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Published on October 22, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release




Cincinnati
- Cyclones lead the ECHL on the power play with 44.4 percent (4-for-9).
- Defenseman Bryan Schmidt had four points (1g-3a) in a 5-4 win at Dayton on Oct. 20.
- Cincinnati hosts Trenton on Friday and Saturday before playing at Dayton on Sunday.



Dayton
- Rookie Ryan Smyth scored his first professional goal and added another goal in 5-4 loss to Cincinnati on Oct. 20.
- Dayton had 7,801 in attendance for opening night.
- Bombers play at Wheeling on Saturday and host Cincinnati on Sunday.



Elmira
- Jackals beat Wheeling 4-2 in their ECHL debut on Oct. 19.
- Pierre-Luc Faubert scored first professional goal and had an assist at Trenton on Oct. 20.
- Elmira hosts Johnstown on Friday and South Carolina on Sunday.



Johnstown
- Coach Ian Herbers won his first ECHL game 4-2 at Trenton on Oct. 21.
- Chiefs tied ECHL season high with four power-play goals in 6-4 loss to Reading on Oct. 20.
- Johnstown hosts South Carolina on Wednesday and Saturday and visits Elmira on Friday.



Reading
- Reading had ECHL season high 48 shots in a 3-2 loss at Trenton on Oct. 19.
- Patrick Jarrett leads the team with four assists and four points.
- Royals play at Pensacola on Wednesday and Friday, at Mississippi on Saturday and at Gwinnett on Sunday.



Trenton
- Trenton improved to 7-2-0 in home openers with 3-2 win over Reading on Oct. 19.
- Joe Rooney leads ECHL rookies with five points (2g-3a).
- Devils play at Cincinnati on Friday and Saturday.



Wheeling
- David Brown made 43 saves in first pro start, a 4-2 win at Johnstown.
- Wheeling's road power play is sixth in ECHL at 15.8 percent (3-for-19).
- Nailers host South Carolina on Friday and Dayton on Saturday.



South Division



Augusta
- Opening night crowd of 3,894 was larger than any single-game crowd last season.
- Louis Goulet has 220 points (76g-144a) and needs one point to become Lynx's all-time leading scorer.
- Augusta plays at Charlotte on Tuesday, at Columbia on Friday and at Gwinnett on Saturday.



Charlotte
- Checkers are 3-for-18 (16.7 percent) on the power play in two games.
- Blake Bellefeuille leads the team with three assists and five points.
- Charlotte hosts Augusta on Tuesday and plays at Columbia on Saturday.



Columbia
- Brad Ralph had hat trick at South Carolina on Oct. 20 and is tied for ECHL lead with four goals.
- Jeff Miles (1g-2a) and Owen Fussey (1g-2a) are tied for second on team with three points.
- Inferno plays at Augusta on Friday and at Charlotte on Saturday.



Florida
- Everblades power play is second in the ECHL at 35.3 percent (6-for-17).
- Derek Damon leads the team with three assists and four points in two games.
- Florida plays at Texas on Saturday and Sunday.



Gwinnett
- Jeff Campbell tied team record with four assists at Pensacola on Oct. 19.
- Gwinnett is tied for ECHL lead with six power-play goals after scoring league record 120 in 2006-07.
- Gladiators host Augusta on Friday and Reading on Saturday.



Mississippi
- Torry Gajda leads the team with two assists and two points.
- Rookie Pat Oliveto and Lance Monych each have a goal.
- Mississippi hosts Reading on Saturday and Pensacola on Sunday.



Pensacola
- Rookie Mathieu Roy has a two-game goal streak (2g).
- Rookie defenseman Jean-Claude Sawyer had first multi-point game (1g-1a) on Oct. 19.
- Ice Pilots host Reading on Wednesday and Friday before playing at Mississippi on Sunday.



South Carolina
- Stingrays have nine goals, scored by nine different players, in two games.
- Rookies Paul McIlveen and Pierre-Luc O'Brien lead the team with three assists.
- South Carolina plays at Johnstown on Wednesday and Saturday and visits Wheeling on Friday and Elmira on Sunday.



Texas
- Wildcatters are tied for fourth in the ECHL with five power-play goals in two games.
- Marco Rosa has four special team points (1g-3a) in two games.
- Texas hosts Florida on Saturday and Sunday.



West Division



Alaska
- Alaska opens the season on Tuesday at Fresno.
- Kimbi Daniels led the Aces with 63 assists and 81 points in 2006-07.
- Aces play at Fresno on Tuesday and Friday while visiting Bakersfield on Wednesday and Stockton on Saturday.



Idaho
- In first three seasons in Idaho, coach Derek Laxdal is 10-1-1 in October.
- Mark Bomersback leads ECHL rookies with three goals in two games.
- Idaho plays at Utah on Friday and Saturday.



Phoenix
- Phoenix is 3-0-0 for the first time in their three-year ECHL history.
- Daniel Sisca leads Phoenix with four goals and six points.
- RoadRunners host Stockton on Wednesday and Bakersfield on Friday.



Utah
- Grizzlies' roster has six players who are 22 years old or younger.
- Ryan Kinasewich (1g-1a) and Scott Burt (0g-2a) lead the team with two points.
- Utah hosts Idaho on Friday and Saturday.



Victoria
- Julien Ellis stopped 35 shots in 2-1 overtime win at defending Kelly Cup Champion Idaho.
- Victoria's 2-1 overtime win at Idaho on Oct. 19 was its first season-opening win.
- Salmon Kings host Las Vegas on Friday and Saturday.



Pacific Division



Bakersfield
- Condors had 12,546 in attendance for opening weekend.
- Mark Derlago scored his first professional goal in a 3-2 win against Stockton on Oct. 19.
- Bakersfield hosts Alaska on Wednesday and plays at Phoenix on Friday and at Fresno on Saturday.



Fresno
- Fresno does not have an even-strength goal in its first two games.
- Oren Eizenman scored his first professional goal in 2-1 loss to Las Vegas on Oct. 19.
- Falcons host Alaska on Tuesday and Friday and Bakersfield on Saturday.



Las Vegas
- Wranglers have won their last 15 regular season games, dating back to Mar. 10.
- Twin brothers Chris Ferraro (1g-2a) and Peter Ferraro (1g-2a) lead the team in scoring.
- Las Vegas hosts Stockton on Tuesday and plays at Victoria on Friday and Saturday.



Stockton
- Jesse Bennefield and Brad Farynuk each have a goal and an assist in two games.
- Rookie goaltender Glenn Fisher made 29 saves in his professional debut on Oct. 21.
- Thunder play at Las Vegas on Tuesday and at Phoenix on Wednesday before hosting Alaska on Saturday.

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