Lumberjacks Weekly Notes
December 22, 2008 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release
--WITH THEIR 6-4 TRIUMPH SUNDAY AT PORT HURON, THE LUMBERJACKS STILL HAVE NOT SUSTAINED BACK-TO-BACK DEFEATS ON THE ROAD THUS FAR THIS SEASON.
--MUSKEGON'S 6-4 VERDICT AT PORT HURON SUNDAY HALTED THE CLUB'S 5-GAME LOSING STREAK AT MCMORRAN PLACE ARENA; 5(0-5-0), DATING BACK TO LAST SEASON.
--SUNDAY'S GAME AT PORT HURON REPRESENTED MUCKEGON'S FIRST SUNDAY GAME OF THE CURRENT 2008-09 IHL SEASON.
--SUNDAY'S GAME AT PORT HURON WAS THE LUMBERJACKS 6TH GAME ON THE SEASON THAT HAD A RESULT OF 6-4; THE SECOND IN A ROW IN AS MANY NIGHTS AND THE THIRD IN 5-MEETINGS THIS SEASON WITH PORT HURON. THE 'JACKS ARE 6(2-4-0) OVERALL IN SUCH AFFAIRS; 3(1-2-0) AGAINST PORT HURON AS BOTH OF THEIR SETBACKS IN 5-CLASHES WITH THE ICEHAWKS THUS FAR THIS SEASON HAVE BEEN BY THE REPLICA RESULT OF 6-4.
--AS THE HIGHEST SCORING OFFENSE IN THE IHL, THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE SCORED 4 OR MORE GOALS IN A GAME THIS SEASON A TOTAL OF 17-TIMES THROUGH THEIR FIRST 22-GAMES.
--MUSKEGON HAS ACHIEVED A WINNING RECORD AGAINST EVERY TEAM IN THE IHL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF BLOOMINGTON AND THEY ARE RIGHT ON THE .500 MARK AGAINST THE PRAIRIE THUNDER AT 4(2-2-0).
--MUSKEGON IS 13 (10-2-1) WHEN SCORING THE GAME'S FG.
--THE JACKS ARE UNBLEMISHED THUS FAR THIS SEASON WHEN THEY ENTER THE THIRD PERIOD EITHER AHEAD OR TIED; WHEN LEADING 8(8-0-0); WHEN TIED 4(4-0-0); TOTAL 12(12-0-0) ACCOUNTING FOR 12 OF THEIR 13-TOTAL WINS THIS YEAR.
--WHEN THE LUMBERJACKS AMBUSHED THE ICEHAWKS SUNDAY AT PORT HURON, THEY HALTED THEIR LONGEST OVERALL LOSING SKEIN OF THE CURRENT CAMPAIGN AT 3; 3(0-3-0).
--DEFENSEMAN DARRYL MCARTHUR IS THE IHL'S TOP PREMIUM PLUS PLAYER AT +18 WHILE TODD ROBINSON IS TIED FOR CIRCUIT SECOND AT +15.
--SUNDAY'S VICTORY AT PORT HURON WAS MUSKEGON'S #691 SINCE THE ORIGINAL LUMBERJACKS TRANSFERRED TO CLEVELAND BACK IN 1992.
--MUSKEGON'S BEST PERIOD ON THE ROAD THIS SEASON CONTINUES TO BE THE THIRD STANZA HAVING OUTSCORED THE HOME STANDING OPPOSITION, 23-13.
--WITH HIS 4-POINTS IN 2-GAMES THE PAST WEEKEND; 2(1-3-4), RIGHT WING HENRY KUSTER HAS REACHED 500-PRO CAREER POINTS.
--DEFENSEMAN KYLE KOS PLAYED PRO CAREER GAME #500 THIS PAST SATURDAY NIGHT AT FORT WAYNE.
--MUSKEGON'S 8-DEFEATS ARE THE LEAST IN THE LEAGUE, THOUGH, THEY HAVE PLAYED THE LEAST NUMBER OF GAMES IN THE IHL WITH 22.
--RIGHT WING HENRY KUSTER IS PRESENTLY ON HIS THIRD 5-GAME POINT STREAK OF THE SEASON; LAST 5(3-5-8) WITH +6 RATING IN THAT PROPITIOUS SPAN.
--IN HIS LAST 13-GAMES DEFENSEMAN MATT GENS 22(4-13-17) HAS COLLECTED 13-POINTS ON 13(4-9-13).
--THE 'JACKS POWER PLAY REMAINS IN A STATE OF FRAGMENTATION, OPERATING AT 4.4% ON 2 FOR THE LAST 45 AND 1 FOR THAT LAST 25 OR 4%.
--IN THEIR LAST 2-PERIODS (SECOND & THIRD) THROUGH 5-COLLISIONS THIS SEASON AGAINST PORT HURON, THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE OUTSCORED THE 'HAWKS COMBINED, 16-4.
--MUSKEGON HEAD COACH BRUCE RAMSAY (97) IS JUST 3-VICTORIES AWAY FROM #100 BEHIND THE MUSKEGON THE BENCH IN THIS HIS THIRD SEASON.
--CENTER MAXIME LINCOURT 22(10-12-22) IS ON A 3-GAME SCORING STREAK; 3(2-3-5). HE IS THE IHL'S 2ND TOP SCORING ROOKIE.
--THE LEAGUE'S LEADING SCORER TODD ROBINSON 1S(5(6-6-12) IS MUSKEGON'S PREMIERE POINT PRODUCER AGAINST PORT HURON; 5(6-6-12).
--GOALTENDER ISAAC REICHMUTH HAS STARTED 18 0F THE JACKS INITIAL 22-GAMES SO FAR THIS SEASON.
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