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Goaltenders continue to shine

March 27, 2006 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2) News Release


LAKE ST. LOUIS, MO --- Although scoring has been up in the United Hockey League (UHL) this season, goaltenders made the biggest impact during the week. Kalamazoo Wings goaltender Joel Martin etched his name into the UHL record book when he recorded his ninth shutout of the season on Saturday. He stopped all 30 Muskegon shots in the 6-0 win. Martin broke the mark of eight shared by Fort Wayne's Kevin St. Pierre and former Kalamazoo goaltender Chad Alban who both set the record in the 2003-04 season. Martin leads UHL goaltenders with a 2.21 goals against average (GAA) and is tied for the league lead with a .921 save percentage (SPCT). He has been especially tough after a regulation loss this season. In games following a regulation defeat, he has a 8-0-2 record with a 1.20 GAA, a .956 SPCT, and has registered four shutouts.

Fort Wayne's Kevin St. Pierre stopped all 30 Rockford shots in Saturday's 6-0 win to earn his fifth shutout of the season. The shutout, which was the 20th of his UHL career, extended his league leading career mark. The win was also the 100th for St. Pierre in a Fort Wayne uniform. He currently ranks second among UHL goaltenders with a 2.29 GAA and has moved into a tie with Martin for a league best .921 SPCT.

Motor City's Rod Branch recorded his third shutout of the season when he stopped all 35 Flint shots in Friday's 5-0 win. He then went on to break the team record he set last season by appearing in his 64th game of the season on Sunday. Branch also earned his 36th win of the season in the 4-3 victory over Muskegon. That win total leads the UHL and is the most in the league since the 2003-04 season when St. Pierre collected 43 wins.

Adirondack's Kris Tebbs also got into the shutout act on Saturday when he turned away all 21 Richmond shots in the 4-0 win. It was his first shutout of the season. Elmira's Matt Meacham was signed on March 15th and earned two victories in his first two starts for the team during the week. He made 37 saves on both Friday and Saturday to earn victories over Adirondack (5-2) and Roanoke Valley (6-4).

McMASTER WRAPS UP TOUR - Molly McMaster completed her tour of the UHL on Sunday when she suited up for the Roanoke Valley Vipers. She took the ice for all 14 teams as a part of the UHL Cross-Checks Colon Cancer campaign in March. The President and Co-Founder of The Colon Club visited each city to spread awareness of colon cancer. McMaster managed to get her name into the score sheet when she was whistled for a misconduct penalty in the first period.

CONTRIBUTING AT THE NEXT LEVEL - Multiple players have earned call-ups to the American Hockey League (AHL) this season and are quickly contributing to their new clubs. Danbury center Mike Omicioli has recorded five points (1g, 4a) in three games since being assigned to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on March 22nd. He registered a three-point (1g, 2a) game on Sunday vs. Springfield which included the game-winning goal.

Rockford IceHogs winger Chaz Johnson was called-up to the Milwaukee Admirals on March 21st. In his second game of the week, he netted his first AHL goal in Milwaukee's 4-1 victory vs. Manitoba on Friday.

A total of 40 UHL players have earned promotions to the AHL this season. The Rockford IceHogs currently have six players called-up to AHL clubs.

AROUND THE LEAGUE

Adirondack Frostbite - (2-1-0) - The Frostbite have won their last three home games by a combined score of 14-2...With two goals during the weekend, center David Moccia doubled his goal output from his first 52 games this season. He is riding a four-game point streak...Right wing Ryan Bennett has a point in 11 of the last 12 games. 18 of his 20 goals this season have come in the last 22 games for the Frostbite.

Danbury Trashers - (2-0-0) - During their recent six-game win streak, the Trashers have outscored their opponents 30-15...Forward Alex Goupil has a goal in three straight games...Center Drew Omicioli recorded his ninth multi-goal game of the season on Saturday...Mike Omicioli has five points in three games while on call-up to Bridgeport of the AHL...The Trashers are one win (41) and two points (93) shy of tying their totals from last season.

Elmira Jackals - (2-1-0) - The line of Konstantin Kalmikov, Jason Sessa, and Jarrett Konkle combined for 17 points (8g, 9a) and a plus-11 rating during the week...Konkle surpassed the 30-goal mark this week to become just the second Jackals player in the past two seasons to reach that mark...Elmira has five players with 50 or more points this season and one with 47 points. Just three players last season reached the 50-point plateau.

