The Idaho Steelheads have announced the re-signing of top forward Dustin Friesen for the upcoming 2010-2011 season. In addition, the team has signed Friesen’s former college teammate: forward Rob Pearce. Friesen was acquired in a trade with Utah this past January, and immediately became one of the Steelies’ top forwards. The Saskatoon native scored...
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The Dallas Stars signed one of their restricted free agents on Thursday. Nicklas Grossman agreed on a two-year contract worth $3.25 million. The deal will pay Grossman $1.5 million this season and $1.75 million the next, putting him under contract with the Stars through the 2011-2012 season. The 25-year old Swedish defenseman has been...
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The Idaho Steelheads inked a pair of players on Thursday: forward Malcolm Gwilliam and defenseman Jason Fredericks. Both are relatively new to the pro circuit, and both come from the college ranks. The press release does a nice job of providing some background on these players: *** (Boise, ID) – Forward Malcolm Gwilliam and...
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This afternoon, the Idaho Steelheads announced the signing of two new players to the club. Defenseman Mike Berube and forward Brandon Campose will join the Western Conference Champions for the 2010-2011 season. Both players are new to the Steelheads, but both previously played in the WHL, though not for Steelheads Head Coach Hardy Sauter’s...
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The Allen Americans added another young, successful hockey player on Thursday, signing a former All Star at the ECHL level, Judd Blackwater. The 23-year old forward comes to Allen after playing in the ECHL for two seasons and amassing 78 points (33G, 45A) in 112 games. Blackwater also played 21 games in the AHL...
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The Idaho Steelheads brought back two more players from last season’s roster on Wednesday, announcing the re-signing of forwards Matt McKnight and Adam Huxley. So far, it seems that new head coach Hardy Sauter, who is also the director of hockey operations, is listening to his coaching staff. I have to think that he’s...
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The Idaho Steelheads announced today that they had re-signed defenseman Cody Lampl for the upcoming season. Lampl is the fourth defenseman under contract for the Steelheads for 2010-2011, and the sixth player overall. Here’s the team’s release about the signing, followed by Lampl’s stats: *** (Boise, ID) – Defenseman Cody Lampl has signed a...
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Some transactional news out of Cedar Park today: the Texas Stars have added defenseman Tyler Ludwig for the upcoming season. Ludwig, who as we all know by now is the son of former NHLer Craig Ludwig, played with the T-Stars for seven games at the end of last season. With his collegiate career behind...
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The Allen Americans brought back the 7th player from their inaugural season today, signing defenseman Brandon Straub for the 2010-2011 season. Straub is a big, gritty defenseman, and was a staple on the blue line for Allen all season. He played in 58 games for the Americans, totaling 158 penalty minutes and maintaining a +8 plus/minus...
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The Idaho Steelheads signed two more players for the upcoming season today. The club announced it had inked forward Kael Mouillierat and defenseman Dustin Molle. Both made their professional hockey debuts last season with the Steelies, but will now get an opportunity to show what they can do over the course of a full...
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