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Elmira, Idaho, Kalamazoo
Remain Unbeaten

October 26, 2009

Through the first two weeks of play in the ECHL three undefeated teams remain with the Elmira Jackals, the Idaho Steelheads and the Kalamazoo Wings tied for the league lead with 10 points and 5-0-0 records.

The longest winning streak to begin the season is eight games by Dayton from Oct. 19-Nov. 4, 1994 and Trenton from Oct. 12-26, 2001. Trenton was 8-2-0 after 10 games and went on to finish 46-16-10 and second in the league with 102 points while Dayton finished 42-17-9 and second in the league with 93 points. Wheeling was 6-0-4 to begin 2008-09 and did not lose in regulation until its 11th game on Nov. 6, 2008 at Dayton. The Nailers start was the best in the ECHL since 2001-02 when Louisiana was 9-0-1 after the first 10 games.

The newest member of the ECHL, Kalamazoo leads the North Division and is 3-0-0 on the road and 2-0-0 at home. The K-Wings travel to Wheeling (1-5-0) on Friday before returning home to host Toledo, which is tied for second place in the North Division with six points (3-2-0), on Saturday.

Idaho leads the West Division and is 3-0-0 at home and 2-0-0 on the road. The Steelheads travel to Alaska, which is in second place in the West Division with eight points (4-0-2) for games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Idaho is 22-21-5 all-time in the regular season against the Aces.

Elmira leads the East Division and is 3-0-0 on the road and 2-0-0 at home. The Jackals host Cincinnati, which is tied for second place in the North Division with six points (3-1-0) on Friday and Trenton, which is in third place in the East Division with three points (1-2-1), on Saturday. Elmira beat Cincinnati 5-2 on Oct. 16 to improve to 8-7-3 all-time in the regular season against the Cyclones.

The Jackals lead the league with 4.80 goals per game while Kalamazoo is second with 4.40 goals per game and Idaho is third with 3.40 goals per game. The K-Wings lead the ECHL with a goals-against average of 1.20 while Idaho is tied for second with a goals-against average of 2.00 and Elmira is tied for ninth with a goals-against average of 3.00.

Kalamazoo is fourth in the league on the penalty kill with 93.8 percent (30-for-32) while Elmira is 10th at 82.8 percent (24-for-29) and Idaho is 11th at 82.6 percent (19-for-23). The Jackals are second in the ECHL on the power play at 30.8 percent (8-for-26) while Kalamazoo is ninth at 16.7 percent (4-for-24) and Idaho is 11th at 14.8 percent (4-for-27).

Elmira rookie Justin Donati and his brother and teammate, Tyler Donati, are tied for the league lead with 10 points. Tyler Donati leads the league with six power-play assists and seven power-play points while his eight assists tie him for the league lead. Justin Donati is tied for the league lead with three power-play goals and tied for second with six power-play points while his seven assists rank third

Mathieu Curadeau of Kalamazoo is tied for the league lead with two game-winning goals while teammate Rick Cleaver is tied for third with nine points and tied for fourth with six assists and Darryl Lloyd is tied for fourth with four goals and tied for 10th with seven points.

Tyler Spurgeon of Idaho is tied for fourth in the ECHL with six assists and tied for seventh with eight points while teammate Ashton Rome is tied for the league lead with two game-winning goals. Idaho’s Rejean Beauchemin is 3-0-0 and tied for the league lead in wins while ranking sixth in goals-against average with 1.67.

Kalamazoo’s Jeremy Duchesne is 1-0-0 and leads the league with one shutout, a save percentage of 1.000 and a goals-against average of 0.00 while teammate Ryan Nie is 3-0-0 and tied for the league lead in wins while ranking second in the league with a save percentage of .957 and third with a goals-against average of 1.32.

Michael-Lee Teslak of Elmira is 3-0-0 and tied for the league lead in wins while teammate Chris Holt is 2-0-0 and seventh in the league with a goals-against average of 1.97.

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