Minnesota Wild Throw Water On Reports That They're Switching To North Stars Colors in 2025

Hockey fans were fired up on Wednesday when a report emerged that suggested that the Minnesota Wild were planning on shedding their red and green Christmas-y get-ups in favor of a green and yellow look that pays homage to the Minnesota North Stars.

Excited? I was too, but another report throws water on that by including a statement from the team that says this idea isn't "based in facts."

It started from a report by hockey jersey and logo website Icethetics, which is usually pretty good when it comes to this sort of thing. The site tweeted out that the 2025-26 season would see the team adopting green, yellow, and white as their primary colors.

That would've been exciting because the Wild's North Stars-inspired get-ups are fan favorites.

However, just as this report was getting picked up all over the place, The Athletic's Michael Russo decided to reach out to a party that might have some insight into this — the Minnesota Wild organization — and they said that the full-time switch just isn't true.

So, it looks like the rumors of the return of that sweet North Stars color scheme may have been more smoke than fire.

Russo also points out something interesting about what the Wild have planned for their 25th anniversary season which will be in 2025-26. He's right that the word "their" is key, because, of course, the Minnesota North Stars aren't part of the Minnesota Wild's franchise history. They're down in Texas right now as the Dallas Stars.

I hope at the very least we see the green and yellow sweaters stick around, just because they look so cool.

Or, hey, maybe if the Wild drop them, the Dallas Stars will take the opportunity to wear them themselves. Even for a special occasion, the way the Carolina Hurricanes occasionally wear Hartford Whalers jerseys.