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Roster Includes 12 Rookies, 19 First-Time Selections PRINCETON, N.J. – The ECHL on Thursday announced the starting lineup and roster of the American Conference for the 2007 Rbk Hockey ECHL All-Star Game on Jan. 17 at Qwest Arena in Boise, Idaho. The starting lineups and roster for the National Conference will be announced at 3 p.m. ET on Friday. There are 12 rookies on the American Conference and only one of the 21 players has played in an All-Star Game. Starting forward Sean Collins of Wheeling played for the American Conference as a rookie in 2006. Reading’s Greg Hogeboom was selected to represent the American Conference as a rookie in 2006, but was on call up with Manchester of the American Hockey League and unable to play in the game. The 15th Annual ECHL All-Star Game will be at 7 p.m. MT on Jan. 17 and the 10th Annual ECHL All-Star Skills Competition will be at 7 p.m. MT on Jan. 16. The starting lineups are determined in voting by American Conference coaches, team captains, media directors, broadcasters and media members. Coaches also submitted the top prospects from within their conference to determine the final roster with each of the 15 teams having a representative. American Conference Starters G - Adam Berkhoel, Dayton (14 gp, 10-4-0, 1 shutout, 2.05 GAA, .918 save pct.) D - Jon Awe, Gwinnett (23 gp, 11g, 16a, 27 pts) D - Mike Jarmuth, Columbia (22 gp, 4g, 12a, 16 pts) F - Kevin Baker, Texas (21 gp, 18g, 12a, 30 pts) F - Sean Collins, Wheeling (23 gp, 10g, 28a, 38 pts) F - Brad Schell, Gwinnett (26 gp, 10g, 37a, 47 pts) Making his first appearance and start is Dayton goaltender Adam Berkhoel, who is under National Hockey League contract to the Buffalo Sabres and is 10-4-0 with a shutout, a goals-against average of 2.05 and a save percentage of .918 in 14 games. Also making his first appearance and start is Columbia defenseman Mike Jarmuth, who has 16 points (4g-12a) in 22 games. Gwinnett’s Jon Awe and Brad Schell are both making their first appearance and their first start. Awe leads ECHL defensemen with 11 goals and 10 power-play goals in 23 games and he is second among blueliners with 27 points and second overall in power-play goals. Under NHL contract to the Atlanta Thrashers, Schell leads the league with 37 assists and 47 points in 26 games. The pair will be joined by teammate Colton Fretter, who is under American Hockey League contract to the Chicago Wolves and who leads ECHL rookies with 16 goals and is second with 29 points in 26 games. Texas is represented by three first-time All-Stars with forward Kevin Baker, who is also a starter, and rookie defensemen Paul Albers and Mike Madill, who are both under NHL contract to the Minnesota Wild. Baker leads the league with 18 goals while he is tied for second with four game-winning goals and tied for eighth with 30 points in 21 games. Albers is tied for ninth among ECHL defensemen with 18 points (5g-13a) in 24 games and Madill is tied for 14th with 17 points (1g-16a). Wheeling forward Sean Collins is making his second appearance and first start while Nailers defenseman Paul Bissonnette received his first All-Star selection. Collins is tied for second in the ECHL with 28 assists and tied for third with 38 points in 23 games for Wheeling while Bissonnette, who is under NHL contract to the Pittsburgh Penguins, leads Nailers defensemen with five goals, 10 assists and 15 points in 23 games. Representing Johnstown is Maxime Boisclair, who is under AHL contract to the Springfield Falcons and who leads ECHL rookies with 30 points in 25 games while he is second among first-year players with 19 assists and tied for third with 11 goals. Toledo is represented by rookie forwards Jamie Tardif and Andrew R. Martin. Tardif leads the Storm with 20 points and is tied for the team lead with 12 assists in 21 games while Martin is tied for second on the team with 19 points and eight goals in 17 games. Trenton’s selection is John Laliberte, who is tied for fourth among league rookies with 10 goals and tied for 16th among first-year players with 17 points in 13 games, while Pensacola will be represented by Rob Rankin, who has 12 points (8g-4a) in 24 games. Representing South Carolina is Jamie Fraser, who leads ECHL rookies and defensemen with 23 assists while his 28 points in 24 games are first among blueliners and third among first-year players. Chosen for his second consecutive All-Star Game is Greg Hogeboom of Reading, who did not play in the game as a rookie last year because he was called up to Manchester of the American Hockey League. Under NHL contract to the Los Angeles Kings, Hogeboom leads the ECHL with five shorthand goals, including three that are game winners. He is tied for fourth in the ECHL with three game-winning goals while he is fifth with 36 points in 24 games and tied for sixth with 14 goals and 22 assists. Augusta will be represented by Shane Hynes, who is under NHL contract to the Anaheim Ducks and tied for fifth among league rookies with 20 points, while Charlotte will be represented by Mark Lee, who is under AHL contract to the Hartford Wolf Pack and second in the ECHL with 39 points and fourth with 27 assists. Representing Cincinnati is rookie goaltender Cedrick Desjardins, who is under AHL contract to the Hamilton Bulldogs and is 8-6-0 with a league-leading three shutouts and a goals-against average of 2.42 and a save percentage of .920 in 14 games. Florida will be represented by rookie goaltender David Shantz, who is under NHL contract to the Florida Panthers and is 9-2-0 with a goals-against average of 2.97 and a save percentage of .906 in 12 games.

