The Minnesota Wilderness take the NAHL’s longest winning streak into this weekend’s home series vs. the Wisconsin Windigo.
Minnesota has won its last 8 games, with its last two coming Oct. 17-18 vs. the Chippewa Steel by scores of 9-1 and 7-1.
The Windigo are the Midwest Division’s defending champions, having taken both the regular season and playoff crowns last season. Last weekend, Wisconsin split a 2-game series in Janesville, losing Friday, 5-4, before countering with an 8-1 victory Saturday.
The two inter-state rivals are scheduled to meet eight times this season. In 2024-25, the Wilderness and Windigo met 12 times, with Wisconsin winning the season series, 8-4.
The games this weekend (Oct. 24-25) at Northwoods Credit Union Arena in Cloquet are set to start at 7:15 p.m. CDT each night.
Media: Both games will stream on NAHLTV.com
Midwest Division standings
| Place | Team | Games Played | Points | This weekend’s opponent(s) |
| 1 | Wilderness | 14 | 25 | 2 games vs. Wisconsin |
| 2 | Fairbanks | 11 | 15 | 2 vs. Kenai River |
| 3 | Janesville | 12 | 14 | 2 vs. Springfield |
| 4 | Kenai River | 12 | 12 | 2 @ Fairbanks |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 13 | 11 | 2 @ Wilderness |
| 6 | Springfield | 12 | 10 | 2 @ Janesville |
| 7 | Anchorage | 12 | 7 | 2 vs. Chippewa |
| 8 | Chippewa | 10 | 3 | 2 @ Anchorage |
Tale of the Tape:
| Team | GF | GA | PP | PK |
| Wisconsin | 34 | 38 | 6 for 44 (15.8%) | 6 for 51 (88.2%) |
| Wilderness | 72 | 34 | 19 for 70 (27.1%) | 9 for 64 (85.9%) |