IceMen Final Weekly Notes

March 31, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release


--THE ICEMEN FINAL RECORD FOR THE 2012-13 SEASON: 72(25-40-7) 57-POINTS

--THE ICEMEN CLOSED THE CAMPAIGN WITH A 3-GAME UNDEFEATED STREAK, ALL ON THE ROAD, IN THE LEAGUE'S FINAL WEEK OF THE SEASON AT 3(2-0-1), EARNING 5 OF A POSSIBLE 6-POINTS WHILE OUTSCORING THE HOMESTANDING TEAMS, 12-8.

--THE ICEMEN SEASON-CONCLUDING 3-GAME ROAD UNBLEMISHED SKEIN REPRESENTED THEIR LONGEST ROAD UNBEATEN STREAK OF THE SEASON.

--WHEN THE ICEMEN BLANKED THE NORTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS, THE CYCLONES, 4-0 IN CINCINNATI IN THE REGULAR SEASON FINALE ON SATURDAY NIGHT, IT WAS EVANSVILLE'S SECOND SHUTOUT OF THE SEASON WITH BOTH ZEROS EARNED ON THE ROAD. THE FIRST ONE CAME BACK ON NOVEMBER 17TH IN FORT WAYNE WHERE THHE ICEMEN BLANKED THE KOMETS, 5-0.

--EVANSVILLE'S LONGEST WIN STREAK OF THE SEASON WAS 3-IN SUCCESSION; A FEAT ACCOMPLISHED TWICE BY THE ICEMEN. THE ICEMEN LONGEST UNDEFEATED STREAKS OF THE SEASON WERE 6(4-0-2) AND 4(3-0-1).

--THE ICEMEN LONGEST LOSING STREAK OF THE SEASON WAS 5-IN SUCCESSION. EVANSVILLE ALSO WAS SADDLED WITH THREE 4-GAME LOSING STREAKS AND FIVE 3-GAME LOSING SPELLS. THE LONGEST WINLESS STREAKS OF THE SEASON WERE 7(0-6-1) WHICH OCCURRED IN THE FIRST 7-GAMES OF THE SEASON. NEXT LONGEST WINLESS SKIDS WERE; 6(0-5-1) AND 5(0-4-1).

--ON HOME ICE, THE ICEMEN FINAL RECORD FOR THE SEASON WAS 36(15-20-1). LONGEST HOME WIN STREAK WAS 4-IN A ROW. THERE WAS ALSO ONE 3-GAME WIN STREAK AT HOME. THE LONGEST HOME LOSING STREAK WAS 5-IN A ROW, OCCURRING IN THE FIRST 5-HOME GAMES OF THE SEASON.

--THE ICEMEN FINAL ROAD RECORD OF THE SEASON WAS 36(10-20-6) WITH THEIR SEASON-ENDING 3-GAME UNSULLIED SKEIN; 3(2-0-1) BEING THEIR LONGEST SUCH STREAK OF THE SEASON. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE ICEMEN EARNED 2-GAME WIN STREAKS ABROAD.THE LONGEST ROAD LOSING STREAK WAS 6-CONSECUTIVELY; LONGEST ROAD WINLESS STREAKS WERE 8(0-5-3) AND 5(0-4-1).

--IN DIVISIONAL COMPETITION, THE ICEMEN RECORD AGAINST THE NORTH DIVISION WAS 46(18-23-5); FINISHING 12(3-8-1) IN THEIR LAST DOZEN DATES WITHIN THEIR OWN DIVISION. THE ICEMEN RECORD AGAINST THE ATLANTIC DIVISION; 13(3-9-1); AGAINST THE SOUTH DIVISION; 13(4-8-1).

--THE ICEMEN WERE 37(17-14-6) WHEN SCORING THE GAME'S FG AND 35(8-26-1) WHEN SURRENDERING SAID SAME.

--EVANSVILLE WAS 25(13-10-2) WHEN OUTSHOOTING THE OPPONENTS AND 47(12-30-5) WHEN OUTSHOT BY IT OPPOSITION.

--THE ICEMEN WERE 28(21-2-5) WHEN LEADING AFTER THE SECOND PERIOD AND 33(2-31-0) WHEN TRAILING AFTER THE SECOND PERIOD.

--WHEN THEY SCORED 4-GF, THE ICEMEN RECORD WAS 17(14-1-2); WHEN THEY SCORED 4 OR MORE GF, THEIR RECORD WAS 28(22-4-2).

--WHEN THE ICEMEN YIELDED 2-GA OR LESS, THEIR RECORD WAS 17(14-3-0).

--THE ICEMEN WERE SHUTOUT 5-TIMES THIS SEASON WHILE BLANKING THEIR OPPONENTS TWICE IN 2012-13.

--IN OVERALL EXTRA TIME THIS SEASON, THE ICEMEN RECORD WAS 12(5-7); IN OT: 5(2-3); IN THE OTSO: 7(3-4).

--EVANSVILLE'S BEST DAY OF THE WEEK WAS THURSDAY, SPORTING A PERFECT 2(2-0-0) RECORD. HOWEVER 12 OF THE CLUB'S 25-VICTORIES WERE GATHERED ON SATURDAY NIGHT; 25(12-12-1).

