ECHL Idaho Steelheads

Off The Hook: Steelheads Update

December 22, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Idaho Steelheads News Release


BOISE, Idaho ¾ The Idaho Steelheads (16-11-1-1) will be a little merrier as they begin their Christmas break, coming off a 5-2 win over the Bakersfield Condors (9-14-2-2) Saturday night at Qwest Arena. In The Steelheads took two of three of the three game series, beating the Condors 4-3 on Wednesday and losing 1-3 on Friday.

The Steelheads also jumped a spot in the West Division, moving into second place, following the Victoria Salmon Kings sweep of the Alaska Aces this week. Idaho is six points behind the Salmon Kings and one point ahead of the Aces.

STEELHEADS BECOME STARS FOR MDA

Qwest Arena will have an NHL look on Friday, Dec. 26 as the Steelheads will wear their National Hockey League affiliate authentic Dallas Stars jerseys marking the second Pepsi "Future Stars" Jersey Auction benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Their opponents, the Utah Grizzlies, will don the New York Islanders jerseys.

Fans will have the opportunity to bid on their favorite players' jerseys, which will start at $200 and can be bought outright for $1,500. The players will pose for a photo with the winning fans after Friday's game. The two teams will wear the jerseys again in Utah the following night when the teams face off on Utah's ice giving the Grizzlies the opportunity to auction their jerseys for St. Judes Children's Hospital.

This auction marks the seventh year the Steelheads and Pepsi have teamed up for the MDA. In six years, the auction has raised $64,485.

IDAHO STEELHEADS AT A GLANCE

34 Points; 2nd West Division, 4th National Conference, 8th Overall

Overall: 16-11-1-1 (34 points)

Home: 8-6-0-1 (home)

Away: 8-5-1-0 (road)

Streak: 1-0-0-0

Past 10: 6-4-0-0

ECHL NATIONAL CONFERENCE, DIVISION STANDINGS

West GP W L OTL PTS PCT

Victoria Salmon Kings 30 19 9 2 40 0.667

Idaho Steelheads 29 16 11 2 34 0.586

Alaska Aces 28 16 11 1 33 0.589

Phoenix RoadRunners 26 12 11 3 27 0.519

Utah Grizzlies 26 11 11 4 26 0.500

Pacific GP W L OTL PTS PCT

Ontario Reign 28 17 9 2 36 0.643

Las Vegas Wranglers 26 11 13 2 24 0.462

Stockton Thunder 28 10 14 4 24 0.429

Bakersfield Condors 27 9 14 4 22 0.407

STEELHEADS BITES

Goaltender Matt Climie has won in six of his last seven starts, including his last three consecutively

Forward Bryan McGregor has goals in his last two games, and points in four of his last five games (3g-1a)

Forward Garett Bembridge tallied four points (3g-1a) in three games vs. Bakersfield this week

ROSTER TRANSACTIONS (12/14/08 - 12/22/08)

12/22/08 Add Mark Bomersback, F returned from Syracuse (AHL)

12/19/08 Add Tyler Shelast, F assigned by Dallas (NHL)

12/18/08 Add Derek Paget, F activated off IR

12/18/08 Delete Craig Cescon, F placed on the 3-day IR

12/16/08 Delete Mark Bomersback, F loaned to Syracuse (AHL)

HOLIDAY GIFT PACKAGES

The Steelheads are offering Holiday Gift Packages for those hard-to-buy-for sports lovers. Starting at $25.00, three different packages are available for purchase at the merchandise stand/store at the game, by calling the Steelheads office (208) 383-0080, or online at the Idaho Steelheads Web site.

Visit: http://www.idahosteelheads.com/steelheads-store/holidaypackages.aspx

STEELHEADS SCHEDULE THIS WEEK

Monday, Dec. 22 - Thursday, Dec. 25

OFF

Friday, Dec. 26:

Practice Qwest Arena 10-11 am

GAME NIGHT Utah @ Idaho 7:10 pm

Pepsi's Future Stars Jersey Auction, benefiting MDA

Saturday, Dec. 27:

Travel to Utah

Idaho @ Utah 7:05 pm

* OF NOTE:

The Steelheads front office will be closed from Saturday, Dec. 27 through Monday, Jan. 5.

BROADCAST INFO

Listen to all 72 games with Doug Plagens calling the action. Doug is joined in the booth this season by Steelheads players who will provide color commentary. Tune in to ESPN Radio 1350 KTIK the Ticket on games nights as well as Monday though Friday at 6:00 pm for the Bud Light Idaho Steelheads Hockey Show as Doug and Will Hoenike talk all things Steelheads.

All home and road games can be watched through a link on the Steelheads website provided by B2 Networks for $6 a game.

STEELHEADS ON B2 TV DEC. 30

B2 Networks, the "Official Broadband Broadcast Provider of the ECHL," announced that the program lineup for ECHL TV on B2CableTV.com for Dec. 23-30 will be Stockton at Fresno on Saturday, Dayton at Cincinnati on Saturday, Reading at Trenton on Saturday, Utah at Las Vegas on Saturday, Bakersfield at Idaho on Saturday, Elmira at Gwinnett on Sunday and South Carolina at Charlotte from Sunday.

To watch ECHL games free of charge 24 hours a day go to B2CableTV.com, click on the "Hockey" tab and select ECHL TV.

Viewers need a high-speed internet connection and a current version of Microsoft Windows Media Player to watch the Network.

TICKET INFO

The Idaho Steelheads offer a variety of ticket plans to fit any schedule or pocket book. Call (208) 383-0080 to find out more. For day of game tickets, visit idahosteelheads.com and use the print at home feature, or call (208) 331-TIXS or visit the box office at Qwest Arena.

Check out the Idaho Steelheads Statistics



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