IOWA WILD SIGNS DAVIS KOCH TO PTO, REASSIGNS HUNTER JONES TO HEARTLANDERS
Jan 4, 2024DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Wild General Manager Mike Murray today announced the American Hockey League (AHL) club has signed forward Davis Koch to a professional try-out contract (PTO). The Iowa Wild also reassigned goaltender Hunter Jones the Iowa Heartlanders of the ECHL.
Koch, 25 (6/13/98), has skated in 31 games with the Heartlanders this season, where he has recorded 26 points (15-11=26) and 18 penalty minutes (PIM). The 6-foot, 170-pound native of Surrey, B.C. played professionally in Germany in the DEL and DEL2 from 2019-2023 before joining the Heartlanders. Prior to his professional career, Koch spent six seasons in the WHL with the Edmonton Oil Kings and Vancouver Giants, where he totaled 255 points (91-164) and 58 PIM through 319 games.
Jones, 23 (9/21/00), made 48 saves in a 6-2 loss on Dec. 30 against Colorado in his only appearance with the Wild this season. He has appeared in eight games with the Heartlanders this season, where he has posted a record of 2-3-2, with a 4.24 goals against average (GAA) and a .872 save percentage (SV%). He went 11-17-9 with a 3.07 GAA, a .905 SV%, and one shutout in 38 games with the Heartlanders last season. He also played in one game with the Iowa Wild, stopping 26 of 28 shots faced in a 2-1 overtime loss at Milwaukee (11/19/22), for a 1.95 GAA and a .929 SV%. Jones is 16-30-14 with a 3.50 GAA, a .893 SV% and one shutout in 64 career ECHL games with Iowa. He is 11-15-3 with a 3.47 GAA, a .887 SV% and two shutouts in 29 career AHL games with Iowa.
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