Idaho sets ECHL single-season records for wins and points

The Idaho Steelheads set new ECHL single-season records for wins and points with their 4-1 victory at Rapid City on Friday. With one game remaining in the regular season, Idaho is 57-11-3 for 117 points. The Steelheads’ 57 wins and 117 points surpass the previous marks of 56 wins and 116 points set by the 2001-02 Louisiana IceGators. Idaho previously had clinched the Brabham Cup as ECHL regular-season champion for the second time in team history. In addition to setting league records for wins and points, the Steelheads also set a new ECHL record this season with 31 home wins. Idaho’s 11 shutouts this season are tied for the second-most all-time, one behind the record of 12 set by the South Carolina Stingrays in 2014-15. About the ECHL Formed in 1988-89 with five teams in four states, the ECHL has grown into a coast-to-coast league with 28 teams in 20 states and two Canadian provinces for its 35th season in 2022-23. There have been 740 players who have gone on to play in the National Hockey League after starting their careers in the ECHL, including 13 who have made their NHL debut in the 2022-23 season. The ECHL has affiliations with 28 of the 32 NHL teams in 2022-23, marking the 26th consecutive season that the league has affiliations with at least 20 teams in the NHL. Further information on the ECHL is available on its website at ECHL.com as well as on Twitter and Facebook.