IceMen Weekly Notes

Published on February 10, 2013 under ECHL (ECHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release


--COMPLETING A RATHER RIGOROUS ROAD TRIP CONSISTING OF 3-GAMES IN 4-NIGHTS WITH MORE THAN AN ABUNDANCE OF TRAVEL, THE ICEMEN EARNED 1-POINT IN THE STANDINGS WHEN THEY OPENED THE ARDUOUS JOURNEY WITH A 5-4 OT OUTCOME AT KALAMAZOO AGAINST THE WINGS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FRIDAY NIGHT, MAKING THEIR FIRST-EVER APPEARANCE IN SOUTH CAROLINA, THE ICEMEN BOWED TO THE STINGRAYS, 5-2 BEFORE ABSORBING A 6-5 SETBACK SATURDAY NIGHT AT GWINNETT. IN THE LATTER CONTEST, MAKING THEIR FIRST EVER TRIP TO THE GEORGIA CITY, THE ICEMEN RALLIED WITH 3-LATE THIRD PERIOD GOALS, 3:34 APART TO NEARLY ERADICATE A DAUNTING 6-2 DEFICIT. THIS WEEK, THE ICEMEN FACE ANOTHER 3-GAMES IN 4-NIGHTS WORK WEEK. EVANSVILLE RETURNS HOME AFTER AN 11-DAY ABSENCE TO LOCK HORNS WITH TOLEDO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 7:15 AT THE FORD CENTER. THEN ON FRIDAY NIGHT, THE ICEMEN REKINDLE THEIR ARCHRIVALRY WITH FORT WAYNE AS THEY HOST GAME ONE OF A TWO-GAME HOME-AND-HOME SERIES BETWEEN THE TWO IN-STATE RIVALS. THE SERIES CONCLUDES SATURDAY NIGHT IN FORT WAYNE.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH TOLEDO AT EVANSVILLE 7:15 CST

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH FORT WAYNE AT EVANSVILLE 7:15 PM CST

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH EVANSVILLE AT FORT WAYNE 6:30 PM CST

--THE ICEMEN WINLESS STREAK HAS REACHED 4(0-3-1) WITH THEIR LAST VICTORY COMING BACK ON FEBRUARY 1ST IN A 5-4 OTSO VICTORY AT THE FORD CENTER AGAINST NORTH DIVISION RIVAL CINCINNATI.

--THE ICEMEN ARE 9(1-7-1) IN THEIR LAST 9-DECISIONS AND 11(2-8-1) IN THEIR LAST 11-DATES WITH BOTH VICTORIES TRANSPIRING IN EXTRA TIME; A 4-3 OT TRIUMPH ON JAN. 18TH ON HOME ICE AGAINST KALAMAZOO AND THE 5-4 OTSO VERDICT FEB. 1ST AT HOME AGAINST CINCINNATI.

--FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, THE ICEMEN HAVE ASSEMBLED A RECORD OF 5(1-3-1); AT HOME: 2(1-1-0); ON THE ROAD: 3(0-2-1).

--THE ICEMEN ROAD RECORD FOR THE SEASON STANDS AT 23(5-13-5) WITH THEIR 5-ROAD WINS BEING SECOND FEWEST IN THE ECHL ONLY BEHIND WHEELING WITH 4-ROAD VICTORIES.

--FOUR OF EVANSVILLE'S 5-ROAD WINS THUS FAR THIS SEASON HAVE BEEN ATTAINED ON SATURDAY NIGHT; 9(4-4-1).

--SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE SEASON'S SECOND HALF, THE ICEMEN HAVE COMPILED A RECORD OF 15(5-8-2); AT HOME: 8(4-4-0); ON THE ROAD: 7(1-4-2).

--SINCE THE ALL-STAR BREAK, THE ICEMEN RECORD IS 8(1-6-1); THEY ARE 3(1-2-0) AT HOME AND 5(0-4-1) ON THE ROAD.

--SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR, THE ICEMEN RECORD STANDS AT 17(6-9-2); AT HOME: 9(5-4-0); ON THE ROAD: 8(1-5-2).

