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December 6, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

Columbia Inferno (10-7-2) at Charlotte Checkers (9-6-1) 7:05 p.m. ET
* Mike Stathopoulos had four points (2g-2a) in Columbia's 4-3 overtime win against Charlotte on October 28.
* Charlotte rookie Luke Stauffacher had two goals in his last meeting with Inferno on October 28.
* Chris Houle has started eight consecutive games, the most of any Inferno goaltender since 2003-04.
* Checkers have the league's best penalty kill at 87.9 percent (13-for-107).

Augusta Lynx (8-9-2) at Gwinnett Gladiators (8-5-2) 7:05 p.m. ET
* Teams have identical 1-0-1 records against each other and both games have gone past regulation.
* Augusta's Sam Ftorek has two goals on three shots (66.7 percent) against the Gladiators.
* Gladiators are 5-1-2 with a 2.16 goals-against average and plus-minus rating of +60 at home in 2005-06.
* Jason Wolfe stopped 53 of 55 shots in Augusta's 3-2 shootout win on November 24.

Pensacola Ice Pilots (8-9-2) at South Carolina Stingrays (7-9-5) 7:05 p.m. ET
* Stingrays have won three straight games, outscoring their opponents 9-4 in that span.
* Pensacola has scored four or more goals in five of its eight road games (3-3-2).
* South Carolina went 1-1-0 in 2004-05 improving its record to 6-5-0 all time against Pensacola.
* Ice Pilots have scored nine of their 12 power-play goals on the road in 2005-06.

Johnstown Chiefs (6-8-6) at Las Vegas Wranglers (12-4-2) 7:05 p.m. PT
* Randy Rowe had a goal and two assists in Johnstown's 5-4 shootout loss at Las Vegas on November 29.
* Wranglers are 9-0-1 at home and have outscored their opponents 39-23.
* Chiefs are 6-2-2 with a 2.60 goals-against average in the last 10 games.
* Charles Linglet has a goal and two assists in three games since joining the Wranglers on Saturday.

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ECHL Stories from December 6, 2005

• Wranglers shutout Johnstown, 4-0, move to 10-0-1 at home - Las Vegas Wranglers
• Checkers fall 0-1 to Inferno - Charlotte Checkers
• Ice Pilots Lose at South Carolina 7-4 - Pensacola Ice Pilots
• McVicar assigned to Salmon Kings from Canucks - Victoria Salmon Kings
• Gladiators Bite Lynx, 7-1 - Atlanta Gladiators
• Corbeil scores only goal in loss to Gwinnett - Augusta Lynx
• Matt Underhill named ECHL goaltender of the Week - Alaska Aces
• ECHL Transactions - ECHL
• Lawson Recalled To Lowell - San Diego Gulls
• Salmon Kings Week in Review - Victoria Salmon Kings
• Magowan Returns To Toledo - Toledo Walleye
• Teddy Bear Toss To Benefit The Childrens Medical Center Of Dayton - Dayton Bombers
• Coaches Show Tonight - Dayton Bombers
• Courchaine Named In Glas Co ECHL Player of the Week - Pensacola Ice Pilots
• Gladiators Sign Bennett - Atlanta Gladiators
• Aces' Underhill Named Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender Of The Week - ECHL
• Ice Pilots' Courchaine Named In Glas Co ECHL Player Of The Week - ECHL
• Royals and Y102 Join Forces To Pack The House - Reading Royals
• Utah Grizzlies Make Trade, Add Depth - Utah Grizzlies
• Lynx get Battaglia and Leinweber from Grizzlies - Augusta Lynx
• The Stanley Cup is Coming to Columbia - Columbia Inferno
• Lynx add forward from Portland, defenseman - Augusta Lynx
• ECHL Today - ECHL
• Estrada Recalled to Lowell - Florida Everblades

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