Coast Lines - Southwest Division

March 25, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

ARKANSAS RIVERBLADES: Eric Long leads ECHL defensemen with 12 power-play goals . . . RiverBlades are 21-9-7 since January 3 . . . Arkansas hosts Mississippi on Tuesday, hosts Mobile on Friday, and plays at Mobile on Sunday.

BATON ROUGE KINGFISH: Bryan Richardson leads the team with 21 goals, six game-winning goals and 54 points . . . Kingfish host Louisiana on Thursday, play at Mississippi on Friday, and host Mississippi on Saturday.

JACKSON BANDITS: Two of Bogdan Rudenko's four goals have been game winners, including his second goal in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win against Mobile . . . Jackson plays at Louisiana on Tuesday and hosts Mississippi on Wednesday and Louisiana on Friday.

LOUISIANA ICEGATORS: Marc Magliarditi is 18-0-1 with a 1.77 goals against average and a .934 save percentage at home and is 26-7-1 overall . . . IceGators host Jackson on Tuesday, play at Baton Rouge on Friday and at Jackson on Saturday.

MISSISSIPPI SEA WOLVES: Steffon Walby is tied for second in the ECHL with 39 goals and ranks third with 86 points . . . Mississippi plays at Arkansas on Tuesday, at Jackson on Wednesday, hosts Baton Rouge on Friday, and plays at Baton Rouge on Saturday.

MOBILE MYSTICKS: Hugues Gervais recorded his 100th career assist with the Mysticks in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss against Jackson . . . Mobile plays at New Orleans on Wednesday, at Arkansas on Friday, hosts Pensacola on Saturday, and hosts Arkansas on Sunday.,

NEW ORLEANS BRASS: New Orleans has 36 wins tying the team record set in 1997-98 and tied in 1999-2000 and its 18 road wins tie the team record set in 1999-2000 . . . Brass host Mobile on Wednesday and play at Columbia on Friday and at Augusta on Saturday.

PENSACOLA ICE PILOTS: Ice Pilots return to the Kelly Cup Playoffs after missing the postseason following the 1999- 2000 season . . . Pensacola has won team record 37 games, including team record 23 home games . . . Ice Pilots play at Mobile on Saturday.

ECHL Stories from March 25, 2002

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• Bandits go perfect for week - Jackson Bandits
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• Royals Winless Streak Ties Franchise High - Reading Royals
• Alliance Employment Solutions Adopts Two Local High Schools - San Diego Gulls
• New Orleans' Schafer Named InGlasCo East Coast Hockey League Goalie of the Week - ECHL
• Atlantic City's Curtin Named InGlasCo East Coast Hockey League Player of the Week - ECHL
• Gulls inching closer to division crown - San Diego Gulls
• Grrrowl win 4-2 in Charlotte - Greenville Grrrowl
• Playoff race heats up for Everblades - Florida Everblades
• Paxton Schafer wins ECHL honors - New Orleans Brass
• This week in Aces hockey: Mar. 25 - 31 - Alaska Aces
• Falcons sweep Aces - Fresno Falcons
• Falcons set single season attendance record - Fresno Falcons
• Bombers aim for first-ever division title - Dayton Bombers
• Inferno Take All Four Points - Columbia Inferno
• Steelheads on the mainstream - Idaho Steelheads
• Winning streak puts Brass one win from playoffs - New Orleans Brass
• Generals weekly - Greensboro Generals
• Titans Clinch Second Consecutive Northeast Division Title - Trenton Devils
• Chiefs weekly release - Johnstown Chiefs
• Nailers week in review - Wheeling Nailers
• IceGators set ECHL points record - Louisiana IceGators
• Mysticks Collect Food for the Needy - Mobile Mysticks
• Stingrays Take Two of Three - South Carolina Stingrays
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