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Published on December 26, 2009 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Preview of ECHL Games for Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009

Florida Everblades (14-12-4) at Charlotte Checkers (15-9-4) 7 p.m. ET
- Everblades' Ryan Lang has a three-game point streak (2g-4a) and a two-game goal streak (2g).
- Checkers' Michel Leveille has a four-game assist streak (4a) and is second on the team with 27 points (10g-17a).
- Florida's Colin Nicholson has four assists and five points in his last three games.
- Charlotte's Ryan Munce is 2-0-0 with a goals-against average of 0.50 against Florida.

South Carolina Stingrays (22-7-4) at Gwinnett Gladiators (14-9-3) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Gladiators' Adam Berti has a four-game assist streak (5a) and nine points (3g-6a) in his last nine games.
- Stingrays' Matt Fornataro has a nine-game point streak (6g-7a) and 21 points (9g-12a) in his last 13 games.
- Gwinnett rookie defenseman Sam Roberts has a three-game point streak (1g-2a).
- South Carolina's Todd Ford is 9-1-0 with a shutout and a goals-against average of 1.90 in his last 10 games.

Trenton Devils (9-14-6) at Johnstown Chiefs (8-14-6) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Johnstown defenseman Chris Zarb has a two-game goal streak (2g) and a two-game point streak (2g-1a).
- Devils' Gerald Coleman and David Caruso are both 1-0-0 with a goals-against average of 2.00 against Johnstown.
- Chiefs' Moises Gutierrez has four assists and five points in his last six games.
- Jeff Prough leads the Devils in December with six assists and nine points in nine games.

Toledo Walleye (15-10-4) at Cincinnati Cyclones (17-10-1) 7:30 p.m. ET
- Cyclones rookie Robert Mayer is 4-1-0 with a shutout and a goals-against average of 1.87 in his last five games.
- Walleye rookie Jordan Pearce is 3-0-0 with a goals-against average of 1.62 in his last three games.
- Barret Ehgoetz leads the Cyclones against Toledo with six goals and nine points in five games.
- Chris Robertson leads the Walleye against Cincinnati with four goals and six points in three games.

Wheeling Nailers (13-15-2) at Kalamazoo Wings (16-7-3) 7:30 p.m. ET
- K-Wings' Rick Cleaver has a seven-game point streak (3g-8a) and a five-game assist streak (8a).
- Nailers' Aaron Clarke has six points (3g-3a) in his last four games and 12 points (6g-6a) in his last 10 games.
- Andrew Fournier leads the K-Wings against Wheeling with three goals and five points in two games.
- Thomas Beauregard leads Wheeling with 18 goals and 27 points in 30 games.

Reading Royals (17-9-3) at Elmira Jackals (12-12-4) 7:35 p.m. ET
- Tyler Donati leads the Jackals against Reading with five assists and five points in three games.
- Royals' Ben Gordon has a four-game assist streak (7a) and 19 points (6g-13a) in his last 10 games.
- Elmira's Maxime Gratchev has two goals and three points in his last three games.
- Reading's Matt Dalton has won his last four starts and is 6-0-1 with a goals-against average of 2.67 in December.

Idaho Steelheads (22-5-2) at Utah Grizzlies (14-10-2) 7:05 p.m. MT
- Utah's AJ Perry has a four-game goal streak (5g) and nine points (6g-3a) in his last eight games.
- Idaho rookie John Swanson has a seven-game point streak (5g-4a) and a two-game goal streak (2g).
- Ryan Kinasewich leads the Grizzlies against Idaho with seven goals and 11 points in seven games.
- Steelheads' Rejean Beauchemin is 3-0-0 with a goals-against average of 1.67 in his last three starts.

Stockton Thunder (10-14-3) at Bakersfield Condors (18-7-2) 7 p.m. PT
- Bakersfield's Mathieu Aubin has a three-game assist streak (4a) and a three-game point streak (1g-4a).
- Thunder's Bryan Pitton is 3-1-0 with a goals-against average of 3.31 against Bakersfield.
- Condors rookie Timo Pielmeier is 9-1-2 with a goals-against average of 2.59 in his last 13 games.
- Oren Eizenman leads the Thunder against Bakersfield with four assists and seven points in three games.

Ontario Reign (13-13-3) at Las Vegas Wranglers (10-14-3) 7:05 p.m. PT
- Wranglers' Michael Ouzas is 3-0-1 with a goals-against average of 1.72 against Ontario.
- Ontario's Jon Francisco has three goals and four points in his last five games.
- Las Vegas' Ryan Weston has seven assists and 11 points in his last nine games.
- Reign's Curtis Darling is 4-2-0 with a goals-against average of 1.96 in his last six games.




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