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January 16, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Mississippi Sea Wolves (15-18-3) at Charlotte Checkers (18-16-2) 7 p.m. ET
- Sea Wolves are 1-0-1 at Charlotte and 2-1-2 overall in season series with Checkers.
- Mike Bayrack leads the Checkers against Mississippi with four assists and six points in four games.
- Ryan Cruthers leads the Sea Wolves against Charlotte with four assists and seven points in five games.
- Charlotte's Jeff Jakaitis is 3-1-0 with a goals-against average of 2.47 against Mississippi.

Wheeling Nailers (22-10-5) at Reading Royals (11-25-2) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Nailers are 3-0-0 against Reading in season series and 6-3-1 in the last 10 games with the Royals.
- Reading's Brock Hooton has a six-game point streak (5g-8a).
- Jordan Morrison leads the Nailers against Reading with six assists and 10 points in three games.
- Royals' Tyler Doig has seven assists and 12 points in his last eight games.

Elmira Jackals (18-16-4) at Johnstown Chiefs (22-13-2) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Chiefs are 3-0-0 at home and 4-2-0 overall in season series with Elmira.
- Josh Aspenlind leads the Jackals against Johnstown with six points (2g-4a) in six games.
- Johnstown rookie Sean Berkstresser has a four-game point streak (3g-2a).
- Elmira's David Shantz is 3-2-1 with a goals-against average of 2.35 against Johnstown.

Dayton Bombers (21-14-4) at Trenton Devils (17-15-3) 7:30 p.m. ET
- Trenton's Gerald Coleman is 3-0-0 with a shutout and a goals-against average of 1.33 against Dayton.
- Bombers' Mike McLean has 11 assists and 14 points in his last eight games.
- Devil rookies Brad Snetsinger (6g-3a), Jeff Prough (3g-6a) and Jeremy Akeson have 26 points the last five games.
- Dayton's Christian Gaudet (1g-6a) and Danny LaPointe (3g-4a) have combined for 14 points the last five games.

Utah Grizzlies (14-14-7) at Ontario Reign (20-14-2) 7 p.m. PT
- Reign rookie Geoff Walker has a three-game point streak (1g-3a) and a two-game assist streak (3a).
- Grizzlies' Michael Mole is 2-1-0 with a goals-against average of 3.27 against Ontario.
- Ontario is 15-3-2 when scoring first and 13-0-1 when leading after two periods.
- Utah's Ryan Kinasewich has a three-game point streak (2g-5a) and 12 points (4g-8a) in his last seven games.

Phoenix RoadRunners (13-16-3) at Bakersfield Condors (12-20-4) 7 p.m. PT
- Mark Derlago leads the Condors against Phoenix with six assists and eight points in three games.
- Ashton Rome leads the RoadRunners against Bakersfield with five assists and nine points in four games.
- Bakersfield's Dave Bonk has 10 goals and 18 points in his last 15 games.
- RoadRunners' Craig Kowalski is 3-1-0 with a goals-against average of 2.42 against Bakersfield.

Las Vegas Wranglers (16-15-3) at Stockton Thunder (14-17-5) 7:30 p.m. PT
- Thunder rookie Ryan Huddy has a four-game point streak (4g-3a) and a three-game goal streak (4g).
- Wranglers' John DeCaro is 4-1-0 with a goals-against average of 1.80 in hi s last six games.
- Stockton rookie James Bates has six points (1g-5a) in his last two games.
- Rookie Adam Miller leads the Wranglers the last 10 games with 11 assists and 16 points.

Victoria Salmon Kings (26-9-3) at Alaska Aces (21-14-2) 7:15 p.m. AT
- Colin Hemingway (4g-5a) and Cam Keith (2g-7a) lead Alaska in scoring against Victoria.
- Wes Goldie (7g-2a) and Olivier Filion (3g-6a) lead the Salmon Kings in scoring against Alaska.
- Alaska's Marek Schwarz is 2-0-1 with a goals-against average of 2.91 in his last three starts.
- Victoria defenseman Dylan Yeo has a four-game point streak (1g-5a) and a four-game assist streak (5a).

Longest Winning Streak, One Season
17 - Cincinnati Cyclones, Jan. 16-Feb. 29, 2008
15 - Victoria Salmon Kings, Dec. 6, 2008-Jan. 10, 2009
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

