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Published on January 16, 2004 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Trenton Titans (16-13-3) at Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies (24-9-1) 7:05 ET

 * Trenton is 3-2-0 against Atlantic City in 2003-04 after a 4-2 loss on November 22.
* Atlantic City leads the ECHL in goals allowed with 1.94 goals per game.
* Titans' Scott Bertoli has a nine-game point streak (9g-6a) dating back to December 19.
* Bullies' Luke Curtin has a four-game goal streak (6g) dating back to January 4.

Charlotte Checkers (18-14-5) at Reading Royals (18-12-6) 7:05 ET

 * Charlotte was 4-2-0 against Reading in 2002-03 and is 6-3-1 all-time in the regular season.
* Reading ranks second in the ECHL in goals allowed with 2.50 goals per game.
* Checkers road penalty kill ranks second in the ECHL with 90.0 percent (108-for-120).
* Royals home penalty kill ranks second in the ECHL with 90.5 percent (57-for-63).

South Carolina Stingrays (21-13-1) at Columbia Inferno (23-11-4) 7:30 ET

 * South Carolina is 1-1-0 against Columbia in 2003-04 after a 3-2 win on November 3.
* Columbia leads the ECHL in scoring with 3.97 goals per game.
* Stingrays' Ed Courtenay has four goals and four assists in his last five games.
* Inferno's Robin Carruthers has two goals and two assists in two games against the Stingrays.

Roanoke Express (20-15-2) at Florida Everblades (20-12-7) 7:30 ET

 * Roanoke is 1-0-0 against Florida in 2003-04 and 2-2-0 all-time in the regular season.
* Everblades' Brian McCullough is tied for the ECHL lead with 24 goals and ranks third with 50 points.
* Express' Rick Kowalsky scored four points (2g-2a) against Florida on November 28.
* Florida's Rob Zepp is 5-1-2 with a 2.22 goals against average in eight home games.

Dayton Bombers (14-20-3) at Toledo Storm (14-17-4) 7:30 ET

 * Dayton is 3-1-1 against Toledo in 2003-04 and 60-48-12 all-time in t he regular season.
* Toledo's Alexandre Jacques has six goals and two assists in four games against Dayton.
* Bombers' Andrew Penner is 2-0-0 with a 2.50 goals against average in two games against Toledo.
* Storm's Nick Parillo (1g-5a) and Morten Ask (2g-4a) each have six points in their last five games.

Cincinnati Cyclones (17-17-2) at Wheeling Nailers (25-10-2) 7:30 ET

 * Cincinnati is 2-1-0 against Wheeling in 2003-04 after a 5-2 win on January 10.
* Wheeling ranks third in the ECHL in scoring with 3.65 goals per game.
* Cyclones' Garrett Prosofsky has seven points (3g-4a) and is +7 in three games against Wheeling.
* Nailers' Nick Boucher is 16-3-1 and leads the ECHL with four shutouts.

Columbus Cottonmouths (19-18-3) at Florence Pride (14-17-5) 7:30 ET

 * Columbus is 1-0-0 against Florence in 2003-04 after a 1-0 shutout on December 6.
* Florence's Matt Underhill is 3-1-0 with a 1.77 goals against average in his last four games.
* Cottonmouths' Jason Tapp is 3-1-0 with a 1.50 goals against average and two shutouts in his first four ECHL games.
* Pride's Wes Goldie has nine goals and five assists in his last 10 games.

Greensboro Generals (21-17-1) at Gwinnett Gladiators (22-12-3) 7:35 ET

 * Gwinnett is 2-1-0 all-time against Greensboro after a 2-1 win on December 19.
* Michael Garnett is tied for third in the ECHL with 18 wins and is fourth with a 2.27 goals against average.
* Generals' Daniel Berthiaume leads the ECHL with four overtime wins and ranks second with 19 wins.
* Gladiators rookie Anthony Aquino has six goals and four assists in his last 10 games.

Greenville Grrrowl (6-27-3) at Augusta Lynx (16-17-4) 7:35 ET

 * Augusta is 2-1-0 against Greenville in 2003-04 and 20-17-3 all-time in the regular season.
* Grrrowl's Chris Lynch has 15 points (6g-9a) in his last 10 games and leads the team in scoring with 40 points (21g-19a).
* Lynx' Jonathan Gagnon has a seven-game goal streak (8g) dating back to January 2.
* Greenville's Bob Cunningham is tied for third in the ECHL with 21 goals.

Louisiana IceGators (23-10-2) at Texas Wildcatters (12-23-4) 7:05 CT

 * Louisiana is 5-1-0 all-time against Texas after a 5-2 win on December 12.
* Wildcatters' John Snowden is tied for fourth among ECHL rookies with 15 goals.
* IceGators power play leads the ECHL with 21.6 percent (41-for-190).
* Texas is 7-1-1 when leading after the first period and 6-4-4 in one-goal games.

Johnstown Chiefs (20-14-3) at Peoria Rivermen (21-9-7) 7:05 CT

 * Johnstown is 2-1-1 against Peoria in 2003-04 and 19-27-4 all-time in the regular season.
* Peoria's Randy Rowe has six points (4g-2a) in four games against Johnstown and is tied for the ECHL lead with 24 goals.
* Chiefs' penalty kill leads the ECHL with 89.8 percent (149-for-166).
* Rivermen's Trevor Baker has eight goals and eight assists in his last 10 games.

Pensacola Ice Pilots (19-12-5) at Mississippi Sea Wolves (23-11-6) 7:35 CT

 * Mississippi is 5-3-1 against Pensacola in 2003-04 after winning the last five games against the Ice Pilots.
* Ice Pilots' Corey Neilson leads the ECHL with 20 power-play assists and 25 power-play points.
* Sea Wolves rank second in the ECHL in scoring with 3.75 goals per game.
* Pensacola's Dwayne Hay has a game-winning goal and eight points (4g-4a) in his last six games.

Long Beach Ice Dogs (10-23-2) at Idaho Steelheads (24-11-2) 7:05 MT

 * Idaho is 3-0-1 against Long Beach in 2003-04 after a 3-2 win on January 11.
* Long Beach's Nick Ganga has six goals and six assists in his last 10 games.
* Steelheads' Lance Galbraith has a game-winning goal and seven points (5g-2a) in his last five games.
* John McNabb leads the Ice Dogs with 16 goals and 31 points.

Alaska Aces (22-11-3) at Bakersfield Condors (10-18-6) 7:00 PT

 * Bakersfield is 2-2-1 against Bakersfield in 2003-04 after a 4-3 shootout loss on January 3.
* Aces rank third in the ECHL in goals allowed with 2.53 goals per game.
* Condors' Kevin Riehl has a six-game point streak (5g-3a) dating back to December 28.
* Alaska's Joe Talbot is tied for the ECHL rookie lead with a team-high 38 points (17g-21a).

San Diego Gulls (21-9-3) at Fresno Falcons (10-21-4) 7:00 PT

 * San Diego is 2-0-0 against Fresno in 2003-04 and 65-26-6 all-time in the regular season.
* Fresno's Greg Bullock has seven points (3g-3a) in his last five games and leads the team in scoring with 41 points (18g-23a).
* Gulls' Mark Pederson has an eight-game goal streak (10g) and is tied for third in the ECHL with 21 goals.
* Falcons lead the ECHL in penalty minutes with 30.6 penalty minutes per game.

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