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November 15, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Toledo Storm (5-6-1) at Trenton Titans (6-5-1) 7:00 ET

* Trenton is 1-0-0 against Toledo in 2003-04 and 11-1-1 all-time in the regular season.
* Nick Parillo scored the Storm's lone goal in Wednesday's 3-1 loss at Trenton.
* Titans' Andrew Allen is 2-1-1 with a 1.72 goals against average in his last four games.
* Storm's Paul Ballentyne scored two goals in Friday's 2-1 overtime win at Reading.

Florence Pride (4-5-2) at Greenville Grrrowl (1-7-1) 7:05 ET

 * Florence is 1-0-0 against Greenville in 2003-04 after a 3-2 win on November 8.
* Greenville ranks 30th in the ECHL in scoring with 2.11 goals per game.
* Pride's Victor Gervais scored two goals and tallied an assist against Greenville on November 8.
* Peter Flache (4g-3a), Mike Henderson (2g-5a) and Rae Metz (2g-5a) lead the Grrrowl in scoring.

Johnstown Chiefs (9-3-0) at Cincinnati Cyclones (5-7-0) 7:30 ET

 * Cincinnati is 11-6-1 all-time against Johnstown in the regular season and 0-1-0 in 2003-04.
* Johnstown leads the ECHL in goals allowed with 1.75 goals per game.
* Brent Kelly scored two goals and tallied an assist in Johnstown's 6-1 win against Cincinnati on October 19.
* Chiefs' Cory Campbell is 2-0-0 with a 0.50 goals against average.

Charlotte Checkers (3-5-2) at Florida Everblades (7-3-3) 7:30 ET

 * Florida is 1-0-0 against Charlotte in 2003-04 after a 6-2 win on Friday.
* Checkers defenseman Rory Rawlyk has two goals and two assists in his last five games.
* Keith Anderson (11g-11a) and Brian McCullough (8g-14a) are tied for second in the ECHL with 22 points.
* Charlotte is 3-2-1 on the road and 2-1-2 in one-goal games.

Columbia Inferno (7-3-2) at Greensboro Generals (8-3-0) 7:30 ET

 * Greensboro is 1-0-0 against Columbia in 2003-04 and 7-1-0 all-time in the regular season.
* Columbia's Tim Smith has seven points (1g-6a) in his last five games.
* Greensboro ranks second in the ECHL in scoring with 4.00 goals per game.
* Josh Blackburn is 5-2-1 with a 2.02 goals against average and a .929 save percentage.

Mississippi Sea Wolves (6-3-3) at South Carolina Stingrays (5-6-0) 7:30 ET

 * Mississippi is 1-0-0 against South Carolina in 2003-04 and 6-6-0 all-time in the regular season.
* Dave Seitz leads the Stingrays in scoring with 10 points (2g-8a).
* Steffon Walby scored four points (1g-3a) in the Sea Wolves' 6-3 win at South Carolina on Tuesday.
* South Carolina's David Brumby is 1-1-0 with a 2.03 goals against average at home.

Reading Royals (6-2-3) at Wheeling Nailers (7-3-1) 7:30 ET

 * Wheeling is 2-0-0 against Reading in 2003-04 after a 7-6 shootout win on November 2.
* Royals' Brad Church has four points (1g-3a) in two games against Wheeling.
* Nailers' Martin Brochu is 2-0-0 with a 3.36 goals against average in two games against Reading.
* Reading leads the ECHL on the penalty kill with 95.0 percent (57-for-60).

Roanoke Express (7-4-0) at Gwinnett Gladiators (9-2-1) 7:35 ET

 * First-ever meeting between Gwinnett and Roanoke.
* Express' Rick Kowalsky has four goals and four assist in his last five games.
* Gwinnett's penalty kill ranks third in the ECHL with 91.1 percent (51-for-56).
* Roanoke's David Belitski is 5-0-0 with a 2.03 goals against average in his last five games.

Columbus Cottonmouths (3-10-1) at Augusta Lynx (3-6-1) 7:35 ET

 * Augusta is 1-0-0 against Columbus after a 5-3 win on November 2.
* Cottonmouths' J-F Plourde is tied for second among ECHL rookies with six goals.
* Lynx' Scott Kelman scored three points (1g-2a) against Columbus on November 2.
* Columbus' Peter Hogan is tied for the team scoring lead with nine points (2g-7a).

Texas Wildcatters (2-8-1) at Louisiana IceGators (7-2-0) 7:05 CT

 * Louisiana is 1-0-0 against Texas after a 3-1 win on November 8.
* Bob Cunningham has a nine-game point streak (10g-7a) dating back to October 19.
* IceGators' power play ranks third in the ECHL with 26.9 percent (14g-52a).
* Wildcatters defenseman Tim Branham has two goals and three assist in his last five games.

Dayton Bombers (3-4-0) at Peoria Rivermen (4-4-2) 7:05 CT

 * Dayton was 2-4-3 against Peoria in 2002-03 and is 30-29-10 all-time in the regular season.
* Peoria's Mike Valley is 3-1-1 with a 2.14 goals against average in his last six games.
* Bombers' Jason Deskins is tied for the ECHL lead with two shorthand goals.
* Trevor Baker leads the Rivermen in scoring with 10 points (3g-7a).

Alaska Aces () at Idaho Steelheads (7-6-0) 7:05 MT

 * Idaho is 0-1-0 against Alaska in 2003-04 and 48-21-3 all-time in the regular season.
* Aces rank third in the ECHL in goals allowed with 2.17 goals per game.
* Steelheads Blair Allison is 4-1-0 and leads the ECHL with a 1.20 goals against average.
* Alaska's Charles Linglet scored three points (1g-2a) in Friday 4-1 win at Idaho.

San Diego Gulls (4-4-1) at Long Beach Ice Dogs (4-6-1) 7:00 PT

 * San Diego was 15-1-0 against Long Beach in 2002-03 and is 27-10-1 all-time in the regular season.
* Ice Dogs' Shawn McNabb scored two goals and tallied an assist in Friday's 5-1 win against Fresno.
* Gulls are tied for second in the ECHL with three shorthand goals.
* Long Beach's Colin Zulianello is 1-1-0 with a 2.01 goals against average in his last two games.

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