In the first period of each game , all teams wore a jersey ( sweater ) with a special patch as the league and players association auctioned off those jerseys for the benefit of the Red Cross in both the USA and Canada earmarking the proceeds for Hurricane Katrina victims ( the Islanders ' ECHL affiliate in Biloxi , Mississippi suspended operations for the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons because of this disaster ; furthermore , the NHL had a Stanley Cup tour of ECHL cities to raise additional funds for relief efforts ; Hurricane Rita also affected the Minnesota Wild , as their AA affiliates . ) .
Minnesota Wild suffered the effect of Hurricane Rita .