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Wolves Scamper Past Iowa 5-3

December 8, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
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DES MOINES, IA - The Iowa Wild (4-18-1-3, 10 points) were defeated by the Chicago Wolves (11-7-1-2, 25 points) 5-3 in front of 3,932 fans on Tuesday night at Wells Fargo Arena. A late third-period goal at 15:17 from forward Jeremy Welsh and defenseman Peter Harrold's three-point night led the Wolves to victory. Chicago goalie Pheonix Copley (5-4-1) stopped 32 of 35 shots for his fifth win of the season. The Wolves also received goals from forwards Pat Cannone, Jordan Caron, Yannick Veilleux, and defenseman Andre Benoit. Iowa goalie Leland Irving (3-9-3) made 26 saves on 30 shots in the loss. Wild forwards Jordan Schroeder, Zack Mitchell, and Christoph Bertschy each scored in the loss. Iowa travels to Rockford on Friday, Dec. 11 for a game against the IceHogs at 7 P.M.

Chicago forward Jordan Caron opened the scoring at 12:19 of the first period. Defensemen Andre Benoit and Peter Harrold each earned an assist on the play. Harrold walked the puck in from the left point, finding Caron to the left of the goal. Caron backhanded a pass to the front of the net, bouncing the puck off a Wild defender and into the net for his sixth goal of the season, giving the Wolves a 1-0 lead. Wild forward Christoph Bertschy tied the game 1-1 at 18:42 of the period. Defenseman Gustav Olofsson and forward Marc Hagel each tallied an assist on the goal. Hagel started the play by dumping the puck into the offensive zone and winning a race to the puck, tossing a pass to the front of the net. With nobody home, the puck drifted out to Olofsson at the left point. Olofsson fired a low shot towards the net and Bertschy tipped the puck over the glove of Copley for his third goal of the season.

Wolves forward Yannick Veilleux scored at 6:40 of the second period, giving Chicago a 2-1 lead. Forwards Evan Trupp and Zach O'Brien each earned an assist on the goal. Veilleux carried the puck into the zone on right side before cutting towards center ice, dropping the puck off to Trupp. The forward received the drop pass and returned the puck to Veilleux in the left slot. The left wing fired a wrist shot over Irving's blocker, finding the upper-left corner for his sixth goal of the season. Chicago forward Pat Cannone scored at 13:38 of the second period, giving the Wolves a 3-1 lead. Harrold tallied his second assist on the goal. Harrold fired a point-blank shot from the high slot. Irving made the initial save but lost the rebound through the traffic in front of the net. Cannone found the loose puck in the crease and slid it past a sprawled-out Irving and into the net for his seventh goal of the season.

Wild forward Zack Mitchell scored at 1:41 of the third period, cutting the Wolves lead to 3-2. Forwards Jordan Schroeder and Michael Keranen each tallied an assist on the power-play goal. Keranen walked the puck down the left boards, sliding a pass to Mitchell in the high slot. Mitchell blasted a one-timer through the five-hole of Copley for his eighth goal of the season. Iowa forward Jordan Schroeder scored at 8:10 of the period, tying the game 3-3. Defenseman Christian Folin picked up the lone assist on the power-play goal. Folin found Schroeder all alone in front of the net with a pass from the point. Schroeder's initial backhand shot was denied, but he slid the rebound under the legs of Copley for his fourth goal of the season. Wolves forward Jeremy Welsh broke the tie with a goal at 15:17 of the third period, giving the Wolves a 4-3 lead. Harrold and forward Ivan Barbashev each tallied an assist on the goal. Harrold corralled the puck at the left point and fired a shot towards the net. The puck re-directed off of Welsh as he went crashing towards the net, tipping the puck behind Irving for his seventh goal of the season. Defenseman Andre Benoit added an empty net goal at 19:06 of the period, giving the Wolves a 5-3 lead and putting the game out of reach.

The Wild returns home on Sunday, Dec. 13 for a game against Grand Rapids. Sunday is "Star Wars Night", benefitting BRAVO: Connecting Kids and Culture Program. A Star Wars package is available online at Iowawild.com, providing fans with an exclusive pregame meet and greet, a custom Iowa Wild Lightsaber, appetizers and more. Fans are encouraged to dress up and join Star Wars characters on the concourse. Universal Printing, Lazer 103.3 and Iowa Ortho are sponsoring a "Crash Star Wars Poster Giveaway" during the game. Sunday's game also features the Subway/Star 102.5 Combo Pack: including one ticket, one hot dog, one soda, and one Subway coupon for $12.

The Wild travels to Charlotte for a pair of games on Dec. 15 and Dec. 17 against the Checkers. Iowa returns home again on Sunday, Dec. 20 to play San Antonio at 3 p.m. Sunday's game features the "Teddy Bear Toss", benefitting the pediatric unit at Mercy Hospital. Iowa hosts a holiday movie watch party following the game, courtesy of More 104. After the game, fans can stick around to enjoy the movie "Elf" on the big screen, starring Will Ferrell. The game includes the Subway/Star 102.5 Combo Pack as well. The teams will rematch on Monday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. Monday's game includes free parking (until the Iowa Events Center lots are full) sponsored by HITS 99.9. The game also includes a ticket special for fans that bring their student ID's and buy a defense-preferred ticket, receiving a second ticket for only $0.99 courtesy of HITS 99.9.

Fans may purchase single-game tickets multiple ways, either through the team's website - www.Iowawild.com , the Wells Fargo Arena box office or participating Hy-Vee food stores. Tickets are available online at www.Iowawild.com under the single game tickets tab. The Wells Fargo Arena box office is open Monday - Friday from 10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. and closed on Sunday. For Saturday game days, the box office will open at 10 a.m. For Sunday game days the box office will open at 12 p.m. Fans may also purchase tickets by calling 1-844-55-HYVEE or by visiting participating Hy-Vee food stores locations in the greater Des Moines area. Those interested may also visit www.hy-veetix.com. Fans interested in buying full season, or smaller season packages may call the Iowa Wild front office at 515-564-8700.

The Iowa Wild 2015-16 season is presented by Mercy Medical Center, it runs from October through April. Fans may purchase seats to see any of the team's 38 regular season home games at Wells Fargo Arena. Season tickets to see the Wild play its 2015-16 season at Wells Fargo Arena start at just $9 per game. For more information on tickets, including ticket plans and group seating, please contact the Wild ticket office by calling 515-564-8700 or go to www.iowawild.com.

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