'Jacks Weekly Notes
December 13, 2009 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release
--WHEN THE LUMBERJACKS BOWED ON HOME ICE ON SUNDAY TO PORT HURON, 1-0, IT WAS ONLY THEIR SECOND LOSS SINCE OCTOBER 31ST, SPANNING THE LAST 17-GAMES; 17(12-2-0-3).
--WHEN BEING SHUTOUT SUNDAY, IT WAS THE FIRST TIME SINCE MUSKEGON CHANGED ITS NAME TO THE LUMBERJACKS AT THE INCEPTION OF THE 2008-09 SEASON THAT THE TEAM HAD BEEN BLANKED IN IHL LEAGUE PLAY, SPANNING SOME 99-REGULAR SEASON GAMES WEARING THE LUMBERJACKS MONIKER.
--MUSKEGON IS PRESENTLY ENJOYING THE LONGEST UNDEFATED STREAK ON THE ROAD IN THE IHL THUS FAR THIS SEASON AT 6(3-0-0-3) WITH THEIR LAST SETBACK ABROAD INCURRED BACK ON OCTOBER 31ST IN FORT WAYNE.
--WHILE THE LUMBERJACKS ARE UNDEFEATED IN OT AT A PERFECT 3(3-0) THEY HAVE THE REVERSE RECORD IN THE OTSO AT 3(0-3) WITH ALL OF THOSE DECISIONS COMING ON THE ROAD.
--HAVING PLAYED THE MOST HOME GAMES IN THE IHL AT 15, THE 'JACKS HAVE PLAYED THE FEWEST ROAD GAMES AT 8. HOWEVER, 8 OF THEIR NEXT 9-GAMES WILL BE PLAYED ON FOREIGN ICE.
--IN SUNDAY'S 1-0 SHUTOUT LOSS TO PORT HURON, THE LUMBERJACKS CENTER TODD ROBINSON HAD HIS IHL SEASON'S BEST 13-GAME SCORING STREAK STOPPED; 13(9-19-28).
--ALSO WITH SUNDAY'S HOME SETBACK, GOALTENDER SEBASTIEN CENTOMO HAD HIS PERSONAL 9-GAME UNBEATEN STREAK SNAPPED; (7-0-0-2) AS HE ABSORBED HIS FIRST DEFEAT SINCE WAY BACK ON OCTOBER 31ST.
--THE 'JACKS ARE THE BEST FIRST PERIOD TEAM IN THE IHL, OUTSCORING THE OPPOSITION, 29-13 OVERALL AND 19-6 ON HOME ICE.
--MUSKEGON HAS BEEN PREDOMINANT ON HOME ICE IN THE THIRD PERIOD AS WELL, HAVING OUTSCORED THE VISITORS, 20-10.
--WHEN THE LUMBERJACKS FELL TO PORT HURON SUNDAY, 1-0, IT REPRESENTED THEIR FIRST DEFEAT ON HOME ICE THIS SEASON ON BOTH SATURDAY 4(4-0-0-0) AND SUNDAY 4(3-1-0-0) COMBINED. UNTIL THEN, THEY WERE A PERFECT 7(7-0-0-0) AT HOME.
--MUSKEGON CONTINUES TO FEATURE THE TOP 8-PLUS PLAYERS IN THE IHL; 1-JOHN DIPACE +26; 2- TODD ROBINSON +22; 3- ROBIN BOUCHARD +21; 4- MATT KRUG +13; 5- ADAM WELCH +11; 6- TOM GALVIN +10; J.T. DAHLINGER +10; 8-JASON LAWMASTER +8.
--ROBIN BOUCHARD (698) IS 2-ASSISTS FROM PRO CAREER 700.
--IN 692-PRO CAREER GAMES, TODD ROBINSON HAS 692-CAREER ASSISTS.
--DAVID ROHLFS 7-GOALS THROUGH THE FIRST 23-GAMES THIS SEASON, EQUAL HIS ENTIRE GOAL OUTPUT OF LAST SEASON IN THE ECHL WITH STOCKTON.
--HEAD COACH RICH KROMM (145) IS JUST 4-WINS AWAY NOW FROM TYING TODD NELSON (149) FOR THE MOST MUSKEGON COACHING WINS.
--ROOKIE MATT LUNDIN HAS POSTED THE IHL'S BEST GOALTENDER'S WINNING RECORD THUS FAR THIS SEASON AT 8(6-1-0-1) FOR A WIN PERCENTAGE OF .813.
International Hockey League 2 Stories from December 13, 2009
- 'Jacks Weekly Notes - Muskegon Lumberjacks
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