Idaho Steelheads
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| Idaho Steelheads | |
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| Founded | 1996 |
| Home ice | Qwest Arena |
| Based in | Boise, Idaho |
| Colors | blue, black, silver |
| League | ECHL |
| Head coach | Derek Laxdal |
The Idaho Steelheads are a minor league ice hockey team in Boise, Idaho. They were originally part of the West Coast Hockey League, but survived the jump from the WCHL to the East Coast Hockey League in 2003 after the ECHL absorbed the league. Since the 2005-06 season the Steelheads have been affiliates of the NHL Dallas Stars and the AHL Iowa Stars. Home games are played at the 5,000-seat Qwest Arena in downtown Boise.
The team was founded by Diamond Sports Management in 1996, headed by Cord Pereira.
The Steelheads are named for a species of seagoing rainbow trout native to Idaho streams and rivers and popular with local anglers. The fish was a secondary element in the team's original logo, which was in use through the 2005-06 season. The current Steelheads logo, however, does not include a fish. Instead, it consists of a mountain scene with the wordmark, but the fish in in Idaho's alternate logo.
The Steelheads began play as a WCHL expansion team in 1997. The team reached the league finals in 2001, but were defeated by the San Diego Gulls.
The Steelheads play in the West Division of the ECHL's National Conference. The Steelheads won the 2004 Kelly Cup in their first season in the ECHL, defeating the Florida Everblades in the finals.
The Steelheads will host the 2007 ECHL All-Star Game in Boise.
[edit] Championships
| Year | League | Trophy |
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| 2003-2004 | ECHL | Kelly Cup |
[edit] External links
| ECHL | |
| 2006-07 teams: Alaska Aces | Augusta Lynx | Bakersfield Condors | Charlotte Checkers | Cincinnati Cyclones | Columbia Inferno | Dayton Bombers | Florida Everblades | Fresno Falcons | Gwinnett Gladiators | Idaho Steelheads | Johnstown Chiefs | Las Vegas Wranglers | Long Beach Ice Dogs | Pensacola Ice Pilots | Phoenix RoadRunners | Reading Royals | South Carolina Stingrays | Stockton Thunder | Texas Wildcatters | Toledo Storm | Trenton Titans | Utah Grizzlies | Victoria Salmon Kings | Wheeling Nailers | |
| Planned 2007-08 teams: Mississippi Sea Wolves | |
| Trophies and Awards: Patrick J. Kelly Cup | |
| Related Articles: NHL | AHL | CHL | SPHL | UHL | World Cup | |
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