ECHL Idaho Steelheads

Steelheads season recap

Published on April 5, 2004 under ECHL (ECHL)
Idaho Steelheads News Release


BOISE, Idaho - The Idaho Steelheads ended its regular season action on the road this past week, and now turns its focus towards the first round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs. Idaho, third seed in the Pacific Division, will go head-to-head with its second seed rival Las Vegas Wranglers. The Wranglers have secured home ice advantage and Games One and Two will be played at Orleans Arena beginning Tuesday (April 6th) night. Game Three will be played at home at the Bank of America Centre on Saturday, April 10th.

Idaho will announce its playoff roster later today.

STEELHEADS VS WRANGLERS PLAYOFF SCHEDULE:
Game 1 4/06 Tue Idaho @ Vegas 8:05 pm MST
Game 2 4/09 Fri Idaho @ Vegas 8:05 pm MST
Game 3 4/10 Sat Vegas @ Idaho 7:05 pm MST
Game 4 4/13 Tue Vegas @ Idaho (if necessary) 7:05 pm MST
Game 5 4/14 Wed Idaho @ Vegas (if necessary) 9:30 pm MST

All Kelly Cup Playoffs series except the final series will be a best of five. The Kelly Cup finals are a best of seven series.

WEBCAST:
The Idaho Steelheads will have a link from its website at www.idahosteelheads.com of Games One and Two from Las Vegas for a fee of $6.00 each game.

RADIO:
Join "Voice of the Steelheads," Britt Talbert on ESPN 1350 KTIK every night from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. for the Bud Light Sports Talk Show. And, on game nights Britt will bring fans play-by-play live action for all Kelly Cup Playoff games. Games can also be heard via the Internet through the Steelheads website, www.idahosteelheads.com or by logging on to www.ktik.com.

PLAYOFF TICKETS:
Tickets for Game Three at the Bank of America Centre are currently on sale. Ticket prices range from $12.00 to $29.00 for adults and $9.00 to $19.25 for youth and seniors. Tickets are available at the Bank of America Centre box office, by visiting any Select-A-Seat outlet, by calling 331-TIXS (8497), or by logging on to www.idahotickets.com or www.idahosteelheads.com.

STEELHEADS 2003-04 SEASON RECORD:
40-23-9, 89 points.
Home: 23-10-3.
Road: 17-13-6.

STEELHEADS 2003-04 SEASON HIGHS/LOWS
Team Game Highs/Lows:
Most goals¦¡7 01/09/04 @ FRE; 01/17/04 @ FRE; 02-28-04 vs ASK
Most goals allowed¦¡8 02/06/04 vs SAN
Most combined¦¡12 02/21/04 @ TOL

Most shots on goal¦¡54 03/20/04 @ LV
Most shots on goal allowed¦¡49 02/06/03 vs ATC
Most shots on goal combined¨ú89 03/20/04 @ LV

Fewest shots on goal¦¡17 12/06/03 vs ATC
Fewest shots on goal allowed¦¡14 10/25/03 @ BAK

Most power play goals¦¡4 12/17/03 vs BAK
Most power play goals allowed¦¡3 10/24/03 @ LV; 1/02/03 @ SAN
Most power play goals combined¨ú5 12/17/03 vs BAK

Most shorthanded goals¦¡1 1/19/03 vs ASK; 01/10/04 @ BAK ;03/30/04 @ LV
Most shorthanded goals allowed¦¡1 12 times
Most shorthanded goals combined¦¡1 13 times

Most PIM¦¡73 01/04/04 @ FRE
Most PIM by opponent¦¡126 01/04/04 @ FRE
Most PIM combined¦¡199 01/04/04 @ FRE


Individual Game Highs:
Most goals¨ú3 Miguel Delisle 12/17/03 vs BAK; Miguel Delisle 12/19/03 vs BAK;
Lance Galbraith 01/03/04 @ FRE; Jeremy Mylymok 01/17/04 @ FRE;
Scott Burt 02/21/04 @ TOL; Lance Galbraith 03/13/04 vs LB; Andrei Vasilyev 03/24/04
Most assists¨ú4 Zenon Konopka 12/17/03 vs BAK; Zenon Konopka 12/19/03 vs BAK
Most points¨ú4 Zenon Konopka 12/17/03 vs BAK; Dylan Gyori 01/09/04 @ FRE
Most power play goals¨ú3 Miguel Delisle 12/17/03 vs BAK; Miguel Delisle 12/19/03 vs BAK
Most shots¨ú9 Darrell Hay 12/30/03 vs LV
Most PIM¨ú29 Andrew Proskurnicki 10/31/03 @ LV
Most PIM, against¨ú41 Doug MacIver 01/04/04 @ FRE
Most saves, game¨ú42 Dan Ellis 12/05/03 vs ATC
Most saves, against¨ú44 Nolan Schaefer 01/03/04 @ FRE
Fewest goals allowed¨ú0 Dan Ellis 11/07/03 vs CIN and 01/04/04 @ FRE; Blair Allison 11/08/03 vs CIN
Fastest goal game¨ú9 seconds Jan Kopecky (Andrei Vasilyev) 03/12/03 vs LB (team record)

