“We are extremely excited to offer fans all around the State of Hockey the opportunity to watch four Minnesota Wild games on KSTP-TV and KSTC-TV this season,” said Mitch Helgerson, Chief Revenue Officer of the Minnesota Wild. “We’re thrilled to expand our reach and deliver must-watch hockey to more Minnesotans than ever before.”
“Hubbard Broadcasting is excited to bring you select Minnesota Wild hockey games, free and over-the-air this season,” said Robert Hubbard, President of Hubbard Television and General Manager of KSTP-TV and KSTC-TV. “We live and operate in the State of Hockey and Hubbard Broadcasting could not be prouder to bring these games to our statewide audience!”
KSTP-TV, 5 Eyewitness News and KSTC-TV, 45TV will simulcast FanDuel Sports Network’s production of the games including Wild Live pre and postgame shows. Minnesota Wild television broadcasts feature Anthony LaPanta as play-by-play announcer, Ryan Carter as lead analyst, Kevin Gorg as rink-side reporter, Katie Storm serves as primary host of Wild Live with Audra Martin also contributing hosting duties alongside pre- and postgame analyst Wes Walz.
These Minnesota Wild games will also be available on KSAX-TV in Alexandria, WDIO-TV in Duluth, KRWF-TV in Redwood Falls and KAAL-TV in Rochester.
In addition, Gray Media will air these four Minnesota Wild games on their stations throughout the Upper Midwest, including the following markets in Minnesota (Mankato); Iowa (Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Ottumwa and Sioux City); North Dakota (Minot-Bismarck and Fargo); South Dakota (Rapid City and Sioux Falls) and Wisconsin (La Crosse-Eau Claire, Green Bay, Madison and Wausau).
About KSTP-TV, 5 Eyewitness News
5 EYEWITNESS NEWS (KSTP-TV, LLC), Minneapolis/St. Paul’s ABC affiliate, is locally owned and operated by Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. and was the first television station to sign on the air in the upper Midwest. HBI owns six additional television stations around the state of Minnesota: KSTC- TV (Minneapolis/St. Paul), KSAX-TV (Alexandria), KRWF-TV (Redwood Falls), WDIO-TV (Duluth), WIRT-TV (Hibbing) and KAAL-TV (Rochester/Austin). HBI also owns three television stations in New York, three television stations in New Mexico, and 54 radio stations in Washington D.C., Chicago, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Northern Minnesota, Seattle, Phoenix, Cincinnati, St. Louis, and West Palm Beach. Hubbard Media Group, a division of HBI, owns and operates REELZCHANNEL, a national cable and satellite network. F&F Productions is one of the oldest privately held mobile production facilities providers in the United States and is a subsidiary of HBI.
