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April 4, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Cincinnati Cyclones (54-11-5) at Reading Royals (38-26-7) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Cincinnati is 7-1-1, including 3-1-0 on the road, this season and 16-10-3 all-time against Reading.
- Reading is 8-3-1 when tied after the second period.
- David Desharnais leads the Cyclones against Reading with seven goals, nine assists and 16 points.
- Brock Hooton leads the Royals against Cincinnati with five assists and nine points.



Gwinnett Gladiators (43-22-5) at Columbia Inferno (32-28-11) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Gwinnett is 7-0-1, including 4-0-0 on the road, this season and 27-8-4 all-time against Columbia.
- Columbia is 30.4 percent (7-for-23) on the power play in their last five games.
- Jeff Campbell leads the Gladiators against Columbia with seven assists and nine points.
- Jeff Miles (3g-3a) and Owen Fussey (2g-4a) lead the Inferno against Gwinnett with six points each.



Wheeling Nailers (22-41-7) at Johnstown Chiefs (35-30-5) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Johnstown is 8-4-0, including 3-2-0 at home, this season and 71-64-15 all-time against Wheeling.
- Wheeling has won their last two games and is 4-1-0 in their last five games.
- Jean Desrochers leads the Chiefs against Wheeling with six goals and 17 points.
- Sean Collins leads the Nailers against Johnstown with seven assists and 11 points.



Texas Wildcatters (52-7-11) at Florida Everblades (37-25-8) 7:30 p.m. ET
- Texas is 7-0-1, including 3-0-0 on the road, this season and 15-4-3 all-time against Florida.
- Florida is 29-2-3 when leading after the second period.
- Max Taylor (4g-7a) and John McNabb (2g-9a) lead the Wildcatters against Florida with 11 points each.
- Everblades' Preston Callander has six goals and seven points in his last five games.



Elmira Jackals (40-23-7) at Trenton Devils (27-36-7) 7:30 p.m. ET
- Trenton won 3-2 at Elmira on Wednesday and is 4-5-2 overall against the Jackals.
- Elmira is tied for fifth in the ECHL with 45 points (20-10-5) on the road.
- Eric Castonguay scored a goal and had an assist for the Devils on Wednesday against Elmira.
- Elmira's Pierre-Luc Faubert (1g-1a) and Chaz Johnson (1g-1a) each had two points on Wednesday against Trenton.



South Carolina Stingrays (45-22-3) at Charlotte Checkers (34-29-7) 7:35 p.m. ET
- South Carolina won 5-2 on Mar. 25 and is 5-3-1 in the season series and 58-42-17 all-time against Charlotte.
- Charlotte is out shooting their opponents 57-49 in the first period in their last five games.
- Rookie Travis Morin leads the Stingrays against Charlotte with six assists and eight points.
- Checkers' Tom Pyatt has two game-winning goals, seven assists and 12 points in his last 10 games.



Pensacola Ice Pilots (19-42-9) at Mississippi Sea Wolves (27-40-3) 7:05 p.m. CT
- Pensacola won 2-1 on Mar. 30 and is 5-3-2 in the season series and 38-41-13 all-time against Mississippi.
- Mississippi is 17-11-3 in one-goal games including 4-1 in overtime and 5-2 in the shootout.
- Rookie defenseman Jean-Claude Sawyer leads the Ice Pilots against Mississippi with eight assists.
- Sea Wolves' Ryan Munce is 2-1-0 with a 1.30 goals-against average in three games against Pensacola.



Stockton Thunder (26-40-4) at Utah Grizzlies (31-29-10) 7:05 p.m. MT
- Utah won 5-3 on Thursday and is 6-0-1, including 3-0-1 at home, this season and 11-6-2 all-time against Stockton.
- Stockton is 24.1 percent (7-for-29) on the power play in their last five games.
- Ryan Kinasewich scored two goals and had an assist for the Grizzlies on Thursday against Stockton.
- Brian Lee, Tim Verbeek and Tom Zanoski each scored a goal for the Thunder on Thursday against Utah.



Fresno Falcons (42-20-8) at Idaho Steelheads (38-22-10) 7:10 p.m. MT
- Fresno won 4-3 in a shootout on Mar. 29 and is 6-0-0 this season and 17-19-4 all-time against Idaho.
- Idaho ranks second in the ECHL on the power play at home with 23.6 percent (45-for-191).
- Brady Leisenring leads the Falcons against Idaho with six assists and eight points.
- Lance Galbraith leads the Steelheads against Fresno with six assists and eight points.



Alaska Aces (41-24-5) at Victoria Salmon Kings (40-23-7) 7 p.m. PT
- Alaska won 6-4 at Victoria on Wednesday and is 6-4-0 this season and 30-7-4 all-time against the Salmon Kings.
- Victoria ranks third in the ECHL on the power play with 21.2 percent (89-for-419).
- Aces' Peter Metcalf had career high four assists and tied career best with four points on Wednesday at Victoria.
- Wes Goldie scored two goals for the Salmon Kings on Wednesday against Alaska.



Bakersfield Condors (25-37-9) at Las Vegas Wranglers (46-12-12) 7:05 p.m. PT
- Bakersfield won 2-1 in a shootout at Las Vegas on Mar. 7 and is 3-5-1 this season against the Wranglers.
- Las Vegas is on a five-game winning streak and is 9-1-0 in their last 10 games.
- Matt Derlago (4g-3a) and Andrew Ianiero (1g-6a) lead the Condors against Las Vegas with seven points each.
- Wranglers' Kevin Lalande is 2-0-1 with a 1.62 goals-against average in three games against Bakersfield.


Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

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

Bakersfield wins OR loses in overtime/shootout

Alaska can clinch the West Division on Friday if:

Alaska wins in regulation AND Fresno wins

Texas can clinch the Brabham Cup on Friday if:

Texas wins AND Reading wins

OR

Texas loses in overtime/shootout AND Reading wins in regulation

Most Points, Season
1. Louisiana 116 2001-02
2. Texas 115 2007-08
3. Cincinnati 113 2007-08
Alaska 113 2005-06
5. Las Vegas 112 2005-06

Most Wins, Season
1. Louisiana 56 2001-02 Won Brabham Cup
2. Cincinnati 54 2007-08 TBD
3. Alaska 53 2005-06 Won Brabham Cup
Las Vegas 53 2005-06
Florida 53 1999-2000 Won Brabham Cup
6. Texas 52 2007-08 TBD

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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.

- 353 former ECHL players have played in NHL.

- 24 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 Columbia left wing Alex Foster (Toronto on Mar. 18), 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 Dayton and Elmira goaltender Dan LaCosta (Columbus on Mar. 25), 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 Bakersfield Condors, Reading Royals, Texas Wildcatters and Wheeling Nailers goaltender Danny Taylor (Los Angeles on Mar. 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).

- 208 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.

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