ECHL ECHL

ECHL Today

Published on December 7, 2006 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Charlotte Checkers (11-8-0) at Texas Wildcatters (13-3-2) 7:05 p.m. CT
* Checkers are 5-0-0 all-time against Texas, including 4-3 overtime win at Charlotte on Nov. 5.
* Kevin Baker led Texas with two goals and three points in first game against the Checkers.
* Nathan Gillies led Charlotte with two goals and three points in first meeting with Wildcatters.
* Wildcatters' Mike Bayrack has five-game goal streak (6g) and nine-game scoring streak (8g-7a).

Phoenix RoadRunners (11-9-0) at Idaho Steelheads (11-7-2) 7:10 p.m. MT
* Phoenix's win on Wednesday was first ever against Idaho and improves all-time record to 1-7-0.
* Idaho is winless in last five home games (0-4-1), breaking team home winless streak record (0-3-1).
* RoadRunners' Brett Smith has five-game goal streak (6g) and five-game scoring streak (6g-2a).
* D'Arcy McConvey, who led Idaho with 39 goals in 2005-06, scored first goal of season Wednesday.

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.

Check out the ECHL Statistics

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



ECHL Stories from December 7, 2006


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.


Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew
OurSports Central