
ECHL Today
April 10, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
#2 South Carolina Stingrays (47-22-3) at #7 Augusta Lynx
(32-35-5) 7:05 p.m. ET
- South Carolina is 7-3-0, including 3-2-0 on the road, this season and is
45-24-12 all-time against Augusta.
- Augusta is 25-15-3 when they out shoot their opponent.
- Stingrays' Trent
Campbell has seven goals and 11 points in his last five games.
- Lynx's Bobby
Goepfert is 4-1-0 with two shutouts and a 1.66 goals-against average in
his last five games.
- Game 2 is Saturday at 7:05 p.m. in Augusta.
South Division Quarterfinals (Best-of-Five)
Gwinnett Leads Series 1-0
#6 Charlotte Checkers (34-31-7) at #3 Gwinnett Gladiators (44-23-5)
7:05 p.m. ET
- Gwinnett won 4-0 on Tuesday against Charlotte and leads the series 1-0.
- Charlotte out shot Gwinnett in the first period 15-11 in Game 1 on
Wednesday.
- Matt
Anderson scored a goal and had an assist for the Gladiators on Tuesday
against Charlotte.
- Blake
Bellefeuille and Chris
Capraro lead the Checkers against Gwinnett with four goals and eight
points each.
- Game 3 is Saturday at 7 p.m. at Extreme Ice Center in Indian Trail,
N.C.
South Division Quarterfinals (Best-of-Five)
Texas Leads Series 1-0
#8 Mississippi Sea Wolves (29-40-3) at #1 Texas Wildcatters
(52-9-11) 7:05 p.m. CT
- Texas won 4-1 on Wednesday against Mississippi and leads the series 1-0.
- Mississippi is 7-4-2 when tied after the second period.
- Brandon
Benedict scored two goals and had an assist for the Wildcatters on
Thursday against Mississippi.
- Jason
Beeman scored a goal for the Sea Wolves on Thursday against Texas.
- Game 3 is Saturday at 7:05 p.m. in Mississippi.
National Conference Quarterfinals (Best-of-Seven)
Alaska Leads Series 1-0
#5 Alaska Aces (41-26-5) at #4 Idaho Steelheads (40-22-10) 7:10 p.m.
MT
- Alaska won 4-1 at Idaho on Thursday to lead the series 1-0.
- Idaho out shot Alaska 20-6 in the third period in Game 1 on Thursday.
- Matt
Shasby and Josh
Soares each scored a goal and had an assist for the Aces on Thursday
against Idaho.
- Taggart
Desmet scored a goal for the Steelheads on Thursday against Alaska.
- Game 3 is Saturday at 7:15 p.m. in Alaska.
National Conference Quarterfinals (Best-of-Seven)
Series Opener
#7 Bakersfield Condors (26-37-9) at #2 Victoria Salmon Kings
(42-23-7) 7:05 p.m. PT
- Bakersfield won the last two meetings and is 3-3-3 this season and 17-8-5
all-time against Victoria.
- Victoria has won their last two games and is 6-2-2 in their last 10
games.
- Mark
Derlago leads the Condors against Victoria with 10 goals and 14 points.
- Ash
Goldie leads the Salmon Kings against Bakersfield with eight goals and
17 points.
- Game 2 is Saturday at 7:05 p.m. at Victoria.
