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March 14, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


American Conference - East Division

Augusta Lynx
* Lynx have the league's best home power play at 24.6 percent (31-for-126).
* Jamie Johnson is second in the league with 46 assists and tied for third with 66 points.
* Lynx host Texas on Tuesday and Pensacola on Friday and Saturday.

Charlotte Checkers
* Checkers are 5-0-2 in their last seven games.
* Alex Westlund has a 0.97 goals-against average and Checkers are +50 in the last five games.
* Checkers play at Pee Dee on Friday while hosting Trenton on Tuesday, Gwinnett on Saturday and Florida on Sunday.

Columbia Inferno
* Mike Minard earned his fourth shutout with 37 saves in a 5-0 win over Texas on Saturday.
* Columbia 2-2-2 and is 6-for-20 (30 percent) on the power play in March.
* Inferno host Mississippi on Saturday and travel to South Carolina on Friday and Gwinnett on Sunday.

Greenville Grrrowl
* Grrrowl is 0-3-0 and has been outscored 14-3 in its last three games.
* Nineteen of Greenville's 31 wins have been one-goal games.
* Grrrowl plays at Pee Dee on Thursday before hosting Florida on Friday and Saturday.

Pee Dee Pride
* Allan Sirois played his 600th ECHL game on Saturday to ranks fourth all-time on the ECHL career games list.
* Gregg Johnson has an eight-game point streak (6g-7a).
* Pride hosts Greenville on Thursday and Charlotte on Friday while traveling to South Carolina on Saturday.

South Carolina Stingrays
* Joe Tenute leads ECHL rookies with 35 assists and 62 points.
* Stingrays have won their last five home games and are 21-6-2 at home.
* Stingrays host Gwinnett on Tuesday, Columbia on Friday and Pee Dee on Saturday.

American Conference - South Division

Florida Everblades
* Reggie Berg has a four-game assist streak (5a).
* Defenseman Tim O'Connell is +14 in his last 10 games.
* Florida hosts Victoria on Tuesday before traveling to Greenville Friday and Saturday and Charlotte on Sunday.

Gwinnett Gladiators
* Kris Goodjohn ranks seventh in the ECHL with 60 points (17g-43a).
* Gwinnett's penalty kill leads the league at 87.9 percent (211-for-240).
* Gladiators travel to South Carolina on Tuesday and Charlotte on Friday while hosting Mississippi on Thursday and Columbia on Saturday.

Louisiana IceGators
* IceGators penalty kill ranks 27th in the ECHL at 79.8 percent (218-for-272).
* Chris M. Thompson has 10 points (4g-6a) in his last 10 games.
* Louisiana hosts Idaho on Wednesday and Friday and Victoria on Saturday and Sunday.

Mississippi Sea Wolves
* Louis Dumont's five game-winning goals lead the Sea Wolves.
* Randy Petruk is 3-2-0 with a .929 save percentage since joining Mississippi.
* Mississippi hosts Idaho on Tuesday before traveling to Gwinnett on Friday and Columbia on Saturday.

Pensacola Ice Pilots
* Pilots clinched Kelly Cup Playoff berth with 2-1 shootout win at Charlotte on Saturday.
* Frederic Cloutier is 2-0-0 with a 0.46 goals-against average and a .987 save percentage in his last three games.
* Pensacola visits Augusta on Friday and Saturday.

Texas Wildcatters
* Phil Osaer is 6-23-3 with a .914 save percentage and a 3.15 goals-against average.
* Wildcatters' power play ranks 27th in the ECHL at 12.8 percent (32-for-250).
* Texas visits Augusta on Tuesday and hosts Victoria on Thursday and Idaho on Saturday.

National Conference - West Division

Alaska Aces
* Scott Gomez leads the ECHL in assists (61) and points (72) and Chris Minard leads in goals (39).
* Defenseman Ryan Moren has four assists and is +3 in his last five games.
* Alaska visits Fresno on Tuesday and Bakersfield on Friday and Saturday.

Bakersfield Condors
* Defenseman Guy Dupuis leads the ECHL in plus-minus rating (+28).
* Connor James leads ECHL rookies with six shorthand points (4shg-2sha).
* Bakersfield travels to Las Vegas on Tuesday before hosting Alaska on Friday and Saturday.

