The ECHL’s Iowa Heartlanders announced Tuesday that Derek Damon will take over duties as head coach and general manager of the second-year pro hockey franchise. He was an assistant coach last season for the Heartlanders.
Head coach/general manager Gerry Fleming and assistant coach/assistant general manager Derek Damon have been hard at work building an Iowa Heartlanders roster for the 2022-23 season. With their inaugural season out of the way, they’re finding more receptiveness from potential players.
Iowa Heartlanders goaltender Trevin Kozlowski is a West Point graduate who has won the 2021-22 ECHL Community Service Award for his work with current and former military members.
The Iowa Heartlanders finished second to last in ECHL attendance in their first year but pledge to grow the fanbase, one that’s excited about their existence
The Iowa Heartlanders conclude their inaugural season with three road games, while the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders face a big week as they push for playoffs.
There has been a big increase in production for Cedar Rapids RoughRiders defenseman Eric Pohlkamp the second half of this USHL season.
Both the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders and Iowa Heartlanders have 10 regular-season games remaining as they try to qualify for playoff spots in their respective leagues.
Iowa Heartlanders head coach Gerry Fleming talks about his hockey life as a player who was an enforcer and his long pro coaching career.
With only a dozen games left in the ECHL regular season, the Iowa Heartlanders can’t afford any more performances like Wednesday’s, a 4-2 loss to Fort Wayne.
The Iowa Heartlanders and Cedar Rapids RoughRiders each have 13 regular-season games remaining as they chase playoff spots in their respective leagues.
Winger Yuki Miura of the Iowa Heartlanders suffered lacerations to his liver and kidney in a game earlier this season but has returned to the lineup earlier than expected.
The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders and Iowa Heartlanders played six games combined last week and won five of them.
The Iowa Heartlanders recently made trades with other ECHL clubs to pick up three new players.
Winger Ryan Kuffner of the Iowa Heartlanders helped out as an interim assistant coach earlier this ECHL season.
Here is a look at how the Corridor’s two hockey clubs, the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders and Iowa Heartlanders, did last week.
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