Admirals grab OT win over Wild in Outdoor Classic

HASTINGS, Minn. … Zach L’Heureux scored 1:25 into overtime to give the Milwaukee Admirals a 3-2 victory over the Iowa Wild in the 13th American Hockey League outdoor game on Friday evening.

The game was played at the United Heroes League complex in Hastings as part of Hockey Day Minnesota 2026.

The thermometer read minus-8 degrees Fahrenheit at puck drop, making it the coldest outdoor game ever played in the AHL or the NHL.

Ryder Rolston and Oasiz Wiesblatt also scored for the Admirals, who rallied from 2-0 down to earn the victory. Matt Murray stopped 25 of 27 shots in the Milwaukee cage.

Hunter Haight and Minnesota native Ryan Sandelin scored for Iowa, while Samuel Hlavaj made 34 saves.

AHL OUTDOOR GAME HISTORY
Date	Site	Result
Feb. 20, 2010	New York State Fairgrounds Syracuse, N.Y.	Binghamton Senators 1 Syracuse Crunch 2
Feb. 19, 2011	Rentschler Field East Hartford, Conn.	Providence Bruins 5 Connecticut Whale 4 (SO)
Jan. 6, 2012	Citizens Bank Park Philadelphia, Pa.	Hershey Bears 3 Adirondack Phantoms 4 (OT)
Jan. 21, 2012	Ivor Wynne Stadium Hamilton, Ont.	Toronto Marlies 7 Hamilton Bulldogs 2
Jan. 20, 2013	Hersheypark Stadium Hershey, Pa.	W-B/Scranton Penguins 2 Hershey Bears 1 (OT)
Dec. 13, 2013	Frontier Field Rochester, N.Y.	Lake Erie Monsters 4 Rochester Americans 5 (SO)
Dec. 30, 2013	Comerica Park Detroit, Mich.	Toronto Marlies 4 Grand Rapids Griffins 3 (SO)
Dec. 19, 2015	Raley Field West Sacramento, Calif.	Bakersfield Condors 2 Stockton Heat 3
Jan. 7, 2017	Memorial Stadium Bakersfield, Calif.	Ontario Reign 2 Bakersfield Condors 3 (OT)
Jan. 20, 2018	Hersheypark Stadium Hershey, Pa.	Lehigh Valley Phantoms 5 Hershey Bears 2
Mar. 4, 2023	FirstEnergy Stadium Cleveland, Ohio	W-B/Scranton Penguins 2 Cleveland Monsters 3 (OT)
Jan. 13, 2024	Truist Field Charlotte, N.C.	Rochester Americans 2 Charlotte Checkers 5
Jan. 23, 2026	Tradition Veterans Complex Hastings, Minn.	Milwaukee Admirals 3 Iowa Wild 2 (OT)