IOWA WILD ANNOUNCES 2026-27 BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Sep 30, 2026DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Wild in partnership with AHLTV on FloSports, KXnO, and Mediacom, today announced the broadcast schedule for the 2026-27 American Hockey League (AHL) season.
The Wild returns a full-scale broadcast production for all 36 AHLTV home broadcasts this season. The broadcast is highlighted by pre-game, intermission and post-game show platforms to be hosted by former WOI-TV Sports Director, Jon Schaeffer. Broadcasts feature exclusive player content and in-depth game analysis between Schaeffer and Iowa Wild play-by-play broadcaster, Ben Gislason.
KXnO, the Wild’s flagship station since the team’s inaugural season in Des Moines in 2013, has renewed its partnership with the Wild. For the 14th consecutive season, KXnO will be the home of Iowa Wild hockey in Des Moines, broadcasting a minimum of 60 regular season games live on the station in their entirety. All Iowa Wild games this season will be streamed live on iHeartRadio’s website and app.
“Hockey Gone Wild” will also return to KXnO. The monthly hockey talk show will air seven times throughout the season. The show features player and coach interviews, features on Wild players, in-depth hockey talk and more.
Several Iowa Wild games will be broadcasted on MC22 again this season. Over the past 13 seasons, the Wild have partnered with Mediacom to bring hockey to televisions across central Iowa. MC22 dates include, but are not limited to:
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Oct. 10 vs. Rockford
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Nov. 14 vs. Grand Rapids
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Dec. 5 vs. Grand Rapids
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Dec. 19 vs. Lehigh Valley
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Jan. 16 vs. Rockford
Chris Peters, former ESPN hockey analyst, will return as an analyst for MC22 broadcasts.
All games will be available on the AHL’s streaming service, AHLTV on FloHockey, on FloHockey.tv. AHLTV on FloHockey provides subscribers access to not just every regular-season and Calder Cup Playoff contest for all 32 American Hockey League teams, but also more than 21,000 hockey contests on FloHockey and access to all other live event streams and replays across FloSports. FloHockey supports these events with a robust AHL content strategy that features award-winning editorial and video content throughout the year.
AHLTV on FloHockey will continue to be available via HD-quality streams on desktop, laptop, tablet and mobile devices at FloHockey.tv, as well as through the FloSports app and connected devices such as Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Chromecast. FloHockey subscriptions are priced at $29.99 USD ($39.99 CAD) per month when billed monthly, or $150 USD ($203.88 CAD) for an annual subscription – a savings of 58 percent. Fans can visit FloHockey.tv now to create a free account and to purchase subscriptions for the 2026-27 season.
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.
Iowa Wild hockey is presented by Kwik Star. For more information on Iowa Wild hockey, visit www.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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Iowa Wild home games are played at Casey’s Center. Iowa Wild games are now streaming on AHLTV on FloHockey. Fans can visit FloHockey.tv now to create a free account, purchase subscriptions for the 2026-27 season, and watch all Iowa Wild games online.