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Steelheads Announce 2008-09 Schedule

April 30, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Idaho Steelheads News Release


Boise, Idaho - The two-time Kelly Cup Champion Idaho Steelheads today announced its 2008-09 regular season schedule, its sixth in the ECHL. The 72-game schedule begins when Idaho faces off against National Conference, West Division foe Utah on Saturday, October 18 at Qwest Arena.

The Steelheads home arena will host 36 contests, including 1 Tuesday, 11 Wednesdays, 1 Thursday, 12 Fridays, and 11 Saturdays. All homes games will begin at 7:10 pm. New this year, the Steelheads will host Hockey 101 clinics for fans who wish to learn more about the game of hockey, beginning during training camp.

Following its season-opener, Idaho hits the road for six games including an eastern swing to play Elmira, Reading and Trenton in the American Conference, returning November 5th for a three-game series against the Alaska Aces who swept the Steelheads out of the 2007 playoffs. Highlighting the home schedule, the Reading Royals will play their first-ever games in Boise on Jan. 9 and 10 and the new Ontario Reign will visit in March.

Season tickets, including a wide variety of plans to fit any budget, are currently on sale by calling the Steelheads front office at (208) 383.0080. Some seating locations have been reduced for the 2008-09 season.

The full schedule is as follows:

Saturday, October 18, 2008 Utah at Idaho

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 Idaho at Phoenix

Friday, October 24, 2008 Idaho at Phoenix

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Idaho at Elmira

Friday, October 31, 2008 Idaho at Elmira

Saturday, November 01, 2008 Idaho at Reading

Sunday, November 02, 2008 Idaho at Trenton

Wednesday, November 05, 2008 Alaska at Idaho

Thursday, November 06, 2008 Alaska at Idaho

Friday, November 07, 2008 Alaska at Idaho

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Fresno at Idaho

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Fresno at Idaho

Friday, November 14, 2008 Idaho at Las Vegas

Saturday, November 15, 2008 Idaho at Las Vegas

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Stockton at Idaho

Friday, November 21, 2008 Stockton at Idaho

Saturday, November 22, 2008 Stockton at Idaho

Friday, November 28, 2008 Idaho at Fresno

Saturday, November 29, 2008 Idaho at Bakersfield

Wednesday, December 03, 2008 Utah at Idaho

Friday, December 05, 2008 Utah at Idaho

Saturday, December 06, 2008 Utah at Idaho

Tuesday, December 09, 2008 Idaho at Utah

Friday, December 12, 2008 Idaho at Alaska

Saturday, December 13, 2008 Idaho at Alaska

Sunday, December 14, 2008 Idaho at Alaska

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 Bakersfield at Idaho

Friday, December 19, 2008 Bakersfield at Idaho

Saturday, December 20, 2008 Bakersfield at Idaho

Friday, December 26, 2008 Utah at Idaho

Saturday, December 27, 2008 Idaho at Utah

Friday, January 02, 2009 Idaho at Ontario

Saturday, January 03, 2009 Idaho at Ontario

Friday, January 09, 2009 Reading at Idaho

Saturday, January 10, 2009 Reading at Idaho

Wednesday, January 14, 2009 Fresno at Idaho

Friday, January 16, 2009 Fresno at Idaho

Saturday, January 17, 2009 Fresno at Idaho

Sunday, January 18, 2009 Idaho at Stockton

Friday, January 23, 2009 Idaho at Utah

Saturday, January 24, 2009 Idaho at Utah

Friday, January 30, 2009 Idaho at Fresno

Saturday, January 31, 2009 Idaho at Fresno

Wednesday, February 04, 2009 Idaho at Bakersfield

Friday, February 06, 2009 Idaho at Ontario

Saturday, February 07, 2009 Idaho at Bakersfield

Sunday, February 08, 2009 Idaho at Stockton

Friday, February 13, 2009 Phoenix at Idaho

Saturday, February 14, 2009 Phoenix at Idaho

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 Las Vegas at Idaho

Friday, February 20, 2009 Las Vegas at Idaho

Saturday, February 21, 2009 Las Vegas at Idaho

Wednesday, February 25, 2009 Utah at Idaho

Friday, February 27, 2009 Idaho at Stockton

Saturday, February 28, 2009 Idaho at Fresno

Sunday, March 01, 2009 Idaho at Stockton

Wednesday, March 04, 2009 Victoria at Idaho

Friday, March 06, 2009 Victoria at Idaho

Saturday, March 07, 2009 Victoria at Idaho

Wednesday, March 11, 2009 Idaho at Utah

Friday, March 13, 2009 Idaho at Las Vegas

Saturday, March 14, 2009 Idaho at Las Vegas

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 Idaho at Victoria

Friday, March 20, 2009 Idaho at Victoria

Saturday, March 21, 2009 Idaho at Victoria

Monday, March 23, 2009 Idaho at Utah

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 Ontario at Idaho

Friday, March 27, 2009 Ontario at Idaho

Saturday, March 28, 2009 Ontario at Idaho

Wednesday, April 01, 2009 Phoenix at Idaho

Friday, April 03, 2009 Phoenix at Idaho

Saturday, April 04, 2009 Phoenix at Idaho

ECHL

Began in 1988-89 with five teams playing in four states, the Premier 'AA' Hockey League has grown into a coast-to-coast league that will have 24 teams in 16 states and British Columbia playing 864 games from Oct. 17, 2008 to Apr. 4, 2009. Nineteen of the 24 teams have played at least five years in their current city.

The third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League, the ECHL averaged 4,174 per game last season, marking the fourth year in row and the 16th time in the last 18 years that the league has averaged over 4,000 fans.

The Premier 'AA' Hockey League welcomed 3,756,191 fans, marking the fifth straight season and the 11th time in the last 12 years that it has exceeded 3.75 million fans. The 51 sold out crowds are the most in the last five seasons and mark the fourth time in the last five years that the ECHL has had at least 40 sellouts.

The conference and division alignments and the format for the 2009 Kelly Cup Playoffs will be determined and approved at a later date by the ECHL Board of Governors.

The ECHL has affiliations with 26 of the 30 teams in the NHL in 2007-08, marking the 11th consecutive season that the league has had affiliations with at least 20 teams in the NHL.

There have been 355 former ECHL players who have gone on to play in the NHL after playing in the ECHL, including 99 in the last three seasons. There have been 210 former ECHL players who have played their first game in the NHL in the past seven seasons.

There are 15 coaches in the NHL who have ECHL experience including former Wheeling coach Peter Laviolette, who is head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes, and former Mississippi coach Bruce Boudreau, who is head coach of the Washington Capitals.

The ECHL is represented for the seventh consecutive year on the National Hockey League championship team in 2007 with Anaheim assistant coach Dave Farrish, players Francois Beauchemin and George Parros and broadcasters John Ahlers and Steve Carroll.

The ECHL has affiliations with 26 of the 29 teams in the American Hockey League in 2007-08 and for the past 18 years there has been an ECHL player on the Calder Cup champion.

In each of the last two seasons there have been more than 225 players who have played in both the ECHL and the AHL and there were over 800 call-ups involving more than 500 players. In the last five seasons the ECHL has had more call-ups to the AHL than all other professional leagues combined with over 2,000 call-ups involving more than 1,000 players since 2002-03.

Further information on the ECHL is available from its website at ECHL.com.

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