The Iowa Heartlanders will not be on the ice for the 2026-27 season, the team’s ownership group announced on Monday, after the ECHL Board of Governors approved the group’s request for “a voluntary suspension of operations.” “This was an incredibly difficult decision that followed months of careful evaluation,” Michael Devlin, the team’s majority owner, said […]
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‘Hockeyland’, a new documentary from the makers of ‘Saving Brinton’, hits theaters this month
It’s been 17 years since Minnesota-born filmmakers Tommy Haines, JT Haines and Andrew Sherburne founded their independent production company, Northland Films, with a focus on nonfiction storytelling. In that time, they’ve produced, directed and released six film projects — all while Sherburne was busy founding and expanding Iowa City’s nonprofit cinema FilmScene. Their best-known documentary […]
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The Coralville hockey team gets a name (Updated)
Update: On June 17, the Iowa Heartlanders announced a “multi-year” affiliation with the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League. The team did not disclose the length of the agreement in its stetement. All teams in the East Coast Hockey League are affiliated with NHL teams. The Minnesota team is also affiliated with the Iowa […]
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Puck yeah: Coralville’s still unnamed hockey team releases schedule for its debut season
The still-nameless minor-league professional hockey team in Coralville unveiled the schedule for its first season on Tuesday. The team will play a total of 72 games, half on the road and half on the team’s home ice in the Xtream Arena. “We are excited to have a schedule in place as we continue to build […]
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Coralville’s still unnamed hockey team is approved by the East Coast Hockey League
Coralville now has a minor league professional hockey team. Or rather, it will when the 2021-22 East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) season starts. The league officially approved an expansion team for Coralville on Tuesday. The team, which doesn’t have a name yet, was one of two expansion teams approved on Wednesday. The other team, also […]
