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January 20, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release


--THE ICEMEN RECORD FOR THE WEEK: 3(1-2-0) 2-PTS. GF: 5 GA: 6

--FOLLOWING THE ECHL ALL-STAR BREAK, THE ICEMEN FACE THREE MORE GAMES IN THREE DAYS WITH ALL THREE CONTESTS, AGAIN, BEING WAGED AGAINST THEIR OWN NORTH DIVISION RIVALS. EVANSVILLE WILL TRAVEL TO CINCINNATI TO RENEW THEIR BATTLE WITH THE FIRST PLACE CYCLONES ON FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE RETURNING HOME FOR THEIR LONE FORD CENTER APPEARANCE OF THE WEEK ON SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN THEY REKINDLE RANCOR WITH PRINCIPAL ARCHRIVAL FORT WAYNE. THE ICEMEN CAP THE AMBITIOUS WEEKEND SUNDAY IN A MATINEE AFFAIR AT TOLEDO AGAINST THE WALLEYE.

FRI. JANUARY 25TH EVANSVILLE AT CINCINNATI 6:30 PM CST

SAT. JANUARY 26TH FORT WAYNE AT EVANSVILLE 7:15 PM CST

SUN. JANUARY 27TH EVANSVILLE AT TOLEDO 4:00 PM CST

--THE PAST WEEK, THE ICEMEN COMPLETED A CRUCIAL SPAN OF 3-HOME GAMES IN 4-NIGHTS AGAINST THEIR OWN NORTH DIVISION RIVALS WITH A MARK OF 3(1-2-0), EARNING 2-POINTS IN THE STANDINGS. THE ICEMEN LAUNCHED THE WEEK BOWING TO FORT WAYNE WEDNESDAY NIGHT, 1-0 BEFORE UPENDING KALAMAZOO IN OT ON FRIDAY NIGHT, 4-3. SATURDAY NIGHT, AGAIN, THE ICEMEN WERE STELLAR DEFENSIVELY BUT COULD NOT FIND THE RANGE IN THE GOAL-SCORING DEPARTMENT, TREMBLING TO TOLEDO, 2-1.

--FOR THE PAST WEEK, THE ICEMEN GRUDGINGLY SURRENDERED ONLY 6-GA IN 3-GAMES BUT COULD ONLY MUSTER 5 OF THEIR OWN STRIKES WITH 4 OF THOSE GOALS COMING IN THEIR OT TRIUMPH FRIDAY NIGHT AGAINST KALAMAZOO.

--SINCE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE NEW YEAR, THE ICEMEN HAVE POSTED A RECORD OF 9(5-3-1) FOR 11-POINTS.

--SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE SECOND HALF OF THEIR 72-GAME SCHEDULE, THE ICEMEN HAVE COMPILED A MARK OF 7(4-2-1) FOR 9-POINTS.

--DEFENSIVELY, THE ICEMEN HAVE DEMONSTRATED VAST IMPROVEMENT, HAVING SURRENDERED ONLY 22-GA IN 9-GAMES SINCE THE NEW YEAR FOR A GAA OF 2.44. SINCE THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON STARTED, THE ICEMEN HAVE YIELDED ONLY 14-GA IN 7-GAMES FOR A GAA OF A STINGY AND STELLAR 2.00.

--FOR THEIR TWO HOME GAMES THE PAST WEEKEND, THE ICEMEN ATTRACTED A TOTAL ATTENDANCE OF 12,077 FOR A PER GAME AVERAGE OF 6,039.

--THE ICEMEN 4-3 OT TRIUMPH FRIDAY NIGHT AGAINST KALAMAZOO WAS THEIR SECOND OT TRIUMPH IN SUCCESSION, ELEVATING THEIR SEASON MARK TO 3(2-1) IN THE 5:00 SUDDEN DEATH EXTRA SESSION.

--SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE POSTED A 6(4-2-0) RECORD ON HOME ICE, ALLOWING ONLY 9-GA IN THAT SPAN FOR A GAA OF A THRIFTY 1.50.

--THE THIRD PERIOD CONTINUES TO BE THE ICEMEN NEMESIS THIS SEASON, HAVING BEEN OUTSCORED 61-36 OVERALL AND 39-19 ON HOME ICE. DURING THE PAST 3-GAMES IN 4-NIGHTS HOMESTAND THIS WEEK AT THE FORD CENTER, THE ICEMEN WERE OUTSCORED IN THE THIRD PERIOD, 3-0. IN EACH CASE IN THOSE 3-GAMES, THE ICEMEN EITHER WERE TIED IN THE THIRD PERIOD OR THE TIE WAS BROKEN BY THE OPPOSITION.

