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November 22, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


National Conference - North Division

Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
* Jake Moreland is 6-2-1 and has made nine consecutive starts for the Bullies.
* Luke Curtin leads the ECHL with 14 assists is tied for the ECHL lead in scoring with 18 points.
* Atlantic City hosts Long Beach on Wednesday and Friday and travels to Trenton on Saturday.


Dayton Bombers
* In his first game, Brian Ridolfi scored the game winner on his only shot in a 5-4 win over Johnstown on Friday.
* Shawn Limpright leads the Bombers in power-play points with six (3g-3a).
* Dayton plays at Wheeling on Wednesday before hosting Toledo on Thursday and Peoria on Saturday.


Johnstown Chiefs
* Steve Hildenbrand leads the Chiefs in November with seven assists and 11 points in nine games.
* Brent Kelly leads Johnstown and is tied for third in the league in scoring with 16 points (5g-11a).
* Chiefs host Trenton on Wednesday, Toledo on Friday and Long Beach on Saturday.


Peoria Rivermen
* Troy Riddle leads the team in goals (4), assists (6), points (10) and plus-minus rating (+8).
* Trevor Johnson leads Peoria defenseman with three goals and seven points.
* Peoria hosts Reading on Thursday and Friday before visiting Dayton on Saturday.


Reading Royals
* Royals' seven consecutive wins are one shy of the team record of eight straight wins.
* Reading leads the league in goals-against average with 1.42 and fewest shots faced with 24.75.
* Reading visits division rival Peoria on Thursday and Friday.


Toledo Storm
* Storm is four games above .500 for the first time since 2002-03.
* Logan Koopmans recorded his first pro win and shutout with a 1-0 win against Peoria on Saturday.
* Toledo visits Dayton on Thursday and Johnstown on Friday and hosts Wheeling on Saturday.


Trenton Titans
* Philip Lewandowski has four goals in his last three games and leads the team with five goals.
* Chris Houle is 2-0-0 with a .937 save percentage and a 2.45 goals against average in November.
* Titans will play five games in six days, hosting Long Beach on Tuesday and Sunday and Atlantic City on Saturday while playing at Johnstown on Wednesday and at Wheeling on Friday.


Wheeling Nailers
* Dany Sabourin leads the league in goals-against average (1.06) and shootout wins (3).
* After scoring the game-tying goal with 12 seconds remaining, Mark Kosick scored the decisive shootout goal in Friday's 2-1 shootout win at Atlantic City.
* Nailers host Dayton on Wednesday and Trenton on Friday and will visit Toledo on Saturday.


National Conference - West Division


Alaska Aces
* Chris Minard is tied for the league lead with nine goals and leads Alaska with 14 points (9g-5a).
* Peter Aubry is 6-2-1 with a save percentage of .920 in nine appearances.
* Alaska travels to Idaho for three games on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.


Bakersfield Condors
* Condors suffered their first regulation loss of the season on Saturday, 5-2 at Long Beach.
* Connor James (5g-6a), Lars-Peder Nagel (3g-8a), and Luis Tremblay (3g-8a) are tied for second among league rookies in scoring with 11 points.
* Bakersfield hosts Victoria on Saturday and plays at San Diego on Sunday.


Fresno Falcons
* Dan Tessier leads Fresno with 11 points and is tied for the team lead with eight assists.
* Brett Jaeger is 2-1-1 with a .937 save percentage and a 2.05 goals-against average.
* Fresno hosts Victoria on Thursday and Friday before traveling to San Diego on Saturday.


Idaho Steelheads
* Bobby Russell's three game-winning goals are tied for the ECHL lead.
* Rookie Frank Doyle is 8-2-0 with a goals-against average of 1.92 and leads the ECHL in wins.
* Idaho hosts Alaska on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.


Las Vegas Wranglers
* Dana Lattery is tied for third among league rookies with six goals.
* Jason McBain is tied for fourth among league defensemen with seven assists and 10 points.
* Las Vegas opens a 14-day trip visiting Louisiana on Tuesday, Texas on Wednesday, Mississippi on Thursday, Florida on Saturday and Pensacola on Sunday.


Long Beach Ice Dogs
* Chris Madden is 7-1-0 and leads the league with a .967 save percentage.
* Chris Kenady has a three-game goal streak (4g) that began on November 19.
* Dogs visit Trenton on Tuesday and Sunday, Atlantic City on Friday and Johnstown on Saturday.


