
All Along the Coast
November 9, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
Dayton Bombers (4-6-2) at Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies (8-3-1) 7:05 ET / 6:05 CT
... Bullies are 2-1-0 against Dayton all-time in the regular season. ... Bombers¹ Shane Bendera leads the ECHL with a 1.29 GAA and a.954 save percentage. ... Atlantic City leads the ECHL allowing 2.25 goals per game. ... Torrey DiRoberto leads Dayton with five goals.
Peoria Rivermen (6-2-2) at Cincinnati Cyclones (3-4-1) 7:05 ET / 6:05 CT
... Peoria is 2-0-0 against Cincinnati in 2002-03 and 10-1-1 all-time in the regular season. ... Cincinnati ranks second in home penalty killing (93.3 percent), allowing only one home power-play goal. ... Peoria¹s Tyler Rennette has a short-handed goal and two assists against Cincinnati in 2002-03. ... Cyclones¹ defensemen Ryan Gaucher has five points (1g-4a) in his last five games.
Columbus Cottonmouths (6-3-1) at Florida Everblades (4-4-3) 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT
... Columbus is 2-0-0 against Florida in 2002-03 and 2-5-0 all-time in the regular season. ... Florida¹s Rob Zepp is fifth in the ECHL with a 2.09 goals against average. ... Cottonmouths¹ Jeff Zehr has an eight-game point streak (7g-10a). ... Everblades George Awada has five points (2g-3a) in his last five games.
Pee Dee Pride (8-2-1) at Greensboro Generals (5-4-2) 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT
... Greensboro is 0-0-1 against Pee Dee in 2002-03 and 1-8-2 all-time in the regular season. ... Pee Dee leads the ECHL averaging 4.36 goals per game. ... Generals¹ Sam Ftorek is tied for the ECHL lead with six power-play goals. ... Pride¹s Mike Glumac is tied for the ECHL lead among rookies with eight goals.
Charlotte Checkers (4-5-1) at South Carolina Stingrays (8-2-0) 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT
... Charlotte is 0-1-0 against South Carolina in 2002-03 and 28-30-7 all time in the regular season. ... Stingrays¹ Joel Irving had a hat trick at Charlotte in a 5-3 win on Wednesday. ... Checkers¹ Brendan Yarema has five goals in his last five games. ... South Carolina is second in the ECHL averaging 4.3 goals per game.
Lexington Men O¹ War (3-4-4) at Toledo Storm (10-1-1) 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT
... Toledo is 1-0-0 against Lexington all-time in the regular season. ... Lexington is 27th in the ECHL averaging 1.91 goals per game. ... Toledo is 4-0-0 in November and 8-0-0 in 2002-03 when leading after the first period. ... Lexington¹s Mark Smith has seven points (3g-4a) in his last five games.
Reading Royals (7-6-1) at Johnstown Chiefs (5-6-0) 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT
... Johnstown is 6-2-0 all-time against Reading in the regular season. ... Royals¹ Brian McCullough is third in the ECHL with 21 points (10g-11a). ... Johnstown is 3-0-0 when leading after the first period and 2-0 in shootouts. ... Reading¹s Brad Rooney has six points (3g-3a) in his last five games.
Trenton Titans (6-4-2) at Richmond Renegades (6-7-0) 7:35 ET / 6:35 CT
... Trenton is 2-1-0 against Richmond in 2002-03 and 15-10-1 all-time in the regular season. ... Nick Lent leads Richmond with six goals. ... Titans¹ Adam Edinger has five points (2g-3a) in his last five games. ... Renegades' Lars Pettersen has four points (2g-2a) in three games against Trenton.
Wheeling Nailers (4-9-1) at Roanoke Express (7-3-1) 7:35 ET / 6:35 CT
... Roanoke is 22-8-2 all-time against Wheeling in the regular season. ... Wheeling is 3-0-0 when leading after the first period and 2-3-1 in one-goal games. ... Express is 5-1-0 at home in 2002-03 and 5-2-0 when leading after the first period. ... Nailers¹ Chris McNamara is third in the ECHL among rookies with 15 points (5g-10a).
Columbia Inferno (8-5-0) at Augusta Lynx (3-8-0) 7:35 ET / 6:35 CT
... Augusta is 0-2-0 against Columbia in 2002-03 and 6-2-0 all-time in the regular season. ... Inferno¹s Justin Morrison has eight points (5g-3a) in two games against Augusta. ... Lynx are 27th in the ECHL allowing 4.36 goals per game. ... Columbia leads the ECHL in penalty killing with 93.1 percent.
Louisiana IceGators (6-4-1) at Arkansas RiverBlades (7-2-2) 8:00 ET / 7:00 CT
... Arkansas is 1-1-1 against Louisiana in 2002-03 after a 5-2 win at Louisiana on Thursday. ... Louisiana¹s Chris Taliercio has four goals in three games against Arkansas. ... Riverblades¹ Jason Bermingham has seven points (3g-4a) in three games against Louisiana. ... IceGators¹ Shawn McNeil (11g-7a) has an 11-game point streak and leads the ECHL in goals (11).
Greenville Grrrowl (6-3-2) at Jackson Bandits (5-7-0) 8:05 ET / 7:05 CT
... Greenville is 2-0-1 all-time against Jackson in the regular season. ... Jackson is 4-0-0 in November and 3-0-0 in 2002-03 when leading after the second period. ... Greenville is 4-1-1 on the road and 5-1-1 when scoring first. ... Bandits¹ Scott Kelman has six points (3g-3a) in his last five games.
Pensacola Ice Pilots (3-4-3) at Baton Rouge Kingfish (3-8-1) 8:05 ET / 7:05 CT
... Baton Rouge is 0-1-1 against the Ice Pilots after a 2-1 overtime loss at Pensacola on November 1. ... Pensacola is second in the ECHL on the penalty kill with 91.7 percent. ... Baton Rouge is 3-1-0 when leading after the second period and 1-4-1 in one-goal games. ... Ice Pilots lead the ECHL averaging 38.3 shots per game.
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