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November 8, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


North Division

Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
* Jason Notermann leads the league in power-play goals with four.
* Luke Curtain leads the team with nine points and the ECHL with five power-play assists.
* Bullies are at South Carolina and Charlotte on Tuesday and Wednesday before returning home to host Trenton on Saturday and Dayton on Sunday.

Dayton Bombers
* Rookie Tyler Kolarik has four points (2g-2a) and is +4 in his last five games.
* Janne Jokila had a goal and an assist in Dayton's 4-1 win over Atlantic City on Sunday.
* Dayton travels to Trenton on Friday, Reading on Saturday and Atlantic City on Sunday.

Johnstown Chiefs
* Brent Kelly leads the Chiefs with six assists and eight points.
* David Currie is 1-0-1 with a 1.44 goals-against average and 82 saves in his last two games.
* Chiefs.are at Trenton on Wednesday, returning home to face Peoria on Friday and Saturday.

Peoria Rivermen
* Colin Hemingway had a hat trick and four points in 6-3 win against Atlantic City on Saturday.
* Chris Beckford-Tseu made 33 saves and got his first professional win on Saturday.
* Rivermen travel to Johnstown on Thursday and Friday and Wheeling on Saturday.

Reading Royals
* Barry Brust stopped all 16 shots in Reading's 5-0 win at Wheeling, the first of the year for Royals.
* Dan Welch and Jeff Miles each scored two goals in Sunday's 5-0 win at Wheeling.
* Reading travels to Wheeling on Thursday before hosting Wheeling on Friday and Dayton on Saturday.

Toledo Storm
* Scott Fankhouser is 3-0-2 with a goals-against average of 1.91.
* Ty Hennes and Nick Parillo are tied for second in the league with two shorthand points (1g-1a).
* Toledo plays at Fresno on Tuesday, at Bakersfield on Thursday and Friday, and at Las Vegas on Saturday.

Trenton Titans
* Trenton is fourth in the league in penalty kill with 92.3 percent (24-for-26).
* Andrew Allen is 4-0-0 with a goals-against average of 1.47 and a save percentage of .950.
* Titans host Johnstown on Wednesday, Dayton on Friday, and play at Atlantic City on Saturday.

Wheeling Nailers
* Dany Sabourin is 4-1-0 and has not allowed a goal in his last four games making 105 saves.
* James Laux leads Nailers defensemen with four points (1g-3a) and the team in plus-minus (+3).
* Nailers host Reading on Thursday and Peoria on Sunday while visiting Reading on Friday.

East Division

Augusta Lynx
* Louis Goulet has six points (1g-5a) in his last five games to leads the team in assists (6) and points (7).
* Jason Saal and Matus Kostur each allowed a goal in back-to-back wins at Texas last weekend.
* Lynx host division rivals Charlotte on Friday and South Carolina on Saturday.

Charlotte Checkers
* Kelly Guard won his first two starts going 2-0-0 with a 2.00 goals-against average.
* Eduard Pershin (4g-2a) and Mike Harder (2g-4a) each have six points in the last five games.
* Charlotte hosts Atlantic City on Wednesday before traveling to Augusta on Friday and Greenville on Saturday.

Columbia Inferno
* Mike Minard had 29 saves for his first shutout of the year, 3-0 against South Carolina on November 1.
* Greg Amadio leads ECHL defensmen in plus-minus rating with +9.
* Inferno hosts Texas on Friday before traveling to Pee Dee on Saturday.

Greenville Grrrowl
* Grrrowl has scored 13 goals in its last two games, including 7-1 win over South Carolina on Friday.
* Martin St. Pierre leads the team with seven assists and nine points.
* Grrrowl hosts division rival Charlotte on Saturday and Texas on Sunday.

Pee Dee Pride
* Brian Collins is tied for second in the league with six goals and 11 points.
* Pee Dee leads the ECHL with four shorthand goals.
* Pride plays at South Carolina on Thursday and Friday before hosting Columbia on Saturday.

South Carolina Stingrays
* Joe Tenute leads rookies in goals (5) and is tied for the league lead in game-winning goals (3).
* South Carolina ranks eighth in the league on the penalty kill with 91.3 percent (42-for-46).
* Stingrays host Atlantic City on Tuesday and Pee Dee on Friday before visiting Augusta on Saturday.

