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December 22, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Charlotte Checkers (10-14-1) at Reading Royals (17-15-1) 2:05 ET / 1:05 CT

· Royals won 6-3 at Charlotte on December 13 and are 3-2-0 all-time against the Checkers.

· Reading's Steve Rymsha has five goals and eight points in his last five games.

· David Inman has scored four goals and six points in three games with Charlotte.

· Royals' Jeff Sanger is 4-0 with a 2.20 goals against average in his last four games.

Baton Rouge Kingfish (10-18-4) at Toledo Storm (19-6-2) 3:00 ET / 2:00 CT

· Storm has won back-to-back home games and is 13-1-1 at home.

· Kingfish are 2-2 on current seven-game road trip.

· Toledo defenseman Grady Moore has five points (3g-2a) and is +8 in his last five games.

· Baton Rouge's Mathieu Marquis has two goals, including a game winner, in his last three games.

Trenton Titans (12-12-4) at Roanoke Express (16-11-2) 4:05 ET / 3:05 CT

· Express won 5-4 in a shootout at Trenton on Friday and are 2-1-0 against the Titans.

· Titans are 1-0-2 against Roanoke in the season series and 17-10-2 all-time against the Express.

· Trenton's Adam Edinger has six goals, including two shorthand goals, and 10 points against Roanoke.

· Roanoke's Rick Kowalsky has five goals, including two game winners, in his last six games.

Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies (18-6-7) at Dayton Bombers (10-15-5) 6:00 ET / 5:00 CT

· Bullies won 6-5 in overtime at Dayton on Friday and are 2-1-1 in the season series.

· Bombers are 2-1-1 in the season series and 3-3-1 all-time in regular season against Atlantic City.

· Dayton's Ryan Vince has a three-game goal streak (4g) and a nine-game point streak (6g-5a).

· Atlantic City's Scott Matzka has a four-game goal streak (6g) and a four-game point streak (6g-2a).

Johnstown Chiefs (12-15-3) at Lexington Men O' War (11-12-5) 6:00 ET / 5:00 CT

· Chiefs won the last meeting 3-1 at Lexington on November 16 and are 1-1-1 in the season series.

· Lexington rookie Mike Smith is 1-0 with a 1.85 goals against average against the Chiefs.

· Johnstown is winless in its last three road games (0-2-1) and 6-6-2 overall on the road.

· Men O' War are 4-0-1 in their last four home games and 8-5-3 overall at Rupp Arena.

Arkansas RiverBlades (15-12-5) at Mississippi Sea Wolves (20-10-2) 6:05 ET / 5:05 CT

· Sea Wolves won last meeting 4-1 at Arkansas on Wednesday and are 1-1 in the season series.

· Mississippi's Greg Gardner is 2-0 with 51 saves and a 1.50 goals against average in his last two games.

· RiverBlades' Ernie Hartlieb has eight points (5g-3a) in his last six games.

· Sea Wolves' Steffon Walby has two game-winning goals and nine points (6g-3a) in the last five games.

Pensacola IcePilots (14-10-4) at Florida Everblades (14-6-7) 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT

· Everblades lead season series 2-0, winning 4-3 at Pensacola on Friday and 5-4 at home on Saturday.

· Ice Pilots' Gregor Baumgartner has a four-game scoring streak (4g-3a).

· Florida has won a season-high three consecutive games and is 7-0-2 in its last nine games.

· Pensacola's Greg Pankewicz has a five-game scoring streak (3g-4a).

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