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February 24, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release


--THE ICEMEN RECORD FOR THE WEEK: 3(2-1-0) GF: 11 GA: 13

--THE ICEMEN COMPLETED THEIR FIRST-EVER 3-GAME FLORIDIAN ROAD TRIP WITH AN OVERALL MARK OF 3(2-1-0); FALTERING IN THE INITIAL CONTEST AT ORLANDO ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, 6-1, BEFORE REBOUNDING RESILIENTLY WITH A SWEEP OF TWO GAMES AT FLORIDA AGAINST THE REIGNING ECHL KELLY CUP KINGPINS, THE EVERBLADES. IN GAME ONE ON FRIDAY NIGHT, THE TWO INTER-DIVISIONAL RIVALS EQUALED THE ALL-TIME ECHL RECORD AS 42-SHOOTERS PARTICIPATED IN THE OTSO MARATHON BEFORE THE ICEMEN ULTIMATELY PREVAILED IN AN OFFICIAL FINAL RESULT OF 5-4 (OTSO) AND 3-GOALS TO 2 IN THE OTSO. THEN ON SATURDAY NIGHT, THE ICEMEN, AGAIN, STUNNED THE EVERBLADES, 5-3.

--THE ICEMEN SCHEDULE FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK:

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH TOLEDO AT EVANSVILLE 7:15 PM CST

SATURDAY, MARCH 2ND EVANSVILLE AT TOLEDO 6:00 PM CST

SUNDAY, MARCH 3RD CINCINNATI AT EVANSVILLE 7:15 PM CST

--ON THE IMPETUS OF A TWO-GAME WEEKEND SERIES SWEEP AT FLORIDA AGAINST THE EVERBLADES, THE ICEMEN COMPLETED A HIGHLY-SUCCESSFUL 4-GAME ROAD MISSION WITH AN EXCELLENT 4(3-1-0) RECORD.

--WITH THE TWO-GAME SWEEP AT FLORIDA, THE ICEMEN HAVE WON BACK-TO-BACK GAMES ON THE ROAD FOR ONLY THE SECOND TIME THUS FAR THIS SEASON.

--OF THEIR 8-ROAD WINS THUS FAR THIS SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE EARNED 6 OF THOSE ON SATURDAY NIGHT. THEIR SATURDAY NIGHT ROAD RECORD IS 11(6-4-1).

--EVANSVILLE'S 5-4 OTSO TRIUMPH ON FRIDAY NIGHT OVER THE EVERBLADES WAS THEIR FIRST FRIDAY NIGHT ROAD VICTORY OF THE SEASON; 8(1-5-2).

--WITH THEIR OTSO MARATHON VICTORY FRIDAY NIGHT IN FLORIDA, THE ICEMEN HAVE IMPROVED THEIR OVERALL OTSO RECORD FOR THE SEASON TO 5(2-3); 4(1-3) ON THE ROAD AS FRIDAY'S OTSO VICTORY WAS THEIR FIRST ON FOREIGN ICE THIS SEASON.

--REGARDING FRIDAY NIGHT'S OTSO VICTORY, THE ICEMEN AND EVERBLADES COMBINED FOR AN ECHL RECORD-EQUALING 42-SHOOTERS WITH ICEMEN RIGHT WING ANDRE BOUVET-MORRISSETTE DELIVERING THE GWG ON EVANSVILLE'S 21ST SHOT AND THE ICEMEN'S 16TH OPPORTUNITY WITH THE LAST SHOT IN THE ROUND TO WIN IT.

--EVANSVILLE GOALTENDER PAUL DAINTON WAS SENSATIONAL IN THE MARATHON OTSO, REPELLING 19 OF 21 -SHOTS AND THE LAST 11 IN SUCCESSION TO EARN THE EXTRA TIME TRIUMPH.

--WITH THEIR TWO VICTORIES OVER THE WEEKEND AT THE EXPENSE OF FLORIDA, THE ICEMEN MATCHED THEIR ENTIRE NUMBER OF WINS AGAINST SOUTH DIVISION COMPETITION THIS SEASON AS THEY IMPROVED THEIR OVERALL MARK AGAINST SOUTH DIVISION FOES TO 12(4-8-0).

--OVERALL, THE ICEMEN ARE NOW 5(4-1-0) IN THEIR LAST 5-STARTS; 4(3-1-0) ON THE ROAD AND 1(1-0-0) AT HOME.

--WHEN THE ICEMEN HOST TOLEDO IN THEIR NEXT ACTION THURSDAY NIGHT, THEY WILL BE LOOKING TO EQUAL THEIR LONGEST WIN STREAK OF THE SEASON AT 3- IN A ROW. PRESENTLY, THE ICEMEN ARE ON THEIR SIXTH 2-GAME WIN STREAK OF THE CURRENT CAMPAIGN.

--WITH ONE GAME REMAINING IN THEIR 12-GAME FEBRUARY SCHEDULE, THE ICEMEN AT 11(5-5-1) CAN CLAIM THEIR FIRST WINNING MONTH OF THE SEASON BY VIRTUE OF A VICTORY IN THEIR NEXT ACTION THURSDAY NIGHT ON HOME ICE AGAINST TOLEDO.

--THE ICEMEN RECORD IN THE SECOND-HALF OF THE SEASON STANDS AT 21(9-10-2); AT HOME: 10(5-5-0); ON THE ROAD: 11(4-5-2).

--IN POSTING A 5(4-1-0) RECORD THROUGH THEIR LAST 5-GAMES, THE ICEMEN HAVE PRODUCED A TOTAL OF 21-GF FOR A GFA OF A HEALTHY 4.25.

