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 |
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| 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) |
