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February 17, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release


--THE ICEMEN RECORD FOR THE WEEK: 3(2-1-0) 4-POINTS GF: 11 GA: 5

--THE ICEMEN COMPLETED A THREE GAMES IN FOUR NIGHTS WORK WEEK WITH A WINNING MARK OF 3(2-1-0). AFTER BOWING IN THE FIRST GAME OF THE WEEK THE PAST WEDNESDAY AT HOME AGAINST TOLEDO, 2-1, THE ICEMEN BOUNCED BACK WITH AN IMPRESSIVE TWO-GAME HOME AND HOME SERIES WEEKEND SWEEP OF ARCHRIVAL FORT WAYNE. FRIDAY NIGHT AT HOME, THE ICEMEN TROUNCED THE KOMETS, 6-1, EQUALING THEIR MOST LOPSIDED VICTORY OF THE SEASON BEFOE TRAVELING TO FORT WAYNE ON SATURDAY NIGHT TO DISPATCH THE K'S ONE MORE TIME, 4-2. THIS WEEK, THE ICEMEN MAKE THEIR FIRST EVER SOJOURN TO FLORIDA FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE GAMES, BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AT ORLANDO AND ENDING WITH A PAIR OF ENCOUNTERS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS IN FORT MYERS WHERE THEY WILL BE HOSTED BY THE REIGNING KELLY CUP KINGPINS, THE EVERBLADES.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH ICEMEN AT ORLANDO 6:00 PM CST

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND ICEMEN AT FLORIDA 6:30 PM CST

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD ICEMEN AT FLORIDA 6:00 PM CST

--IN SWEEPING A TWO-GAME HOME-AND-HOME SERIES AGAINST PRINCIPAL ARCHRIVAL FORT WAYNE THE PAST WEEKEND, THE ICEMEN OUTSCORED THE KOMETS, 10-3 OVERALL WITH THE SECOND PERIOD BEING THE KEY TURNING POINT, OUTSCORING THE KOMETS, 6-1.

--WHEN THEY ROASTED FORT WAYNE FRIDAY NIGHT AT THEIR HOME OF THE FORD CENTER FRIDAY NIGHT, 6-1, THE ICEMEN HALTED A 5-GAME WINLESS SKID; 5(0-4-1), REPRESENTING THEIR SECOND LONGEST WINLESS SPELL OF THE SEASON. IT WAS EVANSVILLE'S FIRST TRIUMPH SINCE BACK ON FEBRUARY 1ST WHEN, ON HOME ICE AS WELL, THEY EDGED FIRST PLACE CINCINNATI IN THE OTSO, 5-4.

--WHEN THEY AMBUSHED THE KOMETS IN FORT WAYNE SATURDAY NIGHT, 4-2, EVANSVILLE DISSOLVED ITS 5-GAME WINLESS STREAK ON THE ROAD; 5(0-4-1). IT WAS THE CLUB'S FIRST WIN ABROAD SINCE BACK ON JANUARY 12TH IN ELMIRA WHERE THEY DEFEATED THE JACKALS IN OT, 4-3. THE ICEMEN HAVE CAPTURED ONLY 2-ROAD CONQUESTS IN THE LAST 15-DECISIONS SINCE THEIR THANKSGIVING WEEKEND 4-2 TRIUMPH AT READING BACK ON NOVEMBER 24TH.

--THE ICEMEN 6-GOAL OUTPUT IN THEIR FRIDAY NIGHT 6-1 VERDICT OVER FORT WAYNE WAS THEIR SECOND BEST SINGLE GAME SCORING OUTPUT FOR THE SEASON WHILE THEIR 5-GAME MARGIN OF DIFFERENCE IN VICTORY MATCHED THEIR MOST LOPSIDED WIN OF THE SEASON. IRONICALLY, IT EQUALED EVANSVILLE'S 5-0 DISMISSAL OF THE KOMETS IN FORT WAYNE BACK ON NOVEMBER 17TH.

--WHEN THEY DEFEATED FORT WAYNE FRIDAY NIGHT, 6-1, THE ICEMEN IMPROVED THEIR LIFETIME HOME RECORD AT THE FORD CENTER AGAINST THE KOMETS TO 11(4-7-0).

--AT THE SAME TIME, WHEN THE ICEMEN DISPATCHED THE KOMETS SATURDAY NIGHT, 4-2, THE ICEMEN ADVANCED THEIR RECORD TO AN EXCELLENT 8(5-1-2) IN THEIR LAST 8-APPEARANCES IN FORT WAYNE.

--WITH THEIR 4-2 TRIUMPH SATURDAY NIGHT AT FORT WAYNE, THE ICEMEN POSTED THEIR 6TH ROAD WIN OF THE SEASON WITH 5-OF THOSE WINS GAINED ON SATURDAY NIGHT THIS SEASON; 11(5-4-2).

--FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, THE ICEMEN HAVE ASSEMBLED A RECORD OF 8(3-4-1); AT HOME: 4(2-2-0); ON THE ROAD: 4(1-2-1).

--THE ICEMEN RECORD IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON IS 18(7-9-2); AT HOME: 10(5-5-0); ON THE ROAD: 8(2-4-2).

