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April 10, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


South Division Quarterfinals (Best-of-Three)


No. 5 Charlotte Checkers (33-34-5) at No. 4 South Carolina Stingrays (32-25-15) 7:05 p.m. ET

* Checkers won the first eight meetings of the season and are 9-2-0 against South Carolina.
* Stingrays won the last two meetings at home, outscoring the Checkers 10-5.
* Defenseman Jake Ortmeyer leads Charlotte against South Carolina with eight assists in 11 games.
* Evan Schwabe leads the Stingrays against Charlotte with eight assists and 12 points in seven games.
* Charlotte's Kris MacPhee has nine points (6g-3a) in his last 12 games.

North Division Quarterfinals (Best-of-Three)


No. 5 Trenton Titans (31-36-5) at No. 4 Johnstown Chiefs (30-26-16) 7:30 p.m. ET

* Chiefs are 5-0-0 and have outscored the Titans 17-5 in the last five games at Johnstown, improving to 5-0-2.
* Scott Bertoli (3g-5a) and Jim Henkel (2g-5a) lead the Titans offensively against the Chiefs.
* Defenseman Brett Pederson has three power-play goals and nine points (4g-5a) in 13 games against Titans.
* Trenton's Chris Pittman has scored in four of his last five games (1g-3a).
* Johnstown is 7-2-4 with a goals-against average of 1.81 and a save percentage of .947 against Trenton.
* In his last five starts, Titans' Rejean Beauchemin is 2-2-1 with goals against of 2.56.

West Division Semifinals (Best-of-Seven)


No. 4 Utah Grizzlies (36-30-6) at No. 1 Alaska Aces (53-12-7) 7:15 p.m. AT

* Utah has won the last two meetings and is 4-5-1 against the Aces.
* Alaska is 5-0-0 and has outscored the Grizzlies 21-5 at home and is 6-2-2 overall against Utah.
* Louis Dumont leads Utah against Alaska with seven assists and 10 points in eight games.
* Alex Leavitt leads Alaska against Utah with seven assists and 11 points in 10 games.
* Ryan Kinasewich has a six-game point streak (5g-4a) and leads Utah with 39 goals and 85 points.
* Matt Underhill is 5-2-0 with a shutout and a goals against of 2.17 in eight games against the Grizzlies.

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