IOWA WILD RECALLS DEFENSEMAN STEVIE LESKOVAR FROM HEARTLANDERS
Nov 13, 2025DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Wild General Manager Matt Hendricks today announced the American Hockey League (AHL) club has recalled defenseman Stevie Leskovar from the Iowa Heartlanders (ECHL).
Leskovar, 21 (9/9/04), has skated in three games with the Heartlanders this season and appeared in one contest with the Wild during the 2024-25 season.
Prior to his professional career, Leskovar recorded six points (1-5=6), 76 penalty minutes (PIM), and a plus-6 rating in 35 games with the Brampton Steelheads (OHL) in 2024-25. The 6-foot-3, 216-pound Cambridge, Ontario native accumulated 21 points (4-17=21), 243 PIM, and a plus-6 rating across 160 OHL games with the Peterborough Petes (2021-23), Mississauga Steelheads (2022-24), and Brampton (2024-25). Leskovar served as Brampton’s alternate captain during the 2024-25 season.
Leskovar was selected in the sixth round (#174 overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft by the Minnesota Wild. He wears sweater No. 44 with the Iowa Wild.
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