Iowa Heartlanders news release
Fort Wayne, IN – Iowa Heartlanders defenseman Anthony Firriolo scored in his Iowa debut, but Iowa suffered a 4-1 defeat at the Fort Wayne Komets Saturday at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
Firriolo scored on his first shot ever with Iowa, giving Iowa a 1-0 advantage (PPG) at 2:55 of the first. Firriolo ripped a wrister through traffic from the center of the blue line, assisted by Louka Henault and Liam Coughlin. The Komets tied the game at one on the power play 12 minutes later off a strike from Matthew Wedman. Nolan Volcan gave the Komets the lead, 2-1, at 6:38 of the second.
The Komets added two late second-period goals; Martin Has scored with 2:02 left in the period, then Ethan Keppen tallied his second with the Komets in the final minute (39 seconds left).
Hunter Jones made 35 saves in defeat. Tyler Parks stopped 32 for his second win of the season series.
Iowa continues a seven-game road trip with at Fort Wayne Sun., Jan. 7 at 4:00 p.m.
The Heartlanders are next at home Mon., Jan. 15 at 2:05 p.m. vs. Cincinnati – schools are off for the day and bring your kids out for a great day at Xtream Arena. Tickets in the seating bowl are $15 for every section!