IceMen Weekly Notes

Published on March 4, 2013 under ECHL (ECHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release


--THE ICEMEN RECORD FOR THE WEEK: 3(1-2-0) 2-POINTS GF: 11 GA: 19

--THE ICEMEN COMPLETED A 3-GAMES IN 4-NIGHTS WORK WEEK, WINNING ON HOME ICE THURSDAY OVER TOLEDO, 6-3. IN SO DOING, EVANSVILLE MATCHED ITS LONGEST WIN STREAK OF THE SEASON AT 3-WINS IN A ROW AND RAISED ITS RECORD TO 6(5-1-0) OVER A 6-GAMES' SPAN. CONTINUING TO OPERATE EXTREMELY UNDERMANNED DUE TO INJURIES, PLAYER RECALLS AND ROSTER DEFECTIONS, THE ICEMEN BOWED IN 2-CONSECUTIVE GAMES OVER THE WEEKEND AGAINST OHIO RIVALS OF THEIR OWN NORTH DIVISION. SATURDAY NIGHT, TOLEDO CAPTURED THE REMATCH, 7-1 BEFORE FIRST PLACE CINCINNATI WAYLAID THE ICEMEN BACK IN EVANSVILLE ON SUNDAY NIGHT, 9-4.

--THE ICEMEN SCHEDULE FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK:

FRIDAY, MARCH 8TH EVANSVILLE AT KALAMAZOO 6:30 PM CST

SATURDAY, MARCH 9TH EVANSVILLE AT CINCINNATI 6:30 PM CST

--AFTER EQUALING THEIR LONGEST WIN STREAK OF THE SEASON AT 3-CONSECUTIVELY, THE SEVERELY UNDERMANNED ICEMEN WERE HUMBLED IN A PAIR OF GAMES OVER THE WEEKEND. THEY BOWED IN TOLEDO SATURDAY NIGHT, 7-1 BEFORE FALLING ON HOME ICE SUNDAY NIGHT TO FIRST PLACE CINCINNATI, 9-4. THE ICEMEN HAD ALSO WON 5 OF THEIR LAST 6-DECISIONS UNTIL THE FATEFUL WEEKEND.

--WHEN THE ICEMEN DEFEATED TOLEDO THE PAST THURSDAY NIGHT ON HOME ICE, 6-3, THEY ATTAINED THEIR FIRST WINNING MONTH OF THE SEASON FOR FEBRUARY AT 12(6-5-1).

--FOLLOWING THEIR 3-GAME WIN STREAK, THE ICEMEN HAVE DROPPED 2-GAMES IN SUCCESSION, BEING OUTSCORED, 16-5.

--IN THEIR LAST 5-GAMES, THE ICEMEN HAVE PRODUCED 21-GF FOR A GFA OF 4.25.

--IN THEIR LAST 8-GAMES, THE ICEMEN HAVE REGISTERED 32-GF FOR A GFA OF 4.00.

--IN SATURDAY NIGHT'S LOSS AT TOLEDO, 7-1, THE ICEMEN SURRENDERED 7-CONSECUTIVE GA AFTER GAINING A 1-0 LEAD.

--IN SUNDAY NIGHT'S 9-4 SETBACK INFLICTED BY VISITING CINCINNATI, THE ICEMEN, AGAIN, SURRENDERED 7-CONSECUTIVE GA AFTER GAINING AN EARLY 2-1 SECOND PERIOD LEAD.

--CINCINNATI'S 9-GOAL OUTPUT AGAINST THE ICEMEN ON SUNDAY NIGHT REPRESENTED THE MOST GA ALLOWED BY THE ICEMEN IN A SINGLE GAME THUS FAR THIS SEASON.

--SATURDAY NIGHT'S 7-1 SETBACK AT TOLEDO REPRESENTED EVANSVILLE'S WORST LOSS OF THE SEASON.

--THROUGH 24-GAMES THUS FAR IN THE SECOND-HALF OF THEIR SCHEDULE, THE ICEMEN HAVE POSTED A RECORD OF 24(10-12-2); AT HOME: 12(6-6-0); ON THE ROAD: 12(4-6-2).

--SIX OF EVANSVILLE'S 8-ROAD WINS THIS SEASON HAVE BEEN EARNED ON SATURDAY NIGHT; 12(6-5-1).

--AFTER EXTINGUISHING 33-CONSECUTIVE MAN ADVANTAGE POWER PLAYS AFFORDED THE ADVERSARY, THE ICEMEN PENALTY-KILLING PROWESS HAS FALTERED OVER THE PAST 2-GAMES WITH THE OPPOSITION GOING A COMBINED 6-11. THE ICEMEN HAVE ALLOTED 3-PPGA IN EACH OF THEIR LAST 2-GAMES.

--IN HIS LAST 10-GAMES, CENTER TODD ROBINSON IS 10(3-15-18) FOR AN AVERAGE OF 1.8 POINTS PER GAME. IN HIS LAST 19-GAMES; 19(4-26-30); LAST 26-GAMES; 26(5-33-38).

--TODD ROBINSON CONTINUES TO PACE THE ECHL IN TOTAL OVERALL ASSISTS WITH 56 AND TOTAL PPA WITH 29.

--IN HIS LAST 6-GAMES, CENTER JASON DALE IS 6(3-4-7).

--IN HIS LAST 6-GAMES, LEFT WING PATRICK KENNEDY IS 6(1-6-7).

--THE ICEMEN HAVE POSTED A RECORD OF 24(19-2-3) WHEN ENTERING THE THIRD PERIOD ENJOYING THE LEAD.

--SINCE HIS ACQUISITION, ROOKIE RIGHT WING ANDRE BOUVET-MORRISSETTE IS 6(4-1-5) WITH 1-GWG IN THE OTSO.

--ICEMEN HEAD COACH RICH KROMM (394) IS 6-VICTORIES AWAY FROM 400-COACHING VICTORIES.

--JAKE OBERMEYER (197) IS 3-GAMES SHY OF THE PRO CAREER 200.

--TODD ROBINSON 923(340-948-1,288) IS 2-ASSISTS AWAY FROM PRO CAREER 950 AND 12-POINTS SHY OF 1,300.

--IN HIS LAST 26-GAMES, DEFENSEMAN DANIEL TETRAULT IS 26(6-13-19).

--LEFT WING OLIVER GABRIEL, OUT FOR MOST OF THE SEASON WITH A SERIOUS LEG INJURY, NOTCHED HIS FIRST 2-GOALS OF THE SEASON IN THE THIRD PERIOD SUNDAY NIGHT IN HIS CLUB'S 9-4 SETBACK INCURRED AGAINST FIRST PLACE CINCINNATI.

--THE ICEMEN HAVE POSTED A RECORD OF 21(12-6-3) WHEN ACHIEVING THE LEAD AFTER THE FIRST PERIOD.

--THE ICEMEN HAVE 12-GAMES REMAINING ON THEIR REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE WITH 4-MORE AT HOME AND STILL 8-MORE LISTED UNDER THE TITLE OF FOREIGN ICE INVASIONS.

--ICEMEN HEAD COACH RICH KROMM HAS 83-TOTAL VICTORIES THUS FAR IN HIS TENURE AS HEAD COACH OF EVANSVILLE.



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