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March 7, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Pensacola Ice Pilots (17-34-6) at South Carolina Stingrays (24-20-11) 7:05 p.m. ET
* Mark Rooneem leads the Ice Pilots against South Carolina with four points (2g-2a) in three games.
* Evan Schwabe (5g-4a) and Cail MacLean (4g-3a) have combined for 16 points in the last five games.
* Ice Pilots rookie Adam Courchaine has scored five points (2g-3a) in the last five games.
* Stingrays' Jeff Legue is tied for second among league rookies with five game-winning goals.

Greenville Grrrowl (35-19-3) at Trenton Titans (26-28-2) 7:05 p.m. ET
* Brock Radunske leads the Grrrowl with 16 goals, including eight on the power play, in 26 road games.
* Trenton has 16 of its 26 wins in one-goal games (16-6-2), including 5-1 in shootouts and 1-1 in overtime.
* Greenville is 24-1-1 when leading after the second period.
* Titans have scored 43.6 percent (31 of 71) of their goals at home in the third period.

Dayton Bombers (18-35-5) at Fresno Falcons (32-11-11) 7:00 p.m. PT
* In the last five games, Bombers have scored 63.6 percent of their goals in the first period.
* J.F. Plourde scored all three goals in the Falcons' 3-1 win over Dayton on Mar. 3.
* Rookie defenseman Nathan Tennant leads Dayton in the last five games with four assists and four points.
* Fresno's Luke Curtin is second in the league with 51 assists and is tied for fifth with 70 points.

Long Beach Ice Dogs (30-19-6) at Bakersfield Condors (27-21-5) 7:00 p.m. PT
* Ice Dogs are 1-0-2 with goals-against average of 1.32 against the Condors.
* Bakersfield center Sean Venedam has scored 24 points (13g-11a) in 21 home games.
* Christian Larrivee has scored in 12 of his last 13 games recording 13 points (5g-13a).
* Condors' Mike Hofstrand has four points (2g-2a) in four games in March.

Stockton Thunder (10-33-11) at Phoenix RoadRunners (18-34-3) 7:11 p.m. PT
* Stockton is 6-0-4 when leading after the second period.
* Phoenix has scored 30.4 percent (21 of 69) of its goals at home on the power play.
* Stockton is 2-1-0 with a 1.33 goals-against average and a .954 save percentage against Phoenix.
* Defenseman Brent Henley leads the RoadRunners at home with a plus-minus rating of +6 in 22 games.

Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

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

Long Beach wins

OR

Long Beach loses in overtime/shootout

OR

Phoenix wins

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

Greenville wins

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

Fresno wins

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