White re-signs with Steelheads

BOISE, Idaho – Captain and forward A.J. White has re-signed with the Idaho Steelheads for the 2019-20 season.

The Steelheads are the ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Dallas Stars and the American Hockey League's Texas Stars.

White had a career year with the Steelheads in 2018-19, tallying 16 goals and 35 assists for 51 points with four power-play goals and a +17 rating in 72 games, setting career-highs in all major scoring categories. He led all Steelheads skaters in assists while finishing second in scoring and third in plus-minus rating. The 27-year-old was one of just two players to skate in all 72 games last season and added seven points (3g-4a) in 11 playoff games, which ranked second on the team.

During two seasons with the Steelheads, White owns 26 goals and 59 assists for 85 points through 142 games, only missing two games between both regular season and postseason games. Over 191 ECHL games, he owns 105 points (31g-74a) with 39 penalty minutes, four power play goals and one shorthanded goal.

Prior to joining the Steelheads, White played his first ECHL season with the Atlanta Gladiators in 2016-17 following his professional debut with the AHL's Milwaukee Admirals and a stint with the Providence Bruins. In four collegiate seasons with UMass-Lowell, White boasted 28 goals and 51 assists for 79 points through 153 games over four seasons and was named captain for his senior season in 2014-15. He helped lead UMass-Lowell to a Hockey East championship in 2012-13.