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Published on April 4, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release



Texas Wildcatters (40-20-9) at Charlotte Checkers (41-25-3) 7:00 p.m. ET
- Charlotte is on a six-game winning streak and have won eight out of their last 10 games.
- Texas ranks fifth in the ECHL on the power play on the road with 19.0 percent (47-for-247).
- Checkers' Mark Lee is on a 14-game point streak (10g-22a).
- Wildcatters' Kevin Baker has six points (3g-3a) in two games against Charlotte.



Johnstown Chiefs (32-31-6) at Toledo Storm (36-30-3) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Toledo is tied for fourth in the ECHL on the penalty kill at home with 85.8 percent (188-for-219).
- Johnstown has eight points in their last five games (4-1-0).
- Matt Zultek leads Storm against Johnstown with five assists and eight points in nine games.
- Chiefs' Zbynek Hrdel has team-leading five goals and 10 points in nine games against Toledo.



Idaho Steelheads (39-24-6) at Bakersfield Condors (41-16-12) 7:00 p.m. PT
- Bakersfield ranks eighth in the ECHL on the penalty kill at home with 85.5 percent (213-for-249).
- Idaho is fourth in the ECHL on the power play on the road with 19.3 percent (40-for-207).
- Condors' Jamie Hodson is 1-1-0 with a 2.84 goals-against average in three games against Idaho.
- Steelheads' Steve Silverthorn is 3-1-0 with a 2.70 goals-against average in four games against Bakersfield.



Las Vegas Wranglers (43-12-14) at Long Beach Ice Dogs (25-41-3) 7:00 p.m. PT
- Las Vegas won 4-3 against Long Beach on Tuesday to lead series 4-0-2 this season and 17-7-4 overall.
- Long Beach is 16-2-0 when leading after the second period.
- Wranglers' Adam Cracknell had two assists on Tuesday against Long Beach.
- Ash Goldie had two goals for the Ice Dogs on Tuesday against Las Vegas.



Fresno Falcons (34-27-8) at Stockton Thunder (37-22-10) 7:00 p.m. PT
- Stockton is on a 10-game winning streak and has won 13 out of their last 14 games.
- Fresno is tied for fourth in the ECHL on the penalty kill with 85.4 percent (393-for-460).
- Thunder's Brock Radunske is on a 13-game point streak (11g-18a).
- Falcons' Ryan MacDonald is 5-0-0 with a 1.60 goals-against average in five games against Stockton.



Phoenix RoadRunners (27-37-5) at Victoria Salmon Kings (33-32-4) 7:05 p.m. PT
- Victoria has 16 points (7-1-2) in their last 10 games.
- Phoenix ranks ninth in the ECHL on the power play on the road with 17.0 percent (38-for-224).
- Salmon Kings' Milan Gajic (2g-1a) and Steve Lingren (1g-2a) have three points against Phoenix.
- Todd Jackson leads RoadRunners with four assists and six points in three games against Victoria.



Utah Grizzlies (22-39-8) at Alaska Aces (46-16-7) 7:15 p.m. AT
- Alaska is tied for the lead in the ECHL with 52 points (25-6-2) at home.
- Utah is 11-0-2 when leading after the second period.
- Aces' Derek Gustafson is 4-1-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average in five games against Utah.
- Grizzlies' Andy Sertich had 11 assists in March.


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Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

Johnstown can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Wednesday if:

Johnstown wins

Phoenix can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Wednesday if:

Phoenix wins

OR

Phoenix loses in overtime/shootout OR Las Vegas wins

Las Vegas can clinch the Pacific Division on Wednesday if:

Las Vegas wins

OR

Las Vegas losses in overtime/shootout OR Idaho 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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