Hay's four points lead the way as Steelheads rout Victoria

Note for Season Ticket Holders: Don?t wait! Renew your season tickets for the 2009-2010 season today. Pay your balance in full prior to April 4, 2009 and receive a 10% discount. Call Will Hoenike at (208) 472-2103 to renew.Interested in becoming a Steelheads season ticket holder? Secure your seat for the 2009-2010 season and get a seat for the remaining 08-09 regular season home games FREE! Call a ticket account executive at 383-0080 for more information. The Idaho Steelheads (38-22-4) tied a season-high with seven goals in their 7-1 victory over the Victoria Salmon Kings (35-25-7) in front of 6,314 fans at the Save-On Foods Memorial Centre. Darrell Hay tied a Steelheads individual season-high with four points in the win. The Steelheads scored the lone goal in the first period at the 18:21 mark; it was Marty Flichel?s 15th of the season on a one-timer. Darrell Hay and Brandon Svendsen assisted on the goal. The Steelheads found their groove in the first half of the second period, scoring three goals in the first 8:02. At 2:08 of the first period, Matt Cook scored his first professional goal; assisting on the goal was Adam Welch and Ben Nelson. Less than four minutes later, Adam?s cousin Dan Welch scored his fourth of the season, assisted by Trevor Ludwig and Hay. At 8:02, Brandon Svendsen scored his second goal, assisted by Travis Wight and Tyler Shelast. Shelast made his return to the lineup after being reassigned by Dallas from Hamilton. In the third period, the onslaught continued from a Steelheads team that was blanked the night before. Darrell Hay scored on the power play from Matt McKnight and Garett Bembridge at 2:05, and Bryan McGregor scored the final two goals of the game; one of which was on a penalty shot, to put the Steelheads up 7-1. The lone Victoria goal came courtesy of Sean Landolt with the Salmon Kings on the penalty kill. Rejean Beauchemin improves to 15-10-3 on the season; he stopped 28 of 29 shots in the game. Julien Ellis stopped 27 of 34 for Victoria; his record falls to 9-8-4 with the loss. The two teams are back in action tomorrow at 2:05 Mountain Time.