Boise, ID (10/14/17) – Steelheads Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations Neil Graham confirmed on Saturday that forward Max French has been recalled to the American Hockey League’s Texas Stars.
French, 25, made his professional debut with the Steelheads on Friday night, recording nine shots on goal and four penalty minutes in Idaho’s 4-2 win over the Norfolk Admirals. French is on a two-way AHL contract with Texas.
The 5-foot-10 forward tallied 17 goals and 39 points in 38 games last season for Bentley University, and he was even stronger the year prior when he racked up 23 goals and 47 points in 32 games. French was named First Team All-Atlantic Hockey each of the last two years and finished his four-year college career with 67 goals and 143 points in 138 contests.