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Published on October 27, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


South Carolina Stingrays (2-1-1) at Johnstown Chiefs (3-2-0) 5:05 ET
- Johnstown won 4-3 in overtime against South Carolina on Oct. 24 to lead the season series 1-0-0.
- South Carolina ranks seventh in the ECHL on the power play on the road with 21.7 percent (5-for-23).
- Chiefs' Randy Rowe scored a goal in a 2-1 shootout win at Elmira on Friday.
- Matt W. Reid scored two goals in his first game, a 6-2 win at Wheeling on Friday.



Charlotte Checkers (2-1-0) at Columbia Inferno (1-2-0) 7:05 ET
- Charlotte is 2-1-0 when being out shot by their opponents.
- Columbia has not given up a power-play goal in five tries at home.
- Blake Bellefeuille leads the Checkers with five assists and seven points in three games.
- Inferno's Daniel Sparre had a goal and an assist in a 3-2 shootout win against Augusta on Friday.



Trenton Devils (1-3-0) at Cincinnati Cyclones (2-0-0) 7:30 ET
- Cincinnati won 5-3 on Friday against Trenton to lead the season series 1-0-0.
- Trenton is 1-1-0 when tied after the second period.
- Cyclones center David Desharnais had two goals on Friday.
- Devils' Jim Henkel had two goals and an assist on Friday for a season-high three-point night.



Dayton Bombers (0-1-0) at Wheeling Nailers (1-2-0) 7:35 ET
- Wheeling is ranked fourth in the ECHL on the power play at home with 25.0 percent (2-for-8).
- Dayton was 4-0-2 on the road and 7-1-3 overall against Wheeling in 2006-07.
- Nailers' Ned Havern had two assists in a 6-2 loss to South Carolina on Friday.
- Rookie Ryan Smyth leads the Bombers with two goals and two points.



Augusta Lynx (2-1-1) at Gwinnett Gladiators (2-0-0) 7:35 ET
- Gwinnett leads the ECHL on the power play at home with 42.9 percent (3-for-7).
- Augusta is 1-0-1 when tied after the first period.
- Jeff Campbell leads the Gladiators with six assists and six points.
- Lynx's Eric Lundberg had two assists in a 3-2 shootout loss at Columbia on Friday.



Florida Everblades (2-0-0) at Texas Wildcatters (1-1-0) 7:05 CT
- Florida ranks second in the ECHL on the power play with 35.3 percent (6-for-17).
- Texas was 4-0-1 at home and 7-2-1 overall against Florida in 2006-07.
- Everblades' Justin Peters is 2-0-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average and a .963 save percentage.
- Marco Rosa leads the Wildcatters with three assists and is tied for the team lead with four points.



Reading Royals (2-2-0) at Mississippi Sea Wolves (0-2-0) 7:05 CT
- Rookie Torry Gajda leads the Sea Wolves with two assists and two points.
- Reading is allowing 2.25 goals per game.
- Lance Monych and Pat Oliveto each have a goal for Mississippi.
- Patrick Jarrett leads the Royals with four assists and is tied for the team lead with four points.



Idaho Steelheads (1-0-2) at Utah Grizzlies (1-3-0) 7:05 MT
- Utah won 5-4 in overtime on Friday against Idaho to lead the season series 1-0-0.
- Steelheads rank second in the ECHL on the penalty kill with 93.3 percent (14-for-15).
- Scott Burt had two goals for the Grizzlies on Friday.
- Idaho's Taggart Desmet and Aaron Gagnon each had a goal and an assist on Friday against Utah.



Las Vegas Wranglers (4-0-0) at Victoria Salmon Kings (1-2-0) 7:00 PT
- Las Vegas won 4-3 at Victoria on Friday to extend their regular-season win streak to 17 games.
- Victoria ranks second in the ECHL on the power play at home with 40.0 percent (2-for-5).
- Bruce Mulherin had two goals on Friday for the Wranglers.
- Salmon Kings' Milan Gajic had two assists on Friday against Las Vegas.



Bakersfield Condors (2-0-1) at Fresno Falcons (1-1-2) 7:30 PT
- Bakersfield won 3-2 in overtime against Fresno on Oct. 20 to lead the season series 1-0-0.
- Fresno is 1-1-1 at home this season.
- Condors' Brett Lutes had a hat trick on Friday in a 6-5 win at Phoenix.
- Jarrett Konkle had the only goal for the Falcons in a 5-1 loss to Alaska on Friday.



Alaska Aces (2-1-0) at Stockton Thunder (1-3-0) 7:30 PT
- Alaska was 2-1-0 on the road and 5-1-0 overall against Stockton in 2006-07.
- Stockton is 1-1-0 when out shooting an opponent.
- Kimbi Daniels had a goal and two assists for the Aces in a 5-1 win at Fresno on Friday.
- Jesse Bennefield (3g-1a) and Andy Contois (1g-3a) are tied for the Thunder scoring lead.



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Premier 'AA' Hockey League Fast Facts

- Affiliations with 26 of the 30 teams in the National Hockey League, marking the 11th consecutive season that the league has had affiliations with at least 20 teams in the NHL.

- 333 former ECHL players have played in NHL.

- There were 69 former ECHL players on NHL opening-day rosters and there have been 188 former ECHL players who have played their first game in the NHL in the past six seasons.

- Twenty-six former ECHL players made their NHL debut in 2006-07, including two who played in both the ECHL and the NHL as goaltender Yutaka Fukufuji played for Reading and Los Angeles while defenseman Bryan Young skated for Stockton and Edmonton. Dave McKee played for Augusta and dressed for five games as the backup goaltender for Stanley Cup champion Anaheim.

- Four former ECHL players have made their NHL debut this season: former Johnstown Chiefs and Fresno Falcons goaltender Dmitri Patzold (San Jose on Oct. 7), former San Diego goaltender Tyler Weiman (Colorado on Oct. 4), former Charlotte right wing Craig Weller (Phoenix on Oct. 4) and former Phoenix RoadRunners center Daniel Winnik (Phoenix Coyotes on Oct. 4).

- Record 51 former ECHL players played their first NHL game in 2005-06.

- ECHL has been represented on last seven Stanley Cup champions.

- 14 Former ECHL coaches on NHL staffs.

- ECHL has been represented on last 18 Calder Cup champions.

- ECHL has affiliations with 26 of the 29 teams in the American Hockey League and for the past 18 years there has been an ECHL player on the Calder Cup Champion.

- The Stockton Thunder and the City of Stockton will host the 16th Annual ECHL All-Star Game at Stockton Arena on Jan. 23, 2008 and the 11th Annual ECHL All-Star Skills Competition on Jan. 22, 2008.

- In the last five seasons the ECHL has had more call-ups to the AHL than all other professional leagues combined with over 2,000 call-ups involving more than 1,000 players since 2002-03.
ECHL and its member teams contributed nearly $3 million for charity and relief funds in 2006-07.

- Further information on the ECHL is available from its website at ECHL.com.

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