IceMen Weekly Notes

March 28, 2011 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release


--THE ICEMEN CULMINATED THEIR FLEDGLING AA/CHL WITH A FLOURISH, RIDING THE CREST OF A 5-GAME UNDEFEATED SKEIN AT 5(3-0-2); EARNING 8 OF A POSSIBLE 10-POINTS.

--IN THEIR LAST 7-GAMES, THE ICEMEN COMPILED A RECORD OF 7(3-1-3), COLLECTING 9 OF 14-POINTS. IN THEIR LAST 15-GAMES, THE ICEMEN WERE OVER THE .500 BARRIER AT 15(5-4-6).

--THE ICEMEN ACHIEVED THEIR LONE WINNING MONTH IN MARCH, POSTING A MARCH MARK OF 12(4-3-5).

--THE ICEMEN EMANATED AND CULMINATED THEIR HOME SCHEDULE WITH THEIR TWO LONGEST UNBEATEN STREAKS ON HOME ICE; THE FIRST 5-HOME GAMES; 5(4-0-1); THE LAST 6-HOME GAMES; 6(3-0-3), GAINING 9 OF 12-POINTS. THE ICEMEN WERE UNDEFEATED ON HOME ICE IN MARCH WITH THAT MARK OF 6(3-0-3).

--IN THEIR LAST 11-HOME GAMES, THE ICEMEN COMPOSED A RECORD OF 11(5-2-4).

--IN THEIR FINAL WEEKEND OF THE SEASON, IN A 3-GAME SERIES AGAINST PLAYOFF-BOUND BLOOMINGTON, THE ICEMEN GAINED 5 OF A POSSIBLE 6-POINTS WITH A 3(2-0-1) MARK AGAINST THE PRAIRIETHUNDER INCLUDING 3 OF 4-POINTS IN BLOOMINGTON THROUGH 2-GAMES THERE.

--IN WINNING THEIR FINAL 2-GAMES CONSECUTIVELY TO CONCLUDE THEIR REGULAR SEASON, THE ICEMEN POSTED BACK-TO-BACK VICTORIES OR A 2-GAME WIN STREAK FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE NOVEMBER 11TH AND NOVEMBER 12TH WHEN THEY DEFEATED ARIZONA, 8-1, 11/11/10, AND FORT WAYNE ON 11/12/10, 3-2.

--33 OF THE ICEMEN 66-GAMES, OR ONE-HALF WERE DETERMINED BY A SCANT SINGLE GOAL MARGIN WITH THE ICEMEN POSTING A RECORD OF 33(10-10-13). INCLUDING 7-ADDITIONAL GAMES IN WHICH THE ICEMEN SURRENDERED A LATE ENG IN AN OTHERWISE 1-GOAL OUTCOME, 40 OF THE ICEMEN 66-GAMES CAME DOWN TO A ONE-GOAL DIFFERENTIAL.

--THREE OF THE ICEMEN LAST 4-GAMES OF THE SEASON; 4 OF THE LAST 7 AND 7 OF THEIR 12-GAMES IN MARCH WERE EXTENDED TO CHL EXTRA TIME WITH THE ICEMEN FASHIONING A RECORD OF 7(2-5) IN EITHER OT OR THE OTSO.

--NINE OF THEIR LAST 19 GAMES AND 10 OF THEIR LAST 22-GAMES FOR THE ICEMEN WERE PROLONGED TO EXTRA TIME.

--THE ICEMEN TIED FOR THE LEAGUE LEADERSHIP IN EXTRA TIME GAMES THIS SEASON, PLAYING IN 17 SUCH AFFAIRS WHICH COMPRISED MORE THAN 25% OF THEIR 66-TOTAL GAMES. THE ICEMEN WERE 17(4-13) OVERALL IN EXTRA TIME; IN OT: 9(1-8) IN THE OTSO: 8(3-5).

--THE ICEMEN RECORD BY HALF-SEASON SCHEDULES; IN THE FIRST HALF: 33(10-18-5) FOR 25-POINTS; IN THE SECOND HALF: 33(11-14-8) FOR 30-POINTS. AT HOME IN THE FIRST HALF: 15(6-7-2) 14-POINTS; IN THE SECOND HALF: 15(5-6-4) 14-POINTS. ON THE ROAD IN THE FIRST HALF: 18(4-11-3) FOR 11-POINTS; IN THE SECOND HALF ON THE ROAD: 18(6-8-4) FOR 16-POINTS.

--THE ICEMEN RANKED A LOFTY #3 IN THE CHL THIS SEASON IN SHG PROWESS, PRODUCING A TOTAL OF 15-SHG.

--BRIAN BICEK FINISHED TIED FOR #2 IN THE CHL IN SHG ARTISTRY WITH 5.

--IN 23 OF THEIR 66-GAMES THIS SEASON, EVANSVILLE'S OFFENSE WAS LIMITED TO LESS THAN 2-GF IN A SINGLE GAME.

--IN THEIR 21-VICTORIES THIS SEASON, THE ICEMEN WERE OUTSHOT BY THE OPPOSITION IN 16 OF THOSE WINS; 40(16-18-6).

--WHEN THE ICEMEN DID OUTSHOOT THEIR OPPONENTS, THEY LAID CLAIM TO ONLY 5-VICTORIES ALL SEASON; 23(5-13-5).

