Iowa Heartlanders

Peyton Jones, Iowa Defense Shine in Heartlanders Win

Coralville, Iowa- A beautiful night in Iowa ended with a beautiful Heartlanders win by a score of 3-1, which was sealed with a Jake Durflinger empty-net goal with 1:35 to go in the game. The game between the Landers and the Kalamazoo Wings was the first of 11 for the 2023-24 season and was hopefully […]

ECHL Suspends Heartlanders’ Knaub for Fight Instigation Along With Two Others

The ECHL has announced fines and suspensions from this weekend’s slate as the league announced that three players were suspended During Iowa’s 9-4 loss to Cincinnati on November 4, Iowa Heartlanders Forward Michael Knaub jumped the barrier between the ice and bench to instigate a fight with the Cyclones’ Cristiano DiGiactino for a high hit […]

ECHL: Heartlanders to Reset Clocks, Minds, After Cincinnati Blowout

It was a brutal night for Iowa at the Heritage Bank Center. Cincinnati had full control of the game and had an answer to everything Iowa had planned to go into tonight despite having to shake up their roster, with a final score of 9-4 in favor of the Cyclones. Louie Caporusso was able to […]

ECHL: Heartlanders Pick Up First Point, Cincinnati Gets the Win

It was a high-scoring affair along the Ohio River. Iowa was able to put four past the Cyclones at the Heritage Bank Center, a new team record. Despite a high-energy game from the Heartlanders, they are heading back to the hotel with only one point, as Cincinnati’s Jake Gaudet was able to put the game […]

Heartlanders get First Point of 23-24 season in Disheartening Loss

Coralville, Iowa- as the clock started to wind down in the third period, Iowa fans were ready to celebrate their first win of the season and give standing ovations to Goalkeeper Peyton Jones and Forwards Jesse Jacques and Pavel Novak. A blink of an eye later, Heartlanders fans were sluggishly making their way towards the […]

ECHL: Heartlanders Fall in 23-24 Season Opener

Coralville, Iowa- It was a festive night at Xtream Arena to welcome the return of Heartlanders hockey. While Coach Damon has called for stronger openings to the season following struggles from last year, but this was not what was in the cards for today as Iowa fell 4-2 to the Rapid City Rush. Hunter Jones’ […]

Iowa Heartlanders 2023-24 Season Preview

Coralville, Iowa- It’s that time of year again around the ECHL. The ice is painted, the uniforms have been printed, team stores are being restocked, and 28 teams turn their eyes toward the Kelly Cup. In Coralville, things will look a bit different for year three of Heartlanders hockey. The puck will drop at Xtream […]

Heartlanders Make Opening Weekend Schedule Modifications

Coralville, Iowa- The Heartlanders have just announced that their first game of the 2023-24 regular season will now be played a day earlier than originally anticipated, with Saturday, October 21st’s game now being set to drop the puck on Thursday, October 19 at 6:35 pm CT. All tickets that were purchased for the game originally […]

ECHL: Lions Busy in July and August With Signings

The Trois-Rivieres Lions have had a couple of busy months of signings as they recently added several players from July until now. These players include Maxim Trepanier, Marc-Antoine Pepin, Justin Ducharme, Joseph Mizzi, and Matthew Boucher. The two most recent signings, Joseph Mizzi and Matthew Boucher, are players with eye-catching numbers. Mizzi recorded 21 goals […]

ECHL: Heartlanders Announce Family-Friendly Schedule Modifications

Coralville, Iowa- Following the ECHL’s announcement of the 2023-24 ECHL schedule and the University of Iowa’s Athletic Department’s schedule announcements, the Iowa Heartlanders have made a few schedule modifications. This family-friendly movement has brought about earlier start times for home games, as well as time changes to feature games scheduled for holidays. With this, the […]