IceMen Weekly Notes

Published on November 28, 2010 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release


--WHEN THE ICEMEN BLANKED THE GEMS IN DAYTON THANKSGIVING NIGHT, ROOKIE GOALTENDER DAVID WILSON, IN HIS FIFTH PRO START, EARNED THE GAME'S #1 STAR WITH 39-SAVES AND HIS FIRST-EVER PRO SHUTOUT.

--RECENTLY, THE ICEMEN HAVE BEEN FLOURISHING ON THE ROAD AND FLOUNDERING AT HOME. THEY HAVE WON 2-CONSECUTIVELY ABROAD, SURRENDERING ONLY 2-GA IN THE PROCESS,OUTSCORING THE HOME STANDING TEAMS, 6-2. HOWEVER, AT HOME IT HAS BEEN A DIFFERENT TALE OF THE TAPE TO BE TOLD AS THE ICEMEN ARE CURRENTLY MIRED IN A 3-GAME LOSING STREAK AT SWONDER; LAST 3 AT HOME; 3(0-3-0). EVANSVILLE IS 5(1-4-0) IN ITS LAST 5-HOME APPEARANCES.

--SATURDAY TRAVAIL CONTINUES TO ROOST ON THE ICEMEN THUS FAR THIS SEASON. THEY ARE 7(1-5-1) ON SATURDAY NIGHTS THIS SEASON AND 5(1-3-1) AT HOME. IN FACT, THE ICEMEN ARE WINLESS IN THEIR LAST 4-SATURDAY NIGHT HOME STARTS; LAST 4(0-3-1) WITH THEIR LAST AND LONE SATURDAY VICTORY THIS SEASON COMING WAY BACK ON THEIR HOME OPENING NIGHT, OCTOBER 23RD WHEN THEY DISPATCHED QUAD CITY, 6-3.

--AFTER WINNING THEIR FIRST THREE GAMES OUTSIDE THEIR OWN CONFERENCE AGAINST THE BERRY CONFERENCE, THE ICEMEN HAVE DROPPED THEIR LAST 2-IN A ROW IN THIS DEPARTMENT AGAINST BOTH MISSISSIPPI AND TULSA WITH BOTH SETBACKS INCURRED ON HOME ICE.

--AGAINST THEIR OWN TURNER CONFERENCE THIS SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAV COMPILED A RECORD OF 12(5-6-1).

--THE ICEMEN'S BEST MARK THUS FAR THIS SEASON HAS BEEN 2-GAMES ABOVE THE .500 PLATEAU WHICH THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED 3-DIFFERENT TIMES; THE MOST RECENT AT 15(8-6-1).

--PLAYING THEIR MOST HOME GAMES THIS SEASON IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, THE ICEMEN COMPLETED THEIR 8-GAMES SWONDER SLATE WITH A RECORD OF 8(4-4-0). THUS FAR ON THE ROAD IN NOVEMBER, THEY ARE 3(2-1-0), YIELDING ONLY 6-GA IN THOSE 3-FOREIGN ICE AFFAIRS.

--IN THEIR 8-VICTORIES THUS FAR THIS SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE BEEN OUTSHOT BY THE OPPOSITION IN 7 OF THOSE 8-VICTORIES.

--THE ICEMEN ARE 6(1-4-1) WHEN THEY OUTSHOOT THE OPPONENTS.

--WHEN RIGHT WING JOHN DIPACE CONNECTED FOR THE GTG IN THE FIRST PERIOD THE PAST SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE ICEMEN 6-3 HOME SETBACK INFLICTED BY TULSA, THE 8-YEAR PRO STOKED HIS FIRST STRIKE FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, HALTING A 10-GAME GOAL-SCORING DROUGHT.

--OVERALL, THE LAST 4-ICEMEN LOSSES HAVE BEEN ABSORBED ON HOME ICE.

--CENTER JEFF NELSON IS 5(4-3-7) IN HIS LAST 5-GAMES WITH HIS 4-PPG FOR THE SEASON EQUALING BRIAN BICEK FOR THE TOP OUTPUT ON THE CLUB.

--CENTER NICKLAS LINDBERG'S 18-ASSISTS RANK 5TH IN THE CHL WHILE HIS 9-PPA TIE HIM FOR SECOND MOST IN THE CIRCUIT.

--THE ICEMEN HAVE 4 OF THE TOP 5 IN THE CHL IN MINOR PENALTIES; 1- MARIO LAROCQUE (21); 3- NICKLAS LINDBERG (17); JOE GRIMALDI (17); JORDAN LITTLE (17).

--IN HIS LAST 5-GAMES, ROOKIE RIGHT WING CHRIS CAMPANALE IS AVERAGING A POINT A GAME WITH 5(2-3-5).

--MARIO LAROCQUE'S 6-GOALS TIE HIM FOR SECOND MOST IN THE CHL AMONG DEFENSEMEN. LAROCQUE ALSO LEADS ALL CHL IN DEFENSEMEN IN SOG WITH 67.

--THE ICEMEN ARE TIED FOR SECOND IN THE CHL IN SHG WITH 4.

--DEFENSEMAN NICK SCHNEIDER TOPS THE CHL IN SHA WITH 2.

--THROUGH THEIR FIRST 17-GAMES THUS FAR THIS SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE DRESSED A FULL LINEUP OF 18-PLAYERS FOR ONLY ONE GAME.

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