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Everblades Trio has 76 Points in 16 Games

November 24, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Tied for the ECHL lead with 12 goals each, Florida's Brian McCullough and Keith Anderson also sit atop the league in scoring with 27 points and 25 points, respectively, while linemate Brent McDonald is tied for fourth with 24 points (8g-16a).

McCullough has scored a goal in each of his last four games (five goals) as the Everblades have gone 4-0-0 to remain in first place in the Southern Division. He has scored a point in all but two games this season, a 3-2 overtime loss against Gwinnett on November 1 and a 1-0 loss at Bakersfield on November 9. McCullough opened the season scoring a goal in each of Florida's first five games, tying him for the second-longest goal scoring streak of the season with Texas' Bob Cunningham (seven goals) and Dayton's Jason Deskins (five goals), and he has scored a goal in 10 of Florida's first 15 games. McCullough is tied for the team lead with three game-winning goals, four power-play goals and six power-play assists while his 10 power-play points are also a team best.

In 2002-03 with Reading, McCullough ranked third in the ECHL with 95 points (39g-56a) and was selected to the 2003 ECHL All-Star Game, scoring a goal in the Northern Conference's 9-3 win. It was McCullough's second All-Star appearance as he scored a hat trick in the Northern Conference's 9-5 loss at Little Rock, Ark. in 2001 and ranks second with four career All-Star goals and fifth in career All-Star scoring with five points (4g-1a).

The longest goal-scoring streak of the season is nine games by Anderson, who scored 11 goals from October 18 to November 9. Anderson, who scored a goal in Saturday's 3-1 win against Florence, scored a point in each of Florida's first 10 games (11g-10a), including 13 points (5g-8a) in the first five games. Anderson is tied for the team lead with six power-play assists while his nine power-play points tie him for second on the team with McDonald.

Anderson scored 38 points (16g-22a) in 72 regular season games and also appeared in the Kelly Cup Playoffs with Florida in 2002-03. As a rookie in 2001-02, he scored 28 points (9g-19a) in 68 regular season games and had one goal in six Kelly Cup Playoff games.

Selected in the ninth round (239th overall) by Carolina in the 1998 National Hockey League Entry Draft, McDonald leads the Everblades with 16 assists and is tied for the team lead with four power-play goals. In 2002-03, the 24-year-old McDonald scored 14 points (10g-4a) in 18 regular season games and had one goal in one Kelly Cup Playoff game with Florida while also scoring 15 points (7g-8a) in 52 regular season games with Lowell of the American Hockey League. In 2001-02, McDonald scored 32 points (12g-20a) in 69 regular season games and four points (2g-2a) in six Kelly Cup Playoff games with Florida. As a rookie with Florida in 2000-01, McDonald scored 22 points (11g-11a) in 67 regular season games and had one goal in five Kelly Cup Playoff games.


Dumont Goes For ECHL Career Record Tuesday Against Former Team
Mississippi's Louis Dumont scored a goal in Sunday's 4-0 win against Texas giving him 688 career points, one point shy of Rod Taylor, who holds the ECHL career scoring record with 689 points. He has 688 points in 579 regular season ECHL games and ranks eighth in career goals with 265 and second in career assists with 423. He needs 37 assists to tie all-time leader Chris Valicevic and three goals to tie Jay Murphy for seventh place.

The Sea Wolves travel to Pensacola on Tuesday for a 7:05 p.m. CT game. Dumont played the past two seasons with Pensacola. He led the ECHL in scoring in 2001-02 with Pensacola, helping the Ice Pilots return to the Kelly Cup Playoffs, and in 2002-03 he led the team with 51 assists while ranking second in scoring with 71 points. Traded to Pensacola prior to the 2001-02 season, Dumont scored 173 points (52g-121a) in 140 regular season games and six points (2g-4a) in seven Kelly Cup Playoff games with the Ice Pilots.

