MINNESOTA REASSIGNS GABRIEL TO IOWA
Oct 26, 2015Winger Returned to AHL Club
DES MOINES, IA – Minnesota Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher on Monday announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has reassigned forward Kurtis Gabriel to the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Gabriel, 22 (4/20/93), was recalled by Minnesota on Oct. 24 and did not appear in a game. He has skated in three games with Iowa this season and has recorded 20 points (9-11=20) and 142 penalty minutes (PIM) in 78 career AHL contests. He led Iowa in PIM and ranked third in goals and scoring by a rookie in 2014-15. The 6-foot-4, 212-pound native of Newmarket, Ont., was originally selected by Minnesota in the third round (81st overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Iowa travels to Rockford on Friday Oct. 30 for their second matchup of the season with the IceHogs. The Wild returns to Wells Fargo Arena for a pair of home games on Saturday Oct. 31 and Sunday Nov 1. Saturday’s game against the Milwaukee Admirals will be at 7 p.m. Saturday night is also “Halloween Hat Trick or Treat” night at Wells Fargo Arena. Kids (12 and under) are encouraged to wear their costumes to the game and Trick-or-Treat on the concourse. Following the game the team will host a FREE post game skate. Iowa hosts Rockford on Sunday at 5 p.m. The game will include the Sunday combo pack courtesy of Subway and Star 102.5 FM.
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, or smaller season packages may call the Iowa Wild front office at 515-564-8700.
The Iowa Wild 2015-16 season is presented by Mercy Medical Center, it 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 2015-16 season at Wells Fargo Arena start at just $9 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.
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