Fort Wayne, IN — The Iowa Heartlanders fell to the Fort Wayne Komets, 7-2, Friday at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Iowa trailed 2-1 through 40 minutes, but Anthony Petruzzelli and Austin Magera scored twice in the third and Fort Wayne tallied five times in the third. With Iowa trailing, 6-1, Jonny Sorenson answered with his eighth of the season with 5:42 to go to make it 6-2. Magera slotted in his second of the game two minutes later to complete the scoring. 

Iowa trailed 2-0 halfway through the game off Fort Wayne goals from Trevor Janicke and William Dufour. With 2:50 left in the second, Luke Mobley got on the board with his second of the campaign. All three forwards – Mobley, Yuki Miura and Max Patterson factored. Patterson won a puck battle at the right post, fed to the left goal line for Miura and Miura passed it quickly for Mobley to shovel it in.

Riley Mercer made 23 saves (5 GA) in defeat. Dante Giannuzzi blocked eight shots (2 GA) in relief.

Samuel Jonsson blocked 18 shots for the win.

Iowa wraps up three straight on the road at Indy Saturday at 6:00 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. 

Iowa is next at home to start a seven-game homestand Wed., Feb. 11 vs. Kalamazoo at 7:00 p.m. 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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Tickets to Heartlanders Home Games

Get Tickets — Wednesday, February 11th vs. Kalamazoo

The Kalamazoo Wings are in town on Wednesday, February 11th for a Central Division throwdown! Join us at 7:00 p.m. for a rivalry game you won’t want to miss!

Get Tickets — Friday, February 13th vs. Kalamazoo: Hockey For All

Presented by Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity

Join us February 13th at 7:00 p.m. for Hockey For All Night — presented by Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity. The Kalamazoo Wings come to town to celebrate a night of inclusion and unity across the sport of hockey with a ceremonial puck drop. No matter where you’re from, who you are, or what your story is, this night is for you. 

Get Tickets — Saturday, February 14th vs. Kalamazoo: ARTlanders

Presented by IHeartMedia

Let your creativity come to life with ARTlanders Night! The Heartlanders take on the Kalamazoo Wings February 14th at 6:00 p.m. in a colorful contest. Add a splash of fun to your weekend with this especially artistic event!

Make sure you’re here: Call 319-569-4625 or visit iowaheartlanders.com/tickets/ticket-plans to learn more about ticket package options or group ticket pricing for company outings, birthday parties or community groups of 10 or more.

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