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November 3, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Jackson Bandits (3-7-0) at Baton Rouge Kingfish (3-6-1) 5:05 ET / 4:05 CT

... Baton Rouge is 2-1-0 against Jackson in 2002-03 after a 5-4 loss at Jackson on Saturday. ... Jackson¹s Mike Oliveira has five points (2g-3a) in three games against Baton Rouge in 2002-03. ... Kingfish forward Glenn Crawford has six points (2g-4a) in three games against Jackson in 2002-03.. ... Bandits¹ goalie Tyrone Garner is 1-1-0 with a .905 save percentage against Baton Rouge in 2002-03.

Richmond Renegades (5-5-0) at Reading Royals (7-5-0) 5:05 ET / 4:05 CT

... Richmond is 3-2-1 all-time against Reading in the regular season. ... Reading¹s Brian McCullough is tied for the ECHL lead with three game winning goals. ... Richmond has won its last three road games, improving to 3-4-0 on the road. ... Royals¹ Simon Tremblay ranks second among ECHL defensemen with nine assists.

Dayton Bombers (2-6-2) at Wheeling Nailers (3-9-0) 6:00 ET / 5:00 CT

... Dayton is 1-0-0 against Wheeling in 2002-03 after a 4-1 win against the Nailers on October 12. ... Wheeling and Dayton are tied for the ECHL lead with three short-handed goals. ... Bombers¹ Chris Thompson had a short-handed goal and one assist against Wheeling on October 12. ... Nailers¹ Zenon Konopka is tied for fifth among ECHL rookies with 10 points (3g-7a).

Louisiana IceGators (6-2-1) at Mississippi Sea Wolves (7-3-0) 6:05 ET / 5:05 CT

... Louisiana is 2-0-0 against the Sea Wolves in 2002-03 after a 5-3 win at Mississippi on October 20. ... ECHL Player of the Month Steffon Walby leads Mississippi and the ECHL with 20 points (6g-14a). ... Shawn McNeil has scored a point in every game for Louisiana and leads the team with 15 points (9g-6a). ... Sea Wolves¹ Jim Baxter leads ECHL defensemen with 13 points (5g-8a).

Columbia Inferno (7-3-0) at Arkansas RiverBlades (5-2-2) 7:05 ET / 6:05 CT

... Columbia is 1-0-0 all-time against Arkansas after a 3-2 overtime win on Saturday. ... Arkansas defensemen Kyle Kos had a power-play goal and one assist against Columbia on Saturday. ... Columbia ranks second in the ECHL on the penalty kill with 91.5 percent. ... RiverBlades¹ Eric Long is tied for seventh among ECHL defensemen with eight points (1g-7a).

Former Express All-Star Fiddler Makes NHL Debut With Nashville

Vern Fiddler made his National Hockey League debut with Nashville on Saturday and becomes the 197th former East Coast Hockey League player to play in the NHL. Fiddler had two shots and was even in the Predators 6-5 loss at Los Angeles. The 22-year-old Fiddler was selected to the ECHL All-Star Game and named to the ECHL All-Rookie Team in 2001-02. He scored 55 points (27g-28a) in 44 games with Roanoke in 2001-02 before being called up to Norfolk in the American Hockey League where he scored 13 points (8g-5a) in 38 games. He began his ECHL career in 2000-01 with Arkansas recording an assist in three regular season games and scoring four points (1g-3a) in four games in the Kelly Cup Playoffs. He opened the 2002-03 season with Milwaukee in the AHL scoring six points (0g-6a) in six games.

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