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January 30, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Johnstown Chiefs (17-21-2) at Elmira Jackals (27-10-3) 7:05 ET
- Johnstown is 2-0-0 with two one-goal wins at Elmira and 2-1-0 overall against the Jackals.
- Elmira is 14-3-3 when they outshoot their opponents.
- Chiefs' Ryan Nie is 2-1-0 with a 2.28 goals-against average in three games against Elmira.
- Jackals' Pierre-Luc Faubert has two game-winning goals and 15 points (8g-7a) in his last nine games.



Charlotte Checkers (18-17-4) at Cincinnati Cyclones (28-8-3) 7:30 ET
- Cincinnati is on a three-game winning streak and is 7-2-1 in their last 10 games.
- Charlotte is 21.4 percent (12-for-56) on the power play in their last 10 games.
- Cyclone rookie David Desharnais has an eight-game point streak (1g-10a) and a six-game assist streak (8a).
- Ryan Murphy leads the Checkers in January with eight assists and 13 points in nine games.



Stockton Thunder (18-21-2) at Idaho Steelheads (23-13-7) 7:10 MT
- Idaho won 4-1 against Stockton on Tuesday to improve to 9-7-2 all-time against the Thunder.
- Stockton is 12-5-2 in one-goal games including 4-1 in overtime and 2-1 in shootouts.
- Marty Flichel scored a goal and had two assists for the Steelheads on Tuesday against Stockton.
- All-Star Ryan MacMurchy scored a goal for the Thunder against Idaho on Tuesday.



Las Vegas Wranglers (27-8-7) at Phoenix RoadRunners (15-22-6) 7:11 MT
- Las Vegas is 4-0-1 this season against Phoenix and is 18-2-3 all-time against the RoadRunners.
- Phoenix is 22.7 percent (5-for-22) on the power play in their last five games.
- Tyler Mosienko leads the Wranglers against Phoenix with six assists and eight points.
- RoadRunners' Peder Skinner has seven goals, five assists and 12 points in his last 10 games.

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)
335 - 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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