
ECHL This Week
December 17, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
American Conference - North Division
Cincinnati
- In their last 10 games the Cyclones have outscored their opponents 13-3
in the first period.
- Barret
Ehgoetz has 10 assists and 10 points in his last four games.
- Cincinnati hosts Wheeling on Wednesday and plays at Johnstown on Friday
and Saturday.
Dayton
- Dayton is 3-0-0 and has outscored its opponents 18-10 the last three
games.
- Yannick
Tifu has an ECHL season-high and career-best 15-game point streak
(5g-23a).
- Bombers play at Trenton on Friday and at Reading on Saturday.
Elmira
- Elmira improved to 6-0-0 on Saturday after beating Trenton 4-3 on Dec.
15.
- Joel
Martin is 5-0-1 with a 2.73 goals-against average in his last six
starts.
- Jackals play at Wheeling on Friday and Saturday.
Johnstown
- Johnstown outscored their opponents 6-4 in the second period last week.
- Ryan
Garlock has five points (1g-4a) in his last five games.
- Chiefs host Cincinnati on Friday and Saturday.
Reading
- Royals are 10-0-1 when leading after the second period following 5-4
overtime loss at Elmira on Dec. 14.
- Dany
Roussin has a three-game multi-point streak (4g-4a).
- Reading hosts Dayton on Saturday.
Trenton
- Trenton is 31.8 percent (7-for-22) on the power play in its last five
games and seventh in the ECHL with a 19.2 percent (23-for-120).
- Trevor
Kell has five goals in his last two games.
- Devils host Dayton on Friday.
Wheeling
- Nailers have three points in their last two games.
- Nathan
Marsters made 50 saves in his debut, a 3-2 win against Cincinnati on
Dec. 15.
- Wheeling plays at Cincinnati on Wednesday and hosts Elmira on Friday and
Saturday.
American Conference - South Division
Augusta
- Lynx rank third in the ECHL on the penalty kill with 88.1 percent
(126-for-143).
- Bobby
Goepfert is 3-1-0 with a goals-against average of 1.33 and a .947 save
percentage in his last four games.
- Augusta hosts Columbia on Tuesday and Charlotte on Friday.
Charlotte
- Charlotte is 6-3-3 when scoring the first goal.
- Blake
Bellefeuille has four points (2g-2a) in his last five games.
- Checkers host Pensacola on Tuesday and Gwinnett on Wednesday while
playing at Augusta on Friday and at South Carolina on Saturday.
Columbia
- Inferno is 90.0 percent (45-for-50) on the penalty kill in their last 10
games.
- Defenseman Steve
McJannet has three goals on five shots in his last three games.
- Columbia plays at Augusta on Tuesday and at Florida on Friday and
Saturday.
Florida
- Florida leads the ECHL on the penalty kill with 88.4 percent
(129-for-146).
- Ernie
Hartlieb has a four-game assist streak (4a).
- Florida hosts Columbia on Friday and Saturday.
Gwinnett
- Gwinnett was 4-0-0 last week and has won seven in a row, two shy of team
record nine-game winning streak.
- Tomas
Pospisil scored his first two professional goals last week and both
were game winners.
- Gladiators play at Charlotte on Wednesday and host Pensacola on
Saturday.
Mississippi
- Sea Wolves' Chris
Cava scored his first game-winning goal on Dec. 16.
- Stanislav
Lascek has 10 points (3g-7a) in nine games.
- Sea Wolves play at Texas on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Pensacola
- Pensacola out shot their opponents 78-40 last week.
- Cam
Ellsworth won his first game as an Ice Pilot on Friday.
- Ice Pilots play at Charlotte on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday and at
Gwinnett on Saturday.
South Carolina
- Stingrays have outscored their opponents 9-1 in the last four games.
- Matt
W. Reid has four goals in his last four games, including the game
winner on Dec. 7 at Augusta.
- South Carolina hosts Pensacola on Wednesday and Friday and Charlotte on
Saturday.
Texas
- Texas is on a six-game winning streak and is 9-0-1 in their last 10
games.
- Brandon
Benedict has 11 points (2g-9a) in six games in December.
- Wildcatters host Mississippi on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
National Conference - West Division
Alaska
- Alaska is unbeaten in regulation in their last nine home games (8-0-1).
- Bryan
Miller is tied for seventh among ECHL defensemen with 13 assists.
- Aces play at Victoria on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
Idaho
- Idaho out scored their opponents 6-2 in the third period last week.
- Mark
Bomersback is on a six-game point streak (4g-8a).
- Idaho hosts Las Vegas on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
Phoenix
- Phoenix has killed 32 of their opponents' last 35 power-play chances
(91.4 percent).
- Daniel
Sisca has five assists in his last five games.
- RoadRunners play at Las Vegas on Tuesday and at Stockton on Saturday.
Utah
- Grizzlies have taken 330 shots in their last eight games (41.25 shots per
game).
- Trevor
Smith has 18 points (8g-10a) in his last 13 games.
- Utah hosts Fresno on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Victoria
- Victoria is on a team record and ECHL season-high 10-game home winning
streak.
- Jordan
Krestanovich has a six-game point streak (4g-5a) and has scored in 12
of his last 14 games (7g-9a).
- Salmon Kings host Alaska on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
National Conference - Pacific Division
Bakersfield
- Bakersfield is out scoring their opponents 6-4 in the third period.
- Todd
Griffith is on a nine-game point streak (6g-4a).
- Condors play at Stockton on Friday.
Fresno
- Falcons have a team record five-game road winning streak.
- Brady
Leisenring is on an eight-game point streak (4g-7a).
- Fresno plays at Utah on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Las Vegas
- Las Vegas is unbeaten in regulation over their last 17 games (15-0-2) and
is 32-2-2 in their last 36 regular season games dating back to last season.
- Chris
Ferraro tied team record with five points (2g-3a) and Peter
Ferraro tied team record with four assists at Utah on Dec. 15.
- Wranglers host Phoenix on Tuesday and play at Idaho on Wednesday, Friday
and Saturday.
Stockton
- Thunder is 35.0 percent (7-for-20) on the power play in their last four
games.
- Jacob
Micflikier is on a three-game multi-point streak (2g-7a).
- Stockton hosts Bakersfield on Friday and Phoenix on Saturday.
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