San Diego Gulls
* Darren Clark leads the Gulls with seven assists and 12 points.
* Trevor Koenig is 4-3-1 with a .925 save percentage and a 2.25 goals-against average.
* San Diego hosts Fresno on Saturday and Bakersfield on Sunday.


Victoria Salmon Kings
* Seth Leonard scored his first two professional goals in 4-1 win at Alaska on Sunday.
* Mike Barrie leads Victoria with eight assists and nine points.
* Victoria visits Fresno on Thursday and Friday and Bakersfield on Saturday.


American Conference - South Division


Florida Everblades
* Damian Surma is tied for the league lead in goals (9) and plus-minus rating (+12).
* Rookie Matt Hendricks leads the Everblades in November with five goals and eight points.
* Everblades host Greenville on Wednesday and Friday and Las Vegas on Saturday.


Gwinnett Gladiators
* The Gladiators have the highest average attendance with 7,312 through five openings this season.
* Brett Engelhardt is tied for third among rookies with six goals.
* Gwinnett hosts South Carolina on Thursday and Mississippi on Saturday and visits Louisiana on Friday.


Louisiana IceGators
* Louisiana is second in the league on the power play at 26.19 percent (11-for-42).
* Wes Mason leads the IceGators in goals (6), assists (7) and points (13).
* IceGators hosts Las Vegas on Tuesday and Gwinnett on Friday while visiting Texas on Saturday.


Mississippi Sea Wolves
* Pat O'Leary scored his first hat trick, including game winner, in 4-2 win at Texas on Saturday.
* Chris Cava has 57 penalty minutes and has committed a penalty in all 11 games he has played.
* Sea Wolves host Las Vegas on Thursday and Texas on Friday and play at Gwinnett on Saturday.


Pensacola Ice Pilots
* Jordan Krestanovich has scored in all eight games (7g-6a), the league's longest active scoring streak.
* Ice Pilots have the third best power play in the league at 25.71 percent (9-for-35).
* Pensacola travels to South Carolina on Wednesday and Augusta on Friday before hosting Greenville on Saturday and Las Vegas on Sunday.


Texas Wildcatters
* Phil Osaer is 1-0-0 with 58 saves and a 1.20 goals against average in his last two games.
* Andrew Ianiero leads the last five games with five goals and nine points.
* Texas hosts Las Vegas on Wednesday and Louisiana on Saturday and visits Mississippi on Friday.


American Conference - East Division


Augusta Lynx
* Colt King scored his first professional goal against Mississippi on Sunday.
* Augusta has scored a power-play goal in five of its last seven games.
* Lynx visit Charlotte on Tuesday before hosting Pee Dee on Wednesday, Pensacola on Friday and Columbia on Saturday.


Charlotte Checkers
* Lee Falardeau scored his first professional hat trick against Columbia on November 16.
* Dan Preston's 10 assists and 11 points tie him for the league lead among defensemen.
* Charlotte hosts Augusta on Tuesday and Columbia on Friday before traveling to Pee Dee on Saturday.


Columbia Inferno
* Inferno's Greg Amadio is second in the ECHL in plus-minus rating (+10).
* Columbia's power-play is 28th in the league at 7.5 percent (4-for-53).
* Inferno travels to Charlotte on Friday and Augusta on Saturday.


Greenville Grrrowl
* Carl Mallette is tied for the league lead with nine goals.
* Martin St. Pierre is tied for the scoring lead among rookies with 13 points (4g-9a).
* Grrrowl visits Florida on Wednesday and Friday and Pensacola on Saturday.


Pee Dee Pride
* Pride is 6-0-1 when it scores the first goal and 1-3-1 when the opposition scores first.
* Brian Collins leads the league with three shorthand goals.
* Pee Dee travels to Augusta on Wednesday before hosting South Carolina on Friday and Charlotte on Saturday.


South Carolina Stingrays
* Matt Reid leads the Stingrays with two shorthand goals and 11 points (6g-5a).
* Rookie Joey Tenute is tied for the league lead with three game-winning goals.
* Stingrays host Pensacola on Wednesday and visit Gwinnett on Thursday and Pee Dee on Friday.

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