
ECHL Today
March 18, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
Trenton Titans (30-26-5) at Johnstown Chiefs (26-28-6) 3:00 p.m.
ET
* Titans' Gregg
Naumenko is 5-1-0 with goals-against average of 2.12 in seven games
against Johnstown.
* Rookie Maxime
Boisclair leads Johnstown against Trenton with four goals, eight
assists and 12 points.
* Trenton rookie Benoit
Mondou has four-game point streak (3g-3a).
* Chiefs' Grant
Jacobsen has five points (3g-2a) in his last four games.
Pensacola Ice Pilots (19-39-4) at South Carolina Stingrays
(33-24-7) 4:00 p.m. ET
* Stingray defenseman Donny
Grover had first multi-goal game (2g) of season against Ice Pilots on
Mar. 17.
* Ice Pilots' David
Wrigley has eight points (3g-5a) in his last five games.
* Stingrays' Daren
Machesney is 2-0-0 with a shootout win and goals-against of 2.41 in his
last two starts.
* Pensacola rookie Rob
Rankin has seven points (3g-4a) in his last four games.
Florida Everblades (38-20-5) at Gwinnett Gladiators (37-19-7) 4:05
p.m. ET
* Everblades' Adam
Taylor has a two-game goal streak (2g) and a five-game point streak
(4g-3a).
* Gladiators are 15-for-53 (28.3 percent) on the power play and have one
shorthand goal against Florida.
* Dustin
Johner leads Florida against Gwinnett with 11 points (5g-6a) in nine
games.
* Gwinnett rookie Chad
Painchaud has two-game goal streak (2g) and four-game point streak
(3g-6a).
Utah Grizzlies (22-33-7) at Victoria Salmon Kings (27-32-4) 1:05 p.m.
PT
* D.J.
Jelitto scored the game-winning goal and had an assist in Grizzlies'
3-2 win at Victoria on Mar. 17.
* Victoria is 8-for-28 (28.6 percent) on the power play and has one
shorthand goal against Utah.
* Defenseman Eric
Nelson leads Utah against Victoria with five assists and five points in
five games.
* Mike
Stutzel leads Victoria against Utah with four goals, all on the power
play, and seven points.
Wheeling Nailers (24-31-6) at Reading Royals (30-28-6) 4:35 p.m.
ET
* Nailers are 3-1-1 on road and 5-3-2 overall against Royals in 2006-07 and
27-21-6 all-time against Reading.
* Royals' rookie Jeff
Pietrasiak is 3-0-0 with a shootout win and goals-against of 1.62 in
his last three games.
* Wheeling's Andy
Franck is 5-3-1 with goals-against average of 2.97 against Reading.
* Reading rookie Michael
Cohen has five-game assist streak (5a) and five-game point streak
(1g-5a).
Charlotte Checkers (34-23-3) at Columbia Inferno (24-29-9) 5:05 p.m.
ET
* Checkers' Alex
Westlund is 4-0-0 with a shutout and goals-against average of 1.75
against Columbia.
* Columbia's Brendan
Cook has a four-game point streak (2g-2a).
* Charlotte's Mark
Lee has a five-game assist streak (10a) and a five-game point streak
(4g-10a).
* Inferno is 18-10-1 when it scores first and 18-1-3 when leading after the
second period.
Cincinnati Cyclones (33-23-5) at Dayton Bombers (31-21-6) 6:30 p.m.
ET
* Cyclones are 3-2-0 with a shootout win at Dayton and are 6-3-1 overall
against Bombers in 2006-07.
* Dayton's Terry
Denike is 7-1-2 with a shutout and goals-against average of 2.09 in his
last 10 starts.
* Jason
Deitsch leads Cincinnati against Dayton with six goals and eight points
in nine games.
* Bombers' Yannick
Tifu has four multi-point games and 16 points (4g-12a) in eight games
in March.
Idaho Steelheads (35-22-5) at Stockton Thunder (29-22-10) 4:00 p.m.
PT
* Stockton's Devan
Dubnyk is 4-1-1 with a shutout and goals-against average of 2.97
against Idaho.
* Idaho's Marty
Flichel has two game-winning goals and eight points (4g-4a) in his last
six games.
* Thunder's Brock
Radunske has five-game assist streak (7a) and five-game point streak
(3g-7a).
* Steelheads are 15-for-64 (23.4 percent) on the power play and have two
shorthand goals against Stockton.
Alaska Aces (45-13-5) at Fresno Falcons (32-24-6) 5:00 p.m.
PT
* Alaska has won last five meetings and is 5-1-0 in 2006-07 and 23-4-3
all-time against Fresno.
* Fresno is second in the ECHL with goals-against average of 2.63.
* Aces' Derek
Gustafson is 7-0-0 with a shutout and goals-against average of 1.81 in
his last seven starts.
* John
Morlang leads Fresno against Alaska with three goals and three points.
Las Vegas Wranglers (37-12-14) at Long Beach Ice Dogs (23-35-3) 5:00
p.m. PT
* Ice Dogs have won both meetings at Long Beach and both in overtime (7-6
on Nov. 12 and 2-1 on Jan. 7).
* Wranglers' Arpad
Mihaly has two game-winning goals and four points (2g-2a) in his last
two games.
* Mark
Hurtubise (4g-1a) and Ash
Goldie (2g-3a) lead Long Beach in scoring against Las Vegas.
* Las Vegas rookie Adam
Cracknell has two multi-point games and five points (1g-4a) in his last
four games.
