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January 3, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


National Conference - North Division

Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
* Jake Moreland is 4-0-0 with a goals-against average of 1.00 in his last four starts.
* Bullies are first in the league with 42 points and a .742 winning percentage.
* Atlantic City plays at Dayton on Tuesday, at Toledo on Wednesday, at Wheeling on Friday and at Trenton on Saturday.

Dayton Bombers
* Bombers improved their goals against average from 3.57 in November to 2.72 in December.
* Tyler Kolarik leads the team with 22 points (11g-11a), tying him for 14th among ECHL rookies.
* Dayton hosts Atlantic City on Tuesday and Toledo on Friday before traveling to Toledo on Saturday.

Johnstown Chiefs
* Chiefs' power play was 22 percent in December, up from 14.6 percent in November.
* Johnstown in 5-1-3 in its last nine games, six of which have been decided by one goal.
* Chiefs play host to Trenton on Friday, Bakersfield on Saturday and Reading on Sunday.

Peoria Rivermen
* Rivermen's combined plus-minus rating in December was is +38.
* Rejean Stringer has five points (3g-2a) in eight games with Peoria.
* Rivermen visit Fresno on Tuesday, San Diego on Wednesday and Las Vegas on Friday and Saturday.

Reading Royals
* Jeff Miles (4g-6a) and Ryan Kinasewich (6g-3a) have scored 19 points in the last five games.
* Royals are tied for first in shorthand goals (7) and tied for second in shorthand goals allowed (1).
* Royals play at Pensacola on Tuesday and at Johnstown on Sunday while hosting Bakersfield on Friday and Wheeling on Saturday.

Toledo Storm
* Power play was 11-for-44 (25 percent) in December after going 7-for-54 (13 percent) in November.
* Nick Parillo leads Toledo in special teams with 13 points (1ppg-9ppa) and (2shg-1sha).
* Storm hosts Atlantic City on Wednesday and Dayton on Saturday while traveling to Dayton on Friday and Wheeling on Sunday.

Trenton Titans
* Titans are only team in league Top 10 for goals scored, goals allowed, power play and penalty kill.
* Lost back-to-back games in regulation for first time in 2004-05 (December 31 and January 2).
* Titans host Bakersfield on Wednesday, Atlantic City on Saturday and Bakersfield on Sunday while visiting Johnstown on Friday.

Trenton Titans
* Titans are only team in league Top 10 for goals scored, goals allowed, power play and penalty kill.
* Lost back-to-back games in regulation for first time in 2004-05 (December 31 and January 2).
* Titans host Bakersfield on Wednesday, Atlantic City on Saturday and Bakersfield on Sunday while visiting Johnstown on Friday.

Wheeling Nailers
* Ray DiLauro is second among ECHL defensemen with 11 power-play points (3ppg-8ppa).
* In December, Nailers' goal-against average was 2.22 and they were out shot 553-385.
* Nailers host Atlantic City on Friday and Toledo on Sunday while traveling to Reading on Saturday.

American Conference - South Division

Florida Everblades
* Florida had a team plus-minus rating of +65 in December, up from -17 in November.
* Matt Hendricks leads all rookies with 15 goals and is tied for second with 31 points.
* Everblades play at Columbia on Tuesday, at Pee Dee on Thursday, at South Carolina on Friday and at Charlotte on Saturday.

Gwinnett Gladiators
* Cam Brown played in his ECHL career-record setting 679th career game on January 1.
* Gwinnett is 14-0-0 when leading after the second period.
* Gladiators play at Augusta on Friday and host Augusta on Saturday.

Louisiana IceGators
* IceGators were 7-8-1 with a 2.31 GAA and were out shot 733-470 in December. * David Bararuk had 13 points (4g-9a) in December.
* IceGators are at Pensacola on Friday and Saturday and at Augusta on Sunday.

Mississippi Sea Wolves
* Sea Wolves are unbeaten in regulation over their last seven road games (6-0-1).
* Jeff Hutchins has scored in seven straight games, registering 12 points (4g-8a).
* Mississippi plays at Texas on Saturday.

Pensacola Ice Pilots
* Tyler Beechey's 31 points (15g-16a) lead the team and rank fifth in the league.
* Todd Ford went 5-0-0 with a goals-against average of 1.58 in December.
* Ice Pilots host Reading on Tuesday and Louisiana on Friday and Saturday before visiting Texas on Sunday.

Texas Wildcatters
* Wildcatters' seven ties are the second most in the league.
* Ryan Fultz has 10 points (4g-6a) and is a +2 in his last 10 games.
* Wildcatters host Mississippi on Saturday and Pensacola on Sunday.

American Conference - East Division

Augusta Lynx
* Todd Bennett has 10 points (5g-5a) and is a +2 in the last five games.
* Lynx power play went 8-for-32 (25 percent) in December.
* Lynx host Gwinnett on Friday and Louisiana on Sunday while visiting Gwinnett on Saturday.

Charlotte Checkers
* Mike Harder leads the team with 30 points (10g-20a) and nine power-play points (5ppg-4ppa).
* Alex Westlund is fourth among all ECHL goaltenders in minutes played (1,288).
* Charlotte hosts Columbia on Friday and Florida on Saturday.

Columbia Inferno
* Columbia is second in the league on the penalty kill with 88.8 percent.
* Mike Minard (12-1-0) suffered his first loss on Saturday to Pee Dee.
* Inferno is home against Florida on Tuesday and travel to Charlotte on Friday and Greenville on Saturday.

Greenville Grrrowl
* Grrrowl has more wins (16) and points (35) than all of 2003-04 (14 and 33). * Greenville is second in road penalty kill (91.4 percent) and last in home penalty kill (74.6 percent). * Grrrowl host Pee Dee on Friday and Columbia on Saturday.

Pee Dee Pride
* Sebastien Laplante has three consecutive shutouts and is 56:03 minutes shy of the ECHL scoreless streak record.
* The Pride has six shutouts, one shy of team record seven in 1999-2000.
* Pee Dee hosts Florida on Thursday before traveling to Greenville on Friday and South Carolina on Saturday.

South Carolina Stingrays
* Stingrays have best penalty kill in the league at 90.2 percent and six shorthand goals.
* Stingrays have a goals-against average of 2.23 in December, down from 3.28 in November.
* South Carolina hosts Florida on Friday and Pee Dee on Saturday.

National Conference - West Division

Alaska Aces
* Chris Minard leads the team with 15 goals, seven more than Joe Talbot and Charles Linglet.
* Six of Alaska's next 10 games will be against Victoria.
* Aces play at Victoria on Tuesday and Wednesday then host Victoria on Friday and Saturday.

Bakersfield Condors
* Condors have out shot their opponents in 23 of 30 games.
* Bakersfield has played three games in three nights four times and is 3-0-1 in the third games.
* Condors visit Trenton on Wednesday, Reading on Friday, Johnstown on Saturday and Trenton on Sunday.

Fresno Falcons
* Falcons went 4-2-1 on recent road trip, improving to 5-7-1 overall on the road.
* Dan Tessier leads the team in game-winning goals (4), assists (18) and points (29).
* Falcons host Peoria on Tuesdayand San Diego on Friday before visiting San Diego on Saturday.

Idaho Steelheads
* Steelheads lost back-to-back home games for the first time this season.
* David Morisset leads the team in scoring with 17 points (7g-10a) in 26 games.
* Idaho hosts Long Beach on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Las Vegas Wranglers
* Jason Spence has two game-winning goals and four points (2g-2a) in his last two games.
* Chris Stanley (6 ppg) and Dustin Johner (5 ppg) lead ECHL rookies in power-play goals.
* Wranglers host San Diego on Tuesday and Peoria on Friday and Saturday.

Long Beach Ice Dogs
* Evan Cheverie leads the team with 14 assists and is second in scoring with 24 points.
* Ice Dogs rank second in the league in goals-allowed with 2.24 per game.
* Long Beach plays at Idaho on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

San Diego Gulls
* In their last 13 games, Gulls are 10-3-0 and have outscored opponents 47-32.
* San Diego averages 4.43 goals per game in wins and 1.50 goals per game in losses.
* Gulls travel to Las Vegas on Tuesday and Fresno on Friday while hosting Peoria on Wednesday and Fresno on Saturday.

Victoria Salmon Kings
* Brad Dexter is tied for the ECHL lead among defensemen with 23 points (6g-17a).
* Ryan Finnerty and Rob Voltera are tied for the team lead with nine goals apiece.
* Victoria hosts Alaska on Tuesday and Wednesday and travels to Alaska on Friday and Saturday.

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