
ECHL This Week
October 29, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
North Division
Cincinnati
- Cincinnati is tied for the ECHL lead on the power play with 25.0 percent
(5-for-20).
- Defenseman Bryan
Schmidt leads the team with five points (2g-3a).
- Cyclones play at Elmira on Wednesday and Friday before visiting Reading
on Saturday and Dayton on Sunday.
Dayton
- Bombers are out shooting their opponents in the third period, 21 to 20.
- Matt
Beaudoin scored team's first power-play goal of the season in 5-1 loss
at Wheeling on Oct. 27.
- Dayton hosts Johnstown on Friday, Trenton on Saturday and Cincinnati on
Sunday.
Elmira
- Season-opening two-game winning streak ended with a 2-1 shootout loss to
Johnstown on Oct. 26.
- Joel
Martin is 2-0-0 with a 2.00 goals-against average and a .902 save
percentage in two games.
- Jackals host Cincinnati on Wednesday and Friday and play at Reading on
Sunday.
Johnstown
- Johnstown is fourth in the ECHL on the penalty kill on the road with 92.9
percent (13-for-14).
- Rob
Drummond scored his first professional goal in a 4-3 overtime win
against South Carolina on Oct. 24.
- Chiefs host Trenton on Wednesday and play at Dayton on Friday and at
Wheeling on Saturday.
Reading
- In a 5-2 win at Mississippi on Oct. 27, five different Royals scored
goals and 11 players registered a point.
- Jonathan
Quick recorded his first win, first shutout and scored his first goal
in a 3-0 win at Pensacola on Oct. 24.
- Reading plays at Gwinnett on Tuesday before hosting Cincinnati on
Saturday and Elmira on Sunday.
Trenton
- Trenton has a power-play goal in each of its first five games going
5-for-27 (18.5 percent).
- Jason
Smith made 33 saves and recorded his first professional win on Oct. 27,
2-1 at Cincinnati.
- Devils play at Johnstown on Wednesday and at Cincinnati on Friday and
Saturday.
Wheeling
- Nailers were 5-for-17 (29.4 percent) on the power play the last two games
to improve to 22.2 percent, ranking fifth in the ECHL.
- Sean
Collins is tied for fifth in the ECHL with five assists.
- Wheeling hosts Trenton on Friday and Johnstown on Saturday.
South Division
Augusta
- Augusta is 2-0-0 and averaging 4.50 goals per game at home.
- Louis
Goulet needs one more point to become the all-time leading scorer in
Lynx history.
- Lynx play at Columbia on Friday.
Charlotte
- Three Checkers wins have come from three different goaltenders.
- In his first professional game in North America, Daniel
Manzato had 33 saves in 5-2 win against Columbia on Oct. 27.
- Charlotte plays at South Carolina on Tuesday and at Gwinnett on Sunday.
Columbia
- Inferno is out shooting their opponents in the third period, 59 to 22.
- Brad
Ralph leads the team with four goals, two power-play goals and seven
points.
- Columbia hosts South Carolina on Wednesday and Saturday and Augusta on
Friday.
Florida
- Florida is tied for the ECHL power-play lead with 25.0 percent
(8-for-32).
- Kyle
McAllister is tied for the ECHL lead with two game-winning goals.
- Everblades play at Alaska on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Gwinnett
- Gladiators have scored first in each of their first four games.
- Jeff
Campbell (1g-8a) and Derek
Nesbitt (2g-3a) each have a four-game point streak.
- Gwinnett hosts Reading on Tuesday and Charlotte on Sunday while playing
at Mississippi on Thursday.
Mississippi
- 4-3 shootout win against Pensacola on Oct. 28 was first home win since
Apr. 5, 2005 when Sea Wolves beat Texas 3-0.
- Torry
Gajda is on a three-game assist streak (3a).
- Sea Wolves host Gwinnett on Thursday and Friday and Texas on Sunday.
Pensacola
- Ice Pilots beat Reading 2-0 on Oct. 26 for first shutout since Apr. 9,
2005.
- Rookie defenseman Jean-Claude
Sawyer has team-leading four assists and six points.
- Pensacola hosts Texas on Friday and Saturday.
South Carolina
- Four Stingrays are in the ECHL Top 10 scorers: Paul
McIlveen (2g-7a), Pierre-Luc O'Brien (9a), Patrick
McNeill (3g-4a) and Cail
MacLean (2g-4a).
- Rookie Paul
McIlveen has a league-high six-game point streak (2g-7a).
- South Carolina hosts Charlotte on Tuesday before playing at Columbia on
Wednesday and Saturday.
Texas
- Texas is tied for fifth in the ECHL with 3.75 goals per game.
- John
McNabb is tied for the ECHL lead with three power-play goals.
- Wildcatters play at Pensacola on Friday and Saturday and at Mississippi
on Sunday.
West Division
Alaska
- Alaska has won its last three home openers at Sullivan Arena.
- Derek
Gustafson is 1-0-1 with a 2.36 goals-against average and a .915 save
percentage.
- Aces host Florida on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Idaho
- Steelheads have a power-play goal in their first four games, including
four in the last two games.
- Rookie Aaron
Gagnon has a three-game goal streak (3g).
- Idaho hosts Utah on Wednesday before playing at Stockton on Friday and
Saturday.
Phoenix
- Phoenix leads the National Conference and is second in the ECHL with 21
goals.
- Daniel
Sisca and Justin
Maiser are tied for the ECHL lead with four goals.
- RoadRunners host Fresno on Thursday and Saturday.
Utah
- Utah is 1-0 in overtime games and 1-0 in shootouts.
- Scott
Burt leads the Grizzlies with four goals and six points.
- Grizzlies play at Idaho on Wednesday before visiting Las Vegas on Friday
and Saturday.
Victoria
- Salmon Kings had 4,992 fans for their home opener on Oct. 26.
- Milan
Gajic has a three-game multi-point streak (2g-4a) and a four-game point
streak (2g-5a).
- Victoria hosts Bakersfield on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
Pacific Division
Bakersfield
- Bakersfield is tied for sixth in the ECHL with seven power-play goals.
- Sean
Venedam has a five-game point streak (2g-3a).
- Condors play at Victoria on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
Fresno
- Falcons have scored a power-play goal in each of their first five games.
- Rookie Oren
Eizenman had five points (2g-3a) in three games last week.
- Fresno plays at Phoenix on Thursday and Saturday.
Las Vegas
- Las Vegas is third in the ECHL with 2.20 goals-against per game.
- Jason
Jozsa leads ECHL defensemen with five assists and is tied for third
with five points (0g-5a).
- Wranglers host Utah on Friday and Saturday.
Stockton
- Stockton has won seven consecutive regular season home games, dating back
to Mar. 14, 2007.
- Ryan
O'Marra scored two goals in his Thunder debut, a 4-0 win at Phoenix on
Oct. 24.
- Stockton hosts Idaho on Friday and Saturday.
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- Steelheads weekly - Idaho Steelheads
- Ice Pilots Weekly - Pensacola Ice Pilots
- Devils Split Weekend Series With Cyclones - Trenton Devils
- Cyclones Game With Dayton Set For November 18 - Cincinnati Cyclones
- Sea Wolves Weekly - Mississippi Sea Wolves
- Stingrays Weekly - South Carolina Stingrays
- Rotary at the Rink a Huge Success - Fresno Falcons
- Nailers weekly - Wheeling Nailers
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- Gerard Miller assigned to Cincinnati Cyclones - Cincinnati Cyclones
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- Rotary at the rink a big hit, Relay at the rink purple jerseys up next - Fresno Falcons
- Inferno weekly - Columbia Inferno
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