Former Titans Help Phantoms To Calder Cup

Published on June 13, 2005 under ECHL (ECHL)
Trenton Devils News Release


TRENTON, NJ (June 13, 2005) – Six former Trenton Titans including assistant coach Kjell Samuelsson helped the Philadelphia Phantoms completed a four-game sweep of the Calder Cup Finals with a 5-2 win over the Chicago Wolves on Friday.

Philadelphia players with Titans experience are Josh Gratton (San Diego, 2003-04 and Trenton, 2004-05), Ben Stafford (Trenton, 2001-02), Todd Fedoruk (Trenton, 1999-00), Mark Murphy (Trenton, 1999-00), and David Printz (Trenton, 2004-05).

Gratton appeared in one game for Trenton this season while registering 14 points (9g, 5a) and 244 penalty minutes for Philadelphia in 57 games.

Stafford spent 56 games with the Titans in 2001-02 recording 61 points (22g, 29a). That season the third-year pro was selected to the Northern Conference All-Star Team, as well as being awarded the ECHL Sportsmanship Award and being named to the 2001-02 ECHL All-Rookie Team. Stafford has amassed 94 points (29g, 45a) in 234 games with Phantoms from 2001 to 2005.

Fedoruk is one of nine former Titans players with NHL experience. The native of Redwater, Alberta skated with Trenton for 18 games in 1999-2000, notching 7 points (2g, 5a). Fedoruk has appeared in 84 games with the Phantoms and 220 games with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Murphy was an All-Star for the Northern Conference in the 2000 ECHL All-Star Game as he totaled 39 points (21g, 18) in 37 games for Trenton in 1999-2000. Murphy was fifth on the Phantoms in scoring this season with 43 points (13g, 30a) in 65 games.

Printz recorded one assist in two games with Trenton and 6 points (1g, 5a) in 50 games with Philadelphia in 2004-05.

Samuelsson, who joined the Phantoms as an assistant coach in 2000-01, began his coaching career in the ECHL in 1999-2000 as an assistant coach with Trenton after retiring from a 14-season playing career in the National Hockey League.

For the 16th consecutive season, an ECHL player is a member of the American Hockey League's Calder Cup Champion. The Philadelphia Phantoms roster had of eight players with ECHL experience with Boyd Kane (Charlotte, 1998-2001), Neil Little (Johnstown, 1994-95), and Riley Cote (Dayton, 2003-04) rounding out the total.

Chicago players with ECHL experience are Cory Larose (Jackson, 2000-01), Joe Corvo (Hampton Roads, 1998-99), Brian Sipotz (Gwinnett, 2004-05), and Michael Garnett (Greenville, 2002-03 and Gwinnett, 2003-04).

When the Calder Cup Playoffs began, the ECHL was represented by 115 players and each of the 16 teams had at least three ECHL players on their rosters. The Manchester Monarchs had the most ECHL players with 11 as well as being coached by Bruce Boudreau, who won the Kelly Cup with Mississippi in 1999.

ECHL referees Chris Ciamaga, Ryan Fraser and Terry Koharski were all chosen to work the 2005 Calder Cup Playoffs. Ciamaga, Fraser and Koharski also worked the 2005 Kelly Cup Playoffs for the ECHL. In addition to Ciamaga, Fraser and Koharski, ECHL linesmen Paul Nicolls and Aaron Lundbohm worked Games 3 and 4 of the Calder Cup Finals while Brian Pancich worked Games 1 and 2. Former ECHL referees worked all four games of the Calder Cup Finals with Wes McCauley (Games 1 and 4), Dan O'Rourke (Game 2) and Jeff Smith (Game 3).

TRENTON TITANS - 2005 KELLY CUP CHAMPIONS!!! Full and partial season tickets are now available for the 2005-06 season. Call a Titans Ticket Representative at (609) 599-9500. The Trenton Titans are a member of the ECHL – North America's Premier "AA" Hockey League.

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