The ECHL announced today that Mark Derlago of the Idaho Steelheads was this year’s recipient of the Reebok Plus Performer of the Year award. The award is given annually to the player who finishes with the top plus/minus rating in the league. This is the first time a Steelheads player has been the recipient...
Cedar Park, TX – The Texas Stars (45-25-3-4, 97 Points) were defeated by the Houston Aeros (32-32-5-7, 76 Points) 3-2 on Saturday night in front of 6,302 fans at Cedar Park Center. Houston left wing Robbie Earl scored two goals as the Aeros improved to a 3-6-1-0 record against the Stars in the State...
BAKERSFIELD, CA- The Idaho Steelheads (48-17-7) fell by a 2-1 score for the second night in a row to the Bakersfield Condors (38-29-5), but tonight the decision came in overtime. Dan Kissel put Bakersfield on the board sixteen seconds into the first period when he took a pass from Maxime Macenauer and one-timed the...
LAREDO, Texas – The Allen Americans fell 5-1 in Laredo tonight after allowing two power play goals. Allen falls behind 3-2 in the best-of-seven Conference Semifinals series. Laredo forward Evan Schwabe scored on the game’s first shot at 1:16 of the opening period. Sylvain Deschatelets followed that up with his first goal of the...
LAREDO, Texas – The Allen Americans came up short in a 4-3 loss to the Laredo Bucks tonight at the Laredo Energy Arena. The Conference Semifinals series is tied again, 2-2. Americans Captain Jarret Lukin opened scoring in the game, netting Allen’s first post-season shorthanded goal in franchise history. His unassisted tally came early,...
Three Idaho Steelheads were named to the All-ECHL teams today. Mark Derlago, the leading scorer for Idaho, was named to the First Team, while teammates Tyler Spurgeon and Richard Bachman were named to the Second Team. “We’re all proud of Mark, Tyler, and Richard,” Steelheads head coach Derek Laxdal said. “They’ve done a tremendous...
