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December 15, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Gwinnett Gladiators (17-5-1) at Augusta Lynx (14-8-3) 7:05 ET
- Gwinnett is 2-0-0 this season against Augusta and 20-13-4 all-time against the Lynx.
- Augusta is 9-1-0 at home.
- Jeff Campbell leads the Gladiators against Augusta with four assists and four points.
- Lynx's Igor Pohanka (2g) and Bobby Bolt (2a) each have two points against Gwinnett.



Texas Wildcatters (19-2-4) at Florida Everblades (14-8-2) 7:30 ET
- Texas won 4-3 in overtime at Florida on Friday to lead the season series 3-0-1 and leads 11-4-3 all-time.
- Florida ranks eighth in the ECHL on the power play at home with 21.9 percent (16-for-73).
- Wildcatters' A.J. Thelen had two assists on Friday against Florida.
- J.B. Bittner, Brad Zancanaro and Brad Herauf each had a goal for the Everblades on Friday against Texas.



Johnstown Chiefs (10-12-1) at Dayton Bombers (10-7-6) 7:30 ET
- Dayton is 2-0-0 this season against Johnstown and 71-43-18 all-time against the Chiefs.
- Johnstown is 7-2-1 when they out shoot their opponents.
- Matt Beaudoin and Yannick Tifu lead the Bombers with four points (2g-2a) against Johnstown.
- Ryan Garlock leads the Chiefs against Dayton with three goals and four points.



Trenton Devils (8-14-1) at Elmira Jackals (17-6-2) 7:35 ET
- Elmira is 3-0-0 against Trenton.
- Trenton is 4-0-0 when leading after the first period.
- Brett Pilkington leads the Jackals against Trenton with five assists and six points.
- Eric Castonguay leads the Devils with two goals and is tied for the lead with two points against Elmira.



Columbia Inferno (9-11-5) at Charlotte Checkers (8-8-3) 7:35 ET
- Charlotte is 4-1-0 this season against Columbia and 26-21-3 all-time against the Checkers.
- Columbia is 7-0-1 when leading after the second period.
- Blake Bellefeuille leads the Checkers against Columbia with four points (2g-2a).
- Brad Ralph leads the Inferno against Charlotte with four assists and five points.



Cincinnati Cyclones (16-5-2) at Wheeling Nailers (8-13-2) 8:05 ET
- Cincinnati is 2-0-0 this season against Wheeling and 15-22-4 all-time against the Nailers.
- Wheeling leads the ECHL on the power play at home with 30.0 percent (18-for-60).
- Cyclones' Jean-Michel Daoust has four points against Wheeling.
- Nailers' Chris Snavely had a goal for the Nailers against Cincinnati.



Las Vegas Wranglers (18-2-2) at Utah Grizzlies (11-10-3) 7:05 MT
- Las Vegas won 4-3 in a shootout at Utah on Friday to lead the season series 3-1-0 and leads 9-5-4 all-time.
- Utah is 8-0-1 when leading after the second period.
- Wranglers' Jason Krischuk had two assists on Friday against Utah.
- Grizzlies' Justin Bourne has a goal and two assists on Friday against Las Vegas.



Phoenix RoadRunners (8-11-5) at Idaho Steelheads (9-8-7) 7:10 MT
- Idaho won 4-3 in a shootout on Friday to lead the season series 2-0-0 and 20-11-7 all-time.
- Phoenix ranks eighth in the ECHL on the power play with 19.4 percent (28-for-144).
- Greg Rallo had two goals for the Steelheads on Friday against Phoenix.
- Sean O'Connor had a goal and an assist for the RoadRunners on Friday against Idaho.



Victoria Salmon Kings (15-7-0) at Bakersfield Condors (6-14-5) 7:00 PT
- Victoria is 3-0-0 this season against Bakersfield and 10-11-3 all-time against the Condors.
- Bakersfield is 5-1-1 when leading after the second period.
- Ash Goldie leads the Salmon Kings against Bakersfield with seven goals and nine points.
- David Kudelka leads the Condors against Victoria with four assists and four points.

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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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