Lumberjacks Weekly Notes
Published on January 11, 2009 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release
--THROUGH THEIR FIRST 4-GAMES OF THE NEW CALENDAR YEAR OF 2009, THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE POSTED A RECORD OF 4(3-0-1). THEIR CURRENT 4-GAME UNBLEMSIHED SKEIN EQUALS FOR THE THIRD TIME THIS SEASON THEIR LONGEST OF THE YEAR IN THIS DEPARTMENT.
--IN THEIR LAST 6-GAMES, THE LUMBERJACKS ARE 6(4-1-1); LAST 10-GAMES; 10(6-2-2).
--WITH THEIR WIN SATURDAY NIGHT OVER KALAMAZOO, 4-1, THE LUMBERJACKS RAISED THEIR HOME RECORD ON SATURDAY NIGHTS TO 7(6-1-0).
--THE LUMBERJACKS WERE THE LAST TEAM IN THE IHL THIS SEASON TO PLAY INTO AN OTSO WHEN IT OCCURRED THE PAST FRIDAY NIGHT ON HOME ICE AGAINST PORT HURON WITH THE ICEHAWKS EARNING THE EXTRA POINT, 6-5 (OTSO).
--WHEN THE LUMBERJACKS DEFEATED KALAMAZOO SATURDAY NIGHT, 4-1, IT MARKED MUSKEGON'S 7TH CONSECUTIVE VICTORY ON HOME ICE AGAINST THE WINGS DATING BACK TO LAST SEASON; LAST 7(7-0-0). IN THAT SPAN, THE 'JACKS HAVE OUTSCORED THE WINGS, 24-9. MUSKEGON IS 4(4-0-0) THUS FAR THIS SEASON AFTER CAPTURING ITS LAST 3-HOME GAMES LAST SEASON AGAINST KALAMAZOO.
--THE MUSKEGON POWER PLAY HAS BEEN PERCOLATING IN RECENT ACTION, HAVING TRIGGERED GOALS IN EACH OF THE LAST 6-GAMES; 9-22 IN THAT SPAN FOR A PROFICIENCY RATING OF A PROLIFIC 40.9%. THE 'JACKS ARE ACTUALLY 4 FOR THE LAST 7; 57.1%; 7 FOR THE LAST 18; 38.9%. THE MUSKEGON POWER PLAY HAS CLIMBED FROM 6TH TO 3RD IN THE IHL IN CONVERSION RATINGS.
--THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE SCORED 5-SHG THUS FAR THIS SEASON TO TIE THEM FOR THE LEAGUE-LEAD. THEY ARE 5(4-0-1) WHEN THEY DELIVER A SHG.
--THE LUMBERJACKS ARE UNDEFEATED ENTERING THE THIRD PERIOD WITH THE LEAD THIS SEASON AT 10(10-0-0).
--MUSKEGON IS 9(7-1-1) WHEN LEADING AFTER THE FIRST PERIOD THIS SEASON.
--AS THE HIGHEST SCORING TEAM IN THE LEAGUE, THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE SCORED 4 OR MORE GOALS IN 22 OF THEIR FIRST 31-GAMES THUS FAR THIS SEASON.
--MUSKEGON IS 2(1-0-1) IN THE INITIAL 2-GAMES OF AN EXTENDED 5-GAME HOME STAND.
--GOALTENDER CLAYTON POOL 6(4-0-2) IS UNDEFEATED IN REGULATION TIME THROUGH HIS FIRST 6-DECISIONS OF THIS SEASON.
--IN PLAYING 30 OF HIS TEAM'S FIRST 31-GAMES THUS FAR THIS SEASON, THE LEAGUE'S LEADING SCORER, TODD ROBINSON HAS ACHIEVED MULTIPLE POINT GAMES IN MORE THAN HALF OF HIS GAMES, REGISTERING 16-MULTI-POINT GAMES.
--LEFT WING CHAD WOOLLARD 28(20-11-31) HAS CONNECTED ON 13-GOALS IN THE LAST 10-GAMES; 10(13-3-16). IN THAT STRETCH, WOOLLARD HAS DELIVERED 5-MULTIPLE GOAL GAMES AND 7-PPG.
FOR THE SEASON, HIS 10-PPG LEAD THE IHL.
--THIS PAST SATURDAY NIGHT AGAINST KALAMAZOO, CENTER BILLY COLLINS PLAYED THE 300TH GAME OF HIS PRO CAREER WITH ALL 300 PLAYED FOR MUSKEGON.
--MUSKEGON'S ALL-TIME SCORING KING, ROBIN BOUCHARD REGISTERED HIS FIRST 2-POINTS SINCE HIS RETURN THE PAST WEEKEND AS HE ASSISTED ON BOTH OF CHAD WOOLLARD'S PPG SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE 'JACKS 4-1 VERDICT OVER KALAMAZOO.
--CHAD WOOLLARD HAS NOTCHED 2-PPG IN A GAME A TOTAL OF 3-TIMES SO FAR THIS SEASON.
--MUSKEGON HAS SCORED FEWER THAN 3-GF IN A GAME ONLY 4-TIMES THROUGH ITS FIRST 31-GAMES OF THE SEASON.
--THE LUMBERJACKS CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE LONE TEAM IN THE IHL TO NOT YET SURRENDER A SHGA THUS FAR THIS SEASON.
--THE LUMBERJACKS ARE UNDEFEATED ON THE ROAD ON FRIDAY NIGHTS THIS YEAR AT 4(3-0-1)
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