There has been a lot of talk about potential candidates for the new GM of the Minnesota Wild, and several have already been interviewed. However, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, a previously unmentioned candidate has now entered the contest. Friedman says Chris MacFarland, an assistant GM with the Colorado Avalanche, recently interviewed for the job.
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As Friedman states, the frontrunner still appears to be Penguins assistant GM Bill Guerin, who is the only candidate to be interviewed twice so far.
MacFarland has an extensive background in hockey front offices. In addition to his four seasons as Colorado's assistant GM, he also spent 16 years in the Columbus Blue Jackets' hockey operations department, assisting the team in scouting at the professional and amateur level, player contract research and negotiations, salary cap management and arbitration, collective bargaining agreement administration, budgeting and team scheduling issues. He also served seven years as assistant GM with Columbus before moving to Colorado in 2015, and oversaw hockey operations for the team's minor league affiliates.
