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December 27, 2010 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release


--THROUGH THE FIRST 5-GAMES OF THEIR EXTENDED 6-GAME ROAD JUNKET AND IN THE MIDST OF PLAYING 10 OF 11-GAMES ON THE ROAD, THE ICEMEN, THUS FAR, HAVE POSTED A RECORD OF 5(1-3-1) BEING OUTSCORED 24-11.

--EVANSVILLE, IN ITS LAST 2-OUTINGS OF THIS FOREIGN ICE ESCAPADE HAS GARNERED 3 OF A POSSIBLE 4-POINTS THROUGH A MARK OF 2(1-0-1) IN THAT SPAN; A 4-2 TRIUMPH 12/22 AT THE QUAD CITIES BEFORE A 2-1 OTSO AFFAIR THE NIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS IN BLOOMINGTON.

--WHEN THE ICEMEN DEFEATED THE MALLARDS IN QUAD CITY 12/22, 4-2, IT HALTED THEIR SEASON LONG 5-GAME LOSING STREAK AS WELL AS THEIR SEASON LONG 6-GAME WINLESS SKID; 6(0-5-1). IT WAS EVANSVILLE'S FIRST VICTORY SINCE BACK ON 12/3 WHEN ON HOME ICE THEY DISPATCHED DAYTON, 3-2.

--IN THAT SAME SUCCESS IN MOLINE, IL, THE ICEMEN ALSO SEVERED A 3-GAME ROAD LOSING STREAK WHICH EQUALED THEIR LONGEST OF THE YEAR AS WELL AS A 5-GAME WINLESS SKID ABROAD; 5(0-4-1) WITH THEIR FIRST TRIUMPH SINCE BACK ON THANKSGIVING NIGHT, NOV. 25TH WHEN THEY DOUSED DAYTON, 1-0.

--IN THAT EVANSVILLE 4-2 VICTORY VERDICT OVER QUAD CITY 12/22, IT MARKED ONLY THE CLUB'S 4TH WIN IN THE LAST 16-STARTS AND THE FIRST ONE OF THOSE 4 NOT OVER DAYTON.

--THROUGH THEIR FIRST 28-GAMES OF THE CURRENT CAMPAIGN, THE ICEMEN HAVE BEEN LIMITED TO ONE GOAL IN NEARLY ONE-THIRD OF THOSE GAMES TOTALING 9-GAMES IN WHICH THEY HAVE SCORED JUST ONE GOAL.

--WHEN THE ICEMEN SAW THEIR LATEST OUTING SUNDAY AT BLOOMINGTON PROCEED AND PROLONGED TO THE OTSO, IT MARKED THE INITIAL TIME THIS SEASON THAT EVANSVILLE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTOUT COMPETITION.

--THE ICEMEN HAVED YET TO EARN THE EXTRA BONUS POINT IN CHL EXTRA TIME THUS FAR THIS SEASON AS THEIR RECORD NOW STANDS AT 3(0-3) IN OT AND 1(0-1) IN THE OTSO WITH 2 OF THOSE DECISIONS COMING AGAINST BLOOMINGTON IN CONSECUTIVE GAMES AGAINST THE PRAIRIETHUNDER.

--SINCE BEING ASSEMBLED IN THE THIRD PERIOD OF LAST TUESDAY NIGHT'S 11-4 SETBACK IN MISSOURI, THE ICEMEN TROIKA OF NICKLAS LINDBERG, BRIAN BICEK AND BRADEN DESMET HAVE ACCOUNTED FOR 7 OF THE TEAM'S LAST 9-GOALS.

--IN HIS LAST 3-GAMES, LINDBERG 3(2-4-6); BICEK 3(2-4-6); DESMET 3(2-1-3).

--IN CANNONADING A PAIR OF GOALS WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO SPEARHEAD HIS TEAM'S 4-2 TRIUMPH OVER QUAD CITY, CENTER DAMIAN SURMA COLLECTED HIS 10TH AND 11TH GOALS OF THE CAMPAIGN WITH 8 OF THOSE STRUCK AGAINST THE MALLARDS, INCLUDING ALL 3 OF HIS TEAM-HIGH 3-GWG AND ALL 3 OF HIS MULTIPLE GOAL GAMES THUS FAR THIS SEASON.

--BRIAN BICEK (12); DAMIAN SURMA (11); NICKLAS LINDBERG (10) ARE RANKED 1-2-3 IN ICEMEN GOAL CANNONEERING THUS FAR THIS SEASON.

--IN HIS LAST 2-STARTS, GOALTENDER MATT LUNDIN IS 2(1-0-1) WITH A THRIFTY AND NIFTY GAA OF 1.92 AND SPCT OF .954.

--THE ICEMEN'S TWO TOP PREMIUM, POSITIVE PLUS PLAYERS ARE NICK SCHNEIDER AT +6 AND JORDAN LANE AT +5.

--EVANSVILLE'S PPG LEADERS ARE 1- JEFF NELSON (5); 2- BRIAN BICEK (4); NICKLAS LINDBERG (4).

--THE ICEMEN HAVE BEEN SHORTHANDED THE MOST TIMES IN THE CHL (182); 41-MORE TIMES THAN THEY THEMSELVES HAVE ENJOYED POWER PLAY TIME. THIS REPRESENTS THE WIDEST DISPARITY IN THE LEAGUE AT THIS JUNCTURE OF THE SEASON.

--THE ICEMEN RANK #2 IN THE CHL IN MINOR PENALTIES WITH 204; THE ICEMEN ALSO HAVE THE TOP 3 IN THE CHL IN MINORS; 1- MARIO LAROCQUE (31); 2- NICKLAS LINDBERG (25); 3- JORDAN LITTLE (24).

--EVANSVILLE PENALTY-KILLING ON HOME ICE RANKS A LOFTY CIRCUIT THIRD, OPERATING AT 87.8% EFFICIENCY AT 79-90.

--NICKLAS LINDBERG RANKS 10TH IN CHL SCORING WITH 28(10-24-34); BRIAN BICEK HAS ALSO CRACKED THE TOP 25 LEAGUE ELITE WITH 28(12-15-27).

--WHEN THE ICEMEN PLAY HOST TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVERKINGS THURSDAY NIGHT DEC. 30TH AT THEIR HOME OF SWONDER ICE ARENA, IT WILL MARK THEIR FIRST HOME APPEARANCE IN 19-DAYS SINCE A 4-2 SETBACK BACK ON DEC. 11TH AGAINST VISITING RAPID CITY.

--THE ICEMEN HAVE NOTCHED 7-SHG THIS SEASON WHICH TIES THEM FOR THIRD MOST IN THE LOOP. BRIAN BICEK PACES THE TEAM WITH 2-SHG.

--IN THEIR LAST 15-GAMES, THE ICEMEN HAVE REGISTERED A TOTAL OF 31-GF FOR A GFA OF 2.07.

--ENTERING THE THIRD PERIOD WITH THE LEAD THIS SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE COMPILED A RECORD OF 14(9-2-3).

--WHEN THE ICEMEN EITHER TRAIL OR ARE TIED ENTERING THE THIRD PERIOD, THEIR RECORD STANDS AT 14(1-12-1). WHEN THE ICEMEN SCORE 4 OR MORE GOALS IN A GAME THIS SEASON, THEIR RECORD IS 8(7-1-0).



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