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February 28, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Greenville Grrrowl (33-17-3) at Reading Royals (32-14-7) 7:05 p.m. ET
* John Snowden had two goals, including the game winner, in Grrrowl's 5-4 overtime win against Reading on Feb. 10.
* Royals' defenseman Eric Werner has a seven-game scoring streak (3g-8a).
* Grrrowl has had four different goaltenders start on the road, going 16-9-1 with goals against of 2.60.
* Reading's Grant Jacobsen ranks second among ECHL rookies with a plus-minus rating of +22 in 52 games.

South Carolina Stingrays (22-19-11) at Florida Everblades (34-17-3) 7:30 p.m. ET
* Stingrays' Evan Schwabe has scored 13 points (6g-7a) in his last eight games.
* Everblades are ranked fifth in the league on the penalty kill at 84.8 percent (268-for-316).
* South Carolina is 16-0-5 when leading after the second period.
* Florida's Daniel Sisca is second among ECHL rookies with 21 power-play assists and 28 power-play points.

Gwinnett Gladiators (35-11-7) at Pensacola Ice Pilots (17-30-6) 7:05 p.m. CT
* Gwinnett is 6-2-2 and averaging four goals per game in the last 10 contests.
* Ice Pilots rookie Adam Courchaine has a game-winning goal and nine points (3g-6a) in the last six games.
* Gladiators have killed off 90 percent (18-for-20) of their penalties in the last five games.
* Pilots' Shaun Landolt had four points (2g-2a) on Feb. 21 and has six points (3g-3a) in his last four games.

Las Vegas Wranglers (38-9-6) at Fresno Falcons (31-10-10) 7:00 p.m. PT
* Las Vegas is a perfect 4-0-0 against Fresno and has outscored the Falcons 20-6.
* Fresno has a 17-0-10 record in games decided by one goal.
* Wranglers' Matt Dzieduszycki has eight points (4g-4a) in four games against Fresno.
* Falcons have won their last two games with All-Star MVP Luke Curtin scoring both game-winning goals.

San Diego Gulls (23-23-5) at Stockton Thunder (8-32-11) 7:00 p.m. PT
* Mark Wires and Jesse Bennefield each had four points (1g-3a) in Gulls' 5-2 win at Stockton on Sunday.
* Joel Irwin leads Stockton against San Diego with five goals and has scored six points in four games.
* Gulls are on a three-game winning streak, outscoring their opponent 10-3 in that span.
* Jake Moreland is 2-0-0 with goals against of 2.47 and save percentage of .945 against the Gulls.

Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

Gwinnett can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Tuesday if:

Gwinnett wins OR loses in overtime/shootout

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