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November 1, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


North Division

Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
* The Boardwalk Bullies rank third in overall defense allowing an average of 1.80 goals per game.
* Adam Munro stopped 32 shots in a 2-1 shootout loss at Wheeling on Sunday.
* Atlantic City plays at Peoria on Friday and Saturday and at Dayton on Sunday.

Dayton Bombers
* Dayton's 5-4 win on Friday was its first win over Wheeling since 2002-03.
* Shawn Limpright leads special teams with two power-play goals and one shorthand goal.
* Bombers host Wheeling on Friday and Atlantic City on Sunday.

Johnstown Chiefs
* Brent Kelly is tied for the league with six assists.
* All four Johnstown games have been decided by one goal.
* Chiefs will host Reading on Friday and travel to Trenton on Saturday.

Peoria Rivermen
* Peoria has a .953 save percentage and has not allowed more than two goals in any game.
* Seven different players have scored all of Peoria's goals.
* Rivermen host Atlantic City on Friday and Saturday before going on a five-game road trip.

Reading Royals
* Craig Mischler leads the Royals in with two assists and two points.
* Reading defeated Johnstown in the Northern Division Wild Card Game in the 2004 Kelly Cup Playoffs.
* Royals play at Johnstown on Friday and at Wheeling on Saturday and Sunday.

Toledo Storm
* Scott Fankhouser has started every game and is 3-0-0 with a 1.21 goals-against average.
* Nick Parillo leads the Storm with four assists and five points.
* Toledo visits Las Vegas on Friday and Saturday.

Trenton Titans
* Andrew Allen improved to 3-0-0 with 26 saves in 2-1 win at Atlantic City on Friday.
* Trenton ranks seventh in penalty kill with 94.1 percent (16-for-17).
* Titans travel to Charlotte on Friday before returning home to Johnstown on Saturday.

Wheeling Nailers
* Nailers had back-to-back 2-1 shootout wins on Saturday and Sunday.
* Dany Sabourin was 2-0-0, allowing one goal and stopping 13 of 14 shooters in shootouts.
* Wheeling visits Dayton on Friday before hosting Reading on Saturday and Sunday.

South Division


Florida Everblades
* Damian Surma leads the league with seven goals and 12 points.
* Matt Pagnutti leads ECHL defensemen with five assists and six points.
* The Everblades travel to San Diego on Friday before visiting Long Beach on Saturday and Sunday.

Gwinnett Gladiators
* Gladiators opening-night crowd of 8,586 on Friday against Augusta set a team record.
* Gladiators' Chris Durno and Mike Stathopoulos are tied for the ECHL lead with six assists.
* Gwinnett hosts Mississippi on Friday before traveling to visit the Sea Wolves on Saturday.

Louisiana IceGators
* Wes Mason scored two power-play goals to help the IceGators defeat Texas 3-1 on Saturday.
* Tyler Masters stopped 35 of 36 shots to earn the win against Texas.
* Louisiana visits Pensacola on Friday before hosting the Ice Pilots on Saturday.

Mississippi Sea Wolves
* Louis Dumont has four points (1g-3a) and has registered an assist in his last three games.
* Sea Wolves' Kerry Ellis-Toddington is tied for second among defensemen with five points (3g-2a).
* Hosts Pensacola on Tuesday before playing a home-and-home with Gwinnett on Friday and Saturday.

Pensacola Ice Pilots
* Pensacola's power play is the best in the ECHL at 40 percent (4-for-10).
* Jordan Krestanovich had a goal and an assist in a 5-4 win over Florida on October 30.
* Plays at Mississippi on Tuesday, at Louisiana on Saturday and at Augusta on Sunday while hosting Louisiana on Friday.

Texas Wildcatters
* John Snowden scored two goals in 3-2 shootout loss to Mississippi on Sunday.
* Davis Parley is 1-0 with a save percentage of .946 and a goals-against average of 1.92.
* Texas hosts Augusta on Friday and Saturday.

East Division


Augusta Lynx
* Jason Saal won his first game of the season Friday, stopping 36 shots in 4-3 shootout win at Gwinnett.
* Ken Magowan leads the team with three points and is tied for the team lead with two goals.
* Lynx travel to Texas for games on Friday and Saturday before heading to Pensacola on Sunday.

