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November 18, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Las Vegas Wranglers (5-1-7) at Alaska Aces (6-4-0) 2:05 p.m. AT
* Alaska rookie Isaac Reichmuth made 19 saves on Thursday and extended his scoreless streak to 88:17.
* Mike McKenna made 20 saves for his second professional shutout in Wranglers 4-0 win on Thursday.
* Aces have not lost consecutive home games since a pair of 2-1 losses to Fresno on Jan. 14 and 15, 2005.
* Las Vegas defenseman Ryan Bonni has three-game assist streak (5a) and three-game point streak (2g-5a).

Toledo Storm (7-3-0) at Reading Royals (4-4-3) 7:05 p.m. ET
* Reading's Shawn Collymore had his second career hat trick in Friday's 6-3 win.
* Toledo's Matt Zultek has a three-game point streak (2g-2a) and is tied for team lead with four goals.
* Royals' Chris Bala has a four-game assist streak (6a) and nine points (1g-8a) in six games.
* Storm rookies Jamie Tardif (4g-5a) and Andrew R. Martin (3g-6a) are tied for team lead with nine points.

Columbia Inferno (3-6-4) at South Carolina Stingrays (7-5-1) 7:05 p.m. ET
* Stingrays have won three one-goal games, including two at home, and are 23-17-5 all-time against Inferno.
* Columbia's Mac Faulkner has three goals in his last two games and leads the team with seven goals.
* Chris Chaput leads the Stingrays against Columbia with three power-play goals and three goals.
* Inferno's Luke Fulghum has scored nine (6g-3a) of his 10 points (6g-4a) on the road.

Gwinnett Gladiators (7-2-3) at Charlotte Checkers (7-3-0) 7:30 p.m. ET
* Gwinnett has won last eight meetings, including 4-3 at Charlotte on Nov. 3, and is 9-0-1 in last 10 meetings.
* Charlotte's Mark Lee has team-leading 10 assists and 12 points in five home games.
* Gladiators' rookie Bruce Mulherin scored his first professional goal in 3-2 win at Columbia on Friday.
* Checkers' Dusty Jamieson leads ECHL with three game-winning goals and is tied for ninth with four goals.

Pensacola Ice Pilots (1-9-1) at Florida Everblades (9-3-0) 7:30 p.m. ET
* Florida rookie Mike Angelidis had first pro hat trick and career-high three points in 4-3 win on Friday.
* Mike Wirll scored a power-play goal on Friday, his first game since being acquired by Ice Pilots from Utah.
* Everblades' Craig Kowalski is 4-0 with goals-against average of 1.50 in his last four starts.
* Pensacola defenseman Mario Joly has a four-game assist streak (6a) and leads the team with nine assists.

Wheeling Nailers (4-7-0) at Cincinnati Cyclones (4-7-0) 7:30 p.m. ET
* Nailers have won last nine games against the Cyclones, including four consecutive games at Cincinnati.
* Cyclones defenseman Matt Macdonald has two assists in last three games and leads team with six assists.
* Wheeling's Andy Franck is 2-0-0 with goals against of 1.00 and save percentage of .974 against Cyclones.
* Jean-Michel Daoust (2g-4a) and Cory Urquhart (4g-2a) lead Cincinnati in scoring at home.

Johnstown Chiefs (6-7-1) at Dayton Bombers (4-3-0) 8:05 p.m. ET
* Dayton's Tim Konsorada has four-game point streak (3g-1a) and leads team with three goals.
* Chiefs were 4-1-1 on the road and 7-1-4 overall against Bombers in 2005-06.
* Bombers' Adam Berkhoel is 3-0-0 with a shutout and a goals-against average of 1.33 in his last three starts.
* Randy Rowe leads Johnstown on the road with eight assists and 10 points in eight games.

Augusta Lynx (8-5-0) at Texas Wildcatters (6-2-2) 7:05 p.m. CT
* Texas' Marco Rosa has scored two goals in back-to-back games and is second on the team with seven goals.
* Augusta's Louis Goulet had career-high four goals, including game winner, in 6-5 overtime win on Friday.
* Wildcatters' Jean-Francois (JF) David leads ECHL defensemen with 13 assists and 14 points.
* Lynx's David McKee is 4-0-0 on current five-game road trip and 7-2-0 overall in away games.

Phoenix RoadRunners (7-6-0) at Long Beach Ice Dogs (4-8-1) 7:00 p.m. PT
* Phoenix's 5-3 win at Long Beach on Nov. 11 was first against Ice Dogs since 2-1 road win on Dec. 4, 2005.
* Ice Dogs' Mike Brown had first professional shutout on Friday, making 25 saves in 3-0 win against Utah.
* Defensemen Gabriel Proulx and Jeff Mason lead Long Beach against Phoenix with two goals each.
* RoadRunners' Justin Aikins has a three-game goal streak (4g) and is second on the team with seven goals.

Idaho Steelheads (8-1-2) at Bakersfield Condors (5-4-2) 7:00 p.m. PT
* Bakersfield's Todd Griffith has scored a goal (4g) and a point (4g-1a) in each of his first three games.
* Steelheads have won last two games at Bakersfield, including 3-2 on Oct. 21.
* Andrew Ianiero leads the Condors with seven assists and 10 points in 11 games.
* Idaho's Lance Galbraith had two points, including the game-winning goal, in first meeting with Condors.

Utah Grizzlies (3-9-2) at Fresno Falcons (8-3-0) 7:30 p.m. PT
* Falcons are 3-1-0 at home against Utah, winning last three times at Fresno including 3-1 on Wednesday.
* Brad Herauf leads Utah on the road with seven goals, four power-play goals and nine points in nine games.
* Fresno rookie defenseman Tom Walsh scored his first professional goal on Wednesday.
* Utah's Rob McVicar has allowed three goals or less in last three starts and in nine of 12 starts overall.

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.
* 306 former ECHL players have played in NHL.
* 160 have made NHL debut in the last five seasons, including goaltenders Joey MacDonald and Mike Smith and center Drew Larman 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.

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