Tulsa, OK – The Iowa Heartlanders (8-18-2-0, 18 pts.) complete the weekend at the Tulsa Oilers (10-18-0-0, 20 pts.) Saturday at 7:05 p.m.  Saturday’s game will be broadcasted on 1630 AM KCJJ, available on the KCJJ mobile app and on 1630kcjj.com. 

Friday at Tulsa, the Heartlanders scored twice on their first four shots, but the Oilers came from behind with four unanswered to topple Iowa, 4-2. Jonny Sorenson scored on Iowa’s first shot on goal 1:51 into the game, taking a deflected pass from Yuki Miura at the slot and depositing his fourth of the season. 

Next, Cameron Butler anchored himself at the right post and slung in his first goal of the season, a power-play marker with 9:29 left in the first. Brandon Schultz created the play, driving wide on a rush chance and finding Butler wide open on a post-to-post pass.

The Heartlanders are playing the third of six straight on the road. 

The Heartlanders are 1-2-0-0 against Tulsa this season. Saturday’s game concludes a four-game season series. 

Iowa is next at home for three home games Jan. 14, Jan. 16 and Jan. 17. Iowa comes back from a six-game road trip Jan. 14 at 7:00 p.m. against Kalamazoo. Fri., Jan. 16 at 7:00 p.m. is Education Appreciation Day pres. by MidWestOne Bank vs. Toledo. Sat., Jan. 17 is Dash’s Birthday Party pres. by Firehouse Subs against Toledo. 

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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) | Tulsa Oilers (Anaheim Ducks/San Diego Gulls)

Need To Know:
- Iowa has held opponents without a first-period goal in back-to-back games. 

- Iowa scored twice in the first period for the first time since Nov. 28 in Friday’s game.

- Cameron Butler had his first ECHL goal and first ECHL fight Friday.

Records after the calendar flips

The Heartlanders have posted the following records once the calendar flips in January thru the end of regular season. Iowa has always hovered or been above .500 over the first four seasons of team history in the “second half” of the year. 

Jan. 1- end of regular season records:

Inaugural season 2021-22: 20-18-6-0

2022-23: 16-22-7-0

2023-24: 18-22-2-1

2024-25: 21-15-4-3

Longest road trips in team history

The Heartlanders are in the third game of a season-long six-game road trip. The trip is tied for the team’s longest of the campaign and was originally scheduled to be an eight-game road trip.

Iowa’s two longest “roadies” ever were each ten games; one happened in 2023-24 and the other in 2024-25. In last season’s ten-gamer (Feb. 21 - Mar. 15), the Heartlanders earned at least a point in six of the ten games, going 3-4-2-1. Iowa started that trip with a 3-1-0-1 record, which included key divisional wins at Cincinnati, Toledo and Indy to help solidify a playoff spot for the Heartlanders.

In 2023-24, the Heartlanders travelled to Kalamazoo, Fort Wayne, Wheeling, Cincinnati and Toledo, earning a 4-4-1-1 mark. Similarly to last season’s long trip, Iowa started hot with a 2-0-0-1 mark in the first three games. 

On this season’s eight-game road trip, the Heartlanders take on Bloomington, Kansas City, Tulsa, Toledo and Kalamazoo. 

Mileage on road trip

On the current six-game road trip, the Heartlanders will travel approximately 2,100 miles on the bus over the next two weeks. The longest stretch of the road trip is happening this week with Iowa visiting Kansas City and Tulsa.

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