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October 20, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Northern Division

Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
* Atlantic City leads the ECHL averaging 6.00 goals per game.
* Jim Henkel is tied for the ECHL lead with four goals and tied for second with six points.
* Bullies host Roanoke on Wednesday and Long Beach on Saturday.

Cincinnati Cyclones
* Mark Concannon, Brian Passmore, Michael Chin and John Cronin all had first pro goals last weekend.
* Ryan Brindley is tied for the ECHL lead among defensemen in scoring with four points (1g-3a).
* Cyclones host Toledo on Wednesday, Roanoke on Friday and Dayton on Saturday.

Dayton Bombers
* Janne Jokila tallied three assists in Saturday's 5-3 loss against Cincinnati.
* Ten of the Bombers 19 players are in their first professional season.
* Dayton hosts Johnstown on Friday and travels to Cincinnati on Saturday.

Johnstown Chiefs
* NHL All-Star Arturs Irbe made 26 saves in Chiefs' 4-1 home-opening win on Saturday.
* Brent Kelly is tied for the ECHL lead with four goals and two game-winning goals.
* Johnstown hosts Texas on Wednesday and travels to Dayton on Friday.

Peoria Rivermen
* Alex Kim leads the Rivermen with a power-play goal and two goals.
* Trevor Baker had the primary assist on the game-tying and game-winning goals Friday.
* Peoria hosts Wheeling on Friday and Saturday.

Reading Royals
* Reading sold out the Sovereign Center on Saturday, the 20th sellout in Royals' history.
* Royals are off to a 2-0-0 start for the first time in team history.
* Royals play at Toledo on Friday and Saturday.

Toledo Storm
* Nick Parillo leads Toledo with three points and is tied for the team lead with two goals.
* Drew MacIntyre had an ECHL season-high 52 saves in 2-1 overtime win at Peoria.
* Toledo plays at Cincinnati on Wednesday and hosts Reading on Friday and Saturday.

Trenton Titans
* First time in five-year history that Titans have begun a season without a win in the opening weekend.
* Trenton is 1-for-20 (5.00 percent) on the power play in three games this season.
* Titans host Long Beach on Friday.

Wheeling Nailers
* Wheeling won its season opener, 6-5 against Roanoke on Saturday, for the first time since 1998-99.
* First time in history that Wheeling has started the season 2-0-0.
* Wheeling plays at Peoria on Friday and Saturday.

Southern Division

Charlotte Checkers
* Rookie right wing Mike Wirll scored his first professional goal in Saturday night's 5-3 loss to Gwinnett.
* Checkers are 4-6-1 all-time in home openers.
* Charlotte travels to Greenville on Friday and Gwinnett on Saturday.

Columbia Inferno
* Columbia has not allowed a power-play goal going 11-for-11 on the penalty kill.
* Barrie Moore is tied for the ECHL lead with two game-winning goals.
* Columbia hosts Columbus on Tuesday, Greensboro on Friday and travels to Columbus on Sunday.

Florence Pride
* The Pride has not scored a power play goal, going 0-for-14 in three games.
* Nicols Cobeil leads the team with five points (2g-3a).
* Florence travels to Augusta on Saturday.

Florida Everblades
* Keith Anderson leads the ECHL in scoring with seven points (3g-4a).
* Jeff Maund stopped all 29 shots in Friday's 2-0 win at Augusta to earn first win and shutout.
* Florida hosts Louisiana on Friday and Saturday.

Greensboro Generals
* Tom Reiman scored a power-play goal and tallied an assist in Friday's 3-2 loss against South Carolina.
* Daniel Berthiaume is 0-1-0 with a 3.05 goals against average and a ..914 save percentage.
* Greensboro hosts Texas on Thursday before traveling to Columbia on Friday and Greenville on Saturday.

Greenville Grrrowl
* Han Sung Kim, the first Korean ECHL player, scored a goal in 3-2 loss at South Carolina on Saturday.
* The Grrrowl went 0-for-5 on the power play in Saturday's loss.
* Greenville hosts Charlotte on Friday and Greensboro on Saturday.

Roanoke Express
* Jeremy Kyte is tied for the ECHL lead with two power-play goals.
* Express are tied for third in power-play percentage with 28.57 (4-for-14).
* Roanoke plays at Atlantic City on Wednesday and at Cincinnati on Friday.

