Minnesota Wild already loses to Vegas; ends Quad City Mallards (ECHL) affiliation

Last Thursday it was announced that the Minnesota Wild’s ECHL-affiliate, the Quad City Mallards, would be ending their partnership with both the Wild in St. Paul and the Iowa Wild in Des Moines. Instead, the Mallards will be joining with the Chicago Wolves of the AHL as the minor league affiliates of the Vegas Golden Knights. This is far from the first time the Wild have had to find a new affiliate, but there is one team currently without an NHL affiliation: the Ft. Wayne Komets.