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Published on March 29, 2002 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Columbus Cottonmouths (22-36-11) at Greenville Grrrowl (41-22-6) 7:05 ET / 6:05 CT

Columbus won the last meeting and is 2-1-1 against the Grrrowl . . . Greenville is 1-0-1 at home and 2-1-1 overall against the Cottonmouths . . . Grrrowl¹s Tyrone Garner is 2-0 with a 1.50 goals against average in his last two games . . . Columbus¹ Nolan McDonald is 1-0-1 with a 1.44 goals against average in his last two games . . . Grrrowl¹s Steve Rymsha has five points (3g-2a) in his last five games.

Wheeling Nailers (34-32-3) at Reading Royals (26-34-9) 7:05 ET / 6:05 CT

Wheeling has won the last two meetings and is 3-3 against the Royals . . . Reading is 2-1 at home and 3-2-1 against the Nailers . . . Wheeling¹s Mike Hurley has eight points (4g-4a) against Reading . . . Royals¹ Brad Rooney has four points (2g-2a) in his last five games . . . Wheeling¹s J.C. Ruid has a game-winning goal and 15 points (11g-4a) in his last 10 games.

Peoria Rivermen (39-22-8) at Cincinnati Cyclones (34-29-6) 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT

Rivermen are 4-0 at Cincinnati, including a 1-0 shootout win and a 1-0 win, and 7-0-1 overall against the Cyclones . . . Peoria defenseman Arvid Rekis has two game winners and seven points (4g-3a) in six games against the Cyclones . . . Cincinnati¹s Nick Bootland has 19 points (11g-8a) in his last eight games . . . Rivermen¹s Cody Rudkowsky is 2-0 with two shutouts and a 0.32 GAA against Cincinnati.

New Orleans Brass (36-30-4) at Columbia Inferno (35-22-13) 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT

Only meeting in Columbia . . . Inferno won the last meeting 3-2 . . . New Orleans won the first meeting 6-5 in a shootout . . . Brass¹ Mikko Sivonen has six points (3g-3a) against Columbia . . . Inferno¹s Martin Villeneuve is 4-1-2 with a 1.93 goals against average in his last eight games . . . New Orleans¹ Paxton Schafer is 4-1-1 with a 1.56 goals against average in his last six games.

South Carolina Stingrays (38-25-7) at Greensboro Generals (23-38-8) 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT

Stingrays won 4-3 in a shootout at Greensboro and 7-4 at home and leads the series 2-0 . . . Stingrays¹ Dave Seitz has a game-winning goal and five points (3g-2a) against Greensboro . . . Generals¹ Jeff Zehr has 10 points (7g-3a) in his last 10 games . . . Greensboro¹s Frederic Henry is 2-1 with a 2.27 GAA in his last three games . . . Stingrays¹ Brendon Concannon has six points (2g-4a) in his last five games.

Florida Everblades (36-26-7) at Pee Dee Pride (39-25-6) 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT

Everblades have won the last two meetings . . . Pee Dee is 2-0 at home and 4-1-1 overall against Florida . . . Pride¹s Dany Bousquet has 14 points (7g-7a) in six games against Florida . . . Everblades¹ Sean Matile is 3-0 with a 1.67 goals against average in his last three starts . . . Pee Dee¹s J.R. Prestifilippo is 2-0 with a 1.00 goals against average in his last two starts.

Dayton Bombers (38-19-12) at Roanoke Express (34-25-11) 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT

Bombers have won the last five meetings and are 5-1 against the Express, including 2-1 at Roanoke . . . Dayton defenseman Bill McCauley has two game-winning goals and six points (2g-4a) in three games against Roanoke . . . Express¹ Jeff Johnstone has nine points (4g-5a) in his last seven games . . . Bombers¹ Jamie Ling has two game-winning goals and seven points (3g-4a) against Roanoke. Johnstown Chiefs (37-30-2) at Toledo Storm (28-33-8) 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT

Chiefs have won the last three meetings and are 5-4 against Toledo . . . Storm is 3-1 at home and 4-4-1 against the Chiefs . . . Chiefs¹ Eric Schneider has 17 points (9g-8a) against the Storm . . . Storm¹s Dmitri Leonov has 13 points (3g-10a) in his last 10 games . . . Chiefs¹ Dan Carlson has seven points (3g-4a) in his last five games . . . Storm¹s Alexandre Jacques has six points (3g-3a) in his last five games.

Charlotte Checkers (38-20-11) at Richmond Renegades (32-28-10) 7:35 ET / 6:35 CT

Renegades have won the last two meetings and are 2-0-1 against Charlotte, including 1-0-1 at home . . . Checkers are 1-1-1 against Richmond . . . Renegades¹ Rastislav Stana is 7-3 with a 1.96 goals against average in his last 10 games . . . Charlotte¹s Layne Ulmer has eight points (4g-4a) in his last five games . . . Richmond¹s Aaron Fox has seven points (1g-6a) in his last five games.

Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies (41-20-8) at Trenton Titans (44-16-10) 7:35 ET / 6:35 CT

Series is tied 2-2 at Trenton . . . Titans are 4-3-1 against Atlantic City . . . Bullies are 4-4 against Trenton . . . Teams will meet again on Saturday night at Atlantic City . . . Trenton¹s Scott Bertoli has 10 points (2g-8a) against the Bullies . . . Bullies¹ Luke Curtin has nine points (6g-3a) and is +8 in his last four games . . . Titans defenseman Steve O¹Brien has 10 points (1g-9a) in his last 10 games.

Augusta Lynx (34-26-9) at Macon Whoopee (29-29-12) 7:35 ET / 6:35 CT

Augusta has won the last four meetings and is 4-3 against the Whoopee . . . Macon is 2-1 at home against the Lynx . . . Augusta¹s Jim Shepherd has seven points (5g-2a) in three games against Macon . . . Whoopee¹s Casey Kesselring has seven points (2g-5a) in his last five games . . . Lynx¹s Zac Bierk is 6-2-1 with a 2.19 goals against average in his last nine games.

Louisiana IceGators (55-12-4) at Jackson Bandits (34-28-9) 8:00 ET / 7:00 CT

Bandits have won the last two meetings at Jackson and are 2-1-1 at home against Louisiana . . . IceGators are 6-2-1 against Jackson . . . Bandits¹ James Patterson has 11 points (6g-5a) in six games against Louisiana . . . IceGators¹ Ryan Shanahan has eight points (3g-5a) in his last five games . . . Jackson¹s Kory Karlander has eight points (2g-6a) in his last five games.

Mobile Mysticks (27-24-18) at Arkansas RiverBlades (30-30-10) 8:05 ET / 7:05 CT

RiverBlades have won the last two meetings and are 2-2-1 against Mobile, including 1-0 at home . . . Arkansas¹ Jason Saal is 5-3-1 with a 2.39 goals against average in his last 10 games . . . Mysticks¹ Tyler Deis has a game winning goal and six points (3g-3a) in his last five games . . . RiverBlades¹ Rob Bonneau has six points (2g-4a) in his last five games.

Baton Rouge Kingfish (29-34-7) at Mississippi Sea Wolves (39-26-5) 8:35 ET / 7:35 CT

Baton Rouge has won the last two meetings, 6-5 in a shootout at home and 5-4 in overtime at Mississippi, and is 2-1 at Mississippi and 4-3 overall . . . Sea Wolves are 3-2-2 against the Baton Rouge . . . Kingfish¹s Trevor Wasyluk has a game-winning goal and four points (3g-1a) in three games against Mississippi . . . Sea Wolves¹ Steffon Walby has nine points (3g-6a) in six games against Baton Rouge.

Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

Johnstown can clinch a playoff berth on Friday if:

Johnstown wins
OR
Wheeling loses in regulation

Cincinnati can clinch a playoff berth on Friday if:

Cincinnati wins
AND
Wheeling loses in regulation

Columbia can clinch a playoff berth on Friday if:

Columbia wins
OR
Augusta loses

Florida can clinch a playoff berth on Friday if:

Florida wins
AND
Augusta loses in regulation

Jackson can clinch a playoff berth on Friday if:

Jackson wins
OR
Jackson loses in overtime/shootout
OR
Mobile loses

New Orleans can clinch a playoff berth on Friday if:

New Orleans wins
OR
New Orleans loses in overtime/shootout and Mobile loses in overtime/shootout
OR
Mobile loses

ECHL Record Book Look

Most Wins
55 ­ Louisiana IceGators, 2001-02
53 ­ Florida Everblades, 1999-00
51 ­ Pee Dee Pride, 1998-99
50 ­ Trenton Titans, 2000-01

Most Points
114 ­ Louisiana IceGators, 2001-02
108 ­ Florida Everblades, 1999-00
106 ­ Pee Dee Pride, 1998-99
105 ­ Pee Dee Pride, 1998-99

Most Road Wins
25 ­ Louisiana IceGators, 2001-02
Trenton Titans, 2000-01
Florida Everblades, 1999-2000
23 ­ Pee Dee Pride, 1999-2000
Peoria Rivermen, 1999-2000
Charlotte Checkers, 1995-96

Most Shutouts, Team
9 ­ Louisiana IceGators, 2001-02
Trenton Titans, 2000-01
Richmond Renegades, 1998-99

Most Shutouts, Individual
7 ­ Frederic Cloutier, Louisiana IceGators, 2001-02 David Brumby, Jackson Bandits, 1999-2000 Maxime Gingras, Richmond Renegades, 1998-99

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