White re-signs with Steelheads

Action photo of A.J White of the Idaho Steelheads

BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho Steelheads, ECHL affiliate of the Dallas Stars, announced that the club has re-signed forward A.J. White to a contract for the 2024-25 season.

White, 32, enters his ninth professional season, seventh with Idaho, after tying for the team lead with 66 points (27g-39a) in 71 games last season while notching six points (3g-3a) in 10 Kelly Cup Playoff Games. His 27 goals were second on the club while his single-season career-high 13 power-play goals led the team. Last year, he received the Professional Hockey Player’s Association award for the ECHL’s Western Conference Veteran Presence Award and was recognized with the ECHL’s Sportsmanship Award for demonstrating sportsmanship and a high standard of play.

The Dearborn, Michigan native ranks second all-time in games played (416), goals (113), assists (197) and points (310) in Idaho’s ECHL era. Over parts of eight seasons in the ECHL he has accumulated 370 points (133g-237a) in 525 career games along with 28 points in 55 career playoff games.

Before professional hockey, he played four seasons at UMass-Lowell from 2012-16 registering 79 points (28g-51a) in 153 career games while serving as captain during his senior season. White helped lead the River Hawks to the Hockey East championship in 2013 and 2014 while also securing the regular-season title in 2012-13.