This last week, the Steelheads returned home and hosted the Victoria Salmon Kings for three games (Wednesday, Friday and Saturday). Despite outscoring the S-Kings 10-2 in the three games, Idaho was unable to come up with the sweep, dropping a 1-0 game to Victoria on Friday. To start the series on Wednesday, the Steelheads...
The Idaho Steelheads claimed their first-ever Brabham Cup championship on Friday, thanks to a loss by Kalamazoo in overtime against Wheeling. The Brabham Cup is awarded to the team who finishes the regular season with the most points in the ECHL. The recipient is guaranteed home-ice advantage throughout its participation in the Kelly Cup...
Boise, ID- The Idaho Steelheads (46-16-5) needed a win to clinch Brabham Cup honors- the award given to the best regular season record in the ECHL each season- but were shut out by the Victoria Salmon Kings (33-29-6), 1-0, before a crowd of 4,796 at Qwest Arena. After a scoreless first period, Eric Walsky...
Boise, ID- The Idaho Steelheads (46-15-5) struck first less than two minutes into tonight’s matchup with the Victoria Salmon Kings (32-29-6), and never looked back as Idaho won its second straight game behind a hat trick from John Swanson and Rejean Beauchemin’s second shutout of the season. Swanson put Idaho on the board first...
The Idaho Steelheads saw their seven-game winning streak come to an unsavory end on Friday night, as they fell to the Ontario Reign in California. But, with wins on Monday and Wednesday, and another on Sunday, the Steelheads capped the past week with more wins than losses. Dallas Stars prospect Michael Neal was placed...
ONTARIO, CA- The Idaho Steelheads (44-15-5) lost for the second straight game to the Ontario Reign (29-27-9); this time by a 2-1 score. The loss marks the first time all season that Idaho has fallen in regulation on back-to-back instances. The first period had the makings of a goaltenders’ duel, as both netminders were...
ONTARIO, CA- The Idaho Steelheads (44-14-4) saw their seven-game winning streak come to a halt at the hands of the Ontario Reign (28-27-9), who won by a 7-4 score tonight at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California. The Steelheads fell behind 5-0 before mustering a goal against the Reign. Ontario scored twice in...
The Idaho Steelheads signed a pair of rookie forwards on Friday. Steelheads head coach Derek Laxdal said the team had added Minnesota State-Mankato forwards Kael Mouillierat and Geoff Irwin to their roster, and the pair would join the team in Ontario, CA, in time for Friday night’s game against the Reign. The 5-foot-11 Mouillierat...
BOISE, ID - The Idaho Steelheads held on for a 5-4 win over the Utah Grizzlies at Qwest Arena tonight, earning Derek Laxdal his 300th win as a professional head coach. Five different players scored for Idaho, who tied the ECHL club record for wins in a season with their 44th. The victory was...
PRINCETON, N.J. – The ECHL announced that Idaho forward Marty Flichel has been suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount as a result of his actions in ECHL Game #624 against Utah on March 16. Flichel is suspended and fined under Rule #29 – Supplemental Discipline. Under the terms of the Collective...
