The Fan Advisory Board is a committee of fellow Season Ticket Members, encompassing all plan types. The Fan Advisory board assists the Wild Front Office to create a Greater State of Hockey. Members serve a 2-year term.

Chris Kafer

City: Maple Grove, MN
Occupation: Site Director/Plant Manager
Seating Location: Lower Level
Ticket Plan: 11-Game - Rivalry Package
Tenure: Since Day One

What is your favorite Wild moment?

January 9, 2010. Witnessing the historic comeback from being down 5-1 to winning 6-5 in a shootout against the Blackhawks.

What do you like best about being a Wild Season Ticket Member?

The unforgettable memories shared with family and friends.

John Thayer

City: Eden Prairie, MN
Occupation: Computer Programmer
Seating Location: Section 207
Ticket Plan: Full Season
Tenure: Original Season Ticket Holder (2000)

What is your favorite Wild moment?

The karmic euphoria in the stands for the December 17, 2000 win against Dallas; it was a magical, inaugural-season moment shared by 18,000 that will never be equaled

What do you like best about being a Wild Season Ticket Member?

Unique access and opportunities reserved for season ticket holders.

Ben Enke

City: Minneapolis, MN
Occupation: Cinematographer
Seating Location: Lower Level
Ticket Plan: Flex
Tenure: Three Years

What is your favorite Wild moment?

I have to pick just one?? Granlund's Game 3 OT winner against the Avs always comes to mind, the entire game was electric in the building. Fleury's last-minute stand against the Pens on his commemorative night was pretty special to be at. Pulling the goalie in OT to get the extra point. Too many to name!

What do you like best about being a Wild Season Ticket Member?

The special events that make you feel a part of the organization are really special - it deepens your connection as a fan of the team beyond what buying tickets to a game does.

Shawn Dusosky

City: Saint Michael, MN
Occupation: Sr. Manager – Supply Chain, General Mills; Board of Directors – General Mills Employee Club
Seating Location: Section 106 & Section 220
Ticket Plan: Full Season

What is your favorite Wild moment?

I will never forget attending the All-Star game at Xcel Center with my Father-in-Law and seeing some of his favorite legendary players in the concourses.

What do you like best about being a Wild Season Ticket Member?

The Wild has always gone out of their way to treat season ticket holders well. I love having a personal ticket concierge, Colton Christmann, that is always willing to help us out when we have a special request.

Russell Berman

City: Long Lake, MN
Occupation: Commercial Insurance Sales
Seating Location: Club, Section 5
Ticket Plan: Full Season
Tenure: Day One Season Ticket Member

What is your favorite Wild moment?

1st game at the X.

What do you like best about being a Wild Season Ticket Member?

Love the energy in the building when the team is competing.

Pam Lowe

City: Forest Lake, MN
Occupation: Human Resources Business Partner
Seating Location: Section 205
Ticket Plan: Full Season
Tenure: First Year

What is your favorite Wild moment?

Meeting all the players in Sweden at the Global Series and having a great conversation with Gustavsson about the Gus Bus commercial.

What do you like best about being a Wild Season Ticket Member?

Not having to seek out tickets to each game we want to go to, being able to sit in “our” seats, and the excitement and atmosphere of every game.

Steve Collette

City: Golden Valley, MN
Occupation: Retail Consultant
Seating Location: Club Level, Section 25
Ticket Plan: Full Season
Tenure: Four Years (Not counting some years at the Met Center with the Stars)

What is your favorite Wild moment?

Every single goal against Dallas, and especially the first Wild-Stars game where we crushed them.

What do you like best about being a Wild Season Ticket Member?

I use my tickets to take different people to every game, allowing me to maintain and grow friendships. Everyone from friends for 30+ years to a new coworker. It is an awesome way to have some fun and connect. Sometimes, I even help them discover their inner Wild Fan!

John Ryan

City: Edina, MN
Occupation: Executive
Seating Location: C4
Ticket Plan: 11-Game Weekend Ticket Plan
Tenure: 24 Years

What is your favorite Wild moment?

My favorite Wild moment is when Andrew Brunett scored the overtime winner against the Colorado Avalanche in 2003, advancing the Wild to the next round of the playoffs against the Vancouver Canucks.

