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February 6, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


National Conference - Pacific Division

Bakersfield Condors
* Sean Venedam is second in the league with 12 power-play goals.
* Kevin St. Jacques has a six-game scoring streak (4g-4a).
* Condors play at Idaho on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.

Fresno Falcons
* Luke Curtin leads Fresno and is tied for second in the ECHL with 55 points (16g-39a).
* All-Star Brett Jaeger is 15-5-7 and ranks ninth in the league with a 2.65.
* Falcons play at Stockton on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday and host Stockton on Friday.

Long Beach Ice Dogs
* Sean McAslan scored career-best four goals in 4-3 win on Feb. 3, tying ECHL season high.
* Ash Goldie leads Long Beach on the road with 13 goals in 15 games.
* Ice Dogs play at Victoria on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.

San Diego Gulls
* Gulls have killed 28 of 29 penalties in the last five games and 101 of 112 penalties in the last 17.
* San Diego has scored only seven goals in regulation during the last five games (1-3-1).
* Gulls play at Utah on Wednesday and Friday.

Stockton Thunder
* Steve Slonina (1g-4a) and Kevin Gardner (2g-3a) each have four-game scoring streaks.
* Joel Irwin leads the team with 22 assists and 35 points in 38 games.
* Thunder hosts Fresno on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday and plays at Fresno on Friday.

National Conference - West Division

Alaska Aces
* Barrett Heisten (20g-35a) and Alex Leavitt (13g-42a) are tied for third in the ECHL in scoring.
* Aces have lost back-to-back games only once, 4-1 at Utah on Nov. 4 and 3-2 in OT at Utah on Nov. 5.
* Aces play at Las Vegas on Tuesday and host Phoenix on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Idaho Steelheads
* Wins on Feb. 1 and 3 were first back-to-back wins since Dec. 22 and 26.
* Idaho has outscored its opponent in every period, including overtime, in the last 10 games.
* Steelheads host Bakersfield on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Las Vegas Wranglers
* Matt Dzieduszycki has a three-game goal-scoring streak (5g) and three-game scoring streak (5g-1a).
* Dan Tudin has five assists in his last three games and leads team with 30 assists in 42 games.
* Wranglers host Alaska on Wednesday and play at Utah on Saturday.

Phoenix RoadRunners
* RoadRunners have won team record five consecutive games and five straight road games.
* Dean Tiltgen leads team with 15 assists and 25 points in 43 games.
* Phoenix concludes season-high nine-game road trip playing at Alaska on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Utah Grizzlies
* Jeff Miles leads team the last five games with four goals, four assists and eight points.
* Colt King has scored nine of his 10 goals at home.
* Grizzlies host San Diego on Wednesday and Friday and Las Vegas on Saturday.

Victoria Salmon Kings
* Salmon Kings are 1-3-1 on current eight-game home stand and 7-9-4 overall at home.
* Steve Lingren leads ECHL defensemen in goals with 17 and power-play goals with 11.
* Victoria hosts Long Beach on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

American Conference - South Division

Augusta Lynx
* Lynx have won their last two games and Sam Ftorek has the game-winning goal in both games.
* Augusta is tied for sixth in the ECHL with 10 shorthand goals.
* Lynx host Charlotte on Friday and Trenton on Saturday before playing at Charlotte on Sunday.

Charlotte Checkers
* Checkers leads the league with 14 shorthand goals.
* Charlotte has the league's fourth best penalty kill at 84.8 percent (45-for-297).
* Checkers host Columbia on Tuesday, Wheeling on Saturday and Augusta on Sunday while playing at Augusta on Friday.

Columbia Inferno
* Jani Hurme is 2-0-0 with 68 saves and goals against of 1.50 in his last two starts.
* Rookie Marc-Andre Bernier leads the team the last four games with six assists and seven points.
* Inferno hosts Greenville on Monday, Gwinnett on Friday and South Carolina on Sunday while playing at Charlotte on Tuesday and at Greenville on Saturday.

Florida Everblades
* Ernie Hartlieb registered his 200th career point (71g-129a) on Feb. 1 against Idaho.
* All-Star Dan Sisca is tied for second among league rookies with 50 points (17g-33a) in 44 games.
* Everblades play at Pensacola on Friday and Saturday.

Greenville Grrrowl
* Allan Sirois has 14 points (6g-8a) in his last 12 games.
* Krys Barch ranks second in the ECHL in shooting percentage at 24.4 percent (10 for 41).
* Grrrowl plays at Columbia on Monday and at Gwinnett on Tuesday before hosting Reading on Friday and Columbia on Saturday.

Gwinnett Gladiators
* All-Star Jeff Campbell is second in the ECHL with 57 points (19g-38a) in 44 games.
* Sean Fields is second in the league with 21 wins and is tied for third with two shutouts.
* Gladiators host Greenville on Tuesday and Trenton on Sunday while traveling to Columbia on Friday and to South Carolina on Saturday.

Pensacola Ice Pilots
* Eight of last 15 goals have come on the power play, 53.3 percent of offense the last five games.
* Rookie Adam Courchaine has three-game scoring streak (2g-3a).
* Ice Pilots host Florida on Friday and Saturday.

South Carolina Stingrays
* Davis Parley is 4-2-0 with a goals against of 1.42 and a save percentage of .958 in his last six starts.
* Have not lost back-to-back games in regulation since Nov. 19 and 23 and are 16-7-5 in last 28 games.
* Stingrays host Trenton on Friday and Gwinnett on Saturday while traveling to Columbia on Sunday.

American Conference - North Division

Dayton Bombers
* Dayton won back-to-back shootouts on Feb. 3 and 4 to improve to 4-0-1 in shootouts.
* Scott Cameron has a four-game assist streak (4a) and a seven-game scoring streak (3g-6a).
* Bombers host Wheeling on Friday and Johnstown on Sunday while playing at Johnstown on Saturday.

Johnstown Chiefs
* Justin Kelly has three game-winning goals and 24 points (9g-15a) in 15 home games.
* J.B. Bittner has two game-winning goals and seven points (2g-5a) in his last five games.
* Chiefs play at Reading on Tuesday and at Dayton on Sunday while hosting Toledo on Friday and Dayton on Saturday.

Reading Royals
* Yutaka Fukufuji is 4-0-1 with a goals-against average of 2.14 in his last five starts.
* Mike Kompon is second in the league with 40 assists in 36 games.
* Royals host Johnstown on Tuesday and Toledo on Saturday and Sunday while playing at Greenville on Friday.

Toledo Storm
* Storm is 7-1-1 in its last nine games and 10-2-2 in its last 14 dating back to Dec. 30.
* Chris Blight has a game-winning goal and four points (3g-1a) in his last four games.
* Storm visits Wheeling on Wednesday, Johnstown on Friday and Reading on Saturday and Sunday.

Trenton Titans
* Mike Jarmuth leads the Titans the last five games with six assists and seven points.
* Titans are 16-1-0 when scoring three goals or more.
* Titans play at South Carolina on Friday, at Augusta on Saturday and at Gwinnett on Sunday.

Wheeling Nailers
* Nailers have killed off 39 of the last 40 power play, including nine last weekend.
* Brendon Hodge has a five-game scoring streak (1g-5a) and has scored in 11 of his last 12 games (4g-9a).
* Nailers host Toledo on Wednesday before traveling to Dayton on Friday and Charlotte on Saturday.

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