# 2007–08 St. Louis Blues season

The 2007–08 St. Louis Blues season began on October 4, 2007, with a game in Glendale, Arizona, against the Phoenix Coyotes. It is the Blues' 41st season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Key dates prior to the start of the season:
* The 2007 NHL Entry Draft took place in Columbus, Ohio, on June 22–23.
* The free agency period began on July 1.

## Regular season

The Blues struggled on the power-play, finishing 31st in power-play goals scored (47) and 30th overall in power-play percentage (14.07%).

### Divisional standings

Central Division :
| | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 54 | 21 | 7 | 257 | 184 | 115 |
| 2 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 230 | 229 | 91 |
| 3 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 239 | 235 | 88 |
| 4 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 193 | 218 | 80 |
| 5 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 205 | 237 | 79 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 54 | 21 | 7 | 257 | 184 | 115 |
| 2 | y – San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 49 | 23 | 10 | 222 | 193 | 108 |
| 3 | y – Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 44 | 28 | 10 | 223 | 218 | 98 |
| 4 | Anaheim Ducks | PA | 82 | 47 | 27 | 8 | 205 | 191 | 102 |
| 5 | Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 242 | 207 | 97 |
| 6 | Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 44 | 31 | 7 | 231 | 219 | 95 |
| 7 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 229 | 227 | 94 |
| 8 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 230 | 229 | 91 |
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| 9 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 235 | 251 | 88 |
| 10 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 239 | 235 | 88 |
| 11 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 213 | 215 | 88 |
| 12 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 214 | 231 | 83 |
| 13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 193 | 218 | 80 |
| 14 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 205 | 237 | 79 |
| 15 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 32 | 43 | 7 | 231 | 266 | 71 |
Divisions: PA – Pacific, CE – Central, NW – Northwest bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner

## Schedule and results
### October

Record: 6–4–0; Home: 4–2–0; Road: 2–2–0
Attendance: 103,299 (6)
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 1 | October 4 | St. Louis | 2 – 3 | Phoenix | Legace | 17,799 | 0–1–0 | 0 |
| 2 | October 6 | St. Louis | 5 – 3 | Los Angeles | Toivonen | 18,118 | 1–1–0 | 2 |
| 3 | October 10 | Nashville | 4 – 1 | St. Louis | Legace | 19,150 | 2–1–0 | 4 |
| 4 | October 12 | Colorado | 4 – 1 | St. Louis | Legace | 19,150 | 3–1–0 | 6 |
| 5 | October 17 | St. Louis | 3 – 1 | Chicago | Legace | 10,002 | 4–1–0 | 8 |
| 6 | October 20 | Minnesota | 3 – 1 | St. Louis | Legace | 19,150 | 4–2–0 | 8 |
| 7 | October 23 | Anaheim | 2 – 4 | St. Louis | Legace | 14,764 | 5–2–0 | 10 |
| 8 | October 25 | St. Louis | 0 – 3 | Columbus | Toivonen | 12,786 | 5–3–0 | 10 |
| 9 | October 27 | Washington | 3 – 4 | St. Louis | Legace | 16,863 | 6–3–0 | 12 |
| 10 | October 30 | Phoenix | 1 – 2 | St. Louis | Legace | 14,222 | 6–4–0 | 12 |

### November

Record: 8–4–1; Home: 5–1–0; Road: 3–3–1
Attendance: 105,838 (6) Total: 209,137 (12)
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 11 | November 1 | St. Louis | 3 – 2 | Minnesota | | Legace | 18,568 | 7–4–0 | 14 |
| 12 | November 3 | Chicago | 3 – 2 | St. Louis | | Legace | 19,150 | 7–5–0 | 14 |
| 13 | November 4 | St. Louis | 0 – 3 | Columbus | | Toivonen | 13,254 | 7–6–0 | 14 |
| 14 | November 9 | St. Louis | 2 – 4 | Chicago | | Legace | 16,149 | 7–7–0 | 14 |
| 15 | November 13 | Detroit | 3 – 4 | St. Louis | | Legace | 18,440 | 8–7–0 | 16 |
| 16 | November 16 | Columbus | 2 – 3 | St. Louis | | Legace | 19,150 | 9–7–0 | 18 |
| 17 | November 17 | St. Louis | 3 – 2 | Nashville | SO | Toivonen | 15,246 | 10–7–0 | 20 |
| 18 | November 19 | Nashville | 1 – 2 | St. Louis | | Legace | 15,239 | 11–7–0 | 22 |
| 19 | November 21 | St. Louis | 0 – 3 | Detroit | | Legace | 19,124 | 11–8–0 | 22 |
| 20 | November 23 | Vancouver | 1 – 3 | St. Louis | | Toivonen | 18,721 | 12–8–0 | 24 |
| 21 | November 25 | Calgary | 0 – 3 | St. Louis | | Legace | 15,138 | 13–8–0 | 26 |
| 22 | November 28 | St. Louis | 4 – 3 | Buffalo | | Legace | 18,690 | 14–8–0 | 28 |
| 23 | November 30 | St. Louis | 2 – 3 | Minnesota | OT | Legace | 18,568 | 14–8–1 | 29 |

