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April 17, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


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South Division Semifinals (Best-of-Five)
Florida Leads Series 2-0



No. 1 Florida Everblades (44-22-6) at No. 4 Charlotte Checkers (42-27-3) 7:05 p.m. ET
 - Florida ranks fourth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on the penalty kill with 91.7 percent (11-for-12).
- Charlotte is 50.0 percent (2-for-4) on the power play at home in the Kelly Cup Playoffs.
- Everblades' Dustin Johner and David Brine each had three points (1g-2a) in Game 2.
- Checkers' Blake Bellefeuille has team-leading two goals in two Kelly Cup Playoff games against Florida.


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Other Kelly Cup Playoff Series

North Division Semifinals (Best-of-Five)

No. 1 Dayton Bombers (37-26-9) vs. No. 4 Trenton Titans (36-31-5)
Dayton Leads Series 2-0
Game 3 - April 19 at 7 p.m. at Trenton

No. 2 Toledo Storm (39-30-3) vs. No. 3 Cincinnati Cyclones (37-29-6)
Cincinnati Leads Series 2-0
Game 3 - April 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Cincinnati

South Division Semifinals (Best-of-Five)

No. 2 Texas Wildcatters (41-22-9) vs. No. 3 Gwinnett Gladiators (41-24-7)
Series Tied 1-1
Game 3 - April 18 at 7 p.m. at Texas

National Conference Quarterfinals (Best-of-Seven)

No. 3 Bakersfield Condors (41-19-12) vs. No. 6 Fresno Falcons (34-29-9)
Bakersfield Leads Series 3-2
Game 6 - April 19 at 7 p.m. at Bakersfield

No. 4 Idaho Steelheads (42-24-6) vs. No. 5 Stockton Thunder (38-24-10)
Idaho Leads Series 3-2
Game 6 - April 18 at 7:10 p.m. at Idaho

No. 1 Las Vegas Wranglers (46-12-14) vs. No. 8 Phoenix RoadRunners (27-40-5)
Las Vegas Wins Series 4-0

No. 2 Alaska Aces (49-16-7) at No. 7 Victoria Salmon Kings (36-32-4)
Alaska Wins Series 4-2


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
* 35 former ECHL players and six former ECHL coaches are involved in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
* 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.

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