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December 23, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Augusta Lynx

* Lynx went 1-for-15 on the power play in three games last week, lowering season total to 10.68 percent.

* Patrick Yetman had two goals on Friday and leads the team with nine goals.

* Defenseman Jay Leach scored his first goal and sixth point of the season in Saturday's 4-2 loss at South Carolina.

* Augusta plays at Columbia on Thursday, hosts Columbus on Friday, visits Pee Dee on Saturday.

Columbia Inferno

* Barrie Moore has seven points (3g-4a) in his last six games and 21 points (7g-14a) in 29 games.

* Corey Hessler leads ECHL defensemen with 10 goals and is tied for second with eight power-play goals.

* Rejean Stringer leads the team in assists (25) and points (41) and is tied for the lead in goals (16).

* Inferno hosts Augusta on Thursday, travels to South Carolina on Friday and hosts South Carolina on Saturday.

Columbus Cottonmouths

* Brent Cullaton leads the team with 12 goals, 22 assists, three game-winning goals and 34 points in 30 games.

* Rookie Mike Bishai has nine points (6g-3a) in his last five games.

* Matus Kotsur is 4-1-0 with a 3.26 goals against average in his last six games.

* Cottonmouths play at Augusta on Friday and host Pensacola on Saturday.

Florida Everblades

* Everblades have won four in a row and are 8-0-2 in their last 10 games.

* Laurent Meunier is tied for the ECHL lead among rookies with four game-winning goals.

* Ryan Murphy scored three goals last week and leads the team with 11 goals in 21 games.

* Everblades travel to Greenville on Friday and Saturday, and then play at Pee Dee on Sunday.

Greenville Grrrowl

* Jonathan Roy has 10 points (5g-5a) in his last five games and 17 points (10g-7a) in his last 10 games.

* Jayme Platt is 4-1-1 with a 2.65 goals against average in his last six games.

* Greenville is 2-2-1 in its last five home games and 8-6-2 overall at home.

* Grrrowl hosts Florida on Friday and Saturday.

Pee Dee Pride

* Came from behind twice last week, improving record when trailing entering the third period to 3-4-2.

* Had three power-play goals on Friday, marking first time in 18 games scored more than one power-play goal.

* Pride went 3-0-0 for the week, the first winning week since October 28-November 3 when also went 3-0-0.

* Pride travels to Roanoke on Friday and hosts Augusta on Saturday and Florida on Sunday.

South Carolina Stingrays

* South Carolina has six power-play goals in its last two games.

* Kirk Daubenspeck, who has started 25 of South Carolina's 29 games, leads the ECHL with 17 wins.

* Dave Seitz has 199 career goals and can become first player ever to score 200 goals in a Stingrays uniform.

* Stingrays play at Charlotte on Thursday, host Columbia on Friday, and play at Columbia on Saturday.

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