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December 14, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Wheeling Nailers (8-12-2) at Dayton Bombers (9-7-6) 7:00 ET
- Nailers are 1-1-0 on the road and 3-1-0 overall this season against Dayton.
- Bombers' Rejean Beauchemin is 3-1-2 with a goals-against average of 2.47 in his last six games.
- Sean Collins leads Wheeling against the Bombers with five assists and six points in three games.
- Dayton's Yannick Tifu has a 12-game point streak (4g-16a) tying the ECHL season high.



Texas Wildcatters (18-2-4) at Florida Everblades (14-8-1) 7:30 ET
- Texas is 2-0-1 this season against Florida and 10-4-3 all-time against the Everblades.
- Florida is 9-1-1 at home, including a 4-3 overtime loss to Texas on Tuesday.
- John McNabb leads the Wildcatters against Florida with four assists and six points.
- Mathieu Melanson leads the Everblades against Texas with four goals and five points.



Johnstown Chiefs (10-11-1) at Cincinnati Cyclones (15-5-2) 7:30 ET
- Cincinnati is 1-0-0 this season against Johnstown and 20-11-4 all-time against the Chiefs.
- Johnstown is 4-0-1 in one-goal games.
- Barret Ehgoetz leads Cyclones with two points (1g-1a) in one game against Johnstown.
- Chiefs' rookie Alexandre Imbeault has seven points (2g-5a) in six games in December.



Columbia Inferno (9-10-5) at Gwinnett Gladiators (16-5-1) 7:35 ET
- Gwinnett is on a five-game winning streak and is 10-4-1 in their last 15 games.
- Columbia is 7-0-1 when leading after the second period.
- Gladiators' Derek Nesbitt is on a 10-game point streak (2g-16a) and has a four-game multi-assist streak.
- Inferno's Jeff Miles is tied for fourth in the ECHL with 30 points (12g-18a).



Charlotte Checkers (8-7-3) at Augusta Lynx (13-8-3) 7:35 ET
- Charlotte is 1-0-0 this season against Augusta and 26-23-7 all-time against the Lynx.
- Augusta ranks fifth in the ECHL on the power play at home with 23.3 percent (14-for-60).
- Checkers' Chris Capraro and Ryan Murphy each have a goal and an assist against Augusta.
- Aaron Slattengren leads the Lynx against Charlotte with a goal and is tied for team lead with one point.



Reading Royals (15-8-1) at Elmira Jackals (16-6-2) 7:35 ET
- Elmira won 4-1 on Nov. 24 to tie the series with Reading 1-1-0.
- Reading is on a six-game winning streak and is 7-3-0 in their last 10 games.
- Jackals' Kevin Ulanski (1g-1a) and Joe Grimaldi (2a) each have two points against Reading.
- Royals' Chris Blight and Joe Zappala each have a goal and an assist against Elmira.



Mississippi Sea Wolves (7-15-1) at Pensacola Ice Pilots (3-14-3) 7:05 CT
- Sea Wolves lead season series with Pensacola 2-1-0 and are 51-28-6 all-time against the Ice Pilots.
- Bryan McGregor leads the Ice Pilots with three goals in three games against Mississippi.
- Mississippi's Mark Hurtubise has seven points (3g-4a) in his last six games.
- Mike Sgroi has five goals in his last five games and leads Pensacola with seven goals in 12 games.



Las Vegas Wranglers (17-2-2) at Utah Grizzlies (11-10-2) 7:05 MT
- Las Vegas is 2-1-0 this season against Utah and 8-5-4 all-time against the Grizzlies.
- Utah is 7-3-2 at home and is 6-2-2 in their last 10 games.
- Peter Ferraro leads the Wranglers against Utah with three assists and five points.
- Andy Sertich leads the Grizzlies against Las Vegas with four assists and five points.



Phoenix RoadRunners (8-11-4) at Idaho Steelheads (8-8-7) 7:10 MT
- Idaho is 1-0-0 this season against Phoenix and 13-5-0 all-time against the RoadRunners.
- Phoenix ranks sixth in the ECHL on the power play on the road with 20.9 percent (9-for-43).
- RoadRunners' Justin Maiser has a goal in one game against Idaho.
- Greg Rallo (2g-1a) and Mark Bomersback (1g-2a) lead the Steelheads with three points against Phoenix.



Bakersfield Condors (5-14-5) at Stockton Thunder (10-12-2) 7:30 PT
- Bakersfield is 1-0-0 this season against Stockton and 11-5-1 all-time against the Thunder.
- Stockton is 10-5-1 when scoring first.
- Kevin Truelson leads the Condors with seven assists and nine points in six games in December.
- Thunder rookie Jacob Micflikier had career-high four points (1g-3a) on Wednesday at Alaska.



Victoria Salmon Kings (15-6-0) at Fresno Falcons (12-6-3) 7:30 PT
- Fresno is on a six-game winning streak and is 8-2-0 in their last 10 games.
- Victoria is 7-0-0 when tied after the second period.
- Jarrett Konkle leads the Falcons with 19 points (9g-10a).
- Salmon Kings' Ash Goldie is tied for third in the ECHL with 14 goals.

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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.

- 337 former ECHL players have played in NHL.

- There were 69 former ECHL players on NHL opening-day rosters and there have been 192 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.

- Eight former ECHL players have made their NHL debut this season: former Roanoke Express and former Wheeling Nailers left wing goaltender Jason Jaffray (Vancouver on Dec. 12), former Toledo Storm goaltender Drew MacIntyre (Vancouver on Dec. 13), 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 Stockton left wing Liam Reddox (Edmonton on Dec. 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.

- 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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