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April 1, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Cincinnati Cyclones (36-27-5) at Johnstown Chiefs (31-31-6) 3:00 p.m. ET
* In the last three games, Johnstown is 3-0-0 with a shutout and has outscored its opponents 11-2.
* Cyclones are 3-0-1 at Johnstown and 6-2-1 overall against the Chiefs this season.
* Chiefs won 3-1 on Mar. 27 at Cincinnati to improve to 3-4-2 in season series and 14-13-6 all-time.
* Jason Deitsch leads the Cyclones with nine assists and 14 points in eight games against Johnstown.

Wheeling Nailers (30-32-6) at Toledo Storm (35-30-3) 3:05 p.m. ET
* Nailers have won the last two meetings to improve to 4-2-0 at home and 5-4-1 overall in season series.
* Toledo's Logan Koopmans is 3-1-1 with goals-against average of 2.96 in five games against Wheeling.
* Wheeling's Sean Collins has three game-winning goals and 14 points (6g-8a) in his last seven games.
* Matt Zultek leads the Storm against Wheeling with seven goals, eight assists and 15 points in 10 games.

Augusta Lynx (39-27-3) at Charlotte Checkers (39-25-3) 4:00 p.m. ET
* Lynx won 5-2 at Augusta on Mar. 23 and are 5-4-0 in season series and 30-21-3 all-time against Charlotte.
* Evan Lindsay is 2-0-0 with goals-against average of 1.50 in his first two starts for the Checkers.
* Ryan Lang leads the Lynx with nine assists and 14 points in seven games against Charlotte.
* Charlotte rookie Mike Ouellette has two game-winning goals and four points (2g-2a) in his last four games.

Trenton Titans (34-29-5) at Dayton Bombers (36-23-8) 5:05 p.m. ET
* Trenton is 3-1-0 at Dayton and 5-3-2 overall against the Bombers this season.
* Dayton's Paul Kelly has a game-winning goal and eight points (3g-5a) in his last six games.
* Titans' Jim Henkel has two game-winning goals and four points (3g-1a) in his last two games.
* Tim Konsorada leads the Bombers against Trenton with five goals and nine points in 10 games.

Phoenix RoadRunners (27-36-5) at Stockton Thunder (36-22-10) 4:00 p.m. PT
* Thunder is 2-0-0 at home and 4-0-1 in season series with Phoenix and 8-2-1 all-time against RoadRunners.
* RoadRunners' Lance Monych has a game-winning goal and five points (4g-1a) in his last five games.
* Stockton's Devan Dubnyk is 7-0 with two shootout wins and a goals-against of 1.95 in his last seven starts.
* Phoenix rookie Olivier Latendresse has six points (3g-3a) in his last five games.

Florida Everblades (40-22-6) at Pensacola Ice Pilots (19-44-6) 6:05 p.m. CT
* Florida has won the last four meetings and is 6-2-1 overall and 2-0-1 at Pensacola in 2006-07.
* Pensacola's John Hecimovic has a five-game assist streak (6a) and a five-game point streak (2g-6a).
* Everblades' Craig Kowalski is 4-1-0 with goals-against average of 2.80 in five games against Pensacola.
* Ice Pilots' Rene Gauthier has two-game assist streak (2a) and three-game point streak (1g-2a).


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Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

Toledo can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Sunday if:

Toledo wins OR loses in overtime/shootout

Trenton can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Sunday if:

Trenton wins OR Toledo wins

Augusta can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Sunday if:

Augusta wins

Charlotte can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Sunday if:

Charlotte wins

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.
* 328 former ECHL players have played in NHL.
* 183 have played their first NHL game in the last five seasons.
* 105 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.
* 25 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 Dayton left wing Riley Cote (Philadelphia on Mar. 24), 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.

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