We were raised With the stick And a pair of blades On the ice we cut our teeth We took our knocks In the penalty box Our mother was the referee This sport was here Before we came It will be here when we're gone The game's in our blood And our blood's in the game Lay us down under A frozen pond We will fight to the end We will stand and defend Our flag flying high and free We were born the child Of the strong and Wild In the state, the state of hockey A big blue line runs around our state A line that can't be crossed The day they try to take this game Is the day the gloves come off We will fight to the end We will stand and defend Our flag flying high and free We were born the child Of the strong and Wild In the State, the State of Hockey Lyrics for y’all ^^

I'm a hawks fan living in vegas and I'm playing this on repeat with the windows open. I'm getting so many dirty looks

As a Finnish hockey fan who has grown up in rural setting surrounded by boreal forests and small lakes (grain fields, too), this melody and lyrics always touch special spot deep in me heart... So very touching. GO WILD!! FIN FIVE!

As a Swede, born and raised in the hockey capital of the world, I have to pick the Wild as my NHL hockey team. Fantastic song! Loved it!

"Our mother was a referee" There's a lot of truth in that statement.

Best theme song in the NHL! I love my Minnesota! We fight proud! 💪🏻❤️

I’m a hawks fan but when ever I’m at the xcel I sing along to this song

I'm a habs fan but this is one of the best songs in the NHL! The wild has to be my favourite western conference team

The fact that our state's population is only 5.3 million and yet we make up about half of Team USA's hockey team. The 1980 team had the coach and 12/20 players from Minnesota alone. We create more NHL players than any other state by far. We have 5 division 1 college hockey programs. The Minnesota state high school hockey tournament is the largest youth hockey tournament in the country. Players like Sidney Crosby, Jonathan Toews and Nathan MacKinnon come to Minnesota to play high school hockey. Just in general the passion in Minnesota for hockey is rivaled only by Canadians in this part of the world. That is why Minnesota is the State of Hockey. It's not just a Wild marketing ploy. We were called that long before the Wild became a franchise.

People saying why Minnesota is not the "State of Hockey" let me lay some facts down for you - Top 26 HS teams in the nation reside in Minnesota and 37 of the top 50 are in Minny. Some of our worst teams could dominate some states best teams - Minnesota state hockey tournament is the biggest HS tourney in the the NATION even beating out the Texas State football tourney, while drawing people from all over the world to watch - Only state to have 3 18 year old's selected in 1st round (2005) - The Gophers are the ALL-TIME winningst team in the nation with 5 natty champs to boot, - Also holding winning records against all major programs in the nation except for a tie with Boston University at 16 wins a piece - Most active and overall players Playing/Played in the NHL - Most outdoor rinks per mile than any state in the nation We may not have a banner yes but we also didn't have a team for 7 years, not our choice our owner was from the Texas area and basically stole our team. The Wild sell out every game while sporting one of the nicest arenas in the NHL. There is a love for hockey here that is rivaled by no one. And that my friends is why we are the State of Hockey. Its not about Banners its about passion.

This is by far the best quality you can find this song here on KZfaq! Go Wild!

I went to the game on Tuesday and it was amazing. Everybody-like the entire arena was belting this song loud and proud. Even the New Jersey fans liked it. I'm so proud to say that we are the state of hockey. That's why we have the home ice advantage is because everyone here is so proud of Minnesota Hockey.

The Spirit of hockey lies in the state of hockey, and this symbolizes the Nhl as a whole league

This song and Crowd chant give me chills. And also the words “LET’S PLAY HOCKEY!” when I am in attendance at the Xcel.

South Dakota LOVES the "State of Hockey" and the greatest team in the NHL...THE MINNESOTA WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLD!!!!!!

I get the chills listening to this

Mikael granlund :,( we miss you. He loved and lived by this anthem. 64 ❤

ive only been a hockey fan a few years thanks to my friend god rest her soul and i support my local team in coventry blaze ( at professional level) and the birmingham lions ( at college level) being english. but i cannot help but love minnesota ever since i first watched them i knew nothing of history etc but enjoyed watching them ever since and love singing and playing this song.

I think the "This Is Our Ice" thing is entirely badass. People can bring water from all 10,000 lakes and have it mixed into the ice.

GO WILD! Minnesota the State of Hockey!!! Let’s Win the Stanley Cup in 2023 👍

The wild are the only reason I watch hockey

Today I just became a Wild fan! Been looking for new Minnesota teams to root for!!!

if only the xcel had everybody belting this out word for word loud and proud it would be awesome as hell

I’m a jets fan and this song is 🔥

As a Minnesota Wild fan myself. I do actually this theme a lot. Keep up the great work good sir.

