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October 18, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Reading Royals (2-1-0) at Trenton Titans (2-0-1) 7:00 ET / 6:00 CT

... Trenton is 9-1-1 all-time regular season against Reading, including a 7-3 win at Reading on Sunday. ... Reading rookie Jeff Giuliano leads the ECHL with seven assists. ... Titans' forward B.J. Kilbourne had two goals against Reading on Sunday. ... Royals lead the ECHL in power-play percentage (50.0) and are tied for 25th in penalty killing (66.7).

Wheeling Nailers (1-2-0) at Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies (2-0-0) 7:05 ET / 6:05 CT

... Wheeling goalie David Chant is third in the ECHL with 82 saves. ... Scott Stirling earned his first shutout victory with a 3-0 win against Richmond last Saturday. ... Nailers' Mario Larocque leads ECHL defensemen with three goals and five points. ... Atlantic City leads the ECHL in goals against average with 1.50.

Florida Everblades (1-1-2) at Pee Dee Pride (1-0-1) 7:05 ET / 6:05 CT

... Florida is tied for the ECHL lead in penalty killing, going a perfect 16-for-16. ... Pride's Preston Mizzi is tied for third in the ECHL with four assists and five points. ... Everblades' Tom Buckley leads the ECHL with 24 shots on goal. ... Pee Dee was 6-1-1 against Florida in 2001-02.

Columbus Cottonmouths (1-1-0) at Augusta Lynx (2-1-0) 7:05 ET / 6:05 CT

... Augusta was 5-0-1 against Columbus in 2001-02. ... Cottonmouths' goalie Mike Morrison is second in the ECHL. with a .978 save percentage. ... Augusta's C.J. Hunter has scored a goal in back-to-back games. ... Lynx's Geoffrey Faulkner is fifth in the ECHL with a .958 save percentage.

Greenville Grrrowl (1-0-1) at Columbia Inferno (2-1-0) 7:05 ET / 6:05 CT

... Inferno's Patrick Couture is second in the ECHL with 85 saves in three games. ... Greenville is tied for 11th in the ECHL averaging four goals per game. ... Columbia was 4-3-1 against Greenville in 2001-02. ... Greenville's Luke Sellars is tied for second among ECHL defensemen with two goals.

Cincinnati Cyclones (0-2-0) at Dayton Bombers (1-1-0) 7:05 ET / 6:05 CT

... Cincinnati is 8-3-1 all-time against Dayton. ... Bombers' Shane Bendera is third in the ECHL with a .970 save percentage. ... Cyclones' Ryan Gaucher is tied for the ECHL lead among defensemen with 13 shots on goal. ... Dayton is third in the ECHL averaging 39.50 shots per game.

Johnstown Chiefs (2-0-0) at Toledo Storm (1-0-1) 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT

... Johnstown won the first of nine meetings between the two teams in a 5-4 overtime win last Saturday. ... Toledo forward Nick Parillo was +2 with one goal and one assist at Johnstown last Saturday. ... Chiefs' J.F. Boutin had three points (1g-2 assists) including the game winner in their last meeting. ... Toledo is tied for 11th in the ECHL averaging four goals per game.

Charlotte Checkers (0-1-0) at Richmond Renegades (0-3-0) 7:35 ET / 6:35 CT

... Charlotte is second in the ECHL in goals allowed with two goals per game. ... Richmond is 36-20-6 all-time against Charlotte. ... Checkers' Niklas Sundberg leads the ECHL in save percentage (1.000) and goals against (0.00). ... Renegades' Mark Magliarditi is third in the ECHL with 178 minutes in goal.

Greensboro Generals (2-1-0) at Roanoke Express (1-0-1) 7:35 ET / 6:35 CT

... Greensboro is tied for seventh in the ECHL allowing 2.67 goals per game. ... Roanoke is 13-8-2 all-time against Greensboro. ... Generals' Daniel Berthiaume leads the ECHL in minutes (185), and shutout Lexington on Saturday. ... Roanoke is tied for ninth in the ECHL in penalty kill percentage (88.9) going 16-for-18.

Lexington Men O' War (0-1-1) at Peoria Rivermen (1-1-0) 8:00 ET / 7:00 CT

... Peoria was 23-7-6 at home and 30-4-3 when scoring first in 2001-02. ... Lexington is tied for eighth in the ECHL with 29 shots-per-game. ... Peoria's Tyler Rennette leads the ECHL with two short-handed goals. ... Josh Mizerek leads Lexington with one power-play goal.

Baton Rouge Kingfish (1-2-0) at Jackson Bandits (0-3-0) 8:05 ET / 7:05 CT

... Jackson was 19-15-2 at home in 2001-02 and 23-8-2 when scoring first. ... Baton Rouge is 1-0-0 against Jackson in 2002-03 and was 7-2-0 against the Bandits in 2001-02. ... Bandits' Tyrone Garner leads the ECHL with 96 saves. ... Kingfish's Trevor Wasyluk scored two points (1g-1a) in 7-6 win against Jackson on Friday.

Mississippi Sea Wolves (2-0-0) at Louisiana IceGators (1-0-0) 8:05 ET / 7:05 CT

... IceGators are tied for the lead in the ECHL averaging six goals per game. ... Mississippi is 22-16-4 all-time against Louisiana. ... Louisiana leads the ECHL in shots for per game (53) and shots against per game (18). ... Sea Wolves are tied for fourth in the ECHL allowing 2.5 goals per game.

Arkansas RiverBlades (0-0-1) at Pensacola Ice Pilots (2-0-0) 8:05 ET / 7:05 CT

... Arkansas was 3-2-2 against Pensacola in 2001-02 ... Pensacola is second in the ECHL averaging 42.5 shots-per-game. ... RiverBlades are second in the ECHL in power play percentage (33.3), going 2-for-6 in opener. ... Ice Pilots are tied for third in the ECHL averaging five goals per game.

Former Riverman Sanford Makes National Hockey League Debut With St. Louis Blues

Curtis Sanford, who played for Peoria in 2000-01 and 2001-02, made 12 saves in his National Hockey League debut in St. Louis' 7-1 win over Columbus on Thursday. Sanford, who set the ECHL record with a goals against average of 1.91 in 2000-01, lost the shutout when Jaroslav Spacek scored with 12 seconds left. Sanford becomes the 194th former East Coast Hockey League player to advance to the NHL.

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