Sheffield Steelers Stats
2023-24 EIHL · 54 games played
Skater Statistics
| # | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | TOI/GP | G/60 | P/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | Mitchell Balmas | FW | 54 | 23 | 43 | 66 | +23 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 172 | 17.3 | 1.47 | 4.23 |
| 14 | Patrick Watling | CE | 53 | 22 | 36 | 58 | +27 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 172 | 19.0 | 1.31 | 3.45 |
| 88 | Marc-Olivier Vallerand | FW | 49 | 24 | 29 | 53 | +27 | 38 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 140 | 16.8 | 1.75 | 3.86 |
| 12 | Daniel Ciampini | FW | 54 | 18 | 34 | 52 | +15 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 142 | 17.3 | 1.16 | 3.34 |
| 63 | Mikko Juusola | LW | 54 | 21 | 24 | 45 | +33 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 146 | 17.5 | 1.34 | 2.87 |
| 75 | Robert Dowd | FW | 49 | 22 | 22 | 44 | +31 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 131 | 16.8 | 1.60 | 3.20 |
| 10 | Josh Nicholls | RW | 52 | 18 | 22 | 40 | +10 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 129 | 14.6 | 1.42 | 3.15 |
| 23 | Colton Saucerman | DE | 53 | 7 | 33 | 40 | +22 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 21.9 | 0.36 | 2.07 |
| 25 | Brett Neumann | CE | 41 | 11 | 24 | 35 | +22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 127 | 15.9 | 1.01 | 3.21 |
| 29 | Scott Allen | FW | 49 | 14 | 18 | 32 | +19 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 84 | 15.0 | 1.14 | 2.61 |
| 24 | Mark Simpson | LW | 50 | 13 | 18 | 31 | +24 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 119 | 15.2 | 1.03 | 2.45 |
| 6 | Kevin Tansey | DE | 53 | 9 | 21 | 30 | +40 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 20.4 | 0.50 | 1.67 |
| 58 | Dominic Cormier | DE | 46 | 7 | 21 | 28 | +29 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 111 | 22.5 | 0.41 | 1.62 |
| 27 | Cole Shudra | DE | 52 | 8 | 12 | 20 | +11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 9.4 | 0.98 | 2.45 |
| 57 | Niklas Nevalainen | DE | 52 | 1 | 19 | 20 | +30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 17.5 | 0.07 | 1.32 |
| 65 | Brien Diffley | DE | 52 | 2 | 14 | 16 | +17 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 20.3 | 0.11 | 0.91 |
| 74 | Brandon Whistle | FW | 32 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 12.7 | 0.44 | 1.77 |
| 44 | Sam Jones | RD | 38 | 0 | 7 | 7 | +10 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 15.6 | 0.00 | 0.71 |
| 19 | Patrick Harper | FW | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 13.5 | 0.89 | 1.78 |
| 8 | Zach Vinnell | DE | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +10 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12.1 | 0.22 | 1.08 |
| 22 | Matthew Petgrave | DE | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 19.5 | 0.44 | 1.32 |
| 17 | Finlay Ulrick | FW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1.54 |
| 20 | Jonathan Phillips | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 43 | Sam Cooper | DE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 55 | Kameron Kielly | CE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.9 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Goaltending
47
GP
38-9
W-L
8
Shutouts
17.0%
SO%
92.96%
SV%
1.93
GAA
1202
Saves
7
GP
7-0
W-L
1
Shutouts
14.3%
SO%
91.79%
SV%
2.27
GAA
179
Saves
EIHL Top 10 Scorers
| # | Player | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitchell Balmas | SHE | 54 | 23 | 43 | 66 |
| 2 | Ryan Valentini | DUN | 53 | 27 | 33 | 60 |
| 3 | Troy Lajeunesse | FIF | 52 | 28 | 32 | 60 |
| 4 | Spencer Naas | DUN | 54 | 32 | 27 | 59 |
| 5 | Patrick Watling | SHE | 53 | 22 | 36 | 58 |
| 6 | Cole Sanford | CAR | 54 | 29 | 29 | 58 |
| 7 | Gary Haden | GLA | 54 | 27 | 29 | 56 |
| 8 | Marcus Crawford | CAR | 54 | 4 | 51 | 55 |
| 9 | Marc-Olivier Vallerand | SHE | 49 | 24 | 29 | 53 |
| 10 | Kyle Osterberg | FIF | 47 | 22 | 31 | 53 |
Performance Trends
How has form changed across the season? Rolling 5-game averages reveal the arc.
| Month | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | PTS/GP | GF | GA | GF/G | GA/G | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.00 | 6 | 3 | 3.00 | 1.50 | Peak form |
| October | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.60 | 18 | 7 | 3.60 | 1.40 | Strong |
| November | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.50 | 14 | 6 | 3.50 | 1.50 | Strong |
| December | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1.90 | 50 | 18 | 5.00 | 1.80 | Strong |
| January | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1.80 | 44 | 20 | 4.40 | 2.00 | Strong |
| February | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1.78 | 41 | 19 | 4.56 | 2.11 | Strong |
| March | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1.45 | 46 | 31 | 4.18 | 2.82 | Solid |
| April | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.33 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 | 3.00 | Struggling |
Best Stretch — Games 15–24 (Dec 10 – Jan 5)
10W-0L-0OTL across 10 games.
