ECHL Today

Published on October 31, 2006 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release

Charlotte Checkers (3-1-0) at Pensacola Ice Pilots (0-6-0) 7:05 p.m. CT
* Ice Pilots were 3-1-0 at home and 5-3-0 overall against Checkers in 2005-06, improving to 9-6-1 all-time.
* Charlotte's Dusty Jamieson is tied for ECHL lead with four power-play goals.
* Ice Pilots' Mario Joly is tied for second among ECHL defensemen with three goals.
* Checkers' Jakub Petruzalek leads ECHL rookies with seven assists and is second with eight points.

Premier 'AA' Hockey League Fast Facts
* Affiliations with 25 of the 30 teams in the National Hockey League marking 10th consecutive season that the league has had affiliations with at least 20 teams in the NHL.
* 305 former ECHL players have played in NHL.
* 159 have made their NHL debut in the last five seasons, including goaltenders Joey MacDonald and Mike Smith this season and a record 47 in 2005-06.
* ECHL has been represented on last six Stanley Cup champions.
* Two NHL head coaches (Peter Laviolette & Jim Playfair) and 9 assistant coaches have ECHL experience.
* Affiliations with 24 of the 27 teams in the American Hockey League.
* ECHL has been represented on last 17 Calder Cup champions.
* For each of the past four seasons, ECHL has had more players called up to AHL than all other professional leagues combined. From 2002-06 the ECHL had 1,646 call ups, involving almost 1,000 players, including 416 call ups involving 263 players last season.
* Idaho Steelheads and City of Boise will host the 15th Annual ECHL All-Star Game presented by Rbk Hockey on Jan. 17 and the 10th Annual ECHL All-Star Skills Competition presented by Rbk Hockey on Jan. 16 at Qwest Arena.
* ECHL and its member teams contributed more than $2.3 million for charity and relief funds in 2005-06.

ECHL Stories from October 31, 2006

• Ice Pilots fire 46 shots but fall short on score sheet - Pensacola Ice Pilots
• Pink Ice Makes Stockton Debut - Stockton Thunder
• Aces assist in Special Olympics efforts - Alaska Aces
• Condors at "Family Fun Night" on Halloween - Bakersfield Condors
• Thunder rolling with perfect start into "Thunder Goes Pink" Weekend - Stockton Thunder
• ECHL Transactions - ECHL
• ECHL Scores Now Available On Wireless Devices - ECHL
• Moose and Canucks assign Ellis to Salmon Kings - Victoria Salmon Kings
• Gwinnett Rookie Turple Is Rbk Hockey Goaltender Of The Week - ECHL
• Gladiators' Fretter Named In Glas Co Player of the Week - Atlanta Gladiators
• Gladiators Win ECHL Weekly Awards - Atlanta Gladiators
• Trenton joins crowd atop division - Trenton Devils
• Condors Bolduc Called Up To American Hockey League - Bakersfield Condors
• Falcons Community Update - Fresno Falcons
• Salmon Kings acquire Augusta and AHL defenseman - Victoria Salmon Kings
• Pensacola's Henley Suspended One Game - ECHL
• Ice Pilots Game Day Game Notes vs Charlotte Checkers - Pensacola Ice Pilots
• Storm Release Bruce MacDonald - Toledo Walleye
• Oilers Prospect Goulet Assigned to Stockton - Stockton Thunder
• ECHL Today - ECHL

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