IceMen Weekly Notes
February 21, 2011 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release
--THE ICEMEN RECENTLY COMPLETED A DEMANDING SPAN OF 8-GAMES IN 10-DAYS BY POSTING A RECORD OF 8(1-5-2); GOING WINLESS IN THE LATTER 6(0-5-1).
--EVANSVILLE'S LAST VICTORY WAS BACK ON FEB. 12TH ON HOME ICE WHEN THEY DEFEATED QUAD CITY, 5-1. THAT VICTORY REPRESENTS THE ICEMEN'S LONE VICTORY THUS FAR IN FEBRUARY 9(1-6-2).
--THE ICEMEN ON THE ROAD ARE WINLESS IN THEIR LAST 5-STARTS AT 5(0-4-1) WITH THEIR LAST VICTORY ABROAD COMING BACK ON JAN. 22ND IN RAPID CITY WHERE THEY PREVAILED, 4-2. MOREOVER, THAT WAS RAPID CITY CITY'S LAST OVERALL DEFEAT. SINCE THEN, THE RUSH HAVE WON 13-IN A ROW.
--IN THEIR LATE SEASON PUSH FOR A PLAYOFF BERTH, THE ICEMEN PLAY 10 OF THEIR REMAINING 15-GAMES AGAINST DAYTON (5) AND FORT WAYNE (5) AS EVANSVILLE MUST OVERTAKE ONE OF THOSE CLUBS TO ATTAIN A PLAYOFF SPOT.
--ALL 15 OF THE ICEMEN'S REMAINING GAMES ARE AGAINST FORMER IHL MEMBER CLUBS; 5 AGAINST DAYTON; 5-AGAINST FORT WAYNE; 3- AGAINST BLOOMINGTON AND 2-AGAINST QUAD CITY.
--THE ICEMEN HAVE A .500 MARK OR BETTER AGAINST 3 OF THOSE 4-IHL TEAMS; DAYTON 10(4-3-3); FORT WAYNE 6(3-3-0); QUAD CITY 9(4-4-1); BLOOMINGTON 6(0-4-2).
--THROUGH 18-GAMES OF THE SECOND HALF OF THEIR SCHEDULE, THE ICEMEN HAVE POSTED A MARK OF 18(6-10-2) TOTALING 14-POINTS. FOUR OF THOSE 6-WINS HAVE BEEN CLAIMED ABROAD; 9(4-4-1) AT HOME: 8(2-5-1).
--THE ICEMEN'S PRESENT 6-GAME WINLESS SKEIN; 6(0-5-1) MATCHES FOR THE THIRD TIME THEIR LONGEST WINLESS SPELL OF THE SEASON.
--THE ICEMEN'S CURRENT 5-GAME WINLESS SKEIN ABROAD; 5(0-4-1) EQUALS FOR THE THIRD TIME THEIR LONGEST WINNING HIATUS IN FOREIGN TERRITORY.
--THE ICEMEN HAVE BEEN SHUTOUT FOR THE FIRST 2-TIMES ALL SEASON LONG ON CONSECUTIVE SUNDAYS; AT FORT WAYNE 2/13/11, 2-0 AND AT HOME 2/20 TO MISSOURI, 8-0.
--IN HIS LAST 14-GAMES, TEAM LEADING SCORER NICKLAS LINDBERG IS 14(1-13-14).
--IN HIS LAST 15-GAMES, BRIAN BICEK IS 15(6-11-17); LAST 25(11-16-27).
--IN HIS LAST 4-GAMES, DEFENSEMAN MARIO LAROCQUE IS 4(3-3-6); RECENTLY COMPLETING A 3-GAME GOAL SCORING STREAK.
--IN HIS LAST 4-GAMES, LEFT WING ERIK BOISVERT IS 4(3-2-5); RECENTLY COMPLETING A 3-GAME GOAL SCORING STREAK.
--THE ICEMEN ARE 16(9-2-5) WHEN ENJOYING THE LEAD AFTER THE FIRST PERIOD.