### December

Record: 5–6–3; Home: 2–4–2; Road: 3–2–1
Attendance: 139,681 (8) Total: 348,818 (20)
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 24 | December 1 | Chicago | 1 – 3 | St. Louis | | Toivonen | 19,150 | 15–8–1 | 31 |
| 25 | December 4 | St. Louis | 1 – 3 | Calgary | | Toivonen | 19,289 | 15–9–1 | 31 |
| 26 | December 7 | St. Louis | 4 – 3 | Edmonton | | Toivonen | 16,839 | 16–9–1 | 33 |
| 27 | December 9 | St. Louis | 5 – 9 | Colorado | | Toivonen | 15,476 | 16–10–1 | 33 |
| 28 | December 11 | Edmonton | 5 – 4 | St. Louis | SO | Toivonen | 14,329 | 16–10–2 | 34 |
| 29 | December 13 | Florida | 1 – 0 | St. Louis | | Legace | 14,088 | 16–11–2 | 34 |
| 30 | December 16 | Calgary | 5 – 3 | St. Louis | | Legace | 16,733 | 16–12–2 | 34 |
| 31 | December 20 | Detroit | 2 – 3 | St. Louis | | Legace | 19,150 | 17–12–2 | 36 |
| 32 | December 22 | St. Louis | 4 – 1 | Boston | | Legace | 14,200 | 18–12–2 | 38 |
| 33 | December 23 | Atlanta | 3 – 2 | St. Louis | OT | Legace | 17,731 | 18–12–3 | 39 |
| 34 | December 26 | Detroit | 5 – 0 | St. Louis | | Legace | 19,250 | 18–13–3 | 39 |
| 35 | December 28 | San Jose | 1 – 0 | St. Louis | | Legace | 19,250 | 18–14–3 | 39 |
| 36 | December 29 | St. Louis | 4 – 5 | Dallas | SO | Toivonen | 18,532 | 18–14–4 | 40 |
| 37 | December 31 | St. Louis | 2 – 0 | Detroit | | Legace | 20,066 | 19–14–4 | 42 |

### January

Record: 4–5–3; Home: 3–1–2; Road: 1–4–1
Attendance: 101,341 (6) Total: 450,159 (26)
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 38 | January 2 | Edmonton | 3 – 2 | St. Louis | OT | Toivonen | 14,465 | 19–14–5 | 43 |
| 39 | January 5 | Carolina | 0 – 1 | St. Louis | | Legace | 19,150 | 20–14–5 | 45 |
| 40 | January 8 | Columbus | 1 – 6 | St. Louis | | Legace | 14,818 | 21–14–5 | 47 |
| 41 | January 10 | Dallas | 2 – 4 | St. Louis | | Legace | 16,805 | 22–14–5 | 49 |
| 42 | January 11 | St. Louis | 4 – 6 | Columbus | | Toivonen | 15,233 | 22–15–5 | 49 |
| 43 | January 13 | Vancouver | 4 – 3 | St. Louis | SO | Legace | 16,828 | 22–15–6 | 50 |
| 44 | January 16 | St. Louis | 1 – 6 | Chicago | | Schwarz | 17,570 | 22–16–6 | 50 |
| 45 | January 19 | Nashville | 5 – 2 | St. Louis | | Legace | 19,275 | 22–17–6 | 50 |
| 46 | January 21 | St. Louis | 3 – 6 | Nashville | | Legace | 13,642 | 22–18–6 | 50 |
| 47 | January 23 | St. Louis | 2 – 3 | Vancouver | SO | Legace | 18,630 | 22–18–7 | 51 |
| 48 | January 24 | St. Louis | 1 – 4 | San Jose | | Legace | 17,142 | 22–19–7 | 51 |
| 49 | January 29 | St. Louis | 3 – 2 | Toronto | | Legace | 19,363 | 23–19–7 | 53 |

