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IceMen enjoying successful second season in ECHL

January 6, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


After missing the Kelly Cup Playoffs in their inaugular ECHL season last year, the Evansville IceMen are making a strong case for inclusion in their second season in the league. Evansville is 5-0-3 in its last eight games, and is in second place of the North Division with an overall record of 17-7-6, and is just two points behind first-place Cincinnati.

Leading the resurgence has been the club's new head coach Jeff Pyle . Earlier this season, Pyle moved into second place in ECHL history in career games coached with 890. Pyle has a career ECHL coaching record of 463-330-97, and he is just 18 wins shy of passing 2009 ECHL Hall of Fame inductee John Brophy for second place on the league's all-time wins list.

Last week, Evansville hit the ice three times, posting a 2-0-1 record. The IceMen opened the week with a 6-0 home win against Gwinnett on Tuesday. Daultan Leveille led the way offensively for Evansville with four points (1g-3a) while Peter Sakaris scored a pair of goals. Garrett Bartus stopped all 42 shots he faced to earn his first professional shutout.

On Friday, the IceMen fell to Fort Wayne, 3-2 in overtime. Sakaris and Tristan King supplied goals for Evansville with Bartus making 22 saves in goal.

Evansville returned to the win column on Saturday, picking up a 2-1 overtime win at Fort Wayne. Jeremy Langlois scored both of the IceMen goals while Allen York, making his first appearance for Evansville since Dec. 7, stopped 30 of 31 Komets' shots to pick up the win.

It's been a balanced offensive effort for the IceMen this season as the club has no players among the top 17 scorers in the ECHL. However, five players have tallied at least 20 points, with Nathan Moon leading the way with 27 points (5g-22a). Langlois is right behind him with 26 points (12g-14a) in 21 games, and is tied for second among all ECHL rookies in scoring while his 12 goals are third among first-year players. Matt Krug leads ECHL defensemen in scoring with 21 points and his eight goals are tied for second among blue-liners.

Three different goaltenders have seen significant time in the crease this season for the IceMen. Bartus has gone 5-4-4 in his 13 appearances while Mike Clemente, who has spent the last month recalled to Springfield of the American Hockey League, has gone 9-2-2 with a 2.59 goals-against average and a .903 save percentage in 13 appearances. York has played four games with Evansville posting a 3-1-0 record.

The IceMen travel to Greenville this week for games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday before opening a 10-game home stand next week. Evansville has been one of the best teams in the ECHL at home this season going 11-2-3 at Ford Center, where the team ranks fifth with an average of 5,351 fans per game.

Ontario's Kraemer enjoys offensive outburst

Ontario's Kyle Kraemer enjoyed a big night on Friday, scoring five goals, including the game-winner and three power-play tallies, in the Reign's 6-5 win at Las Vegas.

The five goals set a new Reign record for most goals in a game, and are tied for the third most in a single game in ECHL history.

Hampton Roads' Tom Bissett (Nov. 22, 1989) and Toledo's Brad McCaughey (Nov. 6, 1991 vs. Columbus) share the ECHL record with six goals in a game.

Kraemer is the 27th player in the League's 26-year history to tally five goals in a game, and the first since Toledo's Evan Rankin on Feb. 18, 2010 at Charlotte.

Divisions

Atlantic Division

- Jakub Culek 's overtime goal on Saturday was his first pro game-winning goal.

- The Jackals have not allowed a power-play goal at home in their last nine home games.

- Elmira hosts Reading on Friday and Saturday and visits the Royals on Sunday.

- Sean Wiles has at least one point in the last five games he has played with the Royals (2g-8a).

- Reading has played 28 games, which is the fewest in the league.

- The Royals host Wheeling on Wednesday, are at Elmira on Friday and Saturday and host the Jackals on Sunday.

- Jack MacLellan has scored a goal in three consecutive games.

- Each of the Nailers last four wins have come in overtime or a shootout.

- Wheeling visits Reading on Wednesday, hosts Cincinnati on Thursday and Toledo on Saturday and is at Toledo on Sunday.

North Division

- Jack Combs has 13 points (9g-4a) in eight games with Cincinnati.

