Iowa Heartlanders

ECHL: Iowa Heartlanders Claim Forward From Adirondack Thunder

The Iowa Heartlanders have claimed forward Cam Cook off waivers from the Adirondack Thunder. Cook had played in six games, tallying 2 assists with the Thunder after being called up from the SPHL. While in the SPHL, Cook played on the Fayetteville Marksmen and tallied 41 points in 30 games played.

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MN Wild Mid-Season Check-In

The Minnesota Wild have had a strange season that’s taken enough twists and turns to make anyone sick to their stomach. But now that they’re halfway through the grueling season let’s check in and see how the Wild are doing compared to pre-season predictions. The Biggest Surprises Top Lines Have Struggled with Consistency One of […]

ECHL: Iowa’s DeRidder Earns Goalie of the Week

Following the Heartlander’s Sweep of the road leg of their three-game series with the Kalamazoo Wings, Drew DeRidder has earned the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goalie of the Week for the week of January 29-February 4, 2024. DeRidder and the Heartlanders played two games, winning by a score of 2-1 on Friday, While Casey Dornbach’s seventh […]

ECHL League Transactions 01/31/2024

Follow along with daily ECHL transactions with Inside The Rink, which features exclusive photos of players and individual articles breaking down the roster moves! We update this page multiple times per day, so be sure to check the latest update time! Last Update: 10:00 PM EST Yesterday’s Roster Transactions: ECHL League Transactions 1/30/2024 Allen Americans […]

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 […]

PHOTOS: Iowa Heartlanders vs. Indy Fuel – 01/27/2024

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The Indy Fuel hosted the Iowa Heartlanders for a second night to a sold out crowd of 6,475 fans, on Saturday night. Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup champion, Andrew Shaw was in attendance, signing autographs and dropping the ceremonial puck. The Iowa Heartlanders took a 7-3 victory over the Indy Fuel. Check out […]

Wild Trade Adds Depth Defenseman

The Minnesota Wild announced a trade this afternoon with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Wild sent forward Maxim Cajkovic to Pittsburgh and received defenseman Will Butcher in return. Cajkovic originally came to Minnesota as part of the Pat Maroon trade. This move adds some defensive depth, especially down in Iowa. Due to Minnesota’s injury problem, the […]

PHOTOS: Iowa Heartlanders vs. Cincinnati Cyclones – 01/24/2024

CINCINNATI, Ohio.- Wednesday night, the visiting Iowa Heartlanders beat the Cincinnati Cyclones 6-4 at Heritage Bank Center. Six players scored for Iowa and Hunter Jones had 19 saves for the Heartlanders. Check out this photo gallery from Inside The Rink’s Héctor Urcia, for highlights from the game.

PHOTOS: 2024 ECHL All-Star Skills Competition and Awards – 01/15/2024

SAVANNAH, Ga- Monday evening the Savannah Ghost Pirates hosted the 2024 ECHL All-Star Classic. The Ghost Pirates team faced a team of All-Star players selected from other teams within the ECHL. During the intermissions there were Skills Competitions, for the Fastest Skater, Accuracy Shooting and the Hardest Shot. Click here to view the photo gallery […]

PHOTOS: 2024 ECHL All-Star Classic – 01/15/2024

SAVANNAH, Ga – Monday evening the Savannah Ghost Pirates hosted the 2024 ECHL All-Star Classic. The Ghost Pirates team faced a team of All-Star players selected from other teams within the ECHL. In this exhibition game the All-Star team took a 18-11 victory. During the intermissions there were Skills Competitions, for the Fastest Skater, Accuracy […]