Iowa Heartlanders

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: Atlanta Gladiators Announce Return of Two Forwards

The Atlanta Gladiators have announced that two more forwards Carson Denomie and Mitch Walinski, have re-signed with the team for the upcoming 2024-25 season. Carson Denomie joined the Gladiators in March of 2024, the move being part of the trade that had sent then captain Jacob Graves to the Toledo Walleye. Denomie made an impact […]

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: Atlanta Gladiators Make Trade for Netminder Drew DeRidder

The Atlanta Gladiators scored their first goalie signing by bringing Drew DeRidder on board in a trade-off that saw Parker Aucoin heading to the Iowa Heartlanders. DeRidder, honored as the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week during the week of January 29th last season, rightfully owned that honor after the netminder went 2-0-0 with […]

ECHL: Iowa Heartlanders Re-Sign Raabe, Add AuCoin

Coralville, Iowa- The Iowa Heartlanders made two announcements on July 30th to bolster their attack for the 2024-25 season. Forward Dakota Raabe will return to the Landers for the upcoming season, and Parker AuCoin will join the Heartlanders, which you can read more about here. Raabe, 27, is set to enter his fourth year in […]

ECHL: Iowa Heartlanders Set to Renew, Host AHL Tradition

Coralville, Iowa- After holding AHL preseason games between the Iowa Wild and Rockford IceHogs in 2021 and 2022, the Iowa Heartlanders will once again host a matchup as the midpoint between these two AHL Central Division foes on October 3rd, 2024. In 2021, two games were played. The IceHogs took game one by a score […]

ECHL: Iowa Heartlanders and Minnesota Wild Extend Affiliation Agreement

Coralville, Iowa- After three years of a successful affiliation agreement, the Iowa Heartlanders and Minnesota Wild have decided to keep it going for three more through the 2026-27 season, the two teams announced on July 26. The Minnesota Wild have had a constant presence in the State of Iowa since 2013, when the Houston Aeros […]