IceMen Weekly Notes

Published on January 7, 2013 under ECHL (ECHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release


--THE ICEMEN RECORD FOR THE WEEK: 4(2-2-0) 4 GF: 13 GA: 12

--FOR THE SECOND WEEK OF THE NEW CALENDAR YEAR, THE ICEMEN CONFRONT 3-GAMES WITH THE FIRST ONE AT HOME, TO CLOSE A BRIEF TWO-GAME HOMESTAND WITH THE LATTER TWO ON THE ROAD. EVANSVILLE WILL REKINDLE RANCOR WITH PRINCIPAL ARCHRIVAL FORT WAYNE ON HOME ICE WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE TRAVELING TO ELMIRA TO BE HOSTED BY THE JACKALS ON BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS.

WED. JAN. 9TH FORT WAYNE AT EVANSVILLE 7:15 PM CST

FRI. JAN 11TH EVANSVILLE AT ELMIRA 6:00 PM CST

SAT. JAN. 12TH EVANSVILLE AT ELMIRA 6:00 PM CST

--THIS PAST WEEK, THE ICEMEN ASSEMBLED A RECORD OF 4(2-2-0), BOWING NEW YEAR'S EVE THE PAST MONDAY NIGHT TO VISITING GWINNETT, 3-1, BEFORE REBOUNDING FRIDAY NIGHT IN THEIR FIRST-EVER CLASH AGAINST ORLANDO WITH A 5-1 DOMINATION OF THE SOLAR BEARS. FOLLOWING A 7-3 SETBACK INFLICTED SATURDAY NIGHT BY THE WINGS AT KALAMAZOO, THE ICEMEN, AGAIN, BOUNCED BACK WITH A 4-1 HOME ICE VICTORY VERDICT OVER NORTH DIVISION-LEADING CINCINNATI.

--ON NEW YEAR'S EVE, DESPITE OUTSHOOTING GWINNETT, 43-24, THE ICEMEN WERE, AGAIN STIFLED BY ALL-STAR GOALTENDER MIKE LEE IN FALLING TO THE GLADIATORS, 3-1.

--WHEN THEY DISPATCHED ORLANDO THE PAST FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE FORD CENTER, 5-1, THE ICEMEN 4-GOAL SECOND PERIOD OUTBURST REPRESENTED THEIR BEST SCORING PERIOD OF THE CURRENT CAMPAIGN.

--FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR, THE ICEMEN ARE 3(2-1-0), WINNING BOTH GAMES AT HOME, OUTSCORING THE VISITORS, 9-2.

--WITH THEIR 5-1 DOMINATION OF ORLANDO FRIDAY NIGHT, THE ICEMEN MADE IT 3-MONTHS IN A ROW THAT THEY HAVE OPENED THE NEW MONTH WITH A VICTORY. YET, THEY HAVE NOT REGISTERED A WINNING RECORD FOR ANY MONTH AT THIS STAGE OF THE SEASON.

--THE ICEMEN HAVE WON THEIR LAST 2-STARTS AT HOME, OUTSCORING THE OPPONENTS, 9-2; WINNING 5-1 FRIDAY NIGHT AGAINST ORLANDO BEFORE SUBDUING CINCINNATI ON SUNDAY, 4-1.

--ON THE ROAD, THE ICEMEN HAVE DROPPED 3-IN A ROW, REPRESENTING THEIR LONGEST ROAD LOSING SPELL IN OVER TWO YEARS SINCE THE 2010-11 FIRST EVER SEASON IN THE CHL.

--STILL ON THE ROAD, THE ICEMEN WINLESS STREAK IN ENEMY TERRITORY HAS REACHED A SEASON LONGEST 7-GAMES; LAST 7(0-5-2). THEIR LAST FOREIGN ICE SUCCESS WAS BACK ON THANKSGIVING WEEKEND, NOVEMBER 24TH AT READING WHERE THEY DERAILED THE EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION KINGS, 4-2.