--SEVEN OF THE ICEMEN 10-ROAD WINS THIS SEASON WERE ACHIEVED ON SATURDAY NIGHT; 14(7-6-1).

--EVANSVILLE'S BEST MONTH FOR THE SEASON WAS ITS LONE WINNING MONTH; FEBRUARY 12(6-5-1). IT WAS ALSO THE BEST ROAD MONTH OF THE SEASON; 7(3-3-1).

--THE ICEMEN POWER PLAY WAS FLOURISHING, AGAIN, AT THE CLOSE OF THE SEASON, PERCOLATING TO THE TUNE OF 4 FOR THE LAST 9 FOR A PROFICIENCY RATING OF 44.4%. FOR THE OVERALL SEASON, THE ICEMEN POWER PLAY RANKED A LOFTY 8TH IN THE ECHL; 55-285; 19.3%.

--THE EVANSVILLE PENALTY-KILLING PROWESS ALSO CLOSED THE CAMPAIGN PROSPERING, STIFLING 16 OF THE LAST 17 ENEMY MAN ADVANTAGES FOR AN EFFICEINCY RATING OF 94.1%. THE ICEMEN IMMOBILIZED 25 OF THE LAST 28 FOR A RATING OF 89.3%. FOR THE SEASON, THE ICEMEN PENALTY-KILLING RANKED 9TH IN THE ECHL, OPERATING AT 83.2 EFFICIENCY WITH THE OPPOSITION BEING 55-327.

--THE ICEMEN CONNECTED ON 7-SHG FOR THE SEASON WITH JASON DALE (2) AND TRENT VOGELHUBER (2) LEADING THE WAY.

--CENTER DYLAN CLARKE CLOSED THE CAMPAIGN FLOURISHING. IN THE LAST 11-GAMES, HE WAS 11(9-6-15). HIS FOUR MULTI-GOAL GAMES AND THREE 4-POINT GAMES TOPPED THE TEAM IN THOSE RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS THIS SEASON.

--WITH HIS NATURAL THREE-GOAL "HAT-TRICK" IN THE SEASON FINALE SATURDAY NIGHT AT CINCINNATI, CENTER JASON DALE COLLECTED 18-POINTS IN HIS LAST 18-GAMES THIS SEASON; LAST 18(7-11-18).

--PATRICK KENNEDY CAPPED THE SEASON ON A 4-GAME POINT STREAK; 4(0-4-4). FOR THE LAST 18-GAMES, HE WAS 18(3-12-15).

--IN HIS LAST 8-GAMES FOR THIS SEASON, LEFT WING OLIVER GABRIEL WAS 8(3-4-7)...

--ROOKIE RIGHT WING ADAM PLESKACH, IN HIS FIRST-EVER 10-PRO GAMES WAS; 10(1-7-8) WITH HIS FIRST-EVER PRO GOAL STRUCK LATE AND DRAMATICALLY AT 18:27 OF THE THIRD PERIOD FRIDAY NIGHT AT CINCINNATI. IT WAS THE GTG ON THE POWER PLAY FORCING OT AND SECURING A SINGLE POINT IN THE STANDINGS.

--GOALTENDER JAMES REID MADE 12-STRAIGHT STARTS REFLECTING THE ICEMEN FINAL 12-GAMES OF THE SEASON, POSTING HIS FIRST SHUTOUT IN THE SEASON FINALE 4-0 TRIUMPH AT CINCINNATI.

--LEFT WING PETER SAKARIS NOTCHED HIS FIRST EVER PRO GOAL, THE TBG, FRIDAY NIGHT AT CINCINNATI. FOR THE NIGHT, HE WAS (1-1-2), HIS FIRST PRO POINTS.

--DEFENSEMAN DUSTIN HOPFNER (1-1-2) MADE CONNECTION ON HIS FIRST-EVER PRO GOAL, THE GTG IN THE ICEMEN FIRST EVER VICTORY AT KALAMAZOO LAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT COMING FROM BEHIND TWICE TO ULTIMATELY PREVAIL IN THE OTSO, 4-3.

--RIGHT WING MILES MCCAULEY'S FIRST ICEMEN GOAL WAS THE GAME'S FG AND THE ULTIMATE GWG IN THE ICEMEN 4-0 VICTORY IN THE FINALE SATURDAY NIGHT AT CINCINNATI.

--ROOKIE RIGHT WING CHRIS FORFAR REGISTERED 3-ASSISTS IN HIS FIRST 3-PRO GAMES; 3(0-3-3) WHILE CARDING A +2 RATING. FORFAR COLLECTED 2-ASSISTS IN THE ICEMEN FINAL GAME OF THE SEASON WIN AT CINCINNATI ON SATURDAY NIGHT.

--ICEMEN HEAD COACH RICH KROMM COMPLETES THE SEASON WITH 397-COACHING VICTORIES; ONLY 3-WINS AWAY FROM 400.

--FOUR ICEMEN PLAYERS RECORDED THREE-GOAL "HAT TRICKS" THIS SEASON; WADE MACLEOD, NATHAN MOON, DYLAN CLARKE AND JASON DALE.

--WITH THE INORDINATE NUMBER OF INJURIES THAT PLAGUED THEM ALL SEASON, THE ICEMEN LOST 406-MANPOWER GAMES DUE TO THE INJURY BUGABOO THIS SEASON.



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