Wild announces 2016-17 preseason schedule

The Wild announced its six-game 2016-17 preseason schedule. The Wild will play three games at Xcel Energy Center, including home-and-home series against Central Division opponents Colorado and Winnipeg. Minnesota will also host the Carolina Hurricanes and play a road game against the Buffalo Sabres at a location to be announced.

2016-17 Minnesota Wild Preseason Schedule
Date Opponent Location Time (CDT)
Monday, Sept. 26 at Buffalo Sabres TBD TBD
Tuesday, Sept. 27 Colorado Avalanche Xcel Energy Center 7 p.m.
Thursday, Sept 29 at Winnipeg Jets MTS Centre 7 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 2 Carolina Hurricanes Xcel Energy Center 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 4 at Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center 8 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 8 Winnipeg Jets Xcel Energy Center 7 p.m.

All Minnesota Wild preseason games will be available on KFAN 100.3 FM.

Preseason tickets will go on sale Thursday, Aug. 25 at 10 a.m. at the Xcel Energy Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations and Wild.com. Pricing for Minnesota Wild preseason and regular season tickets along with the on-sale date for regular season tickets will be announced at a later date.
The NHL is expected to release the 2016-17 regular season schedule later this month.