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Published on January 24, 2011 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Indiana Ice News Release


WIN WIN SITUATION: With two more wins this past weekend, the Ice improved to 16-2-0 in their last 18 games and with Saturday's victory at Chicago extended their franchise best road winning streak to eight. The team has been scoring at a torrid pace as Indy enters this week's action first in the USHL in goals (125), goals for/game (3.79), power play goals (34) and shorthanded goals (7). The team also boasts three of the top five goal scorers in the league in Daniil Tarasov (20, 2nd), Peter Schneider (18, 4th) and Blake Coleman (16, 5th).

MULTIPLICITY: The Ice's offensive juggernaut has lit up the "big play board" this season as Indiana players have posted 16 multiple goal games (including three hat tricks), 22 games of three-or-more points, eight games of four-or-more points and two five-point outings.

Multiple Goal Games- Peter Schneider (5...1 hat trick), Daniil Tarasov (4...1 hat trick), Blake Coleman (3), Brian Ferlin (2...1 hat trick), Cody Bradley (1), Jarrod Rabey (1).

Games w/Three + Points- Coleman (7....3 4-pt games...1 5-pt game), Ferlin (6...1 4-pt game), Tarasov (5...4 4-pt games...1 5-pt game), Schneider (2), David Johnstone (2)

FROM THE OVEN: Blake Coleman has a four-game point streak (2G, 8A) and has 36 points (12G, 24A) in his last 19 games...Daniil Tarasov has a four-game goal streak (7G, 5A) and has 24 points (11G, 13A) in his last ten outings...Brian Ferlin has 23 points (11G, 12A) in his last 14 games...David Johnstone has seven points (2G, 5A) in his last three games...Jon Gillies has won his last five starts in net, while Casey DeSmith has won nine of his last ten starts...Sean Kuraly is riding a four-game point streak...Nick Mattson has four assists in his last two games...Ryan Obuchowski scored his first USHL goal Saturday in Chicago...Peter Schneider had four points (2G, 2A) last weekend...Alexander Kuqali has points in three of his last four games...Tim Smith notched a point in both wins last weekend....Adam Erne had a goal and an assist in Friday's overtime win over Waterloo.

LEAGUE LEADERS: Blake Coleman is first in points (51), assists (35) and plus/minus (+24)...Daniil Tarasov is second in goals (20) and tied for sixth in points (36)...Brian Ferlin is first in power play goals (8)...Will Aide is tied for first in major penalties (12)...Nick Mattson is tied for first in assists (18) and is first in plus/minus (+21) among defensemen...Casey DeSmith is tied for second in save percentage (.928)...Indy is second on the power play (20.7%).



United States Hockey League Stories from January 24, 2011


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