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December 22, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Cincinnati Cyclones (19-6-2) at Johnstown Chiefs (10-15-1) 7:05 ET
- Cincinnati won 5-3 on Friday to lead season series 4-0-0 and 23-11-4 all-time against Johnstown.
- Johnstown is 7-3-1 when out shooting their opponents.
- Barret Ehgoetz had two goals and an assist on Friday for the Cyclones against Johnstown.
- Chiefs' Randy Rowe had a goal and two assists on Friday against Cincinnati.



Dayton Bombers (12-8-6) at Reading Royals (15-9-2) 7:05 ET
- Reading is 2-1-0 this season against Dayton and 28-15-0 all-time against the Bombers.
- Dayton is 3-1-1 in their last five games.
- Royals' Chris Blight has four points (2g-2a) in three games against Dayton.
- Bombers' Grant Goeckner-Zoeller has three points (1g-2a) in two games against Reading.



Columbia Inferno (11-11-6) at Florida Everblades (14-10-2) 7:30 ET
- Columbia won 3-2 on Friday to tie the season series 2-2-1 and improve to 21-23-5 all-time against Florida.
- Florida is 9-3-2 at home this season.
- Tyler Doig had two assists for the Inferno on Friday against Florida.
- Mathieu Melanson and Kirk MacDonald each had a goal for the Everblades on Friday against Columbia.



Pensacola Ice Pilots (4-18-3) at Gwinnett Gladiators (18-6-1) 7:35 ET
- Gwinnett is 2-0-0 this season against Pensacola and 22-5-2 all-time against the Ice Pilots.
- Pensacola is 2-0-0 when leading after the second period.
- Jeff Campbell leads the Gladiators against Pensacola with six assists and six points.
- Mathieu Roy leads the Ice Pilots against Gwinnett with two goals.



Charlotte Checkers (11-8-4) at South Carolina Stingrays (15-9-1) 7:35 ET
- Charlotte is 2-0-1 this season against South Carolina and 57-44-10 all-time against the Stingrays.
- South Carolina is on an eight-game winning streak.
- Chris Capraro leads the Checkers against South Carolina with five assists and five points.
- Paul McIlveen leads the Stingrays against Charlotte with three points (1g-2a).



Elmira Jackals (19-6-2) at Wheeling Nailers (9-15-3) 7:35 ET
- Elmira won 3-1 on Friday to lead series against Wheeling 3-0-0.
- Wheeling is 6-0-1 when leading after the second period.
- Benoit Doucet had a goal and an assist for the Jackals on Friday against Wheeling.
- Sean Collins had a goal for the Nailers on Friday against Elmira.



Mississippi Sea Wolves (9-16-2) at Texas Wildcatters (21-2-5) 7:05 CT
- Mississippi won 4-3 in overtime on Friday to improve to 1-2-1 this season against Texas.
- Texas is 4-0-1 in their last five games and 8-0-2 in their last 10 games.
- Jason Tejchma had a goal and two assists for the Sea Wolves on Friday against Texas.
- Colin Nicholson (1g-1a) and Marc Fulton (1g-1a) had two points for the Wildcatters on Friday.



Las Vegas Wranglers (20-2-4) at Idaho Steelheads (11-9-7) 7:10 MT
- Idaho won 4-3 in overtime Friday to improve to 2-3-0 this season and 20-14-7 all-time against Las Vegas.
- Las Vegas ranks second in the ECHL on the power play on the road with 26.0 percent (25-for-96).
- Colin Sinclair and Darrell Hay each had two assists for the Steelheads on Friday against Las Vegas.
- Brandon Kaleniecki and Adam Cracknell each had two assists for the Wranglers on Friday against Idaho.



Alaska Aces (15-9-2) at Victoria Salmon Kings (18-7-1) 7:00 PT
- Victoria won 8-1 on Friday to lead season series 1-0-1 and improve to 8-23-2 all-time against Alaska.
- Alaska is 10-1-0 when leading after the second period.
- Salmon Kings' Ash Goldie recorded his second hat trick of the season on Friday against Alaska.
- Olivier Filion had a goal for the Aces on Friday against Victoria.



Phoenix RoadRunners (9-12-5) at Stockton Thunder (10-14-2) 7:30 PT
- Stockton is 3-1-0 this season against Phoenix and 12-3-1 all-time against the RoadRunners.
- Phoenix is 5-0-3 when leading after the second period.
- Thunder's Glenn Fisher is 3-0-0 with a 2.33 goals-against average in three games against Phoenix.
- Daniel Sisca leads the RoadRunners against Stockton with six assists and six points.

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Premier 'AA' Hockey League Fast Facts

- Celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2007-08, the ECHL is the third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League.

- ECHL began in 1988-89 with five teams in four states and has grown to be a coast-to-coast league with 25 teams playing 900 games in 17 states and British Columbia in 2007-08.

- The league officially changed its name to ECHL on May 19, 2003.

- 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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