Lumberjacks Weekly Notes
February 1, 2009 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release
--THE LUMBERJACKS COMPLETED A STRONG MONTH OF JANUARY WITH A RECORD OF 14(9-3-2); GOING 8(5-1-2) AT HOME AND 6(4-2-0) ON THE ROAD. THE 9-WINS FOR JANUARY ARE THE MOST EARNED BY THE âJACKS IN A SINGLE MONTH THUS FAR THIS SEASON.
--OVERALL, IN THEIR LAST 16-GAMES, THE LUMBERJACKS ARE 16(10-4-2); LAST 20-GAMES; 20(12-5-3).
--AT HOME THIS SEASON, THE LUMBERJACKS LEAD THE LEAGUE WITH 15-VICTORIES WITH THE BEST OVERALL HOME MARK IN THE IHL AT 23(15-6-2).
--AT HOME, LAST 9-GAMES; 9(6-1-2); LAST 11-HOME DATES; 11(7-2-2).
--ON THE ROAD, SATURDAY NIGHT AT KALAMAZOO, THE âJACKS HALTED THEIR FIRST 2-GAME LOSING STRETCH OF THE SEASON ABROAD WITH A CONVINCING 5-0 CONQUEST OF THE WINGS. THAT PARTICULAR TRIUMPH ALSO HALTED A MUSKEGON RATHER HEINOUS 3-GAME LOSING STREAK AT WINGS STADIUM DATING BACK TO ITS LAST TRIP THERE LAST SEASON AS MUSKEGON HAD BEEN OUTSCORED IN THOSE 3-CLASHES BY A MAMMOTH MARGIN 0F 24-9. BOWING BY RESULTS OF 8-1, 9-5 AND 7-3.
--WITH THE WIN SATURDAY NIGHT AT KALAMAZOO, THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE NOW EXTRACTED VICTORIES FROM EVERY MEMBER CLUB ON FOREIGN ICE THIS SEASON.
--THE MUSKEGON ROAD RECORD FOR THE SEASON STANDS AT 18(9-7-2); LAST 8-AWAY, 8(5-2-1); LAST 11(6-3-2).
--THOUGH LISTED IN THIRD PLACE IN THE IHL STANDINGS, THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE ATTAINED THE IHL'S BEST RECORD AT 41(24-13-3) FOR A WIN PERCENTAGE OF .634 WITH THEIR 13-SETBACKS REPRESENTING THE LEAST IN THE LEAGUE.
--WHILE THEY CONTINUE, AS THEY HAVE ALL SEASON, AS THE IHL'S PREMIERE GOAL-SCORING TEAM, THE LUMBERJACKS, IN RECENT ACTION, HAVE DEMONSTRATED MUCH MORE IMPROVED DEFENSIVE WORK. IN THE PAST 4-GAMES, THEY HAVE SURRENDERED ONLY 6-GA FOR A GAA OF A MICROSCOPIC 1.34. SUBTRACTING THE 10-3 DEFEAT THEY ABSORBED ON 1/24/09 AT HOME AGAINST FORT WAYNE, THE LUMBERJACKS, IN THEIR LAST 6-GAMES HAVE ALLOTED ONLY 10-GA FOR A GAA OF 1.54.
--THROUGH THE INITIAL 3-GAMES OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON, THE âJACKS HAVE POSTED A RECORD OF 3(2-1-0), WINNING THE LATTER 2-IN A ROW. THEY HAVE ALLOWED ONLY 4-GA IN THOSE 3-GAMES FOR A GAA OF 1.33.
--THE MUSKEGON POWER PLAY, RANKED #1 IN THE IHL, CONTINUES TO GENERATE AND PERCOLATE DELIVERING A 4 FOR 9 WEEKEND FOR 44.5% PROFICIENCY RATING. THE âJACKS ARE ACTUALLY, 18 FOR THE LAST 49, 36.7%; MUSKEGON IS 23 FOR THE LAST 60 FOR 38.3% RATING.
--THE LUMBERJACKS PENALTY-KILLING OUTFIT IS MAKING INROADS AS WELL AS IT HAS PRECLUDED 14-CONSECUTIVE MAN ADVANTAGES AFFORDED THE ADVERSARY; 14-14. THE OPPOSITION IS ONLY 4 FOR THE LAST 32; 87.5% PK EFFICIENCY; 6 FOR THE LAST 49; 87.8% PK EFFICIENCY RATING.
--THROUGH HIS 40-GAMES THIS SEASON, THE LEAGUE'S LEADING SCORER TODD ROBINSON HAS COLLECTED 20-MULTIPLE POINT GAMES.
--THROUGH ITS FIRST 41-GAMES THUS FAR THIS SEASON, MUSKEGON IS 41(24-13-4) 52-POINTS. LAST YEAR, AFTER 41-GAMES, 41(21-18-2) 44-POINTS. MUSKEGON HAS 3-MORE WINS, 5-LESS LOSSES AND 8-MORE POINTS THIS SEASON.
--TODD ROBINSON'S 18-PP/ASSISTS RANK #2 IN THE IHL.
--DARRYL MCARTHUR'S 12-PP/ASSISTS RANK TIED FOR 2ND AMONG IHL DEFENSEMEN.
--THE LUMBERJACKS ARE A PERFECT 14(14-0-0) WHEN ENTERING THE THIRD PERIOD WITH THE LEAD.
--MUSKEGON'S RECORD WHEN SCORING THE GAME'S FG IS 27(20-4-3).
--THE LUMBERJACKS STEVEN LATER (151) IS 3RD AND FRANK LITTLEJOHN (142) IS 4TH IN THE IHL IN PIM.
--GOALTENDER CLAYTON POOL COMPILED A REMARKABLE SHUTOUT STREAK THIS WEEK CONSISTING OF 168:55, SPANNING THE 6:59 MARK OF THE FIRST PERIOD TUESDAY NIGHT AT PORT HURON TO THE 15:54 MARK OF THE THIRD PERIOD SATURDAY NIGHT ON HOME ICE AGAINST FLINT.
--IN HIS 200TH MUSKEGON CAREER GAME, GOALTENDER CLAYTON POOL BECAME MUSKEGON'S ALL-TIME CAREER LEADER IN SHUTOUTS WHEN HE RECORDED HIS 9TH ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT IN A 5-0 DOMINATION OF THE WINGS AT KALAMAZOO.
--POOL HAS APPEARED IN 16-STRAIGHT GAMES IN GOAL, BEING THE STARTER IN 14- OF THOSE AND APPEARING IN ALL 14-âJACKS GAMES IN JANUARY, STARTING ALL BUT ONE OF THOSE.
--IN HIS LAST 4-STARTS, POOL IS 4(3-1-0) WITH A 1.34 GAA AND .950 SPCT.
--POOL HAS THE BEST WIN PERCENTAGE AND SPCT IN THE IHL AT (10-2-3) .767 AND SPCT OF .921.
--IN HIS LAST 9-GAMES; ROBIN BOUCHARD IS 9(10-2-12). HE IS 6TH ALL-TIME IN CAREER GOALS FOR A MINOR LEAGUE PRO CAREER WITH 613.
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