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February 24, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Florida Everblades (31-20-4) at South Carolina Stingray (33-18-3) 4 p.m. ET
* Everblades are 1-0-0 at South Carolina and 4-1-1 overall against this Stingrays in 2007-08.
* Stingrays' Chris Chaput has a six-game assist streak (9a) and a six-game point streak (2g-9a).
* Derek Damon leads the Everblades against South Carolina with nine assists and 12 points in six games.
* Stingray rookie Travis Morin has a seven-game point streak (6g-6a) including two game-winning goals.

Augusta Lynx (26-22-4) at Gwinnett Gladiators (32-15-5) 4:05 p.m. ET
* Lynx have won the last two meetings to improve to 2-2-1 overall and 1-1-1 at Gwinnett this season.
* Jeff Campbell leads the Gladiators against Augusta with eight assists and 11 points in five games.
* Augusta rookie Bobby Bolt has a three-game point streak (2g-2a) and seven points (4g-3a) in his last six games.
* Gwinnett's Lou Dickenson has a 15-game point streak (13g-10a) and a four-game goal streak (5g).

Fresno Falcons (28-14-8) at Bakersfield Condors (16-27-9) 2 p.m. PT
* Falcons have won the last three meetings and are 4-1-1 overall and 1-0-2 at Bakersfield in 2007-08.
* Tim Konsorada leads Bakersfield against Fresno with eight assists and 12 points in six games.
* Igor Gongalsky leads the Falcons against Bakersfield with six goals and eight points in five games.
* Mark Derlago leads the Condors at home with 20 goals and overall with 27 goals.

Trenton Devils (18-29-7) at Johnstown Chiefs (23-25-4) 5:05 p.m. ET
* Chiefs have won the last three meetings and are 6-1-0 overall and 3-0-0 at home against Trenton this season.
* Trenton's Matt Radoslovich has a four-game point streak (3g-2a).
* Johnstown's Ryan Nie is 4-0-0 with goals-against average of 2.05 and a save percentage of .929 against Trenton.
* Devils rookie Brad Mills has five points (3g-2a) and a plus-minus rating of +5 in three games against Johnstown.

Columbia Inferno (23-21-10) at Texas Wildcatters (40-6-8) 4:05 p.m. CT
* Columbia is 2-2-1 in the season series, including 1-1-0 at Texas, and 8-7-2 all-time against the Wildcatters.
* Max Taylor (5g-3a) and Kevin Baker (4g-4a) lead the Wildcatters against Columbia with eight points each.
* Inferno's Todd Ford is 4-1-0 with goals-against average of 2.67 in his last five games.
* Texas rookie Brandon Benedict has 13 points (5g-8a) in his last 10 games.

Reading Royals (31-17-4) at Wheeling Nailers (15-32-5) 6:05 p.m. ET
* Royals won 6-3 on Saturday to improve to 2-1-0 at Wheeling and 4-2-0 overall against the Nailers this season.
* Wheeling's Justin Chwedoruk has a four-game point streak (3g-1a).
* Reading rookie Jonathan Quick is 12-2-1 with goals-against average of 2.43 in his last 15 games.
* Joe Guenther leads the Nailers in February with five goals, six assists and 11 points in nine games.

Pensacola Ice Pilots (14-33-6) at Mississippi Sea Wolves (21-31-3) 5:05 p.m. CT
* Pensacola won 5-4 on Feb. 19 to improve to 2-1-1 on the road and 4-3-1 overall against the Sea Wolves in 2007-08.
* Mississippi's Marek Kvapil has a four-game assist streak (5a) and a four-game point streak (2g-5a).
* Bryan Esner leads the Ice Pilots in February with seven goals and 12 points in 11 games.
* Sea Wolves' Jason Tejchma has a four-game point streak (1g-5a).

Las Vegas Wranglers (35-10-9) at Alaska Aces (27-19-5) 5:05 p.m. AT
* Aces have won the first two meetings in a shootout to improve to 15-14-5 all-time against Las Vegas.
* Wranglers' Daniel Manzato is 5-1-2 with goals-against average of 2.43 in his last eight games.
* Marek Schwarz is 5-0-0 with goals-against average of 2.13 since being assigned to Alaska by St. Louis on Feb. 16.
* Rookie defenseman Jason Krischuk leads the Wranglers against Alaska with two points (1g-1) in two games.

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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)
342 - 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 Winning Streak, One Season
15 - Cincinnati Cyclones, Jan. 16 to present
14 - 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

Longest Consecutive Assist Scoring Streak
18 - David Desharnais, Cincinnati, Jan. 5 to present (27 assists)
17 - 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)

Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

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

South Carolina wins and Mississippi wins

OR

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

Gwinnett can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Sunday if:

Gwinnett wins and Mississippi wins

OR

Gwinnett loses in overtime/shootout and Mississippi wins in regulation

Las Vegas can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Sunday if:

Las Vegas wins and Fresno wins

OR

Las Vegas loses in overtime/shootout and Fresno wins in regulation

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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