Charlotte Checkers
* Charlotte has set a club record for best record to start a season, going 4-0-0.
* Mike Harder has a four-game point streak with two goals, two assists and four points.
* Checkers' Eduard Pershin leads the team in points (3g-4a) and is tied for third in the league.

Columbia Inferno
* Alex Burrows scored a hat trick in Friday's 4-2 win at Greenville, giving the Inferno their first win.
* Brad Ralph scored the game winner against Greenville and leads the team with five points (3g-2a).
* Hosts South Carolina on Monday and Pee Dee on Friday while visiting South Carolina on Thursday.

Greenville Grrrowl
* Carl Mallette leads the Grrrowl with five points (3g-2a) and shots on goal (18).
* Rookie defenseman Daryl Pierce leads the Grrrowl in plus-minus rating (+1).
* Plays at Pee Dee on Tuesday and at South Carolina on Friday before hosting Pee Dee on Sunday.

Pee Dee Pride
* Brian Collins has scored at least one point in each game and leads the Pride with seven points (4g-3a).
* Pride's 4-1-0 start is the best start since 1999-2000 which also began 4-1-0.
* Pee Dee hosts Greenville on Tuesday and travels to Columbia on Friday and Greenville on Sunday.

South Carolina Stingrays
* Goaltender Maxime Daigneault has won his last two starts and has a 1.50 goals-against average.
* Stingrays have two shorthand goals and are tied for penalty kill lead with 100 percent (21-for-21).
* Visits Columbia on Monday and Charlotte on Saturday and hosts Columbia on Thursday and Greenville on Friday.

West Division


Alaska Aces
* Scott Gomez had two assists in 4-1 win over San Diego on Saturday.
* Gomez (0g-3a), Mike Clarke (0g-3a) and Mike Scott (1g-2a) are tied for team scoring lead.
* Aces visit Bakersfield on Tuesday, San Diego on Wednesday, and Fresno on Friday and Saturday.

Bakersfield Condors
* Condors rookie Chris Twerdun leads ECHL defensemen with four goals.
* Mike Hofstrand leads Bakersfield in scoring with five points (1g-4a) and is +4.
* Bakersfield hosts Alaska on Tuesday and San Diego on Saturday.

Fresno Falcons
* Simon Lajeunesse made 37 saves in 4-0 shutout of Idaho on Saturday.
* Dan Tessier had four points (2g-2a) in Fresno's three games against Idaho on October 29-31.
* Fresno hosts Alaska on Friday and Saturday.

Idaho Steelheads
* Rookie Frank Doyle is 4-0-0 with a goals-against average of 1.47 and a save percentage of .939.
* Justin Cox recorded a hat trick in Steelheads' 5-2 win over Fresno on Friday.
* Steelheads host Victoria on Friday and Saturday.

Las Vegas Wranglers
* Las Vegas power play is seventh in the league at 23.1 percent (3-for-13).
* Dana Lattery (2g-1a) and Morten Ask (2g-1) lead the Wranglers with three points.
* Las Vegas hosts Long Beach on Tuesday and Toledo on Friday and Saturday.

Long Beach Ice Dogs
*Joe Cardarelli is tied for the league lead with three power-play goals.
*Chris Madden is 2-0-0 with a shutout and a 0.96 goals-against average.
*Long Beach visits Las Vegas on Tuesday and hosts Florida on Friday and Saturday.

San Diego Gulls
* Billy Tibbetts has a four-game goal-scoring streak (4g) dating back to October 23.
* Darren Clark has a four-game scoring streak and leads the club with seven points (3g-4a).
* Hosts Alaska on Wednesday and Florida on Thursday before visiting Bakersfield on Saturday.

Victoria Salmon Kings
*David Brumby had first shutout in Salmon Kings history with 5-0 win at Fresno on October 24.
*Ryan Wade (1g-2a) and Blue Bennefield (1g-2a) are tied for the team lead in scoring.
*Victoria travels to Idaho on Saturday and Sunday.

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