Lumberjacks Weekly Notes
January 26, 2009 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release
--WITH ONLY 5-POINTS SEPARATING THE TOP 4-TEAMS IN THE IHL, THE LUMBERJACKS, DESPITE THEIR 4TH PLACE STANDING, HAVE ATTAINED THE BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN THE LEAGUE AT .632 THROUGH AN OVERALL SEASON MARK OF 38(22-12-4) TOTALING 48-POINTS.
--MUSKEGON HAS ALSO SUSTAINED THE LEAST LOSSES IN THE LOOP AT 12 WHICH IS 2-FEWER THAN ALL OTHER MEMBER CLUBS.
--WITH THEIR 3-2 OTSO VICTORY SUNDAY NIGHT ON HOME ICE OVER LEAGUE-LEADING PORT HURON, THE MUSKEGON FRANCHISE RECORDED ITS 700TH VICTORY SINCE THE FIRST INCARNATION OF THE LUMBERJACKS FRANCHISE DEFECTED TO CLEVELAND IN 1992.
--THREE OF THE LAST 5-LUMBERJACKS GAMES HAVE BEEN PROLONGED TO EXTRA TIME EITHER BY OT OR THE OTSO.
--WHEN THE 'JACKS DEFEATED PORT HURON SUNDAY 3-2 OTSO, IT REPRESENTED MUSKEGON'S FIRST EXTRA TIME VICTORY ON HOME ICE THUS FAR THIS SEASON; 3(1-2-0).
--ROBIN BOUCHARD'S SECOND PERIOD PPG SUNDAY NIGHT IN THE 'JACKS 3-2 OTSO TRIUMPH OVER PORT HURON, WAS THE 200TH PPG OF HIS ILLUSTRIOUS PRO CAREER SCORED AS A MEMBER OF MUSKEGON.
--ROBIN BOUCHARD IS CURRENTLY RANKED #6 ALL-TIME IN MINOR PRO HOCKEY HISTORY IN TOTAL GOALS WITH 610 AFTER CONNECTING ON 3-GOALS THE LATTER 2-GAMES TO COMPLETE THE WEEKEND.
--MUSKEGON IS 11(7-2-2) SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR; LAST 13(8-3-2); LAST 17(10-4-3).
--THE MUSKEGON POWER PLAY CONTINUES TO PRODUCE IN A PROLIFIC FASHION. HAVING DELIVERED PPG IN 10 OF THEIR LAST 12-GAMES, THE LUMBERJACKS ARE 20 F0R 51 IN THAT SPAN FOR A PROFICIENCY RATING OF A DYNAMIC 39.2%.
--THROUGH HIS FIRST 37-GAMES OF THE SEASON, TODD ROBINSON HAS ENGINEERED AN AMAZING 19-MULTIPLE POINT GAMES.
--THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE REACHED THE HALFWAY POLE OF THEIR 76-GAMES' SCHEDULE WITH A RECORD OF 38(22-12-4) 48-POINTS. ONE YEAR AGO AT THE MID-POINT, MUSKEGON WAS 38(19-17-2) 40-POINTS. THUS THE 'JACKS HAVE 3-MORE WINS, 5-LESS LOSSES AND 8-MORE POINTS THAN ONE YEAR AGO AT THIS TIME.
--THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE A WINNING RECORD AGAINST EVERY TEAM IN THE IHL THUS FAR THIS SEASON; BLOOMINGTON 9(6-3-0); FLINT 5(3-1-1); FORT WAYNE 9(5-4-0); KALAMAZOO 7(4-2-1); PORT HURON 8(4-2-2).
--WHEN A LUMBERJACKS PLAYER SCORES A 3-GOAL "HAT TRICK" THIS SEASON, MUSKEGON HAS A PERFECT RECORD OF 6(6-0-0).
--WHEN THE LUMBERJACKS SCORE A SHG THIS SEASON, THEY, AGAIN ARE UNBLEMISHED AT 5(4-0-1).
--TODD ROBINSON'S 17-PP/ASSISTS TIE HIM WITH FORT WAYNE'S GUY DUPUIS FOR 2ND MOST IN THE IHL.
--DARRYL MCARTHUR'S 11-PP/ASSISTS TIE HIM FOR 3RD MOST IN THE IHL AMONG DEFENSEMEN.
--THE LUMBERJACKS ALREADY HAVE 3 OF THEIR HOMBRES WITH OVER 100-PIM AT THE MIDWAY POINT OF THE SEASON; FRANK LITTLEJOHN 135; STEVEN LATER (128) AND ALEX LAMONTAGNE (100).
--THE LUMBERJACKS ARE 25(18-4-3) WHEN THEY SCORE THE GAME'S FG AND 13(4-8-1) WHEN THEY DO NOT.
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