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April 1, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


2003 Kelly Cup Playoffs Southeast Division Wild Card Game (One Game)

Greenville Grrrowl (28-36-8) at Florida Everblades (35-23-14) 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT

* Grrrowl begins its defense of the Kelly Cup.

* Florida is 6-0-3 against Greenville in 2002-03 and 23-11-4 all-time in the regular season.

* Greenville is 3-2 against Florida in the Kelly Cup Playoffs, defeating the Everblades in 2002 Southeast Division Semifinals.

* Everblades have been to the Kelly Cup Playoffs in each of their first five seasons, and are 10-12 all-time in the Kelly Cup Playoffs.

* Grrrowl have been to the Kelly Cup Playoffs three times and are 21-11 all-time.

* Florida defeated South Carolina, 3-2, in the 2002 Southeast Division Wild Card Game.

* Grrrowl won the 2002 Kelly Cup by sweeping Northern Champion Dayton, four games to none.

* Everblades won 3-2 against Greenville in their last meeting on March 15.

* Greenville has never played in a Kelly Cup Playoffs Wild Card Game.

* Florida is 2-0-2 at home against Greenville in 2002-03.

* Grrrowl coach John Marks is the only head coach in ECHL history to lead two different teams to the ECHL title.

* Joe Blaznek leads Florida in scoring with 66 points (34g-32a) and in power-play goals with 14.

* Matt Demarski leads Greenville in scoring with 63 points (25g-38a).

* Florida's Joe Blaznek scored 10 points (7g-3a) in nine games against Greenville in 2002-03.

* Florida posted a 20-7-9 record at home during the 2002-03 regular season.

* Grrrowl did not qualify for the Kelly Cup Playoffs in 2001 and then won the Kelly Cup in 2002.

* Greenville has the highest playoff winning percentage in ECHL history with .656 (21-11).

* Greenville has the third-highest road playoff winning percentage in ECHL history with .533 (8-7).

* Florida is tied for the third-lowest home playoff winning percentage with .417 (5-7).

2003 Kelly Cup Playoffs Northwest Division Semifinals (Best-of-Five Series)

Cincinnati Cyclones (36-29-7) at Peoria Rivermen (48-17-7) 8:05 ET / 7:05 CT

* Peoria is 6-2-0 against Cincinnati in 2002-03 and 13-4-1 all-time in the regular season.

* First-ever postseason meeting between Cincinnati and Peoria.

* Cyclones are 0-3 in the Kelly Cup Playoffs after being swept in last year's Northwest Division Semifinals by eventual Northern Conference Champion Dayton.

* Rivermen are 33-21 in all-time in the Kelly Cup Playoffs after being beaten 3-2 in the Northwest Division Semifinals against Johnstown in 2002.

* Cyclones have qualified for the postseason each of the last two seasons.

* Peoria has made the postseason in each of its seven ECHL seasons.

* Cyclones rank second in the ECHL on the power play with 22.4 percent (87-for-389).

* Peoria's Tyler Rennette tied for the ECHL lead with seven shorthand goals and 42 goals.

* Matt Noga leads the Cyclones with 75 points and 51 assists.

* Rivermen lead the ECHL in goals allowed, averaging 2.51 goals per game

* Cincinnati's Greg Hewitt is 3-1-0 with a 2.77 goals against average in his last four games.

* Peoria's Alfie Michaud led the ECHL with a 2.10 goals against average.

* Joe Cardarelli leads Cincinnati with 36 goals and 17 power-play goals.

* Tyler Rennette leads Peoria with 74 points (42g-32a), 16 power-play goals, and nine game-winning goals.

* Peoria's Alfie Michaud is 4-2-1 with a 1.97 goals against average in his last eight games.

2003 Kelly Cup Playoffs Southwest Division Wild Card Game (One Game)

Pensacola Ice Pilots (33-30-9) at Jackson Bandits (38-26-8) 9:05 ET / 8:05 CT

* Jackson is 6-3-2 against Pensacola in 2002-03 and 20-9-4 all-time in the regular season.

* First-ever postseason meeting.

* Jackson has qualified for its third consecutive Kelly Cup Playoffs and is 6-8 all-time in the postseason.

* Pensacola has qualified for the Kelly Cup Playoffs for the fifth time in its seven-year history and is 21-16 all-time in the postseason.

* Jackson won last meeting 4-2 against Pensacola at home and is 4-0-1 against the Ice Pilots at home.

* Pensacola was swept, three games to none, in the 2002 Kelly Cup Playoffs Southwest Division Semifinals by Mississippi.

* Jackson defeated New Orleans, 3-1, in the 2002 Kelly Cup Playoffs Southwest Division Wild Card Game, and eliminated regular season champion Louisiana in the Southwest Division Semifinals before losing to Mississippi in the Southwest Division Finals.

* Ice Pilots' Greg Pankewicz led the ECHL with 46 goals and 20 power-play goals.

* Bandits rank second in the ECHL in goals allowed, averaging 2.71 goals per game.

* Pensacola's Brad Dexter ranks third in the ECHL among defensemen with 44 assists and ranks fifth in scoring with 52 points.

* Jackson tied for third in the ECHL on the penalty kill with 84.0 percent (357-for-425)

* Ice Pilots' Maxime Gingras ranks second among ECHL goaltenders with 3,381 minutes and 1,775 saves.

* Bandits' Tyrone Gardner is 5-3-0 with a 1.88 goals against average in his last eight games.

* Greg Pankewicz leads Pensacola in scoring with 87 points (46g-41a) and game-winning goals with five.

* Jeff McNabb leads Jackson with 70 points, 35 goals, and 11 power-play goals. * Louis Dumont leads the Ice Pilots with 51 assists and ranks second in scoring with 71 points.

* Jeff Bes leads the Bandits with 39 assists and ranks second in scoring with 62 points.

* Jeremy Van Hoof leads Pensacola in plus/minus (+17).

* Sean Gillam leads Jackson in plus/minus (+18).

* Pensacola is 0-9-3 in its last 12 games.

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