MINNESOTA SENDS SEVEN PLAYERS TO IOWA
Sep 28, 2016Gelinas, Gudbranson, Gilmour and Petan Expected in Des Moines
DES MOINES, IA – Minnesota Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher on Wednesday announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has reduced its training camp roster to 49 players.
The team assigned the following four players to the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL): D Guillaume Gelinas, C Adam Gilmour, D Alex Gudbranson and G Adam Vay.
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The team also assigned RW Dmitry Sokolov to Sudbury (OHL) and released C Parker Bowles, F Alex Petan, and D Nolan Zajac from their professional tryout contracts. Bowles, Petan and Zajac will report to training camp for the Iowa Wild, which begins on Friday, Oct 1.
The Iowa Wild plays a pair of preseason games, both will be in North Dakota against the Manitoba Moose -the Winnipeg Jets AHL club. Iowa and Manitoba meet at the Scheels Arena in Fargo, ND on Sat. Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. The two teams will play a second preseason game at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, ND on Sun. Oct. 9 at 2 p.m.
After the preseason games, the team will practice at Wells Fargo Arena the week leading up to its first game on Friday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. vs. Manitoba.
The 2016-17 Iowa Wild regular season schedule begins on Oct. 14 and single-game tickets for the 2016-17 regular season are on sale now. Follow the Iowa Wild on Twitter @IAWILD or like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/iawild. Opening Night 2016 is set for Friday, Oct. 14 at Wells Fargo Arena, when the team opens a seven-game home stand.
The Iowa Wild 2016-17 season is presented by Mercy Medical Center: and runs from October through April. Fans may purchase seats to see any of the team’s 38 regular season home games at Wells Fargo Arena. Season tickets to see the Wild play its 2016-17 season at Wells Fargo Arena start at just $10 per game. For more information on tickets, including ticket plans and group seating, please contact the Wild ticket office by calling 515-564-8700 or go to www.iowawild.com.
Fans may purchase single-game tickets multiple ways, either through the team's website – www.Iowawild.com, the Wells Fargo Arena box office or participating Hy-Vee food stores. Tickets are available online at www.Iowawild.com under the single game tickets tab. The Wells Fargo Arena box office is open Monday – Friday from 10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. and closed on Sunday. For Saturday game days, the box office will open at 10 a.m. For Sunday game days the box office will open at 12 p.m. Fans may also purchase tickets by calling 1-844-55-HYVEE or by visiting participating Hy-Vee food stores locations in the greater Des Moines area. Those interested may also visit www.hy-veetix.com. Fans interested in buying full-season tickets, or smaller season packages may call the Iowa Wild front office at 515-564-8700.
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