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January 4, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Elmira Jackals (23-7-3) at Dayton Bombers (14-8-7) 7:00 ET
- Elmira is 2-0-0 against the Bombers including 3-2 shootout win at Dayton on Nov. 27.
- Dayton ranks fourth in the ECHL on the power play at home with 24.1 percent (21-for-87).
- Jackals' Joel Martin is 1-0-0 with a shutout against Dayton.
- Chris Eade and Ryan Smyth each have a goal for the Bombers against Elmira.



South Carolina Stingrays (19-9-1) at Florida Everblades (17-11-3) 7:30 ET
- Florida is 1-0-0 this season against South Carolina and 39-21-9 all-time against the Stingrays.
- South Carolina is on a team record and ECHL season-high 12-game winning streak.
- Everblades' Derek Damon has six points (1g-5a) in his last five games.
- Chris Chaput leads the Stingrays against Florida with two assists and two points.



Reading Royals (17-11-3) at Cincinnati Cyclones (24-6-2) 7:30 ET
- Cincinnati is 2-0-0 this season against Reading and 11-9-2 all-time against the Royals.
- Reading is 12-7-2 when they out shoot their opponents.
- David Deshamais and Travis Fuller each have a goal and two assists for the Cyclones against Reading.
- Royals' Charlie Kronschnabel registered his first pro multi-point game with two goals on Wednesday.



Columbia Inferno (12-14-8) at Augusta Lynx (17-12-3) 7:35 ET
- Augusta won 3-2 in a shootout on Dec. 29 to improve to 3-3-1 this season against Columbia.
- Columbia's Jeff Miles is tied for 10th in the ECHL with 35 points (14g-21a).
- Matt Auffrey (2g-3a) and Eric Lundberg (5a) each have five points for the Lynx against Columbia.
- Brad Ralph leads the Inferno against Augusta with six goals and 10 points.



Johnstown Chiefs (11-18-1) at Wheeling Nailers (9-20-3) 7:35 ET
- First game for Greg Puhalski, who was named Wheeling head coach on Wednesday.
- Johnstown is 4-2-0 this season against Wheeling and 67-62-15 all-time against the Nailers.
- Wheeling is 6-1-1 when leading after the second period.
- Jean Desrochers leads the Chiefs against Wheeling with eight assists and 13 points.



Gwinnett Gladiators (20-7-3) at Pensacola Ice Pilots (7-21-3) 7:05 CT
- Pensacola won 6-5 at Gwinnett on Dec. 22 to improve to 1-2-0 this season against the Gladiators.
- Gwinnett is tied for seventh in the ECHL with 18 points (8-3-2) on the road.
- Mathieu Roy leads Ice Pilots against Gwinnett with three goals and is tied for team lead with three points.
- Jeff Campbell leads the Gladiators against Pensacola with nine assists and nine points.



Trenton Devils (13-16-2) at Mississippi Sea Wolves (10-19-3) 7:05 CT
- Mississippi is 7-1-0 when leading after the second period.
- Trenton is 3-1-1 in their last five games and 6-3-1 in their last 10 games.
- Sea Wolves' Jason Tejchma has 10 points (5g-5a) in his last six games.
- Rookie defenseman Ryan Gunderson leads the Devils with 20 assists and 23 points.



Charlotte Checkers (13-11-4) at Texas Wildcatters (24-2-5) 7:30 CT
- Texas is 2-0-0 this season against Charlotte and 6-3-3 all-time against the Checkers.
- Charlotte is 6-2-4 in one-goal games.
- John McNabb leads the Wildcatters against Charlotte with five points (2g-3a).
- Blake Bellefeuille leads the Checkers with 15 assists and 24 points.



Idaho Steelheads (15-11-7) at Bakersfield Condors (8-17-5) 7:00 PT
- Idaho is 7-3-0 in their last 10 games.
- Bakersfield is out scoring their opponents 14-9 in the third period in their last 10 games.
- Steelheads' Lance Galbraith has three game-winning goals and six points (4g-2a) in his last seven games.
- Tim Konsorada led the Condors in December with eight goals and 14 points.



Fresno Falcons (15-9-4) at Las Vegas Wranglers (22-5-4) 7:05 PT
- Las Vegas is 1-0-0 this season against Fresno and 21-8-6 all-time against the Falcons.
- Fresno is tied for sixth in the ECHL with 18 points (8-5-2) on the road.
- Aaron Power (1g-1a) and Jason Jozsa (2a) lead the Wranglers against Fresno with two points each.
- Falcons' Jake Moreland has a 1.96 goals-against average and a .942 save percentage in his last three games.



Phoenix RoadRunners (11-15-5) at Alaska Aces (17-10-3) 7:15 AT
- Alaska is tied for sixth in the ECHL with 22 points (10-2-2) at home.
- Phoenix ranks sixth in the ECHL on the power play on the road with 20.3 percent (13-for-64).
- Aces' defenseman Peter Metcalf had 15 points (3g-12a) in December.
- Daniel Sisca leads the RoadRunners with 23 assists and 30 points.



Longest Winning Streak, One Season
14 - Louisiana IceGators, Nov. 23-Dec. 22, 2001
Knoxville Cherokees, Dec. 28, 1993-Jan. 29, 1994
13 - Las Vegas Wranglers, Mar. 10-Apr. 7, 2007
12 - South Carolina Stingrays, Nov. 28 to present
Las Vegas Wranglers, Dec. 3-28, 2005
Pensacola Ice Pilots, Jan. 22-Feb. 18, 2005

Wheeling Nailers, Feb. 20-Mar. 12, 2004
Florida Everblades, Dec. 14, 1999-Jan. 13, 2000
Chesapeake Icebreakers, Feb. 14-Mar. 13, 1998
Erie Panthers, 1989-90

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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.

- 340 former ECHL players have played in NHL.

- 11 former ECHL players have made their NHL debut this season: former Roanoke Express and former Wheeling Nailers left wing Jason Jaffray (Vancouver on Dec. 12), former Toledo Storm goaltender Drew MacIntyre (Vancouver on Dec. 13), former San Diego Gulls left wing Cody McLeod (Colorado on Dec. 19), former Columbia Inferno center Brandon Nolan (Carolina on Dec. 22), 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 Gwinnett left wing Colin Stuart (Atlanta on Dec. 29), 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).

- There were 69 former ECHL players on NHL opening-day rosters and there have been 195 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.

- 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 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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