ECHL Players Help United States Win InLine World Title
Published on July 20, 2004 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. - Seven former ECHL players were on the roster for Team USA
which captured the gold medal at the 2004 International Ice Hockey
Federation InLine Hockey World Championships which concluded Saturday in
Bad Tolz, Germany.
Team USA scored five unanswered goals in the first quarter to defeat
defending champion Finland, 9-5, in the gold medal game on Saturday. It
marks the fourth gold medal (1996, 1997, 1999 and 2004) and the seventh
medal in eight world championships for the United States which won silver
medals in 1998 and 2001 and bronze medals in 2000 and 2003.
In the gold medal game, defenseman Ernie Hartlieb, who played for Arkansas
in 2001-03, led Team USA with six points (2g-4a) while Jason Deskins, who
played for Dayton in 2003-04, had a goal and two assists and defenseman
Chris Nelson, who played for three ECHL teams from 1993-95, had two goals
and an assist.
Hartlieb led Team USA and ranked second in the tournament with 12 assists
and 19 points in six games and was voted as the tournament's top
defenseman. Deskins led Team USA and tied for fourth in the tournament with
eight goals while ranking fourth in the tournament with 16 points (8g-8a)
in six games.
ECHL Players On United States' IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Team
Jason Deskins (Dayton, 2002-04; Trenton, 2001-03; and Arkansas, 2002-03),
Sam Ftorek (Augusta, 1998-2000 and Greensboro, 2002-04), Ernie Hartlieb
(Arkansas, 2001-03), Chris Nelson (Erie and Raleigh, 1993-94 and Nashville,
1994-95), Doug Nolan (Dayton, 1999-2003), Jeff Reynaert (Mobile, 2001-02)
and Jami Yoder (Richmond, 1997-98 and Hampton Roads and Jacksonville,
1998-99).
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