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Premier 'AA' Hockey League Fast Facts
- The ECHL celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2007-08 and 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 21 teams in 16 states and British Columbia in 2008-09.
- The Reading Royals, the City of Reading and the Sovereign Center will host the 17th Annual ECHL All-Star Game on Jan. 21, 2009 and the 12th Annual All-Star Skills Competition on Jan. 20, 2009.
- The league officially changed its name from East Coast Hockey League to ECHL on May 19, 2003.
- Affiliations with 24 of the 30 teams in the National Hockey League marking 12th consecutive season that the league has had affiliations with at least 20 teams in the NHL.
- 387 former ECHL players have played in NHL.
- 131 have played their first NHL game in the last four seasons.
- 32 former ECHL players have made their NHL debut this season: former Wheeling Nailers and ECHL All-Star defenseman Paul Bissonnette (Pittsburgh on Oct. 4), former Bakersfield Condors center Alexandre Bolduc (Vancouver on Nov. 27), former Florida Everblades defenseman Brett Carson (Carolina on Dec. 7), former South Carolina Stingrays defenseman Sean Collins (Washington on Dec. 6), former Las Vegas Wranglers and Wheeling Nailers goaltender John Curry (Pittsburgh on Nov. 26), former Greenville Grrrowl goaltender Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers (Edmonton on Oct. 17), former Johnstown Chiefs center Andre Deveaux (Toronto on Nov. 27), former Dayton Bombers center Philippe Dupuis (Colorado on Dec. 12), former Gwinnett Gladiators right wing Pat Dwyer former Columbus Cottonmouths and Tallahassee Tiger Sharks left wing Mitch Fritz (New York Islanders on Oct. 30), former South Carolina Stingrays right wing Andrew Gordon (Washington on Dec. 23), former Charlotte Checkers center Dwight Helminen (Carolina on Oct. 28), former Trenton Devils right wing Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond (New Jersey on Oct. 22), former Gwinnett Gladiators defenseman Scott Lehman (Atlanta on Dec. 18), former Charlotte Checkers defenseman Steve MacIntyre (Edmonton on Oct. 15), former Florida Everblades left wing Kenndal McArdle (Florida on Dec. 2), former Phoenix RoadRunners and Wheeling Nailers center Cam Paddock (St. Louis on Nov. 14), former Las Vegas Wranglers defenseman Adam Pardy (Calgary on Oct. 9), former Idaho Steelheads left wing Warren Peters (Calgary on Dec. 7), former Charlotte Checkers defenseman Corey Potter (New York Rangers on Dec. 7), former Augusta Lynx defenseman Kevin Quick (Tampa Bay on Jan. 13), former Charlotte Checkers, Columbia Inferno and Elmira Jackals defenseman Bryan Rodney (Carolina on Dec. 11), former Gwinnett Gladiators center Jared Ross (Philadelphia on Oct. 11), former Alaska Aces goaltender Marek Schwarz (St. Louis on Oct. 25), former Greenville Grrrowl and Stockton Thunder center Tim Sestito (Edmonton on Nov. 26), former Dayton Bombers and Las Vegas Wranglers defenseman Tyler Sloan (Washington on Oct. 21), former Utah Grizzlies and ECHL All-Star center Trevor Smith (New York Islanders on Dec. 31), former Johnstown Chiefs and Mississippi Sea Wolves forward Radek Smolenak (Tampa Bay on Dec. 2), former Augusta Lynx defenseman Brett Skinner (New York Islanders on Oct. 27), former Las Vegas Wranglers and ECHL All-Star defenseman Tyson Strachan (St. Louis on Dec. 18), former Wheeling Nailers right wing Tim Wallace (Pittsburgh on Dec. 10) and former Idaho Steelheads center Tom Wandell (Dallas on Dec. 10).
- There were 72 former ECHL players on NHL opening-day rosters.
- Twenty-six former ECHL players made their NHL debut in 2007-08 including six who played in both the ECHL and the NHL: Chris Beckford-Tseu (Alaska and St. Louis), Adam Berti (Pensacola and Chicago), Joe Jensen (Wheeling and Carolina), Dan LaCosta (Elmira and Columbus), Jonathan Quick (Reading and Los Angeles) and Danny Taylor (Reading and Los Angeles).
- Record 47 former ECHL players played their first NHL game in 2005-06.
- ECHL is represented for the eighth consecutive year on the National Hockey League championship team in 2008 by Aaron Downey of the Detroit Red Wings.
- Former ECHL coaches working as head coaches in the NHL are Bruce Boudreau of the Washington Capitals and Scott Gordon of the New York Islanders. Boudreau, who coached Mississippi for three seasons winning the Kelly Cup championship in 1999, was named NHL Coach of the Year in 2007-08 becoming the first former ECHL coach to receive the award. Peter Laviolette, who began his coaching career with the Wheeling Nailers, led Carolina Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup in 2006.
- There are 18 assistant coaches in the NHL who were players or coaches in the ECHL.
- There are 18 former ECHL officials scheduled to work as part of the NHL officiating team in 2008-09 with referees David Banfield, Chris Ciamaga, Ghislain Hebert, Marc Joannette, Mike Leggo, Wes McCauley, Dean Morton, Dan O'Rourke, Brian Pochmara, Kevin Pollock, Kyle Rehman, Chris Rooney, Justin St. Pierre and Ian Walsh and linesmen Steve Barton, Brian Mach, Tim Nowak and Jay Sharrers. Barton, Joannette, Leggo, McCauley, Nowak, Pollock, Rooney and Sharrers all worked the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
- ECHL has affiliations with 23 of the 29 teams in the American Hockey League and for the past 19 years there has been an ECHL player on the Calder Cup Champion.
- In the last six 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.
- Further information on the ECHL is available from its website at ECHL.com.

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