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Published on October 25, 2002 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Trenton Titans (5-0-1) at Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies (4-0-1) 7:05 ET / 6:05 CT

... First meeting since Bullies swept Titans in 2002 Kelly Cup Playoffs Northeast Division Finals. ... Trenton is 6-3-1 all-time against Atlantic City in the regular season. ... Atlantic City leads the ECHL allowing 1.75 goals per game. ... Titans' Scott Bertoli is second in the ECHL with 11 points (5g-6a).

Johnstown Chiefs (3-2-0) at Peoria Rivermen (3-1-1) 8:00 ET / 7:00 CT

... Peoria's Tyler Rennette is tied for third in the ECHL with five goals. ... Johnstown is tied for sixth in the ECHL averaging 4.00 goals per game. ... Peoria is 23-11-4 all-time in the regular season against Johnstown. ... Chiefs' Ian Manzano is tied for second among ECHL rookies with five assists.

Arkansas RiverBlades (2-1-1) at Louisiana IceGators (4-0-0) 8:05 ET / 7:05 CT

... Louisiana won the first meeting of 2002-03, a 6-5 shootout win at Arkansas on October 12. ... Arkansas' Jason Bermingham and Buddy Smith each scored two goals in the first meeting. ... Louisiana's Bobby Brown had one goal and two assists in the first game at Arkansas. ... IceGators are 4-0-0 matching the best four-game start in team history.

Mississippi Sea Wolves (3-2-0) at Baton Rouge Kingfish (2-3-0) 8:05 ET / 7:05 CT

... Mississippi won 3-2 at Baton Rouge on opening weekend. ... Trevor Demmans is tied for the ECHL lead among defensemen with two power-play goals. ... Sea Wolves¹ Cody Bowtell had one goal and one assist at Baton Rouge on October 12. ... Seventeen of Baton Rouge's 20 players have tallied at least one point in the first five games.

Jackson Bandits (1-5-0) at Pensacola Ice Pilots (2-1-1) 8:05 ET / 7:05 CT

... Pensacola is 1-0-0 against the Bandits in 2002-03 after a 5-2 win at Jackson on October 12. ... Jackson's Tyrone Garner leads the ECHL with 161 saves. ... Louis Dumont had two goals for Pensacola against Jackson on opening weekend. ... Jeff Bes has a point in every game for Jackson and leads the team with eight points (4g-4a).

Columbus Cottonmouths (3-1-1) at Greenville Grrrowl (1-2-2) 7:05 ET / 6:05 CT

... Columbus was 2-2-2 against Greenville in 2001-02 with five games decided by two goals or less. ... Grrrowl's Luke Sellers is tied for fourth among ECHL defensemen with two goals. ... Columbus' Mike Morrison is 1-0-1 and leads the ECHL with a .961 save percentage. ... Mikko Sivonen had four points (1g-3a) and was +4 in two games for the Grrrowl last week.

Lexington Men O¹ War (0-2-2) at Dayton Bombers (1-4-0) 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT

... First of 10 meetings between Dayton and Lexington in 2002-03. ... Dayton ranks 24th in the ECHL averaging 2.20 goals per game. ... Men O' War rank 27th in the ECHL averaging 1.25 goals per game. ... Jonathon Gauthier leads Dayton with two power-play goals.

Pee Dee Pride (3-1-1) at Florida Everblades (1-3-2) 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT

... Pee Dee is 2-0-0 against Florida in 2002-03 after a 7-2 win against Florida on October 19. ... Florida's Rob Zepp is 1-1-1 and ranks third in the ECHL with a .946 save percentage. ... Pee Dee's Matt Reid has five assist in two games against Florida in 2002-03. ... Everblades rank eighth in the ECHL on the penalty kill (87.9 percent).

Reading Royals (3-4-0) at Greensboro Generals (2-2-1) 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT

... Reading is 1-0-0 against Greensboro in 2002-03 after a 5-3 win on October 16. ... Generals have scored a power-play goal in four of their first five games. ... Royals¹ Dan Riva scored two goals against Greensboro in the first meeting. ... Matt Turek led Greensboro in scoring last week with four points (2g-2a) in three games.

