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Wranglers’ Ferraro Brothers Combine For ECHL Record Nine Points

December 17, 2007

Chris Ferraro (pictured) (2g-3a) and Peter Ferraro (0g-4a) of the Las Vegas Wranglers combined for nine points in a 7-5 win at Utah on Dec. 15, breaking the league record for most points in a game by brothers.

The Ferraro twins surpassed the seven points scored by Rob Valicevic (2g-2a) and Chris Valicevic (1g-2a) of the Louisiana IceGators in a 7-5 win against Jackson on Feb. 16, 1996.

The Ferraros have combined for 56 points (19g-37a) and Peter leads the team with 29 points while Chris is second with 27 points. Peter is tied for the team lead in goals and second in assists, plus-minus rating (+12), power-play goals (4) and game-winning goals while Chris is first in assists and plus-minus rating (+15) and second in power-play goals (4).

Victoria has two sets of brothers with Ash and Wes Goldie and Derek and Jordan Krestanovich. The Goldie brothers have combined for 44 points with Ash leading the team with 28 points (15g-13a) and Wes adding 16 points (9g-7a) while the Krestanovich brothers have 27 points together as Jordan has 23 points (7g-16a) and Derek has four points (2g-2a).

The Valicevic brothers played together for Louisiana in 1995-96 and 1996-97 and had 234 points (91g-143a) and 290 penalty minutes in 208 regular season games and 27 points (9g-18a) and 36 penalty minutes in 27 postseason games. Older brother Chris, a four-time ECHL Defenseman of the Year and a member of the inaugural ECHL Hall of Fame Class being inducted in January, had 163 points (42g-121a) and 184 penalty minutes in 140 regular season games and 22 points (7g-15a) and 28 penalty minutes in 22 postseason games. Younger brother Rob, who played six seasons in the National Hockey League with Dallas, Los Angeles and Nashville, had 71 points (49g-22a) and 106 penalty minutes in 68 regular season games and five points (2g-3a) and eight penalty minutes in five postseason games.

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