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February 3, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release


--THE ICEMEN RECORD FOR THE WEEK: 2(1-1-0) 2-POINTS GF: 6 GA: 7.

--COMPLETING THE PAST WEEKEND WITH A 2(1-1-0) RECORD THROUGH A BRIEF TWO-GAME HOMESTAND IN AS MANY NIGHTS TO LAUNCH THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, THE ICEMEN HAVE 24-GAMES REMAINING ON THEIR REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE. OF THOSE 24-REMAINING GAMES, 16 WILL BE ON THE ROAD WITH ONLY 8-MORE ON THE DOCKET FOR HOME ICE AT THE FORD CENTER. THIS WEEK, THE ICEMEN EMBARK ON A THREE GAME ROAD EXCURSION WHICH WILL TRANSPORT THEM TO KALAMAZOO FOR A DATE WITH THE WINGS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE TRAVEILING TO THE DEEP SOUTH WHERE EVANSVILLE WILL BE HOSTED FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER BY SOUTH CAROLINA ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND GWINNETT ON SATURDAY NIGHT. THE ICEMEN NEXT HOME APPEARANCE IS SET FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT, FEBRUARY 13TH WHEN DIVISION RIVAL TOLEDO COMES TO TOWN, THE WORLD FAMOUS PHILLY-FANATIC WILL BE AT THE FORD CENTER TO ENTERTAIN THE ICEMEN FANS.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH ICEMEN AT KALAMAZOO 6:00 PM CST

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH ICEMEN AT SOUTH CAROLINA 6:00 PM CST

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH ICEMEN AT GWINNETT 6:00 PM CST

--THE PAST WEEKEND, THE ICEMEN COMMENCED THEIR 12-GAME MONTH OF FEBRUARY BY DIVIDING A PAIR OF ENCOUNTERS AT THEIR HOME OF THE FORD CENTER. FRIDAY NIGHT, THE ICEMEN RALLIED FROM THREE 1-GOAL DEFICITS TO ULTIMATELY OVERTAKE FIRST PLACE CINCINNATI IN THE FIRST-EVER OTSO TO TAKE PLACE AT THR FORD CENTER, BY THE SCORE OF 5-4 OTSO. DYLAN CLARKE NOTCHED THE LONE GOAL IN THE OTSO WHILE GOALKEEPER PAUL DAINTON REPELLED ALL 5-CYCLONES' SHOTS IN THE EXTRA SESSION. SATURDAY NIGHT, THE ICEMEN SUCCUMBED TO 3-CONSECUTIVE VISITING ELMIRA GOALS INCLUDING 2 IN 2:37 IN THE SECOND PERIOD AS THE JACKALS ERASED A 1-0 DEFICIT AND DEFEATED EVANSVILLE, 3-1. JOSH BEAULIEU RAN HIS POINT-SCORING STREAK TO 7-GAMES WITH HIS TEAM-HIGH 20TH GOAL OF THE CAMPAIGN ON HIS CLUB BEST 10TH PPG TO ACCOUNT FOR EVANSVILLE'S LONE GOAL.

--WHEN THE ICEMEN OUTLASTED CINCINNATI IN THE OTSO FRIDAY NIGHT, 5-4, IT MARKED TH FOURTH CONSECUTIVE MONTH IN WHICH THE ICEMEN HAD LAUNCHED A NEW MONTH WITH A VICTORY.

--STILL WITH FRIDAY NIGHT'S OTSO TRIUMPH OVER CINCINNATI, THE ICEMEN HALTED THEIR 4-GAME LOSING STREAK WHICH EQUALED THEIR LONGEST OF THE CURRENT CAMPAIGN.

--IN THEIR LAST 8-DATES, THE ICEMEN HAVE POSTED A RECORD OF 8(2-6-0) WITH BOTH VICTORIES ATTAINED IN EXTRA TIME AND BOTH WINS BEING EARNED ON HOME ICE; 4-3 OT TRIUMPH JANUARY 18TH AGAINST KALAMAZOO AND 5-4 OTSO TRIUMPH OVER CINCINNATI, FEBRUARY 1ST.

--THE ICEMEN HAVE PLAYED THE MOST HOME GAMES IN THE ECHL WITH 28; 28(12-16-0). THEY ARE 4(1-3-0) IN THEIR LAST 4-HOME STARTS AND 6(2-4-0) IN THEIR LAST 6-ASSIGNMENTS ON THE HOME FRONT.

