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February 22, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Trenton Devils (18-28-7) at Reading Royals (29-17-4) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Trenton is 5-4-0 this season, including 2-1-0 on the road, against Reading and 40-24-8 all-time against the Royals.
- Reading is 4-0-1 in their last five games and 7-2-1 in their last 10 games.
- Devils' Jason Smith is 1-0-0 with a 0.92 goals-against average in one game against Reading.
- Dany Roussin leads the Royals against Trenton with six assists and 10 points.



Johnstown Chiefs (23-23-4) at Cincinnati Cyclones (38-8-3) 7:30 p.m. ET
- Cincinnati is 5-0-0 this season against Johnstown and is 24-11-4 all-time against the Chiefs.
- Johnstown is 26.1 percent (6-for-23) on the power play in their last five games.
- Cyclones' David Desharnais extended ECHL season-high assist streak to 16 games (24a) with two assists Thursday.
- Tyler Hirsch and Randy Rowe lead the Chiefs against Cincinnati with three assists and four points each.



Elmira Jackals (31-15-5) at Wheeling Nailers (14-31-5) 7:35 p.m. ET
- Elmira is 6-0-0 against Wheeling, including 3-0-0 on the road.
- Wheeling is 9-4-2 when leading after the first period.
- Pierre-Luc Faubert leads the Jackals against Wheeling with 12 points (4g-8a).
- Sean Collins leads the Nailers against Elmira with three assists and four points.



Florida Everblades (29-20-4) at Augusta Lynx (25-21-4) 7:35 p.m. ET
- Augusta is 3-3-0, including 2-1-0 at home, this season against Florida.
- Florida is 13-9-1 when they out shoot their opponent.
- Lynx's Chase Watson has five points (1g-4a) in his last five games.
- Derek Damon leads the Everblades against Augusta with five goals and nine points.



Gwinnett Gladiators (31-14-5) at Pensacola Ice Pilots (13-33-6) 7:05 p.m. CT
- Gwinnett is 6-2-0 against Pensacola this season and 26-7-2 all-time against the Ice Pilots.
- Pensacola is 6-4-2 when tied after the second period.
- Jeff Campbell leads the Gladiators against Pensacola with 14 assists and 16 points.
- Mathieu Roy (4g-2a) and Erik Fabian (3g-3a) lead the Ice Pilots against Gwinnett with six points each.



Columbia Inferno (22-20-10) at Texas Wildcatters (39-5-8) 7:30 p.m. CT
- Texas is 2-0-1 this season against Columbia and 8-5-2 all-time against the Inferno.
- Columbia ranks second in the ECHL on the penalty kill on the road with 88.3 percent (106-for-120).
- Max Taylor leads the Wildcatters against Columbia with five points (3g-2a).
- Inferno rookie Jeremy Hall has two game-winning goals and eight points (4g-4a) in his last seven games.



Idaho Steelheads (30-16-8) at Victoria Salmon Kings (32-15-5) 7 p.m. PT
- Idaho is 4-1-1 this season against Victoria and 19-8-4 all-time against the Salmon Kings.
- Victoria is tied for sixth in the ECHL with 37 points (16-4-5) at home.
- Marty Flichel leads the Steelheads against Victoria with seven points (3g-4a).
- Jordan Krestanovich leads the Salmon Kings against Idaho with four assists and six points.



Stockton Thunder (19-29-3) at Fresno Falcons (28-13-8) 7:30 p.m. PT
- Fresno is 4-2-0, including 3-0-0 at home, this season against Stockton and 19-4-1 all-time against the Thunder.
- Stockton is 12-7-3 in one-goal games including 4-2 in overtime and 2-1 in shootouts.
- John Morlang (3g-4a) and Igor Gongalsky (2g-5a) lead the Falcons against Stockton with seven points each.
- Thunder's Brandon Schwartz has 10 points (4g-6a) in his last 10 games.



Las Vegas Wranglers (35-10-7) at Alaska Aces (25-19-5) 7:15 p.m. AT
- Alaska has tied its season high with a four-game winning streak.
- Las Vegas ranks second in the ECHL with 40 points (19-6-2) on the road.
- Aces' Bo Cheesman is on a five-game point streak (4g-3a) and has 13 points (7g-6a) in his last 10 games.
- Tyler Mosienko has four game-winning goals and 13 points (5g-8a) in his last 10 games.



Most Career Coaching Wins
480 - John Brophy, Hampton Roads (1989-2000) and Wheeling (2001-03)
479 - John Marks, Pensacola, Charlotte (1993-98) and Greenville (1998-2006)
341 - 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)

Longest Consecutive Assist Scoring Streak
17 - Peter Kasowski, Roanoke Valley, Oct. 26-Dec. 7, 1991 (28 assists)
16 - David Desharnais, Cincinnati, Jan. 5 to present (24 assists)
15 - Scott Bertoli, Trenton, Feb. 16-Apr. 4, 2000 (21 assists)
- Mike Reier, Dayton, Oct. 23-Nov. 28, 1992 (24 assists)
14 - John Spoltore, Louisiana, Dec. 20, 1997-Jan. 16, 1998 (23 assists)
- John Spoltore, Louisiana, Jan. 12-Mar. 11, 1994 (18 assists)
- Matt Robbins, Charlotte, Jan. 12-Mar. 11, 1994 (18 assists)

Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

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

Cincinnati wins

OR

Cincinnati loses in overtime/shootout and Reading wins

OR

Reading wins in regulations

South Carolina can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Friday if:

South Carolina wins and Gwinnett wins

OR

South Carolina loses in overtime/shootout and Gwinnett wins in regulation

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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.

- 350 former ECHL players have played in NHL.

- 21 former ECHL players have made their NHL debut this season: former Peoria Rivermen and Alaska Aces goaltender Chris Beckford-Tseu (St. Louis on Feb. 21), 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 Wheeling Nailers left wing Joe Jensen (Carolina on Feb. 18), 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).

- 205 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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