- The Cyclones had a club regular-season record 13,237 fans on Saturday against Reading.

- Cincinnati visits Wheeling on Thursday and hosts Kalamazoo on Friday.

- Tristan King has scored a goal in three consecutive home games.

- Evansville is 4-for-16 (25.0 percent) on the power play over its last three games.

- The IceMen are at Greenville on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

- Andrey Makarov is on a four-game unbeaten streak at home (2-0-2).

- The Komets have scored first a league-high 21 times.

- Fort Wayne hosts Kalamazoo on Wednesday and Sunday and visits Toledo on Friday and Kalamazoo on Saturday.

- Yannick Veilleux scored all three of his goals this season last week.

- Kalamazoo is on a season-high four-game unbeaten streak at home (3-0-1).

- The K-Wings are at Fort Wayne on Wednesday and Sunday and Cincinnati on Friday while hosting Fort Wayne on Saturday.

- David Gilbert has nine points (4g-5a) during his six-game point streak.

- The Walleye have won four of their last five at home.

- Toledo hosts Fort Wayne on Friday, is at Wheeling on Saturday and hosts the Nailers on Sunday.

South Division

- Olivier Dame-Malka is tied for third among defensemen with two game-winning goals.

- The Everblades are tied for the league with three wins when trailing after two periods (3-6-2).

- Florida hosts South Carolina on Friday and Saturday.

- Michael St. Croix is tied for eighth among rookies with 20 points (6g-14a).

- Greenville is 8-1-1 when leading after two periods.

- The Road Warriors host Evansville on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

- Brad Phillips and Paul Karpowich have combined to stop 75 of 76 shots over the team's past two games.

- The Gladiators are 12-3-1 when scoring three or more goals.

- Gwinnett visits South Carolina on Tuesday and hosts Orlando on Friday and Saturday.

- Ross MacKinnon set a club record with 46 saves in his first ECHL appearance on Sunday.

- Orlando is 3-0-1 in its last four games.

- The Solar Bears are at Gwinnett on Friday and Saturday.

- David LeNeveu has three shutouts in seven appearances this season.

- The Stingrays are 17-3-2 when outshooting their opponent.

- South Carolina hosts Gwinnett on Tuesday and is at Florida on Friday and Saturday.

Mountain Division

- Olivier Roy is tied for second in the league with three shutouts.

- The Aces lead the ECHL in shots per game (33.70) and shots-against per game (24.27).

- Alaska is at San Francisco on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

- Marc Cheverie is fourth with 12 wins.

- Colorado is 12-0-2 when leading after two periods.

- The Eagles host Idaho on Friday and Saturday.

- William Rapuzzi is an ECHL-best 5-for-5 in shootouts

- The Steelheads' 11 wins when being out-shot is tied for the most in the league.

- Idaho is at Colorado on Friday and Saturday.

- Pat O'Keefe has nine points (1g-8a) in his last nine games.

- Utah plays eight of its next 10 games at home.

- The Grizzlies host Las Vegas on Tuesday and Wednesday and Stockton on Friday and Saturday.

Pacific Division

- Tyler Bunz has won his last five starts.

- The Condors are 12-6-0 in their last 18 games after starting the season 1-10-1.

- Bakersfield visits Ontario on Friday and hosts Las Vegas on Saturday.

- Jeff May leads defensemen with 10 goals.

- Las Vegas is 4-1-1 when tied after two periods.

- The Wranglers are at Utah on Tuesday and Wednesday and at Bakersfield on Saturday.

- Gasper Kopitar scored his first professional goal with the overtime game-winner on Sunday.

- The Reign lead the league with 12 games decided in overtime or a shootout.

- Ontario hosts Bakersfield on Friday.

- Brett Findlay is tied for fifth among rookies with 22 points (7g-15a).

- San Francisco is 7-0-5 in one-goal games.

- The Bulls host Alaska on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

- Parker Milner recorded his first pro shutout on Saturday at San Francisco.

- The Thunder lead the league on the power play at 22.0 percent (27-for-123).

- Stockton visits Utah on Friday and Saturday.

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