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Salmon Kings Extend Winning Streak To 15 Games

Published on January 12, 2009 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Posting back-to-back wins against Ontario on Friday and Saturday Victoria extended its winning streak to 15 games which is the second-longest winning streak in the 21-year history of the ECHL.

The Salmon Kings travel to Alaska for games on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Victoria has won the last three meetings to improve to 4-1-1 in the season series. It will be the first meeting this season at Alaska where the Salmon Kings are 3-2-0 in their last five games. The Aces are 15-5-1 at home and 32-13-4 overall against Victoria.

Cincinnati holds the ECHL record with a 17-game winning streak from Jan. 16-Feb. 29, 2008. The Salmon Kings have won all 15 of their games in regulation giving them the record for the longest streak of regulation wins as the Cyclones had three shootout wins and an overtime victory during their streak.

The Salmon Kings have won their last four road games, one shy of the team record of five road wins in a row set Mar. 5-20, 1998 when the team played in Baton Rouge, La.

Victoria has won 11 home games in a row which is their longest home winning streak since a club record 12 consecutive home wins in 1988-89. The record for consecutive wins was 12 games when the club played in Erie, Pa. in 1989-90.

Since beginning the season 3-6-0, the Salmon Kings have gone 23-3-2 to improve to 26-9-2 with a league-leading 26 wins and 54 points. Victoria leads the league in goals-against average with 2.14 and is third with 3.62 goals per game. The Salmon Kings are tied for third with eight shorthand goals and are tied for the league lead with two shorthand goals allowed. Victoria is 20-5-1 when it scores the first goal, 7-1-0 when tied after two periods and 18-0-1 when leading after two periods.

The goaltending chores during the streak have been shared by Jonathan Boutin, Julien Ellis and Todd Ford. Boutin is 4-0-0 with a goals-against average of 1.25 and a save percentage of .963 while Ellis is 4-0-0 with a shutout, a goals-against average of 1.25 and a save percentage of .951 and Ford s 7-0-0 with two shutouts, a goals-against average of 1.57 and a save percentage of .946.

Wes Goldie leads the Salmon Kings during the winning streak with 19 goals and 23 points. Defenseman Dylan Yeo has a team-high plus-minus rating of +18 and 18 points (4g-14a) tying him for second-most points during the streak with Olivier Filion, whose 15 assists during the period are a team best. Goldie leads the league with 32 goals and is tied for fourth with 44 points while Yeo leads ECHL defensemen with 10 goals, 25 assists and 35 points and Filion is tied for fourth with 29 assists and tied for eighth with 37 points.

Longest Winning Streak, One Season
17 - Cincinnati Cyclones, Jan. 16-Feb. 29, 2008
15 - Victoria Salmon Kings, Dec. 6 to present
14 - Louisiana IceGators, Nov. 23-Dec. 22, 2001
Knoxville Cherokees, Dec. 28, 1993-Jan. 29, 1994
13 - Las Vegas Wranglers, Mar. 10-Apr. 7, 2007
12 - South Carolina Stingrays, Nov. 28-Dec. 31, 2007
Las Vegas Wranglers, Dec. 3-28, 2005
Pensacola Ice Pilots, Jan. 22-Feb. 18, 2005
Wheeling Nailers, Feb. 20-Mar. 12, 2004
Florida Everblades, Dec. 14, 1999-Jan. 13, 2000
Chesapeake Icebreakers, Feb. 14-Mar. 13, 1998
Erie Panthers, 1989-90



National Conference - West Division

Alaska Aces
* Aces had season-high 45 shots on goal at Ontario on Wednesday and at Bakersfield on Saturday.
* Cam Keith is third in the league with 30 assists and Colin Hemingway is tied for fourth with 29 assists.
* Alaska hosts Victoria on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Idaho Steelheads
* Defenseman Kory Scoran had career highs with three assists and three points on Saturday against Reading.
* Rookie Ben Nelson has five goals in his last five games and eight points (6g-2a) in his last seven games.
* Steelheads host Utah on Wednesday and play at Stockton on Saturday and Sunday.

Phoenix RoadRunners
* RoadRunners are averaging 3.67 goals per game the last three games compared to 2.74 for the season.
* Michael Cohen has a four-game point streak (6g-2a).
* RoadRunners host Ontario on Wednesday and Bakersfield on Saturday and Sunday and play at Bakersfield on Friday.

Utah Grizzlies
* Grizzlies are 10-5-3 when they score a power-play goal.
* Ryan Kinasewich had nine points (3g-6a) in four games last week.
* Grizzlies play at Idaho on Wednesday and at Ontario on Friday and Saturday.

Victoria Salmon Kings
* Salmon Kings have a 15-game winning streak, the second-longest in ECHL history.
* Wes Goldie has 16 goals and 20 points in his last 11 games.
* Salmon Kings play at Alaska on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

National Conference - Pacific Division

Bakersfield Condors
* Condors are 3-1-0 and have outscored their opponents 21-13 in their last four home games.
* Matt Pope is fourth Condor rookie in last five seasons to score 20 goals.
* Condors host Las Vegas on Wednesday and Phoenix on Friday before traveling to Phoenix on Saturday and Sunday.

