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November 7, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


National Conference - West Division

Alaska Aces
* Aces lead the league in goals-against average with 2.13 and are tied for 24th in scoring with 2.25 goals-per game.
* Chris Beckford-Tseu is 2-0-1 with a 1.31 goals-against average in his last three appearances.
* Alaska plays at Idaho on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Idaho Steelheads
* Jonathan Zion has four points (2g-2a) in his last two games.
* Idaho has four players who have 10 points or more.
* Steelheads host Alaska on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Las Vegas Wranglers
* Mike McKenna made his first professional start and had 27 saves in 4-3 overtime loss at Bakersfield on Saturday.
* Las Vegas ranks third in the ECHL in goals-against average with 2.40.
* Wranglers host Fresno on Tuesday and Bakersfield on Friday and Saturday.

Phoenix RoadRunners
* Ed Hill leads ECHL defensemen with 12 assists and 12 points.
* Cory Pecker is tied for the league scoring lead with 14 points (5g-9a).
* RoadRunners host Long Beach on Friday before traveling to San Diego on Sunday.

Utah Grizzlies
* In the last three games, Grizzlies have outscored their opponents 5-1 in the first period.
* Utah is 3-0-0 and has killed 15 of 16 penalties in its last three games.
* Utah travels to Fresno on Friday and to Long Beach on Saturday and Sunday.

Victoria Salmon Kings
* Mike Wirll and Kurt Drummond each have five points (1g-4a) in the last five games.
* Victoria's power play is fifth in the ECHL at 23.4 percent (11-for-47).
* Salmon Kings play first games in the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre when they host Stockton on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

National Conference - Pacific Division

Bakersfield Condors
* Sean Venedam has five goals, seven points and a plus-minus rating of +2 in his last five games.
* Condors scored four power-play goals in 4-3 overtime win against Las Vegas on Saturday.
* Condors play at Las Vegas on Friday and Saturday.

Fresno Falcons
* Shawn Mather leads the Falcons with five goals and eight points in his last three games.
* Falcons are 3-0-0 in the last three games, including two shootout wins.
* Falcons play at Las Vegas on Tuesday before hosting Utah on Friday and San Diego on Saturday.

Long Beach Ice Dogs
* Jaroslav Halak is 1-0-0 and is second in the league with a 1.07 goals-against average.
* Ice Dogs are unbeaten in regulation the last four games, outscoring their opponents 12-6.
* Ice Dogs play at Phoenix on Friday and host Utah on Saturday and Sunday.

San Diego Gulls
* Gulls crowd of 13,001 for their home opener was the biggest crowd in team history.
* Gulls have four power-play goals the last two games and rank 21st in the ECHL at 11.7 percent.
* Gulls play at Fresno on Saturday and host Phoenix on Sunday.

Stockton Thunder
* Steve Slonina's overtime goal gave Stockton its first win in team history at San Diego on Saturday.
* Mike Lalonde leads the Thunder with four goals and five points.
* Thunder plays at Victoria on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.

American Conference - South Division

Augusta Lynx
* Jamie Johnson (2g-3a) and Sam Ftorek (3g-2a) lead the team with five points in the last five games.
* Lynx are 1-1-2 in the last four games and all have been decided by one goal.
* Lynx play host to Columbia on Friday and South Carolina on Saturday.

Charlotte Checkers
* Checkers are the only team in the league that does not have a loss in regulation.
* Hugh Jessiman had a hat trick and Kenton Smith had four assists in Charlotte's 7-2 win on Sunday.
* Checkers play their only game of the week at Pensacola on Friday.

Columbia Inferno
* Jeff Smith had two goals, including the game winner, and an assist in Inferno's 5-3 win on Saturday.
* Derek Eastman is second among league defenseman with seven power-play points (1ppg-6ppa).
* Inferno travel to Augusta on Friday and Greenville on Saturday before hosting Pensacola on Sunday.

Florida Everblades
* Florida has scored six of its 11 goals in the third period.
* Steve Saviano has seven points (2g-5a) during Florida's three-game winning streak.
* Everblades host South Carolina on Tuesday before playing at Gwinnett on Friday and Saturday.

Greenville Grrrowl
* Grrrowl has scored 15 of its 25 goals in the third period, tying it for the league lead.
* Greenville has not won or lost back-to-back games.
* Grrrowl hosts Columbia on Saturday in its only game of the week.

Gwinnett Gladiators
* Chris Durno has nine points (4g-5a) and a four-game goal scoring streak.
* Since being shutout opening night, Gwinnett has scored two power-play goals in each of its last four games.
* Gladiators host Florida on Friday and Saturday.

Pensacola Ice Pilots
* Luke Fulghum leads the Ice Pilots with five points (2g-3a) in his last five games
* David Turon leads the team with a plus-minus rating of +4 in two games.
* Ice Pilots host Charlotte on Friday before traveling to Columbia on Sunday.

South Carolina Stingrays
* Maxime Daigneault leads ECHL goaltenders in minutes (484) and saves (260).
* Dave Spina ranks second among league rookies with six goals.
* Stingrays play at Florida on Tuesday and at Augusta on Saturday.

American Conference - North Division


Dayton Bombers
* Brian Gornick has nine points (3g-6a) and a plus-minus rating of +2 in the last five games.
* Bombers have scored first in each of their three wins and are 3-1-0 overall when scoring the first goal.
* Bombers travel to Reading on Friday and Saturday and return home to face Trenton on Sunday.

Johnstown Chiefs
* J.B. Bittner has six points (2g-4a) in his last four games.
* Johnstown is winless and ranks 23rd in the league with 2.29 goals per-game.
* Chiefs host Trenton on Friday and Wheeling on Saturday before traveling to Wheeling on Sunday.

Reading Royals
* Rich Peverley has scored in every game and leads the team with nine points (2g-7a).
* Royals have had five of their six games decided by one goal (3-1-1).
* Royals play at Trenton on Wednesday before hosting Dayton on Friday and Saturday.

Toledo Storm
* P.J. Martin has scored in the last four games (2g-4a) and has a point in all but one game.
* Scooter Smith is tied for ECHL lead with 14 points and Ken Magowan is tied for the lead with seven goals.
* Storm hosts Wheeling on Friday and Trenton on Saturday.

Trenton Titans
* Trenton has allowed only three power-play goals and leads the league on the penalty kill with 93 percent.
* Titans rank second in the ECHL in goals-allowed per-game with 2.20.
* Titans host Reading on Wednesday before traveling to Johnstown on Friday, Toledo on Saturday and Dayton on Sunday.

Wheeling Nailers
* Brendon Hodge had a hat trick on Saturday and has seven points (4g-3a) in the last three games.
* Nailers averaged 5.6 goals per game last weekend and lead the league with 4.86 goals-per game.
* Nailers play at Toledo on Friday before playing home-and-home against Johnstown on Saturday (away) and Sunday (home).

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