I caught up with Idaho Steelheads coach Neil Graham on Thursday afternoon about a pair of prospects playing for the Stars ECHL affiliate. Defensive prospect Chris Martenet missed all of NHL and AHL training camp with mononucleosis, a diagnosis that Stars general manger Jim Nill said could cost the prospect upwards of two months. Surprisingly […]
20 AND COUNTING: Idaho Steelheads and hockey's new longest playoff streak
For years the Detroit Red Wings were the gold standard for playoff qualification. From 1990 to 2016, a stretch of 25 seasons, the Red Wings reached the NHL playoffs and spring hockey was a fact of life in “Hockeytown.” That streak, along with Joe Louis Arena, came to an end in 2017. Detroit missed the […]