--THE ICEMEN SPECIAL TEAMS CONTINUE TO TRULY PROSPER AT THIS STAGE OF THE SEASON. THE POWER PLAY IS RANKED 7TH IN THE ECHL AND CLIMBING. IT IS 8 FOR THE LAST 28; 28.6 PROFICIENCY RATING. FURTHERMORE, IT IS 12 FOR THE LAST 47; 25.6% AND 14 FOR THE LAST 56; 25%.

--THE ICEMEN PENALTY-KILLING UNIT HAS SURGED TO #4 IN THE ECHL, HAVING PRECLUDED 32-CONSECUTIVE MANPOWER ADVANTAGES AFFORDED THE ADVERSARY; 32-32; 100%. MOREOVER, THE OPPONENTS ARE ONLY 3 FOR THE LAST 60 FOR AN EFFICIENCY RATING OF A BRILLIANT 95%. THE OPPOSITION IS ONLY 7 FOR THE LAST 98 FOR AN ICEMEN PK RATING OF 92.9%.

--WHEN THEY DEFEATED THE EVERBLADES IN FLORIDA SATURDAY NIGHT, 5-3, THE ICEMEN PLAYED, ONCE AGAIN, SEVERELY UNDERMANNED WITH ONLY 15-PLAYERS AND A MERE 7-FORWARDS.

--ON THEIR RECENT ROAD TRIP, THE ICEMEN LOST 5-FORWARDS TO EITHER PLAYER RECALL TO THE AHL (TRENT VOGELHUBER & NATHAN MOON TO SPRINGFIELD) WHILE OLIVER GABRIEL, JOSH BEAULIEU AND MARK CODY WERE FELLED WITH INJURIES.

--IN SUFFERING A SEASON-ENDING INJURY IN THE THIRD PERIOD FRIDAY NIGHT IN FLORIDA, LEFT WING JOSH BEAULIEU HAD BEEN THE LAST ICEMEN PLAYER STANDING TO HAVE PLAYED EVERY GAME IN THIS INORDINATELY INJURY RIDDLED AND RAVAGED ECHL DEBUTING SEASON.

--GOALKEEPER PAUL DAINTON HAS BEEN FLOURISHING IN RECENT ACTION, POSTING A 5(4-1-0) MARK AND 4(3-1-0) IN HIS LAST 4-STARTS ON THE ROAD.

--SEVENTH IN THE ECHL SCORING, CENTER TODD ROBINSON 49(5-53-58) CONTINUES TO TOP THE LOOP IN TOTAL ASSISTS (53) AND PPA (28). ROBINSON IN HIS LAST 7-GAMES; 7(2-12-14); LAST 16-GAMES; 16(3-23-26); LAST 23-GAMES; 23(4-30-34).

--RIGHT WING KEVIN BAKER IN HIS LAST 7-GAMES; 7(4-8-12); LAST 2-GAMES; 2(0-4-4).

--IN HIS ICEMEN DEBUT LAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT, ROOKIE RIGHT WING ANDRE BOUVET-MORRISSETTE NOTCHED HIS FIRST GOAL OF THE SEASON AND THE ICEMEN LONE GOAL IN HIS TEAM'S 6-1 SETBACK AGAINST THE SOLAR BEARS. THEN IN HIS SECOND ICEMEN GAME ON FRIDAY NIGHT, HE DELIVERED THE ULTIMATE GWG ON HIS TEAM'S 21ST SHOT IN THE OTSO FOR THE 5-4 OTSO TRIUMPH.

--DEFENSEMAN DANIEL TETRAULT (7-20-27) HAS CLIMBED INTO THE TOP 15 IN ECHL SCORING AMONG DEFENSEMEN. IN HIS LAST 23-GAMES; 23(5-12-17).

--THE ICEMEN ARE 23(18-2-3) ENTERING THE THIRD PERIOD WITH THE LEAD.

--LEFT WING STEFAN DELLA ROVERE CONNECTED ON HIS FIRST 2-GOALS OF THE SEASON IN THE 2-GAME SERIES SWEEP AT FLORIDA; DELIVERING THE GAME'S FG IN THE FRIDAY NIGHT OTSO VICTORY BEFORE NOTCHING HIS FIRST PPG OF THE CAMPAIGN THE FOLLOWING NIGHT ON SATURDAY NIGHT, THE TBG IN THE ICEMEN 5-3 VICTORY VERDICT.

--IN HIS LAST 3-GAMES, LEFT WING PATRICK KENNEDY IS 3(0-4-4).

--IN HIS LAST 3-GAMES ON THE ROAD TRIP, CENTER JASON DALE IS 3(2-2-4) WITH 1-TBG AND 1-SHG.

--THE ICEMEN HAVE 15-GAMES REMAINING ON THEIR REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE; 6 MORE AT HOME AND 9 MORE ON THE ROAD.

--ICEMEN HEAD COACH RICH KROMM (393) IS 7-WINS AWAY FROM 400-COACHING VICTORIES.

--MARK CODY PLAYED HIS 200TH PRO CAREER GAME WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN ORLANDO.

--DYLAN CLARKE COLLECTED HIS 100TH PRO CAREER POINT IN THE ICEMEN 5-3 SATURDAY NIGHT VICTORY AT FLORIDA.

--JAKE OBERMEYER (194) IS 6-GAMES AWAY FROM PRO CAREER 200-GAMES.

--WITH HIS 4-ASSISTS IN THE TWO-GAME SERIES SWEEP AT FLORIDA, KEVIN BAKER (251) HAS ECLIPSED 250 PRO CAREER ASSISTS.

--TODD ROBINSON 920(339-945-1,284) IS 5-ASSISTS AWAY FROM PRO CAREER 950 AND 16-POINTS SHY OF 1,300.



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