IceMen Weekly Notes
Published on December 19, 2010 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release
--THE ICEMEN'S PRESENT 4-GAME LOSING STREAK; 4(0-4-0) AND 5-GAME WINLESS STRETCH; 5(0-4-1) BOTH REPRESENT THEIR LONGEST SUCH STREAKS IN THOSE TWO DEPARTMENTS THUS FAR THIS SEASON. THE ICEMEN'S LAST VICTORY WAS BACK ON DECEMBER 3RD WHEN, ON HOME ICE, THEY DEFEATED DAYTON, 3-2.
--IN THEIR LAST 10-GAMES, THE ICEMEN ARE 10(1-7-2); LAST 12(2-8-2); LAST 14(3-9-2) WITH ALL 3 OF THEIR VICTORIES GAINED AGAINST DAYTON; NOV. 19TH; NOV. 25TH; DEC. 3RD.
--IN THEIR LAST 12-GAMES, THE ICEMEN HAVE SCORED ONLY 22-GF FOR A GFA OF 1.83.
--THE LAST TIME THE ICEMEN SCORED MORE THAN 3-GF IN A SINGLE GAME WAS BACK ON NOV. 19TH WHEN THEY DEFEATED DAYTON ON HOME ICE, 6-4.
--IN NEARLY ONE-THIRD OF THEIR FIRST 25-GAMES OR 8-GAMES THUS FAR THIS SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE MANAGED A MERE ONE GOAL.
--NEWLY-SIGNED DEFENSEMAN TOM GALVIN MARKED HIS DEBUT IN THE ICEMEN REGALIA BY DELIVERING AN ASSIST ON HIS TEAM'S LONE GOAL FRIDAY NIGHT IN MISSISSIPPI IN EVANSVILLE'S 4-1 SETBACK INCURRED AGAINST THE RIVERKINGS.
--THE ICEMEN HAD THREE NEWLY-ACQUIRED PLAYERS INFUSED IN THEIR LINEUP THE PAST WEEKEND; DEFENSEMEN GEORGE BRADLEY AND TOM GALVIN AND LEFT WING BRADEN DESMET.
--THROUGH THE FIRST 2-GAMES OF THEIR 6-GAMES' ROAD JUNKET AND SPAN OF 10 OF 11-GAMES ON THE ROAD, THE ICEMEN ARE 2(0-2-0) BEING OUTSCORED, 9-2.
--THE ICEMEN HAVE THE DUBIOUS DISTINCTION OF BEING THE WORST THIRD PERIOD TEAM IN THE CHL, BEING OUTSCORED, 33-19. DURING THEIR CURRENT 4-GAME LOSING STREAK, THEY HAVE BEEN OUTGOALED IN THAT FATEFUL FINAL FRAME, 7-0.
--ON THE ROAD, THE ICEMEN ARE 4(0-3-1) IN THEIR LAST 4-DECISIONS WITH THEIR LAST VICTORY VERDICT GAIMED BACK ON THANKSGIVING NIGHT, NOV. 25TH IN DAYTON, 1-0.
--SATURDAY NIGHT CONTINUES AS A REAL BUGABOO FOR THE ICEMEN AS THEIR RECORD OF 10(1-7-2) WOULD REFLECT. ON THE ROAD, THEY ARE 3(0-3-0). THEIR LAST AND LONE TRIUMPH ON SATURDAY WAS WAY BACK ON THEIR HOME OPENING NIGHT, OCTOBER 23RD WHEN THEY MAROONED THE MALLARDS OF QUAD CITY, 6-3.
--THE ICEMEN CONTINUE AS THE SECOND BEST SECOND PERIOD TEAM IN THE CHL, OUTSCORING THE OPPOSITION, 32-21 OVERALL; AT HOME 19-11 AND ON THE ROAD, 13-10.
--WHEN MISSISSIPPI SCORED ITS FIRST OF 2-PPG IN ITS FRIDAY NIGHT 4-1 HOME WIN OVER THE ICEMEN, IT HALTED AN EXTRAORDINARY STREAK THAT SAW THE ICEMEN DEFUSE 26-CONSECUTIVE ENEMY MAN ADVANTAGES.
--THE ICEMEN ARE RATED A STRONG CIRCUIT 6TH IN PENALTY-KILLING ARTISTRY AT 84.2%; 144-171. EVANSVILLE HAS BEEN SHORTHANDED THE MOST TIMES OF ANY TEAM IN THE CHL THUS FAR THIS SEASON.
--ON HOME ICE, THE ICEMEN PENALTY-KILLING HAS BEEN EVEN BETTER, RATED A LOFTY #3 IN THE CHL AT 79-90; 87.8% EFFICIENCY.
--EVANSVILLE RANKS 4TH IN THE LEAGUE IN SHG WITH 6 AS THOSE 6-SHG HAVE BEEN PRODUCED BY 6-DIFFERENT SHARPSHOOTERS.
--CENTER NICKLAS LINDBERG IS RANKED 12TH IN LEAGUE-WIDE SCORING WITH 25(8-20-28) WITH HIS 11-PPA LISTING HIM 4TH IN THE LOOP.
--THE ICEMEN HAVE BEEN THE RECIPIENTS OF THE SECOND MOST MINOR PENALTIES IN THE CHL WITH 193. THUS, THEY HAVE THE LEAGUE'S TOP 3 IN MINORS; 1-MARIO LAROCQUE (29); 2- NICKLAS LINDBERG (25); 3- (TIED) JORDAN LITTLE (23).
--MARIO LAROCQUE RANKS 9TH IN THE CHL IN DEFENSE SCORING WITH 25(6-10-16) WITH HIS 95-SOG TYING HIM FOR THE LEAGUE-LEADERSHIP AMONG THE BLUE LINE BRIGADE AND HIS 2-GWG ALSO TYING HIM FOR THE TOP SPOT.
--ROOKIE LEFT WING JORDAN LANE SHARES THE LEAGUE-LEADERSHIP AMONG ROOKIES IN MAJOR PENALTIES WITH 7.
--NICKLAS LINDBERG LEADS THE ICEMEN IN PP/POINTS WITH 14 ON 3-GOALS, 11-ASSISTS. JEFF NELSON (5-4-9) AND MARIO LAROCQUE (2-7-9) ARE TIED FOR SECOND BEST ON THE CLUB.
--THE ICEMEN'S TWO TOP PLUS PLAYERS AT THIS STAGE OF THE SEASON ARE NICK SCHNEIDER (+5) AND JORDAN LANE (+5).
--CENTER/LEFT WING DAMIAN SURMA HAS SCORED 6 OF HIS 9-GOALS THUS FAR THIS SEASON AGAINST QUAD CITY.
--GOALTENDER DAVID WILSON'S SPCT OF .921 RANKS TIED FOR 4TH BEST IN THE CHL.
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