Lumberjacks Weekly Notes
November 30, 2008 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release
--THROUGH THEIR LAST 6-GAMES, THE LUMBERJACKS ARE 6(4-1-1) AND 11(8-2-1) IN THEIR LAST 11-STARTS.
--MUSKEGON'S SEASON OPENING 7-GAME HOME ICE WIN STREAK; 7(7-0-0) WAS ABRUPTLY HALTED THE PAST SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN BLOOMINGTON BUSHWACKED THEM, 5-1.
--WITH THEIR 3-1 TRIUMPH SATURDAY NIGHT AT FORT WAYNE, THE LUMBERJACKS POSTED THEIR THIRD CONSECUTIVE VICTORY THUS FAR THIS SEASON AGAINST THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS; 3(3-0-0) AND THEIR SECOND IN AS MANY VISITS TO THE INDIANA CITY THIS SEASON; 2(2-0-0).
--THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS, FORT WAYNE KOMETS REPRESENT THE LONE TEAM THAT THE 'JACKS HAVE NOT SUFFERED A SETBACK TO THUS FAR THIS SEASON.
--WHEN MUSKEGON DEFEATED PORT HURON ON HOME ICE THANKSGIVING NIGHT, IT STRETCHED THEIR HOME ICE UUNBLEMISHED SKEIN AGAINST THE ICEHAWKS TO 5-STRAIGHT GAMES; 5(4-0-1).
--WHEN THEY CONQUERED THE KOMETS IN FORT WAYNE SATURDAY NIGHT, 3-1, IT MARKED THE 'JACKS FIRST ROAD WIN ON SATURDAY NIGHT THIS SEASON AS THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY PERISHED 3-CONSECUTIVE TIMES; 3(0-3-0).
--MUSKEGON THIRD YEAR HEAD COACH BRUCE RAMSAY (95) IS JUST 5-WINS AWAY FROM BECOMING ONLY THE THIRD COACH IN THE MUSKEGON PRO HOCKEY MODERN ERA TO REACH THE COVETED 100-VICTORIES PLATEAU. HE HAS BEEN PRECEDED BY RICH KROMM AND TODD NELSON.
--THE LUMBERJACKS CONTINUE AS THE IHL'S PREMIERE SECOND PERIOD TEAM, OUTSCORING THE EMBATTLED ADVERSARY, 28-14 OVERALL AND 17-7 ON HOME ICE.
--THE MUSKEGON DEFENSIVE EFFORT WAS FAR SUPERIOR THIS PAST WEEK, GRUDGINGLY SURRENDERING ONLY 7-GA IN 3-GAMES FOR A GAA OF 2.33.
--THE LUMBERJACKS PENALTY-KILLING CAST HAS MADE SOME VAST INROADS RECENTLY, HAVING PRECLUDED THE LAST 14-CONSECUTIVE MANPOWER ADVANTAGES AFFORDED THE ADVERSARY; (14-14).
--ROOKIE CENTER BILL BAGRON'S FIRST-EVER PRO GOAL WAS THE ULTIMATE GWG IN THE THIRD PERIOD SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE 'JACKS 3-1 VICTORY IN FORT WAYNE.
--MUSKEGON'S BEST PERIOD ON THE ROAD IS THE CRUCIAL THIRD PERIOD, OUTSCORING THE HOME STANDING TEAM, 18-11.
--THE 'JACKS ARE THE LONE TEAM IN THE IHL STILL NOT TO SURRENDER A SHG AGAINST THIS YEAR.
--THOUGH RANKED #2 IN THE IHL IN POWER PLAY PROFICIENCY AT 13-72 AND 18.1%, THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE BEEN PRESENTED20-FEWER POWER PLAY ADVANTAGES THAN ANY OTHER TEAM IN THE LEAGUE.
--THE LUMBERJACKS 4-DEFEATS THIS SEASON ARE 3-LESS THAN ANY OTHER TEAM IN THE LEAGUE.
--IN THE LUMBERJACKS FIRST 16-GAMES, THE LEAGUE'S LEADING SCORER, TODD ROBINSON HAS ALREADY DELIVERED 11-MULTIPLE POINT GAMES.
--MUSKEGON HAS YET TO SUFFER BACK-TO-BACK DEFEATS THUS FAR THIS SEASON.
--THE 'JACKS ARE 4(4-0-0) WHEN THEY SCORE A SHG AND 5(5-0-0) WHEN THEY SCORE A 3-GOAL "HAT TRICK."
--DEFENSEMAN MATT GENS PLAYED HIS 200TH PRO GAME THANKSGIVING NIGHT AGAINST PORT HURON.
--IN THE SAME GAME, TODD ROBINSON RECORDED HIS 600TH ALL-TIME PRO ASSIST,
--DEFENSEMAN KYLE KOS (495) IS 5-GAMES SHY OF PRO CAREER 500.
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