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December 20, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Roanoke Express (15-11-2) at Trenton Titans (12-12-2) 7:00 ET / 6:00 CT

· Trenton is 1-0-1 against Roanoke in 2002-03 and 17-10-1 all-time in the regular season.

· Express rookie Jason Jaffray is tied for the ECHL scoring lead with 44 points (19g-25a).

· Titans' Cody Rukowsky is 4-1-0 with a 2.57 goals against average in his last five games.

· Roanoke's Rick Kowalsky has eight points (4g-4a) in his last five games.

South Carolina Stingrays (16-9-2) at Columbia Inferno (15-11-1) 7:05 ET / 6:05 CT

· South Carolina is 1-1-0 against Columbia in 2002-03 and 4-6-0 all-time in the regular season.

· Columbia leads the ECHL on the penalty kill with 90.3 percent (112-for-124).

· Stingrays' Robin Gomez has four points (2g-2a) in two games against Columbia.

· Inferno ranks second in scoring, averaging 3.88 goals per game.

Pee Dee Pride (14-8-5) at Greenville Grrrowl (15-12-2) 7:05 ET / 6:05 CT

· Pee Dee is 1-0-0 against Greenville in 2002-03 and 17-12-4 all-time in the regular season.

· Grrrowl's Jonathan Roy has nine points (5g-4a) in his last five games.

· Pride's Matt Underhill ranks second in the ECHL with a 2.32 goals against average.

· Greenville's Judd Medak has 15 points (3g-12a) in his last 10 games.

Augusta Lynx (9-16-1) at Columbus Cottonmouths (12-13-3) 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT

· Augusta is 1-1-1 against Columbus in 2002-03 after a 2-1 shootout loss on November 29.

· Columbus ranks third in the ECHL on the power play with 22.94 percent (39-for-170).

· Lynx rank 26th in the ECHL in scoring, averaging 2.31 goals per game.

· Cottonmouths' Mike Bishai has four goals in his last five games.

Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies (17-6-6) at Dayton Bombers (10-15-3) 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT

· Dayton is 2-1-0 against Atlantic City in 2002-03 and 3-3-0 all-time in the regular season.

· Bullies rank second in the ECHL in goals allowed, averaging 2.69 goals per game.

· Bombers' Ryan Vince has six points (3g-3a) in his last five games.

· Atlantic City's Kevin Colley has eight points (2g-6a) in his last five games.

Cincinnati Cyclones (14-9-2) at Johnstown Chiefs (12-13-3) 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT

· Cincinnati leads the season series 3-0-0 and is 7-4-1 all-time against Johnstown in the regular season.

· Chiefs are 7-for-18 (39.00 percent) on the power play in their last three games.

· Cyclones lead the ECHL in scoring, averaging 4.00 goals per game.

· Johnstown's Samuel St. Pierre has 12 points (5g-7a) in his last 10 games.

Reading Royals (15-15-1) at Lexington Men O' War (11-11-4) 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT

· First-ever meeting between Lexington and Reading.

· Reading's Brian McCullough is tied for the ECHL lead in scoring with 44 points (18g-26a).

· Lexington's Mike Smith ranks third in the ECHL with a 2.36 goals against average.

· Royals' Brad Rooney leads the ECHL with 28 assists.

Toledo Storm (17-6-2) at Wheeling Nailers (10-18-2) 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT

· Toledo is 4-0-1 against Wheeling in 2002-03 after a 7-3 win on December 14.

· Nailers' Zenon Konopka ranks second among ECHL rookies with 20 assists.

· Storm's Mike Bayrack has eight points (5g-3a) in four games against Wheeling.

· Wheeling's Mario LaRocque is tied for second among ECHL defensemen with eight goals.

Greensboro Generals (17-6-4) at Richmond Renegades (17-11-0) 7:35 ET / 6:35 CT

· Richmond is 2-0-0 against Greensboro in 2002-03 and 7-13-2 all-time in the regular season.

· Generals' Sam Ftorek leads the ECHL with 12 power-play goals.

· Renegades are 7-0-0 in overtime/shootouts.

· Greensboro leads the ECHL on the power play with 24.3 percent (35-for-144).

Baton Rouge Kingfish (9-17-4) at Peoria Rivermen (16-8-2) 8:00 ET / 7:00 CT

· Baton Rouge is 1-2-0 all-time against Peoria in the regular season.

· Rivermen's Tyler Rennette leads the ECHL with 20 goals.

· Kingfish's Bryan Richardson has 17 points (8g-9a) in his last 10 games.

· Peoria's Brendan Brooks has six points (1g-5a) in his last five games.

Florida Everblades (12-6-7) at Pensacola Ice Pilots (14-8-4) 8:05 ET / 7:05 CT

· Florida is 16-5-1 all-time against Pensacola in the regular season.

· Ice Pilots rank second in the ECHL on the penalty kill with 87.3 percent (138-for-158).

· Joe Blaznek has eight points (6g-2a) in his last five games.

· Pensacola's Maxime Gingras ranks fourth in the ECHL with a 2.38 goals against average.

Jackson Bandits (15-13-2) at Arkansas RiverBlades (15-10-5) 8:00 ET / 7:00 CT

· Jackson is 3-3-0 against Arkansas in 2002-03 and 20-11-1 all-time in the regular season.

· RiverBlades' Ernie Hartlieb has 14 points (5g-9a) in his last 10 games.

· Bandits' Eric Fortier has five goals in six games against Arkansas.

· Arkansas' Buddy Smith is tied for fourth in the ECHL in scoring with 41 points (16g-25a).

Louisiana IceGators (16-7-7) at Mississippi Sea Wolves (19-9-2) 8:35 ET / 7:35 CT

· Louisiana is 5-2-1 against Mississippi in 2002-03 and 27-18-5 all-time in the regular season.

· Mississippi's Jim Baxter leads ECHL defensemen in scoring with 34 points (8g-26a).

· IceGators' Bruce Richardson ranks third in the ECHL in scoring with 42 points (15g-27a).

· Sea Wolves' Dave Paradise has nine points (4g-5a) in his last five games.

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