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February 16, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Pensacola Ice Pilots (12-32-6) at Columbia Inferno (21-19-10) 1 p.m. ET
- Columbia is 3-1-0, including 1-0-0 at home, this season and is 15-9-4 all-time against Pensacola.
- Pensacola's Bryan Esner has six points (4g-2a) in his last five games.
- Inferno's Jeff Jakaitis is 2-1-0 with a 1.67 goals-against average in three games against Pensacola.
- Ice Pilots' defenseman Jean-Claude Sawyer has a goal and two assists in three games against Columbia.



Gwinnett Gladiators (29-14-5) at Trenton Devils (18-27-5) 7 p.m. ET
- Gwinnett is 3-1-1 in their last five games and is 6-3-1 in their last 10 games.
- Trenton is out shooting their opponents 117-99 in the first period in their last 10 games.
- Gladiators' Brad Schell has six points (2g-4a) in his last five games.
- Rookie Eric Castonguay leads the Devils with 15 goals and is third on the team with 26 points.



Texas Wildcatters (39-4-8) at Reading Royals (27-17-3) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Texas ranks second in the ECHL in scoring with 3.80 goals per game.
- Reading has won their last two games and is 8-2-0 in their last 10 games.
- Wildcatters' Brandon Benedict has a four-game point streak (2g-4a).
- Royals' P.J. Atherton has 13 points (4g-9a) in his last 10 games.



Mississippi Sea Wolves (21-28-3) at South Carolina Stingrays (31-17-2) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Mississippi won 4-3 in a shootout on Jan. 8 to improve to 2-2-0 this season against South Carolina.
- South Carolina is 10-5-2 in one-goal games.
- Mark Hurtubise leads the Sea Wolves against South Carolina with five points (2g-3a).
- Stingrays' Travis Morin has a three-game goal streak (3g).



Dayton Bombers (21-19-9) at Johnstown Chiefs (22-23-3) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Johnstown is 3-3-1, including 3-0-1 at home, this season and 64-59-10 all-time against Dayton.
- Dayton is 91.7 percent (22-for-24) on the penalty kill in their last five games.
- Chiefs' Jean Desrochers is on a three-game point streak (2g-3a).
- Matt Beaudoin leads the Bombers against Johnstown with five goals and is second on the team with nine points.



Charlotte Checkers (23-20-5) at Florida Everblades (27-19-4) 7:30 p.m. ET
- Florida is 2-0-0 this season against Charlotte and is 26-11-3 all-time against the Checkers.
- Charlotte is 8-6-0 when tied after the first period.
- Everblades' Derek Damon has five points in his last two games (2g-3a).
- Mike Bayrack leads the Checkers in February with seven goals and 14 points in seven games.



Cincinnati Cyclones (36-8-3) at Elmira Jackals (30-14-4) 7:35 p.m. ET
- Elmira is 3-3-1, including 2-2-0 at home against Cincinnati.
- Cincinnati is on a team record 11-game winning streak.
- Benoit Doucet leads the Jackals against Cincinnati with six assists and eight points.
- Cyclones' Matt Syroczynski has two game-winning goals in his last nine games.



Bakersfield Condors (15-25-9) at Utah Grizzlies (27-20-5) 7:05 p.m. MT
- Utah won 2-1 on Friday to lead the season series 3-0-1 and improve to 6-8-3 all-time against Bakersfield.
- Bakersfield is 4-2-0 in two-goal games.
- Ryan Kinasewich had a goal and an assist for the Grizzlies on Friday against Bakersfield.
- Jason Kostadine scored a goal for the Condors on Friday against Utah.



Phoenix RoadRunners (18-26-6) at Idaho Steelheads (27-16-8) 7:10 p.m. MT
- Phoenix won 5-4 in overtime at Idaho on Friday to improve to 4-5-1 this season against the Steelheads.
- Idaho ranks sixth in the ECHL with 36 points (15-6-6) at home.
- Sean O'Connor had two goals and an assist for the RoadRunners on Friday against Idaho.
- John Lammers had a goal and two assists for the Steelheads on Friday against Phoenix.



Victoria Salmon Kings (31-13-5) at Las Vegas Wranglers (33-10-7) 7:05 p.m. PT
- Victoria won 3-2 at Las Vegas on Friday to lead the season series against the Wranglers 3-2-0.
- Las Vegas is 39.3 percent (11-for-28) on the power play in their last five games.
- Ash Goldie and Dylan Yeo each scored a goal for the Salmon Kings on Friday against Las Vegas.
- Adam Cracknell and Marco Peluso each scored a goal for the Wranglers on Friday against Victoria.



Alaska Aces (22-19-5) at Stockton Thunder (19-26-3) 7:30 p.m. ET
- Stockton is 5-3-0, including 2-1-0 at home, this season and improves to 6-11-3 all-time against Alaska.
- Alaska is out scoring their opponents 10-4 in the third period in their last five games.
- Thunder's Andy Contois has eight assists and nine points against Alaska.
- Aces' Olivier Filion has seven assists 11 points against Stockton.



Cincinnati can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Saturday if:

Cincinnati wins

Most Career Coaching Wins
480 - John Brophy, Hampton Roads (1989-2000) and Wheeling (2001-03)
478 - John Marks, Pensacola, Charlotte (1993-98) and Greenville (1998-2006)
339 - 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.

- 348 former ECHL players have played in NHL.

- 19 former ECHL players have made their NHL debut this season: former Florida Everblades center David Brine (Florida on Feb. 2), former Idaho Steelheads right wing B.J. Crombeen (Dallas on Jan. 19), former Gwinnett Gladiators left wing Kevin Doell (Atlanta on Jan. 4), former Alaska defenseman Zack FitzGerald (Vancouver on Feb. 5), 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 Columbus Chill, Richmond Renegades and Trenton Titans left wing Pete Vandermeer (Phoenix on Feb. 10), 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).

- 203 former ECHL players 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 affiliations with 26 of the 29 teams in the American Hockey League, marking the seventh consecutive season that it has had affiliations with 20 or more teams in the AHL.

- ECHL has been represented on last 18 Calder Cup champions.

- 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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