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No love lost between Steelheads and Wranglers

February 12, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL)
Idaho Steelheads News Release


BOISE, Idaho - Don't look for cards and candy from the Steelheads this Valentine's Day as they'll have their game faces on to host the Las Vegas Wranglers. The Steelheads will hope to gain ground on their arch rival, who just took over second place in the league, and are in town to drop the puck on a three-game conference showdown. Idaho will try not to be as hospitable as they were last visit when Las Vegas took three games and six points out of Qwest Arena.

Steelheads Head Coach Derek Laxdal said, "Last time Vegas came in they swept us. We need to protect our home and match their intensity for all three games this week."

Head-to-Head: Idaho is 1-3-1-0 against Las Vegas this season.

L (OT) Idaho 4 @ Las Vegas 5 (Jan 27 2007)

W (OT) Idaho 3 @ Las Vegas 2 (Jan 26 2007)

L Las Vegas 5 @ Idaho 3 (Dec 2 2006)

L Las Vegas 3 @ Idaho 1 (Dec 1 2006)

L Las Vegas 3 @ Idaho 2 (Nov 29 2006)

Team Record: Idaho = 25-18-2-1 53 points / Las Vegas = 26-9-5-6 63 points

Past 10 Games: Idaho = 6-3-1-0 / Las Vegas = 7-1-1-1

Streak: Idaho = 1-0-0-0 / Las Vegas = 4-0-0-1

Home Record: Idaho = 11-9-1-1 / Las Vegas = 12-5-2-2

Away Record: Idaho = 14-9-1-0 / Las Vegas = 14-4-3-4

Reel Rewind

Last Week's Results:

- Wed. 2/7 vs VIC: W2-1

- Fri. 2/9 vs VIC: L3-6

- Sat. 2/10 vs VIC: W2-0

Upcoming

- Wed. 2/14 vs LV, St. Luke's Jersey Auction kick off to run all three nights.

- Fri. 2/16 vs LV, $1 Double R Ranch Hot Dogs first come first serve.

- Sat. 2/17 vs LV, Micron Knit Cap Giveaway first come first serve...season ticket holder guarantee; Boy Scout Group/Sleepover night.

Red Hot

- Steve Silverthorn is 6-2-1-0 in his last nine starts and has four shutouts on the season

- Lance Galbraith has four points (1g-3a) in the last four games

- Darrell Hay has a goal in each of the last two games and he leads all Steelheads defensemen with 23 points

Team Notes

- Steelheads are 15-1-0-0 when allowing less than three goals

- Steelheads are 16-5-0-1 when they score the first goal

- Steelheads are 17-12-1-0 when they out-shoot their opposition

Recent Transactions

2/09 Add Steve Chabbert, D traded from Dayton

2/09 Add Darrell Hay, D activated off IR

2/09 Delete Mike Gabinet, D placed on the 3-day IR

2/07 Add J.B. Bittner, F assigned by Iowa (AHL)

2/06 Delete Aaron Gill, F released from contract placed on waivers

Star Gazing

Idaho's American Hockey League and National Hockey League affiliates reports:

AHL Iowa Stars = 25-23-2-1, 53 points; 5th place West Division

NHL Dallas Stars = 34-20-2, 70 points; 3rd place Pacific Division

Team Practice

The Steelheads will practice every day this week at Qwest Arena from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. All practices are open to the media and public.

Heart Felt

The Idaho Steelheads will kick off a one-of-a-kind jersey auction for St. Luke's Center for Heart and Vascular Health on Valentine's Day, February 14th. The team will wear the jerseys for the three-game series against the Las Vegas Wranglers. Silent auction tables will be set up on the concourse during the three games and fans may bid on their favorite player's jersey or buy it outright for $1,000. A jersey autographed by the entire Steelheads team will also be raffled off. The players will present their jerseys to the winning bidders immediately following the Saturday, February 17th game. A limited number of red ball caps with matching logos will be sold for the fundraiser and St. Luke's volunteers will hand out roses to the first 500 ladies through the doors on Wednesday night. All of the funds raised will go to St. Luke's for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart and vascular diseases and conditions.

Listen Up

Join "Voice of the Steelheads," Joe O'Donnell, on 1350 KTIK The Ticket every Tuesday through Thursday from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. for the Bud Light Sports Talk Show. Stay tuned on game nights as Joe will bring fans play-by-play live action for all 72 games; Color Commentator Bart Hull join Joe for home games, as will rink-side reporters Mark Broz and John MacMillan. Games can be heard via the Internet through the Steelheads website at www.idahosteelheads.com >. Games can also be watched live through a Webcast ($6 per view) - link also available from the Steelheads Website. CableOne Channel 17 will broadcast Friday games live and air all other games delayed the following day at 6:00 pm and 9:00 pm.

Be There

Steelheads' ticket packages for the Tenth Anniversary 2006-07 regular season are on sale now. Tickets may be purchased by calling 208.383.0080. A variety of packages are available, including Full Season Tickets, Flex Plans, Suite Rentals, Group Outings, and a Perfect-10 Season Mini. Call for your customized Good Times package!

Print From Home

New this year! Fans who wish to purchase individual game tickets can select their seats online at www.idahosteelheads.com and print their tickets from the comforts of their home.

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