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January 10, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


National Conference - West Division

Alaska Aces
* Scott Gomez (5g-31a) leads the Aces and Chris Minard (24g-11a) ranks second in scoring.
* Alaska has a five-game win streak that began against San Diego on December 31.
* Alaska hosts Idaho on Tuesday and Wednesday and Fresno on Friday and Saturday.

Bakersfield Condors
* Kevin St. Jacques is tied for fourth in the ECHL with 25 assists.
* Condors have won five games in a row and six consecutive road games.
* Bakersfield visits Reading on Tuesday and Atlantic City on Thursday before hosting Las Vegas on Saturday.

Fresno Falcons
* Fresno is 4-0-1 and is averaging 4.80 goals per game in its last five games.
* Dan Tessier leads the Falcons with 35 points (15g-20a).
* Fresno visits Las Vegas on Monday and Alaska on Friday and Saturday.

Idaho Steelheads
* Frank Doyle is 13-6-1 with three shutouts and a goals-against average of 2.04.
* Steelhead's penalty kill ranks third in the ECHL at 88.5 percent (131-for-148).
* Idaho visits Alaska on Tuesday and Wednesday and hosts Pensacola on Friday and Saturday.

Las Vegas Wranglers
* Wranglers set an all-time record crowd with 7,310 at Saturday's 4-3 overtime win against Peoria.
* Defenseman Jason McBain has 20 points (5g-15a) and is +10 through 26 games.
* Las Vegas hosts Fresno on Monday, San Diego on Thursday and Victoria on Friday before traveling to Bakersfield on Saturday.

Long Beach Ice Dogs
* Chris Madden is 13-3-1 and ranks second in the ECHL with a 1.87 goals-against average.
* Evan Cheverie has a game-winning goal and seven points (4g-3a) in his last four games.
* Long Beach hosts Victoria on Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday and San Diego on Friday.

San Diego Gulls
* Mike Garrow leads San Diego defensemen with 20 points (6g-14a).
* Gulls penalty kill ranks 27th in the ECHL at 77.6 percent (118-for-152).
* San Diego goes to Las Vegas on Thursday and Long Beach on Friday before hosting Louisiana on Saturday.

Victoria Salmon Kings
* Kings are 1-9-0 and have been outscored 47-23 in their last 10 games.
* Brad Dexter's 12 power-play assists lead the ECHL.
* Victoria visits Long Beach on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday and travels to Las Vegas on Friday.

American Conference - South Division

Florida Everblades
* Rob Zepp is 3-0-1 with a goals-against average of 1.73 in his last four starts.
* Damian Surma and Brad Church lead Florida with five power-play goals each.
* Everblades host Columbia on Saturday.

Gwinnett Gladiators
* Gladiators have the third best power play in the league at 19.6 percent.
* Rookie Alex Sawruk scored his first pro goal in 5-4 shootout win at Augusta on Friday.
* Gwinnett plays at home against Louisiana on Tuesday, South Carolina on Friday and Mississippi on Saturday.

Louisiana IceGators
* Louisiana is tied for the league lead for fewest goals allowed in the third period (21).
* Defenseman Randy Dagenais leads in scoring the last five games with eight points (3g-5a).
* IceGators play at Gwinnett on Tuesday and at Mississippi on Thursday before hosting Mississippi on Friday and traveling to San Diego on Saturday.

Mississippi Sea Wolves
* Sea Wolves are 7-0-1 in their last eight road games dating back to December 11.
* Louis Dumont leads the team with 34 points (10g-24a) and needs only one goal to reach 300 goals in the ECHL.
* Sea Wolves play a home-and-home series against Louisiana on Thursday (home) and Friday (away) before traveling to Gwinnett on Saturday.

Pensacola Ice Pilots
* Tyler Beechey is second in the league with 40 points (19g-21a) and tied for first in game-winning goals (6).
* Ice Pilots are 3-0-0 and have averaged 5.3 goals per game in their last three games.
* Ice Pilots play a three-game series at Idaho on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Texas Wildcatters
* Phil Osaer is 1-2-1 with a 1.73 goals-against average in his last four starts.
* Wildcatters are fifth in the league in road power play with 20.7 percent.
* Texas plays at Greenville on Tuesday, at Pee Dee on Thursday and at Charlotte on Friday and Saturday.

