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December 31, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Preview of ECHL Games for Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009

Elmira Jackals (14-13-4) at Johnstown Chiefs (9-16-6) 6:05 p.m. ET
- Mike Bartlett leads the Chiefs against Elmira with four assists and six points in four games.
- Jackals are 4-0-0 in season series including two shootout wins and an overtime win in the last three meetings.
- Chiefs' Dan Collins has a three-game assist streak (3a) and five points (1g-4a) in his last six games.
- Justin Donati leads the Jackals against Johnstown with five assists and eight points in four games.

Florida Everblades (16-12-5) at South Carolina Stingrays (23-8-4) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Stingrays rookie Rob Ricci has five assists and seven points in his last six games.
- Everblades' Mike Morrison is 2-0-1 with a shutout and a goals-against average of 1.32 in his last three starts.
- South Carolina's Trent Campbell has a five-game point streak (2g-4a).
- Florida's Ross Carlson has four goals and eight points in his last six games.

Toledo Walleye (17-10-4) at Wheeling Nailers (16-15-2) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Wheeling's Brad Thiessen is 3-0-0 with a goals-against average of 2.67 in his last three starts.
- Toledo rookie Jordan Pearce is 5-0-0 with a goals-against average of 2.16 in his last five starts.
- Nailers' TJ Fox has a five-game point streak (5g-2a).
- Walleye's Evan Rankin has five assists and eight points in his last five games.

Cincinnati Cyclones (18-11-1) at Kalamazoo Wings (16-8-4) 7:30 p.m. ET
- K-Wings' Andrew Fournier has seven goals and 12 points in his last eight games.
- Scott Reynolds leads the Cyclones against Kalamazoo with seven goals and 10 points in six games.
- Kalamazoo's Matt Jones has eight goals and 12 points in his last nine games.
- Cincinnati has won the last four meetings to improve to 4-1-1 overall and 1-1-1 at Kalamazoo.

Victoria Salmon Kings (15-13-3) at Utah Grizzlies (15-11-2) 6:05 p.m. MT
- Grizzlies' Ryan Kinasewich has a six-game point streak (5g-4a) and a three-game goal streak (5g).
- Salmon Kings' Olivier Filion has a five-game assist streak (8a) and a five-game point streak (0g-8a).
- Utah's AJ Perry has a six-game point streak (5g-2a) and a two-game assist streak (2a).
- Victoria's David Shantz is 6-0-0 with a goals-against average of 1.99 in his last seven starts.

Stockton Thunder (12-14-3) at Idaho Steelheads (22-7-2) 7:10 p.m. MT
- Steelheads are 9-0-0 in season series to improve to 23-8-2 all-time against Stockton.
- Judd Blackwater leads Stockton against the Steelheads with five goals and seven points (5g-2a) in nine games.
- Evan Barlow leads Idaho against the Thunder with seven goals and 11 points.
- Thunder's Bryan Pitton is 2-0-0 with a goals-against average of 1.00 in his last two starts.

Ontario Reign (13-15-4) at Alaska Aces (12-16-2) 7:15 p.m. AT
- Alaska's Scott Reid is tied for the league lead with three shootout wins.
- Ontario's David Walker leads ECHL defenseman with 19 assists and is tied for second with 21 points.
- Aces lead the league on the penalty kill at home with 90.3 percent (65-for-72).
- Greg Hogeboom leads Ontario against Alaska with three points (1g-2a) in two games.

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