Lumberjacks Weekly Notes
April 6, 2009 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release
--THE LUMBERJACKS PRESENT 4-GAME LOSING STREAK MATCHES THEIR LONGEST OF THE CURRENT SEASON. THE FIRST 4-GAME LOSING STREAK OF THE SEASON WAS INCURRED LESS THAN 4-WEEKS AGO.
--MUSKEGON'S CURRENT 4-GAME LOSING STREAK ON THE ROAD REPRESENTS THEIR LONGEST OF THE CAMPAIGN IN THAT CATEGORY AS WELL WITH THE PREVIOUS LONGEST LOSING STREAK ABROAD BEING ONLY 2-GAMES WHICH OCCURRED ONLY TWICE UNTIL NOW.
--IN THEIR LAST 5-GAMES, THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE ALLOTED 33-GA FOR A GAA OF 6.60.
--SINCE THE BEGINNING OF MARCH, THE LUMBERJACKS RECORD OVER THE LAST 18-GAMES STANDS AT 18(8-9-1).
--WHEN THE LUMBERJACKS BOWED AT FLINT FRIDAY NIGHT, 11-9, THEY FAILED TO HOLD FIVE SEPARATE LEADS IN THE CONTEST.
--AS THE HIGHEST SCORING MACHINE IN THE IHL, THE LUMBERJACKS ARE THE FIRST TEAM THIS SEASON TO REACH 300-GF, HAVING SCORED 301-GF FOR A GFA OF 4.12. MUSKEGON HAS CONNECTED ON 23 MORE GOALS THAN ANY OTHER TEAM IN THE IHL.
--MUSKEGON'S 41-WINS ARE 6-MORE THAN LAST YEAR (35); ITS 25-LOSSES ARE 10-FEWER THAN LAST SEASON; THEIR 89-POINTS ARE 13-MORE THAN ONE YEAR AGO.
--RIGHT WING ROBIN BOUCHARD PLAYED HIS 1,000TH GAME AS A PRO THE PAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT, APRIL 1ST AT FORT WAYNE.
--MUSKEGON WILL MARK AND MAKE PRO HOCKEY HISTORY IN THE 49-YEARS OF PRO HOCKEY AT WALKER ARENA WHEN THE LUMBERJACKS ROOKIE STANDOUT ANTON KHARIN PLAYS ALONG-SIDE HIS FATHER SERGEI KHARIN FOR A FEW SHIFTS IN THE GAME COMING UP THIS FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN THE 'JACKS HOST THE FLINT GENERALS. SERGEI KHARIN IS AN ALL-TIME GREAT IN MUSKEGON PRO HOCKEY ANNALS AND IS THE FRANCHISE 5TH ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER.
--WHEN CHAD WOOLLARD NOTCHED HIS SECOND 3-GOAL "HAT TRICK" OF THE SEASON LAST FRIDAY NIGHT IN FLINT, IT MARKED THE LUMBERJACKS 13TH "HAT TRICK" OF THE SEASON AND THE FIRST TIME THAT THE 'JACKS SUSTAINED A SETBACK WHEN SCORING A 3-GOAL "HAT TRICK." MUSKEGON HAD BEEN 12(11-0-1) IN THAT DEPARTMENT.
--IN HIS LAST 10-GAMES, LUKE STAUFFACHER IS 10(8-11-19), AVERAGING 1.90 POINTS PER GAME.
--IN HIS LAST 9-GAMES, JOHN DIPACE IS 9(5-8-13); IN 23 GAMES IN MUSKEGON, HE IS 23(12-16-28)
--IN HIS LAST 4-GAMES, BILLY COLLINS IS 4(4-2-6); IN HIS LAST 12-GAMES; 12(8-4-12).
--GOALTENDER CLAYTON POOL'S CONSECUTIVE STARTS STREAK ENDED SUNDAY AT 11-IN A ROW WITH ROOKIE KEVIN ARMSTRONG GOING THE DISTANCE IN THE 'JACKS CAGE ON SUNDAY IN THE 'JACKS 5-2 SETBACK INFLICTED BY THE ICEHAWKS.
--THREE MORE ROOKIES MADE THEIR RESPECTIVE PRO PREMIERES FOR THE LUMBERJACKS THIS PAST WEEKEND; INCLUDING GOALTENDER KEVIN ARMSTRONG FROM THE WHL'S PRINCE GEORGE COUGARS, DