Steelheads announce opening day roster

Boise, ID (10/14/15) – Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations Neil Graham announced his opening day roster on Thursday, as well as several transactions made ahead of Wednesday’s 3 PM deadline to finalize the roster.

The Steelheads announced the acquisition of defenseman Tommy Fallen from the Toledo Walleye for future considerations.

Idaho also traded defenseman Tim Billingsley to the Brampton Beast for future considerations and released goaltender Chris Rawlings from his ECHL contract.

Fallen, 24, finished a four year career at Yale University last spring where he was captain of the Bulldogs in his senior season. Fallen tallied 19 goals and 66 points on the blue line for Yale over 138 games, and was a member of the NCAA National Championship team in 2013. He played six games in the ECHL last spring with the Wheeling Nailers, registering an assist.

“Tommy is a very strong skater with excellent vision on the ice,” said Graham. ”He was a great captain for Yale last season and we’re very excited to add him to our roster.”

Billingsley is readying for his first pro season after four years at Carelton University. Rawlings played nine games for the Steelheads last season.

The 2015-16 Idaho Steelheads Opening Day Roster:

Forwards: Taylor Peters, Brandon Magee, Quinn Smith, Damian Cross, Jefferson Dahl, Chance Braid, Rob Linsmayer, Carson McMillan, Colton Beck, Andrew Carroll, Andre Bouvet-Morrissette, Emil Molin, and Joe Basaraba.

Defense: Daniel Johnston, Jake Rutt, Cole Martin, Zack Kamrass, Shawn Boutin, Andrew Panzarella, Corbin Baldwin, and Tommy Fallen.

Goaltenders: Philippe Desrosiers and Eric Hartzell.

Tickets are still available for the Steelheads’ regular season opener on October 16th against the Rapid City Rush at CenturyLink Arena. Steelheads 4-game Mini Plans are available starting at $56.

Season tickets are also now on sale with full-season packages starting as low as $275 per seat for all 36 home games.  Partial-season packages are also available.  Contact the Idaho Steelheads at 208-383-0080 for more information or log on to www.idahosteelheads.com.