Heartlanders to sit out a season, but owner vows return to Coralville ice

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    Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series looking at the Iowa Heartlanders professional hockey team after it announced it was suspending operations for the 2026-27 season. Part II will look at the cost of putting an ECHL team on the ice.

    Let’s get one thing straight right off the bat. No reason to bury the lede in this column.

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