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April 12, 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

Series Tied (1-1)
* Mike Bayrack scored the game winner in Charlotte's 4-3 win over the Stingrays on Tuesday.
* Matt W. Reid had two goals on Tuesday and leads the Stingrays in the playoffs with four points (2g-2a).
* Checkers' Nathan Gillies has scored in three of his last four games (3g-3a).
* Stingrays' Anders Strome is tied for the postseason lead with three goals and is shooting 50 percent.
* Checkers were 3-1 in 2005 when facing elimination, losing in six games in the conference finals.
* South Carolina is 10-4-3 following a loss in a one-goal game in 2005-06.

West Division Semifinals (Best-of-Seven)

No. 3 Idaho Steelheads (43-15-14) at No. 2 Las Vegas Wranglers (53-13-6) 7:05 p.m. PT

Idaho Leads Series (1-0)
* Tyler Kindle's shorthand goal with 2:27 left in the second overtime gave Idaho a 1-0 win on Tuesday.
* Wranglers' Marc Magliarditi stopped 26 shots in regulation and 43 in overtime on Tuesday.
* Matt Yeats stopped all 49 shots, including 13 in overtime, in Idaho's 1-0 win at Las Vegas on Tuesday.
* Wranglers are 6-3-0 following a loss in a one-goal game in 2005-06.
* Idaho has shut out the Wranglers three times in six postseason meetings, including Tuesday's 1-0 win.
* Including the division semifinals in 2004, Las Vegas has not scored in 158:03 against the Steelheads.

Pacific Division Semifinals (Best-of-Seven)

No. 4 San Diego Gulls (34-30-8) at No. 1 Fresno Falcons (43-15-14) 7:30 p.m. PT

Fresno Leads Series (1-0)
* John Wroblewski scored his first career playoff goal to give Fresno a 4-3 overtime win on Tuesday.
* Steve Hildenbrand (2g-0a) and Cody McLeod (1g-1a) each had two points for the Gulls on Tuesday.
* Eleven different players recorded a point for Fresno in its win on Tuesday.
* San Diego is 2-1-2 in games following an overtime loss in 2005-06.
* Including the regular season, Falcons average four goals per game at home against the Gulls.
* Gulls' Alex Kim, who had two assists on Tuesday, averaged 2.22 points per road game in 2005-06.

Upcoming Kelly Cup Playoffs Games

Pacific Division Semifinals (Best-of-Seven)

No. 3 Long Beach Ice Dogs (36-27-9) at No. 2 Bakersfield Condors (40-26-6)
Friday at 7 p.m. PT
Bakersfield Leads Series (1-0)

West Division Semifinals (Best-of-Seven)

No. 1 Alaska Aces (53-12-7) at No. 4 Utah Grizzlies (36-30-6)
Friday at 7:05 p.m. MT
Alaska Leads Series (2-0)

Kelly Cup Playoff Series Results

South Division Quarterfinals (Best-of-Three)

No. 3 Greenville Grrrowl (45-24-3) vs. No. 6 Augusta Lynx (30-36-6)
Greenville Wins Series (2-0)

North Division Quarterfinals (Best-of-Three)

No. 4 Johnstown Chiefs (30-26-16) vs. No. 5 Trenton Titans (31-36-5)
Johnstown Wins Series (2-0)

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