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Published on December 27, 2005 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


American Conference - South Division

Augusta Lynx
* Nicolas Corbeil has a 13-game scoring streak (9g-15a) and Joel Stepp has an 11-game scoring streak (5g-12a).
* The Lynx are 9-1-0 when they do not allow a power-play goal.
* Lynx face off against South Carolina on Friday (home) and Saturday (away) while hosting Florida on Tuesday and playing at Gwinnett on Thursday and at Charlotte on Monday.

Charlotte Checkers
* Since joining the team on Nov. 11, Brandon Cullen has seven points (3g-4a) in 11 games.
* Chris Holt is 2-2-0 in his last four starts, including a 2-1-0 record in one-goal games.
* Checkers play at Greenville on Tuesday and at Pensacola on Friday and Saturday before hosting Augusta on Monday.

Columbia Inferno
* Inferno is 1-3-1 in its last four games, all of which have been decided by one goal.
* Mike Stathopoulos has seven points (3g-4a) in his last five games.
* Inferno plays at Wheeling on Wednesday and Friday, at Johnstown on Saturday and at Dayton on Sunday.

Florida Everblades
* Ernie Hartlieb has five assists and six points in his last two games.
* Everblades have won a team record 12 home games in a row.
* Florida plays at Augusta on Tuesday and at Pensacola on Wednesday before hosting Gwinnett on Friday and Saturday.

Greenville Grrrowl
* In his last four starts, Mike Brodeur is 3-1-0 with a goals against of 1.25 and a save percentage of .958.
* Grrrowl is 3-2-0 with a plus-minus rating of +54 in its last five games.
* Grrrowl hosts Charlotte on Tuesday and South Carolina on Sunday.

Gwinnett Gladiators
* Guillaume Desbiens leads the Gladiators in December with 17 points (5g-12a).
* Gladiators lead the league with 10 shorthand goals in 24 games.
* Gladiators host South Carolina on Tuesday and Augusta on Thursday before traveling to Florida on Friday and Saturday.

Pensacola Ice Pilots
* Brian Collins has six points (2g-4a) in his last five games.
* Pensacola is 4-1-0 and averaging 2.8 goals in its last five home games.
* Ice Pilots host Florida on Wednesday and Charlotte on Friday and Saturday.

South Carolina Stingrays
* Matt Reid has nine points (4g-5a) in his last 10 games.
* Maxime Daigneault is 6-1-1 with a goals-against average of 2.65 in his last eight appearances.
* Stingrays play a home-and-home series against Augusta on Friday (away) and Saturday (home) and play at Gwinnett on Tuesday and at Greenville on Sunday.

American Conference - North Division

Dayton Bombers
* Rookie Mark Flood leads the Bombers defense with 12 points (6g-6a) in 20 games.
* Bombers have had five different goaltenders play in the last five games.
* Dayton hosts Trenton on Wednesday and Columbia on Sunday while playing a home-and-home with Toledo on Friday (home) and Saturday (away).

Johnstown Chiefs
* Chiefs are 2-1-1 in their last four games, all of which have been decided by one goal.
* Johnstown has not started the same goaltender in back-to-back games since Nov. 5 (21 games).
* Chiefs play at Trenton on Friday and host Columbia on Saturday.

Reading Royals
* Royals have lost only two games by more than one goal.
* Reading has a power-play goal in its last 16 games dating back to Nov. 11.
* Royals play at Stockton on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday and at Long Beach on Saturday.

Toledo Storm
* Rookie Adam Keefe has five goals and six points in his last four games.
* Toledo is 9-5-2 against the North Division and 2-4-1 against the rest of the ECHL.
* Storm hosts Trenton on Tuesday before playing home-and-home series against Dayton on Friday (away) and Saturday (home).

Trenton Titans
* Trenton leads the league in one-goal game wins (11-2-2).
* Titans are 13-2-0 when scoring two or more goals.
* Titans host Johnstown on Friday and play at Toledo on Tuesday, at Dayton on Wednesday and at Wheeling on Saturday.

Wheeling Nailers
* Nailers have scored four or more goals in 14 of their 17 wins.
* Andy Frank is 3-0-0 with a shutout and a 0.60 goals-against average in his last four starts.
* Nailers host Columbia on Wednesday and Friday and Trenton on Saturday.

National Conference - Pacific Division

Bakersfield Condors
* Sean Venedam has four points (2g-2a) in his last five games.
* Defenseman Scott Basiuk is tied for the team lead with 16 points (1g-15a).
* Condors host Fresno on Friday and Stockton on Saturday.

Fresno Falcons
* Luke Curtin leads the ECHL with 15 power-play assists and is tied for the lead with 18 power-play points.
* Seven different players have four points or more in the Falcons' last five games.
* Falcons play at Bakersfield on Friday and at Phoenix on Saturday and Sunday.

Long Beach Ice Dogs
* Greg Hewitt is 4-2-1 in his last seven starts.
* Justin Aitken has an eight-game scoring streak (5g-8a).
* Ice Dogs host Las Vegas on Wednesday, Phoenix on Friday and Reading on Saturday.

San Diego Gulls
* Alex Kim is averaging two points a game in his last five contests (4g-6a).
* Tyler Weiman has started the last five games going 3-2-0 with a 2.20 goals-against average.
* Gulls play at Las Vegas on Tuesday and at Idaho on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Stockton Thunder
* Stockton has scored 50 percent of its goals in December on the power play (8 of 16).
* Geno Parrish leads the Thunder defense with 14 assists and 15 points.
* Thunder hosts Reading on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday before traveling to Bakersfield on Saturday.

National Conference - West Division

Alaska Aces
* Aces have outscored their opponents 12-1 in the last two games.
* Alaska is 13-0-1 in its last 14 games.
* Aces host Victoria on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Idaho Steelheads
* Idaho has scored at least five goals in each of its last five games and leads the league with 107 goals.
* Steve Silverthorn has won three straight starts and has a victory in seven of his last nine games.
* Steelheads play at Utah on Tuesday before returning home to face San Diego on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Las Vegas Wranglers
* Wranglers have won 10 games in a row and are 14-0-1 in their last 15 games.
* Rookie Mike McKenna has won his last eight starts and is unbeaten in regulation (8-0-1).
* Wranglers host San Diego on Tuesday and Utah on Friday while playing at Long Beach on Wednesday and at Utah on Saturday and Sunday.

Phoenix RoadRunners
* Shawn Snider (1g-3a) and Dean Tiltgen (3g-1a) each have four points in the last five games.
* Mike Mole has started eight of Phoenix's 10 games in December going 3-5-0.
* Phoenix plays at Long Beach on Friday and hosts Fresno on Saturday and Sunday.

Utah Grizzlies
* Utah is 14-1-1 when leading or tied after the first period.
* Utah is 6-0-0 when Louis Dumont scores a goal.
* Grizzlies host Idaho on Tuesday and Las Vegas on Saturday and Sunday while playing at Las Vegas on Friday.

Victoria Salmon Kings
* Steve Lingren leads ECHL defensemen with 11 goals and is tied for the lead with eight power-play goals.
* Kurt Drummond is tied for third among league defensemen with 18 assists.
* Salmon Kings play at Alaska on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

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