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November 25, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Arkansas RiverBlades

* Kevin Korol has three goals in his first two professional games, including the game winner in both games.
* Buddy Smith has five goals in his last five games, and is tied for third in the ECHL in scoring with 28 points (11g-17a).
* Jason Bermingham has seven points (1g-6a) in his last five games and 14 points (5g-9a) in his last 10 games.
* Arkansas hosts Baton Rouge on Friday, travels to Baton Rouge on Saturday and plays at Jackson on Sunday.

Baton Rouge Kingfish

* Kingfish snapped a team worst 11-game winless streak with a 3-1 win at Mississippi on Sunday.
* Clark Jones leads Baton Rouge with 15 points (7g-8a).
* Bryan Richardson needs one assist to reach 100 assists for his career.
* Baton Rouge travels to Mississippi on Wednesday and Arkansas on Friday before hosting Arkansas on Saturday.

Jackson Bandits

* Eric Fortier scored Jackson's first hat trick of the season in a 5-4 loss against Arkansas on Sunday.
* John McNabb leads Jackson in scoring with 18 points (11g-7a).
* Jackson ranks 26th in the ECHL on the power play with 8.77 percent (10-for-114).
* Bandits host Mississippi on Tuesday, Augusta on Wednesday, Pensacola on Friday, and Arkansas on Sunday.

Louisiana IceGators

* Kevin Mitchell has scored 17 (1g-16a) of his 21 points on the power play.
* Bruce Richardson is the first IceGator with six goals in a two-game span since March of 2000.
* Shawn McNeil is tied for the ECHL lead with seven power-play goals.
* Louisiana travels to Pensacola on Thursday, hosts Mississippi on Friday, and travels to Mississippi on Saturday.

Mississippi Sea Wolves

*Dave Paradise has 13 points (6g-7a) in his last 10 games.
* Steffon Walby leads the ECHL with four game-winning goals.
* Jim Baxter leads ECHL defensemen in scoring with 23 points (6g-17a).
* Travels to Jackson on Tuesday, hosts Baton Rouge on Thursday, travels to Louisiana on Friday and hosts Louisiana on Saturday.

Pensacola Ice Pilots

* Maxime Gingras leads the ECHL in save percentage (.939) and ranks second in goals against average (2.06).
* Pensacola ranks second in the ECHL on the penalty kill with 90.2 percent (92-for-102).
* Greg Pankewicz has eight points (5g-3a) in his last five games.
* Pensacola travels to Louisiana on Thursday, hosts Jackson on Friday and travels to Augusta on Saturday.

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