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Published on April 20, 2008 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


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North Division Semifinals (Best-of-Seven)
Reading Leads Series 3-2

#3 Reading Royals (38-26-8) at #2 Elmira Jackals (41-24-7) 5:05 p.m. ET
* Reading is 2-0 in overtime and 3-1 overall in one-goal games in the Kelly Cup Playoffs.
* Rookies Benoit Doucet (2g-3a) and Pierre-Luc Faubert (2g-3a) lead the Jackals in scoring in the postseason.
* Patrick Jarret (2g-4a) and Kevin Saurette (0g-6a) lead the Royals in scoring in the Kelly Cup Playoffs.
* Elmira's Joel Martin has faced the third-most shots in the league with 184 and is tied for second with 172 saves.
* Game 7, if necessary, is Monday at 7:05 p.m. at Elmira.

National Conference Quarterfinals (Best-of-Seven)
Las Vegas Leads Series 3-1

#1 Las Vegas Wranglers (47-13-12) at #8 Stockton Thunder (27-40-5) 4 p.m. PT
* Las Vegas has come from behind to win each of the last two games and is 2-0 when trailing after two periods.
* Stockton rookie Jacob Micflikier has an 11-game point streak (7g-12a) dating back to Dec. 11.
* Tyler Mosienko (2g-4a) and Adam Cracknell (1g-5a) lead the Wranglers in scoring in the Kelly Cup Playoffs.
* Thunder's Tim O'Connell is tied for third among league defensemen in the postseason with three goals.
* Game 6, if necessary, is Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. at Las Vegas.

South Division Semifinals (Best-of-Five)
Columbia Leads Series 1-0

#5 Columbia Inferno (33-28-11) at #1 Texas Wildcatters (52-9-11) 6:05 p.m. CT
* Columbia has won its last three road games to improve to 7-2-0 all-time on the road against the Wildcatters.
* Wildcatters have not lost back-to-back home games since Feb. 23 and 24 against Columbia.
* Inferno's Todd Ford is 4-0 and tied for the league lead in wins while ranking third with goals against of 1.72.
* Texas rookie defenseman Cleve Kinley leads the postseason with five power-play goals and 11 points (5g-6a).
* Game 3 is Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. at Columbia.

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Kelly Cup Playoff Series In Progress

North Division Semifinals (Best-of-Seven)

#2 Elmira Jackals (41-24-7) vs. #3 Reading Royals (38-26-8)
Reading Leads Series 3-2
Game 1 - Reading 0 at ELMIRA 1
Game 2 - Elmira 4 at READING 5 (OT)
Game 3 - READING 3 at Elmira 2
Game 4 - ELMIRA 5 at Reading 2
Game 5 - READING 2 at Elmira 1 (OT)

Game 6 - Sunday at 5:05 p.m. at Reading



National Conference Quarterfinals (Best-of-Seven)

#1 Las Vegas Wranglers (47-13-12) vs. #8 Stockton Thunder (27-40-5)
Las Vegas Leads Series 3-1
Game 1 - STOCKTON 4 at Las Vegas 2
Game 2 - Stockton 4 at LAS VEGAS 5 (OT)
Game 3 - LAS VEGAS 3 at Stockton 2
Game 4 - LAS VEGAS 4 at Stockton 3 (OT)
Game 5 - Sunday at 4 p.m. at Stockton



#2 Victoria Salmon Kings (42-23-7) vs. #7 Bakersfield Condors (26-37-9)
Victoria Leads Series 3-2
Game 1 - BAKERSFIELD 2 at Victoria 1 (OT)
Game 2 - Bakersfield 3 at VICTORIA 4
Game 3 - VICTORIA 3 at Bakersfield 2 (OT)
Game 4 - VICTORIA 4 at Bakersfield 1
Game 5 - Victoria 4 at BAKERSFIELD 5