B-SENS SIGN DEFENSEMAN JEAN-FRANCOIS DAVID The Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League today announced that they have signed defenseman Jean-Francois David to a 25-game professional tryout agreement. David, a native of Montreal, Quebec, has three goals, 20 assists and 57 penalty minutes in 19 games with Texas (ECHL) this season. The 24-year-old also collected one assist and two penalty minutes in one game with Manitoba (AHL) this season.

A couple of thoughts here, one Ford Park needs to get the damn sign out on I-10 fixed, unless you know the team schedule by heart you drive by the arena at 645 Friday night you see the big HEB banner going on how do you know there's even a hockey game at 730?? Seriously, get the sign fixed somehow someway. Thats a bunch of advertising right there to people up and down I-10. The "football land" thing doesnt fly here, thats a BS lame excuse football is no bigger here than it is in Odessa, I'm not sure what Odessa's population is but I'd bet this area is bigger but yet Odessa averages about 1000 more fans per night for a Jackalopes game in the CHL. In fact this is the current CHL attendance thru last night 12/15. TEAM YESTERDAY TOTAL GAMES AVERAGE Oklahoma City 7,947 87,498 11 7,954 Wichita 65,984 10 6,598 Laredo 4,872 68,974 13 5,305 Colorado 58,179 11 5,289 Rio Grande Valley 58,978 12 4,914 Bossier-Shreveport 48,162 10 4,816 Tulsa 4,930 35,351 8 4,418 Rocky Mountain 4,021 36,208 9 4,023 Arizona 39,455 10 3,945 Corpus Christi 3,614 42,324 12 3,527 Lubbock 30,212 9 3,356 New Mexico 2,923 35,596 11 3,236 Youngstown 25,804 8 3,225 Amarillo 2,596 28,058 10 2,805 Memphis 2,462 41,236 15 2,749 Odessa 32,893 12 2,741 Austin 20,900 11 1,900 Now seriously, the only Texas city on that list thats bigger than Beaumont is Austin, and the Bat Cave there wayyyyyyyyyyyy out of the way. If Laredo and Rio Grande Valley can draw 5000 a night why cant Beaumont??? The team is in FIRST place, so we have a winning team, its not the same Catters as before, our next win ties us with the total amount of wins we had last time there was a season before Rita except this time we're only 1/3 of the way thru the season. I think the problem is there are still so many people upset about Ford Park even standing, that they wanted Rita to shred it badly, guess what, grow up, quit hoping for a natural distaster to cover it on insurance even if that did happen you're not getting your tax money back. SO you'd rather the arena sit there and fail, thats the "redneck mentality" spoken of prior I believe. Secondly, I also think as I posted a while back on here that part of our long historical problem with professional sports here is our proximity to Houston. People here with discretionary income to spend going to sporting events may be inclined to spend more to go to places like Minute Maid/Toyota Center/ Reliant Stadium and see the big boys play. Thirdly, while media coverage has been better this year, some areas still lack sometimes in my opinion. Its no secret a certain sports editor of a newspaper in Port Arthur does not like hockey and said paper has not done even one article about the team this year. And while the TV stations have been better about reporting the team, why cant we get a live shot from the arena before the game that night during the 5 or 6pm news?? For a 730pm start on Friday the team doesnt take the ice for warm-ups until 645 so how about it??

Doing a free night I dont believe adds anything, then people just will wait til the do another free night before going back out. I would actually like to see maybe next year since the schedule for this year is already set up, a early afternoon weekday game, kind of like the "businessman's special" they do for Astro games on occasion except tie it in with the school disturcits BISD, HJISD, NISD etc etc etc get the kids interested in it where they then go after their parents to go. Bus the kids in, with chaperones of course, start the game at noon, provide all the kids with a free sack lunch, game would be out 230-245 be back on campus in time to ride their normal bus home.

The announced crowd was 1289 which it was the first weeknight game where there was school and work the following day, hopefully they draw better tonight and tomorrow. I dont want to turn this into an SMG rant but come on get the damn sign fixed out on I-10 so the traffic that travels up and down the interstate can see what events are going on out there including hockey and other events as well. Case in point, I'm at every Catters game when I got to the arena yesterday to leave my tickets at will call for friends I knew nothing about the concert to be held there on the 21st. What does it take to get the sign board out there fixed????? Props to Ashly for attending last night, I saw Lennie in the tunnel during 1st intermission, but have never yet seen Friedman or Ware ever attend a game, they treat Catters scores at channel 6 a lot of times as an after thought and announce them after or during the fish and game forecast. The Catters are in FIRST place 14-3-2 time for the local media to step up and put them first on the priority list for local sports now the HS football is over and anyone who really is that desperate for NBA/NFL/MLB news already has cable and/or internet and knows those stories beforehand. Granted I know a lot of people who watch the 10pm news even turn it off after the weather maybe the local stations could consider flipping sports and weather so that people see the WHOLE newscast.

