Iowa Heartlanders

Savannah Ghost Pirates Re-sign Cole Stallard

The Savannah Ghost Pirates have announced that they will be bringing back forward Cole Stallard for the 2023-24 season. The Ghost Pirates acquired Stallard in a trade with the Iowa Heartlanders in February 2023. After being acquired, Stallard played 13 games with the Ghost Pirates, where he registered two goals. He had four penalty minutes […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush 2023-24 Schedule Preview

The Rapid City Rush 2023-24 season schedule has officially been announced. In the upcoming season, there will be a lot of familiar faces back in the Black Hills, but there are a few new(er) faces that the Rush will see this upcoming season. October The Rapid City Rush will start their season on the road […]

Iowa Heartlanders hockey player, Brendan Robbins is waxing his hockey stick that is leaning on the boards of the home bench.

ECHL: Iowa Heartlanders Weekend Preview

Only eight games left for the Iowa Heartlanders (17-33-13) before they close out their season. Without an opportunity to play for the Kelley Cup in the post-season, the Heartlanders have been using their recent games to test out a few new team members and look forward to the franchise’s third season. The season begins to […]

ECHL: Debuts in the Heartland

As we near the end of the 2022-23 regular season, many teams are gearing up to make their final playoff pushes and runs. Though the Iowa Heartlanders will not appear in the playoffs, they are gearing up in another way. In case you are struggling to keep track of all the new faces hitting the […]

ECHL: Heartlanders Pick Up First Win of the Weekend vs. Nailers

CORALVILLE, IA – The Iowa Heartlanders (10-25-9) hosted the Wheeling Nailers (20-21-5) tonight (Feb. 17) for their first of three games this weekend for the Landers’ Cancer Awareness series. Sporting their pink specialty jerseys, the Landers hit the ice for puck drop at 7 pm CST. Just three seconds after the puck hits the ice, […]

Hockey player, Steven Leonard playing for the Pensacola Ice Flyers.

Iowa Heartlanders Sign Forward Steven Leonard

On Tuesday (Feb. 14), the ECHL announced the Iowa Heartlander’s signing of forward Steven Leonard. Since completing his collegiate career at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (106 games, 38 goals, 54 assists), Leonard has spent time in the FPHL, SPHL, and ECHL. This is Leonard’s third professional season, and he sits with 15 goals, 24 […]

Heartlanders defenseman, Justin Wells with an Indy Fuel player behind his right shoulder.

Iowa Heartlanders Welcomed in Waynetown

An average weekend of travel turned into a bus trip to remember when the quaint town of Waynetown, IN, welcomed the Heartlanders after a broken bus left them temporarily stranded. If you follow the Iowa Heartlanders on Twitter or listened to the Friday (Feb. 10) broadcast, you would’ve had the chance to hear the tale […]