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March 20, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Charlotte Checkers (37-18-10) at Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies (36-20-8) 7:00 ET / 6:00 CT
Atlantic City is 2-0 at home against the Checkers . . . Checkers are 2-0 at home and 2-1-1 overall against Atlantic City . . . Bullies' Jamie O'Leary has two game-winning goals against the Checkers . . . Charlotte's Kevin Hilton has two game-winning goals and five points (2g-3a) against the Bullies . . . Atlantic City's Luke Curtin has eight points (4g-4a) in his last five games.

Johnstown Chiefs (34-29-2) at Toledo Storm (27-30-7) 7:00 ET / 6:00 CT
Johnstown has won the last two meetings and is 4-4 against the Storm . . . Toledo is 3-0 at home and 4-3-1 overall against the Chiefs . . . Chiefs' Eric Schneider has 16 points (7g-9a) in seven games against Toledo . . . Storm's Richard Keyes has 16 points (8g-8a) in eight games against Johnstown . . . Toledo's Joey MacDonald is 2-0-1 with a 1.91 goals against average in four games against the Chiefs.

Mobile Mysticks (26-22-17) at Greenville Grrrowl (37-22-6) 7:05 ET / 6:05 CT
Mysticks won the first meeting 3-2 in a shootout at Mobile . . . Grrrowl is 4-1-1 all-time in the regular season against Mobile . . . Greenville's Jonathan Roy has 10 points (4g-6a) in his last eight games . . . Mobile's Tyler Deis has 11 points (1g-10a) in his last 10 games . . . Grrrowl ranks fourth in the ECHL in penalty kill with 85.57 percent . . . Mysticks are 2-1-1 on their current five-game road trip.

Augusta Lynx (32-23-8) at Richmond Renegades (30-26-10) 7:05 ET / 6:05 CT
Lynx won the first meeting 5-0 at Augusta . . . Renegades are 6-1 in their last seven games . . . Augusta's Zac Bierk is 7-3 with a 2.25 GAA in his last 10 games . . . Richmond's Lars Pettersen has 10 points (3g-7a) in his last five games . . . Lynx's Scott Morrow has 10 points (2g-8a) in his last five games . . . Renegades' Rastislav Stana is 4-1 with a 2.20 GAA in his last five games.

Pee Dee Pride (36-24-5) at Macon Whoopee (28-27-12) 7:35 ET / 6:35 CT
Pee Dee won the last meeting and is 2-2 against the Whoopee . . . Macon is 1-1 at home against Pee Dee . . . Pride's Joel Irwin has eight points (6g-2a) in four games against Macon . . . Whoopee's Nic Beaudoin has a game-winning goal and four points (2g-2a) in three games against Pee Dee . . . Macon's David Brosseau has a game-winning goal and three points (3g-0a) in four games against the Pride

Arkansas RiverBlades (27-28-10) at Jackson Bandits (31-26-9) 8:00 ET / 7:00 CT
Bandits have won the last three meetings at Jackson and are 3-1 at home and 5-2-1 overall against the RiverBlades . . . Arkansas won the last meeting and is 3-3-2 against the Bandits . . . Arkansas' Jason Bermingham has nine points (4g-5a) in eight games against Jackson . . . Bandits' Mike Tamburro is 3-2 with a 1.78 goals against average in his last five games.

Mississippi Sea Wolves (36-24-5) at New Orleans Brass (33-29-3) 8:05 ET / 7:05 CT
New Orleans is 1-1 at home and 5-2 overall against the Sea Wolves . . . Mississippi won the last meeting 4-2 at home . . . Sea Wolves' Steffon Walby has 11 points (8g-3a) in seven games against New Orleans . . . Brass' J.F. Houle has two game-winning goals and eight points (3g-5a) in six games against Mississippi . . . Mississippi's Brent Gauvreau has 10 points (2g-8a) in seven games against the Brass.

Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

Atlantic City can clinch a playoff berth on Wednesday if:

Atlantic City wins OR Richmond loses

Atlantic City loses in overtime or in a shootout AND Richmond loses in overtime or in a shootout

Roanoke can clinch a playoff berth on Wednesday if:

Roanoke wins AND Richmond loses




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