All Along The Coast
December 15, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
Florida Everblades (11-6-7) at Greenville Grrrowl (14-11-2) 3:00 ET / 2:00 CT
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* Greenville is 1-1-0 against Florida in 2002-03 after a 5-4 overtime win on Saturday.
* Florida's Joe Blaznek has four points (3g-1a) in two games against Greenville.
* Grrrowl's Shaun Fisher scored two points (1g-1a), including the game-winner in overtime on Saturday.
* Florida leads the ECHL in shots, averaging 35.38 shots per game.
Jackson Bandits (15-13-1) at Louisiana IceGators (15-7-6) 5:05 ET / 4:05 CT
* Jackson is 1-2-0 against Louisiana in 2002-03 after a 2-1 shootout win on Saturday.
* Louisiana's Shawn McNeil is tied for the ECHL lead in goals with 19.
* Bandits' power play ranks 27th in the ECHL, averaging 9.1 percent (15-for-164).
* IceGators' Bruce Richardson has 16 points (5g-11a) in his last 10 games.
Peoria Rivermen (14-8-2) at Reading Royals (15-14-1) 5:05 ET / 4:05 CT
* Peoria is 1-1-1 all-time against Reading in the regular season.
* Reading's power play leads the ECHL with 23.4 percent (43-for-184).
* Rivermen's Tyler Rennette has six points (5g-1a) in his last five games.
* Royals rank third in the ECHL in scoring, averaging 3.77 goals per game.
Cincinnati Cyclones (13-9-1) at Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies (16-6-5) 5:05 ET / 4:05 CT
* Cyclones lead the all-time series 2-1-0 against Atlantic City in the regular season.
* Atlantic City's Kevin Colley has 17 points (5g-12a) in his last 10 games.
* Cincinnati leads the ECHL in scoring, averaging 4.00 goals per game.
* Bullies rank second in the ECHL in goals allowed, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
Wheeling Nailers (10-17-2) at Lexington Men O' War (10-11-4) 6:00 ET / 5:00 CT
* First-ever meeting between Lexington and Wheeling.
* Men O' War's Van Burgess has six points (3g-3a) in his last five games.
* Wheeling ranks 27th in the ECHL in goals allowed, averaging 4.14 goals per game.
* Lexington ranks 27th in the ECHL in scoring, averaging 2.28 goals per game.
Baton Rouge Kingfish (8-16-4) at Arkansas RiverBlades (14-9-5) 7:05 ET / 6:05 CT
* Baton Rouge is 2-2-0 against Arkansas in 2002-03 and 11-14-3 all-time in the regular season.
* Arkansas' Eric Long has eight assists in four games against Baton Rouge.
* Kingfish's Bryan Richardson has nine points (5g-4a) in his last five games.
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