Behind the scenes of the Iowa Wild · 2026–27 Season
The longest short drive in hockey.
It's 245 miles from Casey's Center in Des Moines to Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul. For an Iowa Wild player, that one stretch of I-35 is everything.
The call-up
The phone rings and the dream gets real: a shot with the Minnesota Wild in the NHL. Pack a bag, head north on I-35, and get ready to prove you belong at the highest level.
Sent down
The drive from the Twin Cities to Des Moines is a trip tourists love. But it's not the trip a pro hockey player hopes to make... Back to the AHL to grind, prove it again, and earn the next chance.
Same road, two very different trips. Depending on which way you're headed, those 245 miles can be the best day of a career or one of the hardest.
A season-long documentary, on and off the ice.
245 Miles is a six-part documentary series that takes fans inside the Iowa Wild for the 2026–27 season. Each 15 to 25 minute episode goes where cameras usually can't: the locker room, the bus rides, the front office, the stands with the fans, and the homes of the players chasing their shot at the NHL.
And it's about more than hockey. It's about the fans who pack Casey's Center, the community that rallies around its team, and everyone who makes game night happen.
On the ice
Game nights, big moments, and the grind of an AHL season.
The players
Who they are away from the rink, and the chase for a call-up to the NHL.
The coaches
The preparation, the pressure, and the voices behind the bench.
The staff
The people who keep the team running, from the equipment room to the front office.
Promotional nights
Theme nights, giveaways, and the events that make Casey's Center a party.
The fans
The people who make Casey's Center loud.
The community
Youth hockey, local causes, and the Des Moines connection.
The road
The trips up and down I-35, and what a call-up or a send-down really feels like.
Built like the shows you already love.
If you've watched Netflix's Quarterback or HBO's Hard Knocks, you know the feeling. You're not watching highlights. You're living inside a team, seeing the pressure, the humor, and the moments that never make the broadcast.
That's the standard for 245 Miles. Same approach to shooting, editing, and storytelling, built for the Iowa Wild and the fans who follow them.
Cinematic from the first frame
Cinema cameras, interviews with coaches, players, and staff, and a documentary crew that knows how to work around a hockey team.
Character-driven storytelling
Every episode follows real people with real lives, trying to accomplish their dreams.
Real access, real moments
Locker rooms, bus rides, and living rooms. The stuff fans never get to see.
Tight, story-first editing
Fast enough for social, deep enough to keep people watching to the last minute.
Quarterback and Hard Knocks are referenced to describe production style only. 245 Miles is not affiliated with Netflix or HBO.
Right where Iowa Wild fans already are.
Every episode of 245 Miles is free to watch on the Iowa Wild's YouTube channel and Facebook page, and iowawild.com has a series page with every episode in one place. Subscribe on YouTube so you never miss a new one.
Release schedule
Keep an eye out for 245 Miles trailers and teasers all season long.
TV
Series promos during Iowa Wild games on AHLTV, home and away.
Radio
Series promos during games on the Iowa Wild iHeartRadio Network.
The big screen
Series teasers on the Casey's Center big screen at select home games.
Social
Trailers and series clips on the Wild's Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and X.
Full episodes
On the Iowa Wild's YouTube and Facebook, plus the series page on iowawild.com.
Ride along all season.
New episodes of 245 Miles come out all season long on the Iowa Wild YouTube channel. Subscribe and follow the players chasing their NHL dream, one episode at a time.
