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Steelheads host Americans in Game 7

Wednesday, April 25th

The final spot in the Division Finals of the 2018 Kelly Cup Playoffs will be decided tonight when the Idaho Steelheads host the Allen Americans in Game 7 of their Mountain Division Semifinals series. The 42nd Game 7 in ECHL postseason history, and the 18th over the last four playoff seasons, faces off at 7:10 p.m. MT and you can catch all of the action LIVE on ECHL.TV.

Idaho is just the fourth team in ECHL postseason history to force a seventh game after falling behind in a series 0-3. The only team to win a series after losing the first three games was Cincinnati in the 2010 American Conference Finals. The other teams to force a deciding game were Cincinnati in the 2003 Northern Conference Finals and Toledo in the 2015 Eastern Conference Finals.

The Steelheads are playing in their third Game 7, and are seeking their first win. Idaho fell to Allen in the 2016 Western Conference Quarterfinals and to Las Vegas in the 2006 West Division Semifinals. Tonight marks the first time Idaho will play a Game 7 on home ice.

Allen is 3-0 in its previous Game 7 appearances, all of which came at home. In addition to its 2016 win over Idaho, the Americans also defeated Ontario in the 2015 Western Conference Finals and South Carolina in the 2015 Kelly Cup Finals.

Wednesday's game is the 42nd Game 7 all-time in ECHL postseason history. The home team is 29-12 all-time in ECHL Game 7s and has won 16 of the last 21 Game 7s.

Game 7s in ECHL History

DATE	TEAMS	ROUND
May 24, 2017	SOUTH CAROLINA 4 at Manchester 3	CF
April 26, 2017	Orlando 4 at FLORIDA 7	DSF
April 25, 2017	Kalamazoo 1 at TOLEDO 3	DSF
May 24, 2016	WHEELING 5 at South Carolina 2	CF
May 11, 2016	Adirondack 2 at SOUTH CAROLINA 3 (2 OT)	CSF
May 11, 2016	Reading 3 at WHEELING 4	CSF
April 27, 2016	Idaho 2 at ALLEN 3 (OT)	CQF
April 27, 2016	Cincinnati 0 at FORT WAYNE 2	CQF
April 26, 2016	READING 4 at Toledo 1	CQF
June 14, 2015	South Carolina 1 at ALLEN 6	KCF
May 27, 2015	SOUTH CAROLINA 1 at Toledo 0 (3 OT)	CF
May 27, 2015	Ontario 1 at ALLEN 3	CF
May 13, 2015	Fort Wayne 2 at TOLEDO 5	DF
April 29, 2015	Quad City 1 at RAPID CITY 2	DSF
April 29, 2015	Wheeling 1 at TOLEDO 2 (OT)	DSF
April 29, 2015	Reading 2 at SOUTH CAROLINA 3	DSF
April 28, 2015	Colorado 2 at ONTARIO 4	DSF
May 1, 2013	Florida 1 at READING 4	CSF
April 14, 2013	Las Vegas 4 at STOCKTON 6	CQF
April 27, 2011	WHEELING 4 at Greenville 3 (OT)	CSF
May 12, 2010	Reading 0 at CINCINNATI 1	CF
April 28, 2010	CINCINNATI 2 at Charlotte 1	CSF
June 5, 2009	SOUTH CAROLINA 4 at Alaska 2	KCF
May 6, 2009	Stockton 1 at LAS VEGAS 5	DF
April 22, 2009	STOCKTON 5 at Ontario 4	DSF
April 22, 2009	Bakersfield 1 at LAS VEGAS 5	DSF
April 21, 2009	ELMIRA 5 at Trenton 3	DSF
April 20, 2009	Wheeling 1 at CINCINNATI 2 (2 OT)	DSF
May 5, 2008	Reading 1 at CINCINNATI 6	DF
May 18, 2007	DAYTON 3 at Florida 1	CF
May 3, 2007	Cincinnati 3 at DAYTON 5	DF
May 22, 2006	Fresno 2 at ALASKA 3 (2 OT)	CF
May 6, 2006	Bakersfield 2 at FRESNO 4	DF
April 22, 2006	Long Beach 3 at BAKERSFIELD 4	DSF
April 19, 2006	Idaho 2 at LAS VEGAS 6	DSF
May 16, 2005	TRENTON 2 at Alaska 0	CF
May 3, 2003	Cincinnati 2 at ATLANTIC CITY 3	CF
May 13, 2001	Peoria 3 at TRENTON 4	CF
May 30, 1999	Richmond 3 at MISSISSIPPI 4 (2 OT)	KCF
March 31, 1992	Roanoke Valley 2 at GREENSBORO 6	1st
April 12, 1989	CAROLINA 7 at Johnstown 4	RCF