FOX Sports North CSi 25, and the Minnesota Wild today announced a 72-game telecast schedule for the2012-13 season. The schedule begins with the home opener against Colorado on Oct. 13, starting at 6:00 p.m. with a one-hour

Wild Live  Pregame Show.

Wild Live presented by Century Link will air before and after every game telecast. All games will be available in high definition.

The telecast schedule features 28 different opponents and includes all 24 games against Northwest Division opponents, as well as all four contests against the Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings.

 The seventh annual Hockey Day Minnesota on Jan. 19 features the Wild’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Xcel Energy Center at 8 p.m.

FOX Sports North will also televise games against the following Eastern Conference opponents: Boston, Buffalo, Carolina, Florida, Montreal, New Jersey, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Toronto and Winnipeg.

FOX Sports North’s schedule includes 34 telecasts at Xcel Energy Center and 38 road contests.

The Minnesota Wild telecasts on FOX Sports North will feature new play-by-play announcer Anthony LaPanta joining color analyst Mike Greenlay.

 Tom Hanneman will host Wild Live presented by Century Link before and after every game featuring analysis from Tom Chorske, Wes Walz and Kevin Gorg.