--AGAINST THEIR OWN NORTH DIVISION, THE ICEMEN HAVE REGISTERED A RECORD OF 30(12-14-4); AGAINST THE ATLANTIC DIVISION; 12(3-8-1); AGAINST THE SOUTH DIVISION; 9(2-7-0). EVANSVILLE IS A COMBINED 21(5-15-1) OUTSIDE OF THEIR OWN DIVISION THUS FAR THIS SEASON.

--THE ICEMEN SPECIAL TEAMS CONTINUE TO BE MAJOR BRIGHT SPOTS FOR THE CLUB THIS SEASON. IN RECENT ACTION, THE POWER PLAY IS 2 FOR THE LAST 2; 100%; IT IS 6 FOR THE LAST 21; 28.6%; 8 FOR THE LAST 30; 26.7% AND 11 FOR THE LAST 40; 27.5% PROFICIENCY RATING.

--THE ICEMEN PENALTY-KILLING CAST CONTINUES TO SHINE AS WELL, HAVING CLIMBED TO 8TH BEST IN THE ECHL OVERALL AND A LOFTY 6TH BEST ON THE ROAD IN THE ECHL. IN RECENT ACTION, THE ICEMEN ARE 8 FOR THE LAST 8; 100%; IT IS 33 FOR THE LAST 36; 91.7% AND 67 FOR THE LAST 74 FOR A RATING OF A SUPERLATIVE 90.5%.

--CENTER TODD ROBINSON 43(3-45-48) HAS SURGED TO 13TH IN ECHL LEAGUE WIDE SCORING WITH HIS 45-TOTAL ASSISTS AND HIS 24-PPA BOTH BEING FOREMOST IN THE LEAGUE. ROBINSON'S 24-PP/POINTS RANK #2 IN THE LEAGUE.

--LEFT WING JOSH BEAULIEU 51(22-26-48) IS TIED WITH LINEMATE ROBINSON IN THE LEAGUE SCORING ELITE WITH HIS 11-PPG TYING HIM FOR SECOND MOST IN THE ECHL AND HIS 5-GWG TYING HIM FOR 5TH BEST IN THE LOOP.

--DANIEL TETRAULT 50(5-18-23) HAS CLIMBED TO 15TH IN ECHL SCORING AMONG DEFENSEMEN. IN HIS LAST 17-GAMES, TETRAULT IS 17(3-10-13).

--IN HIS LAST 10-GAMES, TODD ROBINSON IS 10(1-15-16); LAST 17-GAMES; 17(2-22-24).

--IN HIS LAST 5-GAMES, JOSH BEAULIEU IS 5(4-4-8); LAST 10-GAMES; 10(7-6-13); LAST 26-GAMES; 26(11-17-28).

--JOSH BEAULIEU IS THE LONE ICEMEN PLAYER TO PLAY IN ALL 51-GAMES THIS SEASON.

--THE ICEMEN BEST PERIODS OF PLAY THIS SEASON HAVE BEEN THEIR FIRST AND SECOND PERIODS ON HOME. THEY HAVE OUTSCORED THE VISITORS, 27-26 IN THE OPENING STANZA AND 31-26 IN THE SECOND PERIOD.

--COLLECTIVELY IN EXTRA TIME THUS FAR THIS SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE POSTED A RECORD OF 8(3-5-0); IN OT: 4(2-2); IN OTSO: 4(1-3).

--THE ICEMEN ARE 4(1-3-0) IN THEIR LAST 4-APPEARANCES AT HOME AND 6(2-4-0) IN THEIR LAST 6-OUTINGS AT THE FORD CENTER.

--HEAD COACH RICH KROMM (389) IS 11-WINS AWAY FROM 400-CAREER COACHING VICTORIES.

--EVANSVILLE HAS 21-GAMES REMAINING ON ITS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE WITH 8-MORE REMAINING AT HOME AND 13-MORE STILL TO COME ON THE ROAD.

--THE ICEMEN NOMINATED CENTER TODD ROBINSON FOR ECHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK. IN 3-GAMES, "T. ROB" AMASSED 6-ASSISTS; 3(0-6-6) WITH 4 OF THOSE HELPERS COLLECTED IN HIS CLUB'S 6-5 SATURDAY NIGHT SETBACK IN GWINNETT AGAINST THE GLADIATORS.

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