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February 27, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


American Conference - North Division

Dayton Bombers
* Mike R. Brown is 0-2-0 in his last two starts despite having goals against of 1.02 and save percentage of .965.
* Dayton has scored nine of its 10 goals in the last five games in the first period (5) and the second period (4).
* Bombers open six-game west road trip visiting Bakersfield on Wednesday, Fresno on Friday and Stockton on Saturday and Sunday.

Johnstown Chiefs
* Zbynek Hrdel has five points (3g-2a) in six games since being reassigned from Springfield on Feb. 17.
* Joe Tallari has four points (2g-2a) in Johnstownís current three-game winning streak.
* Chiefs play at Reading on Friday and host Greenville on Sunday.

Reading Royals
* Rookie defenseman Eric Werner leads team the last five games with three goals, six assists and nine points.
* Reading has scored 57.1 percent of its goals in the last five games on special teams (7ppg-1shg).
* Royals host Greenville on Tuesday, Johnstown on Friday and Trenton on Saturday.

Toledo Storm
* Storm is 10-6-0 with goals against of 2.30 against North Division opponents in February.
* Bracken Kearns is tied for third among ECHL rookies with 24 goals in 51 games
* Storm hosts Trenton on Wednesday and Friday and Greenville on Saturday before visiting Wheeling on Sunday.

Trenton Titans
* Defenseman Stephen Wood has six points (1g-5a) in four games since returning on Feb. 21.
* Titans have scored all 11 of their goals in the last five games in the second period (6) and third period (5).
* Trenton continues five-game road trip visiting Toledo on Wednesday and Friday and Reading on Saturday.

Wheeling Nailers
* Jordan Cameron leads Wheeling in the last five games with four goals and eight points.
* Nailers have 30 wins for third straight season and the sixth time since moving to Wheeling in 1996-97.
* Wheeling hosts Greenville on Friday and Toledo on Sunday.

American Conference - South Division

Augusta Lynx
* Defenseman Jeff Mason scored his first professional game-winning goal at Pensacola on Feb. 21.
* Nicolas Corbeil leads team with 22 points (10g-12a) in 20 road games including six points (1g-5a) in the last three.
* Lynx play at Columbia on Saturday.

Charlotte Checkers
* Rookie Bruce Graham has a three-game goal streak (4g) and a six-game scoring streak (4g-5a).
* Dusty Jamieson (6g-7a) and Ryan Fultz (4g-9a) lead team in scoring in February.
* Checkers play at Florida on Saturday.

Columbia Inferno
* Columbiaís last three games have been decided in a shootout (1-2).
* Dallas Flaman has three goals in the last three games and 21 points (7g-14a) in 48 games.
* Inferno hosts Gwinnett on Friday and Augusta on Saturday.

Florida Everblades
* Daniel Sisca is second among league rookies with 41 assists and 61 points in 54 games.
* Phil Osaer is second in the league with a .850 shootout percentage.
* Everblades host South Carolina on Tuesday and Wednesday and Charlotte on Saturday.

Greenville Grrrowl
* Greenville is 3-1-0 against North Division teams in 2005-06.
* John Snowden, Rory McMahon and Tyler Mosienko lead the team in plus-minus rating (+19).
* Grrrowl plays at Reading on Tuesday, at Wheeling on Friday, at Toledo on Saturday and at Johnstown on Sunday.

Gwinnett Gladiators
* Guillaume Desbiens has three goals in his last two games is tied for the ECHL rookie lead with 25 goals.
* Jeff Dwyer is fourth among ECHL defensemen with a plus-minus rating of +20.
* Gladiators play at Pensacola on Tuesday and at Columbia on Friday before hosting Pensacola on Saturday and Sunday.

Pensacola Ice Pilots
* Nicklas Lindberg has an assist in five consecutive road games (7a).
* Ice Pilots are 7-2-0 at home when leading after the second period.
* Pensacola hosts Gwinnett on Tuesday and South Carolina on Friday before visiting Gwinnett on Saturday and Sunday.

South Carolina Stingrays
* South Carolina is 7-0-2 on the road when leading after the second period.
* Evan Schwabe leads South Carolina on the road with 10 goals and 20 points in 20 games.
* Stingrays play at Florida on Tuesday and Wednesday and at Pensacola on Friday.

National Conference - West Division

Alaska Aces
* Mike Scott has scored in seven of his last eight games (7g-8a).
* Matt Underhill is 3-1-1 with goals against of 1.95 in his last five games.
* Aces host Utah on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Idaho Steelheads
* Idaho is 6-4-2 with goals against of 2.89 in February after going 4-5-3 with 3.39 goals against in January.
* David Bararuk has a six-game assist streak (8a) and a six-game scoring streak (1g-8a).
* Steelheads host Phoenix on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Las Vegas Wranglers
* Las Vegas has scored 76.9 percent of its goals in the last five games on special teams (7ppg-3shg).
* Scott Schoneck leads Wranglers defense the last four games with four assists and five points.
* Wranglers play at Fresno on Tuesday and Sunday and at San Diego on Friday and Saturday.

Phoenix RoadRunners
* Fourteen of 18 skaters have scored at least one point in the last five games.
* Phoenix has scored 25 goals and has a plus-minus rating of +26 in February.
* RoadRunners play at Idaho on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Utah Grizzlies
* Alfie Michaud is 4-0-1 with three shutouts and goals against of 1.20 in his last five starts.
* Ryan Kinasewich leads the Grizzlies in the last four games with seven assists and 10 points.
* Utah plays at Alaska on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Victoria Salmon Kings
* Victoria is 2-0-1 in its last three games with a shootout win, an overtime win and an overtime loss.
* Ryan Wade and Adam Taylor each have team-leading five assists and six points in the last five games.
* Salmon Kings host Bakersfield on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

National Conference - Pacific Division

Bakersfield Condors
* Ryan Munce is 7-3-0 with a 2.86 goals-against average and .923 save percentage in February.
* Condors have won their last two games, both in overtime against Stockton.
* Bakersfield hosts Fresno on Monday and Dayton on Wednesday before traveling to Victoria on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Fresno Falcons
* Shawn Mather leads the Falcons in February with eight goals and 15 points (8g-7a) in nine games.
* In the last five games, Fresno has scored seven of its 14 goals in the first period.
* Falcons play at Bakersfield on Monday before hosting Las Vegas on Tuesday and Sunday and Dayton on Friday.

Long Beach Ice Dogs
* Michael Lambert has six points (5g-1a) since being assigned from Hamilton on Feb. 16.
* Greg Hewitt is 16-11-3 and is second in the league with five shootout wins.
* Ice Dogs play at San Diego on Wednesday.

San Diego Gulls
* Mark Wires has eight points (3g-5a) in his last four games.
* Steve Hildenbrand has two game-winning goals and six points (5g-1a) in the last three games.
* Gulls play at Stockton on Tuesday and host Long Beach on Wednesday and Las Vegas on Friday and Saturday.

Stockton Thunder
* Mike Lalonde is second among league rookies with 11 power-play goals.
* Geno Parrish is third among ECHL defensemen with 19 power-play assists.
* Thunder hosts San Diego on Tuesday and Dayton on Saturday and Sunday.



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