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Published on January 12, 2008 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Florida Everblades (20-12-3) at Columbia Inferno (14-15-8) 1:05 ET
- Florida is 4-2-0 this season against Columbia and 29-14-7 all-time against the Inferno.
- Columbia is 11-1-1 when leading after the second period.
- Derek Damon leads the Everblades against Columbia with five goals.
- Anthony Battaglia leads the Inferno against Florida with six points (2g-4a).



Mississippi Sea Wolves (14-19-3) at Augusta Lynx (20-14-3) 7:05 ET
- Augusta is 3-1-1 this season against Mississippi and 10-7-2 all-time against the Sea Wolves.
- Mississippi is on a five-game winning streak and is 6-3-1 in their last 10 games.
- Matt Auffrey leads the Lynx against Mississippi with four goals and seven points.
- Sea Wolves' Torry Gajda has a goal and three assists against Augusta.



Johnstown Chiefs (13-19-1) at Reading Royals (19-14-3) 7:05 ET
- Reading is 2-0-0 this season and 27-22-5 all-time against the Chiefs.
- Johnstown is 9-3-1 when out shooting their opponents.
- Royals' Jonathan Quick is 1-0-0 with a 2.00 goals-against average against Johnstown.
- Jean Desrochers leads the Chiefs against Reading with three assists.



Dayton Bombers (17-10-7) at Wheeling Nailers (11-20-4) 7:35 ET
- Dayton is 5-2-1 this season against Wheeling and 80-50-16 all-time against the Nailers.
- Wheeling is tied for sixth in the ECHL on the power play at home with 21.2 percent (25-for-118).
- Matt Beaudoin leads the Bombers against Wheeling with nine points (5g-4a).
- Sean Collins leads the Nailers against Dayton with six assists and eight points.



Pensacola Ice Pilots (7-25-4) at Gwinnett Gladiators (22-8-3) 7:35 ET
- Gwinnett is 4-1-0 this season against Pensacola and is 24-6-2 all-time against the Ice Pilots.
- Pensacola is 4-2-1 when leading after the first period.
- Jeff Campbell leads the Gladiators against Pensacola with 12 assists and 12 points.
- Mathieu Roy (3g-1a) and Erik Fabian (2g-2a) lead the Ice Pilots against Gwinnett with four points.



Cincinnati Cyclones (25-6-3) at Elmira Jackals (24-9-3) 7:35 ET
- Cincinnati is 4-1-1 against Elmira.
- Elmira ranks seventh in the ECHL on the penalty kill at home with 86.5 percent (90-for-104).
- Cyclones' Dov Grumet-Morris is 3-0-1 with a 1.65 goals-against average in five games against Elmira.
- Benoit Doucet leads the Jackals against Cincinnati with five points (2g-3a).



South Carolina Stingrays (21-11-2) at Texas Wildcatters (26-2-6) 7:05 CT
- South Carolina won 4-3 in overtime at Texas on Friday to tie the season series 1-1-0.
- Texas is 20-0-1 when leading after the second period.
- Stingrays' Mike Gabinet and Scott Romfo each had two assists against South Carolina on Friday.
- Wildcatters' Dan Welch, Marc Fulton and Brandon Benedict each scored a goal for the Wildcatters on Friday.



Idaho Steelheads (18-12-7) at Utah Grizzlies (17-15-3) 7:05 MT
- Idaho won 3-1 at Utah Friday to improve to 3-2-3 this season and 15-4-4 all-time against the Grizzlies.
- Utah is 90.6 percent on the penalty kill (29-for-32) in their last five games.
- Blake Forsyth scored a goal and an assist for the Steelheads on Friday against Utah.
- Keith Johnson scored a goal for the Grizzlies on Friday against Idaho.



Phoenix RoadRunners (13-16-6) at Bakersfield Condors (8-20-6) 7:00 PT
- Phoenix is 3-1-0 this season against Bakersfield and improves to 6-10-1 all-time against the Condors.
- Bakersfield is out scoring their opponents 11-8 in the third period in their last 10 games.
- RoadRunners' Cody Rudkowsky is 3-0-0 with a 0.71 goals-against average in three games against Bakersfield.
- Brett Lutes (5g) and Joe Dustin (5a) lead the Condors against Phoenix with five points each.



Victoria Salmon Kings (21-9-4) at Las Vegas Wranglers (23-5-7) 7:05 PT
- Las Vegas won 5-0 against Victoria on Friday to lead the season series 2-1-0 and improve to 17-2-4 all-time.
- Victoria is 14-2-4 in one-goal games.
- Chris Ferraro (3a) and Peter Ferraro (2g-1a) each had three points for the Wranglers on Friday against Victoria.
- Salmon Kings' Ash Goldie is tied for the ECHL lead with five game-winning goals.



Stockton Thunder (16-16-2) at Alaska Aces (18-11-5) 7:15 AT
- Stockton won 4-3 in overtime at Alaska on Friday to lead the season series against the Aces 5-2-0.
- Alaska had three power-play goals on Friday and is tied for third in the ECHL with 44 power-play goals.
- Ryan MacMurchy and David Rohlfs each had two goals for the Thunder on Friday against Alaska.
- Josh Soares had two goals for the Aces on Friday against Stockton.



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 - Jeff Pyle, Gwinnett (2003 to present) and Mobile (1998-2002)
332 - Frank Anzalone, Nashville (1991-92), Roanoke (1993-98), Pee Dee (1999-2001) and Johnstown (2005-07)



Consecutive Games Without Regulation Loss
22 - Texas (17-0-5), Nov. 18, 2007 to present
21 - 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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