October 9, 2009

McCutcheon Agrees to Terms with Idaho

BOISE, Idaho -- Mark McCutcheon, a former Cornell standout, has agreed to terms with the ECHL’s Idaho Steelheads.

Head coach Derek Laxdal announced the move Friday morning.

McCutcheon played briefly in the ECHL last season for the Johnstown Chiefs but most of his professional experience is in the American Hockey League, hockey’s highest level of minor-league play. In 65 games with the Lake Erie Monsters last year, the Ithaca (NY) native scored six goals and picked up 11 assists. He has 143 penalty minutes in 128 AHL games.

McCutcheon will be joined in training camp by college teammate Evan Barlow. The pair played together at Cornell. His father, Brian McCutcheon, is an assistant coach for the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres.