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December 20, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


National Conference - North Division

Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
* Derek Edwardson leads active ECHL players in scoring with 30 points (13g-17a) in 26 games.
* Jason Notermann leads the league in power-play goals (8) and is tied for third in goals (14).
* Atlantic City hosts Dayton on December 29.

Dayton Bombers
* Rookie Tyler Kolarik leads the team with 11 goals, two game-winning goals and 21 points.
* Dayton power play ranks 26th in the ECHL at 12.4 percent (14-for-113).
* Dayton hosts Peoria on Sunday.

Johnstown Chiefs
* Brent Kelly leads the team with 16 assists and 25 points in 24 games.
* David Cann has a goals-against average of 2.53 and David Currie has a GAA of 2.56.
* Johnstown hosts Toledo on December 31.

Peoria Rivermen
* Peoria's power play is 23rd in the ECHL at 13.3 percent (14-for-105).
* Randy Rowe has scored a goal in each of Peoria's last three home games (3g).
* Peoria visits Dayton on Sunday.

Reading Royals
* Reagan Rome leads the Royals in plus-minus rating (+11).
* Barry Brust is 8-3-1 with a goals-against average of 1.95.
* Reading visits Mississippi on December 28 and 31 and Louisiana on December 29.

Toledo Storm
* Toledo is tied for fifth in the league with five shorthand goals.
* Logan Koopmans is 5-5-1 with a .909 save percentage in 12 appearances.
* Toledo hosts Wheeling on Wednesday.

Trenton Titans
* Chris Houle is 4-0-1 with a 2.29 goals-against average in his last five starts.
* Trenton has not lost in regulation on the road since November 13 at Atlantic City, going 6-0-2.
* Titans return from the holiday break on December 28 to host Dayton.

Wheeling Nailers
* Dany Sabourin leads the ECHL with 15 wins and a team-record five shutouts.
* Defenseman Ray DiLauro is tied for second on the team with 13 assists.
* Wheeling will travel to Toledo on Wednesday.


American Conference - South Division

Florida Everblades
* Matt Hendricks is third in scoring among league rookies with 26 points (13g-13a).
* Everblades are one of only two teams that have not allowed a shorthand goal (San Diego).
* Florida plays at Pensacola on Tuesday before returning home to face the Ice Pilots on Wednesday.

Gwinnett Gladiators
* Gladiators have seven power-play goals in their last four games, going 7-for-24 (29.2 percent).
* Gwinnett is the league leader with 3.91 goals per game and 39.57 shots per game.
* Gwinnett hosts Columbia on Sunday.

Louisiana IceGators
* Louisiana is tied for the league lead in fewest goals allowed in the third period with 15.
* Nathan Marsters is 5-4-1 with a goals-against average of 2.01 in December.
* IceGators host Charlotte on Tuesday and Pensacola on Sunday.

Mississippi Sea Wolves

* Jay Legault leads the Sea Wolves in December with 12 points (4g-8a).
* Sea Wolves' ended six-game road trip 4-1-1 and were unbeaten in regulation in the last five.
* Mississippi is at home against Charlotte on Wednesday and travels to Texas on Sunday.

Pensacola Ice Pilots
* Pensacola has the second-highest winning percentage in the ECHL at .714.
* Dwayne Hay scored a hat trick and added two assists for five points on Friday.
* Ice Pilots host Florida on Tuesday before visiting Florida on Wednesday and Louisiana on Sunday.

Texas Wildcatters
* Phil Osaer is 3-10-2 and is fourth in the league with 510 saves.
* Wildcatters are 0-8-1, in the last nine games, and are winless in December (0-7-1).
* Texas hosts Mississippi on Sunday.

National Conference - West Division

Alaska Aces
* Charles Linglet leads the Aces in December with nine points (3g-6a) in eight games.
* Joe Talbot leads the Aces with 10 points (3g-7a) over his last 10 games.
* Aces resume play on December 29 at home against San Diego.

Bakersfield Condors
* Condors are tied for the most third-period goals with 28.
* Condors are 14-3-1 when outshooting their opponents.
* Condors host Idaho on Monday, Long Beach on Wednesday and Fresno on Sunday.

Fresno Falcons
* Defenseman Charles Simard is third on the team with 12 assists and 16 points.
* Falcons lead the league in penalty minutes, averaging 28.8 per game.
* Fresno travels to Las Vegas on Monday and to Bakersfield on Sunday.

Idaho Steelheads
* Steelheads have the second-best penalty kill in the league at 90.5 percent (95-for-105).
* Idaho is third in the ECHL in fewest goals allowed, averaging 2.17 per game.
* Steelheads travel to Bakersfield on Monday.

Las Vegas Wranglers
* Billy Tibbetts leads the league with 130 penalty minutes in 13 games.
* Marc Magliarditi is fifth in the league with a save percentage of .940.
* Wranglers host to Fresno on Monday and San Diego on Sunday.

Long Beach Ice Dogs
* Chris Madden leads the league with a 1.15 goals-against average and a .969 save percentage.
* Chris Kenady leads the league with five game-winning goals.
* Long Beach travels to Bakersfield on Wednesday.

San Diego Gulls
* San Diego is 9-2-0 in its last 11 games, averaging four goals per game.
* Gulls are third in the league on the power play (19.5 percent) and 27th on the penalty kill (78.5 percent).
* San Diego plays at Victoria on Monday and at Las Vegas on Sunday.

Victoria Salmon Kings
* Mike Barrie is second in the league with 12 power-play points (3ppg-9ppa).
* Blue Bennefield is second in the ECHL with 25 major penalties.
* Salmon Kings host San Diego on Monday.

American Conference - East Division

Augusta Lynx
* Ken Magowan is tied for 17th among league rookies with 16 points (9g-7a).
* Augusta has not won since December 4, going 0-7-0.
* Augusta travels to Charlotte on Sunday.

Charlotte Checkers
* Checkers are 26th in the league in penalty killing at 79.2 percent (84-for-106).
* Dusty Jamieson has a four-game goal streak (4g) and is tied for the team lead with nine goals.
* Charlotte travels to Louisiana on Tuesday and Mississippi on Wednesday.

Columbia Inferno
* Mike Minard is 9-0-2 with a goals-against average of 1.74 in 12 games.
* Inferno penalty kill leads the ECHL at 90.7 percent (89-for-97).
* Columbia travels to Gwinnett on Sunday.

Greenville Grrrowl
* Martin St. Pierre has scored all 14 of Greenville's road games (4g-16a).
* John Marks will coach his 1,400th professional game on Sunday at Pee Dee.
* Greenville travels to Pee Dee on Sunday.

Pee Dee Pride
* Brian Collins is second in the league with three shorthand goals.
* Nick Boucher is 10-5-2 with a goals-against average of 2.07 in 20 games.
* Pee Dee hosts Greenville on Sunday.

South Carolina Stingrays
* Matt W. Reid leads the league with five shorthand goals and is is tied for the league lead with 15 goals.
* Joe Tenute leads ECHL rookies with 11 power-play points (4ppg-7ppa).
* South Carolina visits Charlotte on December 28.

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