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Lineups Announced For Chase Chevrolet Skills Competition

January 19, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


PRINCETON, N.J. - The ECHL All-Stars will take the ice at Stockton Arena in Stockton, Calif. on Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. PT for the Chase Chevrolet ECHL All-Star Skills Competition presented by Jackson Rancheria and Bud Light.

For the first time in its 11-year history the event will be broadcast live online free of charge through the ECHL web site by B2 Networks, the "Official Broadband Broadcast Provider of the ECHL."

Hosted by the Stockton Thunder and the City of Stockton at Stockton Arena, the 2008 Chase Chevrolet ECHL All-Star Game presented by Jackson Rancheria and Bud Light will be played at 7:05 p.m. PT on Jan. 23.

Competing in the In Glas Co Puck Control Relay will be Jean-Claude Sawyer of Pensacola, David Desharnais of Cincinnati and Travis Morin of South Carolina for the American Conference and Peter Ferraro of Las Vegas, Justin Bourne of Utah and Andy Contois of Stockton for the National Conference.

In the one-on-one Puck Control Relay sponsored by In Glas Co, the American Conference will be represented by Yannick Tifu of Dayton and the National Conference will be represented by Oren Eizenman of Fresno.

The CCM Fastest Skater competition will feature Tyler Doig of Columbia, Jordan Owens of Charlotte and Ryan Garlock of Johnstown for the American Conference against Todd Griffith of Bakersfield, Peder Skinner of Phoenix and Keith Johnson of Utah. The ECHL record for fastest skater is 13.395 by Jeff Lazaro in 1998.

In the U.S. Army Rapid Fire competition, the American Conference will have Ryan Menei of Mississippi and John McNabb of Texas shooting against Julien Ellis of Victoria, Aaron Slattengren of Augusta and Brett Hemingway of Reading against Kellen Briggs of Idaho and Tomas Kudelka of Elmira and Adrian Veideman of Augusta against Daniel Manzato of Las Vegas. The National Conference will have Greg Rallo of Idaho and Brian Yandle of Phoenix shooting against Craig Kowalski of Gwinnett, Josh Soares of Alaska and Kenny MacAulay of Fresno against Justin Peters of Florida and Oren Eizenman of Fresno and Ryan MacMurchy of Stockton against Anton Khudobin of Texas. The individual record for most saves is 10 of 10 by Ryan MacDonald of Fresno in 2007 and Dan Ellis of Idaho in 2004 while the team record is 26 of 30 by the Western Conference in 2004.

In the Rbk Hockey Hardest Shot competition, the American Conference will have Jamie Milam of Gwinnett, Matt Beaudoin of Dayton, Mathieu Melanson of Florida and Jon D'Aversa of Wheeling against Darrell Hay of Idaho, Kevin Truelson of Bakersfield, Igor Gongalsky of Fresno and Brad Farynuk of Stockton. The record for the hardest shot is 102.2 mph by Jon Awe of Gwinnett in 2007 while the team record is 96.05 mph by the Southern Conference in 1999.

In the MeiGray Group Accuracy Shooting Competition, the shooters for the American Conference will be Matt Beaudoin of Dayton, Ryan Gunderson of Trenton and Aaron Slattengren of Augusta while the passers will be John McNabb of Texas and Jamie Milam of Gwinnett. The shooters for the National Conference will be Tyson Strachan of Las Vegas, Ash Goldie of Victoria and Josh Soares of Alaska while the passers will be Peter Ferraro of Las Vegas and Darrell Hay of Idaho. The individual record for most targets hit is 4 of 5 by three players, most recently by John Laliberte of Trenton in 2007, while the team record is 11 of 19 by the Northern Conference in 2003.

In the Chase Chevrolet Breakaway Relay for the National Conference, Julien Ellis of Victoria will face Yannick Tifu of Dayton, Jordan Owens of Charlotte, Jon D'Aversa of Wheeling, Jean-Claude Sawyer of Pensacola, Travis Morin of South Carolina and Tyler Doig of Columbia while Kellen Briggs of Idaho will face Aaron Slattengren of Augusta, Ryan Gunderson of Trenton, Ryan Garlock of Johnstown, Mathieu Melanson of Florida, Tomas Kudelka of Elmira and Ryan Menei of Mississippi and Daniel Manzato of Las Vegas will face John McNabb of Texas, Jamie Milam of Gwinnett, Matt Beaudoin of Dayton, Adrian Veideman of Augusta, Brett Hemingway of Reading and David Desharnais of Cincinnati. For the American Conference, Craig Kowalski of Gwinnett will face Ash Goldie of Victoria, Keith Johnson of Utah, Oren Eizenman of Fresno, Tyson Strachan of Las Vegas, Igor Gongalsky of Fresno and Brad Farynuk of Stockton while Justin Peters of Florida will face Peter Ferraro of Las Vegas, Darrell Hay of Idaho, Kenny MacAulay of Fresno, Justin Bourne of Utah, Josh Soares of Alaska and Andy Contois of Stockton and Anton Khudobin of Texas will face Greg Rallo of Idaho, Todd Griffith of Bakersfield, Brian Yandle of Phoenix, Kevin Truelson of Bakersfield, Peder Skinner of Phoenix and Ryan MacMurchy of Stockton. The record for most goals scored is eight by two teams, most recently by the National Conference in 2006, while the record for most team saves is 16 by the American Conference in 2007 and the record for most individual saves is 6 of 6 by three players, most recently by Adam Berkhoel of Dayton in 2007.

