The NHL has released the 2017-2018 schedule for the Minnesota Wild. What does this have to do with the Gophers? Well, potentially quite a bit, at least when it comes to Saturday night attendance this season.
Nate Wells (whose blog should be on your must read list) called out a couple of key details about the schedule right away.
Of the other 3 home weekends, one sees the Wild host on Friday and another features NHL teams off for the All-Star game.
— Nate Wells (@gopherstate) June 22, 2017
The Gophers host 9 weekend series during the upcoming season.