Iowa looking forward to Friday home game after loss to Cincinnati

Coralville, Iowa – The Iowa Heartlanders lost Wednesday at Xtream Arena, 7-0, to the Cincinnati Cyclones. Cincinnati goalie Mark Sinclair notched his league-leading fourth shutout of the season, stopping all 41 shots faced. Iowa will host Indy Friday at 7:05 p.m. and Kalamazoo Saturday at 7:05 p.m.Cincinnati opened the scoring 6:43 into the first period when Steven MacLean fired from the top right circle and Josh Passolt tipped it in to put the Cyclones up, 1-0. In the second, Luka Burzan scored his first goal, tapping home the rebound to put Cincinnati up, 2-0. Louie Caporusso, Matt Berry, and Kohen Olischefski all scored as well in the period to give them a 5-0 lead heading into the third. Burzan scored his second goal of the game 2:20 into the period on a shot from the slot that bounced off a to put the Cyclones up, 6-0. Matej Pekar tallied one of his own late in the third to make it, 7-0. Hanson finished the night with 32 saves between the pipes for Iowa. Box Score

View the team’s full promotional schedule at iowaheartlanders.com/promotions. Iowa is next at home Mar. 10 at 7:05 p.m. vs. Indy and Mar. 11 at 7:05 p.m. vs. Kalamazoo. March 10 is Iowa’s Marvel Super Hero Night where the team will wear special Captain American jerseys vs. Indy, presented by DASH Auctions. It’s also Special Olympics Night where Special Olympics Iowa will be at the game.Single-game tickets, group ticket options, partial plans and season ticket memberships are available for Heartlanders home games at Xtream Arena.  Call 319-569-goal or visit iowaheartlanders.com/tickets for more information.