Stars Prospect Tyler Shelast Loaned to Hamilton

Boise, Idaho – The Idaho Steelheads announced today that forward Tyler Shelast has been loaned to the American Hockey League’s Hamilton Bulldogs via the Dallas Stars. Shelast is currently under contract with Dallas, Idaho’s NHL affiliate.

The 24-year-old Shelast began the 2008-09 season with Hamilton, playing in three games, before being reassigned to the Steelheads by Dallas. In 23 games with Idaho, the 6-1, 205-pound rookie has scored 7 goals and 7 assists for 14 points, and racked up 21 penalty minutes.


The Steelheads play the second game of a two-game set in Bakersfield on Saturday. Idaho (25-14-3) scored four unanswered goals and battled back from a three-goal deficit to defeat the Condors (14-26-6) 4-3 last night at the Rabobank Arena. They travel to Stockton to take on the Thunder on Monday.

Stars Affiliate's Game to be Broadcast this Week

DALLAS - B2 Networks, the “Official Broadband Broadcast Provider of the ECHL,” announced that the program lineup for ECHL TV on B2CableTV.com for Jan. 13-20 will be Wheeling at Cincinnati from Jan. 6, Reading at Idaho from Jan. 9, Las Vegas at Utah from Jan. 9, Gwinnett at Charlotte from Jan. 9, South Carolina at Charlotte from Jan. 10, Alaska at Bakersfield from Jan. 10 and Johnstown at Elmira from Jan. 10.

To watch ECHL games free of charge 24 hours a day go to B2CableTV.com, click on the “Hockey” tab and select ECHL TV.

Viewers need a high-speed internet connection and a current version of Microsoft Windows Media Player to watch the Network.

B2 Networks has broadcast ECHL games around the globe the last six years including the Kelly Cup Finals and the ECHL All-Star Game. The first hockey game broadcast by B2 Networks was the Las Vegas Wranglers in February 2004 and the first hockey championship carried by B2 Networks was the 2004 Kelly Cup Playoffs.

Stars Prospect Matt Climie Honored as ECHL Rookie of the Month for December

Idaho Steelheads goaltender Matt Climie is the CCM Vector ECHL Rookie of the Month for December.

The 25 year old was 5-1-0 with a shutout, a goals-against average of 2.31 and a save percentage of .920 in six games as the Steelheads went 8-4-0. He played for the Dallas Stars in the NHL Prospects Tournament going 2-0-0 to help the Stars win the event.

He began the month stopping 29 shots and turning aside two of three shooters in the shootout for a 4-3 win against Utah. Climie won his final four games of the month beginning on Dec. 14 when he made 31 saves for his first professional shutout in a 1-0 win at Alaska. He posted back-to-back wins, stopping 27 shots in each game, against Bakersfield on Dec. 17 and 20 and ended the month turning aside 29 shots in a 5-1 win against Utah.

The Leduc, Alberta native is 11-6-0 with a shutout and a save percentage of .913. He is tied for third in the league with two shootout wins and is ninth with a goals-against average of 2.42.

Climie played four seasons at Bemidji State University where he was 45-30-11 with 12 shutouts, a goals-against average of 2.40 and a save percentage of .910 in 95 games from 2004-08. He holds the BSU career record with 12 shutouts while his goals-against average and save percentage rank second.

Photo courtesy of the ECHL web site.