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October 24, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


American Conference - South Division

Augusta Lynx
* Seamus Kotyk is 2-0-0 with a 0.59 goals-against average and .983 save percentage.
* Dan Sullivan scored the game-winning overtime goal against Columbia on Sunday.
* Lynx visit South Carolina on Tuesday, Gwinnett on Friday and Pensacola on Saturday.

Charlotte Checkers
* Blake Bellefeuille, Ryan Cuthbert and Dan Girardi each have a goal and an assist in two games.
* Jeff Glass recorded his first professional shutout in his first game, a 1-0 shootout win on Friday.
* Checkers travel to Columbia on Friday and South Carolina on Saturday.

Columbia Inferno
* Inferno is 25 percent on the power play and leads the league in power-play goals with seven.
* Robert Gherson is 1-0-1 with a 1.46 goals-against average and .954 save percentage.
* Inferno is at home this week against Charlotte on Friday and South Carolina on Sunday while visiting Greenville on Saturday.

Florida Everblades
* Reggie Berg returns for his sixth season after scoring 55 points (21g-34a) in 40 regular season games and 13 points (7g-6a) in 19 Kelly Cup playoff games in 2004-05.
* Steve Saviano returns for a second season with Florida after scoring 52 points (14g-38a) in 58 regular season games in 2004-05.
* Everblades host Las Vegas on Friday and Saturday.

Greenville Grrrowl
* Brock Radunske scored his first professional hat trick in 6-2 win at Pensacola on opening night.
* Rory McMahon and Tyler Mosienko each scored their first professional goal in their first game.
* Grrrowl hosts Pensacola on Friday and Columbia on Saturday.

Gwinnett Gladiators
* Tuomas Tarkki got his first professional shutout in a 1-0 shootout loss to Charlotte on Friday.
* Sean Fields and Tuomas Tarkki have a combined goals-against average of 0.48 and a combined save percentage of .986.
* Gladiators play only game of the week when they hosts Augusta on Friday.

Pensacola Ice Pilots
* Pensacola plays its first road game on Friday after finishing 25-9-2 on the road in 2004-05.
* Ice Pilots have been outscored 12-2 in their first two games.
* Ice Pilots travel to Greenville on Friday and return home to face Augusta on Saturday.

South Carolina Stingrays
* Brad Parsons has four points (1g-3a) and is a +2 in two games.
* South Carolina had a crowd of 7,738 for its home opener.
* Stingrays host Augusta on Tuesday and Charlotte on Saturday before visiting Columbia on Sunday.

American Conference - North Division

Dayton Bombers
* Rookie Jay Latulippe leads the team with three goals, one game-winning goal and four points.
* Bombers had a crowd of 7,218 for their home opener on Saturday.
*.Dayton travels to Toledo on Friday and Wheeling on Saturday before returning home to face Wheeling on Sunday.

Johnstown Chiefs
* Jason Spence has a goal and an assist, both on the power play, in his first two games.
* Chiefs' attendance was 3,130 for its home opener.
* Chiefs play at home against Toledo on Wednesday and Trenton on Friday then travel to Toledo on Saturday.

Reading Royals
* Mike Pandolfo had a game-winning-goal, a power-play goal and a shorthand goal in the opener.
* Goaltender Cody Rudkowsky stopped 18 of 20 shots in Reading's 3-2 win on Saturday.
* Royals travel to Wheeling on Friday and return for their home opener against Trenton on Saturday.

Trenton Titans
* Chris Thompson scored a hat trick on his first three shots in Trenton's 5-3 win on Saturday.
* Crowd of 7,093 watched raising of the 2005 Kelly Cup Champions banner at home opener on Saturday.
* Titans go on the road to face Johnstown on Friday and Reading on Saturday.

Wheeling Nailers
* Cliff Loya and Sean Collins each scored a goal on their only shot in the season opener.
* Nailers have lost season opener two straight years, including 5-3 at Trenton on Saturday.
* Nailers play their home opener on Friday against Reading and host Dayton on Saturday before traveling to Dayton on Sunday.

National Conference - West Division

Alaska Aces
* Matt Underhill stopped 18 of 19 shots for a 2-1 win in Alaska's home opener on Friday.
* Aces are 2-0-0 to begin the season for the first time since joining the ECHL in 2003-04.
* Aces continue their home stand playing San Diego on Monday and Bakersfield on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Idaho Steelheads
* Idaho is 3-0-0 and outscored Long Beach 12-5 on opening weekend.
* Matthew Yeats leads the league with three wins and has a goals-against average of 1.67.
* Steelheads travel to Fresno on Saturday and Sunday.

Las Vegas Wranglers
* Shawn Limpright returns a second season after 30 points (10g-20a) in 42 games in 2004-05.
* Marc Magliarditi returns for a third season with Las Vegas after going 17-20-4 in 2004-05.
* Wranglers open at home against Utah on Tuesday then travel to Florida on Friday and Saturday.

Phoenix RoadRunners
* Cory Pecker leads the league with four goals and seven points in three games.
* RoadRunners won their first-ever ECHL game 4-2 at Utah on Friday.
* Phoenix plays host to San Diego on Friday and Saturday.

Utah Grizzlies
* Grizzlies won their first-ever ECHL game 5-4 victory at Phoenix on Saturday.
* Utah is 2-1-0 and has scored 14 goals in three games to open the season.
* Grizzlies travel to Las Vegas on Tuesday then return home to play Victoria on Friday and Saturday.

Victoria Salmon Kings
* Steve Lingren has two points (1g-1a) in two games for the Salmon Kings.
* BJ Boxma is 0-2-0 despite a goals-against average of 2.64 and a save percentage of .924.
* Victoria travels to Utah to face the Grizzlies on Friday and Saturday.

National Conference - Pacific Division

Bakersfield Condors
* Condors won their home opener in front 8,263, the fourth-largest crowd in team history.
* Kevin Kotyluk had three assists in the Condors 5-3 win over Victoria on Saturday.
* Bakersfield travels to Alaska on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Fresno Falcons
* Brett Jaeger stopped 30 of 31 shots in Fresno's 2-1 home-opening win over Victoria on Friday.
* Falcons are 2-0-0 with two one-goal wins at home.
* Fresno travels to Long Beach on Friday then returns home to face Idaho on Saturday and Sunday.

Long Beach Ice Dogs
* Jason Sessa and Christian Larrivee each have three points (1g-2a) in three games.
*.Long Beach is 0-3-0 for the first time in team history allowing 12 goals in three games.
* Ice Dogs play their home opener against Fresno on Friday and host Stockton on Saturday.

San Diego Gulls
* Gulls lost their first two games by one goal after being 20-6-8 in one-goal games in 2004-05.
* Steve Hildenbrand and Jesse Bennefield each have a goal and an assist in the first two games.
* Gulls continue their road trip at Alaska on Monday and visit Phoenix on Friday and Saturday.

Stockton Thunder
* Noah Whyte scored the first goal in Stockton history in a 4-3 loss at Fresno on Saturday.
* Derek Campbell scored two goals in the Thunder's 4-3 loss on Saturday.
* Thunder plays its only game of the week at Long Beach on Saturday.

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