Iowa Wild

Iowa Wild
founding	2013
history	Houston Eros 1994 - 2001 ( IHL ) 2001 - 2013 ( AHL ) Iowa Wild since 2013
Stadion	Wells Fargo Arena
Location	Des Moines , Iowa
Team colors	Forest green, wheat yellow, white
league	American Hockey League
Conference	Western Conference
division	Central Division
Head coach	Tim Army
General manager	Tom Kurvers
owner	Minnesota Sports & Entertainment
Cooperations	Minnesota Wild ( NHL ) Allen Americans ( ECHL )
Calder cups	no

The Iowa Wild are an American ice hockey franchise based in Des Moines , Iowa . It has played in the American Hockey League since the 2013/14 season and plays its home games in the Wells Fargo Arena (15,181 seats).

history

On April 18, 2013, the Minnesota Wild announced that Minnesota Sports & Entertainment could not reach an agreement with the owners of the Toyota Center - the home of the Houston Eros - regarding further occupancy. The organization then decided to relocate the farm team to Des Moines , Iowa , where the team will compete under the name Iowa Wild in the Wells Fargo Arena.

Wells Fargo Arena, home of the Wild

The Wild are the second team from Des Moines to play in the American Hockey League . Previously, between 2005 and 2009, the Iowa Stars , who played under the name Iowa Chops in their last season , were active in the top-class minor league in ice hockey.

The first competitive game in their short club history played the Wild in a 1-0 home win in front of 10,213 spectators against the Oklahoma City Barons . Brett Bulmer marked the only hit .

Web links

• Official website (English).
• Iowa Wild at eliteprospects.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ wild.nhl.com Wild AHL Affiliate Moving To Iowa
2. ↑ amerks.com 10,213 see Iowa Wild shutout Barons 1-0 ( Memento of the original from December 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.