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Published on December 5, 2009 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Preview of ECHL Games for Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009

Kalamazoo Wings (12-6-2) at Toledo Walleye (9-7-4) 7 p.m. ET
- Walleye's Adam Hobson has a three-game goal streak (3g) and he leads the team with 10 goals.
- Kalamazoo defenseman Tom Morrow has six assists and seven points in his last six games.
- Toledo rookie Maxime Tanguay has a three-game assist streak (4a) and a three-game point streak (1g-4a).
- K-Wings' Ben Simon has seven assists and 10 points in his last eight games.

Elmira Jackals (10-7-3) at South Carolina Stingrays (14-6-4) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Stingrays won the first meeting 4-3 in a shootout at Elmira on Nov. 10.
- Ben Wright leads the Jackals against South Carolina with two assists and three points in one game.
- Stingrays' Matt Fornataro has five assists and eight points in his last four games.
- Elmira leads the ECHL on the penalty kill with 87.0 percent (100-for-115).

Trenton Devils (8-10-3) at Reading Royals (11-8-2) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Royals' Ben Gordon has a five-game point streak (3g-5a) and 20 points (9g-11a) in his last 14 games.
- Dan Eves and Brett Wilson lead the Devils against Reading with three assists and four points each.
- Reading's Danick Bouchard has four assists and seven points in his last five games.
- Trenton's Trevor Kell has three assists and five points in his last three games.

Florida Everblades (11-8-4) at Cincinnati Cyclones (12-8-1) 7:30 p.m. ET
- Cyclones' Brett Robinson has four goals and six points in his last five games.
- Florida's Ross Carlson has a four-game point streak (3g-2a) and nine points (6g-3a) in his last nine games.
- Cincinnati is second in the league with a goals-against average of 2.90.
- Everblades defenseman Peter Metcalf has five points (0g-5a) in his last four games.

Johnstown Chiefs (8-9-4) at Wheeling Nailers (8-11-2) 7:35 p.m. ET
- Wheeling defenseman Alex Grant has a three-game goal streak (4g) and a four-game point streak (4g-1a).
- Connor Shields leads the Chiefs against Wheeling with five assists and seven points in five games.
- Jordan Fox leads the Nailers in the last five games with three goals and six points.
- Johnstown's Kris Mayotte is 4-0-1 with a goals-against average of 2.55 in his last five starts.

Idaho Steelheads (17-4-1) at Utah Grizzlies (14-6-0) 7:05 p.m. MT
- Grizzlies rookie Tom May has a five-game goal streak (5g) and seven goals in his last eight games.
- Steelheads' Marty Flichel is tied for the team lead against Utah with six points (2g-4a) in five games.
- Ryan Kinasewich leads the Grizzlies against Idaho with six goals and nine points in five games.
- Idaho rookie Evan Barlow has a seven-game point streak (2g-6a) and 12 points in his last 10 games (5g-7a).

Bakersfield Condors (14-6-1) at Stockton Thunder (6-11-3) 7:30 p.m. PT
- Oren Eizenman leads the Thunder against Bakersfield with three assists and five points in two games.
- Shawn Weller leads the Condors against Stockton with three assists and four points in two games.
- J.F. Caudron has five points (2g-3a) in his first four games for Stockton.
- Condors' Andrew Ianiero has a three-game goal streak (3g) and a six-game point streak (4g-5a).




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