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Published on December 4, 2006 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


National Conference - Pacific Division

Bakersfield Condors
* Jamie Hodson is 4-0-1 with a .925 save percentage in his last five starts.
* Condors are second in the league in penalty killing at 88.2 percent (138-for-153).
* Condors play at Trenton on Friday and Saturday and at Johnstown on Sunday.

Fresno Falcons
* John Morlang has four-game point streak (4g-2a) and a point in 12 of his last 13 games (8g-9a).
* Jonathan Tremblay had an assist on Saturday giving every Fresno player at least one point.
* Falcons play at Alaska on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Las Vegas Wranglers
* Mike McKenna has won his last seven starts, improving to 8-1-5 with two shutouts.
* Aki Seitsonen is tied for fifth among ECHL rookies with 16 points (8g-8a).
* Wranglers play at Stockton on Friday and Saturday.

Long Beach Ice Dogs
* T.J. Trevelyan is tied for fifth among league rookies with 17 points (9g-8a) in 15 games.
* Ash Goldie has a seven-game point streak (5g-5a).
* Ice Dogs play at Victoria on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Stockton Thunder
* Stockton is 8-0-2 at home and has equaled home win total from first season in 2005-06 (8-19-9).
* Cam Ellsworth is 6-0-1 and is second in the league with a goals-against average of 1.87.
* Thunder hosts Las Vegas on Friday and Saturday.

National Conference - West Division

Alaska Aces
* Chris Beckford-Tseu is 5-0-0 with goals-against average of 0.79 in five games with Aces.
* Matt Shasby leads the ECHL in plus-minus rating at +12.
* Aces host Fresno on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Idaho Steelheads
* Steelheads have scored a power-play goal in each of their nine home games.
* Lance Galbraith has a seven-game point streak (3g-4a).
* Steelheads host Phoenix on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Phoenix RoadRunners
* In the second period, Phoenix has 24 goals while allowing a league-low 10 goals.
* Brett Smith has team season high four-game goal streak (4g) and a four-game point streak (4g-3a).
* RoadRunners play at Idaho on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Utah Grizzlies
* Grizzlies have played 15 of their first 22 games on the road.
* Rob McVicar leads the league with 590 saves and is second with 1,041 minutes.
* Grizzlies do not play again until Dec. 13 when they will host Idaho.

Victoria Salmon Kings
* F.P. Guenette had three assists on Saturday, the second time in four games he has had three points.
* Rookie defenseman Matt Kelly returned from injured reserve and had an assist on Saturday.
* Salmon Kings host Long Beach on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

American Conference - South Division

Augusta Lynx
* Ryan Lang is tied for sixth in the league with 12 goals and 26 points.
* Sean Blanchard has a four-game point streak (1g-4a) and leads Lynx defensemen with 13 points (5g-8a).
* Lynx host South Carolina on Tuesday and Gwinnett on Saturday and play at Gwinnett on Friday.

Charlotte Checkers
* Mark Lee is fourth in the league with 21 assists and tied for fourth in the league with 29 points.
* Bruce Graham is third in the league with 18 goals.
* Checkers play at Pensacola on Tuesday and at Texas on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Columbia Inferno
* Rookie Steve McJannet recorded his first career hat trick on Dec. 1 against Augusta.
* Owen Fussey has a four-game point streak (1g-4a).
* Inferno hosts South Carolina on Friday and plays at South Carolina on Saturday.

Florida Everblades
* Everblades embark on longest road trip of season with six games in 10 days.
* Brent McDonald has six points (3g-3a) in last three games and leads team with 18 points (7g-11a).
* Everblades play at Pensacola on Friday and Saturday and at Gwinnett on Sunday.

Gwinnett Gladiators
* Defenseman Brian Lee is tied for second in ECHL with team-leading plus-minus rating of +12.
* Defenseman Jon Awe scored team-leading seventh power-play goal on Sunday at Wheeling.
* Gladiators host Augusta on Friday and Florida on Sunday.

Pensacola Ice Pilots
* Ice Pilots are 12th in the ECHL on the penalty kill at 83.8 percent (166-for-198).
* Pensacola rookie Rob Rankin has scored two goals twice in the last four games.
* Ice Pilots host Charlotte on Tuesday and Florida on Friday and Saturday.

South Carolina Stingrays
* Stingrays ended team record seven-game home losing streak with 6-4 win against Pensacola on Saturday.
* Evan Schwabe has three-game goal streak (4g) and three-game assist streak (4g-2a).
* Stingrays play at Augusta on Tuesday and at Columbia on Saturday before hosting Columbia on Sunday.

Texas Wildcatters
* Wildcatters are 9-3-1 on the road, equaling club record for road wins set in 2004-05 (9-22-5).
* Matt Yeats was 8-0-1 with goals-against average of 3.10 in nine starts in November.
* Wildcatters host Charlotte on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

American Conference - North Division

Cincinnati Cyclones
* Cyclones have allowed a league-low seven third-period goals.
* Cincinnati is 3-0-1 in last four games, the most games without regulation loss since 2003-04.
* Cyclones play at Reading on Wednesday and Friday and at Dayton on Saturday.

Dayton Bombers
* Bombers are 5-1-1 in one-goal games, including 1-1 in shootouts and 1-0 in overtime.
* Rookie Petr Pohl has four points (2g-2a) in the last five games.
* Bombers host Johnstown on Friday and Cincinnati on Saturday.

Johnstown Chiefs
* Gerald Coleman stopped all five shootout attempts in 4-3 win against Trenton on Friday.
* Morgan Cey stopped all five shootout attempts in 3-2 win against Reading on Saturday.
* Chiefs play at Dayton on Friday before hosting Reading on Saturday and Bakersfield on Sunday.

Reading Royals
* Rookie defenseman Jason Becker has five-game point streak (2g-4a).
* Shawn Collymore leads the Royals at home with two game-winning goals and 15 points (6g-9a).
* Royals host Cincinnati on Wednesday and Friday and Trenton on Sunday and play at Johnstown on Saturday.

Toledo Storm
* Rookie forward Taylor Raszka scored his first professional goal on Friday at Reading.
* Toledo has scored a power-play goal in its last four games (8-for-36).
* Storm plays at Wheeling on Friday and Sunday and hosts Wheeling on Saturday.

Trenton Titans
* Gregg Naumenko is 4-0-1 with goals-against average of 2.71 in first five games with Trenton.
* Mike Pandolfo has four-game goal streak (7g) and 10-game point streak (9g-6a).
* Titans host Bakersfield on Friday and Saturday and play at Reading on Sunday.

Wheeling Nailers
* Nailers are 4-2-1 in last seven games, including 4-0-1 at home, after beginning season 4-8-0.
* Sean Collins is second in ECHL with 24 assists and 32 points, including six points (1g-5a) the last two games.
* Nailers host Toledo on Friday and Sunday and play at Toledo on Saturday.

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