GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. CHARLOTTE CHECKERS
Nov 15, 2025Iowa Wild (4-8-0-1; 9 pts.) vs. Charlotte Checkers (7-4-1-0; 15 pts.)
The Iowa Wild and Charlotte Checkers complete their weekend series on Saturday at 6 p.m. on Veterans Appreciation Night. The Wild will rebrand as the Iowa Aeros for the game and wear specialty jerseys, which will be sold in a live auction postgame with proceeds benefiting Mid-Iowa Council, Scouting America.
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ALL-TIME SERIES
All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 9-23-1-2 (4-12-0-1 at Iowa, 5-11-1-1 at Charlotte)
Last Time: The Checkers took the opening game of a weekend series by a 4-3 score at Casey’s Center on Friday night... Jack Peart, Gerry Mayhew, and Tyler Pitlick scored for the Wild... Samuel Hlavaj stopped 28-of-32 shots
2024-25: Iowa and Charlotte faced off in a season series for the first time since 2016-17... The Checkers won all four games against the Wild... Caedan Bankier and Ryan Sandelin each scored two goals against Charlotte... Samuel Hlavaj allowed six goals in two starts... Trevor Carrick paced Checkers skaters with five points (1-4=5)... Cooper Black finished 3-0-0 with a 0.67 GAA and a 0.974 SV% and a 0.974 SV%
TEAM NOTES
SCORING BY PERIOD: Iowa has scored a goal in five consecutive periods... The Wild have not scored two goals in a period in four games in a row... Iowa has not outscored Charlotte in a period in three games this season
SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: Iowa’s nine power plays on Friday night were the most since the team’s all-time single-game record of 11 power plays on Dec. 14, 2021 vs. Milwaukee... The Wild allowed a shorthanded goal for the first time this season... Iowa had not allowed a shorthanded goal since Feb. 28 vs. Milwaukee
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Iowa is seeking its first win against Charlotte since Nov. 27, 2016... The Wild went 0-4-0-0 against the Checkers in 2024-25... Iowa and Charlotte did not play between the 2017-18 and 2023-24 seasons... The Checkers have won nine games in a row over Iowa
VETERANS APPRECIATION NIGHT
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Iowa will rebrand as the Iowa Aeros for Veterans Appreciation Night on Saturday
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Prior to moving to Iowa, the Houston Aeros played from 1994 to 2013 in the IHL and AHL
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Houston operated independently from 1994-2001 before affiliating with the Minnesota Wild ahead of the 2001-02 season
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Jared Spurgeon, Matt Dumba, Charlie Coyle, Darcy Kuemper, Jonas Brodin, Jason Zucker, Erik Haula, Brent Burns, and Mikael Granlund are the only players active in the NHL who played in Houston
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Iowa’s jerseys will feature gold stars in the crest and on the arm sleeves, a reference to America’s Gold Star Families
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