner. The Blaze Credit Union logo will appear exclusively on the Wild’s home helmets starting this season. Blaze Credit Union is the Official Credit Union of the Minnesota Wild.

“We have enjoyed building our relationship with Blaze Credit Union through our existing partnership, and we are extremely thankful for their additional commitment to be our new home helmet partner,” said Bryan Bellows, Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships.

“Blaze Credit Union is excited to expand our long-term partnership with the Minnesota Wild,” said Dan Stoltz, Blaze Credit Union CEO. “There is incredible alignment with hockey fans throughout Minnesota. Together Blaze and the Minnesota Wild proudly serve this great state of hockey.”

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Blaze Credit Union is the third-largest credit union in the state of Minnesota, and is headquartered just outside of St. Paul in Falcon Heights. Blaze was formed in 2024 through a merger between Spire and Hiway credit unions.

Minnesota still needs to get a deal done with superstar Kirill Kaprizov. They are awaiting his return stateside, and then hope to hammer out the particulars. Bill Guerin already inked Marco Rossi to a new deal, and he has done virtually all of the heavy lifting for the offseason.

Related: Multiple MN Wild Players Claim Spot on NHL Top Youngsters List

Some moves have trickled in on the fringes, but John Hynes needs some of his youth to step up into more prominent production roles.

The regular season gets underway on October 9 against the Blues in St. Louis.

At the crack of dawn on Tuesday morning, the Gopher Football team held a team meeting that featured Maroon and Gold alums Dom Barber, Marqueis Gray, and Maxx Williams. The former and current NFL players were on hand to take part in the revealing of the program’s new Nike H.Y.P.R.R. ELITE uniforms.

For members of Row the Boat Nation, the below video will likely get your juices flowing. If you have any sort of heart ailment or are currently pregnant, please proceed with caution. Now that we’ve addressed that realm, turn the volume up on your factory ass speakers:

LOVE the new “H.Y.P.R.R. ELITE” jerseys we will be wearing this season!! Embracing the past to create our future!! Row the Boat meets Ski-U-Mah!! #RTB #HYPRR #SkiUMah pic.twitter.com/nCtAFbQPS7

— P.J. Fleck (@Coach_Fleck) February 20, 2018

On top of being a sucker for a good hype video, I am art illiterate. The second the coach Fleck audio started playing, the Gophers had me sold on the new uniforms. Basically, when it comes to my opinion on this topic, this was over before it started. The Minnesota bias and low subject IQ are a wild combination when it comes to this take. So, to assist in your judgment of our upcoming season’s attire, here are multiple pictures and additional information:

If you include shoes, socks, and facemasks, the Nike line offers Minnesota more than 100 potential uniform combinations. We’ll just focus on the helmets (three options), jerseys (three options), and pants (three options).

Helmets: Colors – Maroon, White, and Gold

Outside of the color scheme, the maroon and white helmets are mirror images. Across the center, both contain the famous “oar” that is associated with the #RTB mantra.  Additionally, each displays a compass that features the respective players number and SKI-U-MAH on the back.

Like the maroon and white helmets, the gold style features “M” block letters on each side, a compass on the back, and the SKI-U-MAH cheer at the base. Unlike the other two colors, it doesn’t have the oar as the center stripe.

Jerseys: Colors – Maroon, White and Anthracite (shade of gray)

The actual jerseys themselves all share a design. Both the front of the maroon and anthracite versions feature white numbers, white collars, and different shades of gold (corresponds to “Minnesota” on back of jerseys in above picture) for the “M” and “Swoosh” logos.

Pants: Colors – Maroon, White, Gold and Anthracite (shade of gray)

There isn’t anything to wild and crazy about the pant choices. As it is with the jerseys, they all share a design (“M” logo on front right, “Swoosh” logo on front left). When comparing the gold helmet and the pants, we come across the just mentioned differences shades of the color.

If that gave you the itch to check out the uniforms in person, you can do so during Tuesday’s women’s basketball game and/or Wednesday’s men’s basketball game.

For those of you who aren’t experiencing the proverbial rash, the new uniforms that P.J. Fleck said “embrace the past to create the future” will be on display during Minnesota’s 2018 opener and throughout the entire season.

#RTB #SkiUMah

Johnny Minnesota @TheJohnnyMN
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