IceMen Weekly Notes
March 24, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release
--THE ICEMEN RECORD FOR THE WEEK: 3(0-3-0) 0-POINTS GF: 3 GA: 11
--FOR THE ICEMEN FINAL TWO HOME GAMES OF THE REGULAR SEASON, THEY ATTRACTED LOUD PROUD CROWDS OF 6,575 ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND 8,715 FOR THEIR HOME FINALE ON SATURDAY NIGHT. FOR THE TWO GAME HOMESTAND IN AS MANY NIGHTS, THE ICEMEN ATTRACTED 15,290 FANS FOR A PER GAME AVERAGE OF 7,645.
--INCLUDING THE PREVIOUS TWO GAME HOMESTAND WEEKEND OF MARCH 15TH AND 16TH, WHEN THE ICEMEN ATTRACTED 14,300 FANS, FOR THE FINAL FOUR HOME GAMES OF THE REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE, THE ICEMEN ATTRACTED NEARLY 30,000 FANS FOR A PER GAME AVERAGE APPROACHING 7,500.
--ENTERING THE FINAL WEEK OF THE ECHL REGULAR SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE CATAPULTED TO #5 IN THE ECHL IN TOTAL ATTENDANCE FOR THE SEASON DESPITE BEING IN THE FIFTH SMALLEST MARKET IN THE LEAGUE'S 23-TEAM CIRCUIT. FOR THE SEASON, EVANSVILLE AVERAGED 5,415 FANS PER GAME; AN INCREASE OF OVER 500 FANS PER GAME FROM LAST YEAR.
--IN THE FINAL WEEK OF THEIR INAUGURAL CAMPAIGN IN THE ECHL, THE ICEMEN FACE A THREE GAME ROAD JUNKET WHICH WILL TRANSPORT THEM TO KALAMAZOO ON WEDNESDAY FOR A DUEL WITH THE WINGS BEFORE CLOSING THE SEASON WITH A TWO-GAME SERIES IN CINCINNATI ON BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS.
--WITH A REMNANT OF A ROSTER REMAINING FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON, THE ICEMEN COMMENCE THE FINAL WEEK OF THE SEASON HAVING SUSTAINED FOUR CONSECUTIVE DEFEATS WHILE BEING OUTSCORED IN THAT SPAN, 19-8. EVANSVILLE'S LONGEST LOSING STREAK OF THIS CURRENT CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN 5-IN A ROW.
--THUS FAR IN THE MONTH OF MARCH, THE ICEMEN HAVE POSTED A RECORD OF 11(1-9-1), BEING OUTSCORED 57-27. EVANSVILLE'S LAST AND LONE VICTORY OF THE MONTH CAME MARCH 16TH AT HOME WHERE THEY DEFEATED KALAMAZOO, 4-2.
--WITHIN THEIR OWN NORTH DIVISION, THE ICEMEN HAVE DROPPED 8 OF THEIR LAST 9-STARTS; LAST 9(1-8-0) WITH THE LONE TRIUMPH IN THAT STRETCH, AGAIN, COMING AGAINST KALAMAZOO.
--EVANSVILLE COMPLETED ITS 36-GAME HOME SLATE WITH A RECORD OF 36(15-20-1); GOING 5(1-3-1) ON HOME ICE FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH. THE ICEMEN WERE 7(3-3-1) IN THEIR LAST 7-APPEARANCES AT HOME FOR THIS SEASON.
--WHEN KALAMAZOO DEFEATED THE ICEMEN IN EVANSVILLE'S HOME FINALE SATURDAY NIGHT, 5-2, IT HALTED AN ICEMEN 4-GAME HOME WINNING STREAK AT THE EXPENSE OF THE WINGS.
--AS THEY EMBARK ON THEIR FINAL THREE GAMES, ALL ON THE ROAD, THE ICEMEN WILL BE SEEKING TO SEVER A SEASON-HIGH 6-GAME ROAD LOSING SPELL IN WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN OUTGOALED, 35-14. THE ICEMEN LAST VICTORIES ABROAD CAME IN A WEEKEND 2-GAME SERIES SWEEP AT DEFENDING KELLY CUP KING FLORIDA BACK ON FEBRUARY 22ND AND FEBRUARY 23RD WHEN THEY SWEPT A TWO-GAME SERIES FROM THE EVERBLADES, 5-4 IN A RECORD-TYING 42-SHOOTER OTSO AND 5-3 IN THAT ORDER.
--IN THE ICEMEN HOME FINALE THE PAST SATURDAY NIGHT AGAINST KALAMAZOO, THE ICEMEN RAINED A SINGLE GAME SEASON-HIGH 48-SOG ON WINGS NETMINDER JOEL MARTIN.
--THE ICEMEN RECORD IN THE SECOND-HALF OF THE SEASON STANDS AT 33(11-19-3); AT HOME: 16(7-8-1); AWAY: 17(4-11-2).
--THIS PAST WEEK, THE ICEMEN PRODUCED A MEAGER OUTPUT OF ONLY 3-GF IN 3-GAMES WITH ALL 3-GOALS SCORED BY DEFENSEMEN; DANIEL TETRAULT (2), AUSTIN MADAISKY (1).
--DANIEL TETRAULT HAS CLIMBED TO #2 IN THE ECHL IN DEFENSEMEN SCORING WITH 68(14-24-38). HIS 14-GOALS RANK #2 IN THE LEAGUE AS WELL WHILE HIS 6-PPG TIE HIM FOR THIRD MOST IN THE LEAGUE AMONG THE BLUE LINE BRIGADE.
--IN HIS LAST 6-GAMES, DANIEL TETRAULT IS 6(6-2-8); LAST 35-GAMES; 35(12-17-29).
--IN HIS LAST 10-GAMES, DYLAN CLARKE IS 10(6-6-12).
--IN HIS LAST 15-GAMES, JASON DALE IS 15(4-9-13).
--IN HIS LAST 15-GAMES, PATRICK KENNEDY IS 15(3-9-12).
--THE ICEMEN POWER PLAY IS 0 FOR THE LAST 11 AND 5 FOR THE LAST 39 FOR A PROFICIENCY MARK OF 12.8%.
--THE ICEMEN PPENALTY KILLING UNIT IS 7 FOR THE LAST 7 AND 16 FOR THE LAST 18 FOR AN EFFICIENCY RATING OF 88.9%.
--ICEMEN HEAD COACH RICH KROMM (395) IS 5-VICTORIES AWAY FROM 400-CAREER COACHING VICTORIES.
THE 2012-13 ICEMEN AWARD WINNERS:
MR. HUSTLE AWARD JASON DALE
BEST DEFENSEMAN AWARD DANIEL TETRAULT
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD AARON GENS
MOST POPULAR PLAYER AWARD MARK CODY
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD AARON GENS
THREE STARS AWARD JOSH BEAULIEU
SCORING CHAMPION AWARD JOSH BEAULIEU
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD JOSH BEAULIEU
PLAYER'S PLAYER AWARD DANIEL TETRAULT
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