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Published on March 9, 2015 under ECHL (ECHL)
Indy Fuel News Release


INDIANAPOLIS - The Indy Fuel, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks and the AHL's Rockford IceHogs, held on for a thrilling, 5-4 shootout win over the Evansville IceMen on Friday at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana before falling in a fight-filled affair to the Wheeling Nailers at Indiana Farmers Coliseum by a 4-3 final score on Saturday and dropping a 5-3 decision to the Kalamazoo Wings on Sunday in the Fuel's first trip to Kalamazoo, Michigan's Wings Stadium. Following the week's action, Indy's record stands at 24-25-4-4 overall this season and with 56 points, the Fuel sit alone in fifth place in the ECHL's North Division standings, just two points shy of the fourth-place Cincinnati Cyclones and the North Division's final playoff spot.

Overall Record: (24-25-4-4), 56 points, 5th in North Division

Last Week's Record: (1-2-0-0)

Friday: Indy Fuel 5, EVANSVILLE ICEMEN 4 (SO)

Saturday: Wheeling Nailers 4, INDY FUEL 3

Sunday: Indy Fuel 3, KALAMAZOO WINGS 5

This Week's Games: (Home team in all caps)

Friday: Evansville IceMen vs. INDY FUEL, 7:35 pm EST, Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN,

TV: HTSN - Jim Mirabello

RADIO: CBS Sports 1430 AM, cbssports1430.com, TuneIn Radio App - Tony Brown

Saturday: Indy Fuel vs. TOLEDO WALLEYE, 7:15 pm EST, Huntington Center, Toledo, OH

RADIO: CBS Sports 1430 AM, cbssports1430.com, TuneIn Radio App - Tony Brown

Fuel Facts:

- Kyle Stroh leads the ECHL with eight game-winning goals. - Mac Carruth ranks 14th in the ECHL with a 2.56 goals-against average and is 12-2-0-0 in his past 14 starts for the Fuel. - Pete Massar leads the ECHL in power-play assists among rookie skaters with 13. - Nick Bruneteau ranks fourth among rookies and fifth among defensemen with 29 assists. - Bruneteau ranks second among rookie defensemen with 32 points. - Nicklas Lindberg's six-game assist streak (9 assists) is the third-longest such active streak in the ECHL. - Sunday's 5-3 loss at Kalamazoo ended the Fuel's 14-game road point streak, the longest such streak in the ECHL this season. - Indy has played in 17 overtime games this season, the most in the ECHL. - Indy ranks fifth in power-play percentage (20.1%) and fourth in road power-play percentage (20.0%).

Fuel Team Leaders:

Goals: Garett Bembridge (24)

Assists: Nick Bruneteau (29)

Points: Garett Bembridge (45)

+/-: Kyle Stroh (+8)

Shots: Garett Bembridge (182)

PIM: Vincent Arseneau (132)

PPG: Garett Bembridge (8)

SHG: Matt White (2)

GWG: Kyle Stroh (8)

Wins: Mac Carruth (13)

GAA: Mac Carruth (2.56)

S%: Mac Carruth (.914)

Get Tickets: Secure your full and half season ticket plans, nine-game mini-packs (starting at just $119) and group seats online at www.indyfuelhockey.com and grab single-game Fuel tickets at any Ticketmaster location, online at www.Ticketmaster.com and via the Indiana Farmers Coliseum box office at 1202 East 38th Street in Indianapolis during regular business hours, weekdays from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Next up for the Fuel, it's a "Friday the Thirteenth" clash vs. the Evansville IceMen with the opening faceoff set for 7:35 pm at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. In celebration of Indiana Comic Con, come to the game dressed as your favorite comic book character and receive a $5 concessions voucher and the first 1,000 ticket holders through the gates will receive an Indy Fuel comic book! For tickets, visit any Ticketmaster location, www.Ticketmaster.com or swing by the Indiana Farmers Coliseum box office during regular business hours, Monday through Friday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Full television coverage of Friday's game begins at 7:30 pm on HTSN with Jim Mirabello on the call and full radio coverage starts with the "Jose Cuervo Pregame Show" at 7:20 pm over the air on CBS Sports 1430 WXNT-AM, online at www.cbssports1430.com and on smartphones everywhere via the free "TuneIn" Radio app with Fuel broadcaster Tony Brown providing the play-by-play.

In 2014-15, the Indy Fuel, the proud "AA" affiliate of the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks and AHL's Rockford IceHogs, drop the puck on their first season in the ECHL. Season ticket packages for the Fuel's inaugural campaign are available now starting at just under $12 per game! To reserve your seats, contact the Fuel today at (317) 925-FUEL or visit www.indyfuelhockey.com for more information. Be sure to follow the Fuel on Twitter @IndyFuel and don't forget to 'Like' the official "Indy Fuel" fan page on Facebook.

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