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Chiefs Pregame Notes vs. Reading

March 16, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL)
Johnstown Chiefs News Release


Game Day:
Tonight the Johnstown Chiefs (33-29-2) and the Reading Royals (26-29-8) meet for the eighth and final time this season. The Chiefs dropped their third straight game last night; a 3-1 loss at home against the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies. The Bullies scored two third period goals 1:37 apart to break a 1-1 tie and seal the win. David Gove scored the lone goal for the Chiefs on the power play. Chiefs goaltender Dany Sabourin made 32 saves for his 9th loss of the season. The Royals dropped their second straight game last night when they fell 7-2 at Roanoke. Francois Drainville, and Tyler Prosofsky scored the Royals goals, while goaltender Ken Carroll suffered the loss making 13 saves, before being relieved by Dave Marlin (11 saves).

Johnstown/Reading Season Series:
This is the eighth and final game of the season between the two teams. The Chiefs are 5-2-0 against the Royals this season, and a perfect 4-0-0 at home. The Chiefs have outscored the Royals 24-18, with 19 of the goals coming at the War Memorial. The Chiefs claimed the inaugural Keystone Cup with their victory back on February 10th.

PREVIOUS RESULTS:
October 26 Johnstown @ Reading Reading 3-1
November 21 Reading @ Johnstown Johnstown 4-2
November 28 Johnstown @ Reading Johnstown 2-1 (SO)
December 21 Reading @ Johnstown Johnstown 5-2
December 22 Reading @ Johnstown Johnstown 5-3
January 11 Johnstown @ Reading Reading 6-2
February 10 Reading @ Johnstown Johnstown 5-1

Chiefs Notes:
The Chiefs are 1-3-1 in their last 5 games and 5-4-1 in their last ten games.......The Chiefs power play has climbed to 8th in the ECHL (71 for 370; 19.2%)........Jason Spence is a +3 in his last five games.......Shaun Sutter has 5 goals in his last ten games.......J.F. Boutin has 3 goals and 4 assists (7 PTS) in his last eight games.......David Gove has 5 goals (3 GWG) and 5 assists (10 PTS) in 6 games vs. Reading this season......The Chiefs are 4 for 31 (13%) on the power play in 7 games vs. Reading this season.......Frederic Deschenes is 4-2-0 with a 2.22 GAA and a 0.915 save percentage in 6 games vs. Reading this season.

Royals Notes:
The Royals have the worst road record in the Northern Conference (10-19-1).......Reading is 4-4-2 in their last ten games......Reading has the worst power play in the ECHL scoring 50 PPG on 340 chances (14.7%).......The Royals penalty kill ranked 2nd overall in the ECHL only allowing 41 goals on 312 opportunities (86.9%)........The Royals are 5 for 27 (19%) on the power play in 7 games vs. Johnstown this season.

Up Next For the Chiefs:
The Chiefs will take to the road for their next five games beginning Wednesday night at Toledo. They will head to Peoria next weekend for a pair of games, then go to Cincinnati (3/27) and Toledo (3/29) to close out the 10 day road trip. Saturday March 30th ,the Chiefs will return home when they face-off against the Greensboro Generals at 7:30 p.m., before closing out the regular season on Sunday March 31st at 4:00 p.m., against the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies. The final game marks Fan Appreciation Day, where thousands of $$$ worth of prizes will be given away at random, to fans throughout the game. All games are broadcasted on 850 AM WSPO, and on the world wide web at www.johnstownchiefs.com. For tickets call (814) 536-5156 or 1 800 CHF-TIXX.

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