South Division

Florida Everblades
* Damian Surma leads the league in scoring with 12 points (7g-5a) and plus-minus rating with +10.
* Matt Pagnutti is tied for the ECHL lead among defensemen with seven points (1g-6a).
* Florida visits Idaho, who defeated them in the 2004 Kelly Cup Finals, on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.

Gwinnett Gladiators
* Gwinnett had a record crowd of 11,355 on Friday against Mississippi, surpassing the high of 8,586 on October 29.
* Gladiators rank eighth in the league on the penalty kill with 21.9 percent (7-for-32).
* Gwinnett hosts Texas on Tuesday and travels to Pensacola on Friday.

Louisiana IceGators
* Wes Mason and Mike Omicioli lead Louisiana with three goals and five points each.
* IceGators' penalty kill is second in the ECHL with 94.1 percent (16-for-17).
* Louisiana hosts Mississippi on Friday and Saturday and Gwinnett on Sunday.

Mississippi Sea Wolves
* Sea Wolves' Louis Dumont is tied for the ECHL lead with seven assists. * Jason Wolfe made 47 saves in 4-1 win over Gwinnett on Saturday. * Mississippi travels to Louisiana on Friday and hosts the IceGators on Saturday.

Pensacola Ice Pilots
* Pensacola's Todd Ford has won his first two professional starts and has a goals-against average of 1.50.
* Ice Pilots' Jordan Krestanovich has a three-game goal scoring streak (3g) dating back to Friday.
* Pensacola travels to Louisiana on Friday and hosts Augusta on Sunday.

Texas Wildcatters
* Brian Stacey has an assist in three consecutive games (3a), dating back to October 30.
* Wildcatters' penalty kill is tied for 15th in the ECHL with 83.9 percent (5-for-31).
* Texas travels to Gwinnett on Tuesday, Columbia on Friday, and Greenville on Saturday.


West Division

Alaska Aces
* Chris Minard is second in the ECHL with six goals and leads Alaska with seven points.
* Peter Aubry leads the ECHL with 370 minutes and ranks third with 175 saves.
* Alaska visits Las Vegas on Tuesday before traveling to Long Beach on Friday and Saturday.

Bakersfield Condors
* Connor James (3g-4a) and Mike Hofstrand (2g-5a) are tied for the team lead with seven points.
* Randy Petruk is 4-0-0 with a goals-against average of 2.25 and a save percentage of .894.
* Condors host Toledo on Thursday and Friday and San Diego on Saturday.

Fresno Falcons
* Dan Tessier leads Fresno with four assists and six points.
* Simon Lajeunesse has a goals-against average of 3.62 and a save percentage of .901.
* Fresno hosts Toledo on Tuesday and Victoria on Saturday.

Idaho Steelheads
* Rookie Frank Doyle is 4-1-1 with a 2.01 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage.
* David Morisset and Peter Metcalf are tied for the team lead with five assists and seven points.
* Idaho hosts Florida, who it defeated in the Kelly Cup Finals, on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Las Vegas Wranglers
* Rookie Dana Lattery leads the team with four goals and ranks second in scoring with six points.
* Jason McBain is tied for the lead in scoring among ECHL defensemen with seven points (3g-4a).
* Las Vegas hosts Alaska on Tuesday, Victoria on Friday and Toledo on Saturday.

Long Beach Ice Dogs
* Joe Cardarelli leads the team with three power-play goals.
* Chris Madden is 4-1-0 with a .969 save percentage and a 1.19 goals-against average.
* Long Beach hosts Victoria on Wednesday and Alaska on Friday and Saturday.

San Diego Gulls
* Darren Clark (4g-7a) has a seven game point streak that began October 29.
* Billy Tibbetts has two shorthand goals, tying him for the league lead.
* San Diego visits Bakersfield on Saturday.

Victoria Salmon Kings
* Victoria's penalty-kill is tied for sixth in the ECHL at 91.7 percent (22-for-24).
* David Brumby is 2-3-0 with a shutout and a .901 save percentage.
* Victoria visits Long Beach on Wednesday, Las Vegas on Friday and Fresno on Saturday.

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