Flint Generals - (1-2-0) - Right wing Mike Kinnie had his ten-game point streak snapped on Friday. He has 39 points (18g, 21a) in 28 games played this season and has at least one point in 23 of those 28 games...The Generals welcomed their largest crowd of the season on Saturday (4,007)...Three of the four goals scored this season by defenseman J.P. Morin have come in his last seven games.

Fort Wayne Komets - (3-1-0) - Center Colin Chaulk set a new team record when he scored his 32nd career power play goal in a Komet uniform on Friday...Chaulk is riding a three-game point streak...Center Kelly Miller skated in his 100th game as a Komet on Saturday...The Komets collected two shootout victories during the week and lead the UHL in shootout percentage (.500) by converting 28 of 56 attempts.

Kalamazoo Wings - (1-1-0) - Kalamazoo has outscored their division rival Muskegon 12-0 in their last two meetings...The K-Wing have outscored their opponents 102-40 in the first period this season which is the largest margin in the UHL...Center Damian Surma and right wing Tyler Willis are both riding nine-game point streaks... Willis is two points shy of 300 for his career...Center Jason Deitsch leads the UHL in shooting percentage (.246).

Missouri River Otters - (0-1-2) - Winger Scott Dobben has recorded five points (4g, 1a) in his first six games with the Otters...Defenseman Steve Makway has four points (3g, 1a) in the last five games. He had eight points (1g, 7a) in his previous 43 games this season...Missouri is 11-2-2 when leading after two periods this season...Three of the last four games for the River Otters have gone to the shootout. They are 1-2 in those shootouts.

Motor City Mechanics - (4-0-0) - Motor City won their 38th game of the season by defeating league leading Muskegon 4-3 on Sunday. That broke their mark of 37 wins last season. The are one point shy of tying their point total from last season (81)...The Mechanics have won eight straight home games...With two goals on Friday, center Chris Gignac reached 100 goals for his career...Motor City is 24-1-1 when leading after two periods.

Muskegon Fury - (2-2-0) - The Fury are one win shy of equaling the team record for road wins in a season (23)... Muskegon is one point shy of reaching 100 for the third consecutive season and fourth time in the last five seasons...The Fury are undefeated when they limit their opponents to three goals or less (35-0-2)...Right wing Robin Bouchard netted his 55th goal of the season on Sunday, tying the team season record in which he owns.

Port Huron Flags - (0-1-1) - Forward Steve Dix is on a seven-game point streak...Defenseman Ryan Gillis scored the team's first power play goal on Saturday in their last 28 opportunities...The Flags went to the shootout on Sunday for the first time in their last 20 games, however they still lead the UHL this season with 17 games that have required the extra session...The Flags have just six games remaining on their schedule.

Quad City Mallards - (2-0-1) - Winger Chad Woollard netted his career high 41st goal of the season on Saturday. He scored with 41 seconds remaining in the game to force a shootout with Flint. It is the second time this season he has scored with less than a minute remaining to force a shootout against Flint...Left wing J.J. Wrobel notched a "hat trick" (3g) on Friday...The line of Jesse Rycroft, Wrobel, and Frank Littlejohn combined for 15 points (7g, 8a) this weekend.

Richmond RiverDogs - (2-2-0) - Defenseman Brian Goudie had a three-point night (2g, 1a) on Wednesday and center Joey Bastien had four assists in the 5-2 win vs. Roanoke Valley...The RiverDogs welcomed their third largest crowd of the season on Saturday (6,906)...Center Mike Oliveira is one power play goal shy of tying the team season record (13)...Defenseman Dan Vandermeer is three assists shy of tying the team season record (68).

Roanoke Valley Vipers - (1-3-0) - Left wing Mike Wiggins registered five points (2g, 3a) in the 6-5 win vs. Elmira on Sunday. His third period shorthanded unassisted goal also proved to be the game-winner...The Vipers snapped a three-game home losing streak on Sunday...Right wing Jan Jas has five goals over his last five games... Roanoke has dropped 11 of the last 12 games vs. their cross-state rival Richmond.

Rockford IceHogs - (0-3-0) - The IceHogs went winless in a week for the first time all season...The four-game winless streak (0-3-1) is a season worst...Winger Bruce Watson set a team record with 47 penalty minutes in the game on Friday...Rockford has out-shot their opponents in 16 of the last 18 games...Rockford has drawn over 6,000 fans in three of the last five home games. They averaged 5,074 fans in the month of March.

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UHL Scoring Leaders:

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UHL Statistics:

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