Sheffield Steelers Stats
2024-25 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 | 34 | 57 | +16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 166 | 18.6 | 1.38 | 3.41 |
| 14 | Patrick Watling | CE | 53 | 17 | 38 | 55 | +24 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 161 | 19.3 | 1.00 | 3.23 |
| 63 | Mikko Juusola | LW | 54 | 27 | 28 | 55 | +29 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 156 | 18.9 | 1.59 | 3.23 |
| 88 | Marc-Olivier Vallerand | FW | 52 | 18 | 24 | 42 | +14 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 18.2 | 1.14 | 2.66 |
| 75 | Robert Dowd | FW | 43 | 17 | 22 | 39 | +24 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 144 | 18.8 | 1.26 | 2.89 |
| 13 | Daniel Leavens | RW | 52 | 17 | 22 | 39 | +18 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 125 | 15.8 | 1.24 | 2.85 |
| 58 | Dominic Cormier | DE | 54 | 6 | 30 | 36 | +26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 141 | 22.6 | 0.29 | 1.77 |
| 74 | Brandon Whistle | FW | 49 | 14 | 18 | 32 | +20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 89 | 16.9 | 1.01 | 2.32 |
| 24 | Mark Simpson | LW | 45 | 13 | 18 | 31 | +20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 17.1 | 1.01 | 2.42 |
| 77 | Maxim Golod | CE | 24 | 15 | 15 | 30 | +11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 16.1 | 2.32 | 4.65 |
| 12 | Daniel Ciampini | FW | 52 | 5 | 21 | 26 | +13 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 107 | 16.3 | 0.35 | 1.84 |
| 6 | Kevin Tansey | DE | 47 | 12 | 13 | 25 | +17 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 18.9 | 0.81 | 1.69 |
| 23 | Colton Saucerman | DE | 45 | 3 | 18 | 21 | +29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 19.6 | 0.20 | 1.43 |
| 5 | Joona Huttula | DE | 52 | 6 | 12 | 18 | +29 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 18.6 | 0.37 | 1.12 |
| 65 | Brien Diffley | DE | 49 | 2 | 15 | 17 | +19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 18.1 | 0.13 | 1.15 |
| 44 | Sacha Guimond | DE | 53 | 6 | 11 | 17 | +11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 17.9 | 0.38 | 1.07 |
| 18 | Samuel Tremblay | CE | 18 | 6 | 10 | 16 | +11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 15.1 | 1.33 | 3.54 |
| 17 | Finlay Ulrick | FW | 45 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 7.8 | 0.51 | 1.37 |
| 27 | Cole Shudra | DE | 54 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 8.0 | 0.28 | 0.98 |
| 45 | Veeti Vainio | DE | 25 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13.0 | 0.55 | 1.29 |
| 67 | Reece Kelly | DE | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 0.78 |
| 72 | Ivan Bjorkly Nordstrom | RW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8.0 | 1.07 | 2.14 |
| 42 | Angelo Miceli | FW | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 0.00 | 3.16 |
| 29 | Nathan Ripley | FW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.4 | 3.71 | 3.71 |
| 53 | Joel Janatuinen | LW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 0.75 |
| 43 | Sam Cooper | DE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Goaltending
49
GP
36-13
W-L
3
Shutouts
6.1%
SO%
92.63%
SV%
2.28
GAA
1371
Saves
EIHL Top 10 Scorers
| # | Player | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexis D'Aoust | MAN | 54 | 32 | 36 | 68 |
| 2 | Chase Gresock | COV | 54 | 32 | 30 | 62 |
| 3 | Alessio Luciani | COV | 54 | 27 | 32 | 59 |
| 4 | Nick Seitz | COV | 54 | 30 | 29 | 59 |
| 5 | Scott Conway | BEL | 54 | 27 | 31 | 58 |
| 6 | Mitchell Balmas | SHE | 54 | 23 | 34 | 57 |
| 7 | Josh MacDonald | CAR | 51 | 28 | 29 | 57 |
| 8 | Patrick Watling | SHE | 53 | 17 | 38 | 55 |
| 9 | Mikko Juusola | SHE | 54 | 27 | 28 | 55 |
| 10 | Brendan Harms | DUN | 54 | 25 | 29 | 54 |
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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 3 | 2 | 3.00 | 2.00 | Peak form |
| October | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.60 | 25 | 12 | 5.00 | 2.40 | Strong |
| November | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1.14 | 28 | 22 | 4.00 | 3.14 | Mixed |
| December | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1.00 | 32 | 27 | 3.20 | 2.70 | Struggling |
| January | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1.56 | 37 | 19 | 4.11 | 2.11 | Strong |
| February | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1.60 | 38 | 22 | 3.80 | 2.20 | Strong |
| March | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1.70 | 48 | 27 | 4.80 | 2.70 | Strong |
| April | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 | 3.00 | Struggling |
Best Stretch — Games 22–29 (Dec 28 – Jan 17)
8W-0L-0OTL across 8 games.
Outscored opponents 36–10
(4.5 GF/G, 1.3 GA/G).
2.00 pts/game.
Current Form — Games 49–54 (Mar 21 – Apr 6)
5W-1L-0OTL across last 6 games.