--WHEN THE ICEMEN HAVE THE LEAD ENTERING THE THIRD PERIOD, THEIR RECORD STANDS AT 19(12-3-4).
--THE ICEMEN HAVE OUTSCORED THE OPPONENTS IN THE FIRST PERIOD ON HOME ICE THIS YEAR, 22-19. HOWEVER, IN THE THIRD PERIOD AT HOME, THEY HAVE BEEN OUTSCORED BY THE VISITORS, 40-19. OVERALL IN THE THIRD PERIOD, THEY HAVE BEEN OUTGOALED, 76-48.
--THE ICEMEN 11-SHG THUS FAR THIS SEASON RANK TIED FOR THIRD MOST IN THE CHL.
--BRIAN BICEK'S 4-SHG TIE HIM FOR SECOND BEST IN THE CHL.
--IN HIS FIRST 8-GAMES WITH THE ICEMEN, DEFENSEMAN JAMIE LOVELL HAS CONNECTED 0N 4-GOALS, INCLUDING 2-PPG AND ONE 2-GOAL GAME. BEFORE HIS ACQUISITION FROM BLOOMINGTON, HE HAD SCORED 3-GOALS ALL SEASON IN 41-GAMES WITH THE PRAIRIETHUNDER.
--THE ICEMEN POWER PLAY IS CURRENTLY 0 FOR THE LAST 16 AND 5 FOR THE LAST 37. MEANWHILE, THE OPPONENTS' POWER PLAY IS 4 FOR THE LAST 12 AND 5 FOR THE LAST 36.
--ONLY 3-ICEMEN PLAYERS HAVE PLAYED IN ALL 51-GAMES THUS FAR THIS SEASON; BRIAN BICEK, MARK CODY AND NICKLAS LINDBERG.
--THE ICEMEN'S BEST PERIOD THIS SEASON HAS BEEN THEIR SECOND PERIOD AT HOME, OUTSCORING THE VISITORS, 26-22.
--IN THEIR 2-GAME HOME STAND WEEKEND, THE ICEMEN WERE OUTSCORED, 13-1; FALLING TO BLOOMINGTON SATURDAY NIGHT, 5-1 BEFORE BEING HUMBLED BY MISSOURI ON SUNDAY NIGHT, 8-0. IN THE PROCESS, THE ICEMEN SURRENDERED 13-CONSECUTIVE GA AFTER ERIK BOISVERT SCORED AT 15:01 OF THE FIRST PERIOD TO GIVE HIS TEAM A 1-0 ADVANTAGE SATURDAY NIGHT AGAINST BLOOMINGTON.
--THE ICEMEN COMPLETED THEIR INTER-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AGAINST THE BERRY CONFERENCE WINLESS IN THE LAST 10-OUTINGS AT 10(0-9-1) AFTER WINNING THEIR INITIAL 3-DECISIONS OUTSIDE THE CONFERENCE. THE LAST EVANSVILLE TRIUMPH AGAINST THE BERRY CONFERENCE WAS BACK ON 11/11/10 ON HOME ICE WHERE THEY DISMANTLED ARIZONA, 8-1.
--NICKLAS LINDBERG IS 15TH IN CHL SCORING WITH 51(13-42-55).
--MARIO LAROCQUE'S 13-GOALS TIE HIM FOR THE LEAGUE-HIGH AMONG DEFENSEMEN.
--MARIO LAROCQUE'S 48-MINOR PENALTIES TOP THE CHL.
--IN 18 OF THEIR 51-GAMES THUS FAR THIS SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE SCORED FEWER THAN 2-GOALS.
--OF THE ICEMEN 16-VICTORIES THIS SEASON, 11 HAVE BEEN EARNED AGAINST 3 OF THE 4-TEAMS REMIANING ON THEIR SCHEDULE; DAYTON (4); QUAD CITY (4); FORT WAYNE (3).
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