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Published on January 31, 2005 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


American Conference - East Division

Augusta Lynx
* Lynx allowed seven power-play goals in December and 14 in January.
* Augusta is the league leader in fewest penalty minutes with 16.3 per-game.
* Lynx play at Florida on Tuesday and return home to host Florida on Friday and Saturday.

Charlotte Checkers
* Checkers improved goals-against average from 3.49 in December to 2.67 in January.
* Eduard Pershin had 10 points and was +5 in Charlotte's seven-game win streak (January 7-21).
* Checkers are home against Pee Dee on Friday and Dayton on Saturday.

Columbia Inferno
* 2003-04 ECHL leading scorer Tim Smith had an assist in his first game back on Friday.
* Inferno went from +49 and 1.89 goals-against in December to -32 and 3.32 goals-against in January.
* Inferno hosts South Carolina on Tuesday, Greenville on Friday and Pee Dee on Saturday.

Greenville Grrrowl
* Grrrowl have the highest road winning percentage (.595) in the East Division.
* Vladimir Gusev and Scotty Balan both finished at +5 in 6-1 win over Texas on Friday.
* Greenville plays at Columbia on Friday and at South Carolina on Saturday.

Pee Dee Pride
* Jan Vodrazka will play in his 500th professional game on Friday at Charlotte.
* Pride has allowed the game's first goal in each of the last four games.
* Pride travels to Gwinnett on Tuesday, Charlotte on Friday and Columbia on Saturday.

South Carolina Stingrays
* South Carolina is 34 percent on the power play in January, up from 14 percent in December.
* Stingrays have averaged 3.7 goals-per game and set a club record with 10 straight victories.
* Stingrays play at Columbia on Tuesday and host Gwinnett on Friday and Greenville on Saturday.

National Conference - West Division

Alaska Aces
* Scott Gomez leads the ECHL with 44 assists and ranks third in scoring with 51 points.
* Chris Minard scored his league-leading 29th goal in 4-3 win against Idaho on Sunday.
* Alaska hosts Bakersfield on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Bakersfield Condors
* Yutaka Fukufuji ranks fifth in the ECHL with 16 wins.
* Lars-Peder Nagel is tied for fourth in rookie scoring with 37 points (15g-22a).
* Bakersfield visits Alaska on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Fresno Falcons
* Shaun Sutter is tied for the league lead with 10 power-play goals.
* Falcons goaltender Jamie Hodson leads the ECHL with five shootout wins.
* Fresno visits Victoria on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Idaho Steelheads
* Frank Doyle stopped 20-of-21 shots and was named MVP at the ECHL All-Star Game.
* Steelheads penalty-kill ranks sixth in the ECHL at 86.3 percent (177-for-205).
* Idaho hosts Long Beach on Friday and Saturday.

Las Vegas Wranglers
* Dustin Johner is tied for second among league rookies with 18 goals.
* Ryan Gaucher (9g-17a) and Jason McBain (5g-21a) are tied for sixth in scoring by defensemen.
* Las Vegas hosts Victoria on Monday.

Long Beach Ice Dogs
* Dogs have exceeded 2003-04 totals for points (51), wins (23), home and road wins (10).
* Marco Rosa's 36 points (18g-18a) tie him for sixth among ECHL rookies.
* Long Beach visits Idaho on Friday and Saturday.

San Diego Gulls
* Gulls power-play ranks third in the ECHL at 19.2 percent (41-for-213).
* Sylvain Deschatelets has12 points (4g-8a) in his last 10 games.
* San Diego visits Wheeling on Friday and Sunday.

Victoria Salmon Kings
* Brad Dexter leads the Salmon Kings in assists (19) and power-play assists (12).
* Victoria is winless in its last 17 games, going 0-15-2 to set an ECHL record.
* Victoria visits Las Vegas on Monday before hosting Fresno on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.

American Conference - South Division

Florida Everblades
* Brad Church ranks third in the ECHL in plus-minus rating (+19).
* All-Star starter Matt Hendricks is tied for the rookie lead in scoring with 40 points (19g-21a).
* Everblades host Augusta on Tuesday before traveling to Augusta on Friday and Saturday.

