IceMen Weekly Notes

Published on March 13, 2011 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release


--THROUGH 27-GAMES OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE COMPILED A RECORD OF 27(8-13-6) TOTALING 22-POINTS. ON HOME ICE, THEY ARE 12(3-6-3) FOR 9-POINTS WHILE ON THE ROAD 15(5-7-3) FOR 13-POINTS.

--WHEN THE ICEMEN BATTLED DAYTON ON HOME ICE SATURDAY NIGHT IN A 5-4 OTSO ULTIMATE OUTCOME, IT MARKED THE SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE MEETING BETWEEN THE TWO RIVALS THAT THEY HAD PLAYED BEYOND REGULATION TIME. EVANSVILLE IS 7(1-6) IN THOSE AFROEMENTIONED 7-GAMES; AT HOME: 4(1-3) ON THE ROAD AT DAYTON 3(0-3), COMBINING BOTH OT AND THE OTSO.

--IN THEIR LAST 3-GAMES, THE ICEMEN ARE 3(0-2-1) BEING OUSCORED, 15-5.

--IN THEIR LAST 9-GAMES, THE ICEMEN HAVE POSTED A RECORD OF 9(2-3-4) FOR 8-POINTS.

--SIX OF THE LAST 13 AND 7 OF THE ICEMEN'S LAST 16-GAMES HAVE BEEN PROLONGED TO EXTRA TIME EITHER THROUGH OT OR THE OTSO. EVANSVILLE'S RECORD IN THE COMBINED EXTRA TIME IN THAT SPAN IS 7(1-6)

--THUS FAR THIS SEASON, 28 OF THE ICEMEN'S 60-GAMES HAVE BEEN DETERMINED BY A SCANT SINGLE GOAL MARGIN. THE ICEMEN RECORD IN THIS DEPARTMENT IS 28(8-9-11).

--WHEN THE ICEMEN WERE SHUTOUT FRIDAY NIGHT IN MOLINE BY QUAD CITY, 5-0, IT MARKED THE THIRD TIME THIS SEASON IN WHICH EVANSVILLE HAS BEEN BLANKED WITH THE 3-ZEROS INCURRED OVER THE SPAN OF 13-GAMES. IN THAT SAME CONTEST. THE ICEMEN OUTSHOT THE MALLARDS OVER THE FINAL 2-PERIODS, 32-20.

--IN THEIR LAST 8-GAMES AT HOME, THE ICEMEN HAVE POSTED A RECORD OF 8(3-2-3) COLLECTING 9-POINTS.

--IN 14-EXTRA TIME GAMES THIS SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE COMPILED A RECORD OF 14(3-11). THEY ARE 8(1-7) IN OT AND 6(2-4) IN THE OTSO.

--THE ICEMEN ARE TIED FOR SECOND IN THE CHL FOR MOST SHG WITH 14. THEY ARE ALSO TIED FOR YIELDING THE MOST SHGA, ALSO AT 14.

--CENTER NICKLAS LINDBERG IS RANKED #17 IN CHL SCORING WITH 60(15-50-65). HIS 50-ASSISTS RANK AS 6TH MOST IN THE CHL. IN HIS LAST 9-GAMES, LINDBERG IS 9(2-8-10); LAST 23-GAMES; 23(3-21-24).

--BRIAN BICEK IS RANKED #25 IN CHL LEAGUE-WIDE SCORING WITH 60(24-33-57). HIS 24-GOALS PACE THE CLUB AND REPRESENT A PERSONAL CAREER HIGH WHILE HIS 5-SHG TIE HIM FOR THE CHL LEAGUE LEADERSHIP. IN HIS LAST 9-GAMES; 9(4-5-9); LAST 24-GAMES; 24(10-16-26).

--LEFT WING JEFF CHRISTIAN IS 9(5-7-12) IN HIS FIRST 9-GAMES WITH THE ICEMEN SINCE HIS ACQUISITION OFF WAIVERS FROM MISSISSIPPI. HE RECENTLY COMPLETED A TEAM SEASON-EQUALING BEST 7-GAME POINT STREAK COMPOSED OF 7(4-6-10).

--MARIO LAROCQUE 58(16-25-41) IS TIED FOR THE CHL LEADERSHIP IN GOAL CANNONEER-ING AMONG DEFENSEMEN WITH 16. HIS 3-GWG AND 221-SOG RANK SECOND BEST AMONG THE BLUELINE BRIGADE. HE IS 8TH OVERALL IN CHL DEFENSE SCORING. IN HIS LAST 13-GAMES, LAROCQUE IS 13(6-8-14).

--LEFT WING ERIK BOISVERT 58(15-18-33) IS RANKED 4TH IN CHL ROOKIE SCORING WITH HIS 15-GOALS TYING HIM FOR ROOKIE RUNNER-UP STATUS. HIS 6-PPG RANK AS THIRD BEST.

--WHEN DEFENSEMAN NICK SCHNEIDER FIRED A PAIR OF SPECIAL TEAMS SECOND PERIOD GOALS SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE ICEMEN 5-4 OTSO AFFAIR AGAINST DAYTON, IT MARKED HIS FIRST EVER 2-GOAL GAME IN THE PRO RANKS AND DOUBLED HIS ENTIRE SEASON OUTPUT OF 1-GOAL FOR THE CAMPAIGN. HIS FIRST GOAL WAS A POWER PLAY STRIKE; HIS SECOND CONNECTION WAS A SHG.

--THE ICEMEN'S 14-SHG THIS SEASON HAVE BEEN SCORED BY 10-DIFFERENT SHARP-SHOOTERS.

--WITH HIS 2-ASSISTS SATURDAY NIGHT, VETERAN CENTER JEFF NELSON (748) IS 2-ASSISTS SHY FROM PRO CAREER 750.

--BRIAN BICEK PLAYED IN HIS 200TH PRO GAME THE PAST SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE ICEMEN 5-4 SO RESULT AGAINST VISITING DAYTON. DATING BACK TO LAST SEASON, HE HAS NOW PLAYED IN 136-CONSECUTIVE GAMES.

--DEFENSEMAN JAMIE LOVELL'S NEXT GAME THURSDAY NIGHT AT DAYTON WILL BE THE 400TH GAME OF HIS PRO CAREER.

--BRIAN BICEK, MARK CODY AND NICKLAS LINDBERG ARE THE ONLY 3-ICEMEN PLAYERS TO HAVE PLAYED ALL 60-GAMES THUS FAR THIS SEASON.

--NICKLAS LINDBERG RANKS A LOFTY SECOND BEST IN THE CHL IN THE OTSO THIS SEASON WITH A MARK OF 4/6 FOR A PROFICIENCY RATING OF A STELLAR .667.



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