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Steelheads complete sweep in Colorado

Published on October 22, 2012 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


After scoring just four goals in their first two games of the season, the Idaho Steelheads offense awoke in a big way last week, scoring 16 goals in a three-game road sweep of the Colorado Eagles.

Idaho opened the series with a 7-6 shootout win on Wednesday. Tristan King tied a Steelheads team record with four goals, while Adrian Foster dished out four assists in his first game with the club. Tyler Beskorowany, who was an ECHL All-Star with the Steelheads in 2011, earned his first win of the season with 25 saves in regulation and overtime, and then turning aside four of five Colorado attempts in the shootout to give head coach Brad Ralph his first win with Idaho.

Friday saw the Steelheads record another one-goal victory with a 3-2 win. Three different Steelheads scored in the win, with Gord Baldwin and Andrew Carroll scoring third-period goals to lead the rally, while Jeremie Blain and Kael Mouillierat each had two assists. Josh Robinson recorded the win in his pro debut making 20 saves.

The Steelheads closed out the week with a 6-1 win on Saturday. Sam Carrick, Ron Meyers and Blain all scored in the first 13:30 of the first period, and King added his fifth goal of the series early in the second to get the Steelheads off to a quick start. Robinson once again was solid in net, turning aside 35 shots for his second consecutive win.

It has been a balanced scoring effort for Idaho early in the season with three players, King (5g-1a), Justin Dowling (2g-4a) and Mouillierat (1g-5a) sharing the team lead with six points each, while 10 Steelheads have tallied at least two points through two weeks. King shares the ECHL lead in goals, while rookie Austin Fyten is tied for the overall league lead in plus-minus at +6. Blain is tied for first among league defensemen with five points (2g-3a).

After playing each of their last four games on the road, the Steelheads return to CenturyLink Arena this week to host Ontario on Wednesday and Friday, before traveling to Utah on Saturday.

Attendance stays strong in week two

ECHL attendance stayed strong for the second consecutive week as six more teams hosted home openers during the second week of the 2012-13 season. Through two weeks, the ECHL is averaging 5,146 fans per game, a 13 percent increase over last season.

Kalamazoo welcomed a standing-room only crowd of 5,183 to Wings Stadium on Saturday against Fort Wayne, giving the K-Wings their largest home-opening crowd in their four seasons in the ECHL.

Playing its first ECHL game at Amway Center on Saturday, the Orlando Solar Bears had a capacity crowd of 9,555 fans to see a 4-3 shootout win against Florida.

Alaska had 5,328 fans for its opener on Friday, marking the sixth time in the last seven seasons that the Aces had at least 5,000 fans for its first home game of the season.

Gwinnett exceeded 5,000 fans for its opener for the seventh consecutive season with 5,612 on Friday, while Las Vegas also went over 5,000 with 5,656 on Friday against Stockton.

Wheeling will be the final team to host its opener when the Nailers meet Reading on Friday.

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This week in ECHL history

As part of the ECHL's 25th anniversary, each week the League will take a look back at important moments in ECHL history.

Oct. 23, 1988 - Johnstown defeats Knoxville 6-1 at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in the first game in East Coast Hockey League history.

Oct. 27, 1993 - The Greensboro Monarchs set the ECHL record for largest margin of victory with a 15-0 win against Huntington.

Divisions

Atlantic Division

- Marc Cheverie is second in goals-against average (1.00) and third in save percentage (.968).

- The Jackals are two wins away from 200 in the ECHL.

- Elmira hosts Cincinnati on Friday and Saturday.

- T.J. Syner scored his first pro goal in the second period of Sunday's win over Wheeling.

- Reading has allowed only two power play goals against in 21 chances for the opposition.

- The Royals travel to Wheeling on Friday and Saturday and host Toledo on Sunday.

- Mitch Versteeg is first among defensemen and tied for the overall league lead in plus/minus with a +6.

- The Titans had their first four-game win streak since March 26-April 2, 2010

- Trenton hosts Toledo on Friday and Saturday.

- Bobby Farnham and Tom Kuhnhackl both netted their first professional goals on Friday.

- Wheeling is last team to host its home opener on Friday.

- The Nailers host Reading on Friday and Saturday.

North Division

- Mike Liambas is fourth all-time in team history with 248 penalty minutes.

