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April 7, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release



Wheeling Nailers (31-34-6) at Trenton Titans (36-30-5) 7:00 p.m. ET
- Trenton won 4-3 at Wheeling on Friday to tie the series at 5-4-1 this season.
- Wheeling is seventh in the ECHL on the power play with 18.0 percent (66-for-367).
- Titans' Scott Bertoli had a goal and an assist on Friday against Wheeling.
- Nailers' Vin Hellemeyer had two goals on Friday against Trenton.



Johnstown Chiefs (32-33-6) at Reading Royals (32-32-7) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Reading won 4-3 at Johnstown on Friday to improve to 4-4-2 this season and to lead series 25-21-5 overall.
- Johnstown is 19-3-2 when leading after the second period.
- Royals' Greg Hogeboom had a goal and two assists on Friday against Johnstown.
- Chiefs' Gus Katsuras had a goal and an assist on Friday against Reading.



Texas Wildcatters (41-21-9) at South Carolina Stingrays (35-27-9) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Texas leads ECHL with 36.75 shots per game.
- South Carolina is tied for seventh in the ECHL on the penalty kill with 84.4 percent (384-for-455).
- Olivier Proulx leads Wildcatters with four goals, five assists and nine points against South Carolina.
- Stingrays' Peter Szabo has seven points (1g-6a) in six games against Texas.



Toledo Storm (38-30-3) at Dayton Bombers (37-26-8) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Toledo won 5-1 against Dayton on Friday to lead series 6-5-0 this season and 87-59-16 overall.
- Dayton ranks third in the ECHL with 2.65 goals against per game.
- Storm's Matt Zultek had two goals and an assist on Friday against Dayton.
- Jeffrey Hristovski had the only goal for the Bombers on Friday against Toledo.



Columbia Inferno (28-34-9) at Charlotte Checkers (42-26-3) 7:30 p.m. ET
- Charlotte is seventh in the ECHL with 3.52 goals per game.
- Columbia is 21-12-1 when scoring first.
- Blake Bellefeuille leads Checkers against Columbia with 10 points (4g-6a) in seven games.
- Inferno's Jeff Miles has team-leading 68 points (28g-40a) in 65 games.



Augusta Lynx (39-28-4) at Florida Everblades (43-22-6) 7:30 p.m. ET
- Florida won 5-4 against Augusta on Friday to lead series 7-1-0 this season and 41-13-4 overall.
- Augusta has 13 points (6-3-1) in their last 10 games.
- Everblades' Reggie Berg had two goals on Friday against Augusta.
- Lynx's Weston Tardy had three assists on Friday against Florida.



Gwinnett Gladiators (41-23-7) at Pensacola Ice Pilots (19-46-6) 7:05 p.m. CT
- Gwinnett leads ECHL on the power play with 23.9 percent (118-for-494).
- Pensacola is 16-4-1 when leading after the second period.
- Gladiators' Scott Mifsud has 16 points (6g-10a) in nine games against Pensacola.
- Ice Pilots' David Wrigley has team-leading eight assists and 11 points in eight games against Gwinnett.



Bakersfield Condors (41-18-12) at Long Beach Ice Dogs (26-42-3) 7:00 p.m. PT
- Bakersfield ranks third in the ECHL on the penalty kill with 85.9 percent (425-for-495).
- Long Beach is 17-2-0 when leading after the second period.
- Andrew Ianiero leads Condors with nine assists and 14 points in seven games against Long Beach.
- Ice Dogs' Ash Goldie has team-leading seven points (3g-4a) in six games against Bakersfield.



Stockton Thunder (38-23-10) at Las Vegas Wranglers (45-12-14) 7:05 p.m. PT
- Las Vegas won 3-1 against Stockton on Friday to lead series 4-1-0 this season and 8-2-0 overall.
- Stockton is 25-12-5 when scoring first.
- Wranglers' Jason Jozsa and Steve Crampton each had two points (1g-1a) on Friday against Stockton.
- Colin Pepperall had the only goal for the Thunder on Friday against Las Vegas.



Phoenix RoadRunners (27-39-5) at Victoria Salmon Kings (35-32-4) 7:05 p.m. PT
- Victoria won 4-1 against Phoenix on Friday to improve to 2-3-0 this season and 3-6-2 overall.
- Phoenix is 19-5-0 when leading after the second period.
- Salmon Kings' Phil Cole had two assists on Friday against Phoenix.
- Jeff Kyrzakos had the only goal for the RoadRunners on Friday against Victoria.



Idaho Steelheads (41-24-6) at Fresno Falcons (34-29-8) 7:30 p.m. PT
- Idaho ranks sixth in the ECHL on the power play with 18.3 percent (84-for-459).
- Fresno is tied for second in the ECHL on the penalty kill at home with 86.9 percent (185-for-213).
- Marty Flichel leads Steelheads with eight points (3g-5a) in six games against Fresno.
- Falcons' John Morlang has team-leading five assists and eight points in six games against Idaho.



Utah Grizzlies (22-41-8) at Alaska Aces (48-16-7) 7:15 p.m. AT
- Alaska won 5-2 against Utah on Friday to lead series 8-2-0 this season and 14-4-2 overall.
- Utah is 11-0-2 when leading after the second period.
- Aces' Julian Talbot and Olivier Filion each had two goals on Friday against Utah.
- Bill Kinkel and Matt Craig each had a goal for the Grizzlies on Friday against Alaska.


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Kelly Cup Playoffs Update



Florida can win the South Division and American Conference on Saturday if:

Florida wins OR loses in overtime/shootout



Texas can win the South Division and American Conference on Saturday if:

Texas wins AND Augusta wins in regulation



Reading can clinch a spot in the Kelly Cup playoff on Saturday if:

Reading wins



Johnstown can clinch a spot in the Kelly Cup playoff on Saturday if:

Johnstown wins



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

Las Vegas wins OR Utah wins in regulation



Alaska can clinch the National Conference and the Brabham Cup if:

Alaska wins AND Las Vegas loses OR Alaska losses in overtime/shootout AND Stockton 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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