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March 19, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


American Conference - North Division

Cincinnati Cyclones
* Cincinnati is 16-4-4 at U.S. Bank Arena since Nov. 18 after beginning the season 3-5-0.
* Barret Ehgoetz, Travis Lisabeth and Mike Wirll have scored 21 of team's 52 goals (40.3 percent) since Feb. 14.
* Cyclones host Wheeling on Tuesday and play at Trenton on Saturday and Sunday.


Dayton Bombers
* Bombers are 5-2-2 and have outscored their opponents 35-21 in March.
* Brent Walton has 15 points (7g-8a) in his last 10 games.
* Dayton hosts Toledo on Tuesday and plays at Toledo on Wednesday while hosting Johnstown on Friday and Saturday and visiting Johnstown on Sunday.


Johnstown Chiefs
* Johnstown is 80.9 percent on penalty kill (283-for-350) after going 5-for-6 last week.
* Rob Lehtinen scored his first professional goal in the third period on Mar. 18 at Trenton.
* Chiefs play at Trenton on Wednesday and at Dayton on Friday and Saturday before hosting Dayton on Sunday.


Reading Royals
* Royals were 23.8 percent (5-for-21) on power play last week to improve to 15.2 percent for season (59-for-388).
* Joe Zappala has a six-game point streak (4g-5a).
* Reading plays at Toledo on Friday and Saturday.


Toledo Storm
* Toledo is 4-0-1 in its last five games and 3-0-1 in its last four road games.
* Logan Koopmans is 4-1-0 with a shutout and goals-against average of 1.80 in March.
* Storm host Dayton on Wednesday and Reading on Friday and Saturday before playing at Wheeling on Sunday.


Trenton Titans
* Titans have scored four or more goals in 31 (25-4-2) of their 62 games.
* Benoit Mondou has a five-game point streak (5g-2a) with a plus-minus rating of +5.
* Trenton hosts Johnstown on Wednesday and Cincinnati on Saturday and Sunday while playing at Wheeling on Friday.


Wheeling Nailers
* Nailers won back-to-back games on Mar. 17 and 18 for first time since Jan. 26 and 27.
* Sean Collins had third three-point game with three assists on Mar. 18 and leads team with 16 multi-point games.
* Wheeling plays at Cincinnati on Tuesday and hosts Trenton on Friday and Toledo on Sunday.



American Conference - South Division

Augusta Lynx
* Lynx play five of last nine games against Charlotte and South Carolina, who they are battling for final two playoff spots.
* Dave McKee had 42 saves in 2-0 win at Texas on Mar. 17 for his first professional shutout.
* Augusta hosts South Carolina on Thursday and Charlotte on Friday before visiting Pensacola on Saturday.


Charlotte Checkers
* Checkers were 39.4 percent (13-for-33) on power play last week to improve to 16.5 percent (74-for-448) overall.
* Mark Lee has a six-game point streak (4g-11a) and leads the team with 43 assists and 63 points.
* Charlotte plays at Pensacola on Tuesday, Augusta on Friday and South Carolina on Sunday.


Columbia Inferno
* Columbia has outscored its opponents 12-8 in the first period in March.
* Bryan Rodney has six points (1g-5a) in his last five games.
* Inferno plays at Florida on Friday and Saturday and at Pensacola on Sunday.


Florida Everblades
* Everblades are 21.9 percent (7-for-32) on the power play in their last five home games.
* Jarret Lukin has a five-game point streak (3g-3a).
* Florida hosts Columbia on Friday and Saturday.


Gwinnett Gladiators
* Gladiators had their third-largest crowd of the season with 10,349 on Mar. 17.
* Chad Painchaud had career-high four points (1g-3) in 5-1 win against Columbia on Mar. 17.
* Gwinnett plays at Texas on Friday and Saturday.


Pensacola Ice Pilots
* Pensacola was 92.9 percent (26-for-28) on the penalty kill in three games last week.
* Evan Lindsay made season-high 47 saves in back-to-back games on Mar. 16 and 17.
* Ice Pilots host Charlotte on Tuesday, Augusta on Saturday and Columbia on Sunday.


South Carolina Stingrays
* South Carolina is 7-1-0 in its last eight games and 5-1-0 in its last six road games.
* Travis Morin scored his first professional goal, which was the game winner, in 3-2 win against Pensacola on Mar. 18.
* Stingrays play at Augusta on Thursday.


Texas Wildcatters
* Wildcatters are 28-14-7 against the South Division and 8-6-2 against the National Conference.
* Kevin Baker (32g-40a) and Mike Bayrack (30g-42a) are tied for fifth in the ECHL with 72 points.
* Texas hosts Gwinnett on Friday and Saturday.



National Conference - Pacific Division

Bakersfield Condors
* Bakersfield has earned points in 20 of its last 22 games (15-2-5) and is 23-4-7 since January.
* Jamie Hodson set a team record for consecutive scoreless streak with 184:11 in four games from Mar. 7-16.
* Condors host Fresno on Wednesday and Las Vegas on Friday.


Fresno Falcons
* Falcons are trying to become first team since Mississippi in 2002-03 to lead ECHL in both shorthand goals (21) and fewest shorthand goals allowed (4).
* Luke Curtin scored his 20th goal on Mar. 18, marking seventh time in nine years he has scored 20 goals.
* Fresno hosts Long Beach on Tuesday and plays at Bakersfield on Wednesday and at Phoenix on Saturday.


Las Vegas Wranglers
* Las Vegas has won its last five games to improve to 7-2-1 in March and 16-3-4 in the last two months.
* Arpad Mihaly two game-winning goals and six points (4g-2a) in his last five games.
* Wranglers play at Bakersfield on Friday.


Long Beach Ice Dogs
* Ice Dogs beat Alaska for first time in seven meetings this season, 3-2 in a shootout on Mar. 17.
* Ash Goldie has 17 points (10g-7a) in his last 12 games.
* Long Beach plays at Fresno on Tuesday and at Victoria on Friday and Saturday.


Stockton Thunder
* Thunder clinched their first Kelly Cup Playoffs berth with 4-2 win against Idaho on Mar. 18.
* Tim Verbeek has a five-game goal streak (5g).
* Stockton plays at Utah on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.



National Conference - West Division

Alaska Aces
* Loss at Fresno on Mar. 18 ended streak of 13 games (10-0-3) without a regulation loss dating back to Feb. 13.
* Matt Robinson had three goals last week and leads the Aces with seven goals in March.
* Aces play at Idaho on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.


Idaho Steelheads
* Steelheads have scored a power-play goal in 19 of their last 27 games and are 13-4-2 in those games.
* B.J. Crombeen has five points (3g-2a) in four games since being assigned by Dallas on Mar. 14.
* Idaho hosts Alaska on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.


Phoenix RoadRunners
* Phoenix has killed off 32 of its opponents last 36 power-play chances (88.9 percent).
* Brock Hooton has seven assists and nine points in his last 10 games.
* RoadRunners host Fresno on Saturday.


Utah Grizzlies
* Grizzlies are 13-2-2 when scoring four goals or more.
* Andy Sertich has two goals and seven assists in his last nine games.
* Utah hosts Stockton on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.


Victoria Salmon Kings
* Victoria is 90.0 percent (40-for-44) on the penalty kill in the last eight games.
* Mike Stutzel (2g-4a) and Wes Goldie (3g-2a) each have a five-game point streak.
* Salmon Kings host Long Beach on Friday and Saturday.

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