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December 7, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

Louisiana IceGators (9-4-2) at Augusta Lynx (7-10-2) 7:05 p.m. ET
* Todd Bennett leads the Lynx with five points (2g-3a) in his last five games.
* IceGators are tied for the league lead in power-play percentage on the road with 24 percent.
* Lynx' Jason Saal is 2-2-0 with a goals-against average of 2.07 and a shutout in his last four games.
* Nathan Marsters stopped 38 shots in Louisiana's 3-0 shutout win over Texas on Friday.

Florida Everblades (11-9-0) at Gwinnett Gladiators (11-3-4) 7:05 p.m. ET
* Florida has a five-game winning streak and Gwinnett has a six-game winning streak.
* T.J. Aceti is 5-0-1 in his last six starts for Gwinnett.
* Brent MacDonald scored the third hat trick of the season for Florida in its 5-1 win at Pee Dee on Saturday.
* Kris Goodjohn (1g-7a) and Mike Vigilante (3g-5a) have eight points in their last five games.

Bakersfield Condors (13-1-2) at Victoria Salmon Kings (3-10-2) 7:00 p.m. PT
* Ryan Wade scored the first goal at home in Salmon Kings' history at 4:57 in the first period on Sunday.
* Yutaka Fukufuji is 5-0-2 in one-goal games for the Condors.
* Victoria has killed 26-of-27 penalties in four games with Bakersfield.
* Connor James leads all rookies and is third in the league in plus-minus rating with +13.

Greenville Grrrowl (8-9-3) at Fresno Falcons (7-9-1) 7:00 p.m. PT
* Grrrowl are looking for the 200th win in the club's seven-year history.
* Shaun Sutter's hat trick and Brett Jaeger's shutout gave Falcons a 5-0 win at Long Beach on Saturday.
* Martin St. Pierre is tied for the league lead for rookies in points with 22 and leads in assists with 17.
* Falcons have the highest average penalty minutes in the league with 30.8 per game.

ECHL Stories from December 7, 2004

• Royals Exchange Forwards With Bears…Defenseman Returns From Monarchs - Reading Royals
• Gladiators win streak halted at six - Atlanta Gladiators
• IceGators Blank the Lynx 3-0 - Louisiana IceGators
• 'Blades win 6th straight with 5-2 win over Gwinnett - Florida Everblades
• Condors on Top of ECHL - Bakersfield Condors
• Wranglers Trade Stringer to Peoria - Las Vegas Wranglers
• Defenseman Johnson Returns from the Hershey Bears - Peoria Rivermen
• Everblades McDonald Named Player of the Week - Florida Everblades
• IceGators Announce St. Landry Appreciation Night - Louisiana IceGators
• Ice Pilots To Visit Sacred Heart Children's Hospital - Pensacola Ice Pilots
• Bombers announce revised radio schedule - Dayton Bombers
• Columbia's Minard Named Reebok Hockey ECHL Saver of the Week - ECHL
• Gladiators For Kids Fund Accepting Grant Applications - Atlanta Gladiators
• Everblades' McDonald Named In Glas Co ECHL Player of the Week - ECHL
• Rivermen, Brewers Distributing to Host the Second Bud Light Night Out with the Rivermen - Peoria Rivermen
• Cygan comes off IR - Trenton Devils
• New Year's Lockdown Announced For Teens - Mississippi Sea Wolves
• Titans and St. Francis host Teddy Bear Toss - Trenton Devils
• Perry returns to Nailers - Wheeling Nailers
• Lynx Dining For Wishes This Wednesday - Augusta Lynx
• Edmonton forward assigned to Grrrowl - Greenville Grrrowl
• ECHL Today - ECHL

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