In his 10th season in the ECHL, Dumont has scored 18 points (9g-9a) in 17 games including 13 points (6g-7a) in his last 10 games. He enters Tuesday with a three-game goal scoring streak (three goals) and a five-game scoring streak (4g-3a). Dumont has 13 points (7g-6a) on the road, scoring a point in all but one of Mississippi's 10 road games, and five points (2g-3a) in seven home games.

Taylor, who played 12 seasons in the ECHL, set the career mark on January 29, 2003 as a member of the South Carolina Stingrays with whom he scored 18 points (8g-10a) in 31 regular season games in 2002-03. He also played two games for Peoria in 2002-03, registering an assist, and two games with Toledo. Taylor, who played all but 18 of his professional games in the ECHL, holds the career ECHL regular season records for points (689), goals (368), 30-goal seasons (8) and consecutive 30-goal seasons (6).

ECHL Career Scoring Leaders
 1. 689 - Rod Taylor, 1991-2003, 678 games
2. 688 - Louis Dumont, 1994-Present, 579 games
 3. 685 - Darryl Noren, 1990-2000, 549 games
4. 634 - Trevor Jobe, 1989-99, 352 games
5. 611 - Chris Valicevic, 1993-2002, 590 games


Aces Have Sellout, ECHL Attendance Still Strong
Bolstered by three crowds over 6,000 on Saturday, including a sellout crowd of 6,293 in Alaska and a season-high crowd of 6,118 in Bakersfield, the ECHL has drawn 890,002 for 236 games and is averaging 3,771 per game, up almost six percent from the ECHL average of 3,560 for the 210 games played during the first six weeks of 2002-03. The ECHL and WCHL combined to draw 937,222 for 250 games in the first five weeks of 2002-03, an average of 3,749 per game.


Storm Defenseman Ballantyne Has Six-Point Night
Toledo defensman Paul Ballantyne scored an ECHL season-high six points in the Storm's 9-3 win at Wheeling on Saturday. Selected in the sixth round (196th overall) by Detroit in the 2000 National Hockey League Entry Draft, Ballantyne is on an NHL contract with the Red Wings. The 6-3 and 204-pound Ballantyne scored a goal in the first period and a goal in the second period while also tallying three of his four assists in the second as Toledo took a 7-3 lead.

The 21-year-old Ballantyne entered the game with six points (2g-4a) in 11 games, and doubled his season totals in goals, assists and points with his six-point night, giving him a team-leading eight assists and 12 points in 12 games.

In his first professional season in 2002-03, Ballantyne scored 26 points (10g-16a) in 56 regular season games while helping Toledo capture the Brabham Cup, awarded annually to the regular-season point champion of the ECHL, and one point (0g-1a) in seven Kelly Cup Playoff games. He also played in seven games with Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League.

The previous season high was five points by Texas' Cory Morgan (1g-4a at Greensboro on October 23), Pensacola's Corey Neilson (0g-5a vs. Mississippi on November 1) and Mississippi's Steffon Walby (1g-4a at Florence on November 14).


Magliarditi, Saal Move Up ECHL Career Lists

Las Vegas goaltender Marc Magliarditi is 9-2-2 and has moved into fifth place in the ECHL with 143 career wins in 233 games while Augusta goaltender Jason Saal is 6-3-1 and has moved into sixth place with 140 career wins in 277 games.

Magliarditi is three wins shy of fourth place Cory Cadden, who had 146 wins in 294 games from 1992-2001 with Knoxville, Dayton, Peoria, South Carolina and Pee Dee. Saal has also moved into fourth place with 277 career games, 17 behind third place Cadden.

Magliarditi is 9-2-2 with a 2.20 goals against average and a .932 save percentage as the expansion Wranglers sit in first place in the Pacific Division with a 9-5-4 record. Named Sun National Bank ECHL Saver of the month after going 5-0-0 with a 1.98 goals against average and a .944 save percentage in October, Magliarditi is second in the league with 396 saves and is tied for second in the league with nine wins while ranking third with 790 minutes.

