North Division will kick off weekend of Dec. 6 with games in Wisconsin, Des Moines

TAMPA, Florida -- Two of the newest teams in Major Arena Soccer League 2 as well as the defending champion Iowa Demon Hawks, based in Des Moines, will kick off regular season play in the North Division with games on Dec. 6 and Dec. 8.

Every single divisional game will be played on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday. 

The Wisconsin Conquerors will welcome another first-year team, the Minnesota Blizzard, to open the North slate on Friday, December 6 while the Iowa Demon Hawks -- who went 15-0 last season to capture the league championship -- will host the Muskegon Risers on Sunday, December 8.

The Blizzard will have their home opener  at the 5,000 seat Warner Coliseum on the State Fairgrounds. in St. Paul on Dec. 21 when they host Muskegon.

The St. Louis Ambush 2 -- likely with a bolstered roster with some major talent signed in the offseason by their parent team in the MASL which could bump some players to MASL 2 -- will open their season at home on Dec. 15 when they host Muskegon. 'All six of the Ambush 2 games will be part of doubleheaders with the MASL Ambush, who just signed indoor soccer superstar Franck Tayou. Some of the Ambush 2 games will take place prior to games of their parent club, and some will kick off at the conclusion of MASL Ambush games at Family Arena. 

The Risers are the last of the division teams to have a home opener, after starting the season with three games on the road. They will host the Ambush 2 on Dec. 19. 

The Iowa Raptors will be going on inactive status for the 2024-25 season. 

Each team will play a 12-game schedule that runs through the final weekend in March. Following is the complete schedule for each North Division team:

IOWA DEMON HAWKS

Sunday, Dec. 8 vs. Muskegon RIsers, 5 p.m. (CST)

Sunday, Dec. 29 vs. Minnesota Blizzard, 5 p.m. (CST)

Saturday, January 4 at Wisconsin Conquerors, 7 p.m. (CST)

Saturday, January 18 at Muskegon Risers, 7 p.m. (EST)

Friday, January 24 vs. Muskegon Risers, 7:35 p.m. (CST)

Saturday, February 1 at Minnesota Blizzard, 7 p.m. (CST)

Friday, February 7 at Minnesota Blizzard, 7 p.m. (CST)

Saturday, February 15 vs. St. Louis Ambush 2, 7:35 p.m. (CST)

Friday, February 28 at St. Louis Ambush 2, 3:05 p.m. (CST)

Saturday, March 15 vs. St. Louis Ambush 2, 7:35 p.m. (CST)

Friday, March 21 vs. Wisconsin, 7:35 p.m. (CST)

Sunday, March 28 at Wisconsin, 3 p.m. (CST)

MINNESOTA BLIZZARD

Friday, December 6 at Wisconsin, 7 p.m. (CST)

Saturday, December 21 vs. Muskegon, 7 p.m. (CST)

Sunday, December 22 vs. St. Louis Ambush 2, 6 p.m. (CST)

Sunday, Dec. 29 at Iowa Demon Hawks, 5 p.m. (CST)

Sunday, January 5 at St. Louis Ambush 2, 6:15 p.m. (CST)

Saturday, February 1 vs. Iowa Demon Hawks, 7 p.m. (CST)

Sunday, February 2 vs. Wisconsin Conquerors, 6 p.m. (CST)

Friday, February 7 vs. Iowa Demon Hawks, 7 p.m. (CST)

Saturday, February 8 vs. Wisconsin Conquerors, 7 p.m. (CST)

Saturday, February 15 at Muskegon Risers, 6 p.m. (EST)

Friday, February 21 at Muskegon Risers, 7 p.m. (EST)

Friday, March 7 at St. Louis Ambush 2, 3:05 p.m. (CST)

MUSKEGON RISERS

Sunday, December 8 at Iowa Demon Hawks, 6 p.m. (CST)

Sunday, December 15 at St. Louis Ambush 2, 5:15 p.m. (CST)

Saturday, December 21 at Minnesota, 7 p.m. (CST)

Saturday, December 28 vs. St. Louis Ambush 2, 7 p.m. (EST)

Friday, January 10 at Wisconsin, 7 p.m. (CST)

Saturday, January 18 vs. Iowa Demon Hawks, 7 p.m. (EST)

Friday, January 24 at Iowa Demon Hawks, 7:35 p.m. (CST)

Saturday, February 1 vs. St. Louis Ambush 2, 7 p.m. (EST)

Saturday, February 15 vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m. (EST)

Friday, February 21 vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m. (EST)

Friday, February 28 at Wisconsin, 7 p.m. (EST)

Friday, March 14 vs. Wisconsin, 7 p.m. (EST)

ST. LOUIS AMBUSH 2

Sunday, Dec. 15 vs. Muskegon, 5:15 p.m. (CST)

Friday, December 21 at Wisconsin , 7 p.m. (CST)

Sunday, December 22 at Minnesota, 6 p.m. (CST)

Saturday, December 28 at Muskegon, 7 p.m. (EST)

Sunday, January 5 vs. Minnesota, 6:15 p.m. (CST)

Saturday, February 1 at Muskegon, 7 p.m. (EST)

Saturday, February 15 at Iowa Demon Hawks, 7:35 p.m. (CST)

Friday, February 28 vs. Iowa Demon Hawks, 3 p.m. (CST)

Friday, March 7 vs. Minnesota, 3 p.m. (CST)

Sunday, March 9 vs. Wisconsin, 5:15 p.m. (CST)

Saturday, March 15 at Iowa Demon Hawks, 7:35  p.m. (CST)

Friday, March 28 vs. Wisconsin, 3 p.m. (CST)

WISCONSIN CONQUERORS

Friday, December 6 vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m. (CST)

Saturday, December 21 vs. St. Louis Ambush 2, 7 p.m. (CST)

Saturday, January 4 vs. Iowa Demon Hawks, 7 p.m. (CST)

Friday, January 10 vs. Muskegon, 7 p.m. (CST)

Sunday, February 2 at Minnesota, 6 p.m. (CST)

Saturday, February 8 at Minnesota, 7 p.m. (CST)

Friday, February 28 vs. Muskegon, 7 p.m. (CST)

Sunday, March 9 at St. Louis Ambush 2, 5:15 p.m. (CST)

Friday, March 14 at Muskegon, 7 p.m. (EST)

Friday, March 21 at Iowa Demon Hawks, 7:35 p.m. (CST)

Sunday, March 23 vs. Iowa Demon Hawks, 3 p.m. (CST)

Friday, March 28 at St. Louis Ambush 2, 3 p.m. (CST)