### February

Record: 5–7–3; Home: 4–4–1; Road: 1–3–2
Attendance: 162,932 (9) Total: 613,091 (35)
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 50 | February 1 | Anaheim | 0 – 1 | St. Louis | SO | Legace | 19,150 | 24–19–7 | 55 |
| 51 | February 2 | Colorado | 6 – 4 | St. Louis | | Legace | 19,150 | 24–20–7 | 55 |
| 52 | February 5 | Tampa Bay | 5 – 4 | St. Louis | | Legace | 17,150 | 24–21–7 | 55 |
| 53 | February 9 | St. Louis | 2 – 6 | Dallas | | Toivonen | 18,584 | 24–22–7 | 55 |
| 54 | February 10 | Minnesota | 2 – 1 | St. Louis | SO | Legace | 16,477 | 24–22–8 | 56 |
| 55 | February 12 | Los Angeles | 2 – 4 | St. Louis | | Legace | 15,688 | 25–22–8 | 58 |
| 56 | February 14 | St. Louis | 4 – 1 | Colorado | | Legace | 17,131 | 26–22–8 | 60 |
| 57 | February 16 | St. Louis | 1 – 2 | Nashville | OT | Legace | 17,113 | 26–22–9 | 61 |
| 58 | February 17 | Columbus | 1 – 5 | St. Louis | | Legace | 19,150 | 27–22–9 | 63 |
| 59 | February 19 | Chicago | 1 – 5 | St. Louis | | Legace | 19,150 | 28–22–9 | 65 |
| 60 | February 21 | St. Louis | 1 – 5 | Los Angeles | | Legace | 14,132 | 28–23–9 | 65 |
| 61 | February 22 | St. Louis | 1 – 2 | Anaheim | OT | Legace | 17,174 | 28–23–10 | 66 |
| 62 | February 24 | St. Louis | 0 – 2 | Phoenix | | Legace | 14,845 | 28–24–10 | 66 |
| 63 | February 26 | Dallas | 3 – 1 | St. Louis | | Legace | 19,150 | 28–25–10 | 66 |
| 64 | February 28 | Phoenix | 2 – 1 | St. Louis | | Legace | 17,867 | 28–26–10 | 66 |

### March

Record: 3–9–2; Home: 1–3–0; Road: 2–6–2
Attendance: 72,423 (4) Total: 685,514 (39)
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 65 | March 1 | San Jose | 2 – 0 | St. Louis | | Legace | 19,150 | 28–27–10 | 66 |
| 66 | March 4 | Los Angeles | 2 – 3 | St. Louis | | Legace | 14,973 | 29–27–10 | 68 |
| 67 | March 5 | St. Louis | 1 – 4 | Detroit | | Legace | 18,064 | 29–28–10 | 68 |
| 68 | March 8 | St. Louis | 2 – 4 | Vancouver | | Legace | 18,630 | 29–29–10 | 68 |
| 69 | March 10 | St. Louis | 3 – 7 | Calgary | | Toivonen | 19,289 | 29–30–10 | 68 |
| 70 | March 11 | St. Louis | 3 – 4 | Edmonton | OT | Legace | 16,839 | 29–30–11 | 69 |
| 71 | March 14 | St. Louis | 1 – 4 | San Jose | | Toivonen | 17,496 | 29–31–11 | 69 |
| 72 | March 15 | St. Louis | 2 – 5 | Anaheim | | Legace | 17,174 | 29–32–11 | 69 |
| 73 | March 18 | St. Louis | 4 – 3 | Montreal | SO | Legace | 21,273 | 30–32–11 | 71 |
| 74 | March 20 | St. Louis | 2 – 3 | Ottawa | | Toivonen | 20,027 | 30–33–11 | 71 |
| 75 | March 23 | St. Louis | 3 – 4 | Chicago | OT | Toivonen | 19,146 | 30–33–12 | 72 |
| 76 | March 25 | Detroit | 2 – 1 | St. Louis | | Legace | 19,150 | 30–34–12 | 72 |
| 77 | March 28 | St. Louis | 4 – 3 | Detroit | OT | Legace | 20,066 | 31–34–12 | 74 |
| 78 | March 29 | Chicago | 4 – 3 | St. Louis | | Legace | 19,150 | 31–35–12 | 74 |

