Lumberjacks Notes 1-18-10

Published on January 18, 2010 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release


--IN COMPLETING THE SWEEP OF THEIR 3-GAMES IN 3-NIGHTS THE PAST WEEKEND, THE LUMBERJACKS RAN THEIR LATEST WIN STREAK TO 4- IN A ROW AND SEIZED SOLE POSSESSION OF FIRST PLACE IN THE IHL STANDINGS AS THEY CROWNED THE WEEKEND'S WORKLOAD WITH A DYNAMIC 8-4 VICTORY AT PORT HURON IN THE SHOWDOWN FOR THE IHL'S TOP SPOT.

--IT WAS THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE SUNDAY IN WHICH THE `JACKS HAD UNLEASHED AN 8-GOAL BARRAGE AGAINST AN IHL FOE, HAVING DONE IT SUN. 1/10 IN AN 8-0 DEMOLITION OF FLINT. THE 8-GOALS ARE THE SECOND MOST THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE SCORED IN A SINGLE GAME THIS SEASON.

--THE LUMBERJACKS ARE 7(6-1-0-0) IN THEIR LAST 7-GAMES AND 32(22-6-0-3) IN THEIR LAST 32-EFFORTS.

--WITH THEIR WIN SUNDAY IN PORT HURON, THE LUMBERJACKS HALTED THE ICEHAWKS 11-GAME HOME ICE WIN STREAK WITH PORT HURON'S LAST LOSS AT HOME WAY BACK ON NOVEMBER 11TH WHEN MUSKEGON ALSO AMBUSHED THEM, 5-3. TWO OF THE PORT HURON'S 3-HOME DEFEATS THIS SEASON HAVE BEEN INFLICTED BY MUSKEGON.

--IN THE LUMBERJACKS 8-4 TRIUMPH SUNDAY AT PORT HURON, BRIAN BICEK EQUALED THE LEAGUE'S SEASON BEST WITH A CAREER HIGH 5-POINTS; (1-4-5).

--IN THE SAME GAME, ROOKIE LEFT WING MATT ROBERTSON CONNECTED ON HIS FIRST-EVER 3-GOAL "HAT TRICK" AS A PRO; (3-1-4); NOTCHING A GOAL IN EACH PERIOD.

--IN HIS LAST 2-GAMES, NEWCOMER MICHEL BEAUSOLEIL HAS DELIVERED 3-GOALS (2-PPG) AND 1-ASSIST FOR 4-POINTS.

--WITH THEIR WIN SUNDAY AT PORT HURON, THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE ATTAINED THE IHL'S BEST ROAD RECORD AT 18(10-5-0-3).

--THE IHL'S SECOND TOP SCORER, TODD ROBINSON IS PRESENTLY ON A 6-GAME POINT STREAK WITH 6(2-8-10) IN THAT SPAN.

--CENTER DAMIAN SURMA IS 8(5-7-12) IN HIS LAST 8-GAMES AND 4(4-3-7) IN HIS LAST 4-STARTS.

--WHEN THEY DEFEATED QUAD CITY FRIDAY NIGHT IN AN OTSO, 3-2, IT REPRESENTED THE LUMBERJACKS THIRD CONSECUTIVE OTSO VICTORY AND THEIR FIRST AT HOME.

--WITH THEIR 3-2 COME-FROM-BEHIND VICTORY SATURDAY NIGHT OVER DAYTON, THE LUMBERJACKS POSTED THEIR LEAGUE-HIGH 4TH THIRD PERIOD COME BACK WIN THIS SEASON.

--MUSKEGON IS A LUSTROUS 16(14-1-0-1) WHEN GAINING THE LEAD AFTER THE FIRST PERIOD AND AN UNDEFEATED 18(16-0-0-2) WHEN ENTERING THE THIRD PERIOD WITH THE LEAD.

--CENTER TODD ROBINSON HAS COLLECTED 706-ASSISTS IN 706 PRO CAREER NAMES; WITH 980-POINTS, HE IS 20-POINTS AWAY FROM PRO CAREER 1,000.

--MUSKEGON HAS BEEN A DOMINANT TEAM ON SUNDAYS THIS SEASON, POSTING A MARK OF 8(6-1-0-1), OUTSCORING THE OPPOSITION, 36-18.

--THE LATEST LUMBERJACKS WINNING STREAK AT HOME HAS REACHED 4-CONSECUTIVELY, OUTSCORING THEIR VISITORS IN A RATHER LOPSIDED FASHION OF 15-4.

--THE LUMBERJACKS WILL HONOR AND RETIRE THE #27 JERSEY OF FORMER IHL MUSKEGON LUMBERJACKS GREAT DAVE MICHAYLUK THIS FRIDAY NIGHT, JAN. 22ND WHEN THEY HOST FORT WAYNE. MICHAYLUK, A RECENT INDUCTEE INTO THE MUSKEGON AREA SPORTS HALL OF FAME, STILL HOLDS THE IHL'S ALL-TIME CAREER RECORD FOR MOST REGULAR SEASON GOALS WITH 547.

--RIGHT WING ROBIN BOUCHARD (659) IS 24-GOALS AWAY FROM BECOMING MINOR PRO HOCKEY'S ALL-TIME CAREER GOAL-SCORING CANNONEER WITH THE MAGIC NUMBER BEING 683.

--MUSKEGON'S PENALTY-KILLING UNIT IS IN FULL FORM HAVING DISARMED AND DEFUSED 30 OF THE OPPONENTS LAST 32-PP/ADVANTAGES FOR AN EFFICIENCY RATING OF A SPARKLING 90.4%.

--MEANWHILE, THE MUSKEGON POWER PLAY IS PERCOLATING PROFICIENTLY AT 4 FOR THE LAST 12; 33.3%;

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