Jeff Johnson

6 days ago | thegazette.com | Jeff Johnson

Gavin Hain, Iowa Heartlanders The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS - First playoff game in franchise history. First playoff win in franchise history. The Iowa Heartlanders scored the first three goals of Game 1 of this ECHL first-round series Friday night and went on to beat the Fort Wayne Komets, 5-3, at Fort Wayne’s Memorial Coliseum. Game 2 is Saturday night at 6:35.

1 week ago | thegazette.com | Jeff Johnson

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CORALVILLE - One franchise is playing the first playoff hockey game in its history. For the other, playoff games are just assumed. The Iowa Heartlanders are the former here. They qualified for the ECHL postseason for the first time in their four years of existence. The latter are the Fort Wayne Komets.

1 week ago | thegazette.com | Jeff Johnson

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS - The first period was brutal and too much for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders to overcome. Muskegon scored four goals Wednesday night in a deciding Game 3 of this United States Hockey League first-round playoff series, all in that first period.

1 week ago | thegazette.com | Jeff Johnson

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS - The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders picked the very best time to beat the Muskegon Lumberjacks for the first time this season. And just about the very best way to do it. goal with 59 seconds left gave the Riders a 4-3 win in Game 2 of this United States Hockey League first-round playoff series Tuesday night at Muskegon’s Trinity Health Arena.

1 week ago | thegazette.com | Jeff Johnson

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS - Kind of the story of the season. Unfortunately. The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders played a good Game 1 of their United States Hockey League first-round playoff series Monday night. You could make the argument they outplayed the Muskegon Lumberjacks. But Vaclav Nestrasil scored a goal with 1:08 left in regulation that downed the Riders, 2-1. Close, definitely competitive but no result. Again.