Kansas City Mavericks rally past visitors from Iowa, hit road for 3 hockey games
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- KC Mavericks rallied to beat Iowa 4-2 in ECHL play, improving to 13-6-1.
- Casey Carreau scored twice, including the 17:47 third-period game-winner.
- Mavericks host Utah Dec. 19 and play three road games in Indiana this week.
The Kansas City Mavericks’ 2025 squad collected its first win against an opponent from outside its division this week, beating the Iowa Heartlanders 4-2.
The Mavericks had to rally in the Wednesday night ECHL hockey game at Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence. The Mavericks compete in the Mountain Division of the ECHL’s Western Conference; the Heartlanders (8-11) play in the Central Division.
Iowa scored first on Isaac Johnson’s first-period goal, but Jake McLaughlin equalized off a setup from Nolan Sullivan. The hosts took control in the third period with Casey Carreau and Jackson Berezowski scoring just a minute apart for KC.
Yuki Miura got one back for the Heartlanders, but Carreau scored again at the 17:47 mark for the game-winner. The Mavericks outshot Iowa 35-19 to improve their season record to 13 wins against six losses (with one OT loss).
Kansas City returns to Cable Dahmer Arena on Friday, Dec. 19, for game one of a home series against the Utah Grizzlies.
Before then, however, KC plays three road games this week in Indiana/Illinois: Friday at the Fort Wayne (Ind.) Komets (6:35 p.m. Central Time) and Saturday and Sunday at the Bloomington (Ill.) Bison (7 p.m. Central on Saturday, 4 p.m. Central on Sunday).
A Mavericks watch party is planned for the Sunday matchup at 4 p.m. at Llywelyn’s Pub in Lee’s Summit.
For tickets to Mavericks home games, visit kcmavericks.com/tickets.