Minnesota Wild Recalls Eight from Iowa
April 18, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Iowa Wild News Release
DES MOINES, IA - Minnesota Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher on Monday announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has recalled the following eight players from the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL):
C Grayson Downing: 19-21=40 in 56 games...second on Iowa in goals and scoring. Set the team mark for goals, assists and points by a rookie.
RW Kurtis Gabriel: 6-4=10 and 137 PIM in 66 games with Iowa. Posted a career high with 137 penalty minutes.
C Tyler Graovac: 5-11=16 in 39 games with Iowa. He ranks first on Iowa's all-time list for games played, goals and points.
G Stephen Michalek: 7-5-2 with a 2.63 GAA and a .910 SV% in 14 games with Iowa.
RW Zack Mitchell: 22-20=42 in 70 games...led Iowa in goals and scoring. Second on Iowa's all-time scoring list for goals and points.
D Zach Palmquist: 4-7=11 in 69 games for Iowa.
D Tyson Strachan: 1-12=13 in 67 games in Iowa.
D Hunter Warner: tallied one assist in three games with Iowa after concluding his season in Prince Albert of the Western Hockey League (WHL).
Minnesota hosts Dallas in Game 3 of its Western Conference First Round Series tonight at 7:30 p.m. CT at Xcel Energy Center on FOX Sports North, CNBC and KFAN 100.3 FM.
In addition, Iowa Wild General Manager Brent Flahr announced the team has assigned defenseman Guillaume Gelinas to the Quad City Mallards, Iowa's ECHL affiliate.
Gelinas, 22 (6/14/93), played in 25 games for Iowa this season with two goals and two assists. The Quebec native has also played in 43 games for the Quad City Mallards this season. At the time of his recall, he was fourth on the team in scoring with nine goals and 16 assists for 27 points. For his AHL career, Gelinas has four goals in five assists totaling nine points in 62 games with Iowa.
The 2016-17 regular season schedule will be announced late in the summer and single game tickets for the 2016-17 regular season will go on sale in September. Follow the Iowa Wild on Twitter @IAWILD or like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/iawild.
The Iowa Wild 2016-17 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 2016-17 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.
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.
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