Iowa Heartlanders news releaseCoralville, Iowa – Iowa City native Ben Pizzimenti has signed a tryout contract with the Heartlanders for the team’s 2025 training camp, Heartlanders Head Coach & General Manager Chuck Weber announced. Pizzimenti, a 24-year-old left-handed shot that attended Iowa City West High School, becomes the first ever player from Iowa City to sign with the Heartlanders. Pizzimenti was born in Iowa City and skated for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders high school team. What makes this especially unique is that the Heartlanders didn’t exist when I was a kid growing up in Iowa City. He has earned this opportunity and it’s very special for our organization to have this be the first Iowa City native to put on the Heartlanders jersey.