IDAHO STEELHEADS WEEKLY – WEEK 2 – 10/29/24

BOISE, ID – The Idaho Steelheads (@Steelheads), proud ECHL (@ECHL) affiliate of the Dallas Stars (@DallasStars), picked up four out of a possible six points last week vs. Toledo and now hit the road for six straight games. 

THIS WEEK’S GAMES

Thursday, Oct. 31 at Tahoe | 8:00 p.m.                     Watch             Listen 
Friday, Nov. 1 at Tahoe | 8:30 p.m.                             Watch             Listen
Saturday, Nov. 2 at Tahoe | 8:00 p.m.                       Watch             Listen

LAST WEEK’S GAMES

Wednesday, Oct. 23   Idaho (5) vs. Toledo (2)          Highlights       Full Recap       Box Score  

Hank Crone gave Idaho a 1-0 lead in the first period scoring his first as a Steelhead before Connor MacEachern increased the lead minutes later. Toledo scored late in the first period to pull back within one. Thomas Caron scored on the power-play early in the second before and then Brendan Hoffmann struck on the man advantage for his first a Steelhead making it 4-1 at 12:25. 39 seconds later Toledo got on the board making the score 4-2, but 42 seconds later Crone would notch his second goal of the game making it 5-2. Ben Kraws made 41 saves on 43 shots in the victory. 

Friday, Oct. 25            Idaho (4) vs. Toledo (3) OT     Highlights       Full Recap       Box Score 

Hank Crone 89 seconds into overtime after Ty Pelton-Byce tied the game with a six-on-four-man advantage goal tying the game at 3-3 with just 67 seconds left in regulation. Idaho fell behind 1-0 early into the game as the Walleye scored on the power-play but Connor MacEachern provided the equalizer with 6:01 left in the frame. Toledo would re-take the lead 14 seconds later leading 2-1 after 20 minutes. Early in the second period Thomas Caron tied the score at 2-2. The second power-play goal of the night from Toledo came 92 seconds into the third period to give the visitors a 3-2 lead. Bryan Thomson made 31 saves on 34 shots in the win.

Saturday, Oct. 26        Idaho (2) vs. Toledo (5)          Highlights       Full Recap       Box Score

After a scoreless first period Gavin White scored his first pro goal early in the second period on the power-play making it 1-0. Late in the frame the Walleye struck for a pair of goals in 2:02 taking a 2-1 advantage. Toledo tacked onto their lead with two power-play goals in the third period capturing a 4-1 lead. Ty Pelton-Byce added a power-play goal with 92 seconds left cutting the deficit down to a pair before Toledo scored an empty-net goal with 29 seconds left. Ben Kraws made 25 saves on 29 shots. 

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

• Thomas Caron has a point/goal in three of four games (3-2-5).
• C.J. Walker made his Steelheads debut last Friday and recorded two shots on Saturday.
• Ty Pelton-Byce has a point in all four games (4-2-6)… He is tied for first in the ECHL with three power-play goals while his four total goals are tied for second.
• A.J. White tallied three assists last Wednesday hitting 200 as a Steelhead.
• Lynden McCallum recorded an assist last Friday in his 100^th professional game.
• Connor MacEachern has a point in all four games (3-3-6).
• Hank Crone has a point in all four games (3-5-8)… His eight points and five assists rank third in the ECHL… He is one assist shy of 100 career ECHL assists.
• Mark Olver registered Idaho’s first fighting major of the season last Friday.
• Gavin White made his Steelheads debut last Friday after being assigned the day before by the Texas Stars… He scored his first pro goal on Saturday.
• Matt Register has a point in three of four games (0-4-4)… He is six points shy of 500 career ECHL points.
• Patrick Kudla has a point in all four games (0-7-7)… His seven assists lead all league defenders and are tied for second amongst all skaters… His four assists on the power-play lead all ECHL skaters… He is one assist shy of 100 career ECHL assists.

 TEAM NOTES

• Idaho has posted a (3-1) record in their first four home games of the season selling out in all four with an average attendance of 5,130… They have outscored their opponents 18-12 and will now play six straight games on the road. 
• Idaho ranks second in the league on the power-play (6-for-19, 31.6%)… They have scored a man advantage goal in all four games including two multi-power-play goal games. 
• Idaho has scored first in three of their first four games posting a (2-1) record. 
• Idaho is ninth in shots for per game (32.50) and eighth in shots against per game (33.75). 
• Idaho’s 22 minor penalties assessed on the season are the most in the league… The penalty kill is 24^th in the ECHL (13-for-18, 72.2%). 
• Idaho has outscored their opponents 14-8 in the first 40 minutes of play across their first four games. 

ACTIVE STATISTICAL LEADERS
Goals: Ty Pelton-Byce (4)
Assists: Patrick Kudla (7)
Points: Hank Crone (8)   
Plus/Minus: Thomas Caron, Matt Register, A.J. White (+4)   
PIMs: Mark Olver (19) 
PPGs: Ty Pelton-Byce (3) 
GWGs: Thomas Caron, Hank Crone, Connor MacEachern (1)   
Shots: Lynden McCallum (14)   
Wins: Bryan Thomson (1) 
GAA: Bryan Thomson (2.99)
SV%: Bryan Thomson (.912) 

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