This week’s weekly report is brief, and I’m leaving out the last week’s transactions, as the playoff roster is included for your review. The Steelheads finished their regular season schedule this past weekend, dropping a pair of games to the Bakersfield Condors, 2-1 in both games. But, it was pretty obvious that the Steelies...
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The Allen Americans began their Southern Conference Semi-Final matchup against the Laredo Bucks at the Allen EVent Center last Friday. There were lots of firsts to be had in the game, as it was the franchise’s first experience in the post-season. Here are just a few of them: First Postseason Game – March 26,...
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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...
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The Texas Stars made quite a bit of progress in their hunt for a playoff spot this week, winning two of their three games, and reducing their magic number to clinch a playoff spot to eight points. On Saturday night, Texas took on the Rockford IceHogs at the Rockford MetroCentre. Stars goaltender Brent Krahn...
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I have just a quick recap of the last week for the Allen Americans. Tomorrow, I will be publishing a look ahead at the Americans first ever playoff series – a semi-final round against the Laredo Bucks. So, this report will mostly be reflective. Allen hosted their fellow “expandees”, the Missouri Mavericks on St....
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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...
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The Texas Stars have won their last two games, and are getting ready to leave Texas for the next couple of weeks as they head into the home stretch of their regular season. The Stars are in a dogfight in the Western Conference’s West Division for the top spot. They currently trail the front-running...
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The Allen Americans had already secured their playoff spot heading into last week’s play, but were still chasing the Odessa Jackalopes for the top overall spot in the Southern Conference playoffs. The Americans travelled across town to face their local rivals, the Texas Brahmas, to start their week on Wednesday. The physical game went...
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The Idaho Steelheads were one of the biggest headlines in the ECHL from this past week, as they clinched a spot in the post-season with their victory on Friday night over the Victoria Salmon Kings. They can secure top seed in the National Conference playoffs tonight (Tuesday) with a single point out of their...
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Every Wednesday, Big D Hockey will present a report on the Allen Americans. This will include any relevant news or noteworthy stats from the last week’s games, as well as a look at the upcoming games and then the team itself. Through these reports, we hope to offer you an insider’s look at the Dallas Stars’...
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