Augusta Lynx (3-3-0) at South Carolina Stingrays (4-0-0) 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT

... First of eight meetings between Augusta and South Carolina in 2002-03. ... South Carolina's Dave Seitz leads the ECHL with four power-play goals. ... Ryan Lauzon leads Augusta with six points (3g-3a). ... Stingrays' defenseman Aaron Schneekloth is second among ECHL rookies with five assists.

Wheeling Nailers (2-4-0) at Toledo Storm (4-0-1) 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT

... Wheeling was 5-3-0 against Toledo in 2001-02 and leads the all-time series 40-38-6. ... Toledo's Erik Anderson is tied for fourth in the ECHL with nine points (4g-5a). ... Nailers' Mike Valley is tied for third in the ECHL with 133 saves. ... Storm's Doug Teskey earned his first shutout of the season on Sunday with a 3-0 win at Lexington..

Roanoke Express (3-0-1) at Charlotte Checkers (1-2-1) 7:35 ET / 6:36 CT

... Roanoke won the first meeting 5-2 against Charlotte on October 19. ... Charlotte is tied for fifth in the ECHL averaging 4.00 goals per game. ... Dan Carlson had a hat trick for Roanoke in the first meeting. ... Charlotte has eight power-play goals and ranks fourth in power-play percentage (24.2 percent).

Columbia Inferno (5-1-0) at Richmond Renegades (1-5-0) 7:35 ET / 6:36 CT

... Justin Morrison scored four goals in Columbia's 8-1 win over Augusta on Thursday. ... Richmond is 1-1-0 all-time against Columbia. ... Inferno's Rejean Stringer leads the ECHL with 13 points (5g-8a). ... Lars Pettersen leads Richmond in scoring with six points (1g-5a).

Former Peoria, Trenton Goaltender Rudkowsky Becomes 196th Player In The NHL

Following an injury to former Peoria teammate Curtis Sanford, Cody Rudkowsky made his National Hockey League debut on Thursday to become the 196th former East Coast Hockey League player to advance to the NHL.

The 24-year-old Rudkowsky is the third ECHL goaltender to make his first NHL appearance in the past week, joining Sanford and Tim Thomas. Sanford, who played for Peoria in 2000-01 and 2001-02, beat Columbus on October 17 while Thomas, who played for Birmingham in 1997-98, led Boston to a 4-3 win at Edmonton on Saturday.

Sanford, who made his NHL debut last Saturday, left Thursday's game at Edmonton in the second period with an ankle injury. Rudkowsky, who grew up an hour outside of Edmonton, entered the game at 9:57 of the second and made 10 saves in St. Louis' 2-1 win.

"I saw the ref talking to Curtis and it looked like they were pointing at his pad or his skate," said Rudkowsky. "I thought maybe he lost an edge and, all of a sudden, the ref comes to me and says, 'You gotta go, you gotta get in there'.

"I was always an Oilers fan growing up - Grant Fuhr, Andy Moog, Bill Ranford, Curtis Joseph," said Rudkowsky. "For me, just growing up an hour away from this building, it's awesome just to get out there on the Coliseum ice and play."

Rudkowsky opened the 2002-03 season with Trenton, making 15 saves in the Titans' 4-3 season-opening win over Richmond on October 11, before being called up to Worcester on October 14. He was called up to St. Louis four days later on October 18 before even playing a game with Worcester.

In 2001-02 with Peoria, Rudkowsky was 5-2-4 with a 2.03 goals against average and a .919 save percentage in 12 regular season games and 0-1 with a 3.08 goals against average and a .902 save percentage in the Kelly Cup Playoffs. In 1999-2000 with Peoria, he was 6-4-0 with a 3.20 goals against average and a .875 save percentage in 10 regular season games and 1-1 with a 3.02 goals against average and a .860 save percentage in the Kelly Cup Playoffs.

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