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10-26-2006, 12:38 AM
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CHECKERS' JAMIESON GOES FOR HISTORY THURSDAY
PRINCETON, NJ - Dusty Jamieson of Charlotte will try to become only the fifth player in ECHL history and the second player in team history to score three or more goals in three straight games when the Checkers play at Florida on Thursday.
The 25-year-old Jamieson scored a hat trick in each of Charlotte’s first two games and leads the league with six goals and four power-play goals. He had three goals, including two power-play goals, as the Checkers beat Wheeling 10-3 in the season opener on Oct. 20. He scored three goals, including the game winner on a power play, again on Oct. 21 as the Checkers posted a 5-3 win against Wheeling.
The last time an ECHL player had three goals or more in three consecutive games was 1997 and ironically it was Steve Gibson of Wheeling, who had three goals against Johnstown on Mar. 16, three goals at Peoria on Mar. 18 and four goals against Columbus on Mar. 21.
Brian Martin of Hampton Roads became the first player in history to score a hat trick in three straight games, accomplishing the feat in 1989 on Dec. 9 against Nashville, Dec. 10 against Virginia and Dec. 12 against Knoxville. The record was tied by Trent Kaese of Columbus in 1992 and Darryl Noren of Charlotte in 1994.
Jamieson has led Charlotte in goal scoring each of the past three seasons, including 30 goals last season and 31 goals in 2004-05, and his 118 career goals rank second to Noren, who scored 174 goals in a Checkers sweater. Selected in the fifth round (136th overall) by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1999 National Hockey League Entry Draft, Jamieson has played for the Checkers in each of his first five professional seasons and has 212 points (118g-94a) in 229 regular season games and 13 points (4g-9a) in 18 games in the Kelly Cup Playoffs. He has also played in the American Hockey League where he has one assist in 10 games with Binghamton and Hartford.
Four players have scored hat tricks in back-to-back games since Gibson tied the record with the last being Miguel Delisle, who accomplished the feat as a rookie with Idaho in 2004 on Dec. 17 and Dec. 19 against Bakersfield.
Andrew Williamson of Toledo scored three goals in consecutive games on Feb. 9, 2001 at Johnstown and had four goals on Feb. 10, 2001 at Johnstown. Williamson led the league with 63 goals in 1999-2000 and 52 goals in 2000-01, the last season that an ECHL player registered 50 goals.
In a six-game span in 1999-2000, Jay Murphy of Louisiana scored four hat tricks, including back-to-back games on Mar. 12 against Birmingham and Mar. 17 against Jacksonville, and had two goals in the other two games. Paul Strand of Raleigh scored five goals on Jan. 17, 1998 against Roanoke and had three goals on Jan. 23, 1998 at Hampton Roads.
CHECKERS' JAMIESON GOES FOR HISTORY THURSDAY
PRINCETON, NJ - Dusty Jamieson of Charlotte will try to become only the fifth player in ECHL history and the second player in team history to score three or more goals in three straight games when the Checkers play at Florida on Thursday.
The 25-year-old Jamieson scored a hat trick in each of Charlotte’s first two games and leads the league with six goals and four power-play goals. He had three goals, including two power-play goals, as the Checkers beat Wheeling 10-3 in the season opener on Oct. 20. He scored three goals, including the game winner on a power play, again on Oct. 21 as the Checkers posted a 5-3 win against Wheeling.
The last time an ECHL player had three goals or more in three consecutive games was 1997 and ironically it was Steve Gibson of Wheeling, who had three goals against Johnstown on Mar. 16, three goals at Peoria on Mar. 18 and four goals against Columbus on Mar. 21.
Brian Martin of Hampton Roads became the first player in history to score a hat trick in three straight games, accomplishing the feat in 1989 on Dec. 9 against Nashville, Dec. 10 against Virginia and Dec. 12 against Knoxville. The record was tied by Trent Kaese of Columbus in 1992 and Darryl Noren of Charlotte in 1994.
Jamieson has led Charlotte in goal scoring each of the past three seasons, including 30 goals last season and 31 goals in 2004-05, and his 118 career goals rank second to Noren, who scored 174 goals in a Checkers sweater. Selected in the fifth round (136th overall) by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1999 National Hockey League Entry Draft, Jamieson has played for the Checkers in each of his first five professional seasons and has 212 points (118g-94a) in 229 regular season games and 13 points (4g-9a) in 18 games in the Kelly Cup Playoffs. He has also played in the American Hockey League where he has one assist in 10 games with Binghamton and Hartford.
Four players have scored hat tricks in back-to-back games since Gibson tied the record with the last being Miguel Delisle, who accomplished the feat as a rookie with Idaho in 2004 on Dec. 17 and Dec. 19 against Bakersfield.
Andrew Williamson of Toledo scored three goals in consecutive games on Feb. 9, 2001 at Johnstown and had four goals on Feb. 10, 2001 at Johnstown. Williamson led the league with 63 goals in 1999-2000 and 52 goals in 2000-01, the last season that an ECHL player registered 50 goals.
In a six-game span in 1999-2000, Jay Murphy of Louisiana scored four hat tricks, including back-to-back games on Mar. 12 against Birmingham and Mar. 17 against Jacksonville, and had two goals in the other two games. Paul Strand of Raleigh scored five goals on Jan. 17, 1998 against Roanoke and had three goals on Jan. 23, 1998 at Hampton Roads.