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The Minnesota Wild became the Icemen’s National Hockey League (NHL) affiliate on May 18, 2026. The team is based in Saint Paul, Minnesota and compete in the NHL’s Central Division in the Western Conference. The team plays its home games at the Grand Casino Arena.

The Wild were founded on June 25, 1997, and began play in the 2000-01 season. The Wild made their first Stanley Cup playoffs appearance in 2003, making a surprise run to the Western Conference finals, but ultimately falling to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. The team have appeared in the playoffs a total of 14 times, and have won one division championship, in 2008.

Current Top Players: Kirill Kaprizov, Matt Boldy, Brock Faber, Vladimir Tarasenko and Quinn Hughes. Notable Alumni include: Marian Gaborik, Zach Parise, Ryan Suter, Mikko Koivu, Andrew Brunette, Devin Dubnyk, Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Brian Rolston and Niklas Backstrom.

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The Iowa Wild became the Icemen’s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate on May 18, 2026. The Iowa Wild were founded in 2013 and the team is based in Des Moines, Iowa and play in the AHL’s Western Conference. The team plays its home games at Casey’s Center.

The Wild AHL Franchise was formerly the Houston Aeros in Houston, Texas, before relocating to Des Moines before the 2013-14 season and becoming the Iowa Wild. On April 18, 2013, the Minnesota Wild announced that Minnesota Sports and Entertainment were unable to reach a lease agreement with the Toyota Center, and the Aeros would be relocated to Des Moines. Iowa Wild inaugural season was opened on October 12 with a 1–0 win over the Oklahoma Barons. The opening night attendance was 10,200

Notable Alumni Include: Gerald Mayhew, Marco Rossi, Joel Eriksson Ek, Matt Boldy, Kyle Rau, Sam Anas.

**Former Icemen forwards Chase Lang and Damien Giroux have also played for Iowa.

The Iowa Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Des Moines, Iowa. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Wild play their home games at Casey's Center. The team was formerly the Houston Aeros, in Houston, Texas, before being relocated to Des Moines, beginning with the 2013–14 AHL season as the Iowa Wild

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