This makes me want Minnesota independence

big wild fan from swizerland 💪🏻🇨🇭

from a Canadian, this is pretty badass

We are the MN WILD! GO WILD! STRONG AND WILD!

My favorite team LOVE THIS SONG CANT STOP LISTENING TO IT

Bro I was raised in Minnesota. Not born there, dont live there now, but I will always be a minnesotan. God bless the state of hockey.

This is awesome gets me hyped for hockey season

This song is so infectious! I'm a Devils fan and I love this song!

I am a leaf fan but this anthem that you guys have is awesome!

I used to watch the wild just as much as the Vikings, but for the past 5 years Ive put the vikings first. I had also just quit hockey so it felt weird watching the Wild, but Of course right when I start paying more attention to the Vikes the wild pop off lol. Vikings are 1 in my heart but wild aren't far behind. SKOL WILD

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Love this song!

Can't wait to finally hear this again at the X! Go Wild!

Minnesota for life.

I hate people who crack down on Minnesota being the state of hockey because of the wild. They aren’t what make us the state of hockey. It’s our love for the game, from the day we’re born to the day we die. You will be hard pressed to find a city without a hockey rink and/or a youth hockey league and varsity team. Minnesota hockey fans are some of the most educated hockey fans because of that, since many of us played when we were kids, and continue to play in beer leagues and o 50+ teams. Yes, in Minnesota, we have leagues made up completely of people 50 and older. And our high school state tournament is the biggest state tournament in the country, even beating out football in Texas. This song truly represents what it means to be a hockey fan in Minnesota. “The game’s in our blood and our blood’s in the game”

I might be a florida panthers fan, but this has the be the best fight song of the NHL.

I’m hoping my Minnesota Wild will win their first Stanley cup!

Minnesota hockey is insane

I hope The Wild wins a Stanley Cup soon. I don’t like their jerseys but I like their fans passion. They deserve it.

love this song

This song is great

Let’s get after it wild Fans! Game 2 against Vegas rn

I fuckin tear up to this song buddy! Go Wild! Need a comeback tonight, boys!

10 years later it’s still a good song

I bet the 17 dislikes were from Blackhawks fans!

I'm from Wisconsin and I'm a Wild fan.

Always makes me emotional at games

We are fans of Minnesota wild the Taulbees and we are proud of it

Forever will I be a Child Of The Strong And Wild! Go Minnesota Wild!!!!

Whoever posted this. you're amazing.

Man this is really good!

Like button for those listening to this during the 2023 NHL Playoffs! #GritFirst

I guess so. At all 4 Wild games I went to this year (they were my first 4 too, since I'm originally from Wisconsin, but now go to college here in Minnesota), I sang this loud and proud every time it came on.

glad to hear it. so fun

Sound like a song that could be sung from the musical movie Newsies which is one of the best musical movie ever.

I'm not a Wild fan but a Boogaard fan and for hockey as a whole, this song rules

I'm a Leafs fan and I approve 👍

I love this song

Thanks I used your link for my state projects on song or poem!

Thanks, it helps wen you're the one who actually co-wrote and recorded it. :-)

Minnesota home of the American Vikings 🐻‍❄️🐺❄️

I❤️ this song Go wild!!

Who's a wild fan

I like this my favorite Minnesota Wild

I bet I attribute to 1,000 of 349,000 plays of this lol. GO WILD.

Wish the Flyers had something like this.

So good bro

Hockey is the best sport in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wow a comments section that shares my interests and in around my area. LETS GO WILD!!!!

I know this song by heart because my dad works for the wild he sells tickets

wilds my home team yeah

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GO WILD!!! GO GO WILD!! MY HOME STATE/TOWN!! YASSS

Do other NHL teams have theme songs like this? All that I can seem to find are goal scoring songs and that's it.

And we just beat the Blackhawks today 6-1 LETS GO WILD!!!!!!!!

We will fight to the end We will stand and defend Our flag flying high and free We were born the child Of the strong and Wild In the state, the state of hockey

Minnesota wild. Is the best and the song!

Let’s go wild

Blues and Wild fan here

I love Minnesota

go wild!

Better than the actual state anthem

heatly

If you're from Minnesota your the only people that understand the lyrics of the song

Go Wild! We want the cup 2016!

ya go minnesota

Awesome song

this song was also sing in germany by the Iserlohn roosters

cool

I just went to my first wild game today (they lost) but man this shit slaps

Thank you, gracia's....

We are the state of hockey because its more loved here then all those states in that list, your reasoning is wrong because if all the players from those teams were from that state/area minnesota would have so many cups that they could give them out like bobbleheads, the the skill of the hockey players born here are superior to all but canada.

Where can I find sheet music for this?

Go wild go!

is there any way to get this on spotify or soundcloud