IOWA WILD RECALLS FORWARD MATTHEW SOP FROM HEARTLANDERS
Jan 19, 2026DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Wild General Manager Matt Hendricks today announced the American Hockey League (AHL) club has recalled forward Matthew Sop from the Iowa Heartlanders of the ECHL.
Sop, 22 (2/4/2003), has skated in three games with the Iowa Wild and recorded 20 points (9-11=20), eight penalty minutes (PIM) and a minus-17 rating in 29 games with the Heartlanders this season. He also posted 11 points (4-7=11), eight PIM, and a plus-7 rating in 24 games with the Wild along with 32 points (13-19-32), 16 PIM, and a plus-3 rating in 29 games with the Heartlanders in 2024-25.
Prior to his professional career, Sop recorded 90 points (43-47=90), 59 PIM and a plus-19 rating in 67 games with the Kitchener Rangers in the OHL during the 2023-24 season. He also added six points (3-3=6), 8 PIM, and a minus-6 rating in 10 playoff games with Kitchener. Following the 2023-24 campaign, Sop earned the Leo Lalonde Trophy as the OHL’s Overage Player of the Year. The 6-foot, 183-pound Kitchener, Ontario native totaled 169 points (76-93=169), 107 PIM, and a plus-25 rating across 203 games with the Rangers from 2019-24.
Sop wears sweater No. 9 with the Iowa Wild.
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