Lumberjacks Weekly Notes, March 23, 2009
March 23, 2009 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release
--THE LUMBERJACKS COMPLETED A HIGHLY-SUCCESSFUL 4-GAMES' WEEK BY COLLECTING 7 OF A POSSIBLE 8-POINTS THROUGH AN UNDEFEATED RECORD OF 4(3-0-1) WHICH CAME ON THE HEELS OF THEIR LONGEST LOSING STREAK OF THE SEASON OF 4-GAMES.
--WITH A SEASON RECORD OF 65(38-20-7) 83-POINTS, THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE REGISTERED 3-MORE WINS AND 7-MORE POINTS THAN THEY ACHIEVED ALL OF LAST SEASON WITH STILL 11-GAMES REMAINING ON THE REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE.
--HAVING COMPILED THE IHL'S PREMIERE HOME RECORD OF 34(21-10-3), THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE EARNED 3-MORE HOME WINS THAN THEY DID ALL OF LAST YEAR WITH STILL 4-MORE HOME DATES REMAINING.
--THROUGH 27-GAMES OF THE SECOND HALF OF THEIR SCHEDULE, THE 'JACKS HAVE POSTED A RECORD OF 27(16-7-4) 36-POINTS; SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW CALENDAR YEAR OF 2009, THE 'JACKS RECORD STANDS AT 38(23-10-5) 51-POINTS.
--MUSKEGON IN THE LAST 18-GAMES; 18(12-5-1); LAST 21(14-6-1); LAST 26(16-7-3); LAST 38(24-9-5); LAST 44(26-11-7).
--IN OVERTIME THIS SEASON, THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE POSTED A MARK OF 7(4-3-0) WINNING THE LAST 3-CONSECUTIVELY WITH ALL 4-OT WINS THIS SEASON GAINED ON THE ROAD.
--MUSKEGON THIRD YEAR HEAD COACH BRUCE RAMSAY (122) IS ONLY 8-WINS AWAY FROM TYING RICH KROMM (130) FOR SECOND PLACE ON THE MUSKEGON ALL-TIME COACHING WINS LIST.
--GOALTENDER CLAYTON POOL RECORDED HIS SECOND SHUTOUT OF THE SEASON FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN HIS TEAM DISPATCHED VISITING FLINT, 5-0. BOTH OF HIS SHUTOUTS HAVE BEEN BY IDENTICAL 5-0 RESULTS. POOL NOW HAS 11-CAREER SHUTOUTS WHICH RANKS #1 IN MUSKEGON FRANCHISE HISTORY.
--SINCE RETURNING TO THE LINEUP FOLLOWING A 22-GAMES' ABSENCE DUE TO INJURY, LEFT WING CHAD WOOLLARD HAS ASSEMBLED A CURRENT 7-GAMES' POINT STREAK COMPOSED OF 7-GOALS, 4-ASSISTS, 11-POINTS; 7(7-4-11).
--IN HIS LAST 22-GAMES, CHAD WOOLLARD IS 22(22-11-33) WITH 7-MULTIPLE GOAL GAMES IN THAT SPAN AS WELL AS 4-GWG.
--THE IHL'S SECOND TOP SCORING DEFENSEMAN MATT GENS, IN HIS LAST 6-GAMES; 6(0-6-6); LAST 26-GAMES; 26(4-20-24).
--SINCE HIS ACQUISITION FEBRUARY 18TH FROM FLINT, JOHN DIPACE HAS AVERAGED OVER A POINT A GAME FOR MUSKEGON WITH 15(7-9-16).
--TRANSPLANTED TO THE CENTER POSITION THE PAST WEEK DUE TO THE INJURY TO THE LEAGUE'S LEADING SCORER TODD ROBINSON, LUKE STAUFFACHER RESPONDED BRILLIANTLY WITH TWO CONSECUTIVE 2-GOAL PERFORMANCES IN AS MANY NIGHTS; 2(4-1-5) WITH A +4 RATING AND ONE #2 STAR AND ONE #1 STAR. IN HIS LAS 11-GAMES, HE IS 11(10-4-14).
--LUKE STAUFFACHER LEADS THE IHL IN MULITPLE GOAL GAMES THIS SEASON WITH 11.
--BILLY COLLINS SHG FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE 'JACKS 5-0 TRIUMPH OVER FLINT WAS THE 100TH OF HIS PRO AND MUSKEGON CAREER.
--DEFENSEMAN DARRYL MCARTHUR IS THE LONE LUMBERJACKS PLAYER TO PLAY IN ALL OF HIS TEAM'S 65-GAMES THUS FAR THIS SEASON.
--MUSKEGON ROOKIE RIGHT WING CHAD COSTELLO HAS SCORED 14 OF HIS 16-GOALS THUS FAR THIS SEASON ON THE ROAD. ALL 3 OF HIS GWG HAVE ALSO BEEN STRUCK ABROAD.
--RIGHT WING ROBIN BOUCHARD HAS MADE EXTRA TIME HIS TIME THUS FAR THIS SEASON AS HE HAS DELIVERED 2-GWG/OT GOALS AS WELL AS 2-OTSO/GWG.
--WITH HIS 4-GOALS THE PAST WEEK, LUKE STAUFFACHER ALSO ECLIPSED THE 100-GOAL PLATEAU IN HIS PRO CAREER.
--IN 12-GAMES AGAINST FLINT THIS SEASON, TODD ROBINSON HAS AMASSED AN ASTRONOMICAL 30-POINTS ON 6-GOALS, 24-ASSISTS; 12(6-24-30).
--DESPITE PLAYING IN ONLY 36 OF HIS TEAM'S 65-GAMES THIS SEASON, ROBIN BOUCHARD 36(33-22-55) RANKS 16TH IN IHL SCORING; 5TH IN GOALS SCORED AND 3RD IN PPG WITH 13.
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