Iowa Returns to Colorado to Face Eagles
Jan 21, 2022
The Colorado Eagles will face off against the Iowa Wild in Loveland this weekend. It is the first time the Eagles have seen the Wild on home ice this season and the first time the Wild have made the trip to Colorado since December of 2019.
The last two meetings between these teams proved to be quite exciting. Both back-and-forth matchups would be decided outside of regulation time. On December 29, the Wild struck first on a power-play goal from Kyle Rau in the first period. Nate Clurman would net his first professional goal mid-way through the second period to tie things up. Rob Hamilton scored just 38 seconds into the third period, giving the Eagles the lead. That lead would last most of the period until the Eagles took a last-minute penalty that resulted in Iowa’s Marco Rossi tying things up on the Wild power play. Rossi would then score the game-winner in overtime, giving Iowa the win.
Things looked similar on New Year's Eve when the teams faced off again. Dylan Sikura and Iowa’s Joseph Cramarossa both netted goals in the first period. Charle-Edouard D’Astous would then give the Eagles the lead early in the second. Marco Rossi tied things up for the second game in a row with a tally early in the third period. The tie would last through regulation time and the five-minute overtime period, leading to a shootout to decide the winner.
Hunter Miska stood tall in his first start since the October 30 game at Stockton. Miska stopped all three Wild shooters, coming up with some beautiful saves. Kiefer Sherwood would score the only goal of the shootout, giving the Eagles a thrilling win.
Eagles vs Wild
Budweiser Events Center - Loveland, Colorado
Roster Report
Forward Mikhail Maltsev has been recalled to the Colorado Avalanche.
Nick Henry, Matthew Boucher and Trent Miner have all been recalled from the Utah Grizzlies.
Game Notes
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By the Numbers
The Colorado Eagles have a 16-11-3-2 record for the season, sitting at 5th place in the Pacific Division. Colorado holds a 2-1-2-1 all-time record against Iowa.
Colorado - Iowa Connections
Wild forward Cody McLeod previously played for the Colorado Avalanche. McLeod played with the Avalanche from 2007 until the 2016-17 season when he was traded to the Nashville Predators. Wild goaltender Andrew Hammond previously played one regular-season game for the Colorado Avalanche along with three playoff games during the 2017-18 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Wild forward Matt Boldy and Alex Newhook played together at Boston College. Wild forward Mitchell Chaffee played for UMass Amherst at the same time as Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar.
Wild defenseman Turner Ottenbreit played a full season with the Utah Grizzlies in 2018-19.