Fresno Falcons
* Shaun Sutter is tied for the league lead with 14 power-play goals.
* Jamie Hodson leads ECHL goaltenders with six shootout wins.
* Fresno hosts Alaska on Tuesday before visiting Las Vegas on Friday.

Idaho Steelheads
* Lance Galbraith has a three-game goal scoring streak (4g).
* Frank Doyle ranks second among ECHL goaltenders with 25 wins.
* Idaho visits Mississippi on Tuesday, Louisiana on Wednesday and Friday and Texas on Saturday and Sunday.

Las Vegas Wranglers
* Shawn Limpright has 12 points (3g-9a) in his last 10 games.
* Wranglers power play leads the ECHL at 20.6 percent (53-for-257).
* Las Vegas hosts Bakersfield on Tuesday and Fresno on Friday before traveling to San Diego on Saturday and Sunday.

Long Beach Ice Dogs
* Nathan Martz and Marco Rosa are tied for second in the ECHL in plus-minus rating (+27).
* Bill Lindsay and Chris Kenady each have eight points (4g-4a) in the last 10 games.
* Long Beach visits San Diego on Friday.

San Diego Gulls
* In the last three games, Eddy Ferhi is 2-1-0 with a 1.95 goals-against average.
* Guillaume Fournier ranks second among rookies with 10 power-play goals.
* San Diego hosts Long Beach on Friday and Las Vegas on Saturday and Sunday.

Victoria Salmon Kings
* Rookie defenseman Ryan Wade leads the Salmon Kings with 41 points (14g-27a).
* Victoria penalty kill ranks 28th in the league at 76.8 percent (228-for-297).
* Travels to Florida on Tuesday, Texas on Thursday and Louisiana on Saturday and Sunday.

National Conference - North Division

Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
* Peter Bournazakis has four goals and six points and is +3 in his first seven games with the team.
* Bullies are 11-6-2 and have not lost two straight games since January 30 and February 2.
* Bullies play at Dayton on Tuesday and at Wheeling on Thursday before hosting Peoria on Friday and Reading on Saturday.

Dayton Bombers
* Since joining the team February 4, Brett Nowak has 17 points (8g-9a) in 19 games.
* Bombers are 3-3-0 with a +7 rating in March, despite allowing 3.67 goals-per game.
* Dayton hosts Atlantic City on Tuesday and Johnstown on Saturday while visiting Reading on Thursday.

Johnstown Chiefs
* David Cann has started 17 consecutive games (4-10-3).
* Chiefs are 0-5-2 with a plus-minus rating of -46 and goals-against average of 3.82 in March.
* Chiefs host Peoria on Thursday before traveling to Wheeling on Friday and Dayton on Saturday.

Peoria Rivermen
* Peoria is 1-2-0 on current seven-game road trip and 8-11-1 overall against the North Division.
* Defenseman Ed Hill has two assists and leads the Rivermen with a +6 rating in the last five games.
* Rivermen will play at Reading on Tuesday, at Johnstown on Thursday, at Atlantic City on Friday and at Wheeling on Saturday.

Reading Royals
* Royals are 9-for-25 (36 percent) in their last five games on the power play.
* Reading has allowed one power-play goal in 21 chances (95 percent) in the last five games.
* Royals host Peoria on Tuesday, Dayton on Thursday and Trenton on Sunday while going to Atlantic City on Saturday.

Toledo Storm
* Storm has outscored its opponents 13-6 during current three-game winning streak.
* Rick Judson has three goals, all game winners, in his last six games.
* Storm hosts Trenton on Friday and Saturday.

Trenton Titans
* Trenton is 2-1-1 and has gone 7-for-20 (35 percent) on the power play in the last four games.
* Since January 1, Titans have a road plus-minus rating of -73 and are 2-9-3 on the road.
* Titans play at Charlotte on Tuesday, at Toledo on Friday and Saturday, and at Reading on Sunday.

Wheeling Nailers
* Wheeling has the ECHL's best home penalty kill at home at 90.8 percent.
* Nailers are tied for the National Conference lead with 20 home wins.
* Nailers host Atlantic City on Thursday, Johnstown on Friday and Peoria on Saturday.

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