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March 24, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


American Conference - North Division



Cincinnati Cyclones
- Cyclones are 25.0 percent (7-for-28) on the power play in their last five games.
- Mathieu Aubin is on a five-game point streak (4g-5a).
- Cincinnati hosts Reading on Wednesday and Elmira in Friday while playing at Johnstown on Saturday and at Reading on Sunday.



Dayton Bombers
- Dayton ranks ninth in the ECHL on the power play at home with 20.2 percent (33-for-163).
- Jim Henkemeyer scored his first professional goal on Mar. 21 at Trenton.
- Bombers host Reading on Tuesday, Wheeling on Wednesday and Elmira on Saturday and Sunday.



Elmira Jackals
- Jackals are 7-3-0 and have outscored their opponents 35-27 in the last 10 games.
- Rookie Benoit Doucet has 18 points (7g-11a) in his last 10 games to lead the Jackals with 74 points (28g-46a).
- Elmira hosts Trenton on Wednesday before traveling to Cincinnati on Friday and to Dayton on Saturday and Sunday.



Johnstown Chiefs
- Johnstown is 27.6 percent (8-for-29) on the power play in their last five games.
- Rookie Alexandre Imbeault has seven points in his last five games (2g-5a).
- Chiefs play at Wheeling on Friday and host Cincinnati on Saturday and Trenton on Sunday.



Reading Royals
- Royals have held the opposition to one goal or less in regulation 14 times.
- Brock Hooton has six goals in his last nine games and leads the Royals with 23 goals.
- Reading plays at Dayton on Tuesday and at Cincinnati on Wednesday before hosting Trenton on Friday and Wheeling on Saturday and Sunday.



Trenton Devils
- Trenton scored a season-high seven goals on Mar. 21 against Dayton.
- Tony Zancanaro has two game-winning goals nine points (5g-4a) in his last five games.
- Devils play at Elmira on Wednesday, at Reading on Friday and at Johnstown on Sunday.



Wheeling Nailers
- Nailers went 2-1-0 in one-goal games last week to improve to 9-5-7 overall.
- Curtis Darling recorded Nailers' first shutout of the season with 1-0 win at Trenton on Mar. 20.
- Wheeling plays at Dayton on Wednesday and at Reading on Saturday while hosting Johnstown on Friday.



American Conference - South Division



Augusta Lynx
- Augusta is out shooting their opponents 160-134 in their last five games.
- Matt Auffrey has four points (2g-2a) in his last three games.
- Lynx play at Pensacola on Monday and Tuesday and host Columbia on Friday and Mississippi on Saturday.



Charlotte Checkers
- Checkers are 7-3-0 in their last 10 games including a season-high four-game winning streak.
- Tom Pyatt is on a six-game point streak (5g-4a).
- Charlotte plays at South Carolina on Tuesday and at Texas on Friday and Saturday.



Columbia Inferno
- Columbia has won its last five road games to improve to 7-3-0 in its last 10 road games.
- Jeff Miles has 10 points in his last eight games (6g-4a) and he leads the Inferno with 64 points (26g-38a).
- Inferno host Mississippi on Wednesday and play at Augusta on Friday and at South Carolina on Saturday.



Florida Everblades
- Everblades rank third in the ECHL on the penalty kill with 86.4 percent (343-for-397).
- Derek Damon has 20 points (6g-14a) in his last 15 games and leads the Everblades with 66 points and 43 assists.
- Florida hosts Gwinnett on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.



Gwinnett Gladiators
- Gwinnett ranks second in the ECHL on the power play with 22.5 percent (84-for-374).
- Jeff Campbell has set career highs with 86 points and 64 assists in 59 games.
- Gladiators play at Florida on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.



Mississippi Sea Wolves
- Sea Wolves are 4-1 in overtime and 4-2 in the shootout.
- Rookie Ryan Menei has seven goals and 10 points in his last 10 games.
- Mississippi plays at Columbia on Wednesday, at South Carolina on Friday, at Augusta on Saturday and at Pensacola on Sunday.



Pensacola Ice Pilots
- Pensacola is 87.5 percent (21-for-24) on the penalty kill in their last five games.
- Bryan Esner has six points (2g-4a) in his last five games.
- Ice Pilots hosts Augusta on Monday and Tuesday and Mississippi on Sunday.



South Carolina Stingrays
- Stingrays lead the ECHL with 15 shorthand goals.
- Davis Parley is 5-0-0 with a shutout and a goals-against average of 1.40 in his last five starts.
- South Carolina hosts Charlotte on Tuesday, Mississippi on Friday and Columbia on Saturday.



Texas Wildcatters
- Texas is 31.0 percent (9-for-29) on the power play in their last 10 games.
- Kevin Baker has 24 points in his last 16 games (11g-13a).
- Wildcatters host Charlotte on Friday and Saturday.



National Conference - West Division



Alaska Aces
- Alaska is 24-3-2 when it scores first with two of the losses occurring last week.
- Josh Soares has an 11-game point streak (8g-9a).
- Aces host Phoenix on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.



Idaho Steelheads
- Steelheads have scored a power-play goal in each of their last five games (5-for-25).
- Taggart Desmet has eight points in his last seven games (3g-5a).
- Idaho plays at Stockton on Friday and at Fresno on Saturday.



Phoenix RoadRunners
- Phoenix is 16-1-4 when leading after the second period.
- Rookie Taylor Dakers is 4-2-2 with a 1.97 goals-against average in March.
- RoadRunners play at Alaska on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.



Utah Grizzlies
- Wylie Rogers tied the ECHL season high with a team record 59 saves on Mar. 22.
- Ryan Kinasewich has not gone more than two games without registering a point.
- Utah hosts Las Vegas on Wednesday and plays at Bakersfield on Saturday.



Victoria Salmon Kings
- Victoria has set team records with 17 road wins and 39 overall wins.
- Wes Goldie has a three-game goal streak (4g).
- Salmon Kings play at Stockton on Wednesday and Saturday, at Bakersfield on Friday and at Fresno on Sunday.



National Conference - Pacific Division



Bakersfield Condors
- Condors are 31.6 percent (6-for-19) on the power play in their last five games.
- Yutaka Fukufuji stopped all 32 shots for his first shutout of the season in 3-0 win over Fresno on Mar. 21.
- Bakersfield hosts Fresno on Monday, Victoria on Friday and Utah on Saturday.



Fresno Falcons
- Fresno has set a team record with 20 road wins.
- Jake Moreland is 2-1-0 with a 1.30 goals-against average in his last three games.
- Falcons play at Bakersfield on Monday and host Las Vegas on Friday, Idaho on Saturday and Victoria on Sunday.



Las Vegas Wranglers
- Wranglers are 10-2-5 in their last 17 games.
- Aki Seitsonen has four goals, including two shorthand goals, in his last two games.
- Las Vegas plays at Utah on Wednesday and at Fresno on Friday.



Stockton Thunder
- Stockton is tied for second in the ECHL with 13 shorthand goals.
- Brandon Schwartz leads the Thunder in March with six assists and seven points.
- Thunder host Victoria on Wednesday and Saturday and Idaho on Friday.




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