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Published on January 19, 2008 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Dayton Bombers (17-13-7) at Trenton Devils (15-20-3) 7:00 ET
- Dayton is 3-1-1 against Trenton this season and 20-34-6 all-time against the Devils.
- Trenton is 6-0-0 when leading after the first period.
- All-Star Yannick Tifu leads the Bombers against Trenton with nine assists and 10 points.
- Jim Henkel leads the Devils against Dayton with three goals and is tied for the team lead with five points.



Johnstown Chiefs (15-19-1) at Reading Royals (21-15-3) 7:05 ET
- Reading is 2-1-0 this season against Johnstown and 27-23-5 all-time against the Chiefs.
- Johnstown is on a three-game winning streak and is 3-1-1 in their last five games.
- Brock Hooton scored two goals for the Royals in a 3-1 win at Trenton on Friday.
- Jean Desrochers leads the Chiefs against Reading with three assists and five points.



Texas Wildcatters (28-4-6) at Columbia Inferno (15-15-9) 7:05 ET
- Texas won 2-1 in a shootout at Columbia on Friday to lead the season series 1-0-0.
- Columbia ranks second in the ECHL on the penalty kill at home with 88.7 percent (94-for-106).
- All-Star John McNabb scored a goal for the Wildcatters on Friday against Columbia.
- Jeremy Hall scored a goal for the Inferno against Texas on Friday.



Augusta Lynx (21-16-3) at South Carolina Stingrays (24-12-2) 7:05 ET
- South Carolina is 2-1-0 this season against Augusta and 40-22-12 all-time against the Lynx.
- Augusta is 11-4-3 in one-goal games.
- Marty Guerin (2g-2a) and Pierre-Luc O'Brien (4a) lead the Stingrays against Augusta with four points.
- Lynx's Louis Goulet has eight points (3g-5a) in seven games in January.



Mississippi Sea Wolves (16-20-3) at Gwinnett Gladiators (22-10-4) 7:35 ET
- Mississippi won 1-0 at Gwinnett on Jan. 5 to improve to 7-5-1 all-time against the Gladiators.
- Gwinnett is 16-4-1 when scoring first.
- Lance Monych leads the Sea Wolves against Gwinnett with three goals and four points.
- Gladiators' Dan Turple is 2-1-0 with a 2.35 goals-against average in three games against Mississippi.



Wheeling Nailers (13-22-4) at Elmira Jackals (26-9-3) 7:35 ET
- Elmira won 8-1 against Wheeling on Friday to lead the series 5-0-0.
- Wheeling is 9-1-2 when leading after the second period.
- Pierre-Luc Faubert had two goals and an assist for the Jackals on Friday against Wheeling.
- Aaron Clarke scored a goal for the Nailers on Friday against Elmira.



Florida Everblades (21-14-3) at Pensacola Ice Pilots (8-26-4) 7:05 CT
- Florida is 4-1-1 this season against Pensacola and 49-14-11 all-time against the Ice Pilots.
- Pensacola's Erik Fabian has 11 points (5g-6a) in his last 10 games.
- Everblades' Derek Damon has six points (1g-5a) against Pensacola.
- Mathieu Roy leads the Ice Pilots with 25 points (10g-15a).



Phoenix RoadRunners (13-20-6) at Utah Grizzlies (19-16-3) 7:05 MT
- Utah won 6-5 against Phoenix on Friday to improve to 3-3-1 this season against the RoadRunners.
- Phoenix is 9-0-3 when leading after the second period.
- Tyler Haskins scored a hat trick and added an assist for the Grizzlies on Friday against Phoenix.
- Chris Murray had three assists for the RoadRunners on Friday against Utah.



Alaska Aces (19-12-5) at Idaho Steelheads (20-12-7) 7:10 MT
- Idaho won 5-3 against Alaska on Friday to improve to 2-0-2 this season against the Aces.
- Alaska is 35.3 percent (12-for-34) on the power play in their last five games.
- Marty Flichel and Aaron Gagnon each had a goal and an assist for the Steelheads against Alaska on Friday.
- All-Star Josh Soares had two assists for the Aces against Idaho on Friday.



Fresno Falcons (20-10-5) at Victoria Salmon Kings (24-10-4) 7:00 PT
- Victoria won 6-5 in a shootout against Fresno on Friday and is 3-2-0 this season against the Falcons.
- Fresno is 10-2-5 in one-goal games including 4-3 in overtime and 2-2 in shootouts.
- Paul Ballantyne scored three goals for the Salmon Kings on Friday against Fresno.
- Brady Leisenring scored two goals and added an assist for the Falcons on Friday against Victoria.



Las Vegas Wranglers (23-7-7) at Stockton Thunder (17-17-2) 7:30 PT
- Las Vegas is 4-0-1 this season against Stockton and 13-2-1 all-time against the Thunder.
- Stockton is 4-1-0 in their last five games and 7-3-0 in their last 10 games.
- All-Star Peter Ferraro leads the Wranglers against Stockton with seven assists and nine points.
- All-Star Andy Contois has three game-winning goals in his last 10 games for the Thunder.



Most Career Coaching Wins
480 - John Brophy, Hampton Roads (1989-2000) and Wheeling (2001-03)
474 - 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)

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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.

- 342 former ECHL players have played in NHL.

- 13 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 Gwinnett Gladiators and Louisiana IceGators left wing Pascal Pelletier (Boston on Jan. 17), 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 197 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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