Who: Minnesota Wilderness vs. Anchorage Wolverines
When: April 19 and April 20, 7:00 p.m. AKDT; if necessary, April 21 4:00 p.m. AKDT
Where: Ben Boeke Ice Arena, Anchorage, AK
What: Midwest Division Semi-finals, games 1, 2 and (if necessary) 3.
Media: All of the action can be seen on nahltv.com.
Records: Anchorage: 39-14-7, 85 points; Minnesota: 30-25-5, 65 points
Final Midwest Division Standings:
| Place | Team | Points |
| 1 | Anchorage | 85 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 84 |
| 3 | Janesville | 71 |
| 4 | Wilderness | 65 |
| 5 | Chippewa | 64 |
| 6 | Fairbanks | 52 |
| 7 | Springfield | 52 |
| 8 | Kenai River | 46 |
Last Weekend:
- Anchorage secured first place in the Midwest Division by forcing overtime and gaining one point in game 2 of its series in Fairbanks, despite losing the game in a shootout, 5-4. Fairbanks also won Friday, 3-2.
- The Wilderness clinched its playoff spot Friday with a 3-2 overtime win over Springfield. Springfield bounced back Saturday with a 5-2 victory.
Other Midwest Division Series: Janesville vs. Wisconsin, with the first two games this weekend in Eagle River, WI.
Tale of the Tape: Source: nahl.com
| Team | GF | GA | PP | PK | PIMs |
| Anchorage | 233 | 159 | 29.1% | 82.6% | 1144 |
| Wilderness | 157 | 170 | 18.6% | 84.7% | 803 |
Season series: The Wilderness and Wolverines met six times during 2023-24. Minnesota won the series 4-2:
| Date | Winner | Score | Location |
| Sept 9 | Anchorage | 5-1 | Proctor, MN |
| Oct. 14 | Wilderness | 4-1 | Anchorage |
| Jan. 5 | Wilderness | 3-2 | Cloquet |
| Jan. 6 | Wilderness | 4-3 | Cloquet |
| March 15 | Anchorage | 4-3 | Anchorage |
| March 16 | Wilderness | 5-4 (SO) | Anchorage |
Playoff Format: This series features an unconventional playoff schedule due to the distance between Cloquet and Anchorage.
The best-of-five series will open in Anchorage, and, as the top seed, Anchorage is assured of at least two home games, while the Wilderness is only guaranteed of a home game if it loses once in Anchorage.
- If the Wilderness wins at least one of the first two contests, there will be a third game over the first weekend in Anchorage. If Anchorage wins that third game, the Wilderness would then host game 4 on April 26 as its first home playoff game and also game 5 on April 27, if necessary.
- If the Wilderness wins that third game in Anchorage, the series would be over, and Minnesota would get to host at least one game in the next playoff round.
- If Anchorage wins the first two games, the series would shift to Cloquet for game 3 on April 26, and if necessary. games 4 (April 27) and 5 (April 28).
Playoff History: The Wilderness and Wolverines faced off in 2022 in the Midwest Division Finals. The first three contests were in Anchorage. The Wolverines took game 1, 4-1, while the Wilderness countered with a 7-2 victory in game 2. Anchorage regained the series lead in game 3 winning 4-3 in double overtime, and the Wolverines closed out the series with a 5-1 win in game 4 in Cloquet.
Playoff Experience: The table below lists the playoff experience Wilderness players have had in North American Jr hockey:
| Name | # of games | Team(s) (league) | Notes |
| Daniel Astapovich | 1 | Des Moines (USHL) | 2023 Clark Cup playoffs |
| Adam Johnson | 18 |
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| Joe Manning | 1 | Kenai River (NAHL) | 2023 Robertson Cup playoffs |
| Ren Morque | 2 | Sioux City (USHL) | 2023 Clark Cup playoffs |
| Logan Nagle | 6 | Wenatchee (BCHL) | 2023 Fred Page Cup playoffs |
| Gustavs Ozolins | 9 | Wilderness (NAHL) | 2023 Robertson Cup playoffs |
| Adam Prokop | 2 | Milwaukee (NA3HL) | 2023 Fraser Cup playoffs |
| Oliver Stümpel | 9 | Wilderness (NAHL) | 2023 Robertson Cup playoffs |
| Hayden Walters | 12 |
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