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March 6, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


American Conference - North Division

Dayton Bombers
* Defenseman Nathan Tennant leads the team in the last five games with four assists and four points.
* In the last 10 games, Bombers penalty kill has been 85.1 percent (40-for-47).
* Dayton plays at Fresno on Tuesday and at San Diego on Wednesday before hosting Wheeling on Friday and Reading on Saturday.

Johnstown Chiefs
* Morgan Cey is 3-1-0 with goals-against average of 2.00 and a save percentage of .941 in his last four starts.
* Justin Kelly leads Johnstown at home with 12 goals, 28 points and three game-winning goals.
* Chiefs host Trenton on Friday, Wheeling on Saturday and Reading on Sunday.

Reading Royals
* Royals have recorded a point in 16 of their last 20 games (11-4-5).
* Reading has killed off 17 penalties in a row to raise its penalty kill to 85.4 percent.
* Royals play at Toledo on Wednesday, at Dayton on Saturday and at Johnstown on Sunday while hosting Toledo on Friday.

Toledo Storm
* Drew MacIntyre has started the last 13 games going 8-5-0 with a .922 save percentage.
* Ken Magowan is tied for second in the ECHL with 14 power-play goals.
* Toledo hosts Reading on Wednesday before visiting Reading on Friday and Trenton on Saturday and Sunday.

Trenton Titans
* Chris Pittman leads the Titans at home with four game-winning goals and 11 goals.
* Scott Bertoli has four points (3g-1a) in the last five games and is 14th in the league with 58 points.
* Titans host Greenville on Tuesday and Toledo on Saturday and Sunday while visiting Johnstown on Friday.

Wheeling Nailers
* Andy Franck is 1-0-1 with goals against of 0.50 and a save percentage of .986 in his last two starts.
* Nailers right wing Tim Verbeek is 5-for-5 in shootouts.
* Wheeling plays at Dayton on Friday and at Johnstown on Saturday.

National Conference - West Division

Alaska Aces
* Joe Talbot has two game-winning goals and 12 points (5g-6a) in his last six games.
* Matt Underhill is 6-1-1 with goals against of 1.59 and a save percentage of .937 in the Aces' last 10 games.
* Aces hosts Idaho on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Idaho Steelheads
* Idaho has won three in a row at home for the first time since opening weekend.
* Rookie Steve Silverthorn is 4-1-0 with goals against of 1.80 and a save percentage of .945 in his last five starts.
* Steelheads play at Alaska on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Las Vegas Wranglers
* Christian Chartier has five points (2g-3a) and leads the team with a plus-minus rating of +8 in the last five games.
* Dan Tudin leads the team with six assists and eight points in the last five games.
* Wranglers play at Victoria on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.

Phoenix RoadRunners
* Ryan Cyr is 0-1-0 in his last two games despite having a goals against of 2.01 and a save percentage of .947.
* Phoenix has scored five of its six goals in the last five games in the second period.
* RoadRunners host Stockton on Tuesday and Wednesday before traveling to Bakersfield on Friday and Fresno on Saturday.

Utah Grizzlies
* Ryan Kinasewich has scored in 13 of the last 17 games, including 11 multiple-point games.
* Matt Craig is second among ECHL rookies with five game-winning goals and is fifth with 24 goals.
* Grizzlies do not play until March 15 when they will host Alaska.

Victoria Salmon Kings
* Victoria has 10 of its 19 wins when leading after the first period (10-3-1).
* Salmon Kings' penalty kills is 96.3 percent (26 of 27) in the last five games.
* Victoria hosts Las Vegas on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

American Conference - Pacific Division

Bakersfield Condors
* Marty Magers is 3-0-0 with an overtime win, a shootout win and goals against of 1.98 in four games.
* Mike Hofstrand has six points (4g-2a) and leads the team with a +6 in his last six games.
* Condors host Long Beach on Tuesday, Phoenix on Friday and Stockton on Saturday while playing at Long Beach on Sunday.

