2004 ECHL All-Star Game Eastern Conference Starters

Goaltender - Arturs Irbe, Johnstown
Defense - Jonathan Zion, Reading
Defense - Ryan Brindley, Cincinnati
Forward - Dan Carlson, Roanoke
Forward - Brian McCullough, Florida
Forward - Jason Jaffray, Wheeling

A two-time National Hockey League All-Star under contract to Carolina of the NHL, Arturs Irbe is currently on injured reserve after undergoing wrist surgery last week.

Prior to his injury, Irbe was 8-3-1 in 12 games for the Chiefs and ranks fourth in the ECHL with a 1.91 goals against average and is tied for fourth with a .936 save percentage. Irbe is 213-234-78 in 558 career NHL games and only Detroit’s Dominik Hasek has more wins among European-born goaltenders.

In the 2002 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Irbe won 10 games and had the third best goals against average (1.67) and save percentage (.938) while helping the Hurricanes advance to the Stanley Cup Finals where they lost in five games to Detroit.

Wheeling’s Jason Jaffray is named as a starter for the second consecutive year having been selected in 2003 as a rookie with Roanoke.

The 22-year-old Jaffray, who was the 2003 ECHL Rookie of the Year, is under contract to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and leads the Nailers with 12 goals, five power-play goals, 16 assists and 28 points in 23 games.

Florida’s Brian McCullough is making his first start in an ECHL All-Star Game, but his third appearance tying him for fourth most games played with eight other players.

McCullough, who leads the ECHL with 17 goals and 38 points in 26 games, has scored four goals in ECHL All-Star Games, tying him for second with two other players for the most goals scored. He has scored five total points, which ties him for fourth for the most points with nine other players.

Under contract to Lowell of the AHL, McCullough scored a goal and had an assist in the Northern Conference’s 8-2 win in the 2003 ECHL All-Star Game and he had hat trick in the Northern Conference’s 9-5 loss in the 2001 ECHL All-Star Game.

Currently on call up to Lowell of the AHL, Roanoke’s Dan Carlson is making his first ECHL All-Star appearance. The 24-year-old Carlson is tied for 14th in the ECHL in scoring with 29 points (11g-18a) in 19 games.

Reading’s Jonathan Zion is making his first start in an ECHL All-Star Game, but his second consecutive appearance, having been selected as a rookie with Richmond.

Zion, who scored a power-play goal in the Northern Conference’s 8-2 win in 2003, ranks seventh among ECHL defensemen with 21 points (6g-15a) in 18 games.

Making his first ECHL All-Star appearance is Cincinnati’s Ryan Brindley, who ranks eighth among ECHL defensemen and second on the Cyclones with 20 points (7g-13a) in 26 games.

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