IceMen Weekly Notes

Published on February 5, 2011 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release


--THE ICEMEN TWO-GAME WEEKEND SERIES AT BOSSIER-SHREVEPORT NEVER EVENT-UATED AS FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE SCHEDULED SERIES THERE, A GAME DATE WAS CHANGED.

--THE MOST RECENT CHANGE COMING ON FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN THE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN BOSSIER CITY POSTPONED GAME #2 OF THE SERIES WITH THE RE-SCHEDULED DATE SET FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH AT 6:30 PM.

--THE GAME THAT WAS PLAYED IN THE SERIES WAS THURSDAY NIGHT WHEN THE MUDBUGS TOPPED THE ICEMEN, 5-1. THE THURSDAY NIGHT GAME WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED AS GAME #2 IN THE SERIES ON SATURDAY NIGHT, FEBRUARY 5TH BUT MOVED TO THE THURSDAY DATE.

--THE ICEMEN ARE 6(3-3-0) IN THEIR LAST 6-OUTINGS AND 10(5-5-0) THROUGH THEIR INITIAL 10-GAMES OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON.

--FOUR OF EVANSVILLE'S 5-SECOND HALF VICTORIES HAVE BEEN EXTRACTED FROM FOREIGN ICE WARFARE; 6(4-2-0). ONLY ONE TRIUMPH IN THE SECOND HALF HAS BEEN CLAIMED AT HOME; 4(1-3-0).

--THE ICEMEN ARE 12(5-5-2) IN THEIR LAST 12-DECISIONS IN HOSTILE TERRITORY.

--WHEN THE ICEMEN TREMBLED AT BOSSIER-SHREVEPORT, 5-1 THURSDAY NIGHT IN THEIR LONE GAME FOR THE WEEK, IT MARKED THE 13TH TME IN 43-GAMES THAT THEY HAVE BEEN LIMITED TO A ONE GOAL OUTPUT IN A SINGLE GAME.

--THE 47-SOG PERMITTED BY THE ICEMEN THURSDAY NIGHT AT BOSSIER-SHREVEPORT WERE THE SECOND MOST SOG ALLOWED THIS SEASON. THE MOST ALLOWED THIS SEASON HAS BEEN 48-SOG.

--BRIAN BICEK 11(8-6-14) AND DAMIAN SURMA 11(8-3-11) WERE EVANSVILLE'S TOP TWO SCORERS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY. THEIR 8-GOALS ALSO LED THE TEAM FOR THE MONTH.

--JEFF NELSON WAS THE ICEMEN'S BEST PLUS PLAYER FOR JANUARY WITH A RATING OF +4.

--WHEN DAMIAN SURMA NOTCHED THE ICEMEN'S LONE GOAL THURSDAY NIGHT IN BOSSIER-SHREVEPORT, IT ENDED AN ICEMEN 0-17 DROUGHT ON THE POWER PLAY.

--THE ICEMEN ARE 10(3-7-0) AGAINST BERRY CONFERENCE RIVALS THIS YEAR. THEY WON THE FIRST 3(3-0-0) BUT HAVE LOST THE LAST 7-CONSECUTIVELY OUTSIDE THE CONFERENCE.

--GOALTENDER JEFF HARVEY SUSTAINED HIS FIRST DEFEAT ON THE ROAD SINCE HIS ACQUISITION, THURSDAY NIGHT AT BOSSIER-SHREVEPORT AFTER WINNING HIS FIRST 2-STARTS ABROAD WITH BOTH WINS AT FORT WAYNE.

--THE ICEMEN HAVE A WINNING RECORD THIS SEASON AGAINST THE TURNER CONFERENCE CO-KINGPINS, COLORADO (1-0-0) AND RAPID CITY (1-1-0) AT 3(2-1-0).

--TEN OF THE ICEMEN 15-VICTORIES THUS FAR THIS SEASON HAVE BEEN GAINED FROM (DAYTON (4-TIMES); QUAD CITY (3-TIMES); FORT WAYNE (3-TIMES).

--ONLY 4-ICEMEN PLAYERS ARE STILL STANDING, HAVING PLAYED ALL 43-GAMES THIS SEASON; BRIAN BICEK, MARK CODY, NICKLAS LINDBERG AND DAMIAN SURMA.

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