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Published on February 19, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


American Conference - North Division


Cincinnati

* Cincinnati's 26 wins against the North Division is the most of any ECHL team.
* Jean-Michel Daoust had season-high five points (2g-3a) in 5-4 overtime win against Johnstown on Feb. 16.

* Cyclones play at Reading on Wednesday and at Trenton on Friday and Saturday.


Dayton

* Bombers are 13-6-4 in one-goal games.

* Yannick Tifu has 11-game point streak (5g-10a).

* Dayton hosts Trenton on Tuesday and plays at Reading on Friday and Saturday.


Johnstown

* Adam Henrich has 12 points (7g-5a) in six games since being reassigned on Feb. 8.

* Dmitri Tarabrin has eight multiple-point games since rejoining the Chiefs in December.

* Chiefs play at Wheeling on Friday and Saturday.


Reading

* Reading improved to 2-5 in shootouts with 2-1 win against Wheeling on Feb. 18.

* Greg Hogeboom had 14-game point streak (9g-11a) end on Feb. 18.

* Royals host Cincinnati on Wednesday and Dayton on Friday and Saturday.


Toledo

* Storm is 9-4-0 in the last 13 games, including a perfect 6-0-0 record at home.

* Mike Walsh scored first professional hat trick in 3-0 win against Columbia on Feb. 17.

* Toledo plays at Charlotte on Thursday and at Augusta on Friday.


Trenton

* Trenton has held its opponent to three goals or less in the last five games (2-3-0).

* Mike Pandolfo has team record 36 goals surpassing Matt Zultek's 35 goals in 2003-04.

* Titans play at Dayton on Tuesday and host Cincinnati on Friday and Saturday and Wheeling on Sunday.


Wheeling

* Nailers were awarded penalty shots in back-to-back games on Feb. 17 and 18 (1-for-2).

* Andy Franck allowed a shootout goal for the first time in three games on Feb. 18.

* Wheeling hosts Johnstown on Friday and Saturday and plays at Trenton on Sunday.



American Conference - South Division


Augusta

* Lynx have trailed in each of their last three wins.

* Sean Blanchard (6a) and Ryan Lang (5a) are first and second in the ECHL in shorthand assists.

* Augusta hosts South Carolina on Tuesday and Toledo on Friday and plays at Florida on Saturday.


Charlotte

* Charlotte ranks second in the ECHL on the penalty kill with 87.4 percent (297-for-340).

* Bruce Graham has three-game point streak (4g-1a) and a goal in each of Charlotte's last three wins (5g).

* Checkers host Toledo on Thursday and play at South Carolina on Friday and Saturday.


Columbia

* Inferno is 14-1-3 when leading after the second period.

* Jeff Miles leads the team with 46 points and is tied for the team lead with 30 assists.

* Columbia plays at Pensacola on Thursday and Friday.


Florida

* Florida is tied for eighth in the ECHL on the penalty kill on the road with 84.6 percent (132-for-156).

* Vince Bellissimo has a seven-game point streak (6g-10a).

* Everblades host Gwinnett on Wednesday and Friday and Augusta on Saturday.


Gwinnett

* Gladiators lead ECHL with 94 power-play goals and a power-play percentage of 25.5.

* Scott Mifsud has tied the league season high with a 16-game point streak (7g-22a).

* Gwinnett plays at Pensacola on Tuesday and at Florida on Wednesday and Friday before hosting South Carolina on Saturday and Sunday.


Pensacola

* Pensacola is 12-3-0 when leading after two periods.

* John Hecimovic has a four-game point streak (5g-2a).

* Ice Pilots host Gwinnett on Tuesday and Columbia on Thursday and Friday before visiting Gwinnett on Sunday.


South Carolina

* "Pink in the Rink" jersey auction on Feb. 16 raised almost $9,000 for American Cancer Society.

* Team captain Cail MacLean is only Stingray to play in all 50 games this season.

* South Carolina hosts Charlotte on Friday and Sunday and plays at Gwinnett on Saturday.


Texas

* Texas is 26-1-2 when leading after the second period.

* Wildcatters are 8-2-9 in one-goal games including 2-5 in overtime and 1-4 in shootouts.

* Texas hosts Stockton on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.



National Conference - Pacific Division


Bakersfield

* Bakersfield is 11-1-3 in their last 15 games and 10-3-2 in their last 15 road games.

* Sean Venedam scored 100th point with Bakersfield and 600th as a pro on Feb. 18.

* Condors play at Fresno on Monday, at Stockton on Wednesday and at Phoenix on Friday before hosting Phoenix on Saturday.


Fresno

* Falcons are 1-4-1 in their last six home games and 14-7-2 overall at Save Mart Center.

* Luke Curtin scored his 200th professional goal in 4-2 loss at Bakersfield on Feb. 12.

* Fresno hosts Bakersfield on Monday and plays at Long Beach on Sunday.


Las Vegas

* Las Vegas is 20-0-4 when leading after two periods.

* Kevin Nastiuk is 6-1-1 with a 1.84 goals-against average in his last eight starts.

* Wranglers play at Victoria on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.


Long Beach

* Ice Dogs are 30.0 percent (6-for-20) on the power play in their last three games.

* Alexei Smirnov has five-game point streak (2g-7a).

* Long Beach plays at Alaska on Friday and Saturday and at Fresno on Sunday.


Stockton

* Stockton is third in the ECHL with 35.3 shots per game.

* Beau Geisler is tied for the ECHL lead among defensemen with 20 power-play assists.

* Thunder host Bakersfield on Wednesday and play at Texas on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.



National Conference - West Division


Alaska

* Aces are 10-1-1 all-time against Phoenix including 4-1-1 at US Airways Center.

* Joe Talbot has eight points in his last five games (5g-3a).

* Alaska plays at Phoenix on Tuesday and at Long Beach on Friday and Saturday.


Idaho

* Idaho was 26.7 percent (4-for-15) on the power play the last three games.

* Taggart Desmet is on a season-high four-game point streak (3g-1a).

* Steelheads play at Utah on Monday and host Utah on Friday and Saturday.


Phoenix

* RoadRunners are 4-2 in shootouts after going 2-4 during expansion season in 2005-06.

* Justin Aikins scored his 100th career point (40g-60a) with a goal in 6-3 loss to Alaska on Feb. 17.

* Phoenix hosts Alaska on Tuesday and Bakersfield on Friday before traveling to Bakersfield on Saturday.


Utah

* Utah is averaging 36.4 shots per game the last five games.

* Danny Stewart (4g-2a), Joel Irving (1g-5a) and Luciano Aquino (3g-4a) had 19 points in three games from Feb. 14-17.

* Grizzlies host Idaho on Monday and play at Idaho on Friday and Saturday.


Victoria
* Salmon Kings beat Stockton three straight games for first-ever three-game sweep.

* Wes Goldie scored 250th ECHL point (143g-107a) with assist in 6-3 win against Stockton on Feb. 16.

* Victoria hosts Las Vegas on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

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