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November 2, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Reading Royals (6-5-0) at Trenton Titans (6-3-1) 7:00 ET / 6:00 CT

... Royals won the last meeting, 4-1 on October 26, and are 1-3-0 against Trenton in 2002-03. ... Trenton's Kent Davyduke is tied for second among ECHL rookies with five goals. ... Brian McCullough leads Reading with seven goals and 15 points. ... Titans' David St. Germain leads the ECHL in minutes with 543 and ranks fifth in saves with 230.

Louisiana IceGators (6-1-1) at Columbus Cottonmouths (4-3-1) 7:00 ET / 6:00 CT

... Cottonmouths scored twice in third period en route to 4-3 shootout win over IceGators on Friday. ... Louisiana's Kevin Mitchell leads ECHL defensemen with 10 assists and is tied for second with 10 points. ... Columbus' Mike Morrison ranks second in the ECHL with two shootout wins. ... IceGators' Chris Taliercio is tied for second among ECHL rookies with five goals.

Pee Dee Pride (6-2-1) at Greenville Grrrowl (4-2-2) 7:05 ET / 6:05 CT

... First meeting of the season between the Pride and Grrrowl. ... Defending Kelly Cup Champion Grrrowl is 16-14-2 all-time in the regular season against Pee Dee. ... Pride's Mike Glumac leads ECHL rookies with seven goals and 12 points. ... Greenville's Alexandre Burrows has eight points (2g-6a) in his last five games.

Lexington Men O' War (3-3-3) at Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies (5-3-1) 7:05 ET / 6:05 CT

... Only meeting of the season between Men O' War and the Boardwalk Bullies. ... Kevin Colley leads Atlantic City with seven goals and three power-play goals. ... Lexington ranks 27th in goals scored with 1.89 per game. ... Boardwalk Bullies and Men O' War are tied for second in fewest goals allowed with 2.56 per game.

Florida Everblades (3-3-3) at South Carolina Stingrays (6-1-0) 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT

... Florida ended 0-3-2 road streak with Friday's 3-1 win over South Carolina. ... Stingrays' rookie defenseman Aaron Schneekloth is tied for fourth among rookies with six assists.. ... Stingrays lead the ECHL in power-play percentage (29.41 percent). ... Everblades' Rob Zepp is 3-1-2 and ranks fifth in the ECHL with a .930 save percentage.

Dayton Bombers (2-6-1) at Johnstown Chiefs (4-5-0) 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT

... Chiefs lead the season series 2-0-0 with both wins coming at Dayton. ... Dayton is tied for the ECHL lead with three short-handed goals. ... Bombers' Shane Bendera leads the ECHL in goals against average (0.97) and save percentage (.964).. ... Johnstown has lost back-to-back home games and is 1-2-0 at Cambria County War Memorial.

Toledo Storm (7-1-1) at Wheeling Nailers (3-8-0) 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT

... Storm won 4-3 at Toledo on October 25, and is 47-33-7 all-time against Wheeling in the regular season. ... Nailers rank 26th in the ECHL in goals against (4.55 per game) and shots against (40.18 per game). ... Toledo's Erik Anderson and rookie Nick Parillo are tied for the team lead with five goals and 10 points. ... Wheeling's Zenon Konopka is tied for second among ECHL rookies with seven assists in 11 games.

Greensboro Generals (4-3-2) at Charlotte Checkers (2-3-1) 7:35 ET / 6:35 CT

... First of eight meetings between the Generals and Checkers in 2002-03. ... Checkers have won back-to-back home games and are 2-1-0 at Cricket Arena. ... David Whitworth leads Greensboro with six goals and 10 points. ... Rookie Takahito Suzuki leads Charlotte with four goals, two power-play goals and eight points.

Augusta Lynx (3-6-0) at Roanoke Express (5-2-1) 7:35 ET / 6:35 CT

... First of two meetings in 2002-03 between the Lynx and the Express. ... Roanoke is 3-0-0 at home, outscoring its opponents 13-8. ... Express' Jason Jaffray is tied for third among ECHL rookies with five goals and 10 points. ... Augusta ranks 27th in the ECHL in penalty killing (64.28 percent) and 26th in power play (9.52 percent).

Columbia Inferno (6-3-0) at Arkansas RiverBlades (5-2-1) 8:00 ET / 7:00 CT

... RiverBlades have won three in a row and are off to the best start ever in team's four-year history. ... First-ever meeting between Columbia and Arkansas. ... Inferno leads the ECHL in penalty killing with 95.23 percent. ... Terry Marchant leads Arkansas with seven assists and 10 points.

Cincinnati Cyclones (2-3-0) at Peoria Rivermen (5-1-2) 8:00 ET / 7:00 CT

... Rivermen won 2-1 at Cincinnati on October 12, and lead the season series 1-0-0. ... Defenseman Ryan Gaucher leads Cincinnati with two power-play goals and five points. ... Peoria's Tyler Rennette leads the ECHL in power-play goals with six and shorthand goals with two.. ... Cyclones lead the ECHL in shots allowed with 25.80 per game.

Baton Rouge Kingfish (3-5-1) at Jackson Bandits (2-7-0) 8:05 ET / 7:05 CT

... Kingfish lead the season series 2-0-0 and are 11-9-2 all-time against the Bandits. ... Jackson is 11-8-3 all-time against Baton Rouge. ... Baton Rouge ranks 25th in the ECHL in penalty killing percentage (74.13 percent). ... Bandits rank 25th in the ECHL in power-play percentage (10.34 percent).

Mississippi Sea Wolves (6-3-0) at Pensacola Ice Pilots (3-2-2) 8:05 ET / 7:05 CT

... Sea Wolves won 3-2 in a shootout at Mississippi on October 26 and lead the season series 2-0-0. ... Ice Pilots lead the ECHL averaging 38.14 shots per game. ... Sea Wolves' Cody Bowtell is tied for the ECHL lead with three game-winning goals. ... Pensacola is 3-0-1 at home, outscoring its opponents 15-10 at the Pensacola Civic Center.

Former Express All-Star Fiddler Called Up To Nashville

Vern Fiddler, who was selected to the 2002 East Coast Hockey League All-Star game as a rookie, was called up to Nashville of the National Hockey League on Thursday. The 22-year-old Fiddler has a chance to make his NHL debut when the Predators play at Los Angeles on Saturday. If he plays Fiddler would become the 197th former ECHL player to play in the NHL. Fiddler scored 55 points (27g-28a) in 44 games with Roanoke in 2001-02 before being called up to Norfolk of the American Hockey League where he finished the season, scoring 13 points (8g-5a) in 38 games. He opened the 2002-03 season with Milwaukee of the AHL scoring six points (0g-6a) in six games. He began his ECHL career in 2001-02 with Arkansas recording an assist in three regular season games and scoring four points (1g-3a) in four postseason games.

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