Jackals Journal

Published on February 4, 2008 under ECHL (ECHL)
Elmira Jackals News Release


ELMIRA, NY - The Elmira Jackals, proud member of the ECHL, picked up seven of a possible eight points, going 3-0-1-0 in four games last weekend to pull within one point of first place Cincinnati in the North Division race and move 11 points up on third place Reading.

Overall: 30-10-2-2 (64 pts.) 2nd North Division/3rd American Conference/4th Overall Last Week: 3-0-1-0 (7 pts.)

Wednesday, January 30th - v. JOHSNTOWN (3-1 W) Att: 3,143 Shots: ELM 34-29 PP: 1/5 PK: 5/5

The Jackals put together a methodical effort in scoring in each period to gain their first win over Johnstown in three tries this season. Captain FRANK LITTLEJOHN sandwiched his 15th and 16th goals of the year around a BOBBY ROBINS second period strike (10th) to spark Elmira. It was the team-high 4th game-winner this season for ROBINS. DAN LaCOSTA picked up his 7th win in turning aside 28 shots before being called up to Syracuse (AHL) the following morning.

Friday, February 1st - @ TRENTON (3-4 OTL) Att: 3,151 Shots: TRE 38-31 PP: 3/6 PK: 5/6

Three power play goals for the Jackals was not enough as the Jackals lost their third straight road contest and their second in as may visits to Sovereign Bank Arena. The red hot line of PIERRE-LUC FAUBERT, BENOIT DOUCET and CHAZ JOHNSON all found the goal column with FAUBERT's marker his 19th overall and 7th on the power play, both team-highs. With a 3-2 lead and under three minutes left in regulation, the Devils tied the at 17:42 before BILL LECLERC won it with a left circle drive sixty-three seconds into overtime.

Saturday, February 2nd - v. READING (5-2 W) Att: 4,041 (sellout) Shots: ELM 36-29 PP: 2/10 PK: 7/8

TOMAS KUDELKA scored just thirty-three seconds into the game to touch off a four-goal first period that lead the Jackals to their fifth straight home ice victory. KUDELKA and BENOIT DOUCET finished the night with two goals and an assist each. It was the first two-goal game as a pro for both. The game was marked by 253 penalty minutes thanks mostly to a melee with 6:02 left in the second period. The clubs combined for 164 minutes during an exchange that saw a total of ten game misconducts with five Jackals and four Royals ejected from the game. Elmira finished the game with ten skaters while accumulating a team record 141 penalty minutes.

Sunday, February 3rd - @ JOHNSTOWN (3-2 so W) Att: 1,503 Shots: ELM 28-27 PP: 0/2 PK: 3/3

PIERRE-LUC FAUBERT and CHAZ JOHNSON netted shootout goals that enabled the Jackals to end their three-game road losing streak and pick up their ECHL-best 7th shootout decision of the year. Elmira carried a 2-0 lead into the final period on goals from TREVOR HENDRIKX (5th) and KYLE WHARTON (3rd), but the Chiefs forced overtime on a pair of RYAN GARLOCK strikes. The Jackals secured the extra point when GARLOCK was stopped by JOEL MARTIN in Johnstown's fourth and final attempt.

This Week: Friday, February 8th - @ JOHSNTOWN 7:05 p.m. Cambria County War Memorial

The Jackals and Chiefs meet for the sixth installment of their nine-game series. Including last week's sweep by the Jackals, Friday's game will mark the third contest between the clubs in a ten-day span. Overall, Elmira leads the season series 3-1-0-1.

Series Leaders

Elmira

Johnstown

Series Result to Date

Goals

Faubert (4)

Garlock (4)

26-Oct JHN 2 @ ELM 1 so

Assists

Doucet (4)

Rowe/Hirsch/Imbeault (2)

31-Dec ELM 5 @ JHN 2

Points

Doucet (5)

Garlock (5)

11-Jan JHN 4 @ ELM 3

+/-

Faubert (+4)

Imbeault/Burki (+1)

30-Jan JHN1 @ ELM 3

PIM

Grimaldi (13)

Deeth (12)

3-Feb ELM 3 @ JHN 2 so

Shots

Faubert (27)

Garlock (22)

Power Play Goals

Littlejohn (1)

Cohen (1)

Shorthanded Goals

NONE

Drummond/Garlock (1)

Game-Winning Goals

Robins/Faubert (1)

Martens (1)

Saturday, February 9th - @ READING 7:05 p.m. Sovereign Center

Coming off of a combined 253 penalty minute effort in the last game between these North Division foes, the Jackals invade Reading with a 4-1-1-0 lead in the season series in this, the seventh of 11 times the teams face one another this year. Saturday's game begin string of three consecutive trips by the Jackals to southeast Pennsylvania in the season series.

