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February 23, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


South Carolina Stingrays (33-17-3) at Augusta Lynx (25-22-4) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Augusta won 3-1 at South Carolina on Jan. 31 to improve to 2-3-0 this season against the Stingrays.
- South Carolina is 10-5-3 in one-goal games.
- Louis Goulet leads the Lynx against South Carolina with four points (2g-2a).
- Stingrays' Davis Parley is 2-0-0 with a 0.50 goals-against average in two games against Augusta.



Elmira Jackals (31-16-5) at Cincinnati Cyclones (39-8-3) 7:30 p.m. ET
- Cincinnati is 2-0-1 at home and 5-2-1 overall against Elmira.
- Elmira ranks fifth in the ECHL with 34 points (15-8-4) on the road.
- Barret Ehgoetz leads the Cyclones against Elmira with seven assists and eight points.
- Benoit Doucet leads the Jackals against Cincinnati with six assists and eight points.



Johnstown Chiefs (23-24-4) at Dayton Bombers (22-19-10) 7:30 p.m. ET
- Dayton is 5-2-1, including 3-0-0 at home, this season against Johnstown and is 74-45-19 all-time against the Chiefs.
- Johnstown is 16-9-3 when scoring first.
- Matt Beaudoin leads the Bombers against Johnstown with seven goals and 11 points.
- Ryan Garlock leads the Chiefs against Dayton with seven assists and 10 points.



Reading Royals (30-17-4) at Wheeling Nailers (15-31-5) 7:35 p.m. ET
- Wheeling won 7-4 at Reading on Jan. 11 to improve to 2-3-0 this season against the Royals.
- Reading ranks fifth in the ECHL on the power play at home with 22.0 percent (35-for-159).
- Kevin Croxton leads the Nailers against Reading with six points (3g-3a).
- Ned Lukacevic leads the Royals against Wheeling with six points (2g-4a).



Florida Everblades (30-20-4) at Charlotte Checkers (25-22-4) 7:35 p.m. ET
- Charlotte won 3-2 on Feb. 20 to improve to 1-3-1 this season against Florida.
- Florida is 23-1-1 when leading after the second period.
- Checkers' Mike Bayrack has 10 points (6g-4a) in his last 10 games.
- Ernie Hartlieb leads the Everblades against Charlotte with nine points (4g-5a).



Columbia Inferno (22-21-10) at Texas Wildcatters (40-5-8) 7:05 p.m. CT
- Texas is 3-0-1 this season against Columbia and is 9-5-2 all-time against the Inferno.
- Columbia is 12-8-2 when they out shoot their opponents.
- Max Taylor leads the Wildcatter against Columbia with five goals and seven points.
- Inferno's Mac Faulkner has five points (2g-3a) in his last five games.



Gwinnett Gladiators (31-15-5) at Mississippi Sea Wolves (21-30-3) 7:05 p.m. CT
- Mississippi won 5-4 at Gwinnett on Jan. 19 to improve to 8-5-1 all-time against the Gladiators.
- Gwinnett leads the ECHL on the power play on the road with 27.6 percent (35-for-127).
- Sea Wolves' Marek Kvapil has five points (1g-4a) in his last three games.
- Tomas Pospisil has two game-winning goals in his last four games and leads the Gladiators with six.



Utah Grizzlies (28-22-5) at Phoenix RoadRunners (18-28-7) 7:11 p.m. PT
- Utah won 5-4 in overtime at Phoenix on Feb. 21 to improve to 14-10-1 all-time against the RoadRunners.
- Phoenix is 12-0-3 when leading after the second period.
- Tyler Haskins (7g-7a) and Ryan Kinasewich (2g-12a) lead the Grizzlies against Phoenix with 14 points each.
- Daniel Sisca leads the RoadRunners against Utah with six goals and 11 points.



Idaho Steelheads (30-17-8) at Victoria Salmon Kings (33-15-5) 7 p.m. PT
- Victoria won 6-0 Friday to improve to 3-4-0 this season against Idaho and is 13-18-1 all-time against the Steelheads.
- Idaho is out scoring their opponents 9-4 in the first period in February.
- Marc-Andre Bernier scored a goal and two assists on Friday for the Salmon Kings against Idaho.
- John Lammers leads the Steelheads with 12 goals and 19 points in 11 games in February.



Stockton Thunder (20-29-3) at Bakersfield Condors (16-26-9) 7 p.m. PT
- Bakersfield is 4-3-0 this season against Stockton and is 14-8-1 all-time against the Thunder.
- Stockton is out scoring their opponents 7-3 in the first period in their last five games.
- Andrew Ianiero leads the Condors against Stockton with seven assists and 10 points.
- Ryan MacMurchy leads the Thunder against Bakersfield with five goals and is tied with eight points.



Las Vegas Wranglers (35-10-8) at Alaska Aces (26-19-5) 7:15 p.m. AT
- Alaska won 2-1 in a shootout Friday to lead the season series 1-0-0 and is 14-14-5 all-time against the Las Vegas.
- Las Vegas ranks second in the ECHL on the power play on the road with 25.5 percent (42-for-165).
- Matt Robinson scored a goal for the Aces on Friday against Las Vegas.
- Bruce Mulherin scored a goal for the Wranglers on Friday against Alaska.



Most Career Coaching Wins
480 - John Marks, Pensacola, Charlotte (1993-98) and Greenville (1998-2006)
- John Brophy, Hampton Roads (1989-2000) and Wheeling (2001-03)
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 - David Desharnais, Cincinnati, Jan. 5 to present (25 assists)
- Peter Kasowski, Roanoke Valley, Oct. 26-Dec. 7, 1991 (28 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)



Longest Winning Streak, One Season
14 - Cincinnati Cyclones, Jan. 16 to present
Louisiana IceGators, Nov. 23-Dec. 22, 2001
Knoxville Cherokees, Dec. 28, 1993-Jan. 29, 1994
13 - Las Vegas Wranglers, Mar. 10-Apr. 7, 2007
12 - South Carolina Stingrays, Nov. 28-Dec. 31, 2007
Las Vegas Wranglers, Dec. 3-28, 2005
Pensacola Ice Pilots, Jan. 22-Feb. 18, 2005
Wheeling Nailers, Feb. 20-Mar. 12, 2004
Florida Everblades, Dec. 14, 1999-Jan. 13, 2000
Chesapeake Icebreakers, Feb. 14-Mar. 13, 1998
Erie Panthers, 1989-90

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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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