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Kelly Cup Playoff Series In Progress
South Division Quarterfinals (Best-of-Five)
#3 Gwinnett Gladiators (44-23-5) vs. #6 Charlotte Checkers (34-31-7)
Gwinnett Leads Series 1-0
Game 1 - GWINNETT 4, Charlotte 0
Game 2 - Thursday at 7:05 at Gwinnett
#4 Florida Everblades (39-25-8) vs. #5 Columbia Inferno (33-28-11)
Columbia Leads Series 1-0
Game 1 - COLUMBIA 3, Florida 2 (OT)
Game 2 - Friday at 7:30 at Florida
#1 Texas Wildcatters (52-9-11) vs. #8 Mississippi Sea Wolves
(29-40-3)
Texas Leads Series 1-0
Game 1 - Mississippi 1, TEXAS 4
Game 2 - Thursday at 7:05 at Texas
National Conference Quarterfinals (Best-of-Seven)
#4 Idaho Steelheads (40-22-10) vs. #5 Alaska Aces (41-26-5)
Alaska Leads Series 1-0
Game 1 - ALASKA 4, Idaho 1
Game 2 - Thursday at 7:10 at Idaho
Kelly Cup Playoff Results
North Division Quarterfinals (Best-of-Three)
#4 Johnstown Chiefs (36-30-6) vs. #5 Dayton Bombers (29-31-12)
Johnstown Won Series 2-0
Game 1 - Johnstown 3, DAYTON 1
Game 2 - JOHNSTOWN 5, Dayton 0
Other Kelly Cup Playoff Series
National Conference Quarterfinals (Best-of-Seven)
#1 Las Vegas Wranglers (47-13-12) vs. #8 Stockton Thunder (27-40-5)
Game 1 - Friday at 7:05 p.m. at Las Vegas
#3 Fresno Falcons (42-22-8) vs. #6 Utah Grizzlies (32-30-10)
Game 1 - Sunday at 5 p.m. at Fresno
North Division Semifinals (Best-of-Seven)
#1 Cincinnati Cyclones (41-24-7) vs. #4 Johnstown Chiefs (36-30-6)
Game 1 - Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Cincinnati
#2 Elmira Jackals (41-24-7) vs. #3 Reading Royals (38-26-8)
Game 1 - Friday at 7:35 p.m. at Elmira
Most Points, Season
1. Louisiana 116 2001-02
2. Cincinnati 115 2007-08
Texas 115 2007-08
4. Alaska 113 2005-06
5. Las Vegas 112 2005-06
Most Wins, Season
1. Louisiana 56 2001-02 Won Brabham Cup
2. Cincinnati 55 2007-08 Won Brabham Cup
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
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.
- 355 former ECHL
players have played in NHL.
- 26 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 Pensacola Ice Pilots left
wing Adam
Berti (Chicago on Apr. 4), 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 Cincinnati Cyclones left wing Greg
Stewart (Montreal on Apr. 5), 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).
- 210 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 April 10, 2008
- Salmon Kings come up short in OT - Victoria Salmon Kings
- Poor Start Buries Steelheads In 6-4 Loss To Aces In Game Two - Idaho Steelheads
- Kinley, Catters Continue Dominance with 5-2 Win in Game 2 - Texas Wildcatters
- Wildcatters scratch Sea Wolves 5-2 in game two - Mississippi Sea Wolves
- Lynx roll over 'Rays in Game One of series, 5-2 - Augusta Lynx
- Stingrays Fall Hard in Playoff Opener Against Augusta - South Carolina Stingrays
- Gladiators Beat Checkers, 4-1; Lead Series 2-0 - Atlanta Gladiators
- Checkers defeated by Gladiators, 4-1 - Charlotte Checkers
- Fans Asked To Wear Black at First Round Home Playoff Games - Stockton Thunder
- Former ECHL Coach/Player Gordon Named Outstanding Coach In AHL - ECHL
- Grizzlies Host Playoff Watch Party Sunday - Utah Grizzlies
- Free Snow Is Coming! Freddie Falcon To Host Snow Party At Shaw & First After 2PM - Fresno Falcons
- ECHL Transactions - Apr. 10 - ECHL
- Wranglers Round Up: Thursday, April 10, 2008 - Las Vegas Wranglers
- Khudobin Voted ECHL's Top Goalie - Texas Wildcatters
- Bombers Blue Jersey Online Auction Continues - Dayton Bombers
- Texas Rookie Khudobin Named Rbk Hockey ECHL Goaltender Of The Year - ECHL
- Idaho Steelheads' Quest For The 2008 Kelly Cup - Idaho Steelheads
- B2 Networks Introduces New Technology For 2008 Kelly Cup Playoffs - ECHL
- Stingrays Kelly Cup Quest Daily - South Carolina Stingrays
- ECHL Today - ECHL
- Aces win Game 1 at Idaho, 4-1, behind 47 saves from Schwarz - Alaska Aces
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