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March 25, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Florida Everblades (42-19-3) at Charlotte Checkers (30-31-5) 7:05 p.m. ET
* Steve Saviano has four goals and seven points in three games against the Checkers.
* Checkers are 2-0-1 and average 5.3 goals per game at home against the Everblades.
* Florida rookie Vince Bellissimo has scored in six of his last seven games (7g-5a).
* Charlotte rookie Rick Kozak scored a hat trick in 6-2 win over Greenville on Friday.

South Carolina Stingrays (29-21-13) at Greenville Grrrowl (40-23-3) 7:05 p.m. ET
* Stingrays are 5-1-2 with goals against of 1.47 and a save percentage of .949 against the Grrrowl.
* John Snowden leads Greenville at home with 14 goals and six game-winning goals in 28 games.
* Darren Lynch has five goals and seven points in five games since joining the Stingrays on Mar. 17.
* Les Haggett has a four-game scoring streak for the Grrrowl (1g-4a).

Trenton Titans (28-33-3) at Reading Royals (39-19-7) 7:05 p.m. ET
* Royals are 5-0-0 and have outscored the Titans 18-5 at home.
* Titans' Chris Pittman had two goals, including the game winner, in 3-2 overtime win against Wheeling on Friday.
* Rookie defenseman Eric Werner has nine points (3g-6a) in eight games against the Titans.
* Titans are 2-2-1 in their last five games with four being decided by one goal.

Dayton Bombers (18-41-6) at Wheeling Nailers (38-19-6) 7:30 p.m. ET
* Rookie Andy Franck is 6-0-0 with a 1.51 goals-against average and .943 save percentage against Dayton.
* Jeff Legue has two goals in three games since joining Dayton on Mar. 17.
* Rookie Sean Collins has 17 points (8g-9a) and is a +12 in eight games against Dayton.
* Bombers have scored over 50 percent of their goals (9 of 17) against the Nailers in the second period.

Johnstown Chiefs (29-22-14) at Toledo Storm (39-20-5) 7:35 p.m. ET
* Storm has won the last two meetings and is 3-1-0 at home, outscoring the Chiefs 21-12.
* Adam Henrich has a game-winning goal and six points (3g-3a) in five games against Toledo.
* Chris Blight has five goals and eight points in six games against Johnstown in 2005-06.
* Justin Kelly has five points (3g-2a) in his last three games and leads the Chiefs with 66 points (28g-38a).

Columbia Inferno (23-35-8) at Augusta Lynx (27-32-6) 7:35 p.m. ET
* Jeff Miles had two assists and scored the game winner in the Inferno's 4-3 win over the Lynx on Friday.
* Lynx are 3-1-0 overall and have won the last two meetings at home, outscoring Columbia 10-5.
* Eight different players registered a point in Columbia's 4-3 win against Augusta on Friday.
* Nicolas Corbeil has seven points (4g-3a) in his last three games and leads Augusta with 63 points (25g-38a).

Gwinnett Gladiators (45-12-7) at Pensacola Ice Pilots (20-39-7) 7:05 p.m. CT
* Derek Nesbitt, Scott Mifsud and Joel Stepp had three points in Gwinnett's 6-3 win over Pensacola Friday.
* Ice Pilots' Chris Trick has scored in four of his last five games (1g-3a).
* Gladiators lead the league on the power play at 25.1 percent (102-for-407).
* Nine different players registered a point in Pensacola's 6-3 loss to Gwinnett on Friday.

Fresno Falcons (37-13-13) at Idaho Steelheads (39-20-7) 7:10 p.m. MT
* D'Arcy McConvey had four points (3g-1a) in Idaho's 6-2 win over Fresno on Friday.
* All-Star Dustin VanBallegooie leads Falcons defense with five points (1g-4a) in the last five games.
* Steelheads are 3-0-0 and have outscored the Falcons 12-3 in the last three games.
* Fresno's Shawn Mather has scored in four of his last five games (2g-2a).

Bakersfield Condors (34-24-5) at Long Beach Ice Dogs (33-23-9) 7:00 p.m. PT
* Ryan Munce is 4-1-0 with a 1.58 goals-against average and .960 save percentage against the Ice Dogs.
* Series has produced one power-play goal as Ice Dogs are 0-for-28 and Condors are 1-for-29.
* Alexander Bolduc has five points (3g-2a) in his last four games for the Condors.
* Ice Dogs' Justin Aikins has a five-game assist streak (6a) and a five-game scoring streak (0g-5a).

Utah Grizzlies (34-24-6) at Las Vegas Wranglers (49-11-6) 7:05 p.m. PT
* Ryan Kinasewich averages two points per game against the Wranglers (5g-5a).
* Las Vegas is 3-0-0 and has outscored its opponents 14-5 in the last three games.
* Grizzlies' Louis Dumont has a goal and four assists in his last two games.
* Rookie Nick Anderson has four goals and five points in his last four games at home for the Wranglers.

Phoenix RoadRunners (19-43-3) at San Diego Gulls (30-27-6) 7:05 p.m. PT
* RoadRunners are 3-2-0 with goals against of 1.81 and a save percentage of .954 against San Diego.
* Gulls' Alex Kim had two goals and an assist on Friday, his first game back from injury on Jan. 7.
* Dean Tiltgen has five points (3g-2a) in five games against the Gulls.
* Gulls are 3-1-1 with two shootout wins and an overtime loss in their last five games.

Victoria Salmon Kings (23-35-8) at Stockton Thunder (14-37-12) 7:30 p.m. PT
* Nathan Martz had a goal and two assists in Stockton's 4-2 win over the Salmon Kings on Friday.
* All-Star Adam Taylor has seven points (3g-4a) in four games against the Thunder.
* Stockton had crowd of 10,117 on Friday, the fourth capacity crowd of its inaugural season.
* Victoria is 4-1-1 and has outscored its opponent 21-15 in the last six games.

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Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

Charlotte can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Saturday if:

Charlotte wins OR loses in overtime/shootout

OR

Augusta wins

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