South Carolina Stingrays
* Ed Courtenay leads the team with two goals and three points.
* Kirk Daubenspeck, who led the ECHL with 36 wins in 2002-03, is 2-0 with a 2.00 GAA.
* Stingrays play at Augusta on Thursday.

Central Division

Augusta Lynx
 * Scott Corbett scored a goal and tallied three assists in Saturday's 8-5 win against Florida.
* Augusta is tied for fourth in the ECHL averaging 4.00 goals per game.
* Lynx host South Carolina on Thursday, travel to Gwinnett on Friday and host Florence on Saturday.

Columbus Cottonmouths
* Cottonmouths are off to a 2-0-0 start for the first time in team history.
* Peter Hogan is tied for the ECHL lead among defensemen with four points (2g-2a).
* Columbus travels to Columbia on Tuesday, Pensacola on Friday and Mississippi on Saturday before hosting Columbia on Sunday.

Gwinnett Gladiators
* Cam Brown scored Gwinnett's first-ever goal in Saturday's 5-3 win at Charlotte.
* Blue Bennefield has two points (1g-1a) and leads the ECHL with 31 penalty minutes.
* Gladiators host Augusta on Friday and Charlotte on Saturday.

Louisiana IceGators
* Frederic Cloutier is 8-0-1 all-time in the month of October and has 49 career wins.
* IceGators are 104-5-4 when leading after two periods under Dave Farrish.
* Louisiana travels to Florida on Friday and Saturday.

Mississippi Sea Wolves
* Jeff Hutchins is tied for the ECHL lead with two power-play goals.
* Jim Baxter is tied for third among ECHL defensemen with three assists.
* Mississippi hosts Columbus on Saturday and Texas on Sunday.

Pensacola Ice Pilots
* Brian Eklund is 1-1-0 and leads the ECHL with 83 saves.
* Greg Chambers is tied for the ECHL lead with two power-play goals.
* Pensacola hosts Columbus on Friday and Texas on Saturday.

Texas Wildcatters
* Steve Lowe is tied for the ECHL lead with two power-play goals.
* Wildcatters are tied for third in power-play percentage with 28.57 (4-for-14).
* Texas plays at Johnstown on Wednesday, at Greensboro on Thursday, at Pensacola on Saturday, and at Mississippi on Sunday.

Pacific Division

Alaska Aces
* Alaska is the only ECHL team that has not played a game.
* Davis Payne makes his Alaska coaching debut after spending the past two seasons in Florence.
* Aces host Fresno on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Bakersfield Condors
* Condors are 0-2-0 for only the second time in team history (1998-99).
* Condors were shut out twice and went 0-for-11 on the power play.
* Bakersfield travels to Las Vegas on Tuesday before hosting San Diego on Friday and Idaho on Sunday.

Fresno Falcons
* Kris Porter, who led Fresno with 35 goals in 2002-03, leads the team with two goals.
* Nolan Schaefer had 23 saves and recorded a shutout in his professional debut.
* Fresno plays at Alaska on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Idaho Steelheads
* Chris Marinucci had an assist in each of Idaho's first three games.
* Dan Ellis stopped all four shooters in Saturday's 4-3 shootout win against Las Vegas.
* Idaho plays at Las Vegas on Friday and at Bakersfield on Saturday.

Las Vegas Wranglers
* Wranglers beat Idaho 5-3 on Friday for the first win in team history.
* Greg Day leads the team with four assists and six points.
* Las Vegas hosts Bakersfield in its home opener on Tuesday and Idaho on Friday.

Long Beach Ice Dogs
* Craig Lyons leads the team with two goals and is tied for the team lead with five points.
* Ice Dogs won the first-ever regular-season meeting between a former ECHL team and a former WCHL team, 5-4 at Roanoke on Friday.
* Long Beach travels to Trenton on Friday and Atlantic City on Saturday.

San Diego Gulls
* Defenseman Mike Garrow scored the goal in Saturday's 1-0 win at Bakersfield.
* Trevor Koenig got his 100th win and 15th shutout with San Diego on Saturday.
* San Diego plays at Bakersfield on Friday.

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