Nico Blachman

ECHL: “Scariest Man in Hockey” set to return to the Heartlanders

Coralville, Iowa- On July 11, the Forward Nico Blachman and the Iowa Heartlanders agreed to a contract renewal. The 26-year-old Enforcer from Florida is representing his eighth ECHL team with the Iowa Heartlanders, previously a member of Florida, South Carolina, Allen, Savannah, and Norfolk from 2020-2023 and Kalamazoo and Adirondack before joining Iowa in 2023-24. […]

ECHL: Iowa Heartlanders 2023-24 Season in Review

As the Florida Everblades clinch their third consecutive Kelly Cup, it is time to review the Iowa Heartlanders 2023-24 Season. I suggested in November that this may be the season where Iowa made their first playoffs. This was not what was written in the stars for Derek Damon’s crew. Iowa finished the season with 27 […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder 2023-24 Season Recap

The Adirondack Thunder had a historic 2023-24 season, putting together a 43-18-7-4 record for 97 points as they would win both the North Division and Eastern Conference during the regular season; it was the first time since 2018 that the Thunder had won the North Division and the first time in Franchise history that the […]

ECHL Announces Fine and Suspension | 04/01/2024

The ECHL had to step in when tempers did not cool between the Iowa Heartlanders and Kansas City Mavericks. In Saturday’s game at the Cable Dahmer Arena, tension flew off the rails in the first period. Nico Blachman is receiving this suspension and fine under ECHL Rule 28, which outlines supplementary discipline the league can […]

Heartlanders Make Multiple Roster Moves, Announce Changes to Fan Experience

Coralville, Iowa- After a disappointing weekend in Wichita, where the Iowa Heartlanders allowed the Thunder to earn comeback wins in both games, Head Coach and General Manager Derek Damon saw it was time to make some changes before the trade deadline. As the Heartlanders return home for the first time in almost a month for […]

Adirondack Thunder Transactions | 03/04/2024

The Adirondack made the following moves today

ECHL Game Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs Reading Royals | 03/01/2024

READING, PA- The Adirondack Thunder road woes have continued as they have now lost six straight games, including Friday Night’s game vs Reading Royals, which might have been the ugliest of them all. For the Thunder, things would look promising as they would open up the scoring as Dom Marcinkevics fed Ryan Smith, who found […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Injury Update | 02/17/2024

During post-game media availability on Friday Night, Adirondack Thunder Head Coach Pete MacArthur gave Injury Updates on the following players: Patrick Grasso, T.J. Friedmann, and Nico Blachman. Patrick Grasso has missed the last nine games with an upper-body injury and will miss his 10th straight game tonight, “I can say he was close for this […]

ECHL Series Preview: Adirondack Thunder vs. Florida Everblades

From Adirondack’s Standpoint: Armand Klisivitch The Adirondack Thunder and Florida Everblades will cap off their six-game season series this week after Adirondack took two out of three games from the Everblades back in early December back in Glens Falls. For Adirondack, they come into the series riding a 17-game point streak. However, they have lost […]

ECHL Breaking News: Adirondack Thunder Nico Blachman Suspended

The ECHL has announced that they have suspended Adirondack Thunder forward Nico Blachman for one game for his actions after the final whistle during Sunday Afternoon’s game vs Reading Royals. Blachman and Steven Leonard dropped the gloves as the Royals were celebrating on the ice. Blachman and Leonard weren’t on the ice when the game-winning […]