In 1998-99, Magliarditi led the ECHL with 32 wins and was second in goals against average with 2.27 while helping the expansion Florida Everblades finish with a 45-20-5 record and a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs. Magliarditi, who was named Second Team All-ECHL, set Florida team records for wins, shutouts (5) and goals against average (2.27) in 1998-99, and the following season set the team record for save percentage with .923 while going 22-9-0 as the Everblades set an ECHL record with 108 points (53-15-2). In addition to Florida, Magliarditi has played in the ECHL with Columbus (Ohio), Louisiana and Richmond.

Selected in the fifth round (117th overall) by Los Angeles in the 1993 National Hockey League Entry Draft, Saal began his ECHL career in 1995-96 going 5-3-0 with South Carolina. He has won 20 games in each of the last three seasons going 27-11-0 with Louisiana in 2000-01, 25-15-10 with Arkansas in 2001-02 and 20-10-7 with Arkansas in 2002-03.

Greensboro's Daniel Berthiaume ranks second with 189 career wins in 337 games. Berthiaume has started all 16 games for the Generals and is 11-4-0 with a 3.15 goals against average and a .902 save percentage. The oldest player in the ECHL at 37 years old, Berthiaume leads the league with 11 wins, 932 minutes and 449 saves. Berthiaume holds the ECHL record for longest winning streak by a goaltender, winning 13 consecutive games in 1994-95 with Roanoke, and he ranks second in career games (337) and career minutes (19,199).

ECHL Career Wins, Goaltender
 1. 265 - Nick Vitucci, 1988-2001, 479 games
2. 189 - Daniel Berthiaume, 1994-Present, 337 games
 3. 155 - Dave Gagnon, 1990-2001, 272 games
4. 146 - Cory Cadden, 1992-2001, 294 games
5. 143 - Marc Magliarditi, 1997-Present, 233 games
 6. 140 - Jason Saal, 1995-Present, 277 games
ECHL Career Games, Goaltender
 1. 479 - Nick Vitucci, 1988-2001
2. 337 - Daniel Berthiaume, 1994-Present
 3. 294 - Cory Cadden, 1992-2001
4. 277 - Jason Saal, 1995-Present
 5. 272 - Dave Gagnon, 1990-2001


Northern Division

 Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
 * Atlantic City ranks second in the ECHL in goals allowed with 1.94 goals per game.
* Scott Stirling is tied for second in the ECHL with nine wins and is fourth with a 1.69 goals against average.
* Bullies host Cincinnati on Tuesday before traveling to Johnstown on Friday and Saturday.

Cincinnati Cyclones
 * Randy Petruk is 4-4-0 with a 1.44 goals against average in his last eight games.
* Cyclones are tied for fourth in the ECHL in goals allowed with 2.44 goals per game.
* Cincinnati travels to Atlantic City on Tuesday and Peoria on Friday before hosting Dayton on Saturday.

Dayton Bombers
 * Jason Deskins leads the team with 10 goals, two power-play goals, two shorthand goals and 12 points.
* Bombers rank 30th in the ECHL in goals allowed with 3.77 goals against average.
* Dayton travels to Peoria on Thursday, Toledo on Friday and Cincinnati on Saturday.

Johnstown Chiefs
 * Chiefs lead the ECHL in goals allowed with 1.69 goals per game.
* Two-time NHL All-Star Arturs Irbe leads the ECHL with a 1.39 goals against average.
* Johnstown travels to Wheeling on Wednesday before hosting Atlantic City on Friday and Saturday.

Peoria Rivermen
 * Daniel Boisclair earned his first professional shutout in Saturday's 2-0 win against Cincinnati.
* Brendan Brooks has a five-game scoring streak (2g-5a) and a five-game assist (5a) streak.
* Peoria hosts Dayton Thursday and Cincinnati on Friday before traveling to Toledo on Saturday.

Reading Royals
 * Cody Rudkowsky is 5-2-0 and leads the ECHL with a .953 save percentage.
* Royals' penalty kill leads the ECHL with 95.1 percent (78-for-82).
* Reading travels to Greensboro on Wednesday, Florence on Friday, and Augusta on Saturday and Sunday.