And before anyone gets any smart ideas..no no no and NO

nice article but nothing about Baker being POM or really about games all weekend at FP

saw Davis didnt play again..... suspension?? or kicked off??? Had a bad feeling about that when I saw all the JUCOs on the recruiting list. Other than academics, there are other reason those kids didnt go to a four year school to being with. Then again a losss to ORU isnt a necessarily bad thing, they did beat Kansas at KU.

Miro for "Saver of the week" 2-0 1.00 gaa and a road shtuout???

and notice not even written by a local reporter either, maybe someone here should hire him

Dale Jr might win most over-rated driver without a Cup Championship

I was impressed at the crowd last night, with deer season, LU's home basketball opener, UT on TV and still drew almost 2500. Fans got there, stayed loud, supprted the Catters, especially after killing off a 5 min power play. Next weekend is the Augusta Lynx, hope we catch some good crowds, $5 tickets for any non-glass seat if you bring in 5 canned goods/non-perishable food items, good for both games Friday @ 7:30, and Saturday @ 7:05. We may be playing to move up to the first in the division next weekend, would love to see 4000-5000 each game next week.

still sad we have no youth hockey here though

I wish we HAD a Beaumont area youth hockey organiztion

LSU at Tennessee LSU, but cheering for the Vols Tulsa at Houston UH, wasnt impressed with Tulsa last week on tv Boston College at Wake Forest BC, Wake has to a-wake sooner or later Oklahoma at Texas A&M OU, the Fran-wagon falls apart Virginia Tech at Miami (FL) VT, this used to be a great game...8 years ago Missouri at Nebraska MU, Callahan < Frank Solich Georgia Tech at North Carolina State GT, two words Calvin Johnson UCLA at California Cal...if UCLA had beat Neutered Dame maybe Rice at UTEP UTEP... it's still Rice they're playing Arkansas at South Carolina USC .. dont think they'll lose 2 @ home

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There is as much chance of me allowing anything aggy in my house or on my person as there is of.... Holding the winter olympics in Beaumont Seeing the female members of City Council holding a smoke in during a council meeting The Houston Texans reaching the Super Bowl this year Lamar making a BCS bowl game

That pic of me looks horrid

Oklahoma at Missouri MU...need them to win out for Big 12 North Texas at Texas Tech UT.... sorry Techsan Florida State at Maryland FSU... what was with the pants last week??? Tennessee at South Carolina SC.... Spurrier owns Fulmer UCF at Houston UH.... burned me last week taking them @ home now Georgia at Florida FLA... though I want Ga to win Nebraska at Oklahoma State NEB... Okie Lite wont be close USC at Oregon State USC ... Though I'd love to see the upset Miami at Georgia Tech GT .... Miami beat Duke by 5???? Connecticut at Rutgers RUT... may have best RB in the country

Texas @ Nebraska TEXAS...barely, this one scares me UCLA @ Notre Dame ND .... restart Quinn for Heisman with AD hurt Iowa @ Michigan MICH ... getting ready for OSU Alabama @ Tennessee TENN ... wont cover the 11 but will win Boston College @ Florida State FSU... home team when in doubt Rutgers @ Pittsburgh RUT ... RB too much Colorado @ Oklahoma COLO ... no AD = no win UTEP @ Houston UTEP ... Coogs better but dont think they get this Rice @ UCF UCF ... O'Leary wont have to lie about this one Georgia Tech @ Clemson GT ... Clem didnt impress against Wake

wish I knew how to do that with my laptop on my off nights

saw him a while back on a fishing show he's some kind of pro fisherman now

Michigan @ Penn State MICH..... Super Mario Manningham catches 3 TD Florida @ Auburn AUB .... Ark blew their yr last wk now they burn Fla's Houston @ Southern Mississippi UH ... Briles auditioning for atm job Missouri @ Texas A&M MIZZ .... the farewell Fran tour UCLA @ Oregon ORE ... QB Olson out for UCLA Minnesota @ Wisconsin WISC ... Badgers always tough in Madison Rutgers @ Navy RUTGERS .... that RB may be better than Petersen Nebraska @ Kansas State NEB .... gearing up for the Horns next wk Arizona State @ USC USC ... maybe in Tempe but not in LA Texas Tech @ Colorado TECH... TT's off > Baylor, Baylor beat CU

forgot to set the tivo for it was at the wildcatters meet/greet

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