
ECHL Today
April 16, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
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North Division Semifinals (Best-of-Five)
Dayton Leads Series 1-0
No. 4 Trenton Titans (36-31-5) at No. 1 Dayton Bombers (37-26-9) 7:00
p.m. ET
- Dayton was 57.1 percent (4-for-7) on the power play in Game 1 of the
Kelly Cup Playoffs.
- Trenton ranks fifth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs with 4.67 goal per game.
- Yannick
Tifu led Bombers with three points (1g-2a) in Game 1 of the Kelly Cup
Playoffs.
- Titans' Troy
Riddle had a goal and an assist in Game 1 of the Kelly Cup Playoffs.
National Conference Quarterfinals (Best-of-Seven)
Series Tied 2-2
No. 4 Idaho Steelheads (42-24-6) at No. 5 Stockton Thunder
(38-24-10) 7:00 p.m. PT
- Idaho leads Kelly Cup Playoffs on the penalty kill on the road with 100
percent (17-for-17).
- Stockton's Tim
Sestito and Liam
Reddox each have two goals in the Kelly Cup Playoffs.
- Steelheads' Derek
Nesbitt is tied for second in the Kelly Cup Playoffs with two
power-play goals.
- Thunder's defenseman Ryan
Geris has three points (1g-2a) in the Kelly Cup Playoffs.
National Conference Quarterfinals (Best-of-Seven)
Series Tied 2-2
No. 3 Bakersfield Condors (41-19-12) at No. 6 Fresno Falcons
(34-29-9) 7:00 p.m. PT
- Bakersfield is fourth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on the power play on the
road with 23.5 percent (4-for-17).
- Fresno is tied for second in the Kelly Cup Playoffs with 5.00 goals per
game.
- Condors' Kevin
St. Jacques' six points (3g-3a) on Sunday was the most points scored in
Kelly Cup Playoffs game since May 10, 2000 when Louisiana's John Spoltore
had six points (1g-5a) against Greenville.
- Falcons' Luke
Curtin (1g-1a) and Cory
Murphy (0g-2a) each had two points on Sunday.
National Conference Quarterfinals (Best-of-Seven)
Series Tied 2-2
No. 7 Victoria Salmon Kings (36-32-4) at No. 2 Alaska Aces
(49-16-7) 7:15 p.m. AT
- Salmon Kings' Jordan
Krestanovich had four assists in Game 5 of Kelly Cup Playoffs.
- Alaska ranks sixth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on the penalty kill at home
with 93.3 percent (14-for-15).
- Victoria was 44.4 percent (4-for-9) on the power play in Game 5 of the
Kelly Cup Playoffs.
- Aces' Olivier
Filion had a goal and an assist in Game 5 of the Kelly Cup Playoffs.
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Other Kelly Cup Playoff Series
North Division Semifinals (Best-of-Five)
No. 2 Toledo Storm (39-30-3) vs. No. 3 Cincinnati Cyclones
(37-29-6)
Game 3 - April 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Cincinnati
South Division Semifinals (Best-of-Five)
No. 1 Florida Everblades (44-22-6) vs. No. 4 Charlotte Checkers
(42-27-3)
Game 3 - April 17 at 7:05 p.m. at Charlotte
No. 2 Texas Wildcatters (41-22-9) vs. No. 3 Gwinnett Gladiators
(41-24-7)
Game 3 - April 18 at 7 p.m. at Texas
Longest Winning Streak
17 - 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
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.
* 329 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.
ECHL Stories from April 16, 2007
- Galbraith's Overtime Tally Lifts Steelheads To 3-2 Win Over Thunder In Game Five - Idaho Steelheads
- Falcons Fall to Condors 4-2 in Game Five - Fresno Falcons
- Berkhoel Shuts Out Titans As Bombers Win 1-0 - Dayton Bombers
- Titans Blanked By Bombers, 1-0; Fall Behind 2-0 In Series - Trenton Devils
- Steelheads Game Preview - Idaho Steelheads
- Watch The Game With Fellow Condors Fans Free On B2 Networks - Bakersfield Condors
- 34 Players, Six Coaches Represent ECHL In NHL Playoffs - ECHL
- ECHL Transactions - ECHL
- Westlund, Pikkarainen Return To Charlotte Lineup - Charlotte Checkers
- Condors Heat Up and Even Series at 2-2 - Bakersfield Condors
- Condors Playoff Game Preview - Bakersfield Condors
- Phoenix Finishes Second ECHL Season with a Record of 27-40-5 - Phoenix RoadRunners
- Tribune Poll: Grizzlies Favorite Utah Pro Team - Utah Grizzlies
- Wildcatters Weekly - Texas Wildcatters
- Fresno Falcons Weekly - Fresno Falcons
- Storm weekly - Toledo Walleye
- Board Approves Sale Of Storm To Toledo Arena Sports, Inc. - ECHL
- Gladiators Weekly Update - Atlanta Gladiators
- Commissioner McKenna to address Hockey in Southeast Texas on Wednesday - Texas Wildcatters
- Toledo Arena Sports Acquires ECHL Franchise - Toledo Walleye
- ECHL Today - ECHL
- Everblades Weekly - Florida Everblades
- Everblades Card heads back to AHL - Florida Everblades
- Cyclones Weekly - Cincinnati Cyclones
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