- Mathieu Aubin needs just 7 goals to pass Barret Ehgoetz for second on the club's all-time goal scoring list.

- Cincinnati is at Elmira on Friday and Saturday.

- Brett Sonne (3g) and Tyler Shattock (3g) have scored six of the IceMen's eight goals.

- Evansville has scored five of its eight goals in the second period.

- The IceMen host Gwinnett on Wednesday and Sunday and Kalamazoo on Friday and visit Kalamazoo on Saturday.

- Marco Cousineau recorded a shootout win on Saturday in his first appearance with the Komets.

- The Komets are tied for second on the penalty kill at 95.7 percent (22-for-23).

- Fort Wayne hosts Gwinnett on Friday and Saturday.

- Joel Martin recorded 35 saves in a shutout of Fort Wayne last Friday. The shutout was his 16th of his career.

- The K-Wings have allowed only one goal in the first period.

- Kalamazoo is at Evansville on Friday and hosts the IceMen on Saturday.

- Terry Broadhurst scored his first professional goal in overtime Friday night against Cincinnati.

- Toledo has increased its shots on goal in every game this season.

- The Walleye visit Trenton on Friday and Saturday and Reading on Sunday.

South Division

- Taylor Ellington is tied for second among defensemen with four assists.

- The Everblades are 2-0-0 when leading after two periods.

- Florida hosts South Carolina on Wednesday and Friday and Greenville on Saturday.

- Brandon Wong is on a three-game goal streak (3g) since Oct. 19.

- Marc-Olivier Vallerand has 60 goals in 134 career games with Greenville.

- The Road Warriors are at Florida on Saturday and at Orlando on Sunday.

- Doug Jones is tied for first among rookies with six points (2g-4a).

- The Gladiators have scored six of their 11 goals in the second period.

- Gwinnett is at Evansville on Wednesday and Sunday and at Fort Wayne on Friday and Saturday.

- Mathew Sisca has registered at least one point in all four Solar Bears games this season.

- Two of the Solar Bears four games have gone beyond the regulation.

- Orlando hosts South Carolina on Thursday and Greenville on Saturday.

- Shawn Hunwick is tied for second with a 1.00 goals-against average.

- South Carolina is fifth on the penalty kill at 93.3 percent (14-for-15).

- The Stingrays are at Florida on Wednesday and Friday and at Orlando on Thursday.

Mountain Division

- Chris Haltigin scored his first pro goal in Alaska's 1-0 win on Saturday.

- The Aces are 2-0-0 when scoring first.

- Alaska hosts San Francisco on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

- Michael Forney is tied for league lead with five goals.

- The Eagles are tied for second with two shorthanded goals.

- Colorado visits Utah on Friday and Las Vegas on Saturday.

- Josh Robinson is seventh with a 1.50 goals-against average.

- The Steelheads have outshot their opponent in four of their five games.

- Idaho hosts Ontario on Wednesday and Friday and travels to Utah on Saturday.

- Colin Vock is second with a 66.7 percent shooting percentage (2-for-3).

- Utah is 3-0-0 when scoring first.

- The Grizzlies host Colorado on Friday and Idaho on Saturday.

Pacific Division

- Alex Hudson (1g-2a) and Evan Trupp (0g-4a) have points in their last three games.

- The Condors have scored seven first period goals, tied for the most in the league.

- Bakersfield hosts Las Vegas on Friday and Stockton on Saturday before visiting the Thunder on Sunday.

- Judd Blackwater leads the Wranglers with three goals and four points.

- Las Vegas is league's second-least penalized team with 10.67 penalty minutes per game.

- The Wranglers are at Bakersfield on Friday and host Colorado on Saturday.

- Vincent LoVerde leads defensemen with three goals.

- The Reign's 4-2-0 start is their best record through six games since 2008-09.

- Ontario travels to Idaho on Wednesday and Friday.

- Justin Bowers has recorded a point in every game this season and leads the league with 10 points (4g,-6a).

- San Francisco is fifth in the league with 3.80 goals per game. - The Bulls are at Alaska on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

- Philippe Cornet has points in each of his first four games (2g-2a).

- The Thunder are tied for second with 24.25 shots-against per game.

- Stockton is at Bakersfield on Saturday and hosts the Condors on Sunday.

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