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Published on November 4, 2009 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Preview of ECHL Games for Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009

Kalamazoo Wings (6-1-0) at Toledo Walleye (4-2-1) 10:30 a.m. ET
- Walleye's Jean-Claude Sawyer is tied for the league lead among defensemen with eight points (3g-5a).
- Kalamazoo's Ryan Nie is 3-0-0 and leads the league with a goals-against average of 1.32.
- Toledo leads the ECHL on the power play with 30.4 percent (14-for-46).
- K-Wings' Anton Kharin is tied for second among rookies with seven assists and tied for third with nine points.

Florida Everblades (3-4-1) at Charlotte Checkers (3-1-1) 7 p.m. ET
- Checkers are 9-2-4 in their last 15 home games against the Everblades.
- Florida is 4-1-0 in its last five games with Charlotte and 37-18-5 all-time against the Checkers.
- Michel Leveille leads the Checkers against Florida with four goals and four points in two games.
- Rob Hennigar leads the Everblades with six assists and eight points.

Idaho Steelheads (7-0-1) at Utah Grizzlies (3-2-0) 7:05 p.m. MT
- Grizzlies' Ryan Kinasewich leads the league with nine goals and three game-winning goals.
- Idaho's Tyler Spurgeon (2g-11a) and Mark Derlago (6g-4a) both have a league high eight-game point streak.
- Utah leads the league with 5.00 goals per game.
- Idaho rookie Richard Bachman is 4-0-1 and tied for the league lead in wins.

Stockton Thunder (3-4-0) at Ontario Reign (3-5-0) 7 p.m. PT
- Reign's David Walker leads ECHL defensemen with seven assists and is tied for the league lead with eight points.
- Thunder are 4-1-1 at Ontario and 5-6-1 overall against the Reign.
- Ontario is fifth in the league on the power play with 24.0 percent (12-for-50).
- Stockton's Andrew Perugini is 3-0-0 with a shutout and a goals-against average of 1.00 in his last three starts.




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