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ECHL Today - October 14

Published on October 14, 2011 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Reading Royals at South Carolina Stingrays 7:05 p.m. ET

- Reading's Larry Courville is 96-71-15 as head coach.

- Spencer Carbery makes his head coaching debut for South Carolina.

- Royals won first division title since 2004-05 last season.

- South Carolina has advanced to postseason in 17 of its 18 seasons.

Gwinnett Gladiators at Florida Everblades 7:30 p.m. ET

- Gwinnett's Andy Brandt was second on club last season with 19 goals.

- Florida has advanced to Kelly Cup Playoffs in each of its 13 seasons.

- Gladiators' John Wroblewski makes his debut as team's coach.

- Everblades led the ECHL on the penalty kill in 2010-11 at 85.7 percent (281-for-328).

Trenton Titans at Elmira Jackals 7:35 p.m. ET

- Trenton's Dave Caruso holds ECHL record for most saves in a game with 67 (Oct. 29, 2010 vs. Gwinnett).

- Pat Bingham, the 2004 ECHL Coach of the Year, enters his first season as head coach for Elmira.

- Titans' head coach Vince Williams was a defenseman on Trenton's inaugural team in 1999-00.

- Elmira led the ECHL in 2010-11 with 18 shorthanded goals.

Wheeling Nailers at Greenville Road Warriors 7:35 p.m. ET

- Wheeling defeated Greenville 4 games to 3 in 2011 Eastern Conference Semifinals.

- Marc-Olivier Vallerand led Greenville in 2010-11 with 28 goals.

- Nailers need five wins to become first ECHL team to reach 800 all-time wins.

- Greenville was second in ECHL in 2010-11 with 2.67 goals-against per game.

Idaho Steelheads at Utah Grizzlies 7:05 p.m. MT

- Idaho's Marty Flichel has 421 points (159g-262a) in 437 career ECHL games.

- Utah's Kevin Colley is 95-89-32 in three season as team's head coach.

- Steelheads led the league last season with three shorthanded goals against.

- Grizzlies are opening at home for the first time since the 2005-06 season.

Bakersfield Condors at Ontario Reign 7:05 p.m. PT

- Bakersfield is 23-13-3 all-time against the Reign.

- Ontario's Dylan Yeo was ECHL Defenseman of the Year with Victoria in 2008-09.

- Condors have advanced to Kelly Cup Playoffs in each of the last seven seasons.

- Reign are opening at home for the first time in their four seasons.

Colorado Eagles at Stockton Thunder 7:30 p.m. ET

- Eagles are playing their first season in the ECHL.

- Stockton's Kevin Baker was ECHL Most Valuable Player in 2008-09 with 102 points (57g-45a) in 70 games with Florida.

- Colorado head coach Chris Stewart is 415-187-54 in 10 seasons as a professional coach.

- Thunder's Matt Thomas has led his team to Kelly Cup Playoffs in all seven seasons as head coach.

Las Vegas Wranglers at Alaska Aces 7:15 p.m. AKT

- Las Vegas' Joe Fallon was fourth in league last season with a 2.48 goals-against average.

- Alaska's Wes Goldie is second in ECHL history with 335 career goals.

- Wranglers' head coach Ryan Mougenel is 72-59-13 in two seasons.

- Aces have won 40 or more games in six of their eight ECHL seasons.

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