The Minnesota Wild has partnered with Caribou Coffee to celebrate the start of the 2017-18 NHL hockey season.

From 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 5, Wild staff will be at 12 Twin Cities Caribou locations greeting fans, handing out magnet schedules and giving away other team items.

Oh, yeah, at those participating stores, any medium handcrafted beverage will be available for $3.50 during that time.

Fans are encouraged to post a photo of themselves on social media using #WildWakeUp in order to be entered to win one of many prizes, including Wild merchandise, Caribou gift cards and tickets to Wild games and other Xcel Energy Center events.

The Wild season starts Thursday night in Detroit.

The 12 locations are located at:

  • 101 West Main Street, Anoka
  • 14638 Cedar Avenue, Apple Valley
  • 3536 Main Street, Coon Rapids
  • 6805 York Ave. S., Edina
  • 18444 Kenrick Ave., Lakeville
  • 8073 Wedgewood Lane North, Maple Grove
  • 800 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis
  • 200 South 6th Street, Suite 292, Minneapolis
  • 555 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis
  • 8360 3rd St. N., Oakdale
  • 444 Cedar St., St. Paul
  • 757 Grand Ave., St. Paul