Outscored opponents 53–16
(5.3 GF/G, 1.6 GA/G).
2.00 pts/game.
Current Form — Games 49–54 (Mar 24 – Apr 6)
5W-1L-0OTL across last 6 games.
GF: 4.2/game, GA: 2.7/game.
1.67 pts/game.
Lost to BEL.
Scoring & Situational Analysis
Period-by-period scoring (54 games with period data)
1st Period
86
GF
31
GA
+55
Net
1.59 GF/G · 0.57 GA/G
2nd Period
64
GF
40
GA
+24
Net
1.19 GF/G · 0.74 GA/G
3rd Period
72
GF
41
GA
+31
Net
1.33 GF/G · 0.76 GA/G
Streaks & Momentum
1 L
Current Streak
13
Longest Win Streak
1
Longest Winless
88%
Bounce-Back Rate
Game Closeness Breakdown
Close = 1-goal games, OT/SO, or 2-goal games where the score was within 1 after the 2nd period (likely empty net).
| Category | GP | W | L | OTL | Win% | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close Games | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 74% | 29 |
| Comfortable (2-3 goals) | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 82% | 28 |
| Blowouts (4+) | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 94% | 34 |
Special Teams
Powerplay & penalty kill performance across 54 games with data.
28.8%
Powerplay %
47/163
1st of 10
86.2%
Penalty Kill %
125/145
1st of 10
3
PP Opp / Game
6th of 10
7.7
PIM / Game
1st of 10
52.6%
Faceoff %
1791 / 3402
1st of 10
Faceoff Breakdown by Player
| Player | W | L | Total | FO% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Watling | 366 | 391 | 757 | 48.3% |
| Mark Simpson | 436 | 310 | 746 | 58.4% |
| Robert Dowd | 301 | 260 | 561 | 53.7% |
| Mitchell Balmas | 186 | 168 | 354 | 52.5% |
| Brett Neumann | 166 | 163 | 329 | 50.5% |
| Brandon Whistle | 143 | 181 | 324 | 44.1% |
| Scott Allen | 175 | 117 | 292 | 59.9% |
| Josh Nicholls | 8 | 11 | 19 | 42.1% |
| Cole Shudra | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% |
| Daniel Ciampini | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% |
| Marc-Olivier Vallerand | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% |
| Jonathan Phillips | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Mikko Juusola | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Zach Vinnell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
Penalty Breakdown
Total minutes by infraction type for the season.
| Penalty Type | Count | Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | 13 | 65 |
| Slashing | 27 | 52 |
| Tripping | 24 | 44 |
| Roughing | 19 | 38 |
| Hooking | 14 | 26 |
| Interference | 13 | 26 |
| High Sticking | 13 | 26 |
| Boarding | 11 | 25 |
| Spear | 2 | 25 |
| Holding | 12 | 24 |
| Cross Checking | 8 | 16 |
| Delay of Game — Puck out of Play | 8 | 16 |
| Too Many Men | 4 | 8 |
| Holding the Stick | 4 | 8 |
| Delay of Game — Incorrect Challenge | 2 | 4 |
| Charging | 2 | 4 |
| Unsportsmanlike Conduct | 1 | 2 |
| Clipp | 1 | 2 |
| C Hpu | 1 | 2 |
| Delay of Game — Adjustment of Equipment | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 180 | 415 |
Player Chemistry
Which players combine for the most goals? Based on scorer and assist data.
Top Pairings
| Players | Goals Together |
|---|---|
| Mitchell Balmas + Marc-Olivier Vallerand | 35 |
| Mitchell Balmas + Colton Saucerman | 25 |
| Colton Saucerman + Marc-Olivier Vallerand | 20 |
| Mikko Juusola + Patrick Watling | 18 |
| Robert Dowd + Marc-Olivier Vallerand | 18 |
| Brett Neumann + Patrick Watling | 17 |
| Patrick Watling + Josh Nicholls | 16 |
| Daniel Ciampini + Scott Allen | 16 |
| Mitchell Balmas + Robert Dowd | 16 |
| Mark Simpson + Daniel Ciampini | 12 |
Top Lines
Team Records (League)
Sheffield Steelers's best and worst seasons across all years.
Power Play %
Best
28.8%
2023-24
Worst
16.7%
2022-23
2023-24
28.8%
Penalty Kill %
Best
86.2%
2023-24
Worst
74.8%
2024-25
2023-24
86.2%
Win %
Best
83.3%
2023-24
Worst
61.1%
2025-26
2023-24
83.3%
Goals For / Game
Best
4.22
2023-24
Worst
3.52
2022-23
2023-24
4.22
Goals Against / Game
Best
2.09
2023-24
Worst
2.56
2021-22
2023-24
2.09
PIM / Game
Best
6.4
2024-25
Worst
12.1
2022-23
2023-24
7.7
Goal Differential
Best
+115
2023-24
Worst
+58
2025-26
2023-24
+115