Evansville IceMen Weekly Notes

October 30, 2011 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release


--THUS FAR THROUGH THE FIRST TWO GAMES OF THEIR SEASON-INAUGURATING 3-GAME ROAD JUNKET, THE ICEMEN HAVE GARNERED 3 OF A POSSIBLE 4-POINTS THROUGH A RECORD OF 2(1-0-1) WITH BOTH OUTINGS PLAYED AT ARCHRIVAL FORT WAYNE.

--IN THEIR 4-3 OTSO AFFAIR SATURDAY NIGHT AT FORT WAYNE, THE ICEMEN REMARK-ABLE SHUTOUT STREAK, WHICH INCLUDED 2-GAMES IN THEIR PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE, CAME TO AN END AFTER 207:49 WHEN THE KOMETS SCORED A PPG WHICH TRIGGERED A FORT WAYNE 3-GOAL SECOND PERIOD RALLY.

--UNTIL THAT JUNCTURE, THE ICEMEN HAD SHUTOUT THE OPPOSITION FOR NEARLY 10

CONSECUTIVE PERIODS.

--IN THAT SAME GAME, THE ICEMEN FAILED TO HOLD A 2-0 OPENING PERIOD ADVANT-AGE AS WELL AS A 2-0 LEAD IN THE OTSO AGAINST FORT WAYNE.

--INCLUDING THE PRE-SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE NOT BEEN SCORED UPON IN EITHER THE FIRST OR THIRD PERIODS. THEY HAVE OUTSCORED OPPONENTS IN THE FIRST PERIOD, 6-0 OVERALL AND 3-0 IN THE REGULAR SEASON. IN THE THIRD PERIOD, THEY HAVE OUTGOALED THEIR ADVERSARIES 7-0 OVERALL AND 4-0 IN THE REGULAR SEASON.

--AFTER THE ICEMEN CLAIMED A 2-0 ADVANTAGE ON THEIR INITIAL 2-SHOTS IN THE OTSO SATURDAY NIGHT AT FORT WAYNE, THEY WERE BLANKED ON THEIR NEXT 9-STRAIGHT SHOTS BY KOMETS NETMINDER NICK BOUCHER.

--IN THAT SAME GAME, THE ICEMEN FAILED TO CLINCH THE OTSO VICTORY WHEN PRESENTED SUCH OPPORTUNITY ON 7-CONSECUTIVE SHOTS/OCCASIONS.

--CENTER TODD ROBINSON HAS COLLECTED 6-ASSISTS IN THE FIRST 2-GAMES OF THE REGULAR SEASON; 2(0-6-6). INCLUDING THE PRE-SEASON, HE IS 3(1-9-10) AVERAGING OVER 3-POINTS PER GAME.

--LEFT WING JOSH BEAULIEU ENGINEERED THE SECOND 2-GOAL GAME OF HIS 5-YEAR PRO CAREER SATURDAY NIGHT IN FORT WAYNE IN THE 4-3 OTSO OUTCOME.

--IN THEIR LAST 8-GAMES AT FORT WAYNE, THE ICEMEN HAVE COMPILED A MARK OF 8(4-2-2) OVERALL AGAINST THE KOMETS, THEY ARE 13(6-4-3).

--ICEMEN DEFENSEMAN STEVEN MAKWAY PLAYED IN HIS 400TH PRO CAREER GAME SATURDAY NIGHT AT FORT WAYNE.

--RIGHT WING SEAN O'CONNOR (194) IS 6-GAMES SHY OF PRO CAREER 200.

--DEFENSEMAN PHILIPPE PLANTE (393) IS 7-GAMES SHY OF 400.

--IN HIS 3-GAMES THUS FAR THIS SEASON INCLUDING THE PRE-SEASON, TODD ROBINSON HAS EARNED A HEALTHY +6 RATING.

--INCLUDING THE PRE-SEASON, BRIAN BICEK HAS 3-GOALS IN 4-GAMES.



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