After cruising to two victories in weekend #1 in the 2025-26 NAHL season, the Minnesota Wilderness look to double their season win total in weekend #2 vs. the Anchorage Wolverines.
The Wilderness took down the Springfield Jr. Blues on Sept. 12-13 in Cloquet by scores of 4-2 and 6-2. Anchorage was off last weekend, and therefore, opens its 25-26 schedule vs. the Wilderness.
Both contests Sept. 19-20 will be at Northwoods Credit Union, with puck drop set for 7:15 p.m.
Anchorage returns 8 players from its 2024-25 team which finished in third place in the Midwest Division with a 36-17-6 record. In the Robertson Cup playoffs, the Wolverines advanced to the Midwest Division finals where they fell to the Wisconsin Windigo in 5 games.
In Minnesota’s season-series vs. Anchorage in 24-25, the Wilderness came out on top with a 4-2-1 record. In Cloquet, the Wilderness were victorious in 3 of their 4 contests, although the Wolverines won the last meeting on Feb. 15, 6-2.
Media: Both games will stream on NAHLtv.com.
Midwest Division standings:
| Place | Team | Games Played | Points | This weekend’s opponent(s) |
| 1 | Wilderness | 2 | 4 | 2 games vs. Anchorage |
| 2 | Chippewa | 2 | 2 | 1 game (Friday) vs. Fairbanks |
| 2 | Janesville | 2 | 2 | 1 game (Saturday) vs. Fairbanks |
| 2 | Kenai River | 2 | 2 | 2 games @ Wisconsin |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 2 games vs. Kenai River |
| 6 | Anchorage | 0 | 0 | 2 games @ Wilderness |
| 6 | Fairbanks | 0 | 0 | 1 game at Chippewa; 1 at Janesville |
| 6 | Springfield | 2 | 0 | Idle |
Tale of the Tape:
| Team | GF | GA | PP | PK |
| Anchorage | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Wilderness | 10 | 4 | 3 for 8 (37.5%) | 2 for 8 (75%) |