Wild on the Water scheduled for July 13-14 on Mille Lacs Lake

The Wild on the Water Bass Fishing Tournament will take place on Saturday, July 14 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., and feature four teams:

• Zach Parise and Travis Frank will captain the Minnesota Wild Player Team. Luke Kunin, Gustav Olofsson, Nick Seeler, Jason Zucker and new Assistant General Manager Tom Kurvers will also fish on this team.
• Bruce Boudreau and Ron Schara will captain the Minnesota Wild Coaches Team. Assistants Dean Evason, Darby Hendrickson, Bob Mason, Bob Woods and General Manager Paul Fenton will also fish on this team.
• Keith Ballard and Bill Sherck will captain the Minnesota Wild Alumni Team. Andrew Brunette, Ryan Carter, Antti Laaksonen, Jordan Leopold and Richard Park and one other Wild alum will also fish on this team.
• New Wild forward Matt Hendricks, Laura Schara and Ryan Johnson will captain the NHL Player Team. Buffalo Sabres defenseman Zach Bogosian, Washington Capitals forward Shane Gersich, former Wild forward/NHL forward Mark Parrish, Former North Stars/NHL forward Jack Carlson and former NHL forward Paul Broten will also fish on this team.

Each boat will include a celebrity, a fishing guide and a paid participant. All fishing tournament participants are required to have a valid Minnesota fishing license. Fishing celebrities are subject to change.

The registration fee to participate in the tournament is $3,000 to fish on one of the four captain’s boats and $1,500 to fish on one of the remaining 20 boats. The registration fee includes four hours of fishing on July 14, a gift package featuring fishing gear and Wild apparel and four tickets to a VIP event that will take place at Izatys Resort on Friday, July 13. The top three fishing boats will receive additional prizes. To register to fish on one of the boats and for more information on the tournament, please visit wild.com/WildOnTheWater.

A VIP event will also be held on July 13 from 8 to 10 p.m. at Izatys Resort. The event will include a cocktail hour, heavy appetizers, a silent and live auction, and the opportunity to meet all the celebrities and outdoor personalities participating in the fishing tournament. A limited number of tickets are available for purchase to Friday night’s VIP event for $150 at wild.com/WildOnTheWater.

Fans can also attend the free Bash on the Beach event on July 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Izatys Resort. This fun, outdoor event will feature an opportunity to get autographs and participate in interactive games with celebrities, and watch the fishing tournament final weigh-in. Food and drinks will also be available for purchase.

The Minnesota Wild Foundation exists to support the game of hockey and improve the lives of families in the State of Hockey. With help from Wild players, the Wild Foundation supports pediatric medical causes, serves as the largest non-member funding source for Minnesota Hockey, and provides fundraising opportunities for youth hockey associations across the state. Since its inception in 2009, the Wild Foundation has distributed more than $3.2 million in grants to hockey programs and children’s medical related charities and has dispersed more than $1.5 million to local charities through its Split the Pot Raffle program to help create a Greater State of Hockey. Since its inception in 2000, the Minnesota Wild has invested more than $16 million dollars back into the community through donations and service. For more, visit wild.com/foundation.

Ron Schara Productions is Minnesota’s premier outdoor media company known for compelling AND award-winning television storytelling. The RSP team currently produces eight local, regional, and nationally-televised shows including Emmy Award winners “Due North Outdoors” and the company flagship, “Minnesota Bound”. Located in the heart of Minnesota’s Twin Cities, the RSP production facility houses a state-of-the-art production studio, six edit suites, a full line-up of HD cameras, on-site audio, and a graphics department.

Izatys Resort is located on the south side of Mille Lacs Lake only 90 miles from the Twin Cities. The lake is the second largest in Minnesota but second to none for viewing sunsets. It is a great recreational lake, well known as the Walleye capital of Minnesota, and is ranked as one of the top three bass fishing lakes in the world. Izatys Resort Features a hotel, lakeside townhouses, clubhouse, multiple banquet facilities, wedding point and a well renowned chef. Our amenities include: Black Brook, an award winning John Harbottle designed golf course; Izatys harbor, a 124 slip protected marina with rental slips; Pontoon, fishing boats, sailboat, kayak, and paddle board rental fleet; Outdoor pool, hot tub, bar, and sand volleyball court. Featured amenities also include tennis and pickle ball courts, a day spa, indoor pool and sauna, swimming beach, and fishing pier.