ECHL Today - Oct. 14

Wheeling Nailers (1-0-0) at Greenville Swamp Rabbits (0-1-0)                            7 p.m. ET

• Wheeling’s Garrett Meurs scored two goals in 5-4 win over Greenville on Friday.
• Greenville’s Caleb Herbert posted three points (1g-2a) last night.
• Nailers’ Sean Maguire made 42 saves last night.
• Swamp Rabbits went 2-for-5 on the power play on Friday.

Brampton Beast (0-0-0) at Adirondack Thunder (0-0-0)                                      7 p.m. ET

• Brampton’s Brandon Marino was fifth in the league last season with 52 assists.
• Adirondack’s Brad Tapper makes his head-coaching debut tonight.
• Beast head coach Colin Chaulk is 63-62-19 in two seasons with the club.
• Thunder were fourth on the power play last season at 24.2 percent (72-for-298).

Atlanta Gladiators (0-1-0) at Florida Everblades (1-0-0)                                       7 p.m. ET

• Atlanta’s Darby Llewellyn scored first pro goal last night.
• Florida’s Nelson Armstrong scored first pro goal in 5-4 win over Atlanta on Friday.
• Gladiators went 1-for-4 on the power play on Friday.
• Everblades outshot Atlanta 31-21 last night.

Manchester Monarchs (0-0-0) at Worcester Railers (0-0-0)                                  7:05 p.m. ET

• Matt Leitner led Manchester last season with 53 points (14g-39a).
• Worcester’s Ashton Rome led Manchester with nine goals during the 2017 Kelly Cup Playoffs.
• Monarchs were league’s fourth-least penalized team last season with 11.88 penalty minutes per game.
• Railers’ head coach Jamie Russell was 69-63-12 in two seasons with Elmira from 2014-16.

Toledo Walleye (1-0-0) at Fort Wayne Komets (0-0-0)                                          7:30 p.m. ET

• Toledo’s Patrick McCarron scored first pro goal in 3-2 win at Quad City last night.
• Fort Wayne head coach Gary Graham is 169-84-35 in four seasons with the Komets.
• Walleye went 3-for-3 on the penalty kill on Friday.
• Komets were fourth in the league last season with 34.39 shots per game.

Orlando Solar Bears (0-0-0) at Jacksonville Icemen (0-0-0)                                  7:30 p.m. ET

• Joe Perry led Orlando last season with 35 goals.
• Jacksonville’s Garet Hunt ranks fifth in ECHL history with 2,177 career penalty minutes.
• Solar Bears were tied for fourth in the league last season with 13 shorthanded goals.
• Icemen head coach Jason Christie is ECHL all-time leader with 547 career wins.

Kalamazoo Wings (0-0-0) at Cincinnati Cyclones (0-0-0)                                      7:35 p.m. ET

• Kalamazoo’s Joel Martin ranks fourth in ECHL history with 177 career wins.
• Cincinnati’s Anthony Peters was third in the league last season with 31 wins with Florida.
• Wings have advanced to the Kelly Cup Playoffs in seven of their eight ECHL seasons.
• Cyclones were fifth in the league last season with 2.90 goals-against per game.

Tulsa Oilers (0-1-0) at Quad City Mallards (0-1-0)                                                7:05 p.m. CT

• Tulsa’s Conner Bleackley had two points (1g-1a) in 4-3 loss to Kansas City last night.
• Quad City’s C.J. Motte made 30 saves in 3-2 loss to Toledo on Friday.
• Oilers outshot Kansas City 42-24 on Friday.
• Mallards went 3-for-3 on the penalty kill last night.

Indy Fuel (0-1-0) at Wichita Thunder (1-0-0)                                                         7:05 p.m. CT

• Indy’s Geoff Walker and Alex Wideman both had a goal and an assist on Friday.
• Wichita’s Matt DeBlouw scored two goals in 4-3 win over Indy last night.
• Fuel went 2-for-3 on the power play last night.
• Thunder’s Joel Rumpel made 35 saves on Friday.

Colorado Eagles (1-0-0) at Utah Grizzlies (0-1-0)                                                   7:05 p.m. MT

• Colorado’s Lukas Hafner made 38 saves in 3-2 win over Utah on Friday.
• Utah’s C.J. Eick and Jon Puskar scored team’s goals last night.
• Eagles went 4-for-4 on the penalty kill last night.
• Grizzlies outshot Colorado 40-28 on Friday.

                                        Allen Americans (1-0-0) at Rapid City Rush (0-1-0)                                              7:05 p.m. MT

• Allen’s Jonathan Lessard and Zach Pochiro both scored two goals in 8-3 win on Friday.
• Rapid City’s Kenton Miller tallied two points (1g-1a) last night.
• Americans went 5-for-5 on the penalty kill last night.
• Rush outshot Americans 31-30 on Friday.

Norfolk Admirals (0-1-0) at Idaho Steelheads (1-0-0)                                            7:10 p.m. MT

• Norfolk’s T.J. Melancon scored first pro goal last night.
• Idaho’s Jefferson Dahl had two assists in 4-2 win on Friday.
• Admirals went 2-for-5 on the power play last night.
• Steelheads outshot Norfolk 49-25 on Friday.

MOST CAREER GAMES COACHED

1,008 – John Marks (Charlotte, 1993-98; Greenville, 1998-2006; Pensacola, 2007-08 and Augusta, 2008-09)

1,007 – Jason Christie (Peoria, 2000-05; Utah, 2005-08; Ontario, 2011-15; Tulsa, 2015-17 and Jacksonville, 2017-Present)

932 – Jeff Pyle (Mobile, 1998-2002; Gwinnett, 2003-11 and Evansville, 2013-14)

   882 – John Brophy (Hampton Roads, 1989-2000 and Wheeling, 2001-03)

   670 – Jeff Brubaker (Greensboro, 1989-95; Jacksonville, 1995-96; Tallahassee, 1998-99 and Greensboro, 1999-2001)