--THE PAST WEEKEND, THE ICEMEN ATTRACTED A TOTAL OF 13,206 FANS FOR THEIR 2-HOME GAMES FOR A PER GAME AVERAGE OF 6,603. IN THEIR LAST 5-HOME APPEARANCES, THE ICEMEN HAVE PLAYED TO A TOTAL OF 33,496 FANS FOR A PER GAME AVERAGE OF 6,700.

--SINCE THE ALL-STAR BREAK, THE ICEMEN RECORD STANDS AT 5(1-4-0); THEY ARE 3(1-2-0) AT HOME AND 2(0-2-0) ON THE ROAD.

--SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE SCHEDULE, THE ICEMEN RECORD IS 12(5-6-1); AT HOME: 8(4-4-0); ON THE ROAD: 4(1-2-1).

--SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR, THE ICEMEN RECORD IS 14(6-7-1); AT HOME: 9(5-4-0); ON THE ROAD: 5(1-3-1).

--THE ICEMEN HAVE PREVAILED IN EACH OF THEIR LAST 3 EXTRA TIME AFFAIRS; IN OVERTIME: 2(2-0-0); IN THE OTSO: 1(1-0-0).

--EVANSVILLE'S 5-4 OTSO WIN FRIDAY NIGHT OVER CINCINNATI MADE HISTORY AS IT WAS THE FIRST EVER OTSO GAME TO BE PLAYED AT THE FORD CENTER. DATING BACK TO LAST SEASON, THE 10-PREVIOUS ICEMEN OTSO GAMES HAD BEEN PLAYED ON THE ROAD.

--THE ICEMEN SPECIAL TEAMS CONTINUE TO BE THE MOST LUMINOUS FOR THE CLUB THUS FAR IN THEIR INAUGURAL ECHL SEASON. THE POWER PLAY IS 3 FOR THE LAST 8; 37.5%; IT IS 5 FOR THE LAST 17; 29.4% AND 8 FOR THE LAST 27; 29.6%.

--THE ICEMEN PENALTY-KILLING UNIT CONTINUES TO EXCEL AS WELL. THE ICEMEN HAVE EXTINGUISHED 17-CONSECUTIVE ADVANTAGES AFFORDED TO THE ADVERSARY; 17 FOR THE LAST 17; 100%. OPPONENTS ARE ONLY 4 FOR THE LAST 55 FOR AN EFFICIENCY RATING OF A STELLAR 92.7%.

--WHEN THE ICEMEN SCORE 4 OR MORE GOALS, THEIR RECORD STANDS AT 15(14-1-0).

--CENTER TODD ROBINSON HAS TAKEN OVER THE ECHL LEADERSHIP IN TOTAL ASSISTS WITH 39 AND PPA WITH 22. MEANWHILE ROBINSON'S 22-PP/POINTS RANK AS THIRD MOST LEAGUE-WIDE. IN HIS LAST 7-GAMES; 7(1-9-10); IN HIS LAST 14-GAMES; 14(2-17-19).

--LEFT WING JOSH BEAULIEU 48(20-23-43) IS THE ICEMEN TOP SCORER WITH HIS 10-PPG TIED FOR THIRD MOST IN THE ECHL AND HIS 5-GWG RANKED TIED FOR FIFTH MOST IN THE LEAGUE. BEAULIEU'S CURRENT 7-GAME POINT STREAK OF 7(5-3-8) IS THE ICEMEN SECOND LONGEST POINT-SCORING STREAK OF THE SEASON. IN HIS LAST 23-GAMES; 23(9-15-24).

--GOALTENDER PAUL KARPOWICH HAS STARTED IN 8 OF THE ICEMEN LAST 10-GAMES, POSTING A RECORD OF 8(2-5-1) IN THAT SPAN WITH A GAA 2.75.

--THE ICEMEN ARE 29(12-14-3) AGAINST THEIR OWN NORTH DIVISION; 12(3-8-1) AGAINST THE ATLANTIC DIVISION AND 7(2-5-0) AGAINST SOUTH DIVISION.

--JOSH BEAULIEU IS THE LONE ICEMEN PLAYER TO HAVE PLAYED IN ALL 48-GAMES THUS FAR THIS SEASON.

--HEAD COACH RICH KROMM (389) IS 11-WINS AWAY FROM 400-COACHING VICTORIES.

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