| Iowa Wild | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Des Moines, Iowa |
| League | American Hockey League |
| Conference | Western |
| Division | Central |
| Founded | 1994 (In the IHL) |
| Operated | 2013–present |
| Home arena | Wells Fargo Arena |
| Colors | Forest green, Iron Range red, harvest gold, Minnesota wheat, white |
| Owner(s) | Minnesota Sports and Entertainment |
| General manager | Matt Hendricks[1] |
| Head coach | Brett McLean |
| Captain | Cameron Crotty |
| Media | Bally Sports North KXNO AHL.TV (Internet) |
| Affiliates | Minnesota Wild (NHL) Iowa Heartlanders (ECHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1994–2013 | Houston Aeros |
| 2013–present | Iowa Wild |
 Current season | |
The Iowa Wild are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) based in Des Moines, Iowa. Beginning play for the 2013–14 season as the AHL affiliate of the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL), the team's home games are held at Wells Fargo Arena.
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.[2][3] 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.
- ^ "Hendricks named new GM of Iowa Wild". theahl. May 15, 2024.
- ^ "Wild AHL Affiliate Moving To Iowa". Minnesota Wild. 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
- ^ Birch, Tommy; Leistikow, Chad (2013-04-18). "Is Des Moines ready to try pro hockey again?". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2013-04-18.[permanent dead link]