Coast Lines - Southwest Division

January 27, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

* Buddy Smith has 46 assists, breaking the Arkansas team record for most assists in a season.

* Jason Bermingham leads the RiverBlades with 25 goals and ranks second with 53 points.

* Arkansas ranks second in the ECHL on the power play with 24.00 percent (60-for-250).

* RiverBlades host Jackson on Friday and Sunday.

Baton Rouge Kingfish

* Baton Rouge was shut out for the first time on the road in 2002-03, losing 3-0 at Arkansas on January 23.

* Bryan Richardson leads the Kingfish in scoring with 40 points (20g-20a).

* Goaltender Nicklas Sundberg is 3-2-1 with a 2.76 goals against average in six games with Baton Rouge.

* Kingfish host Jackson on Wednesday before traveling to Pensacola on Friday and Saturday and to Louisiana on Sunday.

Jackson Bandits

* Brent Gauvreau has 14 points (5g-9a) in his last 10 games.

* Jackson ranks 27th in the ECHL on the power play with 11.88 percent (29-for-244).

* Tyrone Garner is 3-1-1 with a 2.54 goals against average in his last five games.

* Bandits travel to Baton Rouge on Wednesday and to Arkansas on Friday and Sunday.

Louisiana IceGators

* Shawn McNeil has 10 points (4g-6a) in his last five games and leads Louisiana with 26 goals.

* Nathan Rempel became the second IceGator ever to complete a hat trick with a goal in overtime or in a shootout.

* First time since 1998-99 that Louisiana has had four different players record a hat trick.

* IceGators host Florida on Friday and Saturday and Baton Rouge on Sunday.

Mississippi Sea Wolves

* Jim Baxter is tied for the ECHL lead among defensemen with 49 points (13g-36a).

* Cody Bowtell has a five-game scoring streak with eight points during the span (5g-3a).

* Mississippi ranks third in the ECHL in goals allowed, averaging 2.77 goals per game.

* Sea Wolves travel to Dayton on Friday, Wheeling on Saturday and Toledo on Sunday.

Pensacola Ice Pilots

* Greg Pankewicz has 14 points (8g-6a) in his last 10 games.

* Brian Eklund is 3-0-0 with a 2.90 goals against average in his last three games.

* Louis Dumont has seven points (4g-3a) in his last five games.

* Pensacola hosts Baton Rouge on Friday and Saturday and Florida on Sunday.

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