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April 1, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Reading Royals (42-20-7) at Dayton Bombers (18-44-6) 7:00 p.m. ET
* Cody Rudkowsky is 6-0-0 with a goals against of 2.14 and a .936 save percentage against the Bombers.
* Rookie defenseman Mark Flood has five goals and seven points in nine games against the Royals.
* Royals' Larry Courville has scored multiple points in four of his last five games (5g-4a).
* Dayton rookie Paul Kelly has four points (1g-3a) in his last three games.

Gwinnett Gladiators (47-14-7) at South Carolina Stingrays (31-23-14) 7:05 p.m. ET
* Gwinnett's Derek Nesbitt has scored in five of his last six games, registering 11 points (4g-7a) in that span.
* Matt W. Reid has five goals and seven points in four games against the Gladiators in 2005-06.
* Rookie defenseman Jonathan Awe has seven points (3g-4a) in five games against the Stingrays.
* Evan Schwabe had four assists in the Stingrays' 7-3 win over Charlotte on Friday.

Toledo Storm (41-21-5) at Trenton Titans (30-34-4) 7:05 p.m. ET
* Jim Henkel had two goals, including the game winner, in Trenton's 3-2 win against the Storm on Friday.
* Jason Maleyko leads the Storm defense with six points (2g-4a) in his last four games.
* Rejean Beauchemin stopped 46 of 48 shots for the Titans in their 3-2 win over the Storm on Friday.
* Storm has scored 34 percent (33 of 97) of their goals in 31 road games on the power play.

Greenville Grrrowl (41-24-3) at Florida Everblades (45-20-3) 7:30 p.m. ET
* Steve Saviano scored four goals and had five points in Florida's 6-2 win over Pensacola on Friday.
* Colin Pepperall is averaging 2.5 points per game in the last four games, recording 10 points (5g-5a).
* Florida has scored 66.6 percent (12 of 18) of its goals against Greenville on the power play in 2005-06.
* Rory McMahon has five points (3g-2a) in five games against the Everblades.

Johnstown Chiefs (30-24-4) at Wheeling Nailers (41-20-6) 7:30 p.m. ET
* Wheeling is 3-1-1 at home and 8-2-1 overall against the Chiefs in 2005-06.
* Jean Desrochers has five goals and seven points in his last five games for Johnstown.
* Rookie Andy Franck is 7-0-1 with a goals-against of 2.01 and .912 save percentage against the Chiefs.
* Dennis Packard had three assists in Johnstown's 5-2 win over Dayton on Friday.

Charlotte Checkers (31-33-5) at Augusta Lynx (30-33-6) 7:35 p.m. ET
* Augusta has won the last two meetings with Charlotte, outscoring the Checkers 11-7.
* Rookie Daniel Sparre has three goals in two games against the Lynx.
* Nicolas Corbeil has 14 points (4g-10a) in eight games against the Checkers.
* Checkers lead the league with 19 shorthand goals.

Columbia Inferno (24-36-8) at Pensacola Ice Pilots (20-41-7) 7:05 p.m. CT
* Ice Pilots have won three of the last four meetings with Columbia, all of which have been one-goal games.
* Dallas Flaman has five points (1g-4a) and is a +6 in five games against the Ice Pilots.
* Chris St. Jacques has four goals and six points in four games against the Inferno.
* Columbia has scored 50 percent (8 of 16) of its goals in the last five games on special teams (5ppg-3shg).

Phoenix RoadRunners (19-44-5) at Bakersfield Condors (36-25-6) 7:00 p.m. PT
* Condors are 5-1-0 with a 2.17 goals-against average and .934 save percentage against the RoadRunners.
* Kevin Ulanski (2g-3a) and Jake Riddle (3g-2a) combined for 10 points in the last five games for Phoenix.
* Condors' are 7-2-1 in the last ten games with Joel Irving scoring three game winners in that span.
* Rookie defenseman Brad Woods has four points, all assists, in six games against the Condors.

Utah Grizzlies (34-27-6) at Fresno Falcons (41-13-13) 7:00 p.m. PT
* Alfie Michaud is 2-0-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average and .966 save percentage against Fresno.
* Luke Curtin leads the Falcons with six points, all assists, in four games against the Grizzlies.
* Utah has scored 50 percent (7 of 14) of its goals in the last five games on special teams (3ppg-4shg).
* Fresno has won its last four games, all one-goal games, and is on an eight-game home winning streak.

Stockton Thunder (16-38-13) at Long Beach Ice Dogs (35-25-9) 7:00 p.m. PT
* Long Beach is 3-0-1 against Stockton, with all four games decided by shootout in 2005-06.
* Stockton rookies Mike Lalonde (4g-3a) and Ned Havern (3g-5a) have 15 points in the last five games.
* Ice Dogs' Cory Urquhart has a three-game scoring streak, recording six points (4g-2a) in that span.
* Stockton's Jeff Weber is 1-0-1 with a goals against of 1.18 and .966 save percentage in his last two starts.

Idaho Steelheads (41-21-7) at San Diego Gulls (33-28-6) 7:05 p.m. PT
* D'Arcy McConvey scored his second hat trick in four games in Idaho's 5-1 win at Long Beach on Friday.
* Gulls are 3-1-0 with a 1.51 goals-against average and .953 save percentage against Idaho in 2005-06.
* Idaho's Steve Silverthorn is 2-1-0 with goals against of 1.00 in his last three starts.
* Jesse Bennefield has four goals and five points in four games against the Steelheads.

Victoria Salmon Kings (25-35-9) at Alaska Aces (49-11-7) 7:15 p.m. AT
* Adam Taylor had three points (1g-2a) in Victoria's 4-3 overtime win at Alaska on Friday.
* ECHL leading scorer Alex Leavitt had two goals in the Aces loss to Victoria on Friday.
* Salmon Kings are 4-1-1 on their seven-game road trip with four of the games decided by one goal.
* Aces are winless in their last five games (0-2-3), their longest winless streak of 2005-06.

Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

Gwinnett can clinch first-place in the South Division if:

Gwinnett wins or loses in overtime/shootout

OR

Greenville wins

Florida can clinch a bye in the first round of the South Division if:

Florida wins or loses in overtime/shootout

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