The Minnesota Wild make their lone visit to San Jose this season on Dec. 31, but they’re hoping to be inspired by the forests of Northern California all season.

After last weekend’s 5-2 win over Vancouver, defenseman Jonas Brodin became the first member of the Wild to be awarded “Redwood,” which is a dark red fedora with feathers that will be given to the player of the game after every Minnesota win from here on out.

As explained by Marcus Foligno following Monday’s practice at TRIA Rink, the name came from the team’s general manager seeking inspiration from the towering trees found along the West Coast, north of San Francisco Bay.

“Billy Guerin kind of brought up a little note about the redwood tree and how they can get up to 100 or so feet tall,” Foligno said. “Its roots aren’t that b

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