IceMen Weekly Notes

Published on January 30, 2011 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release


--THE ICEMEN CONTINUE TO ENJOY A WINNING RECORD SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON AT 9 (5-4-0).

--ON THE ROAD, THE ICEMEN HAVE BEEN FLOURISHING WITH A MARK OF 5(4-1-0) IN THEIR LAST 5-OUTINGS.

--THE ICEMEN HAVE COMPILED A WINNING RECORD ABROAD IN THEIR LAST 11-DECISIONS; 11(5-4-2), EARNING 12-POINTS IN THAT SPAN.

--RECENTLY COMPLETING A STRENUOUS STRETCH OF 14 OF 17-GAMES ON THE ROAD, THE ICEMEN ASSEMBLED A RECORD OF 14(5-7-2) IN THOSE 14-GAMES IN HOSTILE TERRITORY.

--WHEN THE ICEMEN OUTLASTED DAYTON IN THE OTSO, 5-4 ON SATURDAY NIGHT, THEY BROUGHT TO A HALT A 7-GAME WINLESS SKID 7(0-6-1) AND 6-GAME LOSING STREAK AT HOME. IT WAS EVANSVILLE'S FIRST VICTORY AT HOME SINCE A DECEMBER 3RD 3-2 TRUMPING OF THE SAME DAYTON TEAM.

--IN THEIR LAST 14-HOME DECISIONS, THE ICEMEN HAVE CARDED A RECORD OF 14(3-10-1) WITH ALL 3-HOME VICTORIES COMING AGAINST DAYTON; 6-4 ON 11/19/10; 3-2 ON 12/3/10; AND 5-4 (SO) ON 1/29/11.

--THE ICEMEN HAS COME TO LIFE LATELY OFFENSIVELY HAVING SCORED A MINIMUM OF 3-GF IN 11 OF THEIR LAST 12-GAMES.

--THE ICEMEN'S 50-SOG IN SATURDAY NIGHT'S 5-4 (SO) TRIUMPH OVER DAYTON REPRESENTED THEIR MOST SOG IN A SINGLE GAME THIS SEASON. IN THE SAME GAME, EVANSVILLE'S 20-SOG IN THE SECOND PERIOD WERE THE MOST ACCRUED IN A SINGLE PERIOD THUS FAR THIS SEASON.

--EVANSVILLE IS NOW 3(2-1) IN THE OTSO THIS SEASON, PREVAILING IN THE LAST 2-CONSECUTIVELY.

--ROOKIE LEFT WING BRADEN DESMET'S OTSO/GWG WAS HIS FIRST-EVER OTSO GOAL IN THE PRO RANKS. IT WAS ALSO THE LONE GOAL SCORED BY EITHER TEAM IN THE OTSO COMPETITION IN THE VICTORY SATURDAY NIGHT OVER DAYTON.

--THE ICEMEN HAVE LOST ONLY ONE GAME THIS SEASON WHEN THEY ACHIEVE THE LEAD AFTER THE FIRST PERIOD. THEY ARE 13(8-1-4) IN THAT DEPARTMENT.

--THE ICEMEN CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE IN THE THIRD PERIOD THIS SEASON ESPECIALLY AT HOME. OVERALL, THEY HAVE BEEN OUTSCORED, 61-40. AT HOME THEY HAVE BEEN OUTSCORED, 30-16. DAYTON HAS OUTSCORED THE ICEMEN IN THE THIRD PERIOD THIS SEASON, 15-5.

--WHEN THE ICEMEN DEFEATED DAYTON SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE OTSO, 5-4, IT MARKED THEIR SECOND CONSECUTIVE SATURDAY NIGHT VICTORY AND ONLY THEIR THIRD IN 15-SATURDAY DATES; 15(3-10-2). EVANSVILLE HAD BEEN WINLESS IN 11-STRAIGHT SATURDAY DATES.

--IN ADDITION, THE SATURDAY NIGHT WIN OVER DAYTON WAS THE ICEMEN'S FIRST WIN AT HOME SINCE THEIR HOME OPENING NIGHT BACK ON OCTOBER 23RD WHEN THE DISMISSED QUAD CITY, 6-3. THE ICEMEN HALTED AN 8-GAME HOME WINLESS SKID ON SATURDAY NIGHT; 8(0-6-2).

--IN THEIR 15-VICTORIES THIS SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE GARNERED ONLY 3 OF THOSE VICTORIES WHEN THEY OUTSHOOT THE OPPOSITION; 16(3-11-2).

