Mobley, Hubbarde return to Heartlanders

Action photos of Luke Mobley and Matt Hubbarde of the Iowa 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 rookie forwards Luke Mobley and Matt Hubbarde have come to terms on contracts with the team for the 2025-26 season.

Mobley joined the Heartlanders at the tail end of the 2024-25 season, recording two assists in 11 regular-season games, before adding four points (1g-3a) in five postseason games. He spent five seasons playing college hockey, first skating for Clarkson University, where he totaled 22 points in 91 games before transferring to Augustana University. At Augustana, Mobley quickly found his groove, totaling 39 points (25g-14a) in 68 games, leading the team in goals in each of his two seasons.

Hubbarde signed with Iowa in March 2025 after completing his collegiate career, and he put up six points (3g-3a) in 13 games. The Pickering, Ontario native spent two seasons with Dartmouth, before transferring to Providence. He totaled 29 points in 65 games between the two schools. Finally, he spent his final college season with the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, where he became the team’s leading goal and point scorer with 23 points (13g-10) in 30 games.