Thursday, April 11, 2013

Steelheads Release Former Vipers Goaltender Olthuis:

The East Coast Hockey League (ECHL)
Idaho Steelheads have released former Vernon Vipers goaltender Jon Olthuis. Olthuis who retired from hockey last year was added as an emergency backup after Steelheads goaltender Tyler Beskorowany was called up to the American Hockey League on March 17th 2013.

Olthuis who is an accountant in Anchorage, Alaska played last season with the Central Hockey League (CHL) Tulsa Oilers and the Southern Professional League (SPHL) Augusta RiverHawks. Olthuis played one game with the Oilers going 0-1 with a 13.94 GAA while playing in 24 games with the RiverHawks going 15-6-3 with one shutout and a 2.83 GAA.

Olthuis played two seasons in Vernon (2004-2006) In 67 regular season games with the Vipers going (45-16-2) with 6 shutouts.

Jon Olthuis's Player Profile:

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=84007

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