New coach. New season. Same opportunity to cheer on adrenaline-packed hockey in the heart of Downtown Boise. The Idaho Steelheads and coach Brad Ralph will welcome Utah for a Friday-night-only visit from the Grizzlies. The teams split their preseason clashes, each winning 3-1 at home. But fans shouldn’t expect an automatic victory at CenturyLink Arena. Not only do both teams figure to look a little different because of roster shake-ups over the past week, both actually lost at home last year when they opened with a similar home-and-home battle.

Michael Deeds