GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS
Jan 23, 2026Iowa Wild (10-25-3-1; 24 pts.) vs. Milwaukee Admirals (16-17-2-1; 35 pts.)
The Iowa Wild and Milwaukee Admirals face off in the Iowa Wild Outdoor Classic at Hockey Day Minnesota 2026 in Hastings, Minn., on Saturday at 5 p.m.
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ALL-TIME SERIES
All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 34-40-9-7 (17-20-3-3 at Iowa, 17-20-6-4 at Milwaukee)
Last Time: Milwaukee shut out Iowa 3-0 at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena on Dec. 3... Joakim Kemell, David Edstrom, and Cole O’Hara found the back of the net for the Admirals... Cal Petersen stopped 22-of-25 shots for Iowa... Matthew Murray turned aside all 29 Wild shots
2024-25: Iowa finished 3-4-1-0 against Milwaukee during the 2024-25 season... Graeme Clarke led the Wild with six points (4-2=6) against the Admirals... Samuel Hlavaj finished 2-1-0 with a 2.66 GAA and 0.910 SV%... Joakim Kemell led Milwaukee with seven points (4-3=7)... Magnus Chrona went 3-1-1 with a 2.61 GAA and 0.912 SV%
TEAM NOTES
MULTI-GOAL PERIODS: Iowa scored at least two goals in multiple periods for the first time since Dec. 14 at Manitoba in Wednesday’s 6-4 loss vs. Texas (12 games)...The Wild allowed two or more goals in multiple periods for the first time since Dec. 19 vs. Grand Rapids (10 games)
THREE OR MORE: Iowa has lost four consecutive games when scoring three or more goals (0-3-1)... The Wild started the season 3-0-0 when scoring four or more goals... Iowa has scored four goals in three of the last four games (0-2-1)
SEASON SERIES: Milwaukee has converted on the power play in both meetings this season (3-for-9)... The Wild are 0-for-6 with the man advantage against the Admirals... Joakim Kemell has scored both game-winning goals for Milwaukee
HISTORY MADE
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Gerry Mayhew (121-89=200) became Iowa’s all-time leading scorer with a first period goal against Texas on Wednesday
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Mayhew recorded his first AHL point with a goal on Mar. 18, 2017 vs. Milwaukee
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The Wyandotte, Mich., native holds Iowa's single season record for goals (39, 2019-20), shots on goal (205, 2018-19)
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Mayhew was awarded the Les Cunningham Award as the AHL’s Most Valuable Player and won the Willie Marshall Award as league’s leader in goals (39) in 2019-20
HOT HANDS
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Dylan Gambrell is riding a four-game point streak (1-5=6)
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Gambrell leads Iowa in points per game (1.00) and is one of two Wild skaters to record two three-point games this season (Ben Gleason)
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Gerry Mayhew has goals in five of Iowa’s last six games
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Carson Lambos has points in three of Iowa’s last four games (2-1=4)
OUTDOOR GAMES
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Saturday’s matchup against Milwaukee is the 13th outdoor game in AHL history and Iowa’s first outdoor game
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The 2022 Winter Classic was the coldest professional outdoor game in NHL history, with the official temperature at puck drop measured at -5.7 °F
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