Las Vegas Wranglers
* Wranglers have registered a point in six of their last eight games (5-2-1).
* Adam Miller has 10 assists and 14 points in his last 10 games.
* Wranglers play at Bakersfield on Wednesday and at Stockton on Friday.

Ontario Reign
* Reign lead the Pacific Division with 19 wins and 40 points.
* Itan Chavira recorded his first pro point with an assist on Wednesday against Alaska and his first pro goal on Saturday at Victoria.
* Reign play at Phoenix on Wednesday and host Utah on Friday and Saturday.

Stockton Thunder
* Thunder are 4-0-1 since Matt Thomas took over as head coach.
* Cleve Kinley is fourth among ECHL defensemen with 19 assists.
* Thunder host Las Vegas on Friday and Idaho on Saturday and Sunday.

American Conference - South Division

Charlotte Checkers
* Michel Leveille has a seven-game point streak (6g-3a).
* Mike Bayrack (2g-6a) and Matthew Ford (2g-6a) have four-game point streaks.
* Checkers host Florida on Tuesday and Sunday and Mississippi on Friday.

Florida Everblades
* Everblades lead the ECHL on the power play with 23.4 percent (52-for-222).
* Kevin Baker leads the league with 14 power-play goals and is tied for the lead with 21 power-play points.
* Everblades play at Charlotte on Tuesday and Sunday, at Gwinnett on Wednesday and Saturday and at South Carolina on Thursday.

Gwinnett Gladiators
* Gladiators lead the league with 39.15 shots per game.
* Rookie Matt Siddall has four points (2g-2a) in his last three games.
* Gladiators host Florida on Wednesday and Saturday and South Carolina on Monday.

Mississippi Sea Wolves
* Rookie Ryan Cruthers leads the team with 18 goals, six power-play goals and 35 points.
* Jason Tejchma leads the team with 19 assists is second with 29 points.
* Sea Wolves play at Charlotte on Friday and at South Carolina on Saturday.

South Carolina Stingrays
* Stingrays surrendered season-high seven goals to Charlotte on Tuesday, but are still second in the league with goals-against average of 2.43.
* Michael Dubuc has a three-game goal streak (3g) and leads the team with 20 goals.
* Stingrays host Florida on Thursday and Mississippi on Saturday.

American Conference - North Division

Cincinnati Cyclones
* Cyclones are 9-2-0 on the road since Thanksgiving.
* T.J. McElroy is tied for second among ECHL defensemen with eight goals.
* Cyclones host Wheeling on Wednesday and play at Wheeling on Saturday.

Dayton Bombers
* Bombers were 16-for-18 (88.9 percent) on the penalty kill last week.
* Mike McLean has 12 points (3g-9a) in his last seven games.
* Bombers play at Elmira on Tuesday and Wednesday, at Trenton on Friday and at Johnstown on Saturday.

Elmira Jackals
* Defenseman Nathan Lutz has four points (3g-1a) in his last four games.
* Chris Korchinski has 18 points (8g-10a) in 23 games since being acquired from Las Vegas on Nov. 19.
* Jackals host Dayton on Tuesday and Wednesday and play at Johnstown on Friday and at Trenton on Sunday.

Johnstown Chiefs
* Rookie Ryan Del Monte has five goals and nine points in his last seven games.
* Rookie Jon Landry leads ECHL defensemen with three game-winning goals.
* Chiefs play at Trenton on Wednesday and host Elmira on Friday and Dayton on Saturday.

Reading Royals
* Steve Ward has an eight-game point streak (3g-5a).
* Brock Hooton has a six-game point streak (5g-8a).
* Royals host Wheeling on Friday, Trenton on Saturday and Elmira on Monday.

Trenton Devils
* Devils have averaged 3.5 goals per game the last 19 games after averaging 2.2 goals per game the first 15 games.
* Jeremy Akeson has a four-game point streak (3g-4a).
* Devils host Johnstown on Wednesday, Dayton on Friday and Elmira on Sunday and play at Reading on Saturday.

Wheeling Nailers
* Nailers lost back-to-back games in regulation for first time this season on Friday and Saturday.
* Bryan Ewing leads the league with five shorthand goals.
* Nailers play at Cincinnati on Wednesday and at Reading on Friday before hosting Cincinnati on Saturday.