What do you like best about being a Wild Season Ticket Member?

The best part of being a ticket member is the inclusiveness of the Wild staff to the members, coupled with their ability to deliver some fantastic hockey while they're at it.

Reid Charpentier

City: Oakdale, MN
Occupation: Store Manager - Total Wine & More
Seating Location: Section 102
Ticket Plan: 11-Game
Tenure: 10th Year

What is your favorite Wild moment?

Even though it was weird, my most memorable moment was the first game that fans were able to attend after the pandemic, on April 5, 2021. It was something I'll never forget. My favorite was when Nino beat the Avs in game seven 2014.

What do you like best about being a Wild Season Ticket Member?

It gives my wife and me an opportunity to attend fantastic events and spend time together with great people we care about. The Wild community and staff ensure that everyone is taken care of in a personal way. We still tell stories about some of the amazing things that our Account Executives have done over the years.

Cameron Porter

City: Spring Park, MN
Occupation: Engineer
Seating Location: 107, Row 2
Ticket Plan: Full Season
Tenure: Two Seasons

What is your favorite Wild moment?

Game 3, 2023 Playoff vs Dallas. Friday night, 8 p.m. puck drop. I have never experienced an atmosphere that electric. It was loud at the X! Wild Won 5-1.

What do you like best about being a Wild Season Ticket Member?

Being a part of the action, enjoying the atmosphere and celebrating the victories.

Carline Bengtsson

City: Lindstrom, MN
Occupation: Founder/Personal Chef at Dine4Dinners and Consultant in Med Tech
Seating Location: Club C34
Ticket Plan: 4Ever Wild Full Season
Tenure: 24 Years

What is your favorite Wild moment?

I have two favorite Wild moments in recent years: During the 2022-23 season seeing our favorite Finlander Mikko Koivu's jersey #9 raised to the rafters on March 13, 2022, and during the 2023-24 season being present for the 1,000 NHL game celebration for March Andre Fleury on Feb 9, 2024.

What do you like best about being a Wild Season Ticket Member?

Being a part of the "state of hockey" family; volunteering my time to the organization as part of the Fan Advisory Board and supporting the MN Wild Foundation's community initiatives through various contribution opportunities.

Michael Mullen

City: St. Louis Park, MN
Occupation: Certified Public Accountant
Seating Location: Section 124 Row 3 Seats 5 & 6; Section 125 Row 3 Seats 1, 2, 3 & 4; Section 125 Row 4 Seats 7 & 8
Ticket Plan: Full Season
Tenure: Inaugural Original 4Ever Wild Season Ticket Holder

What is your favorite Wild moment?

Being at Aldrich Arena in Maplewood on January 22, 1998 with my six-year-old son Kyle, where the organization officially named our team the “Wild”. At the end of the ceremony, as fans rushed outdoors to purchase Wild merchandise, Kyle and I, instead, made our way down to the boards and stared in awe at the Stanley Cup. It was at center ice, unattended, prominently displayed on a table. I will never forget hopping over the boards, walking up to it and lifting Kyle to the top so he could grab hold and look inside. As we left, I told him what the trophy represented and how one day, it would soon find its rightful place in the State of Hockey.

What do you like best about being a Wild Season Ticket Member?

Being fortunate enough to have attended virtually every game since day one with my son Kyle, family, friends, colleagues, clients, and neighbors. Giving back to the community by donating extra tickets to charities. Traveling to away games and interacting with players and coaches.

AmyLynn Eggers

City: New Brighton, MN
Occupation: I am the Director of Member Payment Processing for Blaze Credit Union. My team is responsible for the processing of wire transfers, ACH transactions, draft/check processing. Go Blaze!
Seating Location: Currently in C01. I have been a STH in 7 different sections: 119, 103, 110, 125, 201, 203
Ticket Plan: I am currently on a half season plan but had full season plans for a long time
Tenure: Family plan starting in 2000, but individual STH account for 18 years

What is your favorite Wild moment?

Bruno’s 2014 Playoff Goal against Colorado. The electricity of witnessing that was AMAZING!

What do you like best about being a Wild Season Ticket Member?

