ECHL Toledo Walleye

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March 8, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Toledo Walleye News Release


STORM NOTES

- Morten Ask collected 4 points over the week. Morten is the current team-leader in points with 50 and assists with 30. Ask is currently on a season high 9 game point streak.

- In Sunday's shootout loss to Dayton, Toledo had just two scorers Kris Waltze and Marco Charpentier. The 2 goals for Kris doubled his season total and Marco netted 2 for the second time this season. The first was February 21st against Idaho.

- Landon Bathe netted a goal Friday night. It was his first goal since January 25th against Johnstown, a span of 15 games.

- Jim Abbott has 4 goals with the Toledo Storm and is the team leader in goals with a combined total of 23.

- Peoria racked up 54 shots Friday night against Jimi St. John. That is most allowed by the Storm in a game this season. Toledo was out-shot 126 to 75 over the three weekend games. After going 18 straight games with 30 or more shots the Storm has only reached the 30 shot plateau once in the last five contests.

- The Storm has a record of 18-6-4 when scoring 3 or more goals in a game this season.

- Toledo has collected points in three of the last seven games despite being winless in those contests (0-4-3).

- Toledo has 32 power play goals in 266 attempts (12.0%). Toledo is ranked 29th in the ECHL on the power play. Toledo has just one power play goal in the last twenty-four chances. The Storm has a record of 11-7-5 when scoring a power play goal.

- Toledo's penalty kill unit is ranked 16th in the ECHL, killing off 224 of 272 chances against (82.3%).

- Toledo is 11-15-4 at home this season and 10-14-5 on the road.

STORM WATCH

- Toledo will welcome in the Peoria Rivermen to the Toledo Sports Arena for two games Friday and Saturday night. Toledo is 2-6-1 against the Rivermen this season. Peoria has outscored Toledo 36-18 in those games.

- Sunday the Storm will wrap up the weekend in Dayton. Toledo is 4-4-1 against the Bombers. Morten Ask has 5 goals and 8 assists against Dayton.

- The Toledo Storm coaches show is this Tuesday night at 8pm in the Downtown Frickers.

STORM PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINATION:

Morten Ask (1 goal - 3 assists = 4 points, +1)

Morten's 2-assist night Sunday in Dayton was his thirteenth multiple point game this year. He is currently on a season high 9 game point streak in which he has 4 goals and 8 assists.

STORM GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK NOMINATION:

Jimi St.John (0-2-1, 5.17 gaa, 0.873 save%)

Jimi appeared in the Storm net for all three games this week. Jimi faced a season high 54 shots Friday in Peoria and made 49 saves.

Toledo Weekly Transactions
03/02/2004 Delete PETER FLACHE (C) placed on 7-day IR
03/05/2004 Add KEVIN CARR (D) signed contract
03/05/2004 ADD DOUG TESKEY (G) returned from Grand Rapids (AHL)

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