GREEN BEATS WHITE IN INTRASQUAD SCRIMMAGE
Oct 2, 2016Green Comes Back to Win With Shootout Surge
DES MOINES, IA – The Iowa Wild hosted its annual Green-White Scrimmage on Sunday night at Wells Fargo Arena, as Team Green beat Team White 5-3. Team White erased a 1-0 lead and claimed a 2-1 lead after regulation, but Team Green took control in the shootout, outdueling Team White in the extra frame 4-1 for the 5-3 final. Jeff Hoggan scored the lone regulation goal for Green and added a tally in the shootout for the win. Team White’s Colton Beck and Zach Palmquist each added regulation markers. Unofficially, goalie Steve Michalek finished with six saves on seven shots for Team Green. Fellow goalie Adam Vay stopped the first ten shots he saw, but surrendered a few late goals to Team White in regulation. The Iowa Wild heads to North Dakota this upcoming weekend for a pair of preseason games against Manitoba starting on Saturday in Fargo at 7 P.M.
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Team Green opened the scoring with the lone goal of the first half of play. 8:20 into the initial frame, center Jeff Hoggan snapped a backhand shot past Steve Michalek for the 1-0 lead for the green squad. The play started with an up-ice rush and finished with a centering pass by Chris Francis. He found Hoggan, who finished off the play, helping Green take a 1-0 lead into the break.
Team White quickly tied the game 1-1 merely 3:18 into the second half after forward Colton Beck jammed a shot past Adam Vay. Center Grayson Downing led a 2-on-1 with Beck. Downing centered for Beck, who was stopped by Vay initially, but Beck swept the rebound past the rookie goalie to tie the game 1-1. White struck late during the 3-on-3 portion of the second half, as defenseman Zach Palmquist beat Vay with less than 20 seconds remaining in regulation, giving White a 2-1 regulation lead.
The two squads participated in a full-team shootout after 40 minutes of regulation action. Team Green took control, outscoring Team White 4-1 in the extra session for the 5-3 final. Team White defenseman Jace Coyle struck for his team’s lone goal. Hoggan, Maxime Fortunus, Francis and Sam Warning all scored to lead team Green to victory.
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The Wild practices at Wells Fargo Arena at 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 3, before moving to Metro Ice for the next two days. Iowa practices at Metro on Oct. 4 and Oct. 5 before departing for preseason games against Manitoba in North Dakota.
The Iowa Wild plays a pair of preseason games, both will be in North Dakota against the Manitoba Moose – the Winnipeg Jets AHL affiliate. Iowa and Manitoba meet at 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.
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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