What is Iowa Heartlanders?
{{Hockey team | team = Iowa Heartlanders | color = background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#231F20 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 5px solid; | color text = #000000 | city = [[Coralville, Iowa|Coralville]], [[Iowa]] | league = [[ECHL]] | conference = Western | division = Central | founded = 2021 | arena = [[Xtream Arena|Xtream Arena powered by Mediacom]] | colours = Black, sunrise yellow, grey, white<br>{{color box|#231F20}} {{color box|#FFD100}} {{color box|#5B6670}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} | coach = Derek Damon | GM = | affiliates = [[Minnesota Wild]] ([[National Hockey League|NHL]])<br>[[Iowa Wild]] ([[American Hockey League|AHL]]) | website = [https://iowaheartlanders.com Official website] | name1 = '''Iowa Heartlanders''' | dates1 = {{nowrap|2021–present}} | reg_season_titles = | division_titles = | conf_titles = | kelly_cups = }} The '''Iowa Heartlanders''' are an American professional [[ice hockey]] team. They began playing in [[2014–15 ECHL season|2014]]. The team plays in the [[ECHL]]. They play their home games in [[Coralville, Iowa|Coralville]], [[Iowa]] at the [[Xtream Arena|Xtream Arena powered by Mediacom]]. They are the ECHL affiliate for the [[Minnesota Wild]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). They are also the affiliates for the [[Iowa Wild]] of the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL). On January 12, 2021, the new ECHL expansion team was approved by the ECHL Board of Directors and would be owned by Dean MacDonald (also the owner of [[Newfoundland Growlers]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.com/subject/sports/minor-league/coralville-announces-it-is-getting-a-professional-hockey-team-20200917|accessdate=February 5, 2024|title=Coralville announces it is getting a professional hockey team|publisher=Indianapolis Business Journal}}</ref> On May 20, 2021, the team name would be revealed as the Iowa Heartlanders and their logo of a white-tailed deer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://echl.com/news/2021/05/introducing-the-iowa-heartlanders|access