Toledo Storm
 * Defenseman Paul Ballantyne scored an ECHL season-high six points (2g-4a) in Saturday's 9-3 win against Dayton.
* Drew MacIntyre is 3-0-0 with a 1.95 goals against average in his last three games.
* Toledo hosts Dayton on Friday and Peoria on Saturday.

Trenton Titans
 * Matt Zultek leads the ECHL with seven power-play goals.
* Chris Houle is 4-1-0 and ranks second in the ECHL with a 1.41 goals against average.
* Trenton hosts Wheeling on Friday before traveling to Wheeling on Saturday and Sunday.

Wheeling Nailers
 * Jason Jaffray leads the team with eight goals, 16 points, and six power-play points (3g-3a).
* Nailers ranks 30th in the ECHL on the penalty kill with 75.0 percent (66-for-88).
* Wheeling hosts Johnstown on Wednesday and travels to Trenton on Friday before hosting Trenton on Saturday and Sunday.

Southern Division
Charlotte Checkers
 * Scott Meyer is 2-3-1 and ranks fifth in the ECHL with a .934 save percentage.
* Lucas Lawson leads the team with two power-play goals and 10 points.
* Charlotte travels to Gwinnett on Thursday, hosts South Carolina on Friday, and travels to Greenville on Saturday.

Columbia Inferno
 * Tim Smith has 13 points (5g-8a) in his last 10 games and leads the team with 17 points (6g-11a).
* Josh Blackburn is 6-2-1 with a 2.30 goals against average and a .923 save percentage.
* Columbia hosts Florence on Wednesday and Augusta on Friday before traveling to Gwinnett on Saturday.

Florence Pride
 * Mike Souza (5g-3a) and Victor Gervais (1g-7a) have eight points in their last five games.
* Florence is 4-2-2 in one-goal games and 3-0-0 when leading after the second period.
* Pride travel to Columbia on Wednesday before hosting Reading on Friday, Greensboro on Saturday and Florida on Sunday.

Florida Everblades
 * Everblades are tied for the ECHL lead in scoring with 3.88 goals per game.
* Brian McCullough leads the ECHL in scoring with 27 points (12g-15a).
* Florida travels to South Carolina on Wednesday, Greensboro on Thursday, Roanoke on Friday and Florence on Sunday.

Greensboro Generals
 * Greensboro is tied for the ECHL lead in scoring with 3.88 goals per game.
* Daniel Berthiaume leads the ECHL with 11 wins, 449 saves and 932 minutes.
* Generals host Reading on Wednesday and Florida on Thursday before traveling to Florence on Saturday.

Greenville Grrrowl
 * Chris Lynch leads the team with five goals and 11 points.
* Grrrowl are tied for fourth in the ECHL with three shorthand goals.
* Greenville travels to Roanoke on Thursday before hosting Gwinnett on Friday and Charlotte on Saturday.

Roanoke Express
 * Rick Kowalsky has 16 points (7g-9a) in his last 10 games.
* Duncan Dalmao leads the ECHL with 10 power-play assists and is tied for third among ECHL defensemen with 17 points (2g-15a).
* Roanoke hosts Greenville on Thursday and Florida on Friday before traveling to South Carolina on Saturday.

South Carolina Stingrays
 * Ed Courtenay has a five-game assist streak (7a).
* David Brumby is 1-1-0 with a 2.03 goals against average in two home games.
* South Carolina hosts Florida on Wednesday, travels to Charlotte on Friday, and hosts Roanoke on Saturday.

Central Division
Augusta Lynx
 * Jason Saal is 4-0-1 with two shutouts and a 0.98 goals against average in his last five games.
* Scott Kelman has 11 points (4g-7a) in eight games in November.
* Augusta travels to Columbia on Friday before hosting Reading on Saturday and Sunday.

