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October 22, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Charlotte Checkers (0-0-0) at Greenville Grrrowl (0-0-0) 7:05 p.m. ET
• Charlotte won the season series in 2003-04, going 5-2-0 against the Grrrowl.
• Checkers return forward Rory Rawlyk, who scored 32 points (9g-23a) in 2003-04.
• Coach John Marks is back for his seventh season with the Grrrowl and his 12th season in the ECHL.
• Grrrowl goaltender Mike Brodeur had 33 saves in a 3-2 preseason shootout loss at Alaska on October 13.

South Carolina Stingrays (0-0-0) at Columbia Inferno (0-0-0) 7:30 p.m. ET
• Rematch of the 2004 Kelly Cup Playoffs South Division Semifinals, won in four games by the Stingrays.
• Stingrays' Kirk Daubenspeck went 29-15-4 in 47 games with a 2.66 goals-against average in 2003-04.
• Columbia went 5-1-0 against South Carolina during the 2003-04 regular season.
• The Stingrays came from behind to win 3-1 in an October 17 preseason meeting with Columbia.

Texas Wildcatters (0-0-0) at Florida Everblades (0-0-0) 7:30 p.m. ET
• Wildcatters' forward John Snowden scored 43 points (22g-21a) and had 113 penalty minutes in 2003-04.
• Florida returns 10 members from its team that reached the 2004 Kelly Cup Finals.
• Texas goaltender Davis Parley appeared in 52 games last season, posting a .905 save percentage.
• Florida forward Matt Hendricks scored two goals in a 5-4 preseason win over Mississippi on October 15.

Wheeling Nailers (0-0-0) at Toledo Storm (0-0-0) 7:30 p.m. ET
• Wheeling was 7-1-1 against Toledo in 2003-04.
• Wheeling's Jason Jaffray scored 74 points (37g-37a) in 54 games with the Nailers last season.
• Forwards Nick Parillo and Rick Judson are the only returning players for Toledo.
• Nick Parillo scored 49 points (19g-30a) and had a plus-minus rating of even in 57 games last season.

Reading Royals (0-0-0) at Trenton Titans (0-0-0) 7:30 p.m. ET
• Reading's Graig Mischler led the team in scoring in 2003-04 with 57 points (13g-44a).
• Matt Zultek, who scored 65 points (35g-30a) in 65 games, returns for his fourth season with the Titans.
• The Royals won six of nine meetings against Trenton last season.
• Trenton goaltender Andrew Allen was 24-16-1 with a goals-against average of 2.53 in 2003-04.

Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies (0-0-0) at Pee Dee Pride (0-0-0) 7:30 p.m. ET
• Bullies' goaltender Adam Munro went 4-1-1 in six ECHL games with Gwinnett last season.
• Two of Pee Dee's top three scorers - Allan Sirois and Kyle Kidney - return in 2004-05.
• Matt Thomas is making his coaching debut after serving as Atlantic City's assistant coach.
• Pride goaltender Sebastien LaPlante went 16-10-2 in 28 games last season.

Gwinnett Gladiators (0-0-0) at Augusta Lynx (0-0-0) 7:35 p.m. ET
• Gwinnett goaltender Adam Berkhoel led the University of Denver to an NCAA championship in 2003-04.
• The Gladiators were 5-1-0 against the Lynx last season.
• Matus Kostur made 33 saves for the Lynx in a 4-3 preseason win over Charlotte on October 15.
• Jason Saal went 20-12-2 with a goals-against average of 2.56 in 37 games last season with Augusta.
Dayton Bombers (0-0-0) at Peoria Rivermen (0-0-0) 7:30 p.m. CT
• Bombers' forward Mike Tessier scored two goals in Dayton's two preseason wins over Toledo.
• Peoria went 7-3-1 against Dayton during the 2003-04 regular season.
• Janne Jokila, who scored 40 points (17g-23a) last season, is one of only two returning players for Dayton.
• 2003 ECHL Goaltender of the Year Alfie Michaud had 26 saves for Peoria in a 6-4 preseason win over Toledo.

Louisiana IceGators (0-0-0) at Mississippi Sea Wolves (0-0-0) 7:35 p.m. CT
• Louisiana was 8-6-1 against Mississippi during the 2003-04 regular season.
• Louisiana's Kyle Kettles was 21-12-7 with the IceGators in 2002-03.
• Lucas Drake scored three points (2g-1a) against Florida in a preseason game on October 15.
• Jeff Hutchins scored two goals and had two assists in preseason action against Pensacola on October 13.

Alaska Aces (0-0-0) at Idaho Steelheads (0-0-0) 7:10 p.m. MT
• Aces' Joe Talbot had a goal and an assist in a 4-1 preseason win over Greenville on October 15.
• Idaho returns seven players from last years' Kelly Cup Championship team.
• Alaska split its season series with Idaho last season, going 5-5-0 against the Steelheads.
• The Steelheads' Lance Galbraith was third in the ECHL with 353 penalty minutes last season.

Victoria Salmon Kings (0-0-0) at Bakersfield Condors (0-0-0) 7:00 p.m. PT
• Victoria becomes first Canadian team to play an ECHL regular season game.
• Condors coach Marty Raymond led Phoenix to the 2000 West Coast Hockey League title.
• Victoria coach Bryan Maxwell was the 1991-92 Coach of the Year in the Western Hockey League.
• Paul Rosebush, who led the team with 10 power play goals in 2003-04, returns for Bakersfield.

Las Vegas Wranglers (0-0-0) at Fresno Falcons (0-0-0) 7:00 p.m. PT
• Las Vegas' Marc Magliarditi was 5-0-1 with a goals-against average of 1.97 against Fresno in 2003-04.
• Shaun Sutter, who scored 44 points (17g-27a) with Pee Dee in 2003-04, joins Fresno.
• Jason McBain, who led the team with 22 power-play points in 2003-04, returns for the Wranglers.
• The Falcons ended 2003-04 winning six of their last eight home games.

San Diego Gulls (0-0-0) at Long Beach Ice Dogs (0-0-0) 7:30 p.m. PT
• San Diego won the Brabham Cup with 108 points, becoming only the second team to win in its first season.
• The Ice Dogs beat San Diego twice in the preseason, 3-1 on October 15th and 5-3 on October 17th.
• The Gulls have won the last nine meetings and were 9-0-1 against Long Beach in 2003-04.
• Long Beach is in its first year of affiliation with Montreal of the NHL and Hamilton of the AHL.

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