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January 14, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


American Conference - North Division



Cincinnati
- Cincinnati leads the ECHL with 151 goals and 4.19 goals per game.
- Jean-Michel Daoust leads the ECHL with 51 points and is tied for the lead with 27 goals.
- Cyclones host Dayton on Wednesday.



Dayton
- Bombers penalty kill was 86.7 percent (13-for-15) last week at home.
- Brad Bonello had his second two-goal game of the season in 5-2 win against Trenton on Jan. 11.
- Dayton plays at Cincinnati on Wednesday, at Johnstown on Friday and at Trenton on Saturday.



Elmira
- Elmira is 12-4-2 in the last 18 games after going 12-5-1 in their first 18 games.
- Chaz Johnson scored his first professional hat trick on Jan. 12 and has five goals in last three games.
- Jackals host Wheeling on Friday and Saturday.



Johnstown
- Chiefs are fourth in the ECHL in fewest shots allowed with 29.56 per game.
- Ryan Garlock scored three goals in two games last week.
- Johnstown hosts Dayton on Friday and plays at Reading on Saturday and at Trenton on Sunday.



Reading
- Reading was 21.4 percent (6-for-28) on the power play last week.
- Brock Hooton has scored a point in 12 of his last 14 games (8g-13a).
- Royals play at Trenton on Friday and host Johnstown on Saturday.



Trenton
- Devils average 31.24 shots a game at home.
- Colin Pepperall is averaging over a point a game with 19 points (5g-14a) in 18 games.
- Trenton plays at Wheeling on Tuesday before hosting Reading on Friday, Dayton on Saturday and Johnstown on Sunday.



Wheeling
- Wheeling is on a four-game winning streak and is 4-0-1 in its last five games.
- Sean Collins is on a six-game point streak (3g-5a).
- Nailers host Trenton on Tuesday and play at Elmira on Friday and Saturday.



American Conference - South Division



Augusta
- Lynx are undefeated when leading after the first (12-0-0) and second (13-0-0) periods.
- All-Star Aaron Slattengren had 10 points (6g-4a) in four games last week.
- Augusta plays at South Carolina on Tuesday and Saturday and at Charlotte on Friday.



Charlotte
- Charlotte is sixth in the ECHL on the penalty kill on the road with 85.6 percent (77-for-90).
- Chris Holt had his second shutout in his fourth start, a 6-0 home win against Pensacola on Jan. 10.
- Charlotte hosts Gwinnett on Thursday, Augusta on Friday and Texas on Sunday.



Columbia
- Inferno are 3-1-1 and have outscored their opponents 16-10 in the last five games.
- Jeff Jakaitis is 3-1-1 with a shutout, a 1.78 goals-against average and a .941 save percentage in January.
- Columbia hosts Texas on Friday and Saturday.



Florida
- Florida has scored a power-play goal in six of its last nine games (11-for-57).
- Kirk MacDonald has four points (3g-1a) in his last two games and 12 points (7g-5a) in his eight games.
- Everblades host Pensacola on Tuesday before traveling to Mississippi on Friday and Sunday and Pensacola on Saturday.



Gwinnett
- Gladiators have allowed league-low 22 power-play goals, including only two in the last six games.
- Lou Dickenson recorded his 50th career ECHL point (19g-31a) with a goal on Jan. 12.
- Gwinnett plays at Charlotte on Thursday and at South Carolina on Friday before hosting Mississippi on Saturday.



Mississippi
- Mississippi is 5-1-0 in their last six games.
- In his last six starts, Ryan Munce is 6-0-0 with two shutouts, a goals-against of 1.14 and a save percentage of .968.
- Sea Wolves host Texas on Tuesday and Florida on Friday and Sunday while playing at Gwinnett on Saturday.



Pensacola
- Ice Pilots have gone 4-2-1 against Florida (2-1-0) and Gwinnett (2-1-1) since Nov. 24.
- Cam Ellsworth has allowed three goals or less in six of his last seven starts.
- Pensacola plays at Florida on Tuesday and hosts Florida on Saturday.



South Carolina
- South Carolina is fifth in the ECHL on the power play on the road with 20.0 percent (27-for-135).
- All-Star Travis Morin had six points (4g-2a) last week.
- Stingrays host Augusta on Tuesday and Saturday and Gwinnett on Friday.



Texas
- ECHL record 23-game streak (18-0-5) without regulation loss ended with 4-2 loss to South Carolina on Jan. 13.
- Brandon Benedict is on an 11-game point streak (7g-14a).
- Texas plays at Mississippi on Tuesday, at Columbia on Friday and Saturday and at Charlotte on Sunday.



National Conference - West Division



Alaska
- Aces have a power-play goal in nine straight games going 17-for-51 (33.0 percent) during the streak.
- Josh Soares has five power-play goals and eight points in his last three games extending his point streak to six games (6g-10a).
- Aces play at Idaho on Friday and Saturday



Idaho
- Idaho is 13-4-6 against opponents in the West Division.
- Defenseman Blake Forsyth has six points (2g-4a) in his last five games.
- Steelheads hosts Alaska on Friday and Saturday.



Phoenix
- RoadRunners are 10-3-5 when they score the first goal.
- Sean O'Connor leads team with 18 goals, eight power-play goals and three game-winning goals.
- Phoenix plays at Utah on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.



Utah
- Utah is 16-2-3 when scoring three-or-more goals.
- Keith Johnson is on a four-game point streak (2g-2a).
- Grizzlies host Phoenix on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.



Victoria
- Salmon Kings are seventh in the league on the power play with 20.3 percent (43-for-212).
- Ash Goldie leads the team with 22 goals and 38 points.
- Victoria hosts Bakersfield on Tuesday and Wednesday and Fresno on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.



National Conference - Pacific Division



Bakersfield
- Bakersfield is out scoring their opponents 10-7 in the third period the last 10 games.
- All-Star Kevin Truelson played his 250th career game on Jan. 13.
- Condors play at Victoria on Tuesday and Wednesday and host Las Vegas on Friday.



Fresno
- Fresno has won its last six games and is 14-3-1 over the last 18 games.
- Jake Moreland is 5-0-0 with a shutout and a 1.77 goals-against average in his last five starts.
- Falcons play at Stockton on Wednesday and at Victoria on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.



Las Vegas
- Wranglers' power play is sixth in the ECHL at 20.4 percent (44-for-215).
- All-Star goaltender Daniel Manzato is tied for the ECHL lead with three shutouts.
- Wranglers play at Bakersfield on Friday and at Stockton on Saturday and Sunday.



Stockton
- Stockton is 6-3-0 in their last nine games.
- Ryan MacMurchy has an eight-game point streak (9g-7a).
- Stockton hosts Fresno on Wednesday and Las Vegas on Saturday and Sunday.

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