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January 11, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Trenton Devils (14-17-3) at Dayton Bombers (16-10-3) 7:00 ET
- Dayton is 1-0-0 at home and 2-1-1 overall this season against Trenton.
- Trenton is 6-2-2 in their last 10 games.
- Chanse Fitzpatrick (7g-1a) and Yannick Tifu (1g-7a) lead the Bombers against Trenton with eight points.
- Rookie All-Star Ryan Gunderson leads the Devils against Dayton with four assists and five points.



Wheeling Nailers (10-20-4) at Reading Royals (19-13-3) 7:05 ET
- Reading is 3-1-0 this season against Wheeling and 30-23-6 all-time against the Nailers.
- Wheeling is tied for ninth in the ECHL with 18 first goals and is 9-6-3 when scoring first.
- Ned Lukacevic leads the Royals against Wheeling with six points (2g-4a).
- Nailers' Sean Collins has 10 points (5g-5a) in his last 10 games.



Florida Everblades (19-12-3) at Augusta Lynx (20-13-3) 7:35 ET
- Augusta won 7-1 on Thursday to improve to 2-0-0 against Florida this season.
- Florida is 11-5-2 when they are out shot by their opponent.
- All-Star Aaron Slattengren had a hat trick and an assist for the Lynx on Thursday against Florida.
- Everblades rookie Preston Callander has eight points (4g-4a) in his last four games.



Pensacola Ice Pilots (7-24-4) at Gwinnett Gladiators (21-8-3) 7:35 ET
- Gwinnett is 3-1-0 this season against Pensacola and 23-6-2 all-time against the Ice Pilots.
- Pensacola's Bryan Esner has 11 points (4g-7a) in his last 10 games.
- Jeff Campbell leads Gladiators against Pensacola with 10 assists and 10 points.
- Ice Pilots' Cam Ellsworth is 1-0-1 with a 3.36 goals-against average in two games against Gwinnett.



Columbia Inferno (13-15-8) at Charlotte Checkers (14-14-4) 7:35 ET
- Columbia won 4-2 on Dec. 28 to improve to 2-3-2 this season against Charlotte.
- Charlotte is 25.9 percent (7-for-27) on the power play in their last five games.
- All-Star Tyler Doig leads the Inferno against Charlotte with six assists and seven points.
- Blake Bellefeuille leads the Checkers against Columbia with four assists and seven points.



Johnstown Chiefs (12-19-1) at Elmira Jackals (24-8-3) 7:35 ET
- Elmira won 5-2 on Dec. 31 at Johnstown to lead the series against the Chiefs 1-0-1.
- Johnstown is 9-4-1 when leading after the second period.
- Jackals' rookie Benoit Doucet has 21 points (9g-12a) in his last 15 games.
- Chiefs' Ryan Nie is 1-1-0 with a 1.93 goals-against average in two games against Elmira.



South Carolina Stingrays (20-11-2) at Texas Wildcatters (26-2-5) 7:30 CT
- Texas is 1-0-0 this season against South Carolina and 4-6-1 all-time against the Stingrays.
- South Carolina is tied for fifth in the ECHL with 24 points (11-6-2) on the road.
- Wildcatters' Brandon Benedict is on an eight-game point streak (4g-12a).
- Stingrays' Pierre-Luc O'Brien is on a 10-game point streak (1g-11a).



Idaho Steelheads (17-12-7) at Utah Grizzlies (17-14-3) 7:05 MT
- Utah is 5-2-0 this season against Idaho and 8-13-1 all-time against the Steelheads.
- Idaho is 7-3-0 in their last 10 games.
- Scott Burt leads the Grizzlies against Idaho with five goals and nine points.
- Marty Flichel leads the Steelheads against Utah with eight assists and 10 points.



Victoria Salmon Kings (21-8-4) at Las Vegas Wranglers (22-5-7) 7:05 PT
- Victoria is 1-1-0 this season against Las Vegas and 6-14-2 all-time against the Wranglers.
- Las Vegas is tied for fourth in the ECHL with 19 first goals and is 15-1-3 when scoring first.
- Wes Goldie leads the Salmon Kings against Las Vegas with three goals.
- Adam Cracknell (2g-2a) and Justin Donati (0g-4a) lead the Wranglers against Victoria with four points each.



Phoenix RoadRunners (13-15-6) at Fresno Falcons (18-9-4) 7:30 PT
- Phoenix is 1-1-0 this season against Fresno and 4-8-1 all-time against the Falcons.
- Fresno is 4-0-1 in their last five games and 6-3-1 in their last 10 games.
- RoadRunners' Daniel Sisca has six points (2g-4a) in his last three games.
- Falcons All-Star Oren Eizenman has two game-winning goals and 12 points (5g-7a) in his last five games.



Stockton Thunder (15-16-2) at Alaska Aces (18-11-4) 7:15 AT
- Stockton is 4-2-0 this season against Alaska and 5-10-3 all-time against the Aces.
- Alaska is 11-1-1 when leading after the second period.
- Thunder's Andy Contois has six assists and six points in six games against Alaska.
- All-Star Josh Soares leads the Aces against Stockton with eight assists and 11 points.



Most Career Coaching Wins
480 - John Brophy, Hampton Roads (1989-2000) and Wheeling (2001-03)
473 - John Marks, Pensacola, Charlotte (1993-98) and Greenville (1998-2006)
332 - Frank Anzalone, Nashville (1991-92), Roanoke (1993-98), Pee Dee (1999-2001) and Johnstown (2005-07)
331 - Jeff Pyle, Gwinnett (2003 to present) and Mobile (1998-2002)



Consecutive Games Without Regulation Loss
21 - Texas (17-0-4), Nov. 18, 2007 to present
Richmond (15-0-6), Nov. 12-Dec. 30, 1995
20 - Las Vegas (16-0-4), Nov. 3-Dec. 21, 2007

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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.

- 341 former ECHL players have played in NHL.

- 12 former ECHL players have made their NHL debut this season: former Gwinnett Gladiators left wing Kevin Doell (Atlanta on Jan. 4), former Roanoke Express and 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 Thunder left wing Liam Reddox (Edmonton on Dec. 7), former Gwinnett Gladiators left wing Colin Stuart (Atlanta on Dec. 29), former San Diego goaltender Tyler Weiman (Colorado on Oct. 4), former Charlotte Checkers 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 196 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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