Today's article on the economics of being an ECHL team finishes off ECHL Week on 100 Degree Hockey. Thank you to everyone for reading and to all the folks in Boise I spoke with for these stories. I enjoyed my time in Idaho immensely and plan to go back.
At the end of the day, hockey might be a ton of fun but it is still a business. Businesses have to make money to stick around. The man behind the numbers in Idaho is Steelheads president Eric Trapp. The man they call Trapper has been with the Steelheads for over a decade with previous stops in other minor league sports in Boise as well.