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March 26, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


American Conference - North Division

Cincinnati Cyclones
* Cyclones are 8-1-1 when Mathieu Aubin (11 goals) scores a goal.
* Mike Wirll has three-game goal streak (3g) and leads ECHL with 44 goals in 66 games.
* Cincinnati hosts Johnstown on Tuesday before traveling to Wheeling on Friday and Saturday and Johnstown on Sunday.


Dayton Bombers
* Dayton improved its penalty kill to 84.1 percent after allowing only one power-play goal in five games last week.
* Terry Denike was 4-0-1 with a 1.57 goals-against average and a .940 save percentage last week.
* Bombers host Wheeling on Tuesday and Trenton on Sunday and play at Reading on Friday and at Johnstown on Saturday.


Johnstown Chiefs
* Johnstown was 85.0 percent (17-for-20) on the penalty kill last week.
* Ryan Munce was 1-1-0 with goals-against average of 2.27 and a save percentage of .939 last week for the Chiefs.
* Chiefs play at Cincinnati on Tuesday before hosting Toledo on Friday, Dayton on Saturday and Cincinnati on Sunday.


Reading Royals
* Royals scored a power-play goal for the first time in 18 opportunities on Mar. 24.
* Joe Zappala has season-high eight-game point streak (5g-6a).
* Reading hosts Trenton on Wednesday and Dayton on Friday.


Toledo Storm
* Toledo ranks second in the ECHL with 24 home wins.
* Matt Zultek has four goals and 10 assists in his last 11 games.
* Storm play at Johnstown on Friday and host Trenton on Saturday and Wheeling on Sunday.


Trenton Titans
* Titans have held opponents to two goals or less nine times in the last 10 games (5-5-0).
* Benoit Mondou has a nine-game point streak (8g-7a).
* Trenton plays at Reading on Wednesday, at Toledo on Saturday and at Dayton on Sunday.


Wheeling Nailers
* Wheeling extended season-high win streak to five games with 6-5 overtime win against Toledo on Mar. 25.
* Jordan Cameron has a five-game multiple-point streak (5g-7a).
* Nailers play at Dayton on Tuesday and at Toledo on Sunday while hosting Cincinnati on Friday and Saturday.



American Conference - South Division

Augusta Lynx
* Augusta needs one win to tie team record for wins (38 in 1998-99).
* Mike Erickson is third among ECHL rookies with 25 goals.
* Lynx hosts Columbia on Wednesday and South Carolina on Friday and Saturday.


Charlotte Checkers
* Checkers went 8-3-0 against South Carolina, including 5-0-0 on the road.
* Mark Lee has a nine-game point streak (4g-16a).
* Charlotte hosts Pensacola on Tuesday and Thursday, Columbia on Saturday and Augusta on Sunday.


Columbia Inferno
* Columbia was 93.3 percent (14-for-15) on the penalty kill last week.
* Owen Fussey had back-to-back two-goal games on Mar. 24 at Florida and Mar. 25 at Pensacola.
* Inferno plays at Augusta on Wednesday and at Charlotte on Saturday and hosts Gwinnett on Friday.


Florida Everblades
* Everblades are 6-3-1 in their last 10 home games and 21-11-2 overall at home.
* Vince Bellissimo has a seven-game point streak (4g-6a).
* Florida plays at Texas on Friday and Saturday and at Pensacola on Sunday.


Gwinnett Gladiators
* Gwinnett needs three power-play goals to tie the ECHL record of 115 set by Nashville in 1995-96.
* Mike Vigilante has a four-game assist streak (5a).
* Gladiators host South Carolina on Thursday and Pensacola on Saturday and play at Columbia on Friday.


Pensacola Ice Pilots
* Ice Pilots are 90.3 percent (28-for-31) on the penalty kill in the last five games.
* Rookie defenseman Dan Knapp scored his first professional goal on Mar. 24 against Augusta.
* Pensacola plays at Charlotte on Tuesday and at Gwinnett on Thursday and Saturday before hosting Florida on Sunday.


South Carolina Stingrays
* South Carolina has outscored its opponents 40-32 to go 7-1-2 with two shootout wins the last 10 games.
* Micheal Haley scored a goal in his first professional game on Mar. 22 at Augusta.
* Stingrays play at Gwinnett on Thursday and at Augusta on Friday and Saturday.


Texas Wildcatters
* Wildcatters were 4-0-0 at home and 5-3-0 overall against Gwinnett.
* Goaltender Matt Yeats was 2-0-0 and stopped 50 of 52 shots last weekend against Gwinnett.
* Texas hosts Florida on Friday and Saturday.



National Conference - Pacific Division

Bakersfield Condors
* Condors had season-high 56 shots in 5-4 overtime win against Fresno on Mar. 21.
* Brett Lutes has scored career-high 30 goals, including three goals on Mar. 21 against Fresno.
* Bakersfield plays at Las Vegas on Tuesday and at Fresno on Friday while hosting Phoenix on Wednesday and Stockton on Saturday.


Fresno Falcons
* Fresno is tied for fourth in ECHL on penalty kill with 85.6 percent after going 23-for-24 the last four games.
* Jason Tejchma has a six-game point streak (5g-2a).
* Falcons play at Stockton on Tuesday before hosting Bakersfield on Friday and Phoenix on Saturday.


Las Vegas Wranglers
* Wranglers have won their last six games to improve to 8-2-1 in March and 17-3-4 in the last two months.
* Kevin Nastiuk has won his last three games and is 4-1-0 with goals-against average of 2.01 in March.
* Las Vegas hosts Bakersfield on Tuesday and Alaska on Friday and Saturday.


Long Beach Ice Dogs
* Long Beach is 5-3-1 when it takes 40 shots or more in a game.
* Alexei Smirnov has 12 goals including four goals in three games last week.
* Ice Dogs play at Idaho on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.


Stockton Thunder
* Thunder has set team records with six consecutive wins and four consecutive road wins.
* Brock Radunske has a nine-game point streak (9g-13a) and 25 points in 12 games.
* Stockton hosts Fresno on Tuesday and Phoenix on Friday and Sunday while traveling to Bakersfield on Saturday.



National Conference - West Division

Alaska Aces
* Alaska is 5-0-1 at home and 2-2-2 on the road in March.
* Derek Gustafson is 6-1-1 with goals-against average of 1.94 and save percentage of .938 in March.
* Aces play at Las Vegas on Friday and Saturday.


Idaho Steelheads
* Steelheads are 26-6-2 when scoring first.
* Derek Nesbitt has an eight-game point streak (5g-8a).
* Idaho hosts Long Beach on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.


Phoenix RoadRunners
* RoadRunners finished with 15-19-2 home record.
* Rookie defenseman Clayton Barthel had an assist in his first professional game on Mar. 24.
* Phoenix plays at Bakersfield on Wednesday, at Stockton on Friday and Sunday and at Fresno on Saturday.


Utah Grizzlies
* Grizzlies were 3-for-20 (15.0 percent) on the power play last week.
* Luciano Aquino has two goals and three assists in his last four games.
* Utah hosts Victoria on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.


Victoria Salmon Kings
* Salmon Kings have scored team record 64 points, including 15 points (6-1-3) in March.
* Wes Goldie scored his 150th career ECHL goal in 5-1 win against Long Beach on Mar. 23.
* Victoria plays at Utah on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

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