I love being part of a community that is so passionate about a sport I love. As a STH, you bond with other fans; especially the other STH-ers around you in your sections and it becomes a bit like extended family.

Andy Lewis

City: Elk River, MN
Occupation: Outside Sales Representative - FastSigns St. Cloud
Seating Location: C33 (Row 2)
Ticket Plan: Half Season
Tenure: Eight Seasons - Starting in 2017

What is your favorite Wild moment?

Feb 19, 2024, when we saw Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Kaprizov BOTH get hat tricks and beat the Vancouver Canucks 10-7. On top of that, it was a Wild Franchise record for 10 goals in a single game. It was a rollercoaster of a game, with some awesome highlights to watch!

What do you like best about being a Wild Season Ticket Member?

Getting to go to more games, at a better price than buying them one game at a time. Knowing that I have games I already have tickets to is easier for me to plan around, rather than trying to fit a game into my schedule last minute.

Andrew Teaver

City: St. Paul, MN
Occupation: Estate Liquidation Auctioneer - Kim Teaver & Co. Estate & Moving Sales
Seating Location: Section 201 - Row 3 - Seat 5, 6
Ticket Plan: 11-Game - Eastern Conference
Tenure: Fourth Year

What is your favorite Wild moment?

Our season ticket package gave us the opportunity to attend our first playoff game in the X against the St. Louis Blues in 2022. The game may not have gone the way we had hoped, but the electricity in the atmosphere was unlike any live sporting event I had ever attended, making it an evening that I'll never forget!

What do you like best about being a Wild Season Ticket Member?

The personalized service and exclusive season ticket holder events are the best in professional sports! I can still remember my surprise when I received a phone call from my Wild ticket rep, simply asking how he could help make our experience as season ticket holders better in our first season as members. The Minnesota Wild staff, with their attention to detail and real, in-person service, foster a sense of community with the fans that makes me feel like my experience matters to the franchise.

Tracy Jaeger

City: Plymouth, MN
Occupation: Chief Strategy Officer and Advocate for a World Free from Child Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking
Seating Location: Lower Level - Double Attack
Ticket Plan: Half Season
Tenure: Twelve Years (I think!)

What is your favorite Wild moment?

I have two! My favorite moment was on October 20, 2023, when Alex Goligoski scored an overtime goal to beat Carolina on the day he was honored for his 1,000th career game. His teammates surrounded him, jumping to the music, and the crowd erupted. It was a fitting tribute to an all-around great guy!

My favorite game marked a long-awaited moment for the State of Hockey. The Wild's inaugural outdoor professional hockey game on February 21, 2016, was everything we hoped for—a thrilling 6-1 victory over the Blackhawks. Amidst giant snowflakes and perfect 35-degree weather, it was a beautiful reminder of the joy and unity that hockey brings.

What do you like best about being a Wild Season Ticket Member?

What I absolutely love about being a Wild season ticket holder is the electric sense of community and thrill that each game brings! The atmosphere in the arena is simply unmatched, buzzing with passionate fans who are just as devoted to the team as I am. I treasure every moment, especially those unforgettable experiences with my family—like bowling with Marc-André Fleury during his farewell season! It doesn’t get much better than that! Those moments are truly priceless!

FAN ADVISORY BOARD ALUMNI
Tim Argo Ron Herrmann Dana Penkivech
John Barkholtz Scott Holm Amanda Peterson
Amber Behrens Mike Jensen John Raustadt
Shawn Betts Jeff Johnson Justin Reynolds
Mike Brewer Scott Kloiber Gary Riveness
Dan Bustos Kevin Klos Robyn Rowen
James Celkis Alex Lang Josh Schultz
Katie Cerney Debbie Lang Tara Schwan
Erik Davis Brian Mark Richard Sonterre
Mike Drummer Jeff McGrath Vicki Stephens
Don Dunn Jim Michels Jerrilynn "Jerri" Sweeney
Jason Fowler Dave Miller Tony Tedesco
Tony Fragnito Stuart D. Missling Tom Tuft
Mary Hagberg Nathan Morton Andrew Vanecek
Tim Haider Brandon Neuerberg Nadine Wenzel
Dave Harrington Wendy Ojala Hannah Whalen
Brian Henrickson Laura Olson