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GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. ROCKFORD ICEHOGS

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. ROCKFORD ICEHOGS

Nov 4, 2026

Iowa Wild (3-6-2-1; 9 pts.) vs. Rockford IceHogs (4-6-0-0; 8 pts.) 

Iowa hosts the Rockford IceHogs on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 10:30 a.m. for the Wild About Education School Day Game presented by MidAmerican Energy. 

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ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 66-57-8-6 (33-33-1-2 at Iowa, 33-24-7-4 at Rockford) 

Last Time: William Rousseau earned his first professional shutout with a 28-save performance in a 2-0 win over the IceHogs on Oct. 16... Justin Kirkland and Hunter Haight scored for the Wild... Rockford outshot Iowa 28-18 

2025-26: Iowa finished 3-4-2-1 against Rockford in 2025-26... Six games in the season series were decided by a single goal... Ben Jones led Iowa skaters with 10 points (5-5=10) against Rockford... Brett Seney (4-9=13) paced IceHogs skaters against the Wild... Cal Petersen posted a 2-2-2 record with a 2.50 GAA and 0.892 SV% in six appearances 

TEAM NOTES 

CLOSE CONTESTS: All but three of Iowa’s games have been decided by a single goal this season... The Wild have played one game this season that did not feature a one-goal or tie game in the third period (Oct. 16 at Rockford) 

SHOT COUNT: Iowa has been outshot in back-to-back games (-14, -20) 

PLAY BY PERIOD: Iowa has scored a first period goal in four of the last five games... The Wild have not scored a third period goal in four consecutive contests... Iowa has allowed a first period goal in six games in a row... Opponents have scored in four consecutive third periods 

OUT OF THE WIN COLUMN: Iowa is currently mired in a seven-game winless stretch (0-5-2-0)... The Wild’s longest winless stretch of 2025-26 lasted six games (0-6-0-0, Nov. 22-Dec. 3, 2025) 

SEEKING STREAKS 

  • Dylan Gambrell (1-1=2) has points in back-to-back games 

  • Justin Kirkland has recorded four points (3-1=4) in his last two games 

  • Mason Shaw has recorded a point in four of the last five games (3-2=5) 

SCOUTING THE HOGS 

  • Gavin Hayes enters Thursday’s matchup riding a six-game point streak (5-5=10) 

  • Hayes was last held off the score sheet on Oct. 16 vs. Iowa 

  • Jiri Felcman has points in three games in a row (2-3=5) 

  • Drew Commesso has won back-to-back starts 

For more information on Iowa Wild hockey, 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 2026-27 are on sale now. Fans can purchase season tickets for the upcoming season at https://www.iowawild.com/wild-365. 

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