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Indy Fuel Pit Stop Weekly: WEEK 5

November 14, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
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THE FUEL BOUNCE BACK; TAKE TWO IN A ROW IN LONG TRIP TO ALASKAN FRONTIER

INDY COMPILES SECOND TWO-GAME WINNING STREAK OF THE SEASON; THREE OF FOUR WINS ON ROAD

FOUR-GAME HOMESTAND BEGINS; WHEELING HERE FRI.; ATLANTA SAT. & SUN.

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS: 3(2-1-0) 6-7

WED. NOV. 9 FUEL 1 AT ALASKA 5

FRI. NOV. 11 FUEL 3 AT ALASKA 2 (SO)

SAT. NOV. 12 FUEL 2 AT ALASKA 0.

THIS WEEK'S GAMES: (3)

FRI. NOV. 18 WHEELING AT FUEL 8:05 PM*** (SPECIAL STARTING TIME)

SAT. NOV. 19 ATLANTA AT FUEL 7:35 PM

SUN. NOV. 20 ATLANTA AT FUEL 3:05 PM

COMING UP: WED. NOV. 23 KALAMAZOO AT FUEL 7:05 PM

NEXT HOME GAMES: FRI. NOV. 18 VS. WHEELING; SAT. NOV. 19 VS. ATLANTA; SUN. NOV. 20 VS. ATLANTA

*** ALL INDY FUEL GAMES HOME AND AWAY ARE BROADCAST LIVE ON INDIANAPOLIS' CBS SPORTS 1430***

THE FUEL REVIEW: The Indy Fuel have evolved into a resurgent hockey club at the most apropos time of the present 2016-17 ECHL campaign. Under the direction of Head Coach Bernie John, the men of the Fuel have halted their 7-game winless spell of 7(0-6-1) in grand style and grand fashion. Through a pair of consecutive extraordinary victories on back-to-back nights on the road in Alaska the past weekend, the galvanized Indy aggregation nation has climbed into the thick of the hunt in the fiercely-competitive, hotly-contested ECHL Western Conference Central Division standings. Through their initial 11-games of the current campaign, the Fuel have compiled an improving record of 11(4-6-1) totaling 9-points. As they embark on the latest new week of the season, the Fuel have attained their second 2-game win streak of the season with 3 of their 4-overall victories extracted through foreign ice warfare; 7(3-4-0). Indy's finest on ice has played 7 of its first 11-games away from home bay but will now play 7 of their next 8-games on home ice at Indiana Farmers Coliseum.

FUEL FRONTIER FLOURISH: Returning home with a renewed triumphant energy and spirit through two consecutive victories in Alaska against an always formidable, contending Alaska Aces club, the Fuel actually launched the 3-game series in Anchorage on a somber note in a 5-1 Wednesday waterloo in game one. However, it was a far different tale to be told in games two and three on Friday and Saturday nights as the visitors prevailed in the latter pair of affairs in impressive fashion; a gigantic, dramatic come-from-behind 3-2 shootout success Friday before blanking the high-powered Aces attack the following night, 2-0. Friday night, Indy overcame 1-0 and 2-1 deficits and one disallowed goal to stake a claim to its first victory since opening weekend, October 15th, also on the road, in Cincinnati, 2-1. Anthony Beauregard and Matt Stanisz were the Fuel sharpshooters in regulation before Beauregard's second connection of the game earned the win in the showdown shootout. The Fuel were 3 for 3 in the shootout with Alex Wideman and Kevin Lynch also stoking strikes. One night later, Beauregard, again, was the major catalyst, delivering the game's first goal, Matt Rupert cemented the win with a late third period thrust while Jake Hildebrand posted his second victory in as many nights, registering his first-ever pro shutout with a dynamic 37-saves masterpiece in a 2-0 trumping of the Aces.

