Coast Lines - Southwest Division
December 9, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
Arkansas RiverBlades
* Buddy Smith is tied for the ECHL scoring lead with 38 points (16g-22a).
* Matthew Pagnutti has seven points (3g-4a) in his last five games.
* Eric Long ranks fourth among ECHL defensemen with 22 points (4g-18a).
* Hosts Jackson on Tuesday, travels to Baton Rouge on Friday and Pensacola on Saturday before hoisting Baton Rouge on Sunday.
Baton Rouge Kingfish
* Bryan Richardson has a goal in each of the Kingfish's last five games.
* Joe Guenther has seven points (4g-3a) in his last five games.
* Baton Rouge has outscored its opponents 15-6 in the third period in the Kingfish's last seven games.
* Hosts Louisiana on Wednesday, Arkansas on Friday, Mississippi on Saturday and travels to Arkansas on Sunday.
Jackson Bandits
* Jackson ranks 27th in the ECHL on the power play with 9.4 percent (14-for-149).
* John McNabb leads Jackson in scoring with 27 points (14g-13a).
* Jeff Bes has nine points (1g-8a) in his last five games.
* Travel to Arkansas on Tuesday, host Pensacola on Friday and Louisiana on Saturday and play at Louisiana on Sunday.
Louisiana IceGators
* Bruce Richardson has a career-best nine-game point streak, scoring nine goals and 11 assists during the streak.
* Shawn McNeil leads the ECHL with 18 goals.
* Daniel Goneau is tied for second in the ECHL with 24 assists.
* Louisiana travels to Baton Rouge Wednesday, hosts Mississippi Friday, travels to Jackson Saturday and hosts Jackson on Sunday.
Mississippi Sea Wolves
* Jim Baxter ranks third among ECHL defensemen in scoring with 25 points (7g-18a).
* Greg Gardner is first in the ECHL in minutes (1280), second in saves (665) and tied for second in wins (12).
* Steffon Walby leads the ECHL with five game-winning goals.
* Mississippi travels to Pensacola on Thursday and Louisiana on Friday before hosting Baton Rouge on Saturday.
Pensacola Ice Pilots
* Pensacola's penalty kill ranks second in the ECHL with 89.8 percent (124-for-138).
* Maxime Gingras ranks second in the ECHL with a .931 save percentage.
* Louis Dumont leads Pensacola in scoring with 26 points (7g-19a).
* Ice Pilots host Mississippi on Thursday, travel to Jackson on Friday and host Arkansas on Saturday.
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