Game 6 - Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. at Victoria



#3 Fresno Falcons (42-22-8) vs. #6 Utah Grizzlies (32-30-10)
Utah Leads Series 3-2
Game 1 - UTAH 6 at Fresno 1
Game 2 - UTAH 4 at Fresno 3 (3 OT)
Game 3 - FRESNO 3 at Utah 0
Game 4 - FRESNO 6 at Utah 1
Game 5 - Fresno 0 at UTAH 1 (OT)

Game 6 - Monday at 7 p.m. at Fresno



South Division Semifinals (Best-of-Five)

#1 Texas Wildcatters (52-9-11) vs. #5 Columbia Inferno (33-28-11)
Columbia Leads Series 1-0
Game 1 - COLUMBIA 4 at Texas 2
Game 2 - Sunday at 6:05 p.m. at Texas

#2 South Carolina Stingrays (47-22-3) vs. #3 Gwinnett Gladiators (44-23-5)
South Carolina Leads Series 2-0
Game 1 - Gwinnett 2 at SOUTH CAROLINA 5
Game 2 - Gwinnett 4 at SOUTH CAROLINA 5 (OT)

Game 3 - Monday at 7:05 p.m. at Gwinnett



Kelly Cup Playoff Results

North Division Quarterfinals (Best-of-Three)

#4 Johnstown Chiefs (36-30-6) vs. #5 Dayton Bombers (29-31-12)
Johnstown Wins Series 2-0
Game 1 - Johnstown 3 at DAYTON 1
Game 2 - JOHNSTOWN 5 at Dayton 0


South Division Quarterfinals (Best-of-Five)

#1 Texas Wildcatters (52-9-11) vs. #8 Mississippi Sea Wolves (29-40-3)
Texas Wins Series 3-1
Game 1 - Mississippi 1 at TEXAS 4
Game 2 - Mississippi 2 at TEXAS 5
Game 3 - Texas 3 at MISSISSIPPI 4 (OT)
Game 4 - TEXAS 5 at Mississippi 3

#2 South Carolina Stingrays (47-22-3) vs. #7 Augusta Lynx (32-35-5)
South Carolina Wins Series 3-2
Game 1 - South Carolina 2 at AUGUSTA 5
Game 2 - South Carolina 3 at AUGUSTA 4 (OT)
Game 3 - Augusta 2 at SOUTH CAROLINA 3 (OT)
Game 4 - Augusta 2 at SOUTH CAROLINA 3 (2 OT)
Game 5 - Augusta 1 at SOUTH CAROLINA 3


#3 Gwinnett Gladiators (44-23-5) vs. #6 Charlotte Checkers (34-31-7)
Gwinnett Wins Series 3-0
Game 1 - Charlotte 0 at GWINNETT 4
Game 2 - Charlotte 1 at GWINNETT 4
Game 3 - GWINNETT 2 at Charlotte 1


#4 Florida Everblades (39-25-8) vs. #5 Columbia Inferno (33-28-11)
Columbia Wins Series 3-0
Game 1 - COLUMBIA 3 at Florida 2 (OT)
Game 2 - COLUMBIA 3 at Florida 1
Game 3 - Florida 2 at COLUMBIA 3


National Conference Quarterfinals (Best-of-Seven)

#4 Idaho Steelheads (40-22-10) vs. #5 Alaska Aces (41-26-5)
Alaska Wins Series 4-0
Game 1 - ALASKA 4 at Idaho 1
Game 2 - ALASKA 6 at Idaho 4
Game 3 - Idaho 2 at ALASKA 3 (2OT)
Game 4 - Idaho 1 at ALASKA 2

North Division Semifinals (Best-of-Seven)

#1 Cincinnati Cyclones (55-12-5) vs. #4 Johnstown Chiefs (36-30-6)
Cincinnati Wins Series 4-0
Game 1 - Johnstown 3 at CINCINNATI 5
Game 2 - Johnstown 1 at CINCINNATI 4
Game 3 - CINCINNATI 4 at Johnstown 2
Game 4 - CINCINNATI 3 at Johnstown 2

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.

- 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.

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