“We’re extremely excited to expand our over-the-air television schedule this season and provide more opportunities for fans to watch Wild hockey,” said Minnesota Wild Chief Revenue Officer and Executive Vice President Mitch Helgerson. “Our fans are among the most passionate in sports, and we’re thrilled to bring even more Wild+ games into homes across the region through over-the-air television.”
“Hubbard Broadcasting is excited to bring you more 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!”
These 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 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).
Minnesota Wild telecasts on Wild+ feature Anthony LaPanta as play-by-play announcer, Ryan Carter as lead analyst, Kevin Gorg as rink-side reporter, and Katie Storm and Wes Walz serving as the primary hosts of the Wild pre- and postgame shows. Alex Stalock and Lou Nanne will also serve as analysts for select games. KSTC-TV also televised the Wild preseason game at Dallas on Sept. 23. Wild+ games on KSTP-TV, 5 Eyewitness News and KSTC-TV, 45TV are produced by the team.
Four Minnesota Wild games were simulcast on KSTP-TV, 5 Eyewitness News and KSTC-TV, 45TV last season.
For more information on where to watch Wild+, the Minnesota Wild multimedia television network, please visit watch.wild.com.
The NHL is in discussion with additional cable and satellite providers regarding distribution of Wild+. More information on Wild+ channel availability will be shared as agreements are finalized. Fans should contact their provider to make sure they can watch games on Wild+ this season.
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.
