IOWA SIGNS NICHOLAS RIOUX TO A PTO
Oct 29, 2014IOWA SIGNS NICHOLAS RIOUX TO A PTO
Iowa Plays in Milwaukee on Wednesday at 7 PM
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Wild General Manager Jim Mill announced on Wednesday that the team has signed defenseman Nicholas Rioux (ree-you) to a professional tryout agreement (PTO).
Rioux returns to the Wild where he played in eight games last season without registering a point. He started this season with the ECHL’s Quad City Mallards, playing in three games without a point. Rioux is a fourth-year pro who played in 58 games for the Mallards last year, posting career highs of five goals and 27 assists for 32 points. He was also among the team leaders with a +16 rating. He is expected to join the team in time for Wednesday night’s game in Milwaukee.
Iowa embarks on a three-game road trip with stops in Milwaukee and Oklahoma City before returning home for a three-game home stand. The Wild returns home on Thursday, Nov. 6 to host Rockford at 10:30 a.m. Thursday’s game with the IceHogs is also School Field Trip Day, where the first 5,000 youths (12 and under) receive an Iowa Wild drawstring backpack, compliments of NASH FM. Iowa rounds out its home stand against Chicago with a two-game series at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8 and Sunday, Nov. 9. Saturday night is Ladies Night, where the first 2,500 fans receive an Iowa Wild ice scraper sponsored by Greater Iowa Credit Union. All ladies (21 and over) may purchase glasses of wine for $1.00. The Wild will also host Special Olympics Night on Saturday. Sunday is Pucks N’ Paws day, where the first 2,500 fans receive pet tags, compliments of Anderson Animal Hospital. It is also a Subway Family Four Pack game, where fans may purchase four tickets, four sodas and four hot dogs, starting at $48.
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