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Brad
01-27-2005, 12:17 PM
Source: http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/event/boxscore.html?gameid=178934&seasonid=702

Former Tri-City Americans left wing Ryan Kinasewich scored a goal and an assist on Wednesday night as his Northern Conference all stars defeated the Southern Conference all stars 6-2 in Peoria, Ill. The St. Albert, Alberta native is playing this season with the Reading Royals of the ECHL. Kinasewich was joined on the Northern team by former Spokane goaltender, and current Reading teammate, Barry Brust. Brust turned away all 11 shots he faced in the third period on Wednesday night.

Source: http://www.royalshockey.com/news/?cat=1&id=127

Reading, PA – Royals’ All-Stars Ryan Kinasewich (1g, 1a), Jon Francisco (1a), and Barry Brust (11 saves and 1a) helped lead the charge as the National Conference scored six unanswered goals, besting the American Conference, 6-2, in the 13th annual ECHL All-Star Game at the Sovereign Center.
The lone tally in the first period came off the stick of South Carolina rookie forward, Joey Tenute (1g). Tenute beat National Conference starting goaltender Chris Madden (12 saves), off a nifty saucer pass from Mississippi Sea Wolves’ forward Nicolas Corbeil (1a), to give the American Conference a 1-0 lead. Fellow Sea Wolves’ forward Jeff Hutchins (1a) also assisted on the marker, which came at 10:22 of the period.

Another highlight from the first stanza was Alaska Aces forward’ Chris Minard squaring off against his older brother and American Conference starting goaltender, Mike Minard (11 saves), of the Columbia Inferno. The elder brother reigned supreme during his period of play, not allowing a goal, while stopping the only shot Chris fired his way. The Aces’ leading goal scorer did have a breakaway on his elder brother, but he fired his attempt over the net.

After 20 minutes of play, the American Conference had a 13-11 shot advantage, and a 1-0 lead on the scoreboard.

Early in the second period, at 3:45 of the frame, the American Conference took a two-goal lead. Gwinnett Gladiators’ forward Brett Englehardt (1g) picked up the goal, with teammate Jeff Campbell (1a) and Texas Wildcatters’ rookie forward Lou Dickenson (1a) assisting on the tally. Englehardt’s shot beat National conference goaltender Frank Doyle (20 saves) of the Idaho Steelheads, who came into the game at the start of the period.

Just 10 seconds after Englehardt’s goal, the National Conference got on the board. Trenton forward Brett Robinson (2g) registered his first marker of the evening, as Francisco was credited with the only helper. Robinson was left alone at the goal crease, allowing him to swat home the rebound from Francisco’s original shot. The goal that got the National Conference rolling came against Pensacola Ice Pilots’ netminder Todd Ford (14 saves).

The National Conference then tied the game at 2-2, on Johnstown Chiefs’ rookie forward Jean Desrochers’ (1g) goal at 7:19 of the period. Dana Lattery (1a), a rookie forward from the Las Vegas Wranglers got the lone assist.

The home team added its third straight goal of the contest at 10:48 of the frame. Dayton Bombers’ rookie forward Tyler Kolarik (1g, 1a) was the recipient of a rebound off a shot from San Diego Gulls’ rookie defenseman Andrew Canzanello. Kinasewich also recorded a point on the goal, which turned out to be the game-winner.

Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies’ rookie forward Derek Edwardson (1g) collected an unassisted goal to round out the second period scoring, while padding the National Conference lead. At the second intermission, the American Conference led in shots, 34-29, yet trailed, 4-2.

The National Conference racked up the only two goals in the third period, as Robinson tallied his second of the game at 8:16 of the evening’s final stanza. Bakersfield Condors’ rookie forward Connor James (1a) and Toledo Storm defenseman Dan Eberly (1a) added the helpers. James\' tally came versus Louisiana Ice Pilots’ goaltender Nathan Marsters (18 saves).

Kinasewich finished the game’s scoring, notching an empty-net goal with 1:32 remaining. Kolarik, who celebrated his 24th birthday on the day of the game, and Brust picked up the assists. With his point, Brust became only the third goaltender in ECHL All-Star Game history to record an assist. He joins Olie Sundstrom, who played for the Erie Panthers in the 1996 game and Mark Michaud of the Hampton Roads Admirals in the 1994 classic. The Royals’ rookie goaltender did not allow a goal in his 20 minutes of action.

The final shots were 49-45, in favor of the National Conference.

Doyle received the game’s MVP award, as he turned aside 20 of the 21 shots he faced in the second period. His performance allowed the National Conference to score four of its six goals and subsequently take over the contest.

The eight total goals scored between the two squads set a new low for a combined score in an ECHL All-Star Game. The previous record was 10 total goals, which occurred in 1993 and 2003. The American Conference’s two-goal output tied a low for the fewest goals scored by one team, equaling the 2003 total of the Southern All-Stars.

Source: http://www.royalshockey.com/news/?cat=1&id=126

The top players in the ECHL were on display on Tuesday, January 25, as the Reading Royals were the proud hosts of the 2005 Coors Light ECHL All-Star Skills Competition. 36 skaters and six goaltenders, representing 27 of the league’s 28 teams, competed in seven events at the Sovereign Center.
The following is a recap of the event’s festivities:

The National Conference took a 1-0 lead in the first event, as they won the Team Puck Control Relay. The winning team featured: Marco Rosa (Long Beach), Dana Lattery (Las Vegas), and Ryan Kinasewich (Reading).

In the One-On-One Puck Control Relay, Andrew Canzanello (San Diego) defeated Tyler Beechey (Pensacola), to give the National Conference a 2-0 lead.

The Fastest Skater was Mark Mullen (Pee Dee) with a time of 14.299 seconds, as the American Conference got on the board, making the score, 2-1. The Fastest Time Average among the teams was also won by the American Conference.

After two events, the two sides were deadlocked at 2-2.

The National Conference won the Hardest Shot as Dan Eberly (Toledo) reached 97.4 mph. The National Conference also won the Hardest Shot Average , giving them a 4-2 lead.

The Rapid Fire event saw the National Conference’s three goaltenders make 24 total saves, including seven stops by Barry Brust (Reading), giving them their third straight point of the Skills Competition.

After four events, the National Conference held a 5-2 advantage.

Next up was the Accuracy Shooting. The two sides both recorded a point, as they tied for the most targets by an individual. Derek Edwardson (Atlantic City) and Brett Englehardt (Gwinnett) both hit four targets on six shots. The American Conference hit nine targets as a team, gaining a point to make the score 5-4 in favor of the National Conference.

The final event was the Breakaway Relay. Both teams tied, as each conference’s goaltenders made 13 saves on 18 shots. Four goaltenders each made five saves, including Brust.

The final score was 10-9 in favor of the National Conference.

Don’t forget, the 2005 Coors Light ECHL All-Star Game takes place on Wednesday, January 26, at 7:05 p.m. in the Sovereign Center.

Royals All-Stars, Ryan Kinasewich, Jon Francisco, and Barry Brust will lead the National Conference team against the American Conference.

A limited amount of tickets are still available by visiting Ticketmaster online, or by calling 215-336-2000. You can also visit the Sovereign Center box office from 10 a.m. until game time, or you can call the Royals offices at 610-898-PUCK.