IceMen Weekly Notes

Published on March 20, 2011 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release


--IN THEIR LAST 4-GAMES, THE ICEMEN RECORD STANDS AT 4(1-1-2); LAST 6-GAMES; 6(1-3-2); LAST 12-GAMES; 12(3-4-5).

--THE ICEMEN HAVE GARNERED STANDINGS POINTS IN 8 OF THEIR LAST 12-GAMES THROUGH 3-VICTORIES AND 5-REGULATION TIES.

--THE ICEMEN HAVE GENERATED STANDINGS POINTS IN 5-CONSECUTIVE HOME GAMES WITH A MARK OF 5(2-0-3) IN THAT SPAN. THEY HAVE COLLECTED 7-OF A POSSIBLE 10-POINTS IN THAT SPAN.

--THE ICEMEN'S 5-GAMES' UNBEATEN STREAK AT HOME EQUALS THEIR LONGEST OF THE SEASON. EVANSVILLE LAUNCHED THE CURRENT CAMPAIGN WITH A 5-GAME HOME ICE UNBLEMISHED SKEIN AT 5(4-0-1).

--EVANSVILLE IS UNDEFEATED ON HOME ICE THUS FAR FOR THE MONTH TOF THE MARCH; 5(2-0-3).

--IN THEIR LAST 10-HOME GAMES, THE ICEMEN HAVE COMPILED A RECORD OF 10(4-2-4) TOTALING 12-POINTS.

--SEVEN OF THEIR LAST 16 AND 8 OF THE ICEMEN'S LAST 19-GAMES HAVE BEEN PROLONGED TO EXTRA TIME THROUGH OT OR THE OTSO. EVANSVILLE'S RECORD IN THE COMBINED EXTRA TIME IN THAT SPAN IS 8(1-7).

--THUS FAR THIS SEASON, 30 OF THE ICEMEN'S 63-GAMES HAVE RESULTED IN SCANT SINGLE GOAL MARGINS WITH 15-ULTIMATELY DETERMINED IN EXTRA TIME. THE ICEMEN RECORD IN 1-GOAL GAMES THIS SEASON STANDS AT 30(8-10-12).

--IN THEIR 15-EXTRA TIME GAMES THIS SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE ASSEMBLED A MARK OF 15(3-12). THEY ARE 8(1-7) IN OT AND 7(2-5) IN THE OTSO.

--THUS FAR THROUGH THE 30-GAMES OF THE SECOND HALF OF THEIR SEASON'S SCHEDULE, THE ICEMEN HAVE POSTED A RECORD OF 30(9-14-7) FOR 25-POINTS. THEY ARE 16(5-8-3) ON THE ROAD AND 14(4-6-4) AT HOME.

--THE ICEMEN CURRENT 3-GAME LOSING SPELL ABROAD EQUALS FOR THE FOURTH TIME, THEIR LONGEST ROAD LOSING SKEIN OF THE SEASON. THEY ARE 4(0-3-1) IN THEIR LAST 4-STARTS IN ENEMY TERRITORY. EVANSVILLE'S LAST VICTORY AWAY FROM HOME BAY WAS BACK ON FEBRUARY 26TH AT FORT WAYNE, DECISIONING THE KOMETS, 5-3.

--THE ICEMEN ARE TIED FOR SECOND IN THE CHL IN SHG WITH 14.

--THE ICEMEN'S 4-GOAL SECOND PERIOD BLITZ IN 4:30 SATURDAY NIGHT AT HOME AGAINST FORT WAYNE REPRESENTED THEIR FASTEST 4-GOALS IN A SINGLE GAME THIS SEASON. ERIK BOISVERT 1:46; JEFF NELSON 4:04; BRIAN BICEK 4:23 AND ADAM KNOPP 6:16 WERE EVANSVILLE'S MARKSMEN.

--WHEN THE ICEMEN DEFEATED DAYTON FRIDAY NIGHT ON HOME ICE, 3-1, IT MARKED THE FIFTH TIME THIS SEASON THAT THEY HAVE LIMITED THEIR OPPOSITION TO A SCANT ONE GOAL. THE ICEMEN ARE A PERFECT PERSONIFIED 5(5-0-0) WHEN THEY ACCOMPLISH THE DEFENSIVE FEAT.

--THE ICEMEN'S 4-GOAL SECOND PERIOD BARRAGE SATURDAY NIGHT AT HOME AGAINST FORT WAYNE EQUALED FOR THE THIRD TIME, THEIR BEST OFFENSIVE PRODUCTION IN A SINGLE PERIOD THIS SEASON.

--IN THAT SAME GAME, THE TWO TEAMS COMBINED FOR 7-GOALS IN THE SECOND PERIOD IN THE SPAN OF 8:51 WITH THE ICEMEN SCORING 4-GOALS IN 4:30 FOLLOWED BY FORT WAYNE RALLYING FOR 3-GOALS IN 2:25.

--CENTER NICKLAS LINDBERG IS 17TH IN CHL SCORING WITH 62(15-52-67). HIS 52-ASSISTS ARE 6TH MOST IN THE CHL. IN HIS LAST 11(2-10-12); LAST 25(3-23-26).

--BRIAN BICEK 63(26-33-59) IS TIED FOR THE CHL'S TOP PERCH IN SHG WITH 5.

--NICKLAS LINDBERG'S 5-SHA TIE HIM FOR THE TOP SPOT IN THE CHL IN THAT DEPARTMENT.

--GOALKEEPER MATT LUNDIN HAS ACCOUNTED FOR ALL 10-OF THE ICEMEN HOME VICTORIES THIS SEASON, POSTING A RECORD OF 21(10-8-3) IN THAT CATEGORY.

--MARIO LAROCQUE'S 16-GOALS RANK AS RUNNER-UP IN THE LEAGUE AMONG DEFENSEMEN; HIS 4-GWG TIE FOR THE LEAGUE-LEADERSHIP FOR THE DEFENSE WITH HIS 225-SOG RANKING CIRCUIT SECOND. HE IS RANKED 8TH OVERALL IN DEFENSE SCORING WITH 61(16-26-42).

--LEFT WING JEFF CHRISTIAN HAS REGISTERED SCORING POINTS IN 11 OF HIS FIRST 12-ICEMEN GAMES; 12(6-10-16).

--LEFT WING ERIK BOISVERT 61(16-20-36) IS RANKED 4TH IN CHL ROOKIE SCORING. HIS 16-GOALS RANK AS THIRD MOST WHILE HIS 7-PPG TIE HIM FOR SECOND MOST AMONG ROOKIES. HIS 2/5 PROFICIENCY IN THE OTSO TIES HIM FOR THE ROOKIE TOP SPOT IN OTSO GOALS AND RANKS HIM SECOND IN OTSO SHOOTING PERCENTAGE; 2/5; 40%.

--NICKLAS LINDBERG IS TIED FOR THE CHL LEADERSHIP IN OTSO GOALS WITH 4. HIS 4/7; .571 MARK RANKS #2 IN THE LOOP.

--BRIAN BICEK AND MARK CODY ARE THE LAST TWO STANDING IN HAVING PLAYED ALL 63-ICEMEN GAMES THIS SEASON.



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