Coralville, Iowa – The Iowa Heartlanders, proud ECHL affiliate of the Minnesota Wild and Iowa Wild, announced the team’s 2025 protected list, which consists of 25 players – 16 forwards, eight defensemen and one goaltender.
The protected list is the first key date in the 2025 offseason.
Make sure you’re here: The Heartlanders 2025-26 schedule is here and the team opens up the regular season at Xtream Arena on Fri., Oct. 17 at 7:00 p.m. vs. Tulsa! The Heartlanders are planning theme nights and a promotional schedule for the 2025-26 season, with details announced this summer. We will be offering a variety of ticket plans and corporate partnership opportunities.
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2025 Protected List
Goaltender (1): William Rousseau
Defenseman (8): Mike Koster, Grant Hindman, Andrew McLean, Hunter Lellig, Ben Brinkman, Zeteny Hadobas, Chris Lipe, Jules Boscq
Forwards (16): Zach Dubinsky, Adam Goodsir, Nathan Noel, Jonny Sorenson, Matt Hubbarde, Keltie Jeri-Leon, Ryan McGuire, T.J. Walsh, Luke Mobley, Jack O'Brien, Ryan Miotto, Will Calverley, Yuki Miura, Nico Blachman, Dakota Raabe, Connor Federkow
Teams are allowed to protect as many players as they wish provided the players protected meet the guidelines as defined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the ECHL and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association which state that teams shall retain the rights to each player that:
1. Signed an SPC in 2024-25 with the Member, and has not been traded or released, OR
2. Signed an SPC in 2024-25, and was recalled to the NHL/AHL or IIHF team, and has not been traded or released, OR
3. Had received a Qualifying Offer last summer for the current Season, DID NOT sign an SPC, and has not been traded or released, OR
4. Has been suspended by the Member or League, and has not been traded or released, OR
5. Signed an SPC on or after the first day of the 2024-25 Regular Season, then subsequently signed an NHL/AHL contract, and has not been traded or released, OR
6. Has executed the ECHL Retirement Form, and has not been traded or released.
Protected lists may exceed 20 players.
The ECHL also announced that teams must complete all Future Consideration trades by 3 p.m. ET on June 20 and that teams must submit their Season-Ending Roster by 3 p.m. ET on June 22.
Season-ending rosters may include up to 20 players and cannot include any players who did not sign an ECHL contract in 2024-25.
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