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First-Time ECHLers Hone Skills, Get New Opportunities with Steelheads

ECHL Week continues on 100 Degree Hockey! Today we take a look at the experience of players coming to the ECHL for the first time in their career.

Just as there is often not enough ice time for everyone in Dallas, the same is true in Cedar Park and all across the league. Whether it's a chance for more ice time or a chance to showcase offensive skills forgotten in the professional ranks, the ECHL can be a chance for all sorts of players to continue playing the game with an eye to the future.

The first variety of players is typified by Branden Troock.