Gwinnett Gladiators
* Gladiators power play is tied for eighth in the ECHL at 17.7 percent (31-for-175).
* ECHL All-Star Jeff Campbell ranks fourth in rookie scoring with 37 points (17g-20a).
* Gwinnett hosts Pee Dee on Tuesday and Pensacola on Saturday while visiting South Carolina on Friday.

Louisiana IceGators
* Wes Mason leads the team with 41 points (19g-22a).
* IceGators All-Star goaltender Nathan Marsters ranks second in the ECHL with 930 saves.
* Louisiana hosts Pensacola on Wednesday and travels to Texas on Friday.

Mississippi Sea Wolves
* Goaltender Matt Underhill has won eight of his last nine starts and has two shutouts in that span.
* Mike Jarmuth is tied for second among ECHL defensemen with nine goals.
* Mississippi hosts Texas on Tuesday and Pensacola on Friday before traveling to Texas on Saturday.

Pensacola Ice Pilots
* All-Star starter Corey Neilson leads ECHL defensemen in game-winning goals (3), goals (10), assists (25), and points (35).
* All-Star forward Tyler Beechey has a five-game assist streak (8a), dating back to January 22.
* Pensacola visits Louisiana on Wednesday, Mississippi on Friday and Gwinnett on Saturday.

Texas Wildcatters
* Wildcatters goaltender Phil Osaer ranks third in the ECHL with 862 saves.
* Andrew Ianiero leads Texas with 31 points (12g-19a).
* Texas visits Mississippi on Tuesday and hosts Louisiana on Friday and Mississippi on Saturday.

National Conference - North Division

Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
* Jason Notermann is tied for the ECHL lead with 10 power-play goals.
* Atlantic City has a plus-minus rating of -36 in January after being +59 in December.
* Bullies host Peoria on Wednesday, travel to Johnstown on Friday and return home to play Peoria on Saturday.

Dayton Bombers
* Bombers are 1-4-0 in the last five games, four of which were decided by one goal.
* Dayton's power play was 8.9 percent in January after going 17.8 percent in December.
* Bombers host Reading on Friday and play at Charlotte on Saturday.

Johnstown Chiefs
* Johnstown is tied for the league lead with five home shorthand goals.
* Chiefs power play was 22 percent in December, but dropped to 9.4 percent in January.
* Chiefs play host to Atlantic City on Friday, San Diego on Saturday and Peoria on Sunday.

Peoria Rivermen
* Peoria has killed 29 straight power plays and ranks fourth on the penalty kill at 86.9 percent.
* Rivermen's power play is at 21.2 percent in January, up from 12.3 percent in December.
* Peoria plays at Trenton on Tuesday, at Atlantic City on Wednesday and Saturday, and at Johnstown on Sunday.

Reading Royals
* Royals power play is 18.7 percent in January after being 11.5 percent in December.
* Ryan Kinasewich leads Reading with 35 points (14g-21a) and 11 power-play points (11).
* Royals play at Dayton on Friday and at Trenton on Sunday while hosting Toledo on Saturday.

Toledo Storm
* Toledo has a plus-minus rating of +30 in January after finishing -60 in December.
* Storm's Scooter Smith has 10 points (4g-6a) in 13 games with Toledo.
* Toledo plays at Trenton on Friday and at Reading on Saturday and hosts San Diego on Wednesday.

Trenton Titans
* Jerramie Domish leads the team with five assists and a +6 rating in his last four games.
* Rick Kowalsky got his fifth game-winning goal in 4-3 overtime win against Atlantic City on Saturday.
* Titans host Peoria on Tuesday, Toledo on Friday, Wheeling on Saturday and Reading on Sunday.

Wheeling Nailers
* Joe Exter posted two 1-0 shutouts in his last three games (3-0-0).
* Nailers are tied for the most one-goal games in the league with 25 (15-8-2).
* Nailers host San Diego on Friday and Sunday while visiting Trenton on Saturday.

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