'Jacks Weekly Notes
November 1, 2009 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release
--THROUGH THE INITIAL 3-WEEKS OF THE SEASON, THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE POSTED AN OVERALL MARK OF 6(3-3-0) 6-POINTS, HAVING COMPILED AN IDENTICAL 2(1-1-0) MARK FOR EACH WEEK OF THE EARLY SEASON.
--MUSKEGON COMPLETED A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL 4-GAME HOMESTAND BY POSTING A RECORD OF 4(3-1-0), WINNING THE LAST 2-CONSECUTIVELY SURRENDERING ONLY 3-GA IN THE PROCESS.
--WHILE THE 'JACKS ARE THE HIGHEST SCORING MACHINE IN THE IHL WITH 23-GF IN 6-GAMES FOR A GFA OF 3.83, THEY HAVE NOTCHED 21 OF THOSE 23-GF ON HOME ICE. THEY HAVE SCORED ONLY 2-GF IN 2-GAMES ABROAD.
--AFTER THE FIRST MONTH OF THE SEASON, MUSKEGON IS THE LONE TEAM IN THE IHL WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF A ROAD WIN AT 2(0-2-0), BEING OUTSCORED 6-2 AND DROPPING BOTH ROAD AFFAIRS BY REPLICA RESULTS OF 3-1.
--IN THEIR LAST 3-GAMES, THE LUMBERJACJS HAVE GRUDGINGLY SURRENDERED ONLY 6-GA FOR A GAA OF A STINGY 2.00.
--ROOKIE GOALTENDER MATT LUNDIN EARNED THE GAME'S #3 STAR FRIDAY NIGHT IN HIS PRO PREMIERE IN THE LUMBERJACKS 3-2 OT TRIUMPH OVER DAYTON. LUNDIN WAS SUPERB WITH 32-SAVES.
--THROUGH THE FIRST 3-WEEKS OF THE SEASON, THE 'JACKS ARE THE SECOND BEST SECOND PERIOD TEAM IN THE IHL, OUTSCORING THE OPPOSITION, 11-6.
--DEFENSEMEN TOM GALVIN TOPS ALL LEAGUE REARGUARDS IN GOALS WITH 3, HAVING CONNECTED ON ALL 3 IN 2-GAMES AGAINST DAYTON.
--TIED FOR THE IHL SCORING LEADERSHIP WITH 6(4-5-9), ROBIN BOUCHARD IS CURRENTLY ON A 5-GAME POINT STREAK WITH 5(4-5-9) IN THAT SPAN. HE HAS REGISTERED POINTS IN EVERY GAME THUS FAR THIS SEASON WITH THE EXCEPTION OF OPENING NIGHT, 10/16/09 AT FLINT.
--ROBIN BOUCHARD (995) IS JUST 5-POINTS FROM 1,000 WITH MUSKEGON.
--WHEN THE 'JACKS DEFEATED DAYTON THE PAST FRIDAY NIGHT, 3-2 IN OT, IT MARKED THE CLUB'S FIRST OT WIN ON HOME ICE SINCE THE 2007-08 SEASON AS ALL 5 OF MUSKEGON'S OT VICTORIES LAST SEASON CAME ON THE ROAD.
--MUSKEGON BOASTS THE TOP 3 PLUS PLAYERS IN THE LEAGUE; 1-MATT KRUG +7; 2-JOHN DIPACE +6; 3-JASON LAWMASTER +5.
--RIGHT WING DAVID ROHLFS 6(4-1-5) HAS CRAMMED HIS 4-GOALS INTO THE 'JACKS LAST 5-GAMES.
--THIS PAST WEEK, THE LUMBERJACKS WERE ASSIGNED LW BOBBY BOLT FROM NHL ANAHEIM WHERE HE WAS THE DUCKS 5TH ROUND CHOICE IN THE 2005 NHL ENTRY DRAFT. BOLT IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONTRACT WITH ANAHEIM.
--CENTER TRAVIS BANGA (297) IS JUST 3-POINTS AWAY FROM CAREER 300.
--HEAD COACH RICH KROMM (133) IS 16-WINS AWAY FROM TYING TODD NELSON (149) FOR MOST COACHING WINS FOR THE MUSKEGON FRANCHISE.
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