From the Broadcast Booth: 11/20 @ STK
Again, Thursday night saw the Idaho Steelheads involved in a one-goal game. And again, it was the Steelheads who did not earn the two points. What a series of games this has been with the Stockton Thunder, and it’s not done. After tonight, the Steelheads and Thunder still have seven dates scheduled, and all of them will be here in Stockton.
TONIGHT’S GAME
First of all, you can catch all of tonight’s action over on KTIK-AM 1350 “The Ticket” beginning with the pregame show around 8:10 PM MST. The puck drops around 8:30 PM MST. You can also watch and listen at www.americaone.com.
And now, onto the ice we go.
Stockton is off to a red-hot start, as the Thunder remains the only team in the ECHL with just one regulation loss on the season. They’re on an 11-game unbeaten streak (8-0-3), but if there has been any night on which the deck is stacked against Matt Thomas’ club, tonight is the night. Chris D’Alvise, Stockton’s premier offensive player (The guy who had a hat trick a week ago at Qwest Arena) has been loaned to AHL Springfield. Add that to the fact that Stockton’s using a third-string netminder, and still has two other every-night forwards suspended; they’re undermanned. The Steelheads can’t afford to allow any soft goals, and need to put together 60 solid minutes while minimizing the shots against Mike Zacharias. If that happens, the Steelheads should halt Stockton’s streak tonight.
And how about Kael Mouillierat? He has the longest goal-scoring streak in the ECHL entering tonight; he has a goal in five straight games (Seven total over the span). And they’re nice goals too; he’s showing some great patience, and is really adjusting to this pro hockey thing quite well. He posted some nice point totals at Minnesota State, and leads rookies in goal scoring- with eight- entering tonight’s game.
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