IOWA WILD ANNOUNCES 2026-27 OPENING NIGHT ROSTER
Oct 2, 2026DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Wild today announced the opening night roster for the 2026-27 season. The opening night roster consists of two goaltenders, eight defensemen, and 15 forwards.
Iowa Wild Opening Night Roster
The 2026-27 roster includes:
Goaltenders: Riley Mercer, William Rousseau
Defensemen: Ben Dexheimer, Viking Gustafsson Nyberg, Matt Kiersted, Mike Koster, Carson Lambos, Stevie Leskovar, Jack Peart, Roman Schmidt
Forwards: Caedan Bankier, Dylan Gambrell, Hunter Haight, Riley Heidt, Jagger Joshua, Justin Kirkland, Rasmus Kumpulainen, Rieger Lorenz, Bradley Marek, Gerry Mayhew, Tyler Pitlick, Nick Rhéaume, Mason Shaw, Braidan Simmons-Fischer, Charlie Stramel
The Iowa Wild open the 2026-27 regular season at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park on Friday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m.
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