--THE ICEMEN ARE 10(1-7-2) IN THEIR LAST 10-ESCAPADES ABROAD IN THE ECHL.

--EVANSVILLE'S BEST PERIOD THUS FAR THIS SEASON HAS BEEN THE SECOND PERIOD ON HOME ICE WHERE THEY HAVE OUTGOALED THE VISITORS, 25-17.

--DESPITE OPENING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER PROPITIOUSLY WITH A SEASON'S BEST 6-GAME UNDEFEATED STREAK AT 6(4-0-2), THE ICEMEN MANAGED TO WIN JUST 1 OF THEIR LAST 8-DECEMBER DATES AT 8(1-6-1).

--THE ICEMEN HAVE PLAYED THE FEWEST EXTRA TIME GAMES IN THE ECHL THUS FAR THIS SEASON WITH 3; ALL IN THE SHOOTOUT.

--THE ICEMEN HAVE SURRENDERED THE MOST SHGA IN THE ECHL WITH 9.

--LEFT WING JOSH BEAULIEU IS NOW THE LONE ICEMEN PLAYER TO PLAY ALL 37-GAMES WITH THE 72-GAME SCHEDULE ONE GAME PAST THE MIDWAY POINT AT THIS STAGE OF THE SEASON.

--CENTER TODD ROBINSON PLAYED PRO CAREER GAME #900 THE PAST SATURDAY NIGHT IN KALAMAZOO, REGISTERING TWO MORE ASSISTS IN THE ICEMEN 7-3 SETBACK AT WINGS STADIUM.

--IN HIS FIRST 11-ICEMEN GAMES, RIGHT WING KEVIN BAKER IS 11(6-2-8) WITH 4-PPG AND 4-FG. IN HIS LAST 3-GAMES; 3(1-2-3).

--THOUGH HE HAS PLAYED IN 5-GAMES FOR THE ICEMEN, LEFT WADE MACLEOD HAS FIRED 6-GOALS; 5(6-1-7); INCLUDING ONE 3-GOAL "HAT TRICK" AND ONE 2-GOAL PERFORMANCE.

--RIGHT WING SEBASTIAN WANNSTROM IS ON A 3-GAME GOAL-SCORING STREAK WITH 3(3-0-3) AND +3 RATING IN THAT SPAN.

--IN HIS LAST 4-GAMES, CENTER ANTHONY NIGRO IS 4(1-3-4) WITH A RATING OF +1.

--IN HIS LAST 3-GAMES, CAPTAIN TODD ROBINSON HAS AMASSED 5-ASSISTS; LAST 3-GAMES; (0-5-5). ROBINSON'S 27-ASSISTS IN 29-GAMES PACE THE CLUB.

--TODD ROBINSON'S 15-PPA RANK #4 IN THE ECHL OVERALL.

--MATT GENS 31-MINOR PENALTIES TIE HIM FOR SECOND MOST IN THE ECHL.

--LEFT WING JOSH BEAULIEU LEADS THE ICEMEN IN GOALS (14); PPG (6) AND GWG (4).

--IN HIS LAST 3-GAMES, DEFENSEMAN DANIEL TETRAULT IS CARDING A BRILLIANT +6 RATING WITH 3(1-2-3) IN THAT SPAN.

--IN HIS LAST 4-GAMES, ANTHONY NIGRO IS 4(1-3-4) WITH 15-SOG, HAVING ACHIEVED HIS FIRST 2-POINT GAME OF THE SEASON SUNDAY, SCORING THE GWG IN THE 4-I DOUSING OF CINCINNATI.

--IN HIS LAST 6-GAMES, LEFT WING MATT SCHEPKE IS 6(4-3-7) WITH A +3 RATING.

--THE ICEMEN POWER PLAY IS 3 FOR THE LAST 10 FOR PROFICIENCY RATING OF 30%.

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