Getting Wild in Iowa?

The news (courtesy of Hockey Blog in Canada and Icethetics) that's been circulating around is the Minnesota Wild's AHL affiliate in Houston will be relocating to Des Moines, IA.  Out will be the Aeros and in will be the Iowa Wild.  That's right, the AHL club known as the Houston Aeros (until the conclusion of the Calder Cup) will be calling Iowa home starting next season and will be playing in the Wells Fargo Center in Des Moines.  As you can see from the logo, it doesn't look all that much different from the parent club's alternate jersey.  And as you will see from the picture below, the jersey design leaves a lot to be desired:

via Twitter

While this move does make travel shorter (and possibly easier) for the call-ups and demotions to be made, one wonders if the Minnesota Wild could have done a little more to distinguish the minor league team a little better.  I'm not sold on it, personally, but we'll see how it looks on the ice.