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January 22, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL)
Toledo Walleye News Release


STORM NOTES

- We Streaking Again! By virtue of its 2-0-0 record this past week, Toledo is 7-1-1 over the last nine games. The current four game winning streak ties a season high for the Storm set back in November (5th through the 12th). In both games this weekend, Toledo trailed heading to third period.

- Shorthand, Think Not! Toledo has scored a shorthanded goal in three of its last four contests. Jason Maleyko is the latest to score while down as he did to tie Saturday's game with 1:30 left in the third period. Toledo won that game 4-3 in a shootout.

- Shut the Door! Friday night against Johnstown, not only did Toledo hold the Chiefs scoreless in the third, but also held them without a shot on goal. It is just the fourteenth time in ECHL history that a team has been held without a shot on net. The Storm outscored Johnstown 3-0, and out shot them 13-0 in that third period.

- Power Play! The Storm Power Play went 1-1 in Friday's game and followed that up with a 0-6 mark on Saturday. For the season, the Storm power play ranks 7th in the ECHL at 20.6%. They have scored 47 goals in 228 power play opportunities.

- Penalty Kill! The Storm is ranked 14th in the league in kill percentage at 82.0%. Toledo has allowed 36 goals in 200 times shorthanded this year. The 82.0% is the highest for the Storm since November 14th, when the Storm was killing 83.1% of times shorthanded.

STORM WATCH

- All-Star Time! This week is the annual ECHL All-Star Game. Defenseman Gerry Burke will represent the Storm in the game on January 25th.

- The Week Ahead! Toledo is back in action this Saturday night in Charlotte. This is the first meeting of the season, as the two will play both Saturday and Sunday. Toledo has a 2-4-1 record when playing teams outside of the North Division this season. The Storm went 1-2-0 when it went down south the first time this season, winning in Columbia before losing in Gwinnett and Greenville.

Storm Struck Quick Notes
- Chris Blight netted his first professional hat trick Friday night and had Toledo's second 5-point game of the year.
- Bracken Kearns is tied with Ken Magowan for the team lead in goals with 16; he currently ranks 12th among rookie scorers in the ECHL.
- Mike James has assists in the past four games and has 20 penalty minutes in his last 7 games.
- Jason Maleyko has 1 goal and 3 assists in his last four contests.
- Ken Magowan has at least one point in 12 straight road games.
- Scooter Smith has 3 goals and 4 assists in the last five games.
- Jeff Lang collected an assist Saturday night before leaving the game when
he took a stick in the mouth; he should be ready for Charlotte.
- Josh Zavitz leads the Storm in plus/minus with a plus 8
- Brad Bonnelo had three assists over the weekend.

STORM PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Chris Blight (3 goals - 2 assists = 5 points, +2)
This is the second consecutive nomination for Chris, who scored his first professional hat trick Friday night.

STORM GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK:
Drew MacIntyre (1-0-0, 3.00 gaa, 0.857 save%)
Drew was solid Saturday night and electric during the Shootout.

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