--THE ICEMEN HAVE BEEN OUTSHOT IN 12 OF THEIR 15-OVERALL WINS THIS SEASON.

--WHEN THE ICEMEN SCORE 4 OR MORE IN A GAME THIS SEASON, THEIR RECORD STANDS AT 14(10-4-0); WHEN THEY SCORE 5 OR MORE: 8(7-1-0).

--EVANSVILLE CONCLUDED THE MONTH OF JANUARY WITH A RECORD OF 11(5-6-0); AT HOME: 4(1-3-0); ON THE ROAD: 7(4-3-0).

--IN THEIR 5-1 SETBACK FRIDAY NIGHT AGAINST QUAD CITY, THE ICEMEN SURRENDERED THE FEWEST SHOTS ON GOAL AGAINST IN A SINGLE GAME THIS SEASON, PERMITTING ONLY 18-SOG.

--IN THEIR TWO-GAME HOME STAND THE PAST WEEKEND, THE ICEMEN PEPPERED AND PELTED THE OPPOSITION WITH AN 84-SHOT SIEGE, OUTSHOOTING BOTH QUAD CITY AND DAYTON COMBINED, 84-45.

--THOUGH THEY WERE ONLY 1-11 AND 0 FOR THE LAST 10, THE ICEMEN'S 11-POWER PLAY ADVANTAGES FRIDAY NIGHT AGAINST THE LEAST PENALIZED TEAM IN THE CHL, QUAD CITY, WERE THEIR MOST POWER PLAY ADVANTAGES IN ONE GAME THIS SEASON.

--BRIAN BICEK'S 2-GOAL PERFORMANCE IN SATURDAY NIGHT'S TRIUMPH OVER DAYTON WAS HIS THIRD 2-GOAL GAME OF THE SEASON. ONLY DAMIAN SURMA (4) HAS COMPOSED MORE MULTI-GOAL GAMES THAN HAS BICEK THIS SEASON.

--BRIAN BICEK HAS EQUALED THE ICEMEN'S TEAM LONGEST POINT STREAK OF THE SEASON OF 7(6-7-13). NICKLAS LINDBERG HAS ATTAINED THE FEAT ON 2-OCCASIONS THIS YEAR.

--IN THE 5-4 OTSO WIN OVER DAYTON SATURDAY NIGHT, DEFENSEMAN NICK SCHNEIDER NOT ONLY ASSISTED ON HIS CLUB'S FIRST 3-GOALS BUT ALSO MATCHED HIS TEAM'S BEST PLUS FOR A SINGLE GAME THIS SEASON WITH A BRILLIANT +4 RATING.

--IN THAT SAME AGAINST DAYTON, MARIO LAROCQUE'S 9-SOG EQUALED HIS AND THE TEAM'S PERSONAL HIGH FOR ONE GAME THIS SEASON.

--IN HIS FIRST 2-GAMES SINCE RETURNING TO THE ICEMEN LINEUP, DEFENSEMAN TOM GALVIN HAS COLLECTED A TOTAL OF 13-SOG.

--NICKLAS LINDBERG IS 13TH IN CHL SCORING WITH 42(13-34-47). IN HIS LAST 17-GAMES; 17(5-16-21).

--BRIAN BICEK HAS CLIMBED INTO THE CHL'S TOP 20-SCORING ELITE WITH 42(20-24-44) WITH HIS 20-GOALS SECOND MOST ON THE CLUB BEHIND DAMIAN SURMA'S 21-STRIKES.

--THE ICEMEN STILL HAVE THE TOP 2 IN THE CHL IN MINORS; 1- MARIO LAROCQUE (41); 2- JORDAN LITTLE (40).

--BRADEN DESMET IS 10TH IN CHL ROOKIE SCORING; 36(5-14-19); LEE ZALASKY IS LISTED 19TH 40(5-8-13).

--MARIO LAROCQUE IS 10TH IN CHL DEFENSE SCORING WITH 42(9-19-28) WITH HIS 9-GOALS JUST 1-GOAL BEHIND THE LEAGUE LEADERSHIP. LAROCQUE IS TIED FOR #1 IN THE CHL IN SOG BY DEFENSEMEN WITH 155.

--THE ICEMEN RANK #3 IN THE CHL IN OTSO/PCT AT 6/16 FOR A RATING OF .375.

--IN HIS FIRST 7-GAMES WITH EVANSVILLE, MATT PIERCE IS 7(4-2-6).

--IN THEIR 8-ROAD WINS THIS SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE GRUDGINGLY SURRENDERED 13-GA FOR A GAA OF 1.62.

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