Bankier Scores Twice in 3-1 Iowa Win
April 11, 2025 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Iowa Wild News Release
WINNIPEG, Manitoba - Caedan Bankier scored twice for the Iowa Wild and Samuel Hlavaj stopped 25-of-26 shots in a 3-1 victory over the Manitoba Moose on Friday night.
Bankier opened the scoring 6:04 into the contest. After Ryan Sandelin freed the puck up along the wall, Luke Toporowski threw a pass to the front of the net and Bankier chipped a backhand shot under the glove of Thomas Milic (32 saves).
Kyle Masters sent a pass from the point to the backdoor for Toporowski to punch home 3:45 later to double the advantage. Jack Peart also earned an assist on the second goal.
Iowa outshot Manitoba 18-6 in the first period.
Bankier corralled a cross-ice pass from Toporowski and beat Milic to the blocker side for his second goal of the game 3:15 into the middle frame.
The Wild outshot the Moose 28-15 through 40 minutes.
Brad Lambert scored with 13 seconds remaining to spoil Hlavaj's shutout bid.
Iowa outshot Manitoba 35-26. The Wild and Moose finished 0-for-1 on the power play.
Iowa and Manitoba complete their weekend series on Saturday, Apr. 12 at 6 p.m. at Canada Life Centre.
Iowa Wild hockey is presented by Kwik Star. For more information on Iowa Wild hockey, please visit www.iowawild.com. Fans can purchase single-game tickets through the team's website at www.iowawild.com. Group tickets (10 or more), suites, Wild 365 memberships or premium tickets can be purchased by contacting the Iowa Wild Ticket Department at 515-564-8700 or tickets@iowawild.com. Season tickets for 2025-26 are on sale now. Fans can purchase season tickets for the upcoming season at https://www.iowawild.com/wild-365.
Visit http://www.iowawild.com/pressbox for the latest news and information from the team including press releases, game notes, multimedia content, and daily statistics.
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 2024-25 season, and watch all Iowa Wild games online.oint to the backdoor for Toporowski to punch home 3:45 later to double the advantage. Jack Peart also earned an assist on the second goal.
Iowa outshot Manitoba 18-6 in the first period.
Bankier corralled a cross-ice pass from Toporowski and beat Milic to the blocker side for his second goal of the game 3:15 into the middle frame.
The Wild outshot the Moose 28-15 through 40 minutes.
Brad Lambert scored with 13 seconds remaining to spoil Hlavaj's shutout bid.
Iowa outshot Manitoba 35-26. The Wild and Moose finished 0-for-1 on the power play.
Iowa and Manitoba complete their weekend series on Saturday, Apr. 12 at 6 p.m. at Canada Life Centre.
Iowa Wild hockey is presented by Kwik Star. For more information on Iowa Wild hockey, please visit www.iowawild.com. Fans can purchase single-game tickets through the team's website at www.iowawild.com. Group tickets (10 or more), suites, Wild 365 memberships or premium tickets can be purchased by contacting the Iowa Wild Ticket Department at 515-564-8700 or tickets@iowawild.com. Season tickets for 2025-26 are on sale now. Fans can purchase season tickets for the upcoming season at https://www.iowawild.com/wild-365 .
Visit http://www.iowawild.com/pressbox for the latest news and information from the team including press releases, game notes, multimedia content, and daily statistics.
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 2024-25 season, and watch all Iowa Wild games online.
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April 11, 2025
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BANKIER SCORES TWICE IN 3-1 IOWA WIN
Game Report
WINNIPEG, Manitoba - Caedan Bankier scored twice for the Iowa Wild and Samuel Hlavaj
stopped 25-of-26 shots in a 3-1 victory over the Manitoba Moose on Friday night.
Bankier opened the scoring 6:04 into the contest. After Ryan Sandelin freed the puck up along
the wall, Luke Toporowski threw a pass to the front of the net and Bankier chipped a backhand
shot under the glove of Thomas Milic (32 saves).
Kyle Masters sent a pass from the point to the backdoor for Toporowski to punch home 3:45
later to double the advantage. Jack Peart also earned an assist on the second goal.
Iowa outshot Manitoba 18-6 in the first period.
Bankier corralled a cross-ice pass from Toporowski and beat Milic to the blocker side for his
second goal of the game 3:15 into the middle frame.
The Wild outshot the Moose 28-15 through 40 minutes.
Brad Lambert scored with 13 seconds remaining to spoil Hlavaj's shutout bid.
Iowa outshot Manitoba 35-26. The Wild and Moose finished 0-for-1 on the power play.
Iowa and Manitoba complete their weekend series on Saturday, Apr. 12 at 6 p.m. at Canada Life
Centre.
Iowa Wild hockey is presented by Kwik Star. For more information on Iowa Wild hockey, please
visit
www.iowawild.com
. Fans can purchase single-game tickets through the team's website at
www.iowawild.com
. Group tickets (10 or more), suites, Wild 365 memberships or premium
tickets can be purchased by contacting the Iowa Wild Ticket Department at 515-564-8700
or
tickets@iowawild.com
. Season tickets for 2025-26 are on sale now. Fans can purchase season
tickets for the upcoming season at
https://www.iowawild.com/wild-365 .
Visit
http://www.iowawild.com/pressbox
for the latest news and information from the team
including press releases, game notes, multimedia content, and daily statistics.
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 2024-25 season, and watch all Iowa Wild
games online.
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