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


National Conference - West Division

Bakersfield Condors
* Condors lead the league with 44.3 penalty minutes per game.
* Davis Parley is 2-1-0 with a 2.28 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage.
* Condors host San Diego on Wednesday and Las Vegas on Saturday before traveling to Fresno on Sunday.

Fresno Falcons
* Falcons lead the league with nine first-period goals.
* Fresno is fourth in the league on the power play at 26.7 percent (8-for-30).
* Falcons host Stockton on Friday and Bakersfield on Sunday while visiting Long Beach on Saturday.

Long Beach Ice Dogs
* Greg Hewitt leads ECHL goaltenders with 292 minutes and is tied for second with 125 saves.
* Ice Dogs picked up first win after scoring on all four shootout attempts in 4-3 win over Stockton on Saturday.
* Ice Dogs host San Diego on Wednesday, Idaho on Friday and Fresno on Saturday.

San Diego Gulls
* Richard Keyes has three points (2g-1a) in the last two games.
* Tyler Weiman has started all five games and is second in the league with 286 minutes.
* Gulls travel to Long Beach on Wednesday and Bakersfield on Friday before playing their home opener on Saturday against Stockton.

Stockton Thunder
* Stockton has allowed only one third period goal, tying it for the ECHL lead.
* Each of first two losses has been by identical 4-3 score.
* Thunder travels to Fresno on Friday and to San Diego on Saturday.

National Conference - Pacific Division

Alaska Aces
* Chris Beckford-Tseu is 3-0-0 and ranks third in the league with a 1.33 goals-against average.
* Eighteen players have scored at least one point led by Mike Scott (2g-4a).
* Aces begin their first road trip of the season when they visit Utah on Friday and Saturday.

Idaho Steelheads
* Idaho is undefeated through five games and leads the league in scoring with 4.80 goals per-game.
* Steelheads have eight players averaging at least one point per-game.
* Idaho plays at Phoenix on Thursday and Saturday and visits Long Beach on Friday.

Las Vegas Wranglers
* Derek Edwardson leads the team with three goals and two power-play goals.
* Marc Magliarditi recorded his ECHL record 26th career shutout on Friday at Florida.
* Wranglers host Phoenix on Friday before traveling to Bakersfield on Saturday.

Phoenix RoadRunners
* Cory Pecker leads the league with 11 points (5g-6a) and is averaging 2.2 points per game.
* Mathieu Chouinard is 3-0-0 with a 1.80 goals-against average and .954 save percentage.
* RoadRunners host Idaho on Thursday and Saturday and play at Las Vegas on Friday.

Utah Grizzlies
* Grizzlies lead the league with 26 goals and rank fourth in scoring with 4.33 goals-per game.
* Matt Craig leads ECHL rookies with six goals and is tied for the rookie scoring lead with 10 points.
* Grizzlies host division rival Alaska on Friday and Saturday.

Victoria Salmon Kings
* Lanny Gare has five points (2g-3a) in his last two games.
* Salmon Kings are tied for seventh in the league in scoring with 3.75 goals-per game.
* Eight-game season-opening road trip continues at Trenton on Wednesday, at Dayton on Friday, at Toledo on Saturday and at Wheeling on Sunday.

American Conference - North Division

Dayton Bombers
* Brian Gornick and Jeff Szwez are tied for the team lead with four goals and two power-play goals.
* Scott Cameron leads the team with five assists and is tied for scoring lead with eight points.
* Bombers play host to Victoria on Friday and Reading on Saturday.

Johnstown Chiefs

* Chiefs are 0-1-2 at home with each game decided by one goal.
* Johnstown has 16 players who have registered at least one point.
* Chiefs travel to Trenton on Friday and return home to face Wheeling on Saturday.

Reading Royals
* Royals are unbeaten in regulation (2-0-1) and every game has been a one-goal game.
* Grant Jacobson and Eric Werner scored their first professional goal on October 28 and October 29, respectively.
* Royals travel to Greenville on Friday, Dayton on Saturday and Toledo on Sunday.

Toledo Storm
* Storm has scored 22 goals and is tied for second in the league averaging 4.40 goals per-game.
* Ken Magowan and Scooter Smith are tied for second in the league with six assists and 10 points.
* Storm travels to Wheeling on Friday before returning home to face Victoria on Saturday and Reading on Sunday.

Trenton Titans
* Scott Stirling is 2-0-1 with a 2.21 goals-against average and .925 save percentage in three starts.
* Despite leading for only 1:20, Trenton is undefeated in regulation (1-0-0).
* Titans play host to Victoria on Wednesday and Johnstown on Friday.

Wheeling Nailers
* Nailers rank fourth in the league in scoring averaging 4.25 goals per-game.
* Sean Collins leads ECHL rookies in assists (6), plus-minus (+5) and is tied for the lead in scoring with 10 points.
* Nailers host Toledo on Friday and Victoria on Sunday while visiting Johnstown on Saturday.

American Conference - South Division

Augusta Lynx
* Trevor Cunning had 38 saves in his first professional start, a 3-2 win at Pensacola on Saturday.
* Lynx are 3-1-1 despite outscoring its opponents by a total of one goal (13-12).
* Lynx travel to face division rival Florida on Friday and Saturday.

Charlotte Checkers
* Charlotte is 1-0-0 in regulation games and 3-0-1 in games going past regulation.
* Luke Stauffacher has three goals in his last two games.
* Checkers play a home-and-home series against South Carolina on Saturday (away) and Sunday (home).

Columbia Inferno
* Inferno has had four of its six games decided by one goal going 3-0-1.
* Derek Eastman ranks third among ECHL defensemen with six points (1g-5a).
* Inferno plays at Pensacola on Friday and Saturday.

Florida Everblades
* Steve Saviano, Paul Cabana and Daniel Sisca lead the team in scoring with three points each.
* Florida lost season opener for the first time in four years and home opener for the first time ever.
* Everblades will host Augusta on Friday and Saturday.

Greenville Grrrowl
* Greenville has outscored opponents 9-3 in the third period, more than any other team in the league.
* Brock Radunske is tied for second in the league with five goals.
* Grrrowl travels to South Carolina on Tuesday before returning home to face Reading on Friday and Gwinnett on Saturday.

Gwinnett Gladiators
* Gladiators are second in the ECHL on the penalty kill at 95.5 percent.
* Gwinnett has outscored its opponents 10-4 and leads the league with 1.33 goals-allowed per game.
* Gladiators travel to South Carolina on Friday and Greenville on Saturday.

Pensacola Ice Pilots
* Brendan Cook had a goal and an assist in his first pro game on Saturday.
* Ice Pilots have been outscored 18-6 and are averaging 1.5 goals per game.
* Ice Pilots host division rival Columbia on Friday and Saturday.

South Carolina Stingrays
* Eleven of 18 goals scored are on the power play and rank second in the league at 31.4 percent.
* J.F. David ranks second among ECHL defensemen in scoring with eight points (2g-6a).
* Stingrays host Greenville on Tuesday, Gwinnett on Friday and Charlotte on Saturday before traveling to Charlotte on Sunday.




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