### April

Record: 2–1–1; Home: 1–0–1; Road: 1–1–0
Attendance: 36,507 (2) Total: 722,021 (41)
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 79 | April 1 | Nashville | 4 – 3 | St. Louis | OT | Toivonen | 17,357 | 31–35–13 | 75 |
| 80 | April 3 | St. Louis | 2 – 3 | Nashville | | Toivonen | 17,113 | 31–36–13 | 75 |
| 81 | April 5 | Columbus | 0 – 3 | St. Louis | | Legace | 19,150 | 32–36–13 | 77 |
| 82 | April 6 | St. Louis | 4 – 1 | Columbus | | Toivonen | 17,739 | 33–36–13 | 79 |
* Green background indicates win.
* Red background indicates regulation loss.
* White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.

## Playoffs

The Blues failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third season in a row and dropped from 81 points (34–35–13) in 2006–07, but they did manage to dramatically increase their average attendance from 12,520 (59.6% of capacity) that year, to 17,610 (92.0% of capacity) in 2007–08.

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| David Backes | 72 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 99 |
| Christian Backman ** | 45 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 30 |
| Brad Boyes | 82 | 43 | 22 | 65 | 20 |
| Eric Brewer | 77 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 91 |
| Micki DuPont | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Glumac | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dan Hinote | 58 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 42 |
| Barret Jackman | 78 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 93 |
| Cam Janssen | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Erik Johnson | 69 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 28 |
| Mike Johnson * | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Ryan Johnson | 79 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 22 |
| Paul Kariya | 82 | 16 | 49 | 65 | 50 |
| D. J. King | 61 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 100 |
| Manny Legace | 66 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Jamal Mayers | 80 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 91 |
| Jay McClement | 81 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 26 |
| Andy McDonald | 49 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 32 |
| Jay McKee | 66 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 42 |
| David Perron | 62 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 38 |
| Roman Polak | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Martin Rucinsky | 40 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 40 |
| Bryce Salvador ** | 56 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 43 |
| Yan Stastny | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Lee Stempniak | 80 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 40 |
| Keith Tkachuk | 79 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 69 |
| Hannu Toivonen | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Wagner | 24 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Matt Walker | 43 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 61 |
| Doug Weight ** | 29 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 |
| Jeff Woywitka | 27 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
| TOTALS | 82 | 205 | 357 | 562 | 1,137 |
* out for season with injury ** traded away
through April 6, 2008

### Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | SO | SA | Sv% | GAA |
| Manny Legace | 66 | 3,666 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 147 | 5 | 1,648 | .911 | 2.41 |
| Hannu Toivonen | 23 | 1,202 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 69 | 0 | 566 | .878 | 3.44 |
| Chris Beckford-Tseu | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .889 | 2.22 |
| Marek Schwarz | 2 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | .647 | 7.20 |
| TOTALS | 82 | 4,945 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 223 | 5 | 2,240 | .900 | 2.71 |
through April 6, 2008

## Awards and records
### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Erik Johnson | 1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | October 4, 2007 |
| Steve Wagner | 1st NHL Game | October 4, 2007 |
| Erik Johnson | 1st NHL Goal | October 6, 2007 |
| Steve Wagner | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | October 6, 2007 |
| David Perron | 1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | October 12, 2007 |
| Martin Rucinsky | 600th NHL Point | October 20, 2007 |
| Steve Wagner | 1st NHL Goal | October 20, 2007 |
| Dan Hinote | 400th NHL Game | October 27, 2007 |
| Keith Tkachuk | 1,000th NHL Game | December 1, 2007 |
| Barret Jackman | 500th NHL Penalty Minute | December 20, 2007 |
| Matt Walker | 1st NHL Goal | February 17, 2008 |
| Andy McDonald | 100th NHL Goal | February 17, 2008 |
| Ryan Johnson | 100th NHL Point | March 4, 2008 |
| Andy Murray | 600th NHL Coaching Game | March 5, 2008 |
| Keith Tkachuk | 500th NHL Goal | April 6, 2008 |

