The Minnesota Wilderness return to the ice this weekend on the first leg of its first Alaska trip of the 2024-25 season.
The Wilderness and the Kenai River Brown Bears will tangle in a 2-game series at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. Games will be Friday and Saturday, November 1 and 2, with game time set for 7:30 p.m. AKDT.
Both squads are riding the momentum of wins in home games that went past regulation. The Wilderness (5-7-2) slipped past Chippewa 2-1 in a shootout last Saturday (Oct. 26). That win came in the final game of a 3-game series in which Chippewa was victorious in the first two contests.
Meanwhile, Kenai (8-7-1) defeated Fairbanks 3-2 in overtime last Saturday to force a split in a 2-game series.
Kenai’s victory snapped a 6-game losing streak, while Minnesota’s win was its first in Cloquet since Sept. 14, ending a 4-game skid at Northwoods Credit Union Arena.
Media: All games can be seen on nahltv.com
Midwest Division standings:
| Place | Team | Games played | Points | This weekend’s opponent(s) |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 14 | 22 | 2 games vs. Janesville |
| 2 | Anchorage | 13 | 19 | 2 games vs. Chippewa |
| 3 | Springfield | 13 | 18 | Idle |
| 3 | Fairbanks | 13 | 18 | Idle |
| 5 | Kenai River | 16 | 17 | 2 games vs. Wilderness |
| 6 | Chippewa | 15 | 16 | 2 games @ Anchorage |
| 7 | Wilderness | 14 | 12 | 2 games @ Kenai River |
| 7 | Janesville | 14 | 9 | 2 games @ Wisconsin |
Tale of the Tape
| Team | GF | GA | PP | PK |
| Kenai River | 45 | 49 | 6 for 51 (11.8%) | 12 for 60 (80%) |
| Wilderness | 44 | 50 | 14 for 68 (20.6%) | 8 for 53 (85%) |