IceMen vs. Elmira Game Preview
November 14, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release
The Evansville IceMen, presented by Coors Light, will try get their first road win in their third game away from the Ford Center this season, when they visit the Elmira Jackals. Evansville is 0-1-0-1 in two away games this year.
This contest will be the first of two games in two nights Elmira and marks Evansville's first multi-game road trip of the season.
Evansville is playing the second of six games this season against Elmira. The Jackals won the first game by a score of 3-2 on Nov. 5 in the 9:30 a.m. Education Day Contest. All six games between these two squads will take place prior to New Year's Day.
The IceMen will be out for revenge as the look knot up the season series against Elmira. For Head Coach Dwight Mullins, Defensemen, Troy Rutkowski and Randy Cure, and Goaltender, Chris Driedger this game marks a return to a familiar stomping grounds.
Mullins coached the Jackals the playoffs in 2012-13 and returns to the place he called home the last two seasons. Rutkowksi, Cure, and Driedger all suited up for the Jackals last season. During his time in Elmira, Coach Mullins went 31-34-3-4 at the First Arena.
EVANSVILLE ICEMEN
2014-15
North Division Rank: 6th
Conference Rank: 11th
Vs. East Division: 1-2-0-0
Goals Per Game (Rank) 3.25 (t-12th)
Goals-Against Average 3.25 (t-15th)
Penalties in Minutes 10.8 (28th)
Power Play: (Rank) 8.3% (t-27th)
Penalty Kill (Rank) 76.2% (26th)
All-time vs. Elmira 2-7-1-0
All-time at First Arena: 2-2-1-0
ELMIRA JACKALS
2014-15
East Division Rank: t-2nd
Conference Rank : t-5th
Vs. North Division: 0-0-0-0
Goals Per Game (Rank): 3.10 (16th)
Goals-Against Average 3.20 (14th)
PIM Per game 19.2 (9th)
Power Play: (Rank) 243% (2nd)
Penalty Kill (Rank) 83.0% (15th)
All-time vs Evansville 8-1-1-0
All-time vs. Evansville At First Arena 3-1-1-0
Coors Light Cold Hard Facts
-The Evansville IceMen have outscored opponents 9-5 in the third period.
-Evansville has averaged a league low 10.8 penalty minutes per game.
- The IceMen 4-0-0-1 when scoring 3 or more goals.
League Leaders and Milestone Watch
-Myles Bell ranks 6th in the ECHL with 7 goals and ranks second amongst rookies in this category
-Ty Wishart ranks 9th in the ECHL in plus/minus. Wishart is +8 through 8 games.
-The IceMen boast the league's 5th highest attendance
Milesstones
- Ty Wishart's next assist will be the 100th of his pro career.
- Brandon Wong is 2 goals away from 100 for his pro career
-Dwight Mullins is 4 wins away from the 200th win of his professional coaching career.
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