BERTSCHY RETURNED, LABBE TO QUAD CITY
Nov 22, 2016Forward Re-Joins Team. Defenseman Off To ECHL
DES MOINES, IA – Minnesota Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher on Monday announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has reassigned forward Christoph Bertschy (pronounced Burr-chee) to the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL). In addition, Iowa Wild General Manager Brent Flahr announced on Tuesday that defenseman Dylan Labbe (luh-bay) has been assigned to the Quad City Mallards, Iowa’s ECHL affiliate.
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Bertschy, 22 (4/5/94), did not play in Monday’s game in Dallas after being recalled Sunday. The native of Fribourg, Switzerland has registered one assist in five games with Minnesota and four points (1-3=4) in 10 games with Iowa this season. The 5-foot-10, 186-pound forward notched his first career NHL point with an assist against Dallas on Oct. 29. Bertschy was selected by Minnesota in the sixth round (158th overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
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Labbe has yet to make his season debut after having surgery last April to repair a torn ACL in his right knee. He has been cleared to play but has not appeared in a game for Iowa this season. Last season, Labbe played in 54 games as rookie for the Wild. In his first full season, the young defender scored four goals and totaled six points. For his AHL career, Labbe has played in 68 games, scoring five goals and adding four assists for nine points. The St. Benjamin, PQ native played his junior hockey in the QMJHL from 2011-14. In 193 games, Labbe scored 31 times and totaled 106 points for his junior career. Labbe was drafted by Minnesota in the fourth round of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft (#107 overall).
The Wild continues a seven-game road trip through December 3. The team plays games in Chicago, Manitoba, Charlotte and Grand Rapids. The Wild returns back to Des Moines to welcome the Milwaukee Admirals on Tuesday, Dec. 6. The game is Kids Eat Free Tuesday, sponsored by 96.5 Country and Goodhue Nolte Insurance. All kids 12 and under eat free with (1) Crash’s Kids Meal, which includes one hotdog, one soda, one popcorn, one fruit snack and an Iowa Wild prize. Fans may also bring in their Subway receipt to purchase a ticket for only $5.
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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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