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Game Preview: Idaho vs. Fresno

January 9, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Idaho Steelheads News Release


TONIGHT'S GAME: Tonight's game between Idaho and Fresno is a one game stint. Idaho next returns to Fresno on January 17th. Tonight's game, as well as the entire Steelheads' 72-game ECHL season can be heard live on ESPN Radio 1350 KTIK - The Ticket in Boise with Britt Talbert behind the mic, or by logging on to www.ktik.com.

UP NEXT: Idaho continues its West Coast road trip with games in Bakersfield on Saturday, January 10th and Long Beach on Saturday, January 11th.

THIS SEASON VS FRESNO:

GP W L OTL

STEELHEADS 5 4 0 1

at Idaho 3 3 0 0

at Fresno 2 1 0 1

01/04/04 Idaho 4 at Fresno 0
01/03/04 Idaho 4 at Fresno 5 (OT)
11/28/03 Fresno 1 at Idaho 3
11/26/03 Fresno 2 at Idaho 6
11/25/03 Fresno 1 at Idaho 2

ALL-TIME VS FRESNO:

GP W L OTL

STEELHEADS 59 33 21 5

at Idaho 31 20 9 2

at Fresno 28 13 12 3

OF NOTE AGAINST FRESNO:

ECHL All-Star defenseman David Cornacchia and forward Zenon Konopka each have 8 points in 5 games against Fresno this season (Cornacchia has 3 goals and 5 assists; Konopka has 2 goals, 6 assists)...forward Lance Galbraith has 6 points in 5 games (4 goals, 2 assists), including a hat trick 1/03/04 as does forward Jan Kopecky (3 goals, 3 assists).

In 5 games against Fresno this season, Idaho has scored 5 power play goals with 33 opportunities; while allowing the Falcons to score 4 power play goals with 24 chances.

Against Fresno, Dan Ellis is 3-0 and has a .67 goals against average and a .975 save percentage, including a shutout on 1/04/04... Blair Allison is 1-0-1 with a 3.36 goals against average and .841 save percentage.

NOTABLES:

Idaho is 7-1-2 in its last ten games, and has won its last 6 consecutive games at home.

Idaho's Miguel Delisle (ECHL Player of the Week December 15th-21st) leads all ECHL scorers in shooting percentage with a .244%, scoring 11 goals in 45 shots. He is also tied for first in power play goals with 9.

Delisle is tied for the league lead for multiple hat tricks this season (12/17/03 vs BAK and 12/19/03 vs BAK). Lance Galbraith also tallied a hat trick on 01/03/04 @ Fresno in the first Steelheads game at the new Save Mart Center.

Goaltender Dan Ellis is tied for the League high in shootout wins with 3.

Defenseman David Cornacchia ranks eighth overall for defensemen in scoring with 27 points (5 goals, 22 assists).

Forward Jeff Bateman was activated off the 7-day IR today.

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