--THE ICEMEN RECORD SINCE THE ALL-STAR BREAK: 11(3-7-1); AT HOME: 5(2-3-0) AND 6(1-4-1) ON THE ROAD.

--THE ICEMEN RECORD SINCE THE START OF THE NEW YEAR; 20(8-10-2); AT HOME: 11(6-5-0); ON THE ROAD; 9(2-5-2).

--THE ICEMEN ARE 33(14-15-4) AGAINST THEIR OWN NORTH DIVISION; AGAINST THE ATLANTIC DIVISION: 12(3-8-1); AGAINST THE SOUTH DIVISION; 9(2-7-0).

--THE ICEMEN SPECIAL TEAMS HAVE BEEN A MODEL OF CONSISTENCY AND EXCELLENCE ALL SEASON LONG. THE POWER PLAY HAS CLIMBED TO 8TH IN THE ECHL, OPERATING AT 19.9% PROFICIENCY RATING. THE POWER PLAY IS 6 FOR THE LAST 15; 40%; 7 FOR THE LAST 24; 29.2%; IT IS 10 FOR THE LAST 34; 29.7%; IT IS 12 FOR THE LAST 43; 28%; AND 15 FOR THE LAST 53; 28.3%.

--THE ICEMEN PENALTY KILLING UNIT HAS RISEN TO #5 IN THE ECHL. CURRENTLY, IT HAS DISARMED 22-CONSECUTIVE MANPOWER ADVANTAGES AFFORDED THE ADVERSARY; 22- FOR THE LAST 22; 100%; THE OPPOSITION IS ONLY 3 FOR THE LAST 50; 94% EFFICIENCY RATING AND 7 FOR THE LAST 88; 92%.

--CENTER TODD ROBINSON HAS SKYROCKETED METEORICALLY TO 7TH IN ECHL SCORING WITH 46(4-51-55). ROBINSON'S 51-ASSISTS AND 27-PPA CONTINUE TO LEAD THE LEAGUE WHILE HIS 27-PP/POINTS RANK #2 IN THE LEAGUE.

--LEFT WING JOSH BEAULIEU HAS CLIMBED TO 10TH IN THE LEAGUE-WIDE SCORING DERBY WITH 54(22-29-51). BEAULIEU'S 11-PPG TIE HIM FOR SECOND MOST IN THE ECHL WHILE HIS 5-GWG RANK AS 6TH MOST IN THE LEAGUE.

--DANIEL TETRAULT IS TIED FOR 14TH IN ECHL SCORING BY DEFENSEMEN WITH 53(6-19-25). IN HIS LAST 20-GAMES; 20(4-12-16).

--TODD ROBINSON IS CURRENTLY ON A 4-GAME POINT STREAK; 4(1-10-11); LAST 13-GAMES; 13(2-21-23); LAST 20-GAMES; 20(3-28-31).

--JOSH BEAULIEU IS 8(4-9-13) IN LAST 8-GAMES; LAST 13-GAMES; 13(7-11-18); LAST 28(11-22-33).

--IN THE WEEEKEND HOME AND HOME TWO-GAME SERIES SWEEP OF FORT WAYNE, RIGHT WING KEVIN BAKER WAS PROLIFIC, REGISTERING TWO CONSECUTIVE 2-GOAL PERFORMANCES, 6-TOTAL POINTS IN ALL 2(4-2-6) WITH 2-PPG; 1-GWG AND TWO CONSECUTIVE GAMES IN WHICH HE WAS NAMED THE GAME'S #1 STAR.

--KEVIN BAKER IS CURRENTLY ON A 4-GAME POINT STREAK WITH 4(4-4-8) AND 3-MULTIPLE POINT GAMES IN THAT SPAN.

--GOALKEEPER PAUL DAINTON WAS SUPERB THE PAST WEEK, IN THREE CONSECUTIVE OUTINGS FOR THE WEEK. HE POSTED A 3(2-1-0) MARK, GRUDGINGLY SURRENDERING A SCANT 5-GA WHILE REBUFFING 105 OF 110-SOG. FOR THE WEEK, DAINTON POSTED A GAA OF A MICROSCOPIC 1.67 AND SPCT OF A MAJESTIC .955. HE WAS NAMED AS ONE OF THE GAME'S THREE STARS IN ALL 3-GAMES THE PAST WEEK; TWO #2 STARS AND ONE #3 STAR.

--TWO OF TODD ROBINSON'S 4-GOALS THUS FAR THIS SEASON HAVE BEEN GWG.

--THE ICEMEN ARE 21(16-2-3) WHEN ENTERING THE THIRD PERIOD WITH THE LEAD.

--WITH HIS 4-ASSISTS IN FRI DAY NIGHT'S 6-1 VICTORY OVER FORT WAYNE, JOSH BEAULIEU ASSEMBLED HIS SECOND 4-ASSISTS MASTERPIECE OF HE SEASON.

--IN THAT SAME 6-1 DOUSING OF FORT WAYNE THE ICEMEN FORWARD LINE OF TODD ROBINSON (1-3-4); KEVIN BAKER 4(2-2-4) AND JOSH BEAULIEU (0-4-4) COMBINED FOR 12-TOTAL POINTS ON 3-GOALS, 9-ASSISTS.

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