Kaczperski returns to Heartlanders

Coralville, Iowa – The Iowa Heartlanders, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Minnesota Wild and American Hockey League's Iowa Wild, announced that goaltender Corbin Kaczperski has agreed to terns on a contract for the 2022-23 season.

Kaczperski led the Heartlanders with 10 wins, a 2.69 goals-against average and .921 save percentage over 21 appearances in the 2021-22 season. He signed with the team in December after beginning in Southern Professional Hockey League with Vermillion County. The 26-year-old received a pair of recalls to the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch in his rookie season, posting a 1-2-0 record in four appearances, in addition to PTOs with Utica and Rochester.

Over five collegiate seasons, Kaczperski went 32-24-5 with a 2.54 goals-against average and .907 save percentage. Kaczperski netminded his first four collegiate seasons at Yale and ranks third all-time at the school for for goals-against average and save percentage. In his final year of eligibility, Kaczperski won three games and registered a 2.60 goals-against average at the University of Denver.