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Published on April 13, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


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Longest Winning Streak
15 - Las Vegas Wranglers, Mar. 10, 2007 to present
14 - Louisiana IceGators, Nov. 23-Dec. 22, 2001
Knoxville Cherokees, Dec. 28, 1993-Jan. 29, 1994
12 - Las Vegas Wranglers, Dec. 3-28, 2005
Pensacola Ice Pilots, Jan. 22-Feb. 18, 2005
Wheeling Nailers, Feb. 20-Mar. 12, 2004
Florida Everblades, Dec. 14, 1999-Jan. 13, 2000



South Division Semifinals (Best-of-Five)



No. 4 Charlotte Checkers (42-27-3) at No. 1 Florida Everblades (44-22-6) 7:30 p.m. ET
- Florida comes into the Kelly Cup Playoffs with a four-game winning streak.
- Charlotte beat Augusta twice in overtime in the Kelly Cup Division Quarterfinals to advance to face Florida.
- Reggie Berg leads Everblades with six goals, nine assists and 15 points in nine games against Charlotte.
- Checkers' Chris Holt is 2-0-0 with a 1.33 goals-against average in two Kelly Cup Playoffs games.



North Division Semifinals (Best-of-Five)



No. 3 Cincinnati Cyclones (37-29-6) at No. 2 Toledo Storm (39-30-3) 7:35 p.m. ET
- Cincinnati was 6-4-0 during the regular season and won the last meeting 3-1 on Feb. 18.
- Toledo was 4-1-0 at home against Cyclones and tied for second in ECHL with 54 points (27-9-0) at home.
- Cyclones' Cedrick Desjardins is 5-1-0 with a 1.83 goals-against average in six games against Toledo.
- Storm's Chris Blight has team-leading five goals and nine points in nine games against Cincinnati.



National Conference Quarterfinals (Best-of-Seven)
Alaska Leads Series 2-1



No. 2 Alaska Aces (49-16-7) at No. 7 Victoria Salmon Kings (36-32-4) 7:00 p.m. PT
- Alaska leads Kelly Cup Playoffs with three shorthand goals.
- Victoria ranks second in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on the penalty kill with 91.7 percent (11-for-12).
- Julian Talbot leads Aces against Victoria with four assists and six points in three Kelly Cup Playoffs games.
- Salmon Kings' Mike Stutzel has team-leading three points (1g-2a) in three Kelly Cup Playoffs games.



National Conference Quarterfinals (Best-of-Seven)
Fresno Leads Series 2-0



No. 6 Fresno Falcons (34-29-9) at No. 3 Bakersfield Condors (41-19-12) 7:00 p.m. PT
- Falcons lead Kelly Cup Playoffs on the power play with 40.9 percent (9-for-22).
- Bakersfield is 25.0 percent (2-for-8) on the power play at home in the Kelly Cup Playoffs.
- Falcons' Luke Curtin (1g-3a), John Morlang (2g-2a) and John Wroblewski (1g-3a) had four points in Game 2.
- Brett Lutes leads Condors against Fresno with three assists and four points in two Kelly Cup Playoff games.



National Conference Quarterfinals (Best-of-Seven)
Las Vegas Leads Series 2-0



No. 8 Phoenix RoadRunners (27-40-5) at No. 1 Las Vegas Wranglers (46-12-14) 7:05 p.m. PT
- Las Vegas is tied for the league lead in the Kelly Cup Playoffs with goals-against average of 1.50.
- RoadRunners' Kris Hogg has one goal and one assist in two Kelly Cup Playoffs games.
- Wranglers' Arpad Mihaly and Adam Cracknell had two points (1g-1a) in Game 2 of the Kelly Cup Playoffs.
- Phoenix's Alexandre Rouleau and Jeff MacMillan each scored a goal in Game 2 of the Kelly Cup Playoffs.



National Conference Quarterfinals (Best-of-Seven)
Series Tied 1-1



No. 4 Idaho Steelheads (42-24-6) at No. 5 Stockton Thunder (38-24-10) 7:30 p.m. PT
- Steelheads are tied for fourth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on the power play with 20.0 percent (2-for-10).
- Thunder won the last two meetings at Stockton and was 3-1-1 at home against the Steelheads in 2006-07.
- Idaho's Steve Silverthorn is 1-1-0 with a shutout and a 1.51 goals-against average in the Kelly Cup Playoffs.
- Thunder's Ryan Geris (1g-1a) and Colin Pepperall (0g-2a) have two points in two Kelly Cup Playoff games.


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North Division Semifinals (Best-of-Five)



No. 1 Dayton Bombers (37-26-9) vs. No. 4 Trenton Titans (36-31-5)
Game 1 - April 15 at 5 p.m. at Dayton



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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