For Immediate Release Contacts: Aaron Sickman, Wild (651) 602-6009 Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 Becky Ross Mielke, FOX Sports North, (612) 486-9520

MINNESOTA WILD ANNOUNCES 2017-18 LOCAL BROADCAST SCHEDULE 70 Regular Season and Two Preseason Contests on FOX Sports North; Hour-Long “Wild Live” for Home Opener KFAN 100.3 FM Continues as Radio Home of Wild Hockey in 2017-18

SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild, in conjunction with FOX Sports North (FSN) and KFAN 100.3 FM, has announced the team’s local broadcast schedule for the 2017-18 National Hockey League (NHL) season.

FOX Sports North will televise 70 regular season games and two preseason contests this season, including 35 games from Xcel Energy Center and 37 road contests. A total of 13 telecasts will be presented on FOX Sports North PLUS. FOX Sports North will televise the Sept. 21 preseason game against Winnipeg and the Sept. 23 U.S. Bank Kids Day preseason game against Colorado. FOX Sports North’s regular season coverage will begin with the Minnesota Wild contest at Carolina on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 6 p.m. followed by club’s first regular season home game on Saturday, Oct. 14 against Columbus at 7 p.m.

Minnesota Wild telecasts on FOX Sports North will feature play-by-play announcer Anthony LaPanta, color analyst Mike Greenlay and reporter Kevin Gorg. Audra Martin will host Wild Live presented by CenturyLink before and after every game with analysis from Wes Walz, Tom Chorske and Ben Clymer.

All Wild games televised on FOX Sports North will also be streamed live on FOX Sports GO. FOX Sports GO is available to customers of participating pay-TV providers on iOS, Android, Fire tablets and Fire phones, Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Roku, Windows devices, and online at FOXSportsGo.com. Fans can download the mobile app for free from the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Amazon App Store and Windows Store.

FOX Sports North debuts a half hour special, “Wild Season Preview” at 10:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 22. “Becoming Wild” presented by Toyota also returns with a new season premiering Saturday, Oct. 14, immediately following the Wild Live postgame show.

FOX Sports North reaches nearly 2 million homes throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and North and South Dakota and telecasts nearly 2,600 hours of locally produced programming per year. A total of 66 games will be simulcast on FOX Sports Wisconsin, extending the team’s reach to an additional 1.5 million homes. For more information on the network and exclusive content: FOXsportsnorth.com / Facebook /Twitter / Instagram.

KFAN 100.3 FM enters its seventh season as the official radio flagship home of the Minnesota Wild. Bob Kurtz (play-by-play), Tom Reid (analyst) and Kevin Falness (studio host) will continue to capture all the action. Coverage of each game will begin with a 15-minute pregame show and conclude with a 30-minute postgame Show. KFAN will also continue to host “Wild Weekly,” as well as “Wild Fanline” after select games. iHeart Radio reaches more than 2.5 million listeners every week over the air, via the Internet and through iheartradio.com. The Wild radio broadcast is also available on the Wild Mobile App, inside Xcel Energy Center at 95.7 FM and across the 47 station Minnesota Wild Radio Network, the largest network in the National Hockey League.

For information about Minnesota Wild Season Tickets or to join the Wild Warming House, the only way to secure future season tickets, visit tickets.wild.com or contact a Wild Ticket Sales Representative at 651-222- WILD. ***2017-18 MINNESOTA WILD TELEVISION SCHEDULE FOLLOWS***

