Counting since their first NHL game, October 6, 2000. Lost their 2000 debut in Anaheim; the State of Hockey watched the North Stars leave and has yet to see the Wild reach a Final.
IN THE MEANTIME…
The Wild have never won it all. This clock has been running since their first NHL game.
They have never even reached the Stanley Cup Final.
That's 26 NHL seasons of waiting.
Since then: the iPod was unveiled, Bitcoin mined its first block, and ChatGPT launched.