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December 8, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Charlotte Checkers (7-12-1) at Pee Dee Pride (12-7-3) 2:30 ET / 1:30 CT
* Pride won 6-4 at Charlotte on November 23 improving to 21-15-6 all-time against the Checkers.
* Pee Dee's Matt Reid is tied for the ECHL lead with 24 assists.
* Checkers' Takahito Suzuki is tied for the lead among ECHL rookies with six power-play goals.
* Pride's Matt Underhill ranks second in the ECHL with a 2.19 goals against average.

Baton Rouge Kingfish (7-14-3) at Columbus Cottonmouths (11-11-2) 4:00 ET / 3:00 CT
* Baton Rouge is 2-0-1 all-time against the Cottonmouths, who are 1-1-1 against the Kingfish.
* Brent Cullaton leads the Cottonmouths with 10 goals, 16 assists and 26 points.
* Baton Rouge's Bryan Richardson has eight points (4g-4a) in his last five games.
* Kingfish have won their last two road games and three of their last four on the road.

Wheeling Nailers (9-15-2) at Peoria Rivermen (13-6-2) 4:00 ET / 3:00 CT
* Nailers won last meeting 3-0 at Wheeling on November 17 and are 2-2-0 against Peoria in 2002-03.
* Rivermen's Tyler Rennette has three power-play goals and seven points (3g-4a) against Wheeling.
* Wheeling's Zenon Konopka is tied for the ECHL lead among rookies with 19 assists.
* Peoria's Mathieu Chouinard is 4-1 with a 2.39 goals against average in his last five games.

Greenville Grrrowl (11-10-2) at Augusta Lynx (7-14-1) 4:05 ET / 3:05 CT
* Grrrowl won first meeting 2-1, improving to 15-10-5 all-time in the regular season against the Lynx.
* Lynx are 26th in the ECHL in scoring (2.23 goals per game) and on the power play (10.6 percent).
* Grrrowl's Judd Medak has two game-winning goals and eight points (4g-4a) in his last 10 games.
* Curtis Cruickshank had 33 saves in his first game with Augusta, a 3-1 win over Pee Dee on Saturday.

Louisiana IceGators (15-5-4) at Mississippi Sea Wolves (14-9-2) 4:05 ET / 3:05 CT
* Louisiana has won the last three games and leads the season series 5-1, including 3-1 at Mississippi.
* Louisiana's Shawn McNeil has five power-play goals and 11 points (6g-5a) against Mississippi.
* IceGators defenseman Kevin Mitchell is tied for the ECHL lead with 24 assists.
* Mississippi's Greg Gardner is tied for third in the ECHL with 11 wins.

Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies (15-5-4) at Roanoke Express (11-10-2) 5:05 ET / 4:05 CT
* Bullies won 3-0 at Atlantic City on Saturday and are 2-2-0 against the Express.
* Roanoke's Jason Jaffray is tied for the ECHL rookie lead in power-play goals (6) and assists (19).
* Express' Joe Dusabek has two goals and a team-leading six points in the last five games.
* Bullies' Scott Stirling is 2-0 with a shutout and a 1.45 goals against average against Roanoke.

Dayton Bombers (9-14-2) at Lexington Men O' War (8-10-4) 6:00 ET / 5:00 CT
* Men O' War are 1-0 at home and 3-1 overall against the Bombers, who won the last meeting.
* Dayton's Shane Bendera is tied for fifth in the ECHL with a 2.46 goals against average.
* Bombers rank 25th (2.56 goals per game) and Lexington ranks 27th (2.18 goals per game) in scoring.
* Lexington goaltender Mike Smith is 1-0 with a shutout and a goal scored against the Bombers.

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