2017-18 MINNESOTA WILD TELEVISION SCHEDULE

DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) TV DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) TV SEPTEMBER PRESEASON JANUARY Mon. 18 at Winnipeg 7:00 p.m. TUE. 2 FLORIDA 7:00 P.M. FSN THUR. 21 WINNIPEG 7:00 P.M. FSN THUR. 4 BUFFALO 7:00 P.M. FSN SAT. 23 COLORADO 5:00 P.M. FSN+ Sat. 6 at Colorado 8:00 p.m. FSN+ Sun. 24 at Colorado 6:00 p.m. TUE. 9 CALGARY 7:00 P.M. FSN Tue. 26 at Dallas 7:30 p.m. Wed. 10 at Chicago 7:00 p.m. NBCSN Thur. 28 at St. Louis (Kansas City) 7:00 p.m. SAT. 13 WINNIPEG 6:00 P.M. FSN SAT. 30 DALLAS 7:00 P.M. SUN. 14 VANCOUVER 6:00 P.M. FSN SAT. 20 TAMPA BAY 8:00 P.M. FSN OCTOBER REGULAR SEASON MON. 22 OTTAWA 7:00 P.M. FSN Thur. 5 at Detroit 6:30 p.m. NBCSN Thur. 25 at Pittsburgh 6:00 p.m. FSN Sat. 7 at Carolina 6:00 p.m. FSN Sun. 28 NHL ALL-STAR GAME TBD NBC Thur. 12 at Chicago 7:30 p.m. FSN Tue. 30 at Columbus 6:00 p.m. FSN SAT. 14 COLUMBUS 7:00 P.M. FSN Fri. 20 at Winnipeg 7:00 p.m. FSN+ FEBRUARY Sat. 21 at Calgary 9:00 p.m. FSN FRI. 2 VEGAS 7:00 P.M. NBCSN TUE. 24 VANCOUVER 7:00 P.M. FSN Sat. 3 at Dallas 7:00 p.m. FSN THUR. 26 N.Y. ISLANDERS 7:00 P.M. FSN Tue. 6 at St. Louis 7:00 p.m. NBCSN SAT. 28 PITTSBURGH 7:00 P.M. FSN THUR. 8 ARIZONA 7:00 P.M. FSN TUE. 31 WINNIPEG 7:00 P.M. FSN SAT. 10 CHICAGO 7:00 P.M. FSN TUE. 13 N.Y. RANGERS 7:00 P.M. FSN+ NOVEMBER THUR. 15 WASHINGTON 7:00 P.M. FSN THUR. 2 MONTREAL 7:00 P.M. FSN SAT. 17 ANAHEIM 1:00 P.M. FSN SAT. 4 CHICAGO 7:00 P.M. FSN Mon. 19 at N.Y. Islanders 12:00 p.m. FSN Mon. 6 at Boston 6:00 p.m. FSN Thur. 22 at New Jersey 6:00 p.m. FSN Wed. 8 at Toronto 6:30 p.m. FSN+ Fri. 23 at N.Y. Rangers 6:00 p.m. FSN+ Thur. 9 at Montreal 6:30 p.m. FSN SUN. 25 SAN JOSE 7:00 P.M. FSN Sat. 11 at Philadelphia 6:00 p.m. FSN TUE. 27 ST. LOUIS 7:00 P.M. NBCSN TUE. 14 PHILADELPHIA 7:00 P.M. FSN THUR. 16 NASHVILLE 7:00 P.M. FSN MARCH Sat. 18 at Washington 6:30 p.m. FSN Thur. 1 at Arizona 8:00 p.m. FSN MON. 20 NEW JERSEY 7:00 P.M. FSN+ Fri. 2 at Colorado 8:00 p.m. FSN Wed. 22 at Buffalo 6:00 p.m. FSN SUN. 4 DETROIT 6:00 P.M. NBCSN FRI. 24 COLORADO 3:00 P.M. FSN TUE. 6 CAROLINA 7:00 P.M. FSN Sat. 25 at St. Louis 7:00 p.m. FSN Fri. 9 at Vancouver 9:00 p.m. FSN Mon. 27 at Winnipeg 7:00 p.m. FSN Sat. 10 at Edmonton 9:00 p.m. FSN THUR. 30 VEGAS 7:00 P.M. FSN TUE. 13 COLORADO 7:30 P.M. NBCSN Fri. 16 at Vegas 9:30 p.m. FSN DECEMBER Sat. 17 at Arizona 8:00 p.m. FSN SAT. 2 ST. LOUIS 5:00 P.M. FSN MON. 19 LOS ANGELES 7:00 P.M. NBCSN Tue. 5 at Los Angeles 9:00 p.m. NBCSN SAT. 24 NASHVILLE 7:00 P.M. FSN+ Fri. 8 at Anaheim 9:00 p.m. FSN SUN. 25 BOSTON 6:30 P.M. NBCSN Sun. 10 at San Jose 8:00 p.m. FSN+ Tue. 27 at Nashville 7:00 p.m. FSN TUE. 12 CALGARY 7:00 P.M. FSN+ THUR. 29 DALLAS 7:00 P.M. NBCSN THUR. 14 TORONTO 7:00 P.M. FSN Sat. 31 at Dallas 7:00 p.m. FSN+ SAT. 16 EDMONTON 1:00 P.M. FSN Sun. 17 at Chicago 6:00 p.m. FSN APRIL Tue. 19 at Ottawa 6:00 p.m. FSN MON. 2 EDMONTON 7:00 P.M. FSN Fri. 22 at Florida 6:30 p.m. FSN Wed. 4 at Anaheim 9:00 p.m. FSN Sat. 23 at Tampa Bay 6:00 p.m. FSN Thur. 5 at Los Angeles 9:30 p.m. FSN+ WED. 27 DALLAS 7:00 P.M. FSN+ Sat. 7 at San Jose 9:30 p.m. FSN FRI. 29 NASHVILLE 7:00 P.M. NBCSN Sat. 30 at Nashville 7:00 p.m. FSN BOLD INDICATES HOME GAME DATES AND TIME SUBJECT TO CHANGE

2017-18 MINNESOTA WILD RADIO NETWORK AFFILIATE LIST

MARKET CALL FREQUENCY AITKIN KKIN 930 AM ALBERT LEA KATE 1450 AM AUSTIN KAUS 1480 AM BEMIDJI KBUN 1450 AM BENSON KSCR 93.5 FM BRAINERD KUAL 103.5 FM CROOKSTON KROX 1260 AM DETROIT LAKES KDLM 93.1 FM/1340 AM DULUTH WDSM 710 AM ELY WELY 94.5 FM/1450 AM EVELETH KRBT 1340 AM FAIRMONT KSUM 1370 AM FOSSTON KKCQ 1480 AM GLENWOOD KMGK 107.1 FM HASTINGS KDWA 97.7 FM/1460 AM HIBBING WMFG 1240 AM HUTCHINSON KDUZ 1260 AM INTERNATIONAL FALLS KGHS 1230 AM MANKATO KMKO 95.7 FM MARSHALL KARZ 107.5 FM MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL KFAN 100.3 FM MONTEVIDEO KKRC 93.9 FM NEW ULM KNUJ 860 AM NORTHFIELD KYMN 95.1 FM/1080 AM RED WING KCUE 98.9 FM/1250 AM ROCHESTER KRCH 101.7 FM ROSEAU KRWB 1410 AM ST. CLOUD KXSS 1390 AM THIEF RIVER FALLS KKAQ 1460 AM VERNDALE KSKK 1070 AM WALKER KAKK 1570 AM WARROAD KRWB 102.9 FM WASECA KOWZ 1170 AM WINONA KWNO 1230 AM WORTHINGTON KWOA 730 AM

IOWA DES MOINES KXLQ 1490 AM

NORTH DAKOTA FARGO KVOX 740 AM FARGO KFGO 790 AM GRAND FORKS KKXL 1440 AM

SOUTH DAKOTA SIOUX FALLS KWSN 1230 AM VERMILLION KVTK 1570 AM

WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE WBIZ 1400 AM