--WHEN THE ICEMEN DEFEATED THE PRAIRIETHUNDER IN BLOOMINGTON THE PAST SUNDAY, 3-2 (SO), IT MARKED THEIR FIRST VICTORY IN 7-SUNDAY GAMES THIS SEASON; 7(1-5-1). UNTIL THE PAST SUNDAY, THE ICEMEN HAD BEEN LIMITED TO A MEAGER 4-GF IN THEIR 6-PREVIOUS SUNDAY ASSIGNMENTS.

--THE ICEMEN LONGEST WIN STREAK OF THE SEASON WAS 3-IN A ROW; THEIR LONGEST UNDEFEATED STREAK WAS THEIR LAST 5-GAMES OF THE SEASON; 5(3-0-2).

--THE LONGEST HOME WIN STREAK OF THE SEASON WAS 3-IN A ROW WHILE THEIR LONGEST LOSING STREAK AT HOME WAS 6-CONSECUTIVELY AND THEIR LONGEST WINLESS SPELL ON HOME ICE WAS 7(0-6-1).

--THE LONGEST ROAD WIN STREAK WAS 3-IN A ROW WHILE ON 4-SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE ICEMEN COMPOSED 3-GAME UNBLEMISHED SKEINS ABROAD.

--THE LONGEST ROAD LOSING STREAK WAS 3-IN SUCCESSION, OCCURRING 4-TIMES; THE LONGEST WINLESS SKID AWAY WAS 6(0-4-2) WITH THREE 5-GAME WINLESS SPELLS ABROAD.

--THE ICEMEN FIRST ANNUAL AWARDS NIGHT WINNERS: MR. HUSTLE: MARK CODY; BEST DEFENSEMAN: MARIO LAROCQUE; COMMUNITY SERVICE: MARK CODY, JESSE BIDUKE; SCORING CHAMPION: NICKLAS LINDBERG; TEAM MVP: BRIAN BICEK; PLAYER'S PLAYER AWARD: JEFF NELSON.

--GOALTENDER MATT LUNDIN CLOSED THE CAMPAIGN WITH A FLOURISH. AS HE ACCOUNTED FOR ALL 11-ICEMEN HOME WINS THIS SEASON; 22(11-8-3) AND FASHIONED A BRILLIANT 1.70 GAA AND .950 SPCT IN POSTING A SUPERB 4(3-0-1) RECORD IN HIS LAST 4-STARTS FOR THE SEASON. HIS 32-SAVES, #1 STAR, 1-0 SHUTOUT TRIUMPH IN THE ICEMEN REGULAR SEASON HOME FINALE THE PAST SATURDAY NIGHT REPRESENTED HIS FIRST SHUTOUT OF THE SEASON AND HIS THIRD IN HIS 2-YEAR PROFESSIONAL CAREER.

--VETERAN LEFT WING JEFF CHRISTIAN REGISTERED POINTS IN 13 OF HIS 15-ICEMEN GAMES UPON HIS ACQUISITION OFF WAIVERS FROM MISSISSIPPI WITH 15(8-11-19). INCLUDED IN HIS ICEMEN OUTPUT WERE THE GWG IN BOTH OF THE BACK-TO-BACK VICTORIES THE PAST WEEKEND OVER BLOOMINGTON; THE FG/SHG IN SATURDAY NIGHT'S 1-0 VICTORY VERDICT AT HOME FOLLOWED BY THE OTSO/GWG SUNDAY IN THE 3-2 TRIUMPH IN THE OTSO IN BLOOMINGTON.

--IN HIS LAST 8-GAMES, LEFT WING MATT PIERCE WAS 8(4-4-8).

--TEAM SCORING CHAMPION NICKLAS LINDBERG 65(15-54-69) SET A CAREER HIGH WITH 54-ASSISTS THIS SEASON, COLLECTING 25 OF THOSE HELPERS IN THE LAST 28-GAMES.

--BRIAN BICEK'S 27-GOALS WERE BOTH A SINGLE SEASON CAREER BEST AND AN ICEMEN CLUB BEST THIS SEASON.

--MARIO LAROCQUE'S 17-TOTAL GOALS TIED FOR #1 IN THE CHL AMONG DEFENSEMEN WHILE HIS 4-GWG TOPPED ALL DEFENSEMEN AS WELL.

--LEFT WING ERIK BOISVERT 64(17-21-38) FINISHED 4TH OVERALL IN CHL ROOKIE SCORING; HIS 17-GOALS RANKED #3 AND HIS 7-PPG TIED HIM FOR ROOKIE RUNNER-UP THIS SEASON.

--NICKLAS LINDBERG 5/8; .625 RANKED #2 IN THE CHL IN OTSO GOAL-SCORING PCT WITH HIS 5-OTSO GOALS LEADING THE CHL THIS SEASON.

--BRIAN BICEK AND MARK CODY WERE THE ONLY 2-ICEMEN PLAYERS TO PLAY IN ALL 66-GAMES THIS SEASON. FOR BICEK, IT MARKED THE SECOND STRAIGHT SEASON THAT HE HAS PLAYED EVERY GAME, TOTALING 142-CONSECUTIVE GAMES.

--CENTER JEFF NELSON WAS THE ICEMEN'S BEST PLUS PLAYER FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH WITH A HEALTHY +4 RATING. HIS LINEMATES, JEFF CHRITIAN AND MATT PIERCE WERE BOTH NEXT IN LINE WITH +3 RATINGS.

--AS A TEAM, THE ICEMEN RECORDED 2-SHUTOUTS THIS SEASON WITH BOTH SHUTOUTS COMING BY REPLICA RESULTS OF 1-0.



Central Hockey League Stories from March 28, 2011


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central