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


Preview of ECHL Games for Friday, Dec. 4, 2009

Kalamazoo Wings (12-6-1) at Toledo Walleye (8-7-4) 7 p.m. ET
- J.C. Sawyer leads the Walleye against Kalamazoo with five assists and is tied for team lead with five points.
- Sam Ftorek leads the K-Wings against Toledo with four assists and four points in two games.
- Kalamazoo rookie Sal Peralta has three assists and four points in his last three games.
- Walleye's Chris Robertson has a three-game point streak (1g-3a) and eight points (3g-5a) in his last six games.

Reading Royals (10-8-2) at Trenton Devils (8-9-3) 7 p.m. ET
- Devils defenseman Andy Thomas has three points (1g-2a) in his last four games.
- Royals rookie Matt Dalton is 2-0-0 with a goals-against average of 2.40 against Trenton.
- Trenton rookie Kory Nagy has three points (0g-3a) in his last four games.
- Reading's Ben Gordon has a four-game point streak (2g-4a) and 18 points (8g-10a) in his last 13 games.

Elmira Jackals (10-6-3) at Charlotte Checkers (11-5-2) 7 p.m. ET
- Daniel Tkaczuk has 11 assists and 17 points in his first 10 games for the Checkers.
- Elmira rookie Justin Donati has two-game point streak (1g-2a) and 14 points (5g-9a) in his last seven games.
- Charlotte defenseman Julien Brouillette has six assists and seven points in his last five games.
- Jackals are 5-1-1 when scoring first and 5-0-2 when leading after two periods.

Wheeling Nailers (8-10-2) at Johnstown Chiefs (7-9-4) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Thomas Beauregard leads the Nailers against Johnstown with five goals and seven points.
- Bryan Marshall leads the Chiefs against Wheeling with five points and is tied for second with three goals.
- Mitch Ganzak leads Wheeling with 12 assists and is second with 15 points.
- Rookie Troy Schwab leads Johnstown with 19 points (6g-13a) in 15 games.

Florida Everblades (11-8-3) at Cincinnati Cyclones (11-8-1) 7:30 p.m. ET
- Cyclones rookie Brett Robinson has a five-game point streak (5g-3a).
- Harrison Reed has seven goals and 12 points in his first five games for the Everblades.
- Cincinnati's Robert Mayer is 2-0-0 with a goals-against average of 1.50 in his last two starts.
- Everblades are tied for fourth in the league with a goals-against average of 3.05.

South Carolina Stingrays (13-6-4) at Gwinnett Gladiators (10-5-3) 7:35 p.m. ET
- Spencer Carbery leads the Stingrays against Gwinnett with six assists and eight points.
- Tom Zanoski leads the Gladiators against South Carolina with nine points (4g-5a).
- Rookie Nikita Kashirsky leads the Stingrays with 11 goals and 18 points in 23 games.
- Gladiators' Danny Taylor is 3-0-1 with a .926 save percentage against South Carolina.

Ontario Reign (8-10-3) at Utah Grizzlies (13-6-0) 7:05 p.m. MT
- Greg Hogeboom leads Ontario against the Grizzlies with three goals and is tied for the team lead with three points.
- Grizzlies' Ryan Kinasewich has eight assists and 11 points in his last four games.
- Tim Kraus leads Ontario with 15 assists and is second on the team with 18 points.
- Utah's Mitch O'Keefe is 9-2-0 with two shutouts and a goals-against average of 2.64 in 13 games.

Alaska Aces (10-9-2) at Idaho Steelheads (17-3-1) 7:10 p.m. MT
- Steelheads' Ashton Rome has three goals and five points in his last two games.
- Colin Hemingway leads the Aces and is tied for seventh in the league with 23 points (11g-12a).
- Idaho leads the league with a goals-against average of 2.24.
- Alaska rookie Nick Mazzolini has eight goals and 13 points in 12 games.

Victoria Salmon Kings (6-12-2) at Las Vegas Wranglers (8-12-1) 7:05 p.m. PT
- Wranglers defenseman Craig Switzer has a three-game point streak (1g-4a).
- Salmon Kings' Olivier Latendresse has a three-game assist streak (3a) and a three-game point streak (1g-3a).
- Las Vegas' Adam Miller has a two-game point streak (3g-2a) and a two-game assist streak (2a).
- Victoria's Mike Hamilton has three assists and five points in his last five games.

Bakersfield Condors (14-6-0) at Stockton Thunder (5-11-3) 7:30 p.m. PT
- Thunder will welcome their 1,000,000th fan on Friday.
- Condors rookie Timo Pielmeier is 5-0-0 with a goals-against average of 1.97 in his last five starts.
- Stockton's Judd Blackwater is tied for the league lead with six power-play goals.
- Bakersfield's Andrew Ianiero has a five-game point streak (3g-5a) and a two-game goal streak (2g).




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