--EVANSVILLE'S BEST PERIOD THIS SEASON HAS BEEN ITS SECOND PERIOD AT HOME WHERE THE ICEMEN HAVE OUTSCORED THE VISITORS, 29-19.

--UNTIL THIS PAST WEEK, THE ICEMEN HAD BEEN PERFECT WHEN ALLOTING 2-GA OR LESS AT 10(10-0-0). THIS PAST WEEK, HOWEVER, THEY WERE 2(0-2-0) IN THE SAME CATEGORY, BOWING TO FORT WAYNE WEDNESDAY NIGHT, 1-0 AND TO TOLEDO ON SATURDAY NIGHT, 2-1.

--WHEN THE ICEMEN SCORE 4 OR MORE GOALS, THEIR RECORD STANDS AT 14(13-1-0).

--AFTER DEFEATING TOLEDO IN THE INITIAL 3-MEETINGS OF THIS SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE BOWED IN THE LATTER 2-SESSIONS BEING OUTSCORED, 6-1. EVANSVILLE HAS BEEN LIMITED TO THAT SINGLE GOAL SINCE TROUNCING THE TOLEDOANS, 8-5 BACK ON DECEMBER 7TH AT THE FORD CENTER; THEIR HIGHEST SCORING OUTPUT IN A SINGLE GAME THUS FAR THIS SEASON.

--CENTER TODD ROBINSON LEADS THE ECHL IN PPA WITH 19 WHILE RANKING #3 IN THE LEAGUE IN TOTAL ASSISTS WITH 34. IN HIS LAST 9-GAMES, ROBINSON IS 9(1-12-13). HIS 19-PP/POINTS RANK AS CIRCUIT 4TH MOST. ROBINSON ASSISTED ON 4 OF THE ICEMEN 5-GOALS THE PAST WEEK WITH 3 OF THOSE COMING ON POWER PLAY STRIKES.

--LEFT WING JOSH BEAULIEU RANKS 4TH IN THE ECHL WITH 8-PPG WHILE HIS 5-GWG TIE FOR THIRD MOST IN THE LEAGUE. IN HIS LAST 18-GAMES; 18(6-14-20). BEAULIEU ACCOUNTED FOR 2 OF THE ICEMEN 3-PPG FOR THE PAST WEEK AND WAS INVOLVED IN 3 OF THE ICEMEN 5-GF FOR THE RECENTLY-CONCLUDED WEEK OF ACTION. HIS 5-GWG FOR THE SEASON RANK TIED FOR THIRD MOST IN THE ECHL.

--ROOKIE DEFENSEMAN AARON GENS IS AVERAGING A POINT A GAME IN THE LAST 9-GAMES; 9(2-7-9).

--SINCE HIS ACQUISITION BY THE ICEMEN, RIGHT WING KEVIN BAKER HAS DELIVERED 8-GOALS WITH 3 OF THOSE BEING GWG INCLUDING THE OT/GWG FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE VICTORY VERDICT OVER KALAMAZOO.

--JOSH BEAULIEU PLAYED HIS 300TH PRO CAREER GAME THE PAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN THE 1-0 ICEMEN SETBACK INFLICTED BY FORT WAYNE.

--KEVIN BAKER PLAYED PRO CAREER GAME #500 IN SATURDAY NIGHT'S 2-1 ICEMEN DEFEAT AGAINST TOLEDO.

--SINCE THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER, THE ICEMEN RECORD HAS SURPASSED THE .500 PLATEAU AT 22(10-9-3); DECEMBER 13(5-6-2); JANUARY 9(5-3-1).

--JOSH BEAULIEU IS THE LONE ICEMEN PLAYER TO PLAY ALL 43-GAMES THUS FAR THIS SEASON.

--ICEMEN HEAD COACH RICH KROMM (388) IS 12-WINS AWAY FROM 400- COACHING VICTORIES.

--IN GOAL FOR THE LAST 5-GAMES, WITH 3 OF THOSE PROLONGED TO OT, PAUL KARPOWICH HAS POSTED A RECORD OF 5(2-2-1), ALLOWING ONLY 12-GA FOR A GAA OF 2.35.

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