Individual Season Highs:
Most Games¨ú67 Jan Kopecky and Derek Paget
Most Points¨ú54 Jan Kopecky
Most Goals¨ú24 Jan Kopecky
Most Goals by Defenseman¨ú11 Darrell Hay
Most Assists¨ú34 David Cornacchia
Most Assists by Defenseman¨ú 34 David Cornacchia
Most Power Play Goals¨ú9 Miguel Delisle
Most Shorthanded Goals¨ú1 5-tied
Most Game-winning Goals¨ú6 Jan Kopecky and Andrei Vasilyev
Highest Plus/Minus¨ú14 Jeremy Mylymok
Most Penalties¨ú353 Lance Galbraith
Most Shots¨ú172 Lance Galbraith
Most Hat Tricks¨ú2 Miguel Delisle and Lance Galbraith

Most Games in Goal¨ú42 Blair Allison
Most Shutouts¨ú2 Dan Ellis
Most Minutes¨ú2500 Blair Allison
Most Wins¨ú23 Blair Allison
Best Save Percentage¨ú.909 Blair Allison and Dan Ellis
Best Goals-Against-Average¨ú2.56 Dan Ellis
Most Saves¨ú1073 Blair Allison


2003-04 TEAM AND FAN AWARDS:
The following awards were presented during the Steelheads last homestand:

Team Awards:
Most Improved: Scott Burt
Rookie of the Year: Dan Ellis
Most Inspirational: Lance Galbraith
Bill Campbell Community Service: Blair Allison
Top Defenseman: David Cornacchia
Unsung Hero: Lance Galbraith
Aquafina Three-Star: Scott Burt
Most Valuable Player: Jan Kopecky

Fan Awards:
Favorite Defenseman: David Cornacchia
Favorite Forward: Scott Burt
Favorite Newcomer: Jan Kopecky
Kid's Favorite: Scott Burt
Fan Favorite: Lance Galbraith

HISTORY IN THE MAKING: The Season Opener at the Bank of America Centre on October 17th, 2003 between the Idaho Steelheads and Las Vegas Wranglers marked the first ECHL game for both (LV over IDH 5-3). The Steelheads are entering into their 7th season since the team's inception in 1997 (all 6 seasons had been played in the West Coast Hockey League, which was absorbed by the ECHL in 2003-04). Now, Idaho and Las Vegas will embark in each teams' first ECHL playoff game against each other.

STEELHEADS ECHL FIRSTS: Jan Kopecky scored Idaho's first goal in the ECHL in the Season Home Opener on 10/17 2003. The goal came at 11:04 of the second period, assisted by Darrell Hay and Chris Marinucci. ¡ÜFormer Steelhead Jonathan Shockey scored the first goal (pp) against Idaho (Dan Ellis in net) on 10/17/2003 at 7:36 of the first period. ¡ÜDan Ellis recorded the first loss in net for Idaho on 10/17/2003, final 5-3. ¡ÜGoaltender Dan Ellis recorded the first shootout win for Idaho on 10/18/2003 against the Las Vegas Wranglers; 4-3 (SO) thwarting all four attempts. ¡ÜForward Chris Gobert tallied Idaho's first shootout goal for the win on 10/18/2003; 4-3 (SO). ¡Ü Netminder Dan Ellis recorded the first win for Idaho with a shootout point on 10/18/2003; 4-3 (SO) that made his record 0-1-1 on the season. ¡ÜGoaltender Blair Allison recorded the first win in regulation time on 10/19/2003, final score 4-1 ¡ÜJeremy Mylymok recorded the first ECHL penalty minutes for Idaho on a tripping call at :28 of the first period in the team's inaugural game, 10/17/2003. ¡ÜWarren Peters scored Idaho's first road goal (his first professional goal) at 5:36 of the game against Las Vegas in the Orleans Arena on 10/24/2003. ¡ÜMiguel Delisle tallied Idaho's first ECHL hat trick on 12/17/03 vs BAK.

AT THE ALL-STAR BREAK: Idaho was 25-11-4, 54 points and leading the second-place Las Vegas Wranglers by one point in the Pacific Division. The team had a winning percentage of .679, with 124 goals for, 104 goals against, and an accumulation of 1,049 penalty minutes. The team's record at home was 15-4-1 and 10-7-2 on the road. Idaho was 7-1-2 in its last ten, and had a one-game win streak.

LARGEST CROWD: The Idaho Steelheads led the ECHL in sellouts this year with ten. In addition, the team welcomed its largest crowd ever - 5,431 - to the Bank of America on February 28th, 2004. The largest crowd prior to that date was 5,403 on January 25th, 2004. In December of 2002, the Steelheads saw its one-millionth fan come through the Bank of America Centre doors since opening in 1997.

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