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April 6, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release



Texas Wildcatters (41-20-9) at Columbia (27-34-9) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Texas ranks third in the ECHL with 3.74 goals per game.
- Columbia is 19-2-3 when leading after the second period.
- Wildcatters' Daniel Sparre has team-leading seven points (3g-4a) in six games against Columbia.
- Inferno's Todd Ford is 1-1-0 with a 2.25 goals-against average in three games against Texas.



Charlotte Checkers (41-26-3) at Cincinnati Cyclones (37-28-6) 7:30 p.m. ET
- Charlotte leads ECHL on the penalty kill with 87.0 percent (415-for-477).
- Cincinnati is 29-9-3 when scoring first.
- Checkers' Mark Lee is tied for fourth in the ECHL with 30 power-play assists.
- Cyclones' Mike Wirll leads ECHL with 47 goals.



Augusta Lynx (39-27-4) at Florida Everblades (42-22-6) 7:30 p.m. ET
- Augusta is tied for fourth in the ECHL with 20 shorthand goals.
- Florida is seventh in the ECHL with 34.09 shots per game.
- Brian Passmore leads Lynx against Florida with five assists and eight points in six games.
- Everblades' Adam Taylor (4g-6a) and Vince Bellissimo (3g-7a) have 10 points against Augusta.



Reading Royals (31-32-7) at Johnstown Chiefs (32-32-6) 7:30 p.m. ET
- Johnstown has eight points (4-1-0) in their last five games.
- Reading is 11-7-3 when tied after the first period.
- Maxime Boisclair leads Chiefs with five goals and 11 points in nine games against Reading.
- Royals' Greg Hogeboom has team-leading six goals and 10 points in seven games against Johnstown.



Trenton Titans (35-30-5) at Wheeling Nailers (31-33-6) 7:30 p.m. ET
- Trenton is second in the ECHL on the power play on the road with 20.3 percent (40-for-197).
- Wheeling has 16 points (8-2-0) in their last 10 games.
- Titans' Troy Riddle (4g-4a) and Jim Henkel (2g-6a) have eight points against Wheeling.
- Jordan Cameron leads Nailers against Trenton with eight assists and 13 points in nine games.



South Carolina Stingrays (35-26-9) at Gwinnett Gladiators (40-23-7) 7:35 p.m. ET
- Gwinnett leads ECHL with 4.01 goals per game.
- South Carolina leads ECHL with 22 shorthand goals.
- Gladiators' Scott Mifsud has 14 points (5g-9a) in eight games against South Carolina.
- Stingrays' Cail MacLean is tied for third in the ECHL with 17 power-play goals.



Dayton Bombers (37-25-8) at Toledo Storm (37-30-3) 7:35 p.m. ET
- Toledo is tied for second in the ECHL with 52 points (25-8-2) at home.
- Dayton ranks third in the ECHL on the power play on the road with 20.0 percent (39-for-195).
- Storm's Ervins Mustukovs is 1-1-0 with a 1.51 goals-against average in two games against Dayton.
- Bombers' Yannick Tifu has team-leading 11 points (5g-6a) in nine games against Toledo.



Idaho Steelheads (40-24-6) at Bakersfield Condors (41-17-12) 7:00 p.m. PT
- Idaho won 4-3 at Bakersfield on Apr. 4 and is 5-1-0 this season and 16-10-2 overall against Condors.
- Bakersfield is tied for fourth in the ECHL on the penalty kill at home with 86.0 percent (221-for-257).
- Steelheads' Steve Silverthorn is 4-1-0 with a 2.76 goals-against average in five games against Bakersfield.
- Brett Lutes leads Condors with five goals and nine points in five games against Idaho.



Stockton Thunder (38-22-10) at Las Vegas Wranglers (44-12-14) 7:05 p.m. PT
- Las Vegas is on an 11-game winning streak and is 16-2-2 in their last 20 games.
- Stockton is on an 11-game winning streak and is 14-1-0 in their last 15 games.
- Wranglers' Kevin Nastiuk is 2-1-0 with a goals-against average of 2.92 in three games against Stockton.
- Thunder's Brendon Hodge has four points (1g-3a) in three games against Stockton.



Phoenix RoadRunners (27-38-5) at Victoria Salmon Kings (34-32-4) 7:05 p.m. PT
- Victoria won 6-4 on Apr. 4 and is 1-3-0 this season and 2-6-2 overall against the RoadRunners.
- Phoenix is tied for seventh in the ECHL on the penalty kill on the road with 85.2 percent (201-for-236).
- Salmon Kings' Milan Gajic has team-leading four goals and seven points in three games against Phoenix.
- Todd Jackson leads RoadRunners against Victoria with five assists and seven points in four games.



Long Beach Ice Dogs (25-42-3) at Fresno Falcons (34-28-8) 7:30 p.m. PT
- Fresno ranks second in the ECHL on the penalty kill at home with 87.0 percent (181-for-208).
- Long Beach is 12-8-2 when scoring first.
- Falcons' John Wroblewski has 11 points (4g-7a) in eight games against Long Beach.
- Ice Dogs' Brad Bonello and Bo Cheesman have six points (2g-4a) against Fresno.



Utah Grizzlies (22-40-8) at Alaska Aces (47-16-7) 7:15 p.m. AT
- Alaska won 4-3 against Utah on Apr. 4 and is 7-2-0 this season and 13-4-2 overall against the Grizzlies.
- Utah is 8-3-5 when tied after the second period.
- Aces' Derek Gustafson is 5-1-0 with a 1.34 goals-against average in six games against Utah.
- Grizzlies' defenseman Andy Sertich has team-leading 40 assists.


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Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

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

Johnstown wins

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

Augusta wins OR loses in overtime/shootout OR Gwinnett wins

Texas can clinch the South Division and the American Conference on Friday if:

Texas wins AND Augusta wins in regulation

Dayton can clinch the North Division on Friday if:

Dayton wins OR loses in overtime/shootout OR Charlotte wins

Las Vegas can clinch the National Conference and the Brabham Cup on Friday if:

Las Vegas wins AND Utah wins in regulation

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.
* 184 have played their first NHL game in the last five seasons.
* 106 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.
* 26 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 Texas center Kamil Kreps (Florida on Jan. 7), 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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