IceMen Weekly Notes
March 7, 2011 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release
--THROUGH THE FIRST 25-GAMES OF THE SECOND HALF OF THEIR SCHEDULE, THE ICEMEN HAVE POSTED A RECORD OF 25(8-12-5) TOTALING 21-POINTS. ON THE ROAD IN THE SECOND HALF, THEIR RECORD IS 14(5-6-3) WHILE AT HOME THE MARK STANDS AT 11(3-6-2).
--WHEN THE ICEMEN DEFEATED FORT WAYE ON THEIR HOME ICE SATURDAY NIGHT IN OVERTIME, 2-1, IT REPRESENTED EVANSVILLE'S INITIAL TRIUMPH IN OT THIS SEASON AFTER GOING 7(0-7) IN THEIR PREVIOUS 7-DECISIONS IN THIS CATEGORY.
--THE ICEMEN RECENTLY COMPLETED YET ANOTHER STRENUOUS STRETCH OF 7-GAMES IN 10-DAYS BY COMPILING A RECORD OF 7(2-2-3) FOR A TOTAL OF 7-POINTS. FOUR OF THOSE ENCOUNTERS WERE PROLONGED TO EXTRA TIME WITH 3 OF THOSE PROTRACTED TO OT AND ONE OTHER TO THE OTSO.
--THROUGH THEIR INITIAL 4-GAMES FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, THE ICEMEN HAVE POSTED A RECORD OF 4(1-1-2) GARNERING 4-POINTS IN 4-GAMES.
--WHEN EVANSVILLE BOWED IN FORT WAYNE SUNDAY, 5-1, IT HALTED A SPAN THAT SAW THE ICEMEN GARNER POINTS IN 5 OF 6-GAMES.
--FIVE OF THE LAST 11 AND 6 OF THE ICEMEN'S LAST 14-GAMES HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO EXTRA TIME.
--THE PAST FRIDAY NIGHT IN EVANSVILLE WHERE THE ICEMEN AND THE GEMS HOOKED UP IN A 5-4 OT ULTIMATE OUTCOME, IT MARKED THE SIXTH CONSECUTIVE GAME IN WHICH THE TWO TEAMS HAVE BATTLED BEYOND REGULATION TIME TO SETTLE THE FINAL OUTCOME AND THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE TIME THAT IT HAD OCCURRED IN EVANSVILLE.
--THE ICEMEN HAVE BEEN QUITE COMPETITIVE THROUGHOUT THEIR INAUGURAL CHL CAMPAIGN AS REFLECTED IN THE FACT THAT NEARLY ONE-HALF OF THEIR GAMES, 27, HAVE RESULTED IN 1-GOAL DECISIONS. EVANSVILLE'S RECORD IN THAT DEPARTMENT STANDS AT 27(8-9-10).
--CENTER NICKLAS LINDBERG RANKS 14TH IN CHL SCORING WITH 58(15-49-64) WITH HIS 49-ASSISTS RANKED AS 6TH MOST IN THE LEAGUE.
--CENTER BRIAN BICEK IS RANKED 24TH IN CHL SCORING WITH 58(24-32-56). BICEK'S 24-GOALS ARE A CAREER HIGH AS WELL AS THE ICEMEN CLUB HIGH THIS SEASON.
--MARIO LAROCQUE LEADS ALL CHL DEFENSEMEN IN GOAL-SCORING WITH 15. HE RANKS 9TH OVERALL IN CHL DEFENSE SCORING WITH 55(15-24-39). LAROCQUE'S 3-GWG LEAD THE ICEMEN AND RANKS AS SECOND MOST AMONG ALL DEFENSEMEN IN THE CHL.
--LEFT WING ERIK BOISVERT IS RANKED #4 IN CHL ROOKIE SCORING WITH 56(15-18-33) WITH HIS 15-TOTAL GOALS RANKED ROOKIE RUNNER-UP IN THE CIRCUIT. BOISVERT'S 6-PPG ALSO RANK AS SECOND ROOKIE BEST WHILE HIS 12-PP/POINTS TIE HIM FOR THE ROOKIE LEADERSHIP IN THAT CATEGORY.
--LEFT WING JEFF CHRISTIAN HAS EQUALED THE ICEMEN'S LONGEST INDIVIDUAL SCORING STREAK OF THE SEASON AT 7-GAMES WHICH MIRRORS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF GAMES THAT HE HAS PLAYED FOR EVANSVILLE SINCE HIS ACQUISITION FROM MISSISSIPPI. IN THOSE 7-GAMES, HE IS 7(4-6-10) WITH 2-PPG AND 1-SHG.
--IN HIS LAST 7-GAMES, NICKLAS LINDBERG IS 7(2-7-9); IN HIS LAST 21-GAMES, HE IS 21(3-20-23).
--IN HIS LAST 7-GAMES, BRIAN BICEK IS 7(4-4-8); IN HIS LAST 22-GAMES; 22(10-15-25).
--IN HIS LAST 11-GAMES, MARIO LAROCQUE IS 11(5-7-12).
--BRIAN BICEK CONTINUES TO REMAIN TIED FOR THE CHL LEADERSHIP IN SHG WITH 5.
--AS A TEAM, THE ICEMEN HAVE REGISTERED 13-SHG WHICH TIES THEM FOR SECOND MOST IN THE CHL.
--GOALTENDER MATT LUNDIN RANKS 4TH IN THE CHL IN GPI WITH 40, 4TH IN THE CHL IN MIN: 2,297:08 AND 4TH IN THE CHL IN SAVES WITH 1,136.
--BRADEN DESMET'S 2-GOALS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT FORT WAYNE IN THE 4-3 OT AFFAIR THERE, REPRESENTED THE FIRST 2-GOAL GAME OF HIS YOUNG PRO CAREER.
--THE ICEMEN HAVE COLLECTED MORE VICTORIES AGAINST ARCHRIVAL FORT WAYNE THAN ANY OTHER MEMBER CLUB IN THE CHL. THE ICEMEN ARE 10(5-4-1) AGAINST THE KOMETS WITH 3 OF THOSE TRIUMPHS GAINED ON THE ROAD IN FORT WAYNE.
--BRIAN BICEK, MARK CODY AND NICKLAS LINDBERG ARE THE ONLY 3-ICEMEN PLAYERS TO HAVE PLAYED IN ALL 58-GAMES THUS FAR THIS SEASON.
--DEFENSEMAN JAMIE LOVELL (397) IS 3-GAMES AWAY FROM PRO CAREER 400.
--CENTER BRIAN BICEK (198) IS 2-GAMES AWAY FROM 200. BICEK HAS NOW PLAYED IN 134-CONSECUTIVE GAMES.
--THE ICEMEN ARE 11(9-1-1) WHEN THEY SCORE 5-GOALS OR MORE IN A GAME. WHEN THEY SCORE 4 OR MORE, THEY ARE 19(12-5-2) FOR THE SEASON.
--THE ICEMEN HAVE 8-GAMES REMAINING ON THEIR SCHEDULE SPANNING 3-WEEKS; 4 MORE AT HOME AND 4 MORE ON THE ROAD.
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