ECHL This Week
November 12, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
Cincinnati
- Eight goals on Nov. 9 are the most since team record 13 against Reading
on Dec. 27, 2002.
- Cedrick
Desjardins registered his club record sixth career shutout on Nov. 7.
- Cyclones play at Dayton on Tuesday and Sunday while hosting Trenton on
Wednesday and Wheeling on Friday.
Dayton
- Bombers are third in the ECHL on the power play with 24.6 percent
(14-for-57).
- Greg
Labenski scored his 100th career assist in a 5-2 win at Trenton on Nov.
10.
- Dayton hosts Cincinnati on Tuesday and Sunday and Wheeling on Saturday
while visiting Johnstown on Friday.
Elmira
- Elmira was 4-for-20 (20 percent) on the power play last week.
- Since coming from Stockton on Nov. 2 Luke
Fulghum has five points (2g-3a) in three games.
- Jackals play at Mississippi on Tuesday and at Texas on Friday, Saturday
and Sunday.
Johnstown
- Chiefs are out shooting their opponents 81-77 in the second period the
last 10 games.
- Defenseman Mike
Knight has three points (2g-1a) in his last three games.
- Johnstown hosts Dayton on Friday and Trenton on Saturday.
Reading
- Only team to have played 13 games, including 11 in 19 days during which
Royals were 7-4-0.
- Chris
Blight tied team record with four goals against Johnstown on Nov. 10.
- Royals host Trenton on Friday.
Trenton
- Devils have scored a power-play goal in nine of their first 10 games.
- Tony
Zancanaro scored first professional goal on Nov. 10 and now has four
points (1g-3a).
- Trenton plays at Cincinnati on Wednesday, at Reading on Friday and at
Johnstown on Saturday.
Wheeling
- Wheeling has won its last two home games to improve to 4-1-1 at WesBanco
Arena.
- Adam
Henrich's natural hat trick in the second period on Nov. 9 was
Wheeling's first hat trick since Eric
Sonnenberg on Jan. 20, 2006.
- Nailers play at Cincinnati on Friday and at Dayton on Saturday.
American Conference - South Division
Augusta
- Augusta is 2-1 in overtime after winning two games last week.
- Ryan
Dingle led the Lynx with six points (2g-4a) last week.
- Augusta hosts Florida on Thursday and Columbia on Friday before playing
at Columbia on Saturday.
Charlotte
- Checkers were 87 percent (20-for-23) on the penalty kill last week.
- Since being assigned from Hartford on Nov. 6, Mark
Lee has five points (2g-3a) in two games.
- Charlotte plays at Columbia on Thursday and hosts Florida on Friday.
Columbia
- Columbia is out scoring their opponents 10-5 in the second period.
- Jeff
Miles has eight points (5g-3a) in five games in November.
- Inferno host Florida on Tuesday, Charlotte on Thursday and Augusta on
Saturday while traveling to Augusta on Friday.
Florida
- Everblades went 11-for-11 on the penalty kill last week and lead the ECHL
with 92.5 percent (49-for-53).
- Derek
Damon had four points (2g-2a) in two games last week, including a
shorthand goal and a game-winning goal.
- Florida plays at Columbia on Tuesday, at Augusta on Thursday, at
Charlotte on Friday and at South Carolina on Saturday.
Gwinnett
- Gwinnett had an ECHL season-high 63 shots, including 26 in the second
period, of a 5-4 shootout loss to Texas on Nov. 10.
- Dirk
Southern has an ECHL season high nine-game point streak (4g-6a).
- Gladiators host South Carolina on Friday.
Mississippi
- Sea Wolves averaged 4.00 goals per game last week to improve to 2.27
goals per game.
- Radek
Smolenak has five points (3g-2a) in his last three games.
- Mississippi hosts Elmira on Tuesday and Pensacola on Friday and
Saturday.
Pensacola
- In his first game since being acquired from Idaho, John
Daigneau made a career-high 41 saves in a 4-3 loss to Texas on Nov. 9.
- Defenseman Mike
Sgroi scored a goal in his first game with the Ice Pilots on Nov. 9.
- Pensacola plays at Mississippi on Friday and Saturday.
South Carolina
- 20 players have registered a point for Stingrays and only goaltenders
have not scored.
- Rookie Paul
McIlveen leads South Carolina with 15 points (4g-11a) in 11 games.
- Stingrays play at Gwinnett on Friday and host Florida on Saturday.
Texas
- Wildcatters' 8-1-1 start is the best in team history.
- John
McNabb leads the team with nine goals and 15 points.
- Texas hosts Elmira on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
National Conference - West Division
Alaska
- Aces managed just 16 shots in 4-3 overtime win on Nov. 9, their lowest
regular season shot total since Feb. 27, 2004.
- Chris
Beckford-Tseu has won four straight starts and is 27-2-2 all-time in
the regular season with the Aces.
- Alaska hosts Fresno on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
Idaho
- Idaho had five power-play goals on Nov. 10 and is second in the ECHL on
the power play with 27.9 percent (17-for-61).
- Rookie Mark
Bomersback has a three-game goal streak (3g).
- Steelheads host Utah on Wednesday and Friday before playing at Utah on
Saturday.
Phoenix
- RoadRunners are out scoring their opponents 15-10 in the third period in
November.
- Justin
Maiser leads the RoadRunners and is tied for third in the ECHL with
eight goals.
- Phoenix does not play until Nov. 20 when it visits Las Vegas to begin an
eight-game road trip.
Utah
- Utah has tallied 98 shots on goal in their last two games.
- Rookie Tyler
Haskins has a goal and three assists in his last two games.
- Grizzlies host Victoria on Monday and Idaho on Saturday while traveling
to Idaho on Wednesday and Friday.
Victoria
- Salmon Kings are 34.4 percent (11-for-32) on the power play in November.
- Kevin
Estrada has six points (2g-4a) in four games in November.
- Victoria plays at Utah on Monday and hosts Stockton on Wednesday, Friday
and Saturday.
National Conference - Pacific Division
Bakersfield
- Condors are tied for third in the ECHL with four shorthand goals.
- Justin
Chwedoruk has a five-game goal streak (5g).
- Bakersfield hosts Las Vegas on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
Fresno
- Falcons are 3-0-0 when scoring first.
- Luke
Curtin has a six-game assist streak (8a).
- Fresno plays at Stockton on Monday and at Alaska on Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday.
Las Vegas
- Las Vegas is out scoring their opponents 21-12 and is 3-1-0 in November.
- Rookie Curtis
Fraser has a goal and six assists in his first three games.
- Wranglers play at Bakersfield on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
Stockton
- Thunder has not lost a regular season game at home since Mar. 14, 2007
(9-0-0).
- Defenseman Sebastien
Bisaillon had four points (3g-1a) last week.
- Stockton hosts Fresno on Monday before traveling to Victoria on
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
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