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Published on December 1, 2006 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Gwinnett Gladiators (10-5-3) at Dayton Bombers (5-5-1) 7:05 p.m. ET
* Tim Konsorada has three points (1g-2a) in his last two games and leads the Bombers with four goals.
* Gladiators' Colton Fretter leads ECHL rookies with 14 goals, six power-play goals and 21 points.
* Dayton's Adam Berkhoel is 4-2-0 with a goals-against average of 2.00 in his last six games.
* Gwinnett's Brad Schell has two or more assists in nine games and leads the league with 24 assists.

Toledo Storm (9-5-0) at Reading Royals (6-8-3) 7:05 p.m. ET
* Royals have won the last two meetings to improve to 17-12-7 all-time against Toledo.
* In the last seven games, Matt Zultek (2g-6a) and rookie Jamie Tardif (2g-6a) lead Toledo with eight points.
* Arpad Mihaly leads the Royals against Toledo with six goals and 11 points in five games.
* Storm won first three meetings and are 12-4-1 in the last 17 games and 20-14-3 all-time against Reading.

Pensacola Ice Pilots (3-11-2) at Charlotte Checkers (10-6-0) 7:30 p.m. ET
* Checkers won 5-2 at Pensacola on Oct. 31 to even their all-time record against the Ice Pilots at 8-8-1.
* Pensacola's Adam Taylor had two assists on Thursday, his first game since being acquired from Victoria.
* Charlotte's Bruce Graham has five two-goal games, including against Pensacola on Oct. 31.
* Ice Pilots' Greg Watson has scored in his first two games (1g-1a) since coming off injured reserve Tuesday.

Texas Wildcatters (12-2-2) at Florida Everblades (11-6-0) 7:30 p.m. ET
* Texas has set team records with six consecutive wins and five road wins in a row, both league season highs.
* Florida's Mike Angelidis leads rookies and is tied for overall league lead with three game-winning goals.
* Wildcatters' Matt Yeats is 10-2-2 and tied for the ECHL lead in wins.
* Everblades' Craig Kowalski leads the ECHL with a save percentage of .931.

Wheeling Nailers (7-9-0) at Cincinnati Cyclones (7-8-0) 7:30 p.m. ET
* Wheeling's Andy Franck is 2-1-0 with a goals-against average of 1.35 in three starts against Cincinnati.
* Cincinnati's Dov Grumet-Morris is 2-1-0 with a goals-against average of 2.33 in his last three starts.
* Nailers' Jon Foster scored the game winner and had season-high two goals and two points on Sunday.
* Cyclones' Barret Ehgoetz has a game-winning goal and two points (1g-1a) in his last two games.

Trenton Titans (9-4-0) at Johnstown Chiefs (8-8-1) 7:30 p.m. ET
* Titans have won last two games, improving to 3-1-0 in season series and 40-19-4 all-time against Chiefs.
* Johnstown's Randy Rowe has a five-game scoring streak (3g-10a), including two game-winning goals.
* Trenton's John Laliberte is second among ECHL rookies with 10 goals and is tied for third with 17 points.
* Maxime Boisclair leads the Chiefs against Trenton with three power-play goals and eight points (3g-5a).

Columbia Inferno (6-9-4) at Augusta Lynx (11-9-0) 7:35 p.m. ET
* Ryan Lang leads the Lynx at home with four goals and eight points in six games.
* Inferno's Todd Ford is 2-0-1 with goals-against average of 1.62 in three starts against Augusta.
* Brett Skinner scored the game winner Thursday and has three points (1g-2a) in two games with Augusta.
* Lucas Drake, Owen Fussey and Mike Jarmuth each have three goals and three assists against Lynx.

Las Vegas Wranglers (10-1-7) at Idaho Steelheads (11-4-2) 7:10 p.m. MT
* Tyler Mosienko has two-game goal streak (2g) and leads Las Vegas with eight goals and 19 points.
* Marty Flichel has a five-game point streak (2g-5a) and leads Steelheads with 11 goals and 24 points.
* Wranglers' Kevin Nastiuk and Mike McKenna are 5-0 with goals against of 2.00 the last five games.
* Idaho's Lance Galbraith has a four-game assist streak (4a) and a five-game point streak (1g-4a).

Fresno Falcons (10-6-0) at Bakersfield Condors (8-6-2) 7:00 p.m. PT
* Todd Griffith leads Condors at home with two game-winning goals, seven goals and 11 points in six games.
* Cory Murphy leads Falcons defensemen with nine assists and 13 points in 14 games.
* Brett Lutes has five goals in his last six games and leads Bakersfield with eight goals.
* Fresno's Scott Stirling is 3-1-0 with a goals-against average of 2.13 in his last five games.

Alaska Aces (9-7-0) at Victoria Salmon Kings (7-8-1) 7:05 p.m. PT
* Salmon Kings' Kiel McLeod scored his ninth goal and sixth power-play goal, both team highs, Wednesday.
* Alaska's Chris Beckford-Tseu is 4-0-0 with a shutout and a goals-against average of 0.98.
* Victoria defenseman Gustav Engman is tied for third on the team with nine assists.
* In their last six road games, Aces are 5-1-0 and have outscored their opponents 29-12.

Long Beach Ice Dogs (4-10-2) at Stockton Thunder (10-1-4) 7:30 p.m. PT
* Thunder is 2-0-0 at home and 3-0-0 overall in season series, improving to 4-0-4 all-time against Ice Dogs.
* Long Beach's Brandon Schwartz has two game-winning goals and five points (4g-1a) in his last five games.
* Nathan Martz has a four-game assist streak (9a) and leads Stockton with 13 assists and 17 points.
* Ice Dogs' Mike Brown is 2-2-0 with a goals-against average of 2.18 in his last four starts.

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.
* 308 former ECHL players have played in NHL.
* 162 have made NHL debut in the last five seasons, including goaltenders Barry Brust, Joey MacDonald, Mike Smith and Mike Wall 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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