Springfield Thunderbirds forward Aleksanteri Kaskimäki tries to control the puck while Otto Stenberg crashes the net

Wild, Petersen Thwart T-Birds in Shutout Victory

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Springfield Thunderbirds (22-26-5-2) could not solve a veteran backstop as the Iowa Wild (18-30-4-1) emerged with a 2-0 win on Friday night inside the MassMutual Center. The Wild were the much quicker team at the onset of play, and veteran Gerry Mayhew gave Iowa the 1-0 lead just 1:58 into the game, lifting a wrister from the right circle up over the shoulder of Vadim Zherenko. After the early go... Full Story