Author: Max Baum

Heartlanders Have Week of Fists, Firsts, and Lasts Against Cyclones and Fuel

Indianapolis, IN- News and drama were everywhere across the ECHL’s Central Division in this last week of January. From Wheeling to Coralville, the Heartlanders found themselves in the center of all of it. After finishing off the most attended week of Heartlanders hockey, Iowa prepared to take their talents to the road. Before Derek Damon’s […]

ECHL: Scrambled Heartlanders Take One Win Against Komets In Last Home Series of 2023

Coralville, Iowa- Regardless of how festive this time of year is, the bitterness of rivalries will always persist. With three games directly before the holiday season, both the Heartlanders and Komets were much more concerned with getting their points than they were with making sure they stayed on the nice list during their games at […]

Series Recap: Heartlanders Swept by First Place Toledo Walleye

Coralville, Iowa- Nothing better represents the frustration Heartlanders fans felt this weekend than Ben Brinkman slapping the puck away while Toledo was pouring onto the ice to celebrate their Sunday winner. While Iowa was able to add a point in the standings, the team slipped down to a tie for fourth in the standings. On […]

Heartlanders Acquire Henault from Solar Bears, Send Jacques to Orlando

Coralville, Iowa- Following the conclusion of their ten-game road trip, the Iowa Heartlanders found themselves in need of some help in defense. With captain Kevin McKernan remaining on reserve due to his injury and Kyle Masters returning to the Iowa Wild of the AHL, the Heartlanders brought in players in a way they have done […]

ECHL: Davis Koch’s Overtime Winner Helps Heartlanders Finish Road Trip on a High Note

Fort Wayne, IN- It took over 180 minutes of hockey for the Heartlanders to celebrate their first win of the long weekend, but it was worth the wait for Iowa fans. Before Davis Koch’s 13th of the season, Iowa had some building up to do to get to the happy bus ride home. After last […]

Heartlanders Win Sunday Shootout Following Ohio Losses

Toledo, OH- After their third game in three days, Iowa was able to get a dramatic shootout win, final score 5-4, in Toledo’s Huntington Center following a Friday loss of 6-2 at Cincinnati and a Saturday 5-3 loss at the Walleye. The Heartlanders started the weekend in Cincinnati with game five of their 10-game road […]

Heartlanders All-Time Point Streak Comes to an End After Second Game in Wheeling

Wheeling, WV- After a high-scoring and chippy game on Saturday, both teams came out of the tunnel on Sunday with almost no energy to spare. The Iowa Heartlanders and Wheeling Nailers each took one of their two-game rivalry renewal at the WesBanco Arena. Iowa earned their league-high point streak for this season at 8 games […]

ECHL: Heartlanders Look to Continue Eight Game Points Streak in Wheeling

From a town known as Wheeling, West Virginia… that’s a line you’ve heard a lot of if you’re a Billy Joel fan or watched lots of Nailers hockey. The Iowa Heartlanders took an impressive win and a close shootout loss. Iowa now has 15 points in their last eight games and has climbed all the […]

Heartlanders look to spoil Thanksgiving for rivals, extend win streak

Coralville, Iowa- The Heartlanders just completed their six-game homestand sweep of the Kalamazoo Wings and Utah Grizzlies. Now, the team will embark on a ten-game road trip, including four games from Wednesday, November 22 to Sunday, November 26 against their three biggest rivals for Thanksgiving weekend. Going into last week, Iowa was 0-3 all-time against […]

Heartlanders’ Davis Koch wins Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week

Shrewsbury, N.J.- The ECHL announced on Monday, November 20th Heartlanders Forward Davis Koch had earned the Inglasco Player of the Week Award for the week of November 13th-20th. Koch becomes the third Heartlander to bring the award back to Iowa, and the first since Kris Bennett in February of 2022. Jake Smith also won the […]