American Conference - East Division

Augusta Lynx
* Lynx scored four power-play goals in a 6-4 win over Louisiana on Sunday.
* Louis Goulet has a six-game assist streak (8a) that began on December 30.
* Augusta hosts Pee Dee on Tuesday, Columbia on Friday and South Carolina on Saturday while traveling to Charlotte on Wednesday.

Charlotte Checkers
* Checkers goaltender Alex Westlund ranks fifth in the ECHL with 1,352 minutes.
* Kenton Smith (6g-9a) and Rory Rawlyk (5g-10a) lead Charlotte defensemen with 15 points.
* Charlotte hosts Greenville on Friday and Texas on Saturday.

Columbia Inferno
* Inferno defenseman Greg Amadio leads the ECHL in plus-minus rating (+19).
* Columbia's power play is 27th in the ECHL at 12.5 percent (105-for-120).
* Columbia visits South Carolina on Tuesday, Augusta on Friday and Florida on Saturday.

Greenville Grrrowl
* Grrrowl's Carl Mallette leads the ECHL with 41 points (20g-21a) in 32 games.
* Martin St. Pierre ranks second in rookie scoring with 35 points (10g-25a) in 30 games.
* Greenville hosts Texas on Tuesday before traveling to Charlotte on Friday and Pee Dee on Saturday.

Pee Dee Pride
* Chad Spurr has a five-game assist streak (8a) for the Pride.
* Pride winger Jeff Szwez has 18 points (9g-9a) and is +10 in 27 games.
* Pee Dee visits Augusta on Tuesday before hosting Texas on Thursday and Friday and Greenville on Saturday.

South Carolina Stingrays
* South Carolina's Matt W. Reid leads the ECHL with five shorthand goals.
* Ed Courtenay has scored four goals in his last three games for the Stingrays.
* South Carolina hosts Columbia on Tuesday before traveling to Gwinnett on Friday and Augusta on Saturday.

National Conference - North Division

Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
* Jake Moreland leads the league in consecutive starts (26), minutes (1673) and wins (18).
* Five players on Atlantic City each have multiple game-winning goals.
* Bullies' host Bakersfield on Wednesday and Reading on Saturday while visiting Reading on Friday.

Dayton Bombers
* Tyler Kolarik has 16 points (8g-8a) in 17 home games.
* Dayton is 2-5-1 in its last eight games, all of which have been decided by two goals or less.
* Bombers play host to Toledo on Friday and Wheeling on Saturday.

Johnstown Chiefs
* Chiefs have six players who have scored three or more power-play goals.
* Johnstown has averaged 1.60 goals in the third period through five games in January.
* Chiefs play at Wheeling on Friday, returning home to play Toledo on Saturday and Wheeling on Sunday.

Peoria Rivermen
* Brian McCullough leads the Rivermen in points (36), goals (13) and game-winning goals (3).
* Rivermen average three goals per game in January.
* Peoria hosts Trenton on Friday and Saturday.

Reading Royals
* Matt Yeats has won four straight starts, including two shootouts, with a 2.52 goals-against average.
* Graig Mischler has a nine-game road scoring streak (2g-11a) that began November 21.
* Royals host Bakersfield on Tuesday, Atlantic City on Friday and Toledo on Sunday while playing at Atlantic City on Saturday.

Toledo Storm
* Scott Fankhouser is 3-1-0 with a shutout, two shootout wins and a 1.44 goals-against average in his last four games.
* Storm have not scored a goal in the third period in each of the last five games.
* Toledo plays at Dayton on Friday, at Johnstown on Saturday and at Reading on Sunday.

Trenton Titans
* Trenton went 22.5 percent on the power play and 94.5 percent on the penalty kill last week.
* Trenton is 10-2-2 and has the league's best overall road winning percentage at .733.
* Titans travel to Peoria to face the Rivermen on Friday and Saturday.

Wheeling Nailers
* Nailers are 3-3-2 in their last eight games, six of which have been decided by one goal.
* Ed McGrane, Mark Kosick and Kenny Corupe lead the Nailers in scoring with 22 points.
* Nailers play Johnstown at home on Friday and then travel to Dayton on Saturday and Johnstown on Sunday.

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