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Published on April 10, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


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North Division Quarterfinals (Best-of-Three) Trenton Leads Series 1-0



No. 4 Trenton Titans (36-31-5) at No. 5 Johnstown Chiefs (33-33-6) 7:30 p.m. ET
- Les Haggett had three assists in Trenton's 4-2 win on Tuesday and has 19 points (6g-13a) against Chiefs.
- Johnstown's Jean Desrochers has four goals in his last two games.
- Gregg Naumenko is 7-2-1 with goals-against average of 2.29 in 10 games against Johnstown.
- Johnstown rookie Gus Katsuras has two game-winning goals and eight points (5g-3a) in his last six games.



South Division Quarterfinals (Best-of-Three) Charlotte Leads Series 1-0



No. 4 Charlotte Checkers (32-27-3) at No. 5 Augusta Lynx (39-29-4) 7:35 p.m. ET
- Daymen Rycroft scored the game-winning goal at 11:01 of overtime in Checkers' 2-1 win on Monday.
- Brian Passmore, who had 31 points (15g-16a) in 30 regular season games, scored Augusta's goal.
- Charlotte's Chris Holt made 33 saves in regulation and stopped all seven shots in overtime.
- Lynx have won last four meetings at Augusta and were 5-4-1 overall against Checkers in the regular season.



National Conference Quarterfinals (Best-of-Seven)



No. 5 Stockton Thunder (38-24-10) at No. 4 Idaho Steelheads (42-24-6) 7:10 p.m. MT
 - Thunder won last two games at Idaho and are 4-1-1 on road and 7-2-1 overall against Idaho in 2006-07.
- Marty Flichel (5g-6a) and Derek Nesbitt (3g-8a) lead the Steelheads against Stockton with 11 points each.
- Stockton's Devan Dubnyk is 5-1-1 with goals-against average of 2.82 in seven games against Idaho.
- Steelheads are 3-3 all-time in Game 1.



National Conference Quarterfinals (Best-of-Seven)



No. 1 Las Vegas Wranglers (46-12-14) at No. 8 Phoenix RoadRunners (27-40-5) 7:11 p.m. MT
 - Wranglers have won team record 13 consecutive games and need one win to tie ECHL record.
- Phoenix defenseman Alexandre Rouleau has four assists in his last five games.
- Las Vegas' Mike McKenna is 8-0-0 with goals-against average of 1.98 in his last eight starts.
- Lance Monych led the RoadRunners against Las Vegas with six assists and 10 points in nine games.



National Conference Quarterfinals (Best-of-Seven)



No. 6 Fresno Falcons (34-29-9) at No. 3 Bakersfield Condors (41-19-12) 7:00 p.m. PT
 - Condors have won last two meetings and are 5-0-0 at home and 7-0-2 overall against Falcons this year.
- Fresno beat Bakersfield 4-2 in Game 7 to reach National Conference Finals in 2006 Kelly Cup Playoffs.
- John Morlang leads the Falcons against Bakersfield with six assists and nine points in nine games.
- Brett Lutes leads the Condors against Fresno with eight goals and nine points in nine games.



National Conference Quarterfinals (Best-of-Seven) Victoria Leads Series 1-0



No. 7 Victoria Salmon Kings (36-32-4) at No. 2 Alaska Aces (49-16-7) 7:15 p.m. AT
 - Salmon Kings won 3-2 on Monday for their first-ever Kelly Cup Playoffs win in their first-ever game.
- Aces have lost Game 1 in the Kelly Cup Playoffs twice and each time came back to win series.
- Victoria has won its last 10 games and is 7-0-3 in its last 10 road games.
- Monday's loss was Alaska's first in regulation since Jan. 6 against Utah.


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North Division Semifinals (Best-of-Five)

No. 2 Toledo Storm (39-30-3) vs. No. 3 Cincinnati Cyclones (37-29-6)
Game 1 - April 13 at 7:35 p.m. at Toledo

South Division Semifinals (Best-of-Five)

No. 2 Texas Wildcatters (41-22-9) vs. No. 3 Gwinnett Gladiators (41-24-7)
Game 1 - April 14 at 7:35 p.m. at Gwinnett

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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