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GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. ROCKFORD ICEHOGS

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. ROCKFORD ICEHOGS

Oct 12, 2025

Iowa Wild (0-1-0-0; 0 pts.) vs. Rockford IceHogs (1-0-0-0; 2 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild host the Rockford IceHogs on Sunday at 5 p.m. on Kids Opening Night. The first 1,500 fans will receive a color-your-own hat giveaway presented by Capital Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine & STAR 102.5. 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 61-52-6-5 (32-28-1-1 at Iowa, 29-24-5-4 at Rockford) 

Last Time: Rockford took the final game of the 2024-25 season series in a 4-0 decision at BMO Center on Mar. 7, 2025... Drew Commesso turned aside all 23 Iowa shots to earn the win in net... Zach Sanford (2-1=3) and Gerry Mayhew (0-3=3) registered three points apiece 

2024-25: Iowa finished 5-7-0-0 against Rockford in 2024-25... Three games in the season series were decided by a single goal... Travis Boyd led Iowa skaters with 12 points (2-10=12) against Rockford... Zach Sanford (7-5=12) and Cole Guttman (6-6=12) paced IceHogs skaters against the Wild... Samuel Hlavaj posted a 3-1-0 record with a 2.33 GAA and 0.922 SV% in five appearances 

TEAM NOTES 

RETURNING SKATERS: Tonight’s lineup features 10 players that skated for Iowa against Rockford in 2024-25... Caedan Bankier led returning skaters in goals (2-4=6) against the IceHogs last season... David Spacek also registered six points (0-6=6) in the season series  

FIRST GOAL: Riley Heidt scored the first goal of the game in the season opener on Saturday at 4:14 of the first period... Iowa finished 20-7-0-1 when scoring the first goal last season 

2024-25 STATS: Rockford outscored Iowa in all three periods (11-8, 16-13, 12-11) last season... None of the 12 games went to overtime... The Wild outshot the IceHogs in all three periods (120-101, 127-124, 125-123)... Rockford scored the first goal in eight games... Iowa went 8-for-46 (17.4%) on the power play... Rockford finished 15-for-41 with the man advantage (36.6%) 

ALL-TIME NUMBERS 

  • Entering the 2024-25 season, 244 Wild players had suited up for at least one game against the IceHogs in the team’s first 12 seasons 

  • Gerry Mayhew holds the all-time lead for goals (16) and points (28) by an Iowa skater against Rockford 

  • Cal O’Reilly recorded 19 assists in a Wild uniform against the IceHogs 

  • Jesper Wallstedt owns the high marks among Iowa goaltenders in games played (18) and wins (9) against Rockford 

ABOUT THE OPPONENT 

  • Rockford finished 31-33-6-2 in 2024-25 

  • The IceHogs advanced to the Central Division Semifinals before being eliminated by the Milwaukee Admirals in five games (3-2)  

  • Rockford ranked 22nd in the AHL in power-play percentage (17.4%) 

  • The IceHogs ranked 21st in the AHL on the penalty kill (80.9%) 

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. 

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