For over two decades, the Idaho Steelheads have been the ECHL affiliate of the Dallas Stars. This past season, the team may have missed the playoffs, but they absolutely blew the doors off the business side of the franchise ledger, as they currently ride a sellout streak that stretches 69 games.
“We've always sold out a lot of games,” said Steelheads team president Eric Trapp, reached by phone earlier this summer. “But over the last few years, Boise has just exploded [in population]. But I think the big part is our staff. We've got a pretty veteran staff.