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GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. MANITOBA MOOSE

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. MANITOBA MOOSE

Oct 12, 2024

Iowa Wild (0-0-0-0; 0 pts.) vs. Manitoba Moose (0-0-0-0; 0 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild open the 2024-25 season against the Manitoba Moose on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. at Wells Fargo Arena. The first 1,500 fans will receive a magnet schedule presented by Hicklin Door Services and KXnO. Sierra Griggs will perform pregame on the concert in the first installment of the Coca-Cola Concert Series and fans 21 and older can buy 2-for-1 Confluence beers until puck drop. 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 35-19-2-2 (17-10-0-1 at Wells Fargo Arena, 18-9-2-1 at Manitoba) 

LAST TIME: Iowa took a 4-3 road victory over Manitoba in the final meeting of the 2023-24 season... The Wild scored the first four goals before the Moose recorded three third period tallies... Luke Toporowski scored Iowa’s first goal at 10:37 of the first period 

2023-24: Iowa went 4-4-0-0 against Manitoba in 2023-24... Caedan Bankier ranked second among Wild skaters with six points (3-3=6) in six games against the Moose...  Carson Lambos led Iowa with 11 PIM against Manitoba... Jesper Wallstedt posted a 2-1-0 record with a 2.35 GAA and a .929 SV% in three games played 

TEAM NOTES 

RETURNING SKATERS: 11 players that skated for Iowa in 2023-24 return to the Wild’s opening night roster... Caedan Bankier, Gavin Hain, Daemon Hunt, Carson Lambos, Kyle Masters, Michael Milne, Ryan O’Rourke, Jack Peart, Adam Raska, David Spacek, and Sammy Walker each suited up for Iowa last season  

FIRST GAME FACTS: Iowa has won the first meeting with the Moose five times over eight season series... The Wild opened the season at home against Manitoba in 2016-17 (3-1 L) and 2018-19 (4-1 W)... Iowa has opened the season at home nine times over 11 seasons... The Wild are 4-6-0-1 in home openers... Iowa also owns a 4-6-0-1 record in season openers 

SPECIAL TEAMS: Iowa’s power play went 4-for-24 (16.7%) against Manitoba last season 

LONGEST TENURED 

  • Daemon Hunt and Ryan O’Rourke enter opening night as the longest tenured  

  • Both blueliners are the only two players from the 2020-21 and 2021-22 teams on the 2024-25 roster 

  • O’Rourke made his professional debut on Feb. 5, 2021 against Texas 

  • Hunt skated in his first professional game one night later against the Stars 

  • The two defensemen have combined for 286 games in an Iowa uniform (Hunt - 116, O’Rourke - 170) 

ALL-TIME LEADERS 

  • Ryan O’Rourke leads current Wild skaters with 16 games played all-time against the Moose 

  • None of Iowa’s skaters on the 2024-25 roster have scored a goal against Manitoba in a Wild uniform 

  • Sammy Walker leads current Wild skaters with five career assists against the Moose 

  • Adam Raska ranks T-4th all-time among Iowa skaters with 24 PIM in games versus Manitoba 

  • C.J. Suess ranks fifth all-time against Moose skaters and first among active Manitoba players in games played against Iowa (23) 

MASON SHAW 

  • Mason Shaw will suit up for the Manitoba Moose on Saturday for his first AHL game in an opposing uniform 

  • Shaw skated in 197 games with Iowa from 2018-2024 and ranks 10th all-time in team history in games played 

  • Shaw ranks seventh in team history in goals (43), sixth in assists (78) and points (121), T-4th in game-winning goals (8), ninth in shots (416), third in penalty minutes (213), and T-3rd in shorthanded goals (3) 

  • The Wainwright, Alberta native made his AHL debut vs. Rockford on Apt. 18, 2018 

  • Shaw was selected in the fourth round (#97 overall) in the 2017 NHL Draft by the Minnesota Wild 

  • Shaw made his NHL debut with Minnesota on Dec. 9, 2021 at San Jose 

  • He scored his first NHL goal and registered his first multi-point game with Minnesota on Oct. 30, 2022 at Chicago 

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 2023-24 are on sale now. Fans can purchase season tickets for the upcoming season at https://www.iowawild.com/wild-365. 

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