ECHL Idaho Steelheads

Off The Hook: Steelheads Update

Published on February 16, 2009 under ECHL (ECHL)
Idaho Steelheads News Release


BOISE, Idaho ¾ Nearly 10,000 fans came out to Qwest Arena over the weekend to support the Steelheads after a 30-day absence from home ice. The 4,579 were disappointed on Friday the 13th though as Idaho lost 3-1 to the Phoenix RoadRunners. But, the team staged a comeback against the RoadRunners Saturday and, with a 4-2 win, gave the 4,965 in attendance something to cheer about.

VEGAS, BABY

The Steelheads (27-16-2-1=57 points) continue their home stint at Qwest Arena with games this Wednesday, Friday and Saturday against the arch-rival Las Vegas Wranglers (26-19-1-4=57 points). The series should be a good one as teams are closely matched; Idaho ranks 8th overall in the league and Vegas ranks 9th. They're 4th and 5th respectively in the National Conference.

The visit to Boise is the first this season for Las Vegas.

Previous meetings this season @ Las Vegas:

Idaho 1 @ Las Vegas 7 (Nov 15 2008) Final

Idaho 6 @ Las Vegas 1 (Nov 14 2008) Final

SLIERS AND SPECIAL OLYMPIANS HONORED

The Steelheads honored pediatric patients of St. Luke's*Idaho Elks Rehabilitation Services and Idaho's Special Olympians at the games on Friday and Saturday at Qwest Arena. The team wore Special Olympics-themed jerseys during the weekend homestand and auctioned them off. $9,300 was raised from the auction and from a raffle held for a team-autographed jersey. All proceeds benefit pediatric therapy services at SLIERS and the Special Olympics of Idaho.

Jan Sprague won the team-autographed jersey.

Ben Boyd dropped the puck Friday night. Ben is a patient of SLIERS and was thrilled to be a particpant in the Special Olympics Invitational Games last year when he was selected to carry the torch.

On Saturday, Andrew Schade, a patient of SLIERS who plays hockey on the unified floor hockey team for Special Olympics of Idaho, dropped the puck amongst several of this year's World Winter Games medalists:

-The Caldwell Wildcats Team USA Floor Hockey Team - Silver Medal.

-Reuban Murray - two Bronze Medals in the Snowshoe events.

-Analine Travis - two Bronze Medals in the Cross Country Skiing events.

IDAHO STEELHEADS AT-A-GLANCE

57 Points; 3rd West Division, 4th National Conference, 8th Overall

Overall: 27-16-2-1 (57 points)

Home: 12-8-0-1 (home)

Away: 15-8-2-0 (road)

Streak: 1-0-0-0

Past 10: 6-3-1-0

ECHL NATIONAL CONFERENCE, DIVISION STANDINGS

West GP W L OTL PTS PCT

Victoria Salmon Kings 53 30 17 6 66 0.623

Alaska Aces 52 30 19 3 63 0.606

Idaho Steelheads 46 27 16 3 57 0.620

Utah Grizzlies 48 18 16 14 50 0.521

Phoenix RoadRunners 47 21 23 3 45 0.479

Pacific GP W L OTL PTS PCT

Ontario Reign 50 27 19 4 58 0.580

Las Vegas Wranglers 50 26 19 5 57 0.570

Stockton Thunder 52 24 23 5 53 0.510

Bakersfield Condors 52 19 27 6 44 0.423

STEELHEADS BITES

Bryan McGregor factored into all four goals in the Steelheads' 4-2 W vs. PHX on 2/14 (1g-3a)

Looks like Steelheads captain and team-leader in scoring Marty Flichel (13g-28a=41 points) will miss upcoming games due to an injury he sustained in Saturday's game against Pheonix.

Steelheads netminders split the weekend set, with Matt Climie getting the 1-3 loss Friday and Reggie Beauchemin recording a 4-2 win Saturday. Climie is 16-9-1-0 with 2.73 goals-against average and a .903 save percentage on the season while Beauchemin is 11-7-1-1 with a 2.79 GAA and .877 sv%.

HATS OFF!

Kris Sparre had the first Steelheads hat trick of the season in Monday's 6-1 W @ STK.

ROSTER TRANSACTIONS (2/10/09 - 2/16/09)

2/16/09 Delete Marty Flichel, F placed on the 7-day IR

2/16/09 Add Brent Shepheard, F activated off the 3-day IR

2/13/09 Add Derek Paget, F activated off IR

2/13/09 Delete Brent Shepheard, F placed on the 3-day IR

STEELHEADS SCHEDULE THIS WEEK

Monday, Feb. 16: Practice at Qwest Arena, 10-11:00 am

Tuesday, Feb. 17: Practice at Qwest Arena, 10-11:00 am

Wednesday, Feb. 18: Practice at Qwest Arena, 10-11:00 am; GAME NIGHT VS LAS VEGAS; 7:00 PM MST

Thursday, Feb. 19: OFF DAY

Friday, Feb. 20: Practice at Qwest Arena, 10-11:00 am; GAME NIGHT VS LAS VEGAS; 7:00 PM MST

Saturday, Feb. 21: Practice at Qwest Arena, 10-11:00 am; GAME NIGHT VS PHOENIX; 7:00 PM MST

Sunday, Feb. 22: Qwest FREE Skate at Qwest Arena: 1-3pm; Steelheads team appearance

PROMOTIONS

Monday, Feb. 16: Join Voice of the Steelheads Doug Plagens and Will Hoenike - along with Steelheads Kyle Radke and Brent Shepheard tonight at Hooters for the Bud Light Idaho Steelheads Hockey Show, broadcast live from 6-7pm.

Friday, Feb. 20: Pucks For Pets! is Back as The Steelheads and Westvet Team Up For Homeless Pets... The Idaho Steelheads and WestVet Emergency & Specialty Center are asking fans to bring a bag/cans of pet food to donate at the game on Friday, Feb. 20 to help homeless cats and dogs through Northwest Animal Companions. WestVet will have their ambulance set up on the Grove Plaza and will give fans a 2-for-1 coupon to an upcoming Steelheads game for every donation.

Saturday, Feb. 21: ICCU Night! Idaho Central Credit Union will be at the Steelheads game 800 strong, and will give Steelheads fans a chance to win CASH on the concourse. Come on out for your chance to win!

STEELHEADS GAME SCHEDULE

The following is a schedule of games left to be played in the 2008-09 season:

OPPONENT DAY DATE

47 Las Vegas Wed 2/18/2009

48 Las Vegas Fri 2/20/2009

49 Las Vegas Sat 2/21/2009

50 Utah Tue 2/24/2009

51 Utah Wed 2/25/2009

52 at Stockton 2/27/2009

53 at Stockton 2/28/2009

54 at Stockton 3/1/2009

55 Victoria Wed 3/4/2009

56 Victoria Fri 3/6/2009

57 Victoria Sat 3/7/2009

58 at Utah 3/11/2009

59 at Las Vegas 3/13/2009

60 at Las Vegas 3/14/2009

61 at Utah 3/15/2009

62 at Victoria 3/18/2009

63 at Victoria 3/20/2009

64 at Victoria 3/21/2009

65 at Victoria 3/22/2009

66 Ontario Wed 3/25/2009

67 Ontario Fri 3/27/2009

68 Ontario Sat 3/28/2009

69 Phoenix Tue 3/31/2009

70 Phoenix Wed 4/1/2009

71 Phoenix Fri 4/3/2009

72 Phoenix Sat 4/4/2009

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.

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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