## Transactions

The Blues have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

### Trades

| June 26, 2007 | To St. Louis Blues Keith Tkachuk conditional 4th round pick in 2008 | To Atlanta Thrashers conditional 1st round pick in 2008 |
| July 23, 2007 | To St. Louis Blues Hannu Toivonen | To Boston Bruins Carl Soderberg |
| August 1, 2007 | To St. Louis Blues Francois-Pierre Guenette | To Vancouver Canucks Zack Fitzgerald |
| November 8, 2007 | To St. Louis Blues 7th round pick in 2008 Entry Draft | To Colorado Avalanche Jason Bacashihua |
| December 14, 2007 | To St. Louis Blues Andy McDonald | To Anaheim Ducks Doug Weight Michael Birner 7th round pick in 2008 – Paul Karpowich |
| February 26, 2008 | To St. Louis Blues Cam Janssen | To New Jersey Devils Bryce Salvador |
| February 26, 2008 | To St. Louis Blues 4th round pick in 2008 – Dale Weise | To New York Rangers Christian Backman |
| June 4, 2008 | To St. Louis Blues T. J. Fast | To Los Angeles Kings 5th round draft pick in 2009 – Wade Megan |
| June 19, 2008 | To St. Louis Blues 3rd round pick in 2008 – James Livingston | To Toronto Maple Leafs Jamal Mayers |
| June 20, 2008 | To St. Louis Blues Chris Mason | To Nashville Predators 4th round pick in 2008 – Dale Weise |

### Free agents

| Player | Former team | Contract Terms (Yrs., $Total / yr.) |
| Alex Brooks | New Jersey Devils | 1 year, $500,000 |
| Paul Kariya | Nashville Predators | 3 years, $6 million |
| David Perron | Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL) | $875,000 |
| Yan Stastny | Boston Bruins | $605,000 |
| Player | New team |
| Radek Dvorak | Florida Panthers |
| Curtis Sanford | Vancouver Canucks |
| Jamie Rivers | Montreal Canadiens |
| Dallas Drake | Detroit Red Wings |
| Jon DiSalvatore | Phoenix Coyotes |

### Contract renewals

| Player | Contract Terms (yrs., $Total / yr.) |
| Jason Bacashihua | 1 year, $643,720 |
| D. J. King | 3 years, $1.6 million |
| Matt Walker | 1 year, $600,000 |
| Jeff Woywitka | 1 year, $689,700 |
| Barret Jackman | 4 years, $3.6 million |
| Brad Boyes | 4 years, $4.0 million |
| David Backes | 3 years, $2.5 million (Jul. 1, 2008) |

### Signed prospects

| Player | Signing Date |
| T. J. Oshie (C) | May 13 |

## Draft picks

St. Louis' picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 13 | Lars Eller | C | Denmark | Frölunda HC (SEL) |
| 1 | 18 | Ian Cole | D | United States | U.S. National Team Development Program (NAHL) |
| 1 | 26 | David Perron | LW | Canada | Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL) |
| 2 | 39 | Simon Hjalmarsson | RW | Sweden | Frölunda HC (Swe Jr.) |
| 2 | 44 | Aaron Palushaj | RW | United States | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) |
| 3 | 85 | Brett Sonne | C/LW | Canada | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
| 4 | 96 | Cade Fairchild | D | United States | U.S. National Team Development Program (NAHL) |
| 4 | 100 | Travis Erstad | C/RW | United States | Lincoln Stars (USHL) |
| 6 | 160 | Anthony Peluso | D | Canada | Erie Otters (OHL) |
| 7 | 190 | Trevor Nill | C | United States | Detroit Compuware (Michigan midget) |

## Farm teams
### Peoria Rivermen

The Peoria Rivermen are the Blues American Hockey League affiliate in 2007–08.

### Alaska Aces

The Alaska Aces are the Blues affiliate in the ECHL.