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December 1, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Reading Royals (9-8-1) at Dayton Bombers (8-6-4) 7:00 ET
* Royals won 3-2 in a shootout on Nov. 11 and are 27-15-0 all-time against Dayton.
* Bombers' Rejean Beauchemin is 3-1-0 with a goals-against average of 2.45 in his last four starts.
* Reading's Bracken Kearns has a four-game assist streak (4a) and a four-game point streak (1g-4a).
* Dayton's Yannick Tifu has an ECHL season-high eight-game assist streak (12a).

Cincinnati Cyclones (12-5-1) at Trenton Devils (7-11-0) 7:00 ET
* Mark Pandolfo scored the game winner on Friday in his first game since being reassigned from Lowell.
* Cyclones' Cedrick Desjardins is 2-0-0 with goals-against average of 2.00 in two games against Devils.
* Jim Henkel (2g-1a) and Jay Pemberton (0g-3a) lead Trenton in scoring against the Cyclones.
* Cincinnati's Barret Ehgoetz has a three-game goal streak (3g) and a four-game point streak (3g-3a).

Augusta Lynx (10-7-2) at Columbia Inferno (8-9-3) 7:05 ET
* Augusta has won their last two games to improve to 6-2-1 in their last nine games.
* Inferno are 3-0-0 at home and 3-1-0 overall against Augusta, improving to 27-18-7 all-time against Lynx.
* Lynx rookie Matt Christie has three assists in his last two games.
* Brad Ralph leads Columbia against Augusta with six goals, four assists and 10 points in four games.

Wheeling Nailers (8-6-2) at Johnstown Chiefs (8-7-1) 7:05 ET
* Johnstown is 2-2-0 against Wheeling this season and 65-62-15 all-time against the Nailers.
* Nailers' David Brown is 2-0-0 with goals-against average of 2.00 in two games against the Chiefs.
* Jean Desrochers leads the Chiefs against Wheeling with eight points (4g-4a) in four games.
* Wheeling rookie Aaron Clarke has a two-game assist streak (2a) and a three-game point streak (2g-2a).

Alaska Aces (10-7-1) at Florida Everblades (12-6-0) 7:30 ET
* Florida rookie Mathieu Melanson has three game-winning goals in the Everblades last four games.
* Rookie Josh Soares leads Alaska in the last 10 games with seven goals and 15 points.
* Everblades' Justin Peters is 4-0-0 with a goals-against average of 1.96 in his last four starts.
* Aces' Kimbi Daniels has two game-winning goals and nine points (4g-5a) in his last seven games.

Mississippi Sea Wolves (5-14-1) at Charlotte Checkers (8-4-3) 7:35 ET
* Checkers' Mark Lee scored four points (2g-2a) in a 6-5 home win against Mississippi on Nov. 10.
* Stanislav Lascek has eight points (3g-5a) in five games since joining the Sea Wolves on Nov. 23.
* Charlotte rookie Jordan Owens has five points (2g-3a) in his last four games.
* Mississippi rookie Kyle McAllister had an assist in his first game for the Sea Wolves on Friday.

South Carolina Stingrays (9-9-1) at Pensacola Ice Pilots (3-11-2) 7:05 CT
* South Carolina has won the last three meetings to improve to 20-8-2 all-time against Pensacola.
* Ice Pilots rookie Luke Erickson has 11 points (4g-7a) in his last eight games.
* Stingray rookie Stephen Werner has a three-game assist streak (5a) and a three-game point streak (1g-5a).
* Pensacola's Chris Straube has a three-game point streak (2g-2a).

Gwinnett Gladiators (11-4-1) at Texas Wildcatters (13-2-3) 7:05 CT
* Wildcatters have won their last nine home games against Gwinnett.
* Gladiators' Derek Nesbitt has a four-game assist streak (5a) and a four-game point streak (1g-5a).
* Peter Aubry of Texas is 4-0-0 with a goals-against average of 2.30 in his last four starts.
* Defenseman Jamie Milam leads Gwinnett against the Wildcatters with four goals and four points.

Stockton Thunder (8-9-2) at Utah Grizzlies (9-9-1) 7:05 MT
* Grizzlies' Scott Burt has a three-game goal streak (5g) and a seven-game point streak (5g-6a).
* Stockton rookie Geoff Paukovich has a five-game point streak (1g-5a).
* Utah's Michael Mole is 2-0-1 with a goals-against average of 2.53 against the Thunder.
* Jonas Almtorp leads Stockton against Utah with two goals and four points in three games.

Fresno Falcons (6-6-3) at Bakersfield Condors (5-10-3) 7:00 PT
* Condors have won the last six regular season games at Bakersfield, including 3-2 in overtime on Oct. 20.
* Jarrett Konkle has a three-game point streak (1g-2a) and five points (3g-2a) in his last five games.
* Tim Konsorada leads Condors against Fresno with five points and is tied for team lead with three assists.
* Luke Curtin leads the Falcons with 11 assists and 14 point in 15 games.

Idaho Steelheads (6-6-6) at Las Vegas Wranglers (15-2-0) 7:05 PT
* Wranglers have an 11-game winning streak and are 27-2-0 in their last 29 regular season games.
* Steelheads are trying to end a team record seven-game (0-5-2) road winless streak.
* Las Vegas rookie Kevin Lalande is 4-0-0 with a shutout and a goals-against average of 1.25.
* Idaho rookie Kellen Briggs is 3-1-0 with a goals-against average of 1.27 in his last four starts.

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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 Chase Chevrolet ECHL All-Star Game presented by Jackson Rancheria and Bud Light at Stockton Arena on Jan. 23, 2008 and the Chase Chevrolet ECHL All-Star Skills Competition presented by Jackson Rancheria and Bud Light 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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