Fury Leading the League

January 23, 2006 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release


THE LEAGUE-LEADING FURY OPENED THE FIRST-HALF OF THEIR 76-GAME SCHEDULE WITH A CLUB RECORD, BEST START-EVER 10-GAME WIN STREAK; 10(10-0-0) AND CLIMAXED IT WITH A RECORD-EQUALING 10-GAME WIN STREAK; 10(10-0-0) AT THE UHL ALL-STAR BREAK.

--ON THE SAME THEME, THE FURY OPENED THE FIRST HALF OF THEIR SCHEDULE WITH A 7-GAME WIN STREAK ON THE ROAD; 7(7-0-0) AND CLOSED THE FIRST-HALF OF THEIR SCHEDULE REPEATING THE FEAT WITH ANOTHER 7-GAME ROAD WIN STREAK; 7(7-0-0).

--AT THE HALFWAY POINT OF THEIR 76-GAME SCHEDULE, THE FURY HAVE ACHIEVED THE BEST RECORD IN ALL OF PRO HOCKEY INCLUDING THE NHL, AHL, ECHL, CHL AND SPHL AT 38 (31-5-2) FOR 64-POINTS AND A WIN PERCENTAGE OF .842.

--THE FURY OWN THE UHL'S BEST ROAD RECORD AT 20(17-2-1), SCORING 99-GF ABROAD FOR A GFA OF VIRTUALLY 5-GOALS PER GAME.

--MUSKEGON HAS YET TO SUSTAIN A SETBACK IN THE NEW CALENDAR YEAR; 9(9-0-0) THUS FAR IN JANUARY. THE FURY'S LAST LOSS WAS INCURRED BACK ON DECEMBER 30TH IN MISSOURI, 5-3.

--THE FURY CLOSE THE FIRST-HALF WITH THE UHL'S SECOND BEST HOME RECORD OF 18(14-3-1), RIDING THE CREST OF A CURRENT 5-GAME WIN STREAK ON HOME ICE; 5(5-0-0).

--THE FURY ARE A PERFECT 6(6-0-0) AGAINST THE EASTERN DIVISION THUS FAR THIS SEASON.

--THE FURY ARE 12(11-1-0) AGAINST THE WESTERN DIVISION, GIVING THEM A COMBINED RECORD OF 18(17-1-0) IN GAMES PLAYED OUTSIDE THEIR OWN DIVISION.

--WHEN THE FURY SCORE THE GAME'S FG THIS SEASON, THEY ARE UNDEFEATED 19(19-0-0).

--WHEN LEADING AFTER THE FIRST PERIOD, THE FURY ARE 22(21-1-0).

--WHEN LEADING ENTERING THE THIRD PERIOD, MUSKEGON'S RECORD STANDS AT 23(23-0-0).

--IN GAMES FOLLOWING A LOSS THIS YEAR, THE FURY ARE UNDEFEATED AT 5(5-0-0). THE FURY HAVE YET TO SUSTAIN BACK-TO-BACK DEFEATS THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON.

--AFTER 38-GAMES, THE FURY HAVE POSTED A REMARKABLE RECORD OF 38(31-5-2) FOR 64-POINTS AND A WIN PERCENTAGE OF .842. LAST YEAR, IN WINNING TARRY CUP II, AFTER 38-GAMES, THEY WERE 38(23-10-5) FOR 51-POINTS. CURRENTLY, THE FURY ARE 8-WINS AND 13-POINTS SUPERIOR TO LAST YEAR'S CHAMPIONSHIP PACE.

--MUSKEGON THIRD-YEAR HEAD COACH TODD NELSON 194(129-45-20) IS JUST 1-WIN AWAY FROM TYING RICH KROMM (130) FOR MOST COACHING VICTORIES IN FURY CLUB HISTORY.

--TODD NELSON'S BROTHER JEFF NELSON (994) IS JUST 6-GAMES AWAY FROM PRO CAREER 1,000.

--ROBIN BOUCHARD (465) IS JUST 5-GOALS AWAY FROM PASSING KEVIN KERR (469) AS THE GREATEST GOAL-SCORER IN UHL HISTORY.

--DATING BACK TO LAST SEASON, THE FURY ARE A REMARKABLE 47(37-7-3) IN THEIR LAST 47-GAMES; 69(53-10-6) IN THEIR LAST 69-OUTINGS AND 88(66-15-7) IN THEIR LAST 88-REGULAR SEASON GAMES.

--THE FURY CONTINUE TO DOMINATE AS THE UHL'S PREMIERE THIRD PERIOD TEAM, OUTSCORING THE OPPOSITION OVERALL, 63-29 AND 37-14 ON THE ROAD.

--WITH THEIR 5-2 TRIUMPH AT FLINT ON SUNDAY, THE FURY HAVE NOW DEFEATED THE GENERALS 6-CONSECUTIVE TIMES DATING BACK TO LAST SEASON. THEY HAVE ALSO DEFEATED FLINT 7-SUCCESSIVE TIMES ON HOME ICE.

--AS THE HIGHEST SCORING MACHINE IN THE UHL, THE FURY THROUGH THEIR FIRST 38-GAMES, HAVE ALREADY SCORED 6 OR MORE GOALS IN A SINGLE GAME 14-TIMES.

--DATING BACK TO LAST SEASON, WHEN THE FURY SCORE 4 OR MORE IN A SINGLE GAME, THEY ARE UNDEFEATED IN THE LAST 66-GAMES; 66(64-0-2).

--ROBIN BOUCHARD (398) IS JUST 2-ASSISTS AWAY FROM THE FURY 400 MARK.

--THOUGH IT IS ONLY THE FIRST-HALF OF THE SEASON, THE FURY ALREADY HAVE LISTED FOUR 20-GOAL MARKSMEN; ROBIN BOUCHARD (34); JEFF NELSON (23); DAVID WRIGLEY (23); RYAN KELLER (20).

--TREVOR JOHNSON 38(7-30-37) HAS CLIMBED INTO 2ND PLACE AMONG THE UHL'S LEADING SCORING DEFENSEMEN.

--THE FURY PENALTY-KILLING UNIT HAS SQUELCHED 40 OF THE LAST 44 ENEMY POWER PLAY ATTEMPTS FOR AN EFFICIENCY RATING OF 90.9%.

--THE FURY HAVE A PERFECT RECORD ON SUNDAYS THIS SEASON AT 7(7-0-0) OVERALL AND 6(6-0-0) ON THE ROAD.

--MUSKEGON'S SATURDAY NIGHT RECORD STANDS AT 12(10-1-1).

--RUSTYN DOLYNY (296) IS JUST 4-GAMES AWAY FROM BECOMING ONLY THE 6TH PLAYER IN FURY CLUB HISTORY TO PLAY 300-GAMES FOR MUSKEGON.

--ROBIN BOUCHARD'S SECOND ASSIST IN SUNDAY'S 5-2 TRIUMPH AT FLINT REPRESENTED HIS 800TH POINT AS A MEMBER OF THE FURY.



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