Coralville, Iowa – The Iowa Heartlanders (8-15-2-0, 18 pts.) have one more game before the ECHL holiday break and are on the road again at the Toledo Walleye (14-5-2-2, 32 pts.) Saturday at 6:15 p.m. Saturday’s game will be broadcasted on FloHockey and on 1630 AM KCJJ, plus available on the KCJJ mobile app and on 1630kcjj.com.

The Heartlanders are in the midst of ten of 11 games on the road. Iowa’s lone road game comes after the ECHL holiday break, when they oppose the Bloomington Bison on Bluey Night, Dec. 26 at 7:00 p.m.

Iowa and the Walleye are matching up for the fifth time this season and fourth time in the last five games. The Walleye have played Iowa in four straight games, with Iowa’s lone “Toledo break” on Wednesday at home in a 4-2 loss to the Indy Fuel.

Iowa is 1-3-0-0 vs. Toledo this season. 

After the ECHL holiday break, the Heartlanders open up the post-Christmas slate with three games against the Bloomington Bison. Bluey Night is Fri., Dec. 26 at 7:00 p.m. at Xtream Arena. The Heartlanders visit the Bison Saturday at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday at 4:00 p.m.

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Broadcast Information

Audio Broadcast: Mixlr.com/GoHeartlanders

FloHockey Video Broadcast (Subscription Service): https://flosports.link/3AZr3GZ

Affiliates: Iowa Heartlanders (Minnesota Wild/Iowa Wild) | Toledo Walleye (Detroit Red Wings/Grand Rapids Griffins)

Need To Know:
- The Heartlanders take on the Walleye five more times this season.

- The Heartlanders are playing their second straight game on the road.

- Iowa’s Dante Giannuzzi got his first start of the season Friday.

Last time out
The Heartlanders fell, 5-2, to Toledo Friday. Keanan Stewart and Jack O’Brien scored, but the Walleye crashed in three goals in the second, one at four-on-four and two on the power play. Dante Giannuzzi blocked 25 shots in defeat. Nolan Lalonde made 29 saves for his third straight win. 

O’Brien leads Iowa with 11 goals and 22 points.

Pre-holiday facts

The Heartlanders are 2-2-0-0 ever in games before the ECHL holiday break. 

In Iowa’s first season, goaltender Trevin Kozlowski and captain Kris Bennett were each sent down on the day of the final game before the break at Kansas City and played starring roles in a 3-2 victory. Both Bennett and Kozlowski had slight travel snafus (their first Uber driver didn’t want to drive them three hours from Des Moines to Independence and refused to take them), but Bennett and Kozlowski finally found a willing driver who got them to Missouri two hours before puck drop. Bennett scored the game-winning goal with six minutes to go and Kozlowski made 32 saves in a 3-2 win at the Mavericks. 

Last season, the Heartlanders swarmed Bloomington with four goals in the first, two short-handed goals and 29 saves from William Rousseau to dominate the final game before Christmas, 6-1. Yuki Miura scored twice in the victory. That game is the only time ever the Heartlanders have scored two short-handed goals.

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