The Iowa Heartlanders hit the road Tuesday afternoon for their ECHL game Wednesday night at Kansas City. The ECHL and Professional Hockey Players’ Association officially ratified a new collective bargaining agreement
Who made a lasting impression? Libby Fandel, Quentin Nauman, Williamsburg softball, South Winneshiek cross country, and an all-too-brief moment in the sun for my Drake Bulldogs.
Saturday night saw the ECHL and Professional Hockey Players’ Association release a joint statement saying a potential new collective bargaining agreement has been agreed upon, with striking players expected to return to their teams to prepare for games before the new year.
ECHL hockey players went on strike Friday after attempts at negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement between the ECHL and Professional Hockey Players’ Association failed. The Iowa Heartlanders had their scheduled home game against Bloomington at Xtream Arena postponed, with weekend games Saturday and Sunday on the road against the Bison very much up in the air.
The Professional Hockey Players’ Association says hockey players in the ECHL will go on strike Friday unless a new collective bargaining agreement with the league is finalized. The sides have been negotiating since June, after the current CBA expired. The Iowa Heartlanders are a member of the ECHL and have a home game scheduled Friday night at Xtream Arena against Bloomington.
How many guys can tell you the stick curves used by other players? That’d be Keltie Jeri-Leon of the Iowa Heartlanders. The 25-year-old from British Columbia is a self-professed “hockey nerd.”
Elliot Desnoyers scored with a minute left in three-on-three overtime Wednesday as the Iowa Heartlanders beat Kansas City, 5-4, at Xtream Arena. It was just the third home win this season for the ECHL club and came on its annual Kids Day, with 2,300 tickets reserved for school children from the Corridor area.
Photos from field trip day at the Iowa Heartlanders vs. Kansas City Mavericks hockey game at Xtream Areana in Coralville, Iowa on Wednesday, December 10, 2025.
In this week’s edition, we crunched the numbers in games between Eastern Conference and Western Conference teams in the United States Hockey League. The East is dominating them.
Hawke Huff was better known last hockey season for being more of a defensive defenseman. Acquired in a trade from Sioux Falls, the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders second-year guy has added much more offense to his game this USHL season.
The 3ICE professional hockey league announced Thursday it will play its fourth season at Xtream Arena in Coralville this summer. The league is played like NHL overtime: three players per side and a goaltender. Former NHL legends such as Grant Fuhr and Ray Bourque coach teams in the league.
The Professional Hockey Players’ Association released an open letter to fans last week that gave its side of ongoing Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations between it and the ECHL. The PHPA said it is seeking proper rest for its players, increased salaries and renumeration for corporate and jersey auctions.
The ECHL’s Iowa Heartlanders had a tough three-in-three weekend road trip over the weekend. The club lost Friday night at Cincinnati but rebounded to win there Saturday and Sunday at Toledo, despite posting just nine shots on goal.
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