BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho Steelheads, ECHL affiliate of the Dallas Stars, announced that the club has signed forward Lee Lapid to a contract for the 2026-27 season.
Lapid, 28, joins the Steelheads after skating 62 games with the Indy Fuel last season, grabbing 34 points (15g-19a). This season will mark Lapid’s fifth in the ECHL after two campaigns with the Cincinnati Cyclones from 2022-24 and a season with the Kalamazoo Wings in 2024-25 before his stint in Indy. He also played 14 games in Finland’s Liiga for SaiPa during the 2023-24 season, registering two goals.
Overall, Lapid has recorded 130 points (46g-84a) in 199 ECHL games, also collecting five points (1g-4a) in 16 playoff games with Cincinnati and Indy.
Prior to professional hockey, Lapid played four seasons of college hockey at Canisius, notching 61 points (30g-31a) in 97 games.