7 OF NEXT 8 DATES HOME: Having been alien ice warriors for most of the early season to this point, the Fuel upcoming schedule becomes quite a favorable one as they will be in action on their home ice for 7 of their next 8-dates at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. Launching this week, "Bernie and the Jets" will open a 4-game home stand in a compact-like fashion of 6-days this weekend when they guest Wheeling on Friday night and Atlanta on both Saturday night and Sunday afternoon with the latter contest being the Fuel's first of nine Sunday 3:05 pm matinee affairs at home. The 4-games in 6-days at the homestead conclude next Wednesday night, Thanksgiving Eve, November 23rd when divisional rival Kalamazoo comes calling for a 7:05 pm clash.

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS: With the Fuel's extended home stand on the docket comes more primo promos presented by the hometown team. This Friday night for the special starting time of 8:05 pm when the 2015-16 Kelly Cup runners-up Wheeling Nailers invade Indiana's State capital, it will be FAITH & FAMILY NIGHT PRESENTED BY MARIAN UNIVERSITY. All Church groups are invited for a special night of fellowship and Fuel hockey action. Friday is also a Fuel College Night presented by Moe's Southwest Grill - pick up a ticket, $5 towards concessions and $5 Moe's Bucks for $20 with a valid college ID. Saturday night has been designated SERVICE NIGHT as the Fuel and the community come together to honor all of our service men and women who keep our community a safe to place to live and enjoy. For the Sunday matinee game, it will be our first FAMILY FUN DAY of the year. Join the Fuel for an afternoon the whole family can enjoy, complete with a post-game skate with the team.

RADIO/TV SHOW OF SHOWS: Every time the Fuel are on home ice on Friday and Saturday nights, all of the action is televised live in simulcast form alongside radio on WTHR-TV 13 / COZI-TV and CBS Sports 1430. This weekend, watch the Fuel in action as they collide with Wheeling on Friday night and Atlanta Saturday night. Terry Ficorelli is on the scene along with Bob Kravitz and Talor Whitaker.

THE "BEAU" SHOW SHINES: A major junior 'A' scoring star in the QMJHL, center Anthony Beauregard has arrived on the Fuel pro landscape with a remarkable weekend in Alaska. In his club's thrilling, comeback 3-2 shootout conquest, the diminutive, dynamic first-year pro delivered the team's first GTG before firing the ultimate GWG in the shootout in earning the game's #1 Star. The very next night, the Saint-Damese, PQ product performed an encore of his scoring heroics and histrionics by scoring the game's first goal which became the game-winner for a second night in succession in his team's 2-0 triumph. On this night, he was hailed as the game's #2 Star. For the week, Beauregard was 3(2-0-2) with a +2 rating, 5-SOG and 2-GWG. He is the Fuel's nomination for Sher-Wood/ECHL Player of the Week.

THE SPARTAN SPECIAL: Former Michigan State Spartans All-American goaltender Jake Hildebrand was at the top of his game the past weekend in sparking his Fuel club to back-to-back victories in 24-hours in Anchorage. On Friday night, the Butler, PA native rebuffed 27 of 29-shots in backstopping Indy to victory, attaining the game's #2 Star. In the process, the Fuel's "Soul of Goal" ended a personal 3-game winless streak. Then on Saturday, Hildebrand was even better than ever, recording his first-ever pro shutout in a 37-saves masterpiece, earning the #1 Star of the game. For the week, he was 2(2-0-0) with a GAA of 0.96 and SPCT of .971. Having accounted for all 4 of the Fuel's victories at this hour of the season with 3 of those wins garnered abroad, Hildebrand is the Fuel's nomination for CCM/ECHL Goaltender of the Week.

CURRIER COMES HOME: Right wing Tyler Currier was back home the past week during the Fuel's 3-game set in Alaska. The 28-year old, 4-year pro came home to Anchorage, Alaska where he was born and raised and still resides in the summer months of the off-season. Having starred at the U. of Alaska-Anchorage for 4-years before his advent to the professional ranks, the 6-2, 206lb forward played on Sullivan Arena ice for the first time as a member of the visiting opposition and made the most of it. In his club's masterful 2-0 shutout triumph Saturday night, he was the playmaker extraordinaire in arranging Matt Rupert's first goal of the season late in the third period to seal the victory verdict while pacing the club with 5-SOG and superb +2 rating.

