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February 2, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Greensboro Generals (29-13-4) at Johnstown Chiefs (18-24-7) 2:30 ET / 1:30 CT
* Greensboro is 1-0-0 against Johnstown in 2002-03 after a 3-2 shootout win on November 30.
* Chiefs' J.F. Boutin has 11 points (3g-8a) in his last five games.
* Generals rank second in the ECHL in goals allowed, averaging 2.78 goals per game.
* Johnstown's Peter Aubry is 4-1-0 with a 3.00 goals against average in his last five games. Mississippi Sea Wolves (26-16-4) at Toledo Storm (29-9-7) 3:00 ET / 2:00 CT
* Toledo is 1-0-1 all-time against Mississippi in the regular season.
* Mississippi's Jim Baxter ranks second among ECHL defensemen in scoring with 50 points (11g-39a).
* Nick Parrilo leads Toledo in scoring with 40 points (16g-24a).
* Sea Wolves Steffon Walby has 24 points (13g-17a), four shorthand, four game-winning and six power play goals in 17 road games. Cincinnati Cyclones (23-17-4) at Peoria Rivermen (31-11-3) 4:00 ET / 3:00 CT
* Peoria is 4-2-0 against Cincinnati in 2002-03 and 12-3-1 all-time in the regular season.
* Cincinnati leads the ECHL in scoring, averaging 3.81 goals per game.
* Rivermen leads the ECHL in goals allowed, averaging 2.58 goals per game.
* Cyclones' Ryan Gaucher leads ECHL defensemen in scoring with 56 points (11g-39a). Baton Rouge Kingfish (13-27-9) at Louisiana IceGators (27-11-9) 5:05 ET / 4:05 CT
* Louisiana is 5-2-0 against Baton Rouge in 2002-03 after a 5-0 win on January 4.
* Baton Rouge's Kevin Demmans ranks third among ECHL defensemen with 37 points (6g-31a).
* IceGators rank third in the ECHL in scoring, averaging 3.77 goals per game.
* Bryan Richardson leads the Kingfish in scoring with 45 points (23g-22a). Augusta Lynx (16-27-3) at Lexington Men O' War (22-20-5) 6:00 ET / 5:00 CT
* First-ever meeting between Augusta and Lexington.
* Lynx's Andrew Williamson has 21 points (10g-11a) in his last 10 games.
* Lexington ranks 27th in the ECHL in scoring, averaging 2.55 goals per game.
* Augusta ranks 24th in the ECHL in goals allowed, averaging 3.63 goals per game. Trenton Titans (23-16-7) at Dayton Bombers (18-23-7) 6:00 ET / 5:00 CT
* Trenton is 2-0-0 against Dayton in 2002-03 and 9-3-0 all-time in the regular season.
* Bombers' penalty kill ranks third in the ECHL with 84.9 percent (269-for-317).
* Titans' Adam Edinger has nine points (5g-4a) in his last five games.
* Dayton's Shane Bendera is 8-5-2 with a 2.30 goals against average in 17 home games. Florida Everblades (23-13-9) at Pensacola Ice Pilots (25-17-5) 6:05 ET / 5:05 CT
* Florida is 4-0-0 against Pensacola in 2002-03 and 20-5-1 all-time in the regular season.
* Pensacola's Louis Dumont has 10 points (6g-4a) in his last five games.
* EverBlades' Kevin Brown has eight points (2g-6a) in four games against Pensacola.
* Ice Pilots' Maxime Gingras is 3-1-0 with a 2.57 goals against average in his last four games.

Jackson Bandits (24-19-4) at Arkansas RiverBlades (25-13-8) 7:05 ET / 6:05 CT
* Jackson is 4-4-0 against Arkansas in 2002-03 and 21-12-1 all-time in the regular season.
* RiverBlades' power play ranks second in the ECHL with 23.7 percent (60-for-253).
* Bandits' Adam Hauser is 3-1-0 with a 1.96 goals against average in four games against Arkansas.
* Arkansas' Buddy Smith leads the ECHL in scoring with 69 points (22g-47a).

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