ECHL Idaho Steelheads

Game Preview: Long Beach at Iowa

Published on January 16, 2004 under ECHL (ECHL)
Idaho Steelheads News Release


TEAM FACTS CAPSULE:
Idaho Steelheads 24-11-2, 50 points / .676 pct.
Established: 1997
Conference: Western
Division: Pacific
Home Arena: Bank of America Centre / Capacity: 5,006
Head Coach: John Olver
Team Colors: Red, Silver and Blue
Affiliates: NHL-Dallas Stars; AHL-Utah Grizzlies
Team History: 1st ECHL Season; 6 Seasons West Coast Hockey League.

Long Beach Ice Dogs: 10-23-2, 22 points / .314 pct.
Established: 2000
Conference: Western
Division: Pacific
Home Arena: Long Beach Arena / Capacity: 6,176
Head Coach: Kevin Kaminsky
Team Colors: Blue, Gold, Silver and Gray
Affiliates: Independent
Team History: 1st ECHL Season; 3 Seasons West Coast Hockey League.

TONIGHT'S GAME: Tonight's game between Idaho and Long Beach is the fifth visit between the two teams, and the first for Long Beach to the Bank of America this season. They will play the second and final game of the two game set in Boise on the 18that 7:05 p.m.

THIS SEASON VS LONG BEACH:

GP W L OTL
STEELHEADS 4 3 0 1
at Idaho - - - -
at Long Beach 4 3 0 1

01/11/04 Idaho 3 at Long Beach 2
12/27/03 Idaho 2 at Long Beach 1
12/26/03 Idaho 4 at Long Beach 5 (SO)
11/02/03 Idaho 5 at Long Beach 1

ALL TIME VS LONG BEACH:
GP W L OTL
STEELHEADS 32 24 5 3
at Idaho 14 11 3 0
at Long Beach 18 13 2 3

OF NOTE AGAINST LONG BEACH:

OFFENSIVE: Defenseman Darrell Hay leads the team in points scored against Long Beach with 5 assists in 4 games... Forward Andrei Vasilyev and defenseman Jeremy Mylymok each have 4 points; Vasilyev in 3 games has 2 goals and 2 assists, and Mylymok in only 2 games has 4 assists.

MINDING THE NET: Against Long Beach, Dan Ellis is 2-0-1 and has a .227 goals against average and a .913 save percentage... Blair Allison is 1-0 with a 1.00 goals against average and .952 save percentage.

PP & PK... In 4 games against Long Beach this season, Idaho has scored 4 power play goals with 20 opportunities, while holding the Ice Dogs to score 4 power play goals with 16 chances.

UP NEXT: Idaho will host the Long Beach Ice Dogs at the Bank of America Centre against on Sunday, January 18th, after a visit to Fresno sandwiched between the home games.

NOTABLES:
Record: 24-11-2
Home Record: 15-4-0
Road Record: 9-7-2
SO Record: 3-1
Current Streak: 4-0-1
Idaho Last 10: 7-1-2
Idaho Last 5: 4-0-1
Power Play: 36 in 216 - 16.7% (15th rank)
Penalty Kill: 38 in 191 - 80.1% (26th rank)

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