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January 8, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

Idaho Steelheads (17-14-2) at Phoenix RoadRunners (18-14-2) 7:11 p.m. MT
* RoadRunners won 3-1 on Jan. 4 to improve to 1-0-1 at home and 3-1-1 overall against the Steelheads.
* D'Arcy McConvey leads Idaho against the RoadRunners with three goals and six points.
* Phoenix's Mike Morrison is 2-0-1 with a goals-against average of 1.95 in three starts against Idaho.
* Idaho defensemen Darrell Hay, Derek Nesbitt and Mike Gabinet each have three assists against Phoenix.

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.
* 311 former ECHL players have played in NHL.
* 166 have made NHL debut in the last five seasons, including goaltenders Barry Brust, Martin Houle, Joey MacDonald, Mike Smith and Mike Wall, centers Drew Larman and Kris Newbury, and right wing Jesse Schultz 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 January 8, 2007

• Silverthorn, Idaho Blank RoadRunners 2-0 - Phoenix RoadRunners
• Silverthorn Pitches Shutout As Steelheads Coast Past RoadRunners 2-0 - Idaho Steelheads
• Todd Griffith Called-Up To American Hockey League - Bakersfield Condors
• Condors Players Over The Airwaves This Week - Bakersfield Condors
• Titans take two of three as they continue road trip - Trenton Devils
• Long Beach receives forwards Wacey Rabbit and Chris Collins from the Providence Bruins - Long Beach Ice Dogs
• Wildcatters Weekly - Texas Wildcatters
• Wranglers host Victoria Tuesday, Long Beach Friday - Las Vegas Wranglers
• Shorthanded Idaho gets help from Iowa - Idaho Steelheads
• ECHL Transactions - ECHL
• Checkers agree to terms with Donnelly - Charlotte Checkers
• Johnstown Chiefs Weekly - Johnstown Chiefs
• Ice Pilots announce signing of goaltender Evan Lindsay - Pensacola Ice Pilots
• Lynx weekly - Augusta Lynx
• Inferno Wins Three At Division-Leader Texas - ECHL
• ECHL This Week - ECHL
• Ice Pilots weekly - Pensacola Ice Pilots
• Inferno Weekly - Columbia Inferno
• Condors Start New Year By Winning Two In A Row - Bakersfield Condors
• Bakersfield and Utah Roll Into Town As Thunder Hits Winning Stride - Stockton Thunder
• Storm weekly - Toledo Walleye
• Bombers Launch New Promotion For Tuesday Evening Games - Dayton Bombers
• RoadRunners grind out pair of victories - Phoenix RoadRunners
• Stingrays Weekly - South Carolina Stingrays
• Checkers finish week at 1-1-1 - Charlotte Checkers
• Fresno Falcons Weekly - Fresno Falcons
• Cyclones Weekly News - Cincinnati Cyclones
• Romfo Joins Coach's Show - South Carolina Stingrays
• Dayton Bombers weekly - Dayton Bombers
• Everblades Weekly - Florida Everblades
• Gladiators Weekly Update - Atlanta Gladiators
• Kelly Heads to Boise - South Carolina Stingrays
• Nailers Weekly Notes - Wheeling Nailers
• ECHL Today - ECHL
• Edwardson, Vegas Power Past Phoenix 5-2 - OSC Original by Andrew Nordmeier
• Royals Come Up Empty In Wheeling, 5-0 - Reading Royals
• Third-period burst gives Titans 4-2 win over Bombers - Trenton Devils

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