Sports stats



ECHL ECHL

ECHL Today

February 1, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Charlotte Checkers (18-18-4) at Dayton Bombers (19-16-7) 7:00 ET
- Charlotte won 4-1 at Dayton on Jan. 29 and is 1-0-0 in season series and 10-5-1 all-time against the Bombers.
- Dayton is tied for third in the ECHL on the power play with 20.9 percent (50-for-239).
- Checkers' Chris Holt is 1-0-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average in one game against Dayton.
- Alex Greig scored a goal for the Bombers against Charlotte on Jan. 29.



Johnstown Chiefs (17-22-2) at Reading Royals (24-16-3) 7:05 ET
- Reading is 4-1-0 this season against Johnstown and is 29-23-5 all-time against the Chiefs.
- Johnstown was 83.6 percent (51-for-61) on the penalty kill in January.
- P.J. Atherton leads the Royals against Johnstown with five assists and nine points.
- Jean Desrochers leads the Chiefs against Reading with four goals and seven points.



Gwinnett Gladiators (25-12-4) at South Carolina Stingrays (27-14-2) 7:05 ET
- South Carolina won 4-3 against Gwinnett on Jan. 18 and is 2-2-0 this season against the Gladiators.
- Gwinnett is tied for sixth in the ECHL with 3.44 goals per game.
- All-Star Travis Morin leads the Stingrays against Gwinnett with five assists and seven points.
- Gladiators' Dan Turple is 1-0-1 with a 1.44 goals-against average in two games against South Carolina.



Elmira Jackals (28-10-3) at Trenton Devils (17-22-4) 7:30 ET
- Trenton won 5-2 against Elmira on Jan. 25 and is 1-3-2 against the Jackals.
- Elmira is 7-3-0 in their last 10 games and is 14-4-2 in their last 20 games.
- All-Star Ryan Gunderson leads the Devils against Elmira with seven assists and seven points.
- Pierre-Luc Faubert and Brett Pilkington lead the Jackals against Trenton with six assists and eight points each.



Pensacola Ice Pilots (8-30-4) at Augusta Lynx (23-18-3) 7:35 ET
- Augusta is 1-0-0 this season against Pensacola and 19-20-2 all-time against the Ice Pilots.
- Pensacola is 3-0-0 when leading after the second period.
- Lynx rookie Matt Auffrey is tied for second on the team with 15 goals and is third with 31 points.
- Ice Pilots' Bryan Esner has four points (3g-1a) in his last two games.



Cincinnati Cyclones (29-8-3) at Wheeling Nailers (14-24-5) 7:35 ET
- Cincinnati is 6-1-0 this season against Wheeling and improves to 19-23-4 all-time against the Nailers.
- Wheeling is tied for ninth in the ECHL on the power play at home with 20.1 percent (28-for-139).
- All-Star David Desharnais leads the Cyclones against Wheeling with eight assists and 12 points.
- Nailers' Matt Johnson has two goals in his last eight games and both have been game winners.



Florida Everblades (24-16-4) at Texas Wildcatters (33-4-7) 7:30 CT
- Texas is 5-0-1 this season against Florida and is 13-4-3 all-time against the Everblades.
- Florida is 19-6-2 when scoring first.
- All-Star John McNabb leads the Wildcatters against Florida with eight assists and 10 points.
- All-Star Mathieu Melanson leads the Everblades against Texas with four goals and six points.



Alaska Aces (20-16-5) at Utah Grizzlies (21-19-4) 7:05 MT
- Utah is 3-1-0 this season against Alaska and 9-15-1 all-time against the Aces.
- Josh Soares led Alaska in January with six goals, 10 assists and 16 points.
- Tyler Haskins had two goals and two assists for the Grizzlies on Thursday against Alaska.
- Bo Cheesman, Kimbi Daniels and Corbin Schmidt each scored a goal for the Aces on Thursday against Utah.



Idaho Steelheads (24-13-7) at Phoenix RoadRunners (15-23-6) 7:11 MT
- Phoenix won 3-1 against Idaho on Jan. 2 to improve to 1-4-1 this season against the Steelheads.
- Idaho is on a three-game winning streak and is 12-3-0 in their last 15 games.
- RoadRunners' Dave McKee is 1-1-1 with a 1.95 goals-against average in three games against Idaho.
- Steelheads' Marty Flichel is on a four-game point streak (3g-4a).



Fresno Falcons (24-11-5) at Las Vegas Wranglers (28-8-7) 7:05 PT
- Fresno is 3-0-1 this season against Las Vegas and is 17-17-4 all-time against the Wranglers.
- Las Vegas is on a four-game winning streak and is 6-3-1 in their last 10 games.
- All-Star Oren Eizenman leads the Falcons against Las Vegas with three goals and seven points.
- Jason Jozsa leads the Wranglers against Fresno with four assists and five points.



Bakersfield Condors (12-21-8) at Stockton Thunder (18-22-2) 7:30 PT
- Bakersfield is 3-2-0 this season against Stockton and is 13-7-1 all-time against the Thunder.
- Stockton is 12-5-2 in one-goal games including 4-1 in overtime and 2-1 in shootouts.
- Andrew Ianiero leads the Condors against Stockton with six assists and eight points.
- All-Star Andy Contois has three goals, two assists and five points for the Thunder against Bakersfield.

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)

Watch Games Live on B2 Networks, the "Official Broadband Broadcast Provider" of the ECHL



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 seven 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.

Check out the ECHL Statistics

• Discuss this story on the ECHL message board...

ECHL Stories from February 1, 2008


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.


Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew
OurSports Central