Fort Wayne, IN - The Iowa Heartlanders (12-26-2-2, 28 pts.) start the weekend with a matchup at the Fort Wayne Komets (23-11-7-0, 53 pts.) and visit the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum for the first time this season Friday at 6:35 p.m. These teams played in the Kelly Cup Playoffs last season, but Friday marks Iowa’s first regular season trip to Fort Wayne since Jan. 7, 2024 (761 days), a 3-2 Heartlanders win. 

The Heartlanders are in the middle of their longest remaining “mileage” road trip this regular season, a 1,400-mile swing that started in Kansas City Wednesday. Iowa completes the road trip at Indy Saturday at 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Iowa’s Matt Sop tied the game at one midway through the first, but Kansas City scored the next three and won, 4-1.

The Komets also played Wednesday against Wheeling and took 55 shots in a 3-2 overtime loss. Wheeling’s Taylor Gauthier blocked 53 shots in the win.

Tickets start at $10 for all Iowa Heartlanders home games. Iowa is next at home against Kalamazoo for three straight games starting on Wed., Feb. 11 at 7:00 p.m. Heartlanders Family 4 Packs (4 tickets, 4 hot dogs, 4 sodas, 1 large popcorn starting at $69) and the Deer & Beers Ticket Bundle (1 ticket and 2 domestic beers for $25) are now available. 

The Heartlanders are home for Hockey For All Night, presented by Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity, featuring specialty jerseys against Kalamazoo on Fri., Feb. 13 at 7:00 p.m. The Heartlanders complete the weekend with ARTLanders, pres. by iHeartMedia, on Sat., Feb. 14 at 6:00 p.m. against Kalamazoo.

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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) | Fort Wayne Komets (Edmonton Oilers/Bakersfield Condors)

Need To Know:
- Riley Mercer has started back-to-back games and played in four of the last five contests. 
- Four of Iowa’s last five games have been decided by a goal. 

- Matt Sop has points in six of the last seven games  (4g, 2a).  

Season Series Fort Wayne

The Heartlanders and Komets face off seven times this season and Iowa has four more games on the road against Fort Wayne this regular season. Iowa hosted Fort Wayne three times from Oct. 29-Nov. 1, all Komets wins.

Iowa has scored three goals in the season series. Jaxon Nelson tops Iowa with two points (1g) vs. Fort Wayne, but is currently recalled to the Iowa Wild.

Josh Groll leads all players with six points and is tied with teammate James Stefan with three goals. 

Samuel Jonsson, an ECHL All-Star selection, has two shutouts vs. Iowa this season and has stopped all 44 shots faced in the season series. 

The Heartlanders visit Fort Wayne again on Feb. 11 and then complete the season series with back-to-back road matchups Apr. 3-4. 

Iowa is 5-5-0-1 ever at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.

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