FOX Sports North, Minnesota Wild announce 2016-17 TV schedule
FOX Sports North and the Minnesota Wild announced the television schedule for the 2016-17 season on Monday.
Coverage begins on Thursday, Oct. 13, when the Wild take on the St. Louis Blues.
The season opener broadcast will feature a one-hour edition of Wild Live beginning at 6 p.m.
In addition, the network will air an hour-long edition of Wild Live for the home opener on Oct. 15.
FOX Sports North's 71-game schedule includes 34 games from Xcel Energy Center and 37 on the road.
A total of nine telecasts will be presented on FOX Sports North PLUS.
A total of 66 games will be simulcast on FOX Sports Wisconsin, extending the team's reach to an additional 1.5 million homes.
In addition, all Wild games televised on FOX Sports North will also be streamed live on FOX Sports GO. FOX Sports GO is available to customers of participating TV providers on iOS, Android, Fire tablets and Fire phones, Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Roku, Windows devices and online at FOXSportsGO.com.
Fans can download the mobile app for free from the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Amazon App Store and Windows Store.
Wild telecasts on FOX Sports North will feature play-by-play announcer Anthony LaPanta, color analyst Mike Greenlay and reporter Kevin Gorg. Tom Hanneman and Audra Martin will host Wild Live presented by CenturyLink before and after every game, with analysis from Wes Walz, Tom Chorske and Ben Clymer.
FOX Sports North will also debut a new half-hour special on Friday, Sept. 30.
Wild Season Preview will air at 10:30 p.m., or immediately following Twins Live postgame.
Becoming Wild also returns with the new season premiering Thursday, Oct. 13, immediately following the Wild Live postgame show.
FOX Sports North/Minnesota Wild TV schedule 2016-17
+ airs on FOX Sports North PLUS
*FOX Sports Wisconsin simulcast
| DATE | DAY | OPPONENT | TIME |
| Oct. 13 | Thursday | at St. Louis | 7:00pm* |
| Oct. 15 | Saturday | Winnipeg | 6:00pm* |
| Oct. 18 | Tuesday | Los Angeles | 7:00pm* |
| Oct. 20 | Thursday | Toronto | 7:00pm* |
| Oct. 22 | Saturday | at New Jersey | 6:00pm* |
| Oct. 23 | Sunday | at NY Islanders | 5:00pm* |
| Oct. 25 | Tuesday | at Boston | 6:00pm* |
| Oct. 27 | Thursday | at Buffalo | 6:00pm* |
| Oct. 29 | Saturday | Dallas | 7:00pm* |
| Nov. 1 | Tuesday | Buffalo | 7:00pm+* |
| Nov. 5 | Saturday | at Colorado | 2:00pm |
| Nov. 10 | Thursday | at Pittsburgh | 6:00pm* |
| Nov. 12 | Saturday | at Philadelphia | 6:00pm+* |
| Nov. 13 | Sunday | at Ottawa | 4:00pm* |
| Nov. 15 | Tuesday | Calgary | 7:00pm* |
| Nov. 17 | Thursday | Boston | 7:00pm |
| Nov. 19 | Saturday | Colorado | 7:00pm+* |
| Nov. 21 | Monday | at Dallas | 7:30pm* |
| Nov. 23 | Wednesday | Winnipeg | 6:00pm* |
| Nov. 25 | Friday | Pittsburgh | 3:00pm* |
| Nov. 26 | Saturday | at St. Louis | 7:00pm* |
| Nov. 29 | Tuesday | at Vancouver | 9:00pm* |
| Dec. 2 | Friday | at Calgary | 8:00pm+* |
| Dec. 4 | Sunday | at Edmonton | 8:30pm* |
| Dec. 7 | Wednesday | at Toronto | 6:30pm* |
| Dec. 9 | Friday | Edmonton | 7:00pm* |
| Dec. 11 | Sunday | St. Louis | 5:00pm+* |
| Dec. 13 | Tuesday | Florida | 7:00pm* |
| Dec. 15 | Thursday | at Nashville | 7:00pm* |
| Dec. 17 | Saturday | Arizona | 1:00pm* |
| Dec. 20 | Tuesday | Colorado | 7:00pm* |
| Dec. 22 | Thursday | at Montreal | 6:30pm* |
| Dec. 23 | Friday | at NY Rangers | 6:00pm* |
| Dec. 27 | Tuesday | at Nashville | 7:00pm* |
| Dec. 29 | Thursday | NY Islanders | 7:00pm* |
| Dec. 31 | Saturday | Columbus | 5:00pm* |
| Jan. 5 | Thursday | at San Jose | 9:30pm* |
| Jan. 7 | Saturday | at Los Angeles | 3:00pm* |
| Jan. 14 | Saturday | at Dallas | 7:00pm* |
| Jan. 17 | Tuesday | New Jersey | 7:00pm* |
| Jan. 19 | Thursday | Arizona | 7:00pm* |
| Jan. 21 | Saturday | Anaheim | 8:00pm* |
| Jan. 22 | Sunday | Nashville | 7:00pm+* |
| Jan. 24 | Tuesday | at Dallas | 7:30pm* |
| Jan. 31 | Tuesday | at Edmonton | 8:00pm* |
| Feb. 1 | Wednesday | at Calgary | 9:00pm* |
| Feb. 4 | Saturday | at Vancouver | 9:00pm* |
| Feb. 7 | Tuesday | at Winnipeg | 7:00pm* |
| Feb. 14 | Tuesday | Anaheim | 7:00pm+* |
| Feb. 16 | Thursday | Dallas | 7:00pm* |
| Feb. 18 | Saturday | Nashville | 7:00pm* |
| Feb. 21 | Tuesday | Chicago | 7:00pm* |
| Feb. 28 | Tuesday | at Winnipeg | 7:00pm* |
| Mar. 2 | Thursday | at Columbus | 6:00pm* |
| Mar. 5 | Sunday | San Jose | 5:00pm* |
| Mar. 7 | Tuesday | St. Louis | 7:00pm* |
| Mar. 9 | Thursday | at Tampa Bay | 6:30pm* |
| Mar. 10 | Friday | at Florida | 6:30pm+* |
| Mar. 14 | Tuesday | at Washington | 6:00pm* |
| Mar. 16 | Thursday | at Carolina | 6:00pm* |
| Mar. 18 | Saturday | NY Rangers | 6:00pm* |
| Mar. 19 | Sunday | at Winnipeg | 4:00pm* |
| Mar. 23 | Thursday | Philadelphia | 7:00pm* |
| Mar. 25 | Saturday | Vancouver | 1:00pm* |
| Mar. 28 | Tuesday | Washington | 7:00pm* |
| Mar. 30 | Thursday | Ottawa | 7:00pm+* |
| Apr. 1 | Saturday | at Nashville | 1:00pm* |
| Apr. 2 | Sunday | Colorado | 5:00pm* |
| Apr. 4 | Tuesday | Carolina | 7:00pm |
| Apr. 6 | Thursday | at Colorado | 8:00pm |
| Apr. 8 | Saturday | at Arizona | 8:00pm |