ECHL Skills Competition Results

2007 Skills Competition at Boise, Idaho
American Conference 20, American Conference 11

2006 Skills Competition at Fresno, Calif.
National Conference 15, American Conference 8

2005 Skills Competition at Reading, Pa.
National Conference 10, American Conference 9

2004 Skills Competition at Peoria, Ill.
Eastern Conference 11, Western Conference 10

2003 Skills Competition at Estero, Fla.
Northern Conference 12, Southern Conference 9

2002 Skills Competition at Trenton, N.J.
Southern Conference 16, Northern Conference 8

2001 Skills Competition at North Little Rock, Ark.
Southern Conference 15, Northern Conference 5

2000 Skills Competition at Greenville, S.C.
Northern Conference 11, Southern Conference 8

1999 Skills Competition at Biloxi, Miss.
Southern Conference 13, Northern Conference 8

1998 Skills Competition at Lafayette, La.
Canada All-Stars 10, USA/World All-Stars 9

Chase Chevrolet ECHL All-Star Game Notes
Chase Chevrolet ECHL All-Star Game is presented by Jackson Rancheria Casino & Hotel and Bud Light.

Game will be televised live at 10 p.m. ET on NHL Network for sixth-consecutive year.

Telecast available online free-of-charge through ECHL web site on B2 Networks, the "Official Broadband Broadcast Provider of the ECHL".

Broadcast carried live on XM Radio for third consecutive year on NHL Hockey Play-by-Play (XM Channel 206) at 10 p.m. ET on Jan. 23 in the United States on XM Radio and in Canada through XM Radio's partner, Canadian Satellite Radio.

The NHL Radio broadcast will be broadcast on KGEO-AM 1230 in Bakersfield, Calif.; 1640 WTNI and 1490 WXBD in Biloxi, Miss.; 1350 KTIK - The Ticket in Boise, Idaho; 790 ESPN Radio, The Deuce in Fresno, Calif.; AM-970 ESPN Radio in Modesto/Stockton, Calif.; ESPN 910 The Team in North Charleston, S.C.; KKAT AM 860 in Salt Lake City; 1420 KSTN-AM in Stockton, Calif.; and WKWK 97.3 FM in Wheeling, W.Va.

Stanley Cup and Patrick J. Kelly Cup will be on display at all events.

Henry Brabham, Patrick J. Kelly, Nick Vitucci and Chris Valicevic will be inducted as the inaugural class into the ECHL Hall of Fame at a luncheon on Jan. 23.

Diane and Tom Husband of Phoenix are the winners of the Chase Chevrolet "Win A Trip to the ECHL All-Star Game" contest, receiving roundtrip transportation to Stockton where they will stay at the new Sheraton Stockton Hotel at Regent Pointe, the official host hotel of the 2008 Chase Chevrolet ECHL All-Star Game.

Game-worn jerseys and game-used pucks from the All-Star Game and Skills Competition will be auctioned online at MeiGray.com.

ECHL
Celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2007-08, the ECHL is the Premier 'AA' Hockey League and the third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League.

ECHL began in 1988-89 with five teams in four states and has grown to be a coast-to-coast league with 25 teams playing 900 games in 17 states and British Columbia in 2007-08.

The league officially changed its name to ECHL on May 19, 2003.

The ECHL has affiliations with 26 of the 30 teams in the NHL in 2007-08, marking the 11th consecutive season that the league has had affiliations with at least 20 teams in the NHL.

There have been 342 former ECHL players who have gone on to play in the NHL after playing in the ECHL, including a record 47 in 2005-06 and 26 in 2006-07. There have been 197 former ECHL players who have played their first game in the NHL in the past five seasons.

There are 15 coaches in the NHL who have ECHL experience including former Wheeling coach Peter Laviolette, who is head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes, and former Mississippi coach Bruce Boudreau, who is head coach of the Washington Capitals.

The ECHL is represented for the seventh consecutive year on the National Hockey League championship team in 2007 with Anaheim assistant coach Dave Farrish, players Francois Beauchemin and George Parros and broadcasters John Ahlers and Steve Carroll.

The ECHL has affiliations with 26 of the 29 teams in the American Hockey League in 2007-08 and for the past 18 years there has been an ECHL player on the Calder Cup champion.

In each of the last two seasons there have been more than 225 players who have played in both the ECHL and the AHL and there were over 800 call-ups involving more than 500 players.

In the last five seasons the ECHL has had more call-ups to the AHL than all other professional leagues combined with over 2,000 call-ups involving more than 1,000 players since 2002-03.

Further information on the ECHL is available from its website at ECHL.com.

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