'Jacks Weekly Notes
December 20, 2009 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release
--THROUGH THEIR FIRST 3-GAMES OF 4-CONSECUTIVE GAMES ON THE ROAD AND 8 OF 9 ABROAD, THE LUMBERJACKS ARE PERFECT PERSONIFIED AT 3(3-0-0-0), OUTSCORING THE HOME STANDING TEAMS IN THE PROCESS, 8-5.
--FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS SEASON, MUSKEGON HAS EQUALED ITS OWN LONGEST ROAD WIN STREAK IN THE IHL THIS YEAR AT 3-IN A ROW; 3(3-0-0-0).
--THE LUMBERJACKS ARE CURRENTLY RIDING THE CREST OF A 9-GAME UNSULLIED SKEIN ABROAD AT 9(6-0-0-3) WITH THEIR LAST SETBACK AWAY BEING WAY BACK ON OCTOBER 31ST.
--OVERALL, THE LUMBERJACKS ARE LAST 9(6-1-0-2); LAT 20-GAMES; 20(15-2-0-3).
--IN NOVEMBER, THE 'JACKS WERE 12 (9-1-0-2); THUS FAR IN DECEMBER, THEY HAVE LOST ONLY ONCE, AGAIN, AT 8(6-1-0-1).
--IN THE FIRST 8-GAMES OF DECEMBER, THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE YIELDED ONLY 15-GA FOR A GAA OF A MISERLY 1.87.
--THE LUMBERJACKS ARE THE HIGHEST SCORING TEAM IN THE IHL WITH 90-GF IN 26-GAMES FOR A GFA OF 3.46; YET THEY HAVE AVERAGED THE FEWEST SOG PER GAME AT 27.7.
--MUSKEGON IS EXCELLING IN 1-GOAL DECISIONS THIS SEASON WITH A MARK OF 12(8-1-0-3).
--AFTER MANAGING JUST 1-VICTORY IN THEIR FIRST 4-CLASHES ON THE SEASON AGAINST DAYTON, IN THE SPAN OF THE PAST WEEK, THE 'JACKS CONQUERED THE GEMS 3-CONSECUTIVE TIMES WITH THE LATTER 2-TRIUMPHS COMING IN DAYTON.
--WITH THEIR 2-1 COME BACK WIN SATURDAY NIGHT AT BLOOMINGTON, THE LUMBERJACKS, DATING BACK TO LAST SEASON, HAVE WON 6-IN A ROW OVER THE PRAIRIE THUNDER; LAST 6(6-0-0-0), OUTSCORING THEM, 34-16. THEY ARE 3(3-0-0-0) THIS SEASON AGAINST BLOOMINGTON.
--MUSKEGON IS THE IHL'S BEST FIRST PERIOD TEAM, OUTSCORING THE OPPOSITION OVERALL, 31-14 AND 19-6 AT HOME.
--HEAD COACH RICH KROMM'S NEXT VICTORY WILL TIE HIM WITH TODD NELSON FOR MOST MUSKEGON COACHING VICTORIES AT 149. KROMM IS CURRENTLY AT 148 AND COUNTING!!
--GOALTENDER SEBASTIEN CENTOMO HAS DROPPED ONLY 1 OF HIS LAST 12-DECISIONS; LAST 12(9-1-0-2).
--ROOKIE GOALTENDER MATT LUNDIN IS STILL UNDEFEATED ON THE ROAD; 4(3-0-0-1).
--THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE THE #2 RANKED (CENTOMO) AND #3 RANKED (LUNDIN) GOALTENDERS IN THE IHL WITH CENTOMO'S GAA AT 2.19; LUNDIN 2.21.
--MUSKEGON HAS THE TOP 4- PLUS DEFENSEMEN IN THE IHL; 1- MATT KRUG +14; 2- JASON LAWMASTER +11; ADAM WELCH +11; 4- TOM GALVIN +10.
--ROBIN BOUCHARD'S ASSIST ON THE GTG/PPG BY BILLY COLLINS SATURDAY NIGHT IN BLOOMINGTON WAS THE 700TH ASSIST OF HIS 16-YEAR PRO CAREER.
--AFTER THE FIRST 26-GAMES OF THE SEASON, FIRST PLACE MUSKEGON REMAINS AS THE LONE IHL TEAM NOT TO SUSTAIN BACK-TO-BACK DEFEATS.
--IN THE LAST 4-GAMES, THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE ALLOTTED ONLY 6-GA FOR A GAA OF 1.50.
--THROUGH THEIR FIRST 26-GAMES OF THE SEASON, THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE ALLOWED MORE THAN 3-GA ONLY TWICE.
--IN 521-MUSKEGON CAREER GAMES, TODD ROBINSON HAS REGISTERED 552-ASSISTS.
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