Author: Max Baum

AHL: Iowa Wild Take Final Preseason Game Over Rockford IceHogs

Coralville, Iowa- on Thursday, October 3rd, The Iowa Wild and Rockford IceHogs each played their last of two preseason games. This time, they met Halfway at Xtream Arena, Home of the ECHL’s Iowa Heartlanders, affiliate of the Iowa Wild. 20-year-old Hunter Haight stole the show in the halfway clash, notching a shorthanded goal, a powerplay […]

ECHL: Heartlanders, Komets to play Preseason Set

Fort Wayne, Indiana—On Friday, September 6th, the Fort Wayne Komets announced their 2024 preseason schedule. Much like their 2023 preseason, this will consist of two games against the Iowa Heartlanders at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. These two games will be played on Friday, October 11, and Saturday, October 12, with the next weekend […]

Iowa Heartlanders Publish 2024-25 Promotional Calendar

As September comes and goes, hockey season is just around the corner. Rookie camps are starting and preseason NHL games are next. As teams fill their rosters out and the temperature drops, teams are thinking of fun, interesting, new, and/or classic ways to fill the stands. With that being said, the Iowa Heartlanders have announced […]

ECHL: Iowa Heartlanders Forward Departs for Manchester

Coralville, Iowa- After two seasons and 104 games with the Iowa Heartlanders, Jake Durflinger’s camp announced the decision to sign with the EIHL’s Manchester Storm on August 21st. Durflinger joins Grant Hebert (Allen Americans) and Noah Carroll (Savannah Ghost Pirates) as other ECHLers from the 2023-24 season to join the Storm for the 2024-25 campaign. […]

ECHL: Iowa Heartlanders Mid-Summer Recap

We are now 130 days into the half-year-long ECHL offseason, meaning there are just 58 days until the puck drops on a new season in the Heartland. During this time, Iowans have seen former captain Riese Zmolek become the first ex-Heartlander to lift the Kelly Cup. Off the Ice, The Heartlanders have rolled out many […]

ECHL: Iowa Heartlanders Sign Second Defensive Duo of the Week

Coralville, Iowa- On August 15th, the Iowa Heartlanders announced the signings of two defensemen: Connor Federkow, a 21-year-old CHL veteran, and Hakon Nilsen, a Florida-born Norway International. This now increases the number of defensemen the Heartlanders have signed this week to four. Federkow, originally from St. Catharines, Ontario, a city just outside Niagara Falls, has […]

ECHL: Iowa Heartlanders Welcome Defensemen Erne, Hadobas

Coralville, Iowa- The Iowa Heartlanders announced the arrival of two new defensemen on August 12th, Lincoln Erne, a 25-year-old from Blaine, Minnesota, and Zeteny Hadobas, a 21-year-old Hungarian international. Erne played four years at Canisius University before making the step to the ECHL for the 2023-24 season, where he played 23 games for the Newfoundland […]

Zach Dubinsky skating for the University of Vermont

Iowa Heartlanders Welcome Vermont Duo

Coralville, Iowa- The Iowa Heartlanders welcomed two rookies to their ranks on Monday, August 5th. Zach Dubinsky, a left-handed forward from Highland Park, Illinois, and Ryan Miotto, a right-handed forward who played five games in 2023-24 for the Wheeling Nailers. Zach, son of Steve Dubinsky, a journeyman who played in 386 NHL games for the […]

Iowa Heartlanders Make Schedule Adjustments

Coralville, Iowa- As many Iowans and Heartlanders fans may know, Iowa City and Coralville are very busy places, with Xtream Arena being no exception. The arena hosts concerts, High School sports, AHL preseason games, college wrestling tournaments, and University of Iowa Hawkeye Volleyball and Gymnastics. Soon, the Coralville Chaos, an indoor football team, will be […]

ECHL: Kalamazoo Wings, Vancouver Canucks Extend Affiliation Agreement

After a successful year of affiliation between the Kalamazoo Wings and Vancouver Canucks, the two teams have announced that they will be extending their relationship through the 2025-26 season. Prior to affiliating with the Canucks, the K-Wings had been the ECHL affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets for three years. This now leaves the Allen […]