Only four games remain in the 2024 portion of this season’s schedule for the Minnesota Wilderness and two will be this weekend in Janesville, WI. The Wilderness and Janesville Jets will meet for the first time this season in a 2-game series Friday and Saturday at the Janesville Arena.
The last squad both teams faced this season was the Springfield Jr. Blues. Janesville (6-13-3) did not play last weekend but hosted the Jr. Blues on Nov. 22-23. The Jets split that series, with Janesville winning game 1, 6-1 and Springfield capturing game 2, 3-0.
Minnesota (10-13-3) took on Springfield last weekend and also completed a split. Springfield was victorious Friday, 4-3, while the Wilderness won in a shootout on Saturday, 2-1.
Both games this weekend are scheduled to begin at 7:05 p.m. CST.
Media: Both games will be available on NAHLTV.com
Midwest Division standings:
| Place | Team | Games Played | Points | This weekend’s opponent |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 25 | 41 | 1 game (Sat.) vs. Anchorage |
| 2 | Anchorage | 23 | 33 | 1 game (Sat.) @ Wisconsin |
| 3 | Fairbanks | 21 | 32 | 2 games @ Chippewa |
| 4 | Springfield | 22 | 25 | 2 games vs. Kenai River |
| 4 | Chippewa | 24 | 25 | 2 games vs. Fairbanks |
| 6 | Wilderness | 26 | 23 | 2 games @ Janesville |
| 7 | Kenai River | 25 | 21 | 2 games @ Springfield |
| 8 | Janesville | 22 | 15 | 2 games vs. Wilderness |
Tale of the Tape
| Team | GF | GA | PP | PK |
| Wilderness | 88 | 99 | 24 for 124 (19.4%) | 19 for 99 (80.8%) |
| Janesville | 54 | 81 | 6 for 68 (8.8%) | 19 for 84 (77.4%) |