by Michael Russo
Russo's Rants
P R E S E N T E D B Y
a team's business operations like
Wild President Matt Majka, the
one thing you realize is that in
hockey, great leaders have simi-
lar traits no matter what branch
of an organization you work in.
W henever Majka talks at
Minnesota Hockey 's high school
leadership conferences, the one
thing the longtime Wild execu-
tive tries to impress on teen-
agers is that leaders come in
all shapes and sizes.
In fact, while many may just
assume that the head honcho
of an entire professional sports
franchise would be the loudest
voice in the room, Majka is
admittedly shy, reserved and
an introvert.
Jared Spurgeon
(No. 46 above) was
named the second
full-time captain
in Minnesota Wild
history.
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Photos / Tom Sellwood, Brandon McCauley/Minnesota Wild
hether
you're a
player on
the ice
like new
Wild captain Jared Spurgeon or
longtime veteran Zach Parise,
running a hockey operations
department like Wild General
Manager Bill Guerin or running
Lessons in
Leadership
Insights from Minnesota Wild management and players
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