GF: 5.5/game, GA: 2.3/game.
1.67 pts/game.
Lost to COV.
Scoring & Situational Analysis
Period-by-period scoring (54 games with period data)
1st Period
61
GF
46
GA
+15
Net
1.13 GF/G · 0.85 GA/G
2nd Period
65
GF
49
GA
+16
Net
1.20 GF/G · 0.91 GA/G
3rd Period
87
GF
39
GA
+48
Net
1.61 GF/G · 0.72 GA/G
Streaks & Momentum
1 L
Current Streak
8
Longest Win Streak
4
Longest Winless
43%
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 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 57% | 27 |
| Comfortable (2-3 goals) | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 78% | 28 |
| Blowouts (4+) | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 73% | 22 |
Special Teams
Powerplay & penalty kill performance across 54 games with data.
21.1%
Powerplay %
32/152
7th of 10
74.8%
Penalty Kill %
83/111
9th of 10
2.8
PP Opp / Game
8th of 10
6.4
PIM / Game
1st of 10
50.2%
Faceoff %
1697 / 3378
6th of 10
Faceoff Breakdown by Player
| Player | W | L | Total | FO% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Simpson | 489 | 400 | 889 | 55.0% |
| Brandon Whistle | 366 | 428 | 794 | 46.1% |
| Patrick Watling | 306 | 298 | 604 | 50.7% |
| Robert Dowd | 270 | 265 | 535 | 50.5% |
| Mitchell Balmas | 107 | 117 | 224 | 47.8% |
| Samuel Tremblay | 81 | 64 | 145 | 55.9% |
| Daniel Ciampini | 46 | 47 | 93 | 49.5% |
| Finlay Ulrick | 20 | 45 | 65 | 30.8% |
| Cole Shudra | 7 | 11 | 18 | 38.9% |
| Marc-Olivier Vallerand | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% |
| Daniel Leavens | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% |
| Angelo Miceli | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
Penalty Breakdown
Total minutes by infraction type for the season.
| Penalty Type | Count | Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| Cross Checking | 13 | 47 |
| Tripping | 21 | 42 |
| Hooking | 21 | 42 |
| Roughing | 18 | 36 |
| Boarding | 6 | 33 |
| Fighting | 6 | 30 |
| Slashing | 14 | 28 |
| High Sticking | 11 | 22 |
| Interference | 8 | 16 |
| Holding | 5 | 10 |
| Delay of Game — Puck out of Play | 4 | 8 |
| Diving / Embellishment | 4 | 8 |
| Too Many Men | 3 | 6 |
| Elbowing | 2 | 4 |
| Checking to the Head | 1 | 2 |
| Unsportsmanlike Conduct | 1 | 2 |
| Goaltender Interference | 1 | 2 |
| Abuse of Officials | 1 | 2 |
| Charging | 1 | 2 |
| Holding the Stick | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 142 | 344 |
Player Chemistry
Which players combine for the most goals? Based on scorer and assist data.
Top Pairings
| Players | Goals Together |
|---|---|
| Mikko Juusola + Patrick Watling | 19 |
| Mitchell Balmas + Mikko Juusola | 18 |
| Mitchell Balmas + Patrick Watling | 18 |
| Robert Dowd + Marc-Olivier Vallerand | 17 |
| Mikko Juusola + Brandon Whistle | 12 |
| Robert Dowd + Patrick Watling | 10 |
| Mark Simpson + Maxim Golod | 10 |
| Patrick Watling + Marc-Olivier Vallerand | 9 |
| Mitchell Balmas + Sacha Guimond | 8 |
| Daniel Leavens + Maxim Golod | 8 |
Top Lines
| Line | Goals Together |
|---|---|
| Mitchell Balmas , Mikko Juusola , Brandon Whistle | 6 |
| Mitchell Balmas , Patrick Watling , Sacha Guimond | 5 |
| Robert Dowd , Dominic Cormier , Marc-Olivier Vallerand | 4 |
| Daniel Leavens , Mark Simpson , Maxim Golod | 4 |
| Mitchell Balmas , Mikko Juusola , Patrick Watling | 4 |
| Robert Dowd , Patrick Watling , Marc-Olivier Vallerand | 3 |
| Mitchell Balmas , Patrick Watling , Daniel Leavens | 2 |
| Dominic Cormier , Kevin Tansey , Brandon Whistle | 2 |
| Mikko Juusola , Patrick Watling , Brandon Whistle | 2 |
| Brien Diffley , Brandon Whistle , Mark Simpson | 2 |
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
2024-25
21.1%
Penalty Kill %
Best
86.2%
2023-24
Worst
74.8%
2024-25
2024-25
74.8%
Win %
Best
83.3%
2023-24
Worst
61.1%
2025-26
2024-25
68.5%
Goals For / Game
Best
4.22
2023-24
Worst
3.52
2022-23
2024-25
4.02
Goals Against / Game
Best
2.09
2023-24
Worst
2.56
2021-22
2024-25
2.54
PIM / Game
Best
6.4
2024-25
Worst
12.1
2022-23
2024-25
6.4
Goal Differential
Best
+115
2023-24
Worst
+58
2025-26
2024-25
+80