Johnson, Steinmetz sign with Steelheads

Action photos of Jake Johnson and Jordan Steinmetz

BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho Steelheads, ECHL affiliate of the Dallas Stars, announced that the club has signed defenseman Jake Johnson and forward Jordan Steinmetz to contracts for the 2025-26 season.

Johnson enters his third professional season, first with the Steelheads, after being acquired by Idaho from Tahoe on June 20 completing future considerations deal which sent Slava Demin to the Knight Monsters earlier in the season. The 27-year-old produced 21 points (4g-17a) in 61 games with the Knight Monsters this past year. During the 2023-24 campaign as a rookie, he skated in 43 games with the Fort Wayne Komets notching 19 points (3g-16a). The Bloomington, Minnesota native made his pro debut with Fort Wayne at the end of the 2022-23 season scoring two goals in three games.

Prior to his professional hockey, Johnson helped Quinnipiac University to the NCAA National Championship in 2023 where he skated in 39 games registering 15 points (4g-11a). He spent the previous three seasons at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, appearing in 107 career games and collecting 30 points (3g-27a). He played parts of two seasons in the United States Hockey League from 2016-18 with the Sioux Falls Stampede and Cedar Rapids RoughRiders.

Steinmetz enters his second professional season, first with Idaho, after tallying 42 points (25g-17a) helping the Snackpoint Eaters Limburg of the Central European Hockey League to a league championship. The 26-year-old played his final season of collegiate hockey at Minnesota State University during the 2023-24 campaign serving as an alternate captain and notching 11 points (2g-9a) in 32 games. The Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin native played his first four seasons at St. Lawrence University from 2019-23 serving as team captain during his senior season finishing his four-year career with 35 points (16g-19a) in 122 career games.

Prior to collegiate hockey, Steinmetz played in the USHL with the Sioux City Musketeers during the 2018-19 campaign tallying 26 points (8g-18a) in 60 games. He notched 19 points (9g-10a) in 55 games with the Janesville Jets of the North American Hockey League the season before.