Fresno Falcons
* Luke Curtin has two points in each of his last four games, extending his scoring streak to nine games (3g-12a).
* J.F. Plourde has a hat trick and five points (4g-1a) in the last three games to extend his point streak to eight games (5g-5a).
* Falcons host Dayton on Tuesday, San Diego on Friday and Phoenix on Saturday before visiting San Diego on Sunday.

Long Beach Ice Dogs
* Michael Lambert has five goals and seven points in six games since joining the team on Feb. 17.
* Ice Dogs have allowed fewest power-play goals in the league (43) to rank second on penalty kill at 86.4 percent.
* Long Beach plays at Bakersfield on Tuesday before hosting Stockton on Friday, San Diego on Saturday and Bakersfield on Sunday.

San Diego Gulls
* Tyler Weiman is 3-0-0 with goals against of 1.64 and a save percentage of .950 in his last three starts.
* Gulls are tied for third in the league on the penalty kill at 85.4 percent (298-for-349).
* San Diego plays at Fresno on Friday and at Long Beach on Saturday while hosting Dayton on Wednesday and Fresno on Sunday.

Stockton Thunder
* Joel Irwin has four assists the last two games to extend his scoring streak to six games (2g-6a).
* Maris Ziedins has five points (3g-2a) in three games since returning from the Olympics.
* Thunder plays at Phoenix on Tuesday and Wednesday, at Long Beach on Friday and at Bakersfield on Saturday.

American Conference - South Division

Augusta Lynx
* Anthony Battaglia has a seven-game scoring streak (1g-8a) and is a +5 in that span.
* In the last five games, the Lynx have had 17 of 19 players score at least one point.
* Lynx hosts Pensacola on Wednesday and Sunday and plays at Greenville on Friday and Saturday.

Charlotte Checkers
* Ryan Fultz has scored in six of his last seven games (3g-6a).
* Dusty Jamison is tied for the league lead with seven shorthand points (4shg-3sha).
* Checkers host Gwinnett on Friday and Greenville on Sunday while playing at Gwinnett on Saturday.

Columbia Inferno
* In its last five games, Inferno is 2-1-2 and has scored 46.6 percent of its goals on special teams (6ppg-1shg).
* Brandon Nolan has six assists and seven points in the last three games.
* Inferno plays at Florida on Friday and Saturday.

Florida Everblades
* Steve Saviano has a five-game scoring streak (4g-8a).
* Phil Osaer is second in the league with a .850 shootout percentage, stopping 17 of 20 shooters.
* Everblades host Columbia on Friday and Saturday.

Greenville Grrrowl
* Brock Radunske has four goals in his last five games to move into a tie for third in the ECHL with 29 goals.
* Cam Ellsworth has started the last 16 games going 10-5-1 with goals against of 2.63.
* Grrrowl plays at Trenton on Tuesday and at Charlotte on Sunday while hosting Augusta on Friday and Saturday.

Gwinnett Gladiators
* Derek Nesbitt, Guillaume Desbiens, Milan Gajic and Scott Mifsud rank among the top 14 rookies in scoring.
* In the last five games, Gladiators are 5-0-0 and have outscored their opponents 24-11.
* Gwinnett plays at Charlotte on Friday and hosts Charlotte on Saturday and South Carolina on Sunday.

Pensacola Ice Pilots
* Adam Courchaine has points in six of his last seven games (3g-4a).
* John Lehun is fifth among ECHL rookies in shooting percentage with 16.4 percent (11-for-67).
* Pensacola plays at South Carolina on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday and at Augusta on Wednesday and Sunday.

South Carolina Stingrays
* Evan Schwabe has multiple points in seven of his last 11 games (9g-8a).
* Cail MacLean has two game-winning goals and eight points (4g-4a) in his last seven games.
* Stingrays host Pensacola on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday before playing at Gwinnett on Sunday.

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