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January 25, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Johnstown Chiefs (16-19-2) at Dayton Bombers (18-14-7) 7:00 ET
- Chiefs won 5-1 at home on Jan. 18 and are 1-2-1 this season and 62-58-10 all-time against the Bombers.
- Dayton ranks second in the ECHL on the power play at home with 25.4 percent (29-for-114).
- All-Star Ryan Garlock leads the Chiefs against Dayton with three goals, five assists and eight points.
- Matt Beaudoin (5g-4a) and Yannick Tifu (2g-7a) lead the Bombers against Johnstown with nine points.



South Carolina Stingrays (25-12-2) at Florida Everblades (23-14-3) 7:30 ET
- Florida is 3-0-0 this season against South Carolina and 31-21-9 all-time against the Stingrays.
- South Carolina is on a four-game winning streak and is 18-3-1 in their last 22 games.
- Derek Damon leads the Everblades against South Carolina with six assists and nine points.
- All-Star Travis Morin leads the Stingrays against Florida with four assists and four points.



Wheeling Nailers (13-23-4) at Cincinnati Cyclones (26-8-3) 7:30 ET
- Cincinnati is 4-1-0 this season against Wheeling to improve to 17-23-4 all-time against the Nailers.
- Wheeling is 12-6-3 when scoring first.
- All-Star David Desharnais leads the Cyclones against Wheeling with six assists and 10 points.
- Wheeling's Matt Johnson has two game-winning goals in his last five games.



Elmira Jackals (27-9-3) at Trenton Devils (16-21-3) 7:30 ET
- Elmira is 2-0-0 at home and 5-0-0 overall against Trenton.
- Trenton is 9-5-3 in one-goal games including 2-1 in overtime and 2-2 in shootouts.
- Jackals' Joel Martin is 5-0-0 with a 2.32 goals-against average against Trenton.
- Colin Pepperall leads the Devils against Elmira with five assists and five points.



Augusta Lynx (21-17-3) at Charlotte Checkers (16-16-4) 7:35 ET
- Charlotte is 4-2-1 this season against Augusta and 29-25-8 all-time against the Lynx.
- Augusta is undefeated when leading after the first (12-0-0) and second (13-0-0) periods.
- Chris Capraro leads the Checkers against Augusta with seven goals and eight points.
- Louis Goulet leads the Lynx with 26 assists.



Mississippi Sea Wolves (17-21-3) at Texas Wildcatters (29-4-7) 7:30 CT
- Mississippi won 2-1 against Texas on Jan. 15 and is 24-8-1 all-time against the Wildcatters.
- Texas ranks fourth in the ECHL with 3.58 goals per game.
- Jason Tejchma leads the Sea Wolves against Texas with three goals and six points.
- Wildcatters All-Star Anton Khudobin is 5-0-0 with a 1.84 goals-against average against Mississippi.



Las Vegas Wranglers (24-8-7) at Utah Grizzlies (19-17-3) 7:05 MT
- Las Vegas is 4-1-0 this season against Utah and 10-5-4 all-time against the Grizzlies.
- Utah is 6-4-0 in their last 10 games.
- All-Star Peter Ferraro leads the Wranglers against Utah with eight assists and 10 points.
- Utah rookie Tyler Haskins has a three-game goal streak (7g) and a three-game point streak (7g-2a).



Phoenix RoadRunners (14-20-6) at Bakersfield Condors (11-20-7) 7:00 PT
- Phoenix is 2-1-0 at Bakersfield and 3-2-0 overall this season against the Condors.
- Bakersfield is out scoring their opponents 11-7 in the third period in their last 10 games.
- RoadRunners' Cody Rudkowsky is 3-1-0 with a 1.32 goals-against average in four games against Bakersfield.
- Brett Lutes leads the Condors against Phoenix with five goals and is tied for the team lead with five points.



Idaho Steelheads (21-12-7) at Fresno Falcons (21-11-5) 7:30 PT
- Fresno is 3-0-0 this season against Idaho with all three games decided by one goal.
- Idaho is on a four-game winning streak and is 14-4-0 in their last 18 games.
- Matt Stefanishion leads the Falcons against Idaho with four points (2g-2a).
- Lance Galbraith leads the Steelheads against Fresno with four assists and five points.



Victoria Salmon Kings (25-10-5) at Alaska Aces (19-13-5) 7:15 AT
- Alaska is 2-1-0 this season against Victoria and 26-4-4 all-time against the Salmon Kings.
- Victoria ranks second in the ECHL on the penalty kill on the road with 87.2 percent (90-for-104).
- Tim Spencer leads the Aces against Victoria with four points (2g-2a).
- Marc-Andre Bernier leads the Salmon Kings against Alaska with five points (2g-3a).



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)
333 - 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.

- 345 former ECHL players have played in NHL.

- 16 former ECHL players have made their NHL debut this season: former Idaho Steelheads right wing B.J. Crombeen (Dallas on Jan. 19), former Gwinnett Gladiators left wing Kevin Doell (Atlanta on Jan. 4), former Fresno goaltender Thomas Greiss (San Jose on Jan. 14), 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 Alaska Aces and Pensacola Ice Pilots center Chris Minard (Pittsburgh on Jan. 21), 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 200 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.

- 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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