MATT MAKING: Second-year defenseman Matt Stanisz has really begun to assert his presence both defensively and offensively in the Fuel's solidifying lineup. In his team's two triumphs in Alaska the past weekend, the former OHL standout with Barrie and Owen Sound and collegiate star at Carleton U., authored key, touch-in-the-clutch scoring points in each game. Friday night, in the third period, he uncorked a cannon shot which equalized matters at 2-2 to extend the bout into extra time; achieving a stellar +2 performance. Then on Saturday night, he engineered a sharp, slick assist on the GWG from Anthony Beauregard, again, posting a premium +2 performance. For the 2-triumphs in Alaska, Stanisz was 2(1-1-2) with 3-SOG and a sterling +4 rating.

SHORTHAND BAND BRILLIANT: As they have since opening night, the Fuel penalty-killing cast continues to be operating at full, maximum and optimum efficiency. Tackling an Alaska power play attack which had been 5 for the last 11 in previous action, the Indy shorthand band was brilliant, muting 10 of 11- man advantages accorded the Alaskans. The Fuel PK is now 23 for the last 25 for a resonating rating of 92%. For the entire campaign, the Fuel-men rank a lofty third in the ECHL, operating at an efficiency level of 89%; 32 for 36.

FUEL FACTS: The Fuel are undefeated when they score the game's FG at 3(3-0-0). When they hold the lead entering the third stanza, the Fuel are also 3(3-0-0). Indy continues to be perfect in the OTSO. Last season, it posted the league's best and only perfect mark in the OTSO at 4(4-0-0). With their OTSO success Friday night in Alaska, the Fuel advance their mark to an impressive 5(5-0-0). And, they were a perfect 3-3 in the OTSO Friday night. When they rallied from 2-deficits to ultimately prevail in the same OTSO Friday night against Alaska, the Fuel captured victory entering the third period trailing for the first time in 31 such circumstances. Until then, they were 30(0-30-0) in this department; last year 26(0-26-0); first 4-this year 4(0-4-0). The Fuel continue to flourish outside their Central Division, posting a 7(4-2-1) record, accounting for all 4- of their victories. The Fuel did not have power play time Saturday night in Alaska and were presented only 5-such opportunities for the entire 3-game series there. Center Kevin Lynch is the Fuel's premiere plus player at +2. Five Fuel-men share the club's goal-scoring leadership; Kevin Lynch (3), Alex Wideman (3), Marek Tvrdon (3), Tyler Currier (3), Anthony Beauregard (3). Three of Indy's 4-wins thus far this season have come when they are outshot by the opponents. For November, the Fuel record stands at 5(2-3-0). Even though his record is 4(0-4-0) goaltender Eric Levine sports a sparkling SPCT of .921.

DAILY FUEL FILL-UP: All Fuel hockey fans can stay up to date every day, even when there is not a game. It's "The Fuel Fix From Fic," Monday through Friday afternoon during the Kent Sterling Show from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm on the exclusive radio flagship home of the Indy Fuel, CBS Sports 1430.

TICKET INFORMATION: Indy Fuel tickets for all home games are available at the Indiana farmers Coliseum Box Office, all Ticketmaster Locations or check us out online at IndyFuelHockey.com or call us at (317) 925-FUEL.

SOUTH OF CHICAGO: Fill your tank at South of Chicago and Fuel your Fridays in the process! Enjoy the lunch buffet at any of the three South of Chicago Pizza & Beef locations and pick up a coupon for $3 off any ticket to a Friday Fuel home game. Must redeem coupon at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum box office, limit one coupon per ticket. For more information, visit nobspizza.com.

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