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December 7, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Wheeling Nailers (8-9-2) at Dayton Bombers (8-7-5) 7:00 ET
- Wheeling is 3-0-0 against Dayton this season and 78-48-7 all-time against the Bombers.
- Dayton is out scoring their opponents 21-17 in the third period.
- Nailers' Kyle Rank has five points (2g-3a) in three games against Dayton.
- Yannick Tifu leads the Bombers against Wheeling with four points (1g-3a).



Trenton Devils (7-12-1) at Reading Royals (12-8-1) 7:05 ET
- Trenton is 3-0-0 against Reading this season and 38-20-8 all-time against the Royals.
- Reading is on a three-game winning streak and is 6-3-1 in their last 10 games.
- Ryan Gunderson leads Devils with four points (1g-3a) in three games against Reading.
- Royals' Bracken Kearns has nine points (3g-6a) in his last seven games.



Mississippi Sea Wolves (6-14-1) at Columbia Inferno (9-9-4) 7:05 ET
- Columbia is 7-2-2 at home this season.
- Mississippi is 3-2-0 in their last five games.
- Inferno's Jeff Miles ranks second in the ECHL with 29 points (12g-17a).
- Jason Tejchma has 10 points (5g-5a) since joining the Sea Wolves on Nov. 10.



Elmira Jackals (14-6-1) at Cincinnati Cyclones (14-5-1) 7:30 ET
- Cincinnati is 2-1-0 against Elmira.
- Elmira is 4-1-0 in their last five games and is 8-2-0 in their last 10 games.
- Mathieu Aubin leads the Cyclones against Elmira with four goals and seven points.
- Frank Littlejohn (3g) and Trevor Hendrikx (3a) lead the Jackals against Cincinnati with three points each.



South Carolina Stingrays (10-9-1) at Augusta Lynx (12-7-2) 7:35 ET
- Augusta won 3-2 on Oct. 21 and leads season series 1-0-0 and all-time series with South Carolina 34-29-9.
- South Carolina is 6-4-1 when they are out shot by their opponents.
- Igor Pohanka leads the Lynx with two points (1g-1a) in one game against South Carolina.
- Nate Kiser and Steve Pinizzotto each scored a goal for the Stingrays against Augusta.



Florida Everblades (13-7-0) at Gwinnett Gladiators (13-5-1) 7:35 ET
- Gwinnett won 3-1 on Thursday to lead season series 1-0-0 and the all-time series with Florida 21-9-4.
- Florida is 10-1-0 when leading after the second period.
- Gladiators' Derek Nesbitt had a goal and two assists on Thursday against Florida.
- Everblades' Mike McLean scored a goal on Thursday against Gwinnett.



Johnstown Chiefs (9-9-1) at Charlotte Checkers (8-5-3) 7:35 ET
- Johnstown is 7-3-1 when leading after the second period.
- Charlotte is 5-1-3 in one-goal games.
- Jean Desrochers leads the Chiefs with nine goals and 17 points.
- Rookie Chris Capraro has 11 points (3g-8a) for the Checkers.



Pensacola Ice Pilots (3-12-2) at Texas Wildcatters (14-2-4) 7:30 CT
- Texas is 3-0-0 against Pensacola this season and 18-16-4 all-time against the Ice Pilots.
- Pensacola is 2-0-0 when leading after the second period.
- Wildcatters' Danick Bouchard (4g-2a) and John McNabb (4g-2a) each have six points against Pensacola.
- Mathieu Roy leads the Ice Pilots against Texas with three points (1g-2a).



Fresno Falcons (9-6-3) at Idaho Steelheads (7-7-6) 7:10 MT
- Fresno won 3-2 on Wednesday to lead the season series with Idaho 1-0-0.
- Idaho ranks second in the ECHL on the power play at home with 28.4 percent (23-for-81).
- Falcons' Oren Eizenman, Brady Leisenring and Matt O'Dette each scored a goal on Wednesday.
- Steelheads' Lance Galbraith (1g-1a) and Kory Scoran (1g-1a) each have two points against Fresno.



Victoria Salmon Kings (15-5-0) at Phoenix RoadRunners (7-10-4) 7:11 MT
- Victoria is 4-0-0 against Phoenix this season and 8-6-2 all-time against the RoadRunners.
- RoadRunners ranks eighth in the ECHL with a 3.33 goals per game.
- Jordan Krestanovich leads the Salmon Kings against Phoenix with four assists and seven points.
- Phoenix's Jeff Kyrzakos is tied for the lead against Victoria with five points (1g-4a) in four games.



Las Vegas Wranglers (15-2-1) at Stockton Thunder (8-10-2) 7:30 PT
- Las Vegas is 2-0-0 against Stockton this season and 11-2-0 all-time against the Thunder.
- Stockton is out scoring their opponents 8-5 in the third period in their last five games.
- Peter Ferraro leads the Wranglers against Stockton with four points (2g-2a).
- Thunder's Jacob Micflikier has two assists and two points in two games against Las Vegas.



Bakersfield Condors (5-11-5) at Alaska Aces (11-8-1) 7:05 AT
- Alaska is 2-0-0 against Bakersfield this season and 19-13-2 all-time against the Condors.
- Bakersfield ranks eighth in the ECHL on the power play on the road with 19.8 percent (16-for-81).
- Aces' Derek Gustafson is 2-0-0 with a 1.44 goals-against average in two games against Bakersfield.
- Andrew Ianiero leads the Condors against Alaska with two points (1g-1a).

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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.

- 334 former ECHL players have played in NHL.

- There were 69 former ECHL players on NHL opening-day rosters and there have been 189 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.

- Five 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 Reading Royals goaltender Jonathan Quick (Los Angeles on Dec. 6), 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.

- There are 15 coaches in the NHL who have ECHL experience including former Wheeling coach Peter Laviolette, who is head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes, and former Mississippi coach Bruce Boudreau, who is interim head coach of the Washington Capitals.

- 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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