IceMen Weekly Notes
November 14, 2010 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release
--THE ICEMEN COMPLETED THEIR LONGEST WINNING STREAK AS AN AA/CHL FRANCHISE THIS PAST WEEK AT 3- IN A ROW BEING DENIED THE SWEEP OF THE WEEK SATURDAY NIGHT AT HOME AGAINST DAYTON AS THEY BOWED, 2-1 TO THE GEMS.
--UNTIL THAT SETBACK, THE ICEMEN HAD WON 4 OF THEIR LAST 5; (4-1-0) AND HAD SHREDDED THE OPPOSITION WITH 25-GF IN THAT SPAN.
--WHEN DAYTON DEFEATED THEM SATURDAY NIGHT, 2-1, THE ICEMEN SUSTAINED THEIR FIRST OUTRIGHT SETBACK AT HOME. THEY HAD ASSEMBLED A SEASON OPENING 5-GAME UNBLEMISHED SKEIN AT 5(4-0-1), OUTSCORING THE VISITORS, 25-14.
--WHEN THEY CONQUERED THE RIVERKINGS IN MISSISSIPPI LAST TUESDAY NIGHT, 5-2, THE ICEMEN HALTED THEIR 3-GAME LOSING SKID ABROAD WITH THEIR SECOND ROAD WIN OF THE SEASON. BOTH ROAD VICTORIES HAVE BEEN GAINED IN MISSISSIPPI BY REPLICA RESULTS OF 5-2.
--THE ICEMEN HAVE COMPILED A PERFECT 3(3-0-0) RECORD OUTSIDE THEIR CONFERENCE AGAINST BERRY CONFERENCE RIVALS. WITHIN THEIR OWN TURNER CONFERENCE, THE ICEMEN MARK STANDS AT 9(3-5-1).
--THE ICEMEN CONTINUE AS THE CHL'S BEST SECOND PERIOD TEAM, OUTSCORING THE OPPONENTS, 19-8 OVERALL; ON HOME ICE: 12-4; ON THE ROAD; 7-4.
--ON HOME ICE THUS FAR THIS SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE OUTSCORED THE VISITORS, 10-5 IN THE OPENING STANZA.
--THE ICEMEN POWER PLAY HAS BEEN PERCOLATING LATELY, HAVING PRODUCED 13 OF THEIR 15-PPG FOR THE SEASON OVER THE PAST 8-GAMES; 13-44 FOR A PROFICIENCY RATING OF 29.5%.
--THE ICEMEN PENALTY KILLING UNIT IS RATED #2 IN THE CHL OVERALL AT 76-88 FOR AN EFFICIENCY RATING OF 86.4% WHILE THE ICEMEN PK IS RANKED #1 IN THE CHL ON HOME ICE, OPERATING AT 90.9% EFFICIENCY; 40-44.
--THROUGH THE FIRST 12-GAMES OF THE SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE BEEN SHORTHANDED 88-TIMES, THE MOST IN THE CHL. THE ICEMEN HAVE ENJOYED ONLY 65-POWER PLAY ADVANTAGES OF THEIR OWN THUS FAR THIS CAMPAIGN.
--THE ICEMEN ARE TIED FOR THE CHL LEADERSHIP IN SHG WITH 4.
--THROUGH THEIR FIRST 3-GAMES OF AN EXTENDED 5-GAME HOMESTAND, THE ICEMEN HAVE POSTED A RECORD OF 3(2-1-0).
--GOALTENDER MATT LUNDIN HAS WON HIS LAST 3-STARTS IN SUCCESSION, GRUDGINGLY SURRENDERING ONLY 5-GA FOR A GAA OF A STINGY AND STELLAR 1.67.
--CENTER NICKLAS LINDBERG IS TIED FOR THE CHL SCORING LEADERSHIP WITH 12(4-15-19) WITH HIS 15-ASSISTS #1 IN THE LEAGUE AND 3-MORE THAN ALL OTHERS IN THE LOOP.
--NICKLAS LINDBERG IS PRESENTLY ON A 6-GAMES' POINT STREAK WITH 6(3-9-12) IN THAT SPAN.
--IN THEIR 8-1 DEMOLITION OF ARIZONA THE PAST THURSDAY NIGHT, THE ICEMEN PULLED THE TRIGGER ON 5-PPG, REPRESENTING A SINGLE GAME HIGH IN THE CHL THUS FAR THIS SEASON.
--TWO ICEMEN DEFENSEMEN, MARIO LAROCQUE AND JOE GRIMALDI HAVE BOTH ENGINEERED TWO 2-GOAL GAMES ALREADY THIS SEASON.
--FOR THE SEASON, MARIO LAROCQUE LEADS ALL CHL DEFENSEMEN IN GOALS WITH 6 WHILE HIS TEAMMATE JOE GRIMALDI RANKS #2 IN THE LEAGUE IN THE SAME DEPARTMENT WITH 5-STRIKES.
--NICKLAS LINDBERG'S 7-PPA RANK RUNNER-UP IN THE CHL AND JUST 1-PPA BEHIND THE LEADER.
--THREE ICEMEN DEFENSEMEN ARE RANKED 1-2-3 IN MINOR PENALTIES IN THE CHL; 1- MARIO LAROCQUE (16); 2- JOE GRIMALDI (14); JORDAN LITTLE (14).
--MARIO LAROCQUE RANKS SECOND IN THE CIRCUIT AND FIRST AMONG ALL LEAGUE DEFENSEMAN IN SOG WITH 55.
--JOE GRIMALDI IS TIED FOR THE CHL TOP SPOT IN PPG BY A DEFENSEMAN WITH 3.
--IN POSTING A 4(3-1-0) FOR THE PAST WEEK, THE ICEMEN PERMITTED ONLY 7-GA FOR A GAA OF A MISERLY 1.75.
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