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Published on November 5, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


North Division



Cincinnati
- Cyclones road power play is tied for second in the ECHL at 25 percent (9-for-36).
- Cedrick Desjardins recorded his first shutout of the year and fifth of his career with 3-0 win at Elmira on Nov. 3.
- Cincinnati hosts Wheeling on Wednesday and Augusta on Thursday and Saturday.



Dayton
- Bombers scored eight power-play goals in 15 chances (53.3 percent) last weekend.
- Dayton rookie Jeremy Duchesne has won his first two professional starts.
- Bombers host Augusta on Wednesday before visiting Elmira on Friday, Trenton on Saturday and Reading on Sunday.



Elmira
- Rookie Pierre-Luc Faubert leads the team with six points (3g-3a) in seven games.
- Kevin Ulanski scored Elmira's first shorthand goal of the season on Nov. 4 at Reading.
- Elmira hosts Dayton on Friday and Bakersfield on Saturday and Sunday.



Johnstown
- Chiefs are 3-0 in overtime and 4-0-0 in one-goal games.
- Ryan Garlock has a five-game point streak (2g-3a).
- Johnstown hosts Reading on Saturday.



Reading
- Home opening loss was only second time that Royals have lost home opener in regulation.
- Matt Herneisen had three assists in a 5-3 win against Elmira on Sunday.
- Royals host Bakersfield on Wednesday and Dayton on Sunday while playing at Wheeling on Friday and at Johnstown on Saturday.



Trenton
- Devils have scored a power-play goal in seven of their eight games (8-for-40).
- Stephen Wood has five power-play points (3g-2a).
- Trenton hosts Bakersfield on Thursday and Dayton on Saturday.



Wheeling
- Nailers have scored more than one power-play goal in five of their six games.
- Adam Henrich has seven points (3g-4a) in three games.
- Wheeling plays at Cincinnati on Wednesday before hosting Reading on Friday and Augusta on Sunday.



South Division



Augusta
- Lynx are out scoring their opponents at home 9-5.
- Grant Goeckner-Zoeller had two assists in his first professional game on Nov. 2 at Columbia.
- Augusta plays at Dayton on Wednesday, at Cincinnati on Thursday and Saturday and at Wheeling on Sunday.



Charlotte
- Charlotte's road penalty kill leads the ECHL with 94.7 percent (18-for-19).
- Bruce Graham has a six-game point streak (4g-2a).
- Checkers host South Carolina on Wednesday and Mississippi on Saturday.



Columbia
- Columbia went 5-for-27 (18.5 percent) on the power play last week.
- Marc Cavosie has three points (1g-2a) in his last three games.
- Inferno play at Pensacola on Tuesday and at Florida on Friday and Saturday.



Florida
- Florida is a perfect 4-0-0 when leading after the second period.
- David Cornacchia and Ryan Van Buskirk each had a goal and an assist at Alaska.
- Everblades host Columbia on Friday and Saturday.



Gwinnett
- Gladiators are off to the best start in team history at 7-1-0.
- Craig Kowalski is 6-1-0 with a 1.72 goals-against average and a .938 save percentage.
- Gwinnett hosts Mississippi on Friday and Texas on Saturday.



Mississippi
- Mississippi is 1-1-0 when out shooting their opponents.
- Mark Rooneem leads the Sea Wolves with five points (3g-2a).
- Sea Wolves host Texas on Tuesday before traveling to Gwinnett on Friday, Charlotte on Saturday and South Carolina on Sunday.



Pensacola
- Ice Pilots are 1-1-0 in two-goal games.
- Rookie Mathieu Roy has a team-leading four goals and five points in seven games.
- Pensacola hosts Columbia on Tuesday and Texas on Friday.



South Carolina
- South Carolina ranks second in the ECHL with 4.11 goals per game.
- Rookie Travis Morin had his first professional hat trick and a career-high five points on Oct. 31.
- Stingrays play at Charlotte on Wednesday and host Mississippi on Sunday.



Texas
- Wildcatters are off to their best start in team history at 5-1-1.
- Marco Rosa had Texas' first hat trick of the season on Nov. 4 in a 4-0 win at Mississippi.
- Texas plays at Mississippi on Tuesday, at Pensacola on Friday and at Gwinnett on Saturday.



West Division



Alaska
- Alaska won its fourth home opener in a row, 3-1 against Florida on Nov. 2.
- Defenseman Peter Metcalf had three assists in three games against Florida last week.
- Aces play at Idaho on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.



Idaho
- Steelheads have out-scored their opponents 10-4 in the second period.
- Rookie Mike Sullivan scored his first professional goal in a 3-2 loss at Stockton on Nov. 3.
- Idaho hosts Alaska on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.



Phoenix
- Set club record with three goals in 1:10 (Ian Turner 4:44, Peder Skinner 5:39, Thatcher Bell 5:54) in the third period on Nov. 3.
- Rookie Nathan Lawson is 2-1-0 with a 2.35 goals-against average and a .928 save percentage.
- Phoenix hosts Stockton on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and Las Vegas on Saturday and Sunday.



Utah
- Utah is averaging 4.50 goals per game at the E-Center.
- Scott Burt has five goals and five assists in his last six games.
- Grizzlies host Victoria on Friday, Saturday and Monday.



Victoria
- Victoria went 3-0-0 and averaged 5.00 goals per game last week.
- Ash Goldie has nine points (7g-2a) in his last three games.
- Salmon Kings play at Utah on Friday, Saturday and Monday.



Pacific Division



Bakersfield
- Condors are tied for the Pacific Division lead with 26 goals.
- Defenseman Kevin Truelson has a four-game point streak (2g-2a).
- Bakersfield plays at Reading on Wednesday, at Trenton on Thursday and at Elmira on Saturday and Sunday.



Fresno
- Oren Eizenman has a five-game point streak (2g-6a) and has scored in six of Fresno's seven games.
- Luke Curtin has a six-game assist streak (6a) and is tied for the team lead with six assists.
- Falcons play at Stockton on Sunday.



Las Vegas
- Wranglers are 3-0-0 against the Pacific Division.
- Adam Cracknell has recorded a goal and an assist in four straight games (4g-4a).
- Las Vegas plays at Phoenix on Saturday and Sunday.



Stockton
- Since losing their first three games Stockton has won four in a row.
- Rookie Glenn Fisher has back-to-back shutouts and has not allowed a goal in 121:40.
- Thunder play at Phoenix on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday before hosting Fresno on Sunday.




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