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Published on January 17, 2004 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Charlotte Checkers (18-15-5) at Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies (25-9-1) 2:05 ET

 * Atlantic City is 1-0-0 against Charlotte in 2003-04 after a 3-2 shootout win on October 29.
* Checkers road penalty kill ranks second in the ECHL with 89.7 percent (113-for-126).
* Bullies lead the ECHL in goals allowed with 1.91 goals per game.
* Charlotte's Scott Meyer is 4-2-0 with a 2.12 goals against average in his last six games.

Trenton Titans (16-14-3) at Reading Royals (19-12-6) 7:05 ET

 * Trenton is 1-1-2 against Reading in 2003-04 and 16-3-4 all-time in the regular season.
* Royals rank second in the ECHL in goals allowed with 2.43 goals per game.
* Titans' Scott Bertoli has a 10-game point streak (8g-10a) dating back to December 19.
* Royals' defenseman Jon Zion has four goals in three games against Trenton.

Greenville Grrrowl (6-28-3) at Columbus Cottonmouths (20-18-3) 7:30 ET

 * Columbus is 1-0-0 against Greenville in 2003-04 after a 2-1 win on December 30.
* Grrrowl's Chris Lynch has a 10-game road point streak (6g-8a) dating back to December 6.
* Cottonmouths' Matus Kostur is 6-0-0 with a 1.79 goals against average in his last six games.
* Greenville's Bob Cunningham is tied for fifth in the ECHL with 21 goals.

Columbia Inferno (24-11-4) at Florence Pride (14-18-5) 7:30 ET

 * Columbia is 3-1-0 against Florence in 2003-04 and 13-5-3 all-time in the regular season.
* Pride's Kyle Kidney has five points (2g-3a) and is +3 in four games against Columbia.
* Inferno leads the ECHL in scoring with 4.00 goals per game.
* Florence's Wes Goldie has 10 goals and five assists in his last 10 games.

Roanoke Express (20-16-2) at Florida Everblades (21-12-7) 7:30 ET

 * Roanoke is 1-1-0 against Florida in 2003-04 after a 4-2 loss on Friday.
* Chris Thompson scored a goal and tallied two assists in his first game with Florida on Friday.
* Express' Duncan Dalmao is tied for third among ECHL defensemen with 20 power play points (4g-16a).
* Everblades' Brian McCullough is tied for the ECHL lead with 24 goals and is tied for second with 52 points.

Dayton Bombers (14-21-3) at Toledo Storm (15-17-4) 7:30 ET

 * Dayton is 3-2-1 against Toledo in 2003-04 after a 1-0 loss on Friday.
* Toledo's Alexandre Jacques has an eight-game home point streak (6g-8a) dating back to November 21.
* Bombers' Jason Deskins is tied for the ECHL lead with four shorthand goals.
* Storm's Doug Teskey earned his first shutout of the season in Friday's 1-0 win against Dayton.

Cincinnati Cyclones (17-18-2) at Wheeling Nailers (26-10-2) 7:30 ET

 * Cincinnati is 2-2-0 against Wheeling in 2003-04 after a 4-1 loss on Friday.
* Nailers rank third in the ECHL in scoring with 3.66 goals per game.
* Cyclones' Garrett Prosofsky has three goals and four assists in four games against Wheeling.
* Wheeling's Jason Jaffray ranks fourth in the ECHL with 22 goals and 51 points.

Greensboro Generals (22-17-1) at Augusta Lynx (17-17-4) 7:35 ET

 * Greensboro is 1-0-0 against Augusta in 2003-04 and 9-11-3 all-time in the regular season.
* Augusta's Louis Goulet has six goals and 10 assists in his last 10 games.
* Generals' Mark Turner scored four points (2g-2a) and was +4 against Augusta on January 6.
* Lynx are 9-1-1 when leading after the first period and 6-4-4 in one-goal games.

South Carolina Stingrays (21-14-1) at Gwinnett Gladiators (22-13-3) 7:35 ET

 * South Carolina is 3-1-0 all-time against Gwinnett after a 5-1 win on January 12.
* Gwinnett's Brandon Dietrich is tied for third in the ECHL with 34 assists.
* Stingrays' Robin Gomez has five points (2g-3a) and is +2 in three games against Gwinnett.
* Gladiators' Anthony Aquino has six goals and five assists in his last 10 games.

Louisiana IceGators (24-10-2) at Texas Wildcatters (12-24-4) 7:05 CT

 * Louisiana is 6-1-0 all-time against Texas after a 3-2 loss on Friday.
* Wildcatters' Lukas Smital has six goals and an assist in his last five games.
* IceGators' Fred Cloutier is 4-0-0 with a 1.25 goals against average in four games against Texas.
* Texas' Davis Parley is 3-0-0 with a 2.66 goals against average in his last three games.

Johnstown Chiefs (21-14-3) at Peoria Rivermen (21-10-7) 8:05 CT

 * Johnstown is 3-1-1against Peoria in 2003-04 after a 3-2 win on Friday.
* Peoria and Johnstown are tied for third in the ECHL in goals allowed with 2.55 goals per game.
* Chiefs lead the ECHL on the penalty kill with 89.9 percent (152-for-169).
* Rivermen goalie Mike Valley is 4-1-1 with a 2.06 goals against average in his last six games.

Las Vegas Wranglers (22-11-5) at Bakersfield Condors (11-18-6) 7:00 PT

 * Las Vegas is 4-0-0 all-time against Bakersfield after a 5-2 win on December 26.
* Bakersfield's Andrew Ianiero scored three points (2g-1a) in Friday's 7-4 win against Alaska.
* Wranglers Greg Day has two goals and six assists in four games against Bakersfield.
* Mike Barrie scored his first hat trick of the season on Friday, in his third game with the Condors.

Alaska Aces (22-12-3) at San Diego Gulls (21-10-3) 7:05 PT

 * Alaska is 4-1-2 against San Diego in 2003-04 after a 4-3 shootout win on January 11.
* Mark Pederson has a Gulls team record nine-game goal streak (12g) dating back to December 28.
* Aces' Joe Talbot leads ECHL rookies with 40 points (18g-22a).
* Gulls rank second in the ECHL on the penalty kill with 88.9 percent (168-for-189).

Idaho Steelheads (24-11-3) at Fresno Falcons (11-21-4) 7:30 PT

 * Idaho is 5-0-1 against Fresno in 2003-04 after a 7-4 win on January 9.
* Fresno's Michael Kiesman scored his first goal and tallied an assist in Friday 4-2 win against San Diego.
* Steelheads' Lance Galbraith (5g-3a) and Jan Kopecky (5g-3a) each have eight points in six games against Fresno.
* Falcons are 8-1-2 when leading after the first period and 5-7-4 in one-goal games.

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