Kelly Cup Playoffs Update
Alaska can clinch the West Division on Sunday if:
Alaska wins
OR
Alaska loses in overtime/shootout
OR
Idaho loses
Fresno can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Sunday if:
Fresno wins
OR
Fresno loses in overtime/shootout AND both Long Beach AND
Utah lose
OR
Long Beach AND Utah both lose in regulation
Stockton can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Sunday if:
Stockton wins
AND
Utah AND Long Beach both lose in regulation
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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.
* 327 former ECHL
players have played in NHL.
* 182 have played their first NHL game in the last five seasons.
* 104 former ECHL players have played in the NHL this season and all 30
teams have had a former ECHL player play for them.
* More than 100 players under contract to NHL teams have played in the ECHL
this season.
* 24 ECHL players who have played their first NHL game this season: former
Greenville and Richmond right wing
Krys Barch (Dallas on Jan. 15), former Mississippi defenseman
Sheldon Brookbank (Nashville on Feb. 6), former Reading goaltender
Barry Brust (Los Angeles on Nov. 30), former Wheeling left wing
Daniel Carcillo (Phoenix on Mar. 3), former Toledo center Matt Ellis
(Detroit on Dec. 18), former Wheeling defenseman
Drew Fata (New York Islanders on Feb. 4), former Reading defenseman
Jeff Finger (Colorado on Feb. 20), former Bakersfield and Reading
goaltender
Yutaka Fukufuji (Los Angeles on Jan. 13), former Charlotte defenseman
Daniel Girardi (New York Rangers on Jan. 27), former Long Beach
goaltender
Jaroslav Halak (Montreal on Feb. 18), former Trenton goaltender
Martin Houle (Philadelphia on Dec. 13), former Alaska left wing D.J.
King (St. Louis on Oct. 5), former Wheeling defenseman
David Koci (Chicago on Mar. 10), former Florida center
Drew Larman (Florida on Nov. 13), former Florida defenseman
Martin Lojek (Florida on Feb. 3), former Toledo goaltender
Joey MacDonald (Detroit on Oct. 19), former Pensacola center
Kris Newbury (Toronto on Dec. 23), former South Carolina and Reading
center
Rich Peverley (Nashville on Mar. 4), former Augusta right wing
Pierre Parenteau (Chicago on Feb. 7), former Columbia right wing Jesse
Schultz (Vancouver on Nov. 28), former ECHL All-Star goaltender
Mike Smith (Dallas on Oct. 21), former Reading left wing
Shay Stephenson (Los Angeles on Mar. 1), former Augusta goaltender Mike
Wall (Anaheim on Nov. 26) and former Stockton defenseman
Bryan Young (Edmonton on Mar. 9).
* Record 47 former ECHL players played their first NHL game 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.
* ECHL has affiliations with 24 of the 27 teams in the American Hockey
League and for the past 17 years there has been an ECHL player on the
Calder Cup Champion.
* 86 players under contract to AHL teams have played in the ECHL this
season.
* For each of the past four seasons, the ECHL has had more players called
up to the AHL than all other professional leagues combined with 1,646 call
ups involving almost 1,000 players, including 2005-06 when there were 416
call ups involving 263 players.
* 2008 ECHL
All-Star Game and Skills Competition will be hosted by Stockton
Thunder, City of Stockton and Stockton Arena on Jan. 22-23, 2008.
* ECHL and its member teams contributed more than $2.3 million for charity
and relief funds in 2005-06.
* Further information on the ECHL is available from its website at ECHL.com.
ECHL Stories from March 18, 2007
- Nailers Score Three In Third To Beat Reading - Wheeling Nailers
- Aces three-peat as West champions, lose in Fresno - Alaska Aces
- Thunder clinches first playoff berth in team history with three-goal third period - Stockton Thunder
- Columbia scores twice in the third to edge Checkers 3-2 - Charlotte Checkers
- Falcons Cruise Past Aces to Clinch Playoff Spot - Fresno Falcons
- Nastiuk and Wranglers Tame Ice Dogs 4-2 - Las Vegas Wranglers
- Cyclones Take 3-2 Win at Dayton - Cincinnati Cyclones
- Grizzlies Open Six-Game Home Stand Thursday - Utah Grizzlies
- Steelheads Drop Tight Tilt, 4-2 To Thunder - ECHL
- Royals Clipped By Wheeling, 4-1 - Reading Royals
- Gladiators Beat Everblades, 4-3 in Shootout - Atlanta Gladiators
- Salmon Kings sink Grizzlies - Victoria Salmon Kings
- Blades gain point in standings but fall 4-3 in shootout to Gwinnett - Florida Everblades
- Stingrays Rally Past Ice Pilots 3-2 - South Carolina Stingrays
- Grizzlies Drop Rubber Game In Victoria - Utah Grizzlies
- Tough weekend for Ice Pilots ends in 3-2 loss. - Pensacola Ice Pilots
- Titans trump Chiefs, 5-2 - Johnstown Chiefs
- Titans upend Chiefs, 5-2 - Trenton Devils
- ECHL Transactions - Mar. 18 - ECHL
- Everblades get Kowalski back from Carolina - Florida Everblades
- Stingrays Face-Off Against the Ice Pilots Today - South Carolina Stingrays
- Rays Sign Minnesota State-Mankato Forward - South Carolina Stingrays
- ECHL Today - ECHL
- Ellsworth stops season-high 44 shots, Reddox leads with three-point night - Stockton Thunder
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