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Checkers begin four-game road trip this week

February 23, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Charlotte Checkers News Release


(Charlotte, NC - Monday, February 23) The Charlotte Checkers begin a four-game road trip this week with a steady diet of the Greenville Grrrowl and the Greensboro Generals, playing each team two times. The Checkers (26-21-7 = 59 points) will play the Grrrowl Tuesday morning at 10:35 a.m. at the Bi-Lo Center and again at 7:05 p.m. Friday night. Charlotte will play in Greensboro Thursday night at 7:00 p.m., and again on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. The Checkers begin the week on a three game winless skid at 0-2-1.

PLAYOFF PICTURE: The Checkers enter the week in fifth place in the ECHL's Southern Division of the Eastern Conference with 59 points. The top four teams in the division qualify for post-season play. Charlotte trails fourth place South Carolina by two points but is giving away three games in hand to the Stingrays. The Checkers trail third-place Greensboro by six points, and are seven points behind second-place Florida with four games in hand on the Everblades.

OVERALL: 26-21-7 = 59 POINTS
HOME: 11-11-5 = 27 POINTS
ROAD: 15-10-2 = 32 POINTS
STREAK: 0-2-1
LAST 10: 6-3-1
STANDINGS: FIFTH PLACE IN THE SOUTHERN DIVISION OF THE EASTERN CONFERENCE

THIS WEEK:

** All Checkers road games can be heard through the Internet and on the telephone through TEAMLINE. To access the game through the Internet, log on to the Checkers web site at www.gocheckers.com, and click on the multimedia link and then the TEAMLINE logo. To listen over the telephone, dial 1-800-846-4700 (toll-free in the United States and Canada) and enter 2820 when asked for your team code.

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Tuesday, February 24 & Friday, February 27: Charlotte @ Greenville -

Tuesday, February 24 @ 10:35 a.m.

Friday, February 27 @ 7:05 p.m.

The Checkers will close out the seven-game season series with the Grrrowl with two games this week at Greenville. Charlotte is 3-2-0 against the Grrrowl this season and 1-1-0 at the Bi-Lo Center. Greenville enters the week at 10-37-5 for 25 points and is in last place in the Southern Division. In the last meeting between the two teams, the Grrrowl took a 3-2 victory last Tuesday at Cricket Arena. Left wing Bobby Cunningham leads Greenville in goals and points at (21g-19a = 40 pts) in 37 games. Lifetime the Checkers are 14-20-2 versus the Grrrowl.

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Thursday, February 26 & Saturday, February 28: Charlotte @ Greensboro –

Thursday, February 26 @ 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, February 28 @ 7:30 p.m.

Charlotte will close out its eight-game season series with the Generals with two games this week at the Greensboro Coliseum. Greensboro has won four of its last five games, including a 4-3 shootout win in its last outing Saturday night against the Checkers at Cricket Arena. The Generals are 6-4-0 in their last 10 games. The Checkers are 2-4-0 versus the Generals so far this season, including a 1-1-0 mark at the Greensboro Coliseum. Greensboro (32-21-1 = 65 pts) starts the week six points ahead of the Checkers and in third place in the Southern Division. The Checkers won their last game in Greensboro on January 29 in Derek Wilkinson's debut as Head Coach with a 5-3 victory. Lifetime the Checkers are 28-11-3 versus the Generals.

CHECKERS NEWS & NOTES:

· Checkers went 0-1-1 last week.

· The Checkers are 7-3-2 under new Head Coach Derek Wilkinson since he took over January 29.

· Charlotte is 6-3-1 in its last 10 games.

· The Checkers lead the ECHL in short-handed goals with 13.

· Center Konrad McKay has a five-game point streak alive with 2g, 6a, = 8 pts in that span.

· Left wing Lucas Lawson, despite playing in only 18 games, leads the Checkers in power-play goals with five. Lawson has scored at least one point in seven of his last eight games, going 4g, 7a = 11 pts in that span.

· Defenseman Kengo Ito has tied Dave Inman for the best plus/minus on the club with a +14

· Goaltender David St. Germain is tied for second in the ECHL for most shootout losses with four.

· Defenseman Marc. St. John leads the ECHL in short-handed assists with five.

· Goalie Scott Meyer is the tenth best goalie in the ECHL with a .924 save percentage and 2.43 GAA.

· Charlotte is in fifth place in the ECHL's Southern Division of the Eastern Conference, two points behind fourth place South Carolina for the fourth and final playoff spot in the division.

· The Checkers are 25th on the power play at 14.3% while 5th on the penalty kill at 87.3%.

TEAM LEADERS:
POINTS: ALLAN EGELAND (36)
GOALS: DUSTY JAMIESON (16)
ASSISTS: ALLAN EGELAND (23)
PLUS / MINUS: DAVE INMAN, KENGO ITO (+14)
PENALTY MINUTES: STEVE MACINTYRE (155)

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS: "PUCKS & PRAYERS" – On Friday, March 5 the Charlotte Checkers will present "Pucks & Prayers" night at Cricket Arena, featuring a post-game concert with contemporary Christian artists Newsong, Relient K, Jadyn Maria and Todd Agnew.

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