FanSided released their annual ranking of all fan-bases across sports and entertainment and far from seeing the Minnesota Wild as a small fish in a big pond (or several ponds as is the case in Minnesota!), the fans have been seen among the higher echelons of fan-bases in the league.
At 74th overall, the Minnesota Wild sit directly between the New York Giants in 75th and Alex Ovechkin in 73rd.
It might seem a bit obtuse that a singular NHL player can rank higher than an NHL team, given hockey is so often talked about as a game of the team and not the individual, but few would argue the impact that the ‘Great 8’ has had upon the game, particularly in his native Russia.