IceMen Weekly Notes
December 17, 2012 - ECHL (ECHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release
--THE ICEMEN RECORD FOR THE WEEK: 3(0-2-1) 1 GF: 7 GA: 14
--THIS WEEK, THE ICEMEN LAUNCH A 6-GAME HOLIDAY HOME STAND, THEIR LONGEST HOME STAND OF THE 2012-13 ECHL SEASON, WHEN THEY HOST THE TRENTON TITANS FRIDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 21ST AND THE KALAMAZOO WINGS SATURDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 22ND WITH BOTH GAMES SET FOR 7:15 PM AT THE FORD CENTER. THE ICEMEN HOME STAND WILL NOT CONCLUDE UNTIL JANUARY 4TH OF THE NEW CALENDAR YEAR.
--FRI. DEC. 21ST TRENTON AT EVANSVILLE 7:15 PM CST
--SAT. DEC. 22ND KALAMAZOO AT EVANSVILLE 7:15 PM CST
--THE PAST WEEKEND, THE ICEMEN CONCLUDED A 3-GAME ROAD TRIP IN 3-DAYS, EARNING ONE POINT IN THE STANDINGS. THESE WERE THE ICEMEN LAST ROAD GAMES FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER AND, FOR THAT MATTER FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE CALENDAR YEAR OF 2012.
--WHEN THE ICEMEN WERE BLANKED AT TOLEDO SATURDAY NIGHT, 4-0, IT MARKED THE CONCLUSION OF 9-CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITHIN THEIR OWN EASTERN CONFERENCE NORTH DIVISION. THE ICEMEN POSTED A RECORD OF 9(4-3-2) FOR 10-POINTS DURING THAT STRETCH.
--IN THAT SAME GAME SATURDAY NIGHT AT TOLEDO, THE ICEMEN SAW THEIR 6-GAME UNDEFEATED STREAK MIRRORING THE INITIAL 6-GAMES OF DECEMBER 6(4-0-2) COME TO A CLOSE. IT WAS EVANSVILLE'S LONGEST UNBEATEN STREAK THUS FAR THIS SEASON.
--IT WAS EVANSVILLE'S FIRST TASTE OF DEFEAT SINCE NOVEMBER 30TH WHEN THEY BOWED AT CINCINNATI, 6-1.
--ALSO ON SATURDAY NIGHT AT TOLEDO, THE ICEMEN SAW THEIR 3-GAME WIN STREAK IN 3-MEETINGS WITH THE WALLEYE COME TO AN ABRUPT HALT.
--STILL IN THAT SAME GAME, THE ICEMEN HAD THEIR 6-GAME WIN STREAK ON SATURDAY NIGHT, IN WHICH THEY HAD GRUDGINGLY SURRENDERED 7-GA, ALSO COME TO A CLOSE. THE STREAK ENDED WHERE IT STARTED IN TOLEDO WHERE THE ICEMEN PREVAILED IN THEIR FIRST EVER MEETING THERE BACK ON NOV. 3RD WHEN THE ICEMEN DISPATCHED TOLEDO, 4-1.
--THE ICEMEN ARE WINLESS IN THEIR LAST 6-DECISIONS ABROAD AT 6(0-4-2), REPRESENTING THEIR LONGEST SUCH STREAK OF THE CURRENT CAMPAIGN. THEIR LAST VICTORY ON THE ROAD WAS BACK ON NOVEMBER 24TH AT READING WHERE THEY STUNNED THE RED-HOT ROYALS, 4-2.
--SINCE OPENING THE SEASON WITH THAT HEINOUS 7-GAME WINLESS STREAK; 7(0-6-1), THE ICEMEN ARE 22(10-10-2) IN THEIR LAST 22-GAMES; LAST 17-GAMES; 17(8-7-2).
--WHEN TOLEDO BLANKED EVANSVILLE SATURDAY NIGHT, 4-0, IT MARKED THE THIRD TIME THIS SEASON THAT THE ICEMEN HAVE BEEN SHUTOUT.
--FRIDAY NIGHT IN KALAMAZOO, IN THEIR 3-2 OTSO OUTCOME AGAINST THE WINGS, THE ICEMEN SAW THEIR OTSO RECORD FOR THIS SEASON DEPRECIATE TO 3(0-3). DATING BACK TO LAST SEASON, THE LAST 10 ICEMEN OTSO AFFAIRS HAVE TRANSPIRED ON THE ROAD. THE ICEMEN HAVE YET TO STAGE AN OTSO GAME IN THEIR HOME OF THE FORD CENTER.
--IN PLAYING THEIR NEXT 6-GAMES AT HOME, THE ICEMEN HAVE ASSEMBLED A CURRENT 4-GAME WIN STREAK AT THE FORD CENTER, REPRESENTING THEIR LONGEST HOME WIN STREAK OF THE SEASON. THEIR LAST SETBACK INCURRED ON HOME ICE WAS BACK ON NOVEMBER 18TH WHEN READING ROUTED THEM, 7-2.
--THE ICEMEN ARE 12(9-1-2) ENTERING THE THIRD PERIOD ENJOYING THE LEAD.
--THE ICEMEN HAVE OUTSHOT THE OPPOSITION IN ONLY 7 OF THEIR FIRST 29-GAMES THUS FAR THIS SEASON.
--THE ICEMEN PENALTY-KILLING UNIT CONTINUES TO EXCEL. IT IS 15 FOR THE LAST 16; 93.8%; 29 FOR THE LAST 31; 93.6%; 44 FOR THE LAST 49; 89.9%, THHE OPPOSITION IS ONLY 14 FOR THE LAST 121 FOR A PK EFFICIENCY RATING OF AN OUTSTANDING 88.5% EFFICIENCY RATING.
--THE ICEMEN POWER PLAY IS 2 FOR THE LAST 14; 14.3%; 4 FOR THE LAST 32: 12.5%.
--IN HIS ICEMEN DEBUT FRIDAY NIGHT AT KALAMAZOO, RIGHT WING KEVIN BAKER ACCOUNTED FOR BOTH ICEMEN GOALS, INCLUDING THE GAME'S FG AND TBG/PPG; (2-0-2).
IN HIS FIRST 3-ICEMEN GAMES, BAKER IS ALREADY 3(3-0-3).
--FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE SPAN OF THE WEEK, DYLAN CLARKE ASSEMBLED A 4-POINT MASTERPIECE. THIS LAST ONE INCLUDED 1-GOAL, 3-ASSISTS IN THE ICEMEN 7-5 SETBACK AT WHEELING ON SUNDAY. IN HIS FIRST 9-ICEMEN GAMES, CLARKE HAS AMASSED 15-POINTS; 9(4-11-15); LAST 6(3-8-11) WITH 2-GWG.
--LEFT WING JOSH BEAULIEU ENGINEERED 5-ASSISTS IN 3-GAMES THE PAST WEEKEND INCLUDING 4-HELPERS SUNDAY IN THE ICEMEN 7-5 SETBACK ABSORBED AT WHEELING. IN HIS LAST 4-GAMES, BEAULIEU IS 4(1-8-9).
--THE ICEMEN ARE 13(8-3-2) WHEN THEY SCORE THE GAME'S FG AND 16(2-13-1) WHEN THEY SURRENDER SAME.
--WHEN THE ICEMEN SCORE 4 OR MORE, THEIR RECORD STANDS AT 8(7-1-0). WHEN THEY YIELD 2-GA OR LESS, THE RECORD IS 7(7-0-0).
--THE ICEMEN HAVE POSTED A RECORD WITHIN THEIR OWN NORTH DIVISION OF 17(7-7-3).
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