Columbus Cottonmouths
 * J-F Plourde is tied for third among ECHL rookies with seven goals.
* Cottonmouths are winless in the month of November (0-9-2) scoring 16 goals in 11 games.
* Columbus travels to Mississippi on Thursday and Texas on Friday and Saturday.

Gwinnett Gladiators
 * Mike Vigilante has a 12-game point streak (3g-12a) dating back to October 29.
* Gladiators' penalty kill ranks third in the ECHL with 89.5 percent (68-for-76).
* Gwinnett hosts Charlotte on Thursday, travels to Greenville on Friday, and hosts Columbia on Saturday.

Louisiana IceGators
 * Louisiana leads the ECHL on the power play with 27.3 percent (18-for-66).
* IceGators rank third in the ECHL in goals allowed with 2.23 goals per game.
* Louisiana travels to Texas on Wednesday and Pensacola on Friday before hosting Pensacola on Saturday and Texas on Sunday.

Mississippi Sea Wolves
 * Steffon Walby is tied for second in the ECHL with 25 points (8g-17a).
* Louis Dumont has 687 career points and needs one point to tie Rod Taylor for the all-time ECHL point lead.
* Mississippi travels to Pensacola on Tuesday, hosts Columbus on Thursday, and plays at Pensacola on Sunday.

Pensacola Ice Pilots
 * Ice Pilots rank third in the ECHL in scoring with 3.71 goals per game.
* Corey Neilson ranks second among ECHL defensemen with 19 points (4g-15a).
* Pensacola hosts Mississippi on Tuesday and Louisiana on Friday, visits Louisiana on Saturday, and hosts Mississippi on Sunday.

Texas Wildcatters
 * Bob Cunningham leads the team with 10 goals, 11 assists and 21 points.
* Wildcatters are 31st in the ECHL in goals allowed with 4.00 goals per game.
* Texas hosts Louisiana on Wednesday and Columbus on Friday and Saturday before traveling to Louisiana on Sunday.

Pacific Division
Alaska Aces
 * Alaska had a crowd of 6,293, its first sellout of the season, on Saturday.
* Charles Linglet leads ECHL rookies with 13 assists and 21 points.
* Aces travel to San Diego on Tuesday, Long Beach on Wednesday, Las Vegas on Friday, Bakersfield on Saturday and Fresno on Sunday.

Bakersfield Condors
 * Jason Ralph has three goals and four assists in his last five games.
* After opening the season 2-6-1, Bakersfield is 5-2-1 in its last eight games.
* Condors host Alaska on Saturday and travel to San Diego on Sunday.

Fresno Falcons
 * Greg Bullock leads the team with 12 assists and 19 points.
* Terry Friesen is 3-1-1 with a 3.46 goals against average in his last five games.
* Fresno travels to Idaho on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday before hosting Alaska on Sunday.

Idaho Steelheads
 * Zenon Konopka has three goals and four assists in his last five games.
* Blair Allison is 5-2-0 with a 1.86 goals against average and a .924 save percentage.
* Idaho hosts Fresno on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

Las Vegas Wranglers
 * Greg Day leads the ECHL with 19 assists and ranks sixth in scoring with 23 points.
* Dave Cousineau leads ECHL rookies with six power-play goals and is tied for the rookie lead with nine power-play points.
* Las Vegas hosts Alaska on Friday and San Diego on Saturday.

Long Beach Ice Dogs
 * Colin Zulianello is 3-1-0 with a 1.97 goals against average in his last four games.
* Ice Dogs' penalty kill ranks fifth in the ECHL with 87.6 percent (71-for-81).
* Long Beach hosts Alaska on Wednesday and plays at San Diego on Friday.

San Diego Gulls
 * Trevor Koenig is 4-1-2 in his last seven games and is tied for the ECHL lead with two shutouts.
* Mark Pederson scored a hat trick, including the game winner, in Friday's 4-3 overtime win at Bakersfield.
* San Diego hosts Alaska on Tuesday and Long Beach on Friday, travels to Las Vegas on Saturday, and returns home to host Bakersfield on Sunday.

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