Fort Wayne, IN – The Iowa Heartlanders, proud ECHL affiliate of the Minnesota Wild and Iowa Wild, finish a busy three-in-three weekend against the Fort Wayne Komets Sunday at 4:00 p.m.
The Heartlanders are in their second straight weekend of three games in three days, while the Komets are in their third straight.
Iowa is second in the Central Division with a 9-8-3-1 record (22 points). Despite being two points back of Iowa, Fort Wayne is tied for sixth with a 9-8-0-2 record (20 points). Toledo leads the division with 29 points, Iowa is second, then Wheeling, Indy and Cincinnati are tied for third with 21 points.
Saturday at Kalamazoo, Iowa fought back to gain a point, overcoming a two-goal deficit in a 4-3 overtime loss. Ben Brinkman scored the tying goal with 2:26 to go.
The K’s visited Indy Saturday and suffered a 3-1 loss. Ture Linden scored Fort Wayne’s lone goal.
Iowa is next at home for six straight games starting Friday, Dec. 15 against Toledo at 6:35 p.m. On Sat., Dec. 16 at 6:05 p.m., Iowa hosts Toledo for Teddy Bear Toss Night, pres. by DASH Auctions. The Heartlanders will wear specialty holiday jerseys available for auction on the DASH Auctions app. Fans are encouraged to bring Teddy Bears to throw on the ice after Iowa’s first goal, which will be donated to local charitable organizations helping those in need this holiday season.
On Sun., Dec. 17 at 2:05 p.m., the Heartlanders take on Toledo for Elementary School Day, pres. by MidWestOne Bank. The day also features a postgame skate pres. by The Family Dental Center.