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January 2, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Cincinnati Cyclones (16-14-2) at Dayton Bombers (11-16-3) 7:00 ET

 * Cincinnati is 4-2-1 against Dayton in 2003-04 and 20-7-3 all-time in the regular season.
* Olivier Proulx leads Dayton with seven power-play points (2g-5a) and is tied for the team lead with 16 assists.
* Cyclones' Ryan Brindley is tied for second in the ECHL among defensemen with eight goals.
* Bombers' Bujar Amidovski is 1-1-1 with a 2.92 goals against average in three games against Cincinnati.

Johnstown Chiefs (17-11-3) at Reading Royals (16-9-5) 7:05 ET

 * Johnstown is 1-0-0 against Reading in 2003-04 after a 3-1 win on November 1.
* Royals' penalty kill (87.3 percent) and power play (21.8 percent) rank fourth in the ECHL.
* Chiefs' penalty kill leads the ECHL with 91.1 percent (133-for-146).
* Reading's Judd Medak has nine goals, six assists and is +5 in his last 10 games.

Toledo Storm (12-13-3) at Wheeling Nailers (20-9-2) 7:30 ET

 * Wheeling is 4-1-1 against Toledo in 2003-04 after a 9-3 win on December 31.
* Storm's Morten Ask has eight points (3g-5a) in six games against Wheeling.
* Nailers rank third in the ECHL in scoring with 3.65 goals per game.
* Toledo is 7-2-1 when leading after the first period and 7-3-2 in one-goal games.

Trenton Titans (12-12-2) at Charlotte Checkers (15-11-4) 7:30 ET

 * Trenton is 1-0-0 against Charlotte in 2003-04 and 15-8-2 all-time in the regular season.
* Checkers' Scott Meyer is 3-0-0 with a 1.69 goals against average and a shutout in his last three games.
* Titans' Matt Zultek tallied his first hat trick of the season against Charlotte on October 31.
* Charlotte allowed six power-play goals (6-for-71) in the month of December.

Louisiana IceGators (21-8-2) at Columbus Cottonmouths (14-17-2) 7:30 ET

 * Columbus is 1-4-0 against Louisiana in 2003-04 after a 4-1 win on December 27.
* IceGators' power play ranks third in the ECHL with 22.2 percent (37-for-167).
* Cottonmouths' Colin Pepperall has four goals and six assists in his last five games.
* Louisiana's Frederic Cloutier is 3-1-0 with a 2.25 goals against average in four games against Columbus.

South Carolina Stingrays (17-11-1) at Florida Everblades (18-9-5) 7:30 ET

 * Florida is 1-0-0 against South Carolina in 2003-04 and 24-9-6 all-time in the regular season.
* Stingrays' Mike Jickling had three points (2g-1a) against Florida on November 26.
* Everblades' Brian McCullough had three points (2g-1a) at South Carolina on November 26.
* South Carolina's Kirk Daubenspeck is 6-1-0 with a 1.86 goals against average in his last seven games.

Florence Pride (10-14-5) at Greensboro Generals (18-12-1) 7:30 ET

 * Greensboro is 1-0-0 against Florence in 2003-04 after a 4-2 win on November 29.
* Florence's Wes Goldie has four goals and two assists in his last five games.
* Generals' Tom Reiman leads ECHL rookies with 11 power-play assists.
* Allan Sirois leads the Pride with seven points (2g-5a) in nine road games.

Roanoke Express (18-11-2) at Augusta Lynx (12-14-3) 7:35 ET

 * Roanoke is 1-0-0 against Augusta in 2003-04 after a 5-1 win on November 7.
* Lynx' Louis Goulet has six goals and five assists in his last 10 games.
* Express' Rick Kowalsky scored three points (2g-1a), including the game-winner, against Augusta on November 7.
* Martin Lapointe is tied for second among ECHL defensemen with three game-winning goals.

Texas Wranglers (8-20-2) at Pensacola Ice Pilots (16-9-5) 7:05 CT

 * Pensacola is 5-1-2 all-time against Texas and 4-0-0 at home.
* Texas' Davis Parley is 2-1-0 with a 3.24 goals against average in three games against Pensacola.
* Ice Pilots' power play leads the ECHL with 23.3 percent (41-for-176).
* Wildcatters' penalty kill ranks 31st in the ECHL with 75.6 percent (146-for-193).

Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies (20-9-0) at Peoria Rivermen (15-8-7) 7:05 CT

 * Atlantic City is 1-0-0 against Peoria in 2003-04 after a 3-2 overtime win on December 31.
* Peoria's Randy Rowe (5g-2a) and Tyler Rennette (3g-4a) each have seven points in their last five games.
* Bullies lead the ECHL in goals allowed with 2.00 goals per game.
* Rivermen are tied for the ECHL lead with nine shorthand goals.

Columbia Inferno (18-9-4) at Mississippi Sea Wolves (19-10-5) 7:35 CT

 * Mississippi is 1-0-0 against Columbia in 2003-04 after a 5-2 win on October 30.
* Inferno's Alex Burrows has four goals and five assists in his last five games.
* Sea Wolves lead the ECHL in scoring with 3.79 goals per game.
* Columbia ranks second in the ECHL in scoring with 3.77 goals per game.

Las Vegas Wranglers (18-8-5) at Long Beach Ice Dogs (9-20-2) 7:30 PT

 * Las Vegas is 2-0-0 all-time against Long Beach after a 2-1 win on December 17.
* Long Beach's Nick Ganga has two goals and five assists in his last five games.
* Wranglers are tied for third in the ECHL in goals allowed with 2.52 goals per game.
* Ice Dogs rank 31st in scoring with 2.32 goals per game.

Idaho Steelheads (20-10-1) at San Diego Gulls (17-8-2) 7:35 PT

 * San Diego is 3-0-0 against Idaho in 2003-04 and 33-15-5 all-time in the regular season.
* Steelheads' Dan Ellis is 3-1-1 with a 1.94 goals against average in his last five games.
* Gulls defenseman Mike Garrow has six points (3g-3a) in three games against Idaho.
* Jan Kopecky leads Idaho with 13 goals and 28 points.

Bakersfield Condors (10-15-5) at Alaska Aces (18-9-3) 7:00 AT

 * Bakersfield is 2-1-0 against Alaska in 2003-04 and 36-37-9 all-time in the regular season.
* Aces rank second in the ECHL in goals allowed with 2.47 goals per game.
* Shane Bendera earned his first shutout of the season in his first game with Bakersfield in Wednesday's 3-0 win at Alaska.
* Alaska's penalty kill ranks third in the ECHL with 88.2 percent (157-for-178).
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