| NHL Affiliate: | Minnesota Wild | Founded: | 1994 |
| Home Rink: | Wells Fargo Arena | Coach: | Tim Army |
| GM: | Michael Murray | Captain: | Vacant |
The Iowa Wild are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, that began play for the 2013–14 season. The team plays at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, as the AHL affiliate of the NHL’s Minnesota Wild.
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. The Wild is the second AHL team based in Des Moines following the Iowa Stars, which had been the Dallas Stars‘ AHL affiliate from 2005 until 2008 (in the team’s final season (2008–09), they were known as the Iowa Chops and were affiliated with the Anaheim Ducks).
The affiliation between the two Wild franchises is the first of two between Twin Cities area franchises and Iowa minor league franchises, as the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association and the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League also share an affiliation.
Deeper Dive
- AHL Central News: Wild Catch Wolves For First
- Wild’s Success Runs Through the Iowa Pipeline
- AHL Central News: Wild Take Stranglehold Over Admirals
- AHL Central News: Hammond Puts Wild on His Back
The Players
- Wild: 3 Iowa Players That Should Be in Minnesota in 2022-23
- Iowa Wild Forwards Anas & Kloos Making Their Mark
- Wild Relying on Taxi Squad Earlier Than Expected
Franchise History
- Iowa “This is Awkward” Wild: Transitioning from the Aeros to the Wild
- Former Wild GM’s Moves Are Making Positive Impacts This Season