Series Leaders

Elmira

Reading

Series Result to Date

Goals

Doucet/Fulghum (3)

Lukacevic (3)

4-Nov ELM 3 @ REA 5

Assists

Pilkington (5)

Roussin/Herneisen (4)

24-Nov REA 1 @ ELM 4

Points

Pilkington (7)

Roussin/Blight/Hooton (5)

14-Dec REA 4 @ ELM 5 ot

+/-

Doucet (+7)

Roussin/Salekin (+3)

26-Dec ELM 3 @ REA 4

PIM

Johnson (77)

Salekin (38)

2-Jan ELM 7 @ REA 3

Shots

Faubert (22)

Atherton (19)

2-Feb REA 2 @ ELM 5

Power Play Goals

Six with (1) each

Blight (2)

Shorthanded Goals

Fulghum/Ulanski (1)

Lalonde (1)

Game-Winning Goals

Four with (1) each

Lalonde/Hersley (1)

Jackals Bites: The Jackals are on a five-game home winning streak and have won 12 of their last 14 at First Arena...With an average crowd of 3,605 in 21 openings, the Jackals rank 14th in attendance while playing before 95.3% capacity... Recording a club record 141 penalty minutes Saturday night against Reading (of a combined 253, also a club record), the Jackals were whistled for a season-low six minutes Sunday at Johnstown...Elmira's shootout win in Johnstown was the ECHL-best 7th of the year for the Jackals...In that contest, PIERRE-LUC FAUBERT scored his fourth shootout goal to tie for the league lead in that department...CHAZ JOHNSON had his club record 10-game point scoring streak (10+5=15) end in Wednesday's victory over Johnstown, but has points in 12 of his last 14 contests (11+7=18)...Linemate BENOIT DOUCET stretched his team record assist streak to eight games Saturday against Reading, but failed to notch a point Sunday in Johnstown, stalling the second such point streak he has put together this season...DOUCET (45 points) assumed the team lead in scoring over FAUBERT (44 points)...JOEL MARTIN's garnered his 5th shootout win for his 23rd win overall Sunday in Johnstown, both tops in the ECHL...MARTIN has stopped the last 13 shootout attempts by the opposition.

Jackals Leaders: Goals: FAUBERT 19...Assists: DOUCET 31...Points: DOUCET 44...PIM: JOHNSON 171...

Goalie Wins: MARTIN 23...PPG: FAUBERT 7...SHG: FULGHUM 4...GWG: ROBINS 4

Streaking into Friday's Game #45:: Home wins - 5; Overall Points - 4 (3-0-1-0); Road points - 2 (1-0-1-0)...Goals - Shawn Weller 3 (3); Assists - Bobby Robins 2 (2); Points - Weller 3 (3+3=6), Brett Pilkington 2 (1+1=2); Road points - Kevin Ulanski 7 (8); Goaltender wins - Martin 2; Home PIM - Trevor Hendrikx 19 (89).

Jackals Amongst ECHL Leaders: Joel Martin - 23 wins (1st), 1921 minutes played (1st), 2 shutouts (t-3rd), 5 shootout wins (t-1st), .833 shootout save percentage (t-4th)...Pierre-Luc Faubert - 4 shootout goals (t-1st - overall/1st - rookies), 44 points (8th - rookies/t-17th - overall), +24 (t-1st - overall/1st - rookies)...Benoit Doucet - 45 points (7th - rookies/t-14 overall), 31 assists (t-3rd - rookies)...Trevor Hendrikx - 138 PIM (2nd - defensemen), 10 major penalties (2nd - defensemen)...Luke Fulghum - 4 shorthanded goals (t-1st), 4 shorthanded points (t-3rd)...Kevin Ulanski - 4 shorthanded points (t-3rd), 3 shorthanded assists (t-1st)...Chaz Johnson - 171 PIM (2nd), Frank Littlejohn - 165 PIM (3rd).

Ranking the Jackals

ECHL Rank

ECHL Leader

Goals for/game

3.57 (3rd)

4.00 - Cincinnati

Goals against/game

2.77 (6th)

2.33 - Las Vegas/Texas/Cincinnati

Shots for/game

31.66 (14th)

36.98 - Gwinnett

Shots against/game

29.59(4th)

27.64 - Cincinnati

PIM/game

26.75 (1st)

26.75 - Elmira

Power Play %

42/251 16.7% (14th)

22.8% - Gwinnett

Penalty Kill %

226/267 84.6% (9th)

88.3% - Columbia

Shorthanded goals for

7 (t-8th)

12 - South Carolina

Shorthanded goals against

8 (22nd)

1 - Las Vegas

Shootout % for

18/37 48.7% (2nd)

64.3% - Florida

Shootout % against

10/38 26.3% (5th)

16.7% - South Carolina

Attendance/game

3,605 (14th)

6,745 - Stockton

Jackals On the Air: All 72 regular season games will air live on MAGIC FM (92.7/97.7) beginning with the Hill Top Inn Countdown to Face-Off 30 minutes prior to game time (except televised games). WETM-2 will televise 11 Friday night contests live from First Arena with coverage beginning at 7:30 p.m. each night. A free audio stream and a pay-per-view video stream are available at www.jackalshockey.com. The team's weekly Coach's Show airs Mondays throughout the season from 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. on NewsTalk 1230/1450 live from O'Ryans Sports Bar & Grill, 159 Prescott Avenue - Elmira Heights. The show is also available on-line via www.jackalshockey.com. The next edition of the Coach's Show will air tonight, Monday, February 4th.

On-Ice This Week (subject to change) Radio/TV airtime

Tuesday, February 5th 10:30 a.m. Practice - First Arena

Wednesday, February 6th 10:30 a.m. Practice - First Arena

Thursday, February 7th 10:30 a.m. Practice - First Arena

Friday, February 8th 10:00 a.m. Morning skate - First Arena

12:30 p.m. Depart for Johnstown, PA

7:05 p.m. JACKALS @ JOHSNTOWN MAGIC FM 6:35 p.m.

Saturday, February 9th 7:05 p.m. JACKALS @ READING MAGIC FM 6:35 p.m.

Sunday, February 10th No practice

Tickets for all Jackals home games may be purchased in person at the Gray Street box office at First Arena (10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, Saturdays 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.), Ticketmaster charge-by-phone at 722-3711, on-line at www.ticketmaster.com and by calling 734-PUCK (7825).

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