ECHL Idaho Steelheads

Canucks pick Brownlee joins Steelheads

Published on October 24, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL)
Idaho Steelheads News Release


BOISE, Idaho - The Idaho Steelheads Hockey Club announced today that Vancouver Canucks draft pick Chad Brownlee has signed a one-year ECHL contract with the Club. Terms of the agreement are not being disclosed per Club policy.

Brownlee, 23, was a sixth round selection by the Canucks in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. The 6-2, 200-pound defenseman played the past four seasons at Minnesota State University - Mankato.

The veteran defenseman completed his four-year collegiate career with 11 points (4g-7-a) and 201 penalty minutes in 135 games played. A team captain in his senior year after serving as an assistant captain in his junior year, Brownlee is a three-time WCHA All-Academic pick. He was the Maverick Achievement Award recipient as a MSU senior scholar-athlete and received the Don Brose Leadership Award. In 2006-07, the Kelowna, BC native was nominated for the Outstanding Male Student-Athlete Award as well as the College Hockey Humanitarian Award.

The Idaho Steelheads take to the ice again on Friday in Utah and return home for one game versus the Grizzlies on Halloween. Tickets are available for that game and all others at Qwest Arena by visiting idahosteelheads.com and using the print at home feature, or by calling (208) 331-TIXS or visiting the box office at Qwest Arena.

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