Press Release
Photo Courtesy: Idaho Steelheads
Rejean Beauchemin, 2007-08 with the Dayton Bombers
Thursday, August 21, 2008
The ECHL’s Idaho Steelheads Hockey Club announced today the team
has agreed to terms with Philadelphia Flyers draft pick goaltender
Rejean (Reggie) Beauchemin [Bowsh-ah-min], and Americans Ben Nelson
(forward) and Kelly Sullivan (defenseman).
Beauchemin, who was
a sixth-round selection in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, played 41 games
for the ECHL’s Dayton Bombers in his third professional season last
year. With the Bombers, the 6-foot-1, 195-pound backstop registered a
2.88 goals-against average with a .912 save percentage for a 16-17-7
record. From 2005-07, the 23-year-old spent time with the American
Hockey League’s Philadelphia Phantoms, as well as the ECHL’s
Bakersfield Condors and Trenton Titans. Beauchemin, who hails from
Winnipeg, MAN., played three junior seasons with the Western Hockey
League’s Prince Albert Raiders from 2002-05.
Nelson, 25, played
seven games with the ECHL’s South Carolina Stingrays last season
following the cessation of his NCAA career with Quinnipiac University
(Conn). In four seasons with the Bobcats, the 5-foot-10, 195-pound
Spokane native scored nearly a-point-a-game with 134 points (66g-68a)
in 143 games. Prior to college, the rookie Nelson played two seasons
with the British Columbia Hockey League, ranking fourth overall in
goals his final season.
Sullivan is a Michigan native who played
the last four seasons with UMass-Lowell in the NCAA. In 88 games with
the River Hawks, the 6-foot, 190-pound blueliner had 10 points (2g-8a).
The 25-year-old played junior hockey for four seasons prior to his
collegiate career, three in the United Hockey League and one with the
North American Hockey League.
These three additions bring the Steelheads 2008-09 roster to ten. More announcements are expected in the week ahead.
The
Steelheads open the season at home on Sat. October 18. A variety of
Season Ticket Plans for the 2008-09 season, with reduced pricing in
some sections, are now available by calling (208) 383.0080 or visiting
the team’s website at www.idahosteelheads.com.
The Idaho Steelheads are the ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Dallas Stars.
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