Coralville, Iowa – Forwards Will Calverley and Jonny Sorenson have signed contracts with the Iowa Heartlanders for the 2024-25 season.
Calverley is starting his second full season and Sorenson is a preparing for his first full campaign in professional hockey. Calverley produced 21 points (8g-13a) in 39 games last season. He came to Iowa in a trade after winning the 2023 Kelly Cup with Florida. Calverley attended the Rochester Institute of Technology and Merrimack over a five-season NCAA career. While at RIT, he was a Hobey Baker Finalist and led the school in goals as a junior and senior.
Sorenson generated six points (2g-4a) in 15 games with Iowa after finishing his NCAA career as the captain at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks in 2023-24. Sorenson concluded his time at Alaska-Fairbanks in March, spending two of his five NCAA seasons with the Nanooks. His best offensive seasons came at Alaska-Fairbanks where he tallied 43 points (18g-25a) in 77 games from 2022-24. The St. Louis Park, Minnesota native spent the first three years of his collegiate career with the University of Minnesota.