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Premier 'AA' Hockey League Fast Facts
- The ECHL celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2007-08 and is 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 21 teams in 16 states and British Columbia in 2008-09.
- The Reading Royals, the City of Reading and the Sovereign Center will host the 17th Annual ECHL All-Star Game on Jan. 21, 2009 and the 12th Annual All-Star Skills Competition on Jan. 20, 2009.
- The league officially changed its name from East Coast Hockey League to ECHL on May 19, 2003.
- Affiliations with 24 of the 30 teams in the National Hockey League marking 12th consecutive season that the league has had affiliations with at least 20 teams in the NHL.
- 386 former ECHL players have played in NHL.
- 130 have played their first NHL game in the last four seasons.
- 31 former ECHL players have made their NHL debut this season: former Wheeling Nailers and ECHL All-Star defenseman Paul Bissonnette (Pittsburgh on Oct. 4), former Bakersfield Condors center Alexandre Bolduc (Vancouver on Nov. 27), former Florida Everblades defenseman Brett Carson (Carolina on Dec. 7), former South Carolina Stingrays defenseman Sean Collins (Washington on Dec. 6), former Las Vegas Wranglers and Wheeling Nailers goaltender John Curry (Pittsburgh on Nov. 26), former Greenville Grrrowl goaltender Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers (Edmonton on Oct. 17), former Johnstown Chiefs center Andre Deveaux (Toronto on Nov. 27), former Dayton Bombers center Philippe Dupuis (Colorado on Dec. 12), former Gwinnett Gladiators right wing Pat Dwyer former Columbus Cottonmouths and Tallahassee Tiger Sharks left wing Mitch Fritz (New York Islanders on Oct. 30), former South Carolina Stingrays right wing Andrew Gordon (Washington on Dec. 23), former Charlotte Checkers center Dwight Helminen (Carolina on Oct. 28), former Trenton Devils right wing Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond (New Jersey on Oct. 22), former Gwinnett Gladiators defenseman Scott Lehman (Atlanta on Dec. 18), former Charlotte Checkers defenseman Steve MacIntyre (Edmonton on Oct. 15), former Florida Everblades left wing Kenndal McArdle (Florida on Dec. 2), former Phoenix RoadRunners and Wheeling Nailers center Cam Paddock (St. Louis on Nov. 14), former Las Vegas Wranglers defenseman Adam Pardy (Calgary on Oct. 9), former Idaho Steelheads left wing Warren Peters (Calgary on Dec. 7), former Charlotte Checkers defenseman Corey Potter (New York Rangers on Dec. 7), former Charlotte Checkers, Columbia Inferno and Elmira Jackals defenseman Bryan Rodney (Carolina on Dec. 11), former Gwinnett Gladiators center Jared Ross (Philadelphia on Oct. 11), former Alaska Aces goaltender Marek Schwarz (St. Louis on Oct. 25), former Greenville Grrrowl and Stockton Thunder center Tim Sestito (Edmonton on Nov. 26), former Dayton Bombers and Las Vegas Wranglers defenseman Tyler Sloan (Washington on Oct. 21), former Utah Grizzlies and ECHL All-Star center Trevor Smith (New York Islanders on Dec. 31), former Johnstown Chiefs and Mississippi Sea Wolves forward Radek Smolenak (Tampa Bay on Dec. 2), former Augusta Lynx defenseman Brett Skinner (New York Islanders on Oct. 27), former Las Vegas Wranglers and ECHL All-Star defenseman Tyson Strachan (St. Louis on Dec. 18), former Wheeling Nailers right wing Tim Wallace (Pittsburgh on Dec. 10) and former Idaho Steelheads center Tom Wandell (Dallas on Dec. 10).
- There were 72 former ECHL players on NHL opening-day rosters.
- Twenty-six former ECHL players made their NHL debut in 2007-08 including six who played in both the ECHL and the NHL: Chris Beckford-Tseu (Alaska and St. Louis), Adam Berti (Pensacola and Chicago), Joe Jensen (Wheeling and Carolina), Dan LaCosta (Elmira and Columbus), Jonathan Quick (Reading and Los Angeles) and Danny Taylor (Reading and Los Angeles).
- Record 47 former ECHL players played their first NHL game in 2005-06.
- ECHL is represented for the eighth consecutive year on the National Hockey League championship team in 2008 by Aaron Downey of the Detroit Red Wings.
- Former ECHL coaches working as head coaches in the NHL are Bruce Boudreau of the Washington Capitals and Scott Gordon of the New York Islanders. Boudreau, who coached Mississippi for three seasons winning the Kelly Cup championship in 1999, was named NHL Coach of the Year in 2007-08 becoming the first former ECHL coach to receive the award. Peter Laviolette, who began his coaching career with the Wheeling Nailers, led Carolina Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup in 2006.
- There are 18 assistant coaches in the NHL who were players or coaches in the ECHL.
- There are 18 former ECHL officials scheduled to work as part of the NHL officiating team in 2008-09 with referees David Banfield, Chris Ciamaga, Ghislain Hebert, Marc Joannette, Mike Leggo, Wes McCauley, Dean Morton, Dan O'Rourke, Brian Pochmara, Kevin Pollock, Kyle Rehman, Chris Rooney, Justin St. Pierre and Ian Walsh and linesmen Steve Barton, Brian Mach, Tim Nowak and Jay Sharrers. Barton, Joannette, Leggo, McCauley, Nowak, Pollock, Rooney and Sharrers all worked the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
- ECHL has affiliations with 23 of the 29 teams in the American Hockey League and for the past 19 years there has been an ECHL player on the Calder Cup Champion.
- In the last six 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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