
ECHL Today
March 11, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
Gwinnett Gladiators (37-18-5) at Augusta Lynx (26-28-4) 7:05 p.m.
ET
- Gwinnett won 2-1 at Augusta on Mar. 9 and is 6-1-1 in the season series
and 24-14-5 all-time against the Lynx.
- Augusta is 17-0-0 when leading after the second period.
- Jeff
Campbell leads the Gladiators against Augusta with 10 assists and 14
points.
- Chase
Watson (5g-2a) and Matt
Auffrey (4g-3a) lead the Lynx against Gwinnett with seven points
each.
Mississippi Sea Wolves (24-35-3) at Florida Everblades
(34-20-7) 7:30 p.m. ET
- Florida won 5-2 on Mar. 8 and is 6-2-0 in the season series and 22-6-0
all-time against Mississippi.
- Mississippi is 88.2 percent (30-for-34) on the penalty kill in their last
five games.
- Derek
Damon leads the Everblades against Mississippi with five goals, nine
assists and 14 points.
- Jason
Tejchma leads the Sea Wolves against Florida with four goals and seven
points.
Idaho Steelheads (34-21-9) at Fresno Falcons (34-15-8) 7
p.m. PT
- Fresno is 4-0-0 against Idaho this season and is 15-19-4 all-time against
the Steelheads.
- Idaho is 19-9-6 when they out shoot their opponents.
- Falcons' Jake
Moreland is 3-0-0 with a 2.00 goals-against average in three games
against Idaho.
- Lance
Galbraith leads the Steelheads against Fresno with five assists and six
points.
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Longest Consecutive Point-Scoring Streak
38 - Trevor Jobe, Nashville, Dec. 19, 1992-Mar. 14, 1993 (112 points)
35 - Brian Martin, Hampton Roads, Oct. 30, 1990-Jan. 18, 1991 (points not
available)
32 - Jamey Hicks, Birmingham, Dec. 30, 1997-Mar. 6, 1998 (65 points)
26 - David
Desharnais, Cincinnati, Jan. 5-present (45 points)
25 - Mike Kompon, Reading, Nov. 26, 2005-Mar. 8, 2006 (40 points)
Premier âAA' 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, including 94 since 2005-06.
- 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.
- 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.
ECHL Stories from March 11, 2008
- Falcons Down Steelheads for Fifth Straight Win - Fresno Falcons
- Blades home win streak at eight after 4-1 win - Florida Everblades
- Everblades sweep series with 4-1 win over Sea Wolves - Mississippi Sea Wolves
- Three-goal third period by Gladiators topples Lynx onTuesday - Augusta Lynx
- Gladiators Best Lynx, 5-3 - Atlanta Gladiators
- Sea Wolves Wives, Girlfriends Present "Pucks For Premies" - Mississippi Sea Wolves
- Condors Weekly - Bakersfield Keeps Pace In Playoff Race - Bakersfield Condors
- Stingrays Raise Money For Children's Miracle Network This Saturday Night! - South Carolina Stingrays
- Checkers Weekly - Charlotte Checkers
- ECHL Transactions - ECHL
- RoadRunners Host "Hairy Back Night" Friday - Phoenix RoadRunners
- Jackals Add High Scoring Winger - Elmira Jackals
- Alaska's Rookie Hemingway Named In Glas Co Player Of The Week - ECHL
- Nailers Announce St. Baldrick's Day With The Pittsburgh Pirates - Wheeling Nailers
- Falcons Fly In For Weekend Foray - Stockton Thunder
- "The Pow Wow" Episode #6 Is Online - Johnstown Chiefs
- Blades Sign Rookie Prough - Florida Everblades
- Checkers' Holt Named Rbk Hockey Goaltender Of The Week - Charlotte Checkers
- Checkers' Holt Named Rbk Hockey Goalie Of The Week - ECHL
- Perry returns to Columbia - Columbia Inferno
- Ice Pilots Weekly - Pensacola Ice Pilots
- Jackals Journal - Elmira Jackals
- ECHL Today - ECHL
- Condors fly over Idaho with 3-2 win - Bakersfield Condors
- Steelheads See Road Trip Woes Continue In 3-2 Loss To Condors - Idaho Steelheads
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