Coralville, Iowa —  The Iowa Heartlanders scored in every period and muscled the Wichita Thunder, 6-3, Wednesday at Xtream Arena. The Heartlanders have won three straight games. Iowa pulled away with three goals in the third to extend to a multi-goal edge. Thomas Stewart scored from the high slot at 2:41 of the third to give Iowa their first two-goal lead. Liam Coughlin and Jaxon Nelson (ENG) also tallied in the frame.  

Six Heartlanders scored. Max Patterson started the scoring at 6:17 of the first, redirecting a pass from Isaac Johnson at the left post. After Iowa fell behind 2-1, the Heartlanders erupted offensively in the opening minutes of the second, scoring twice in first 1:26 of the frame. First, Isaac Johnson rifled a top-shelf laser beam at :53 of the second. Next, Keltie Jeri-Leon gave Iowa their first lead with a tally from the right post.

In the final period, Stewart and Coughlin extended Iowa’s edge to 5-2. Coughlin’s goal happened at the right post, taking a pass from Yuki Miura. 

Riley Mercer won  with 27 saves. Matt Davis (5 GA) took the defeat despite 37 saves. 

Tickets start at $10 for all Heartlanders home games. 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. 

Join the Heartlanders for Margaritaville on Friday at 7:00 p.m. against Cincinnati. The Heartlanders are home on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. for the CORNIEST NIGHT in hockey history on Cornfed Country Night, pres. by Iowa Corn. The night includes a Corn Thunderstick Giveaway, specialty jersey auction on DASH Auctions, pregame pyrotechnic show, country tunes, and legendary corn games. 

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Tickets to Heartlanders Home Games

Get Tickets — Friday, February 20th vs. Cincinnati: Margaritaville

Forget “wasting away,” join us to celebrate Margaritaville with a spectacular showdown against the Cincinnati Cyclones on February 20th! Bring your best Hawaiian gear to our 7:00 p.m. puck drop for the perfect mix of high-energy hockey and relaxing vibes. 

Get Tickets — Saturday, February 21st vs. Cincinnati: Cornfed Country Night

Presented by Iowa Corn Growers Association

We’re welcoming the Cincinnati Cyclones to Iowa by celebrating one of the things we do BEST in the Heartland… CORN! Cornfed Country Night, presented by Iowa Corn Growers Association, is the CORNIEST night in minor league hockey history. We aren’t slacking on making this night all about corn --  we’ll have specialty corn jerseys, corn games, corn thunderstix as a giveaway, and more! Make sure to join us for the 6:00 p.m. puck drop for a pregame pyrotechnics show, too!

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