Before hitting the Christmas break, Idaho (16-10-3) made a trip to the Lone Star state last weekend. Despite only playing each other on a few occasions, the Steelheads and the Allen Americans have developed a nasty rivalry borne of jealousy and hardened in the playoffs.
Idaho, being the Dallas Stars' affiliate in the ECHL, gets more attention than any other visitor to the Allen Event Center from both the local fans and the NHL team's front office and hockey ops. The games this past week were no exception as Scott White, Jim Nill, J.J. McQueen, Mike Valley, Jeff Reese and Les Jackson all made appearances for the games.