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GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. CHICAGO WOLVES

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. CHICAGO WOLVES

Oct 11, 2025

Iowa Wild (0-0-0-0; 0 pts.) vs. Chicago Wolves (0-0-0-0; 0 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild kick off the 2025-26 season against the Chicago Wolves on Saturday at 6 p.m. at Casey’s Center. The first 1,500 fans will receive a magnet schedule presented by Hicklin Garage Doors and KXnO. Fans 21 and older may purchase 2-for-1 Confluence Beers until puck drop and the Isiserettes will perform during intermissions as a part of the Coca-Cola Local Concert Series. 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 38-56-9-3 (19-29-4-2 at Iowa, 19-27-5-1 at Chicago) 

Last Time: Chicago earned a 3-1 win over Iowa on Apr. 16, 2025... Ben Jones scored the Wild’s lone goal... Justin Robidas, Ryan Suzuki, and Noel Gunler each registered a goal for the Wolves...  Jesper Wallstedt stopped 13-of-16 shots for Iowa... Spencer Martin turned aside 18-of-19 shots to pick up his fourth win of the season against the Wild 

2024-25: Iowa finished 2-5-1-0 against Chicago in 2024-25... Michael Milne (4-1=5) and Hunter Haight (3-2=5) paced Wild skaters in points against the Wolves... Justin Robidas led Chicago with nine points (3-6=9) against Iowa... The Wolves won six of the last seven meetings between the two clubs 

TEAM NOTES 

RETURNING SKATERS: 10 players that skated for Iowa in 2024-25 return to the Wild’s opening night roster... Caedan Bankier, Samuel Hlavaj, Ben Jones, Carson Lambos, Bradley Marek, Jack Peart, Ryan Sandelin, Matthew Sop, David Spacek, and Will Zmolek each suited up for Iowa last season... Of the returners, Lambos owns the mark for most games skated in an Iowa uniform (137) 

OPENING NIGHT: Iowa has opened the season at home 10 times over 12 seasons... The Wild are 4-7-0-1 in home openers... Iowa also owns a 4-7-0-1 record in season openers 

IN THE SHOW: Seven Iowa Wild alumni suited up for the Minnesota Wild in a 5-0 season-opening win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night... Hunter Haight made his NHL debut... Marco Rossi scored for Minnesota 

ALL-TIME NUMBERS 

  • Entering the 2024-25 season, 255 Wild players had suited up for at least one game against the Wolves in the team’s first 12 seasons 

  • Zack Mitchell holds the all-time lead for goals by an Iowa skater against Chicago with 11 

  • Cal O’Reilly recorded 13 assists in a Wild uniform against the Wolves 

  • Jesper Wallstedt owns the high marks among Iowa goaltenders in games played (16), wins (10), minutes (964), GAA (2.55), SV% (0.911), and shots faced (459) against the Wolves 

FULL 72 

  • David Spacek was the only Iowa player to skate in all 72 games in 2024-25 

  • Simon Johansson (2023-24) and Joe Hicketts (2022-23) were the only other two Wild defensemen to play a full 72-game season 

  • Spacek led Iowa defensemen in assists (27), points (31), and shots (117) 

ABOUT THE OPPONENT 

  • Chicago finished 37-31-4-0 in 2024-25 

  • The Rockford IceHogs swept the Wolves in two games in the Central Division first round series 

  • Chicago ranked 14th in the AHL in power-play percentage (18.9%) 

  • The Wolves ranked 13th in the AHL on the penalty kill (82.9%) 

For more information on Iowa Wild hockey, please visit www.iowawild.com. Fans can purchase single-game tickets through the team’s website at www.iowawild.com. Group tickets (10 or more), suites, Wild 365 memberships or premium tickets can be purchased by contacting the Iowa Wild Ticket Department at 515-564-8700 or tickets@iowawild.com. Season tickets for 2025-26 are on sale now. Fans can purchase season tickets for the upcoming season at https://www.iowawild.com/wild-365. 

Visit http://www.iowawild.com/pressbox for the latest news and information from the team including press releases, game notes, multimedia content, and daily statistics.   

Iowa Wild games are now streaming on AHLTV on FloHockey. Fans can visit FloHockey.tv now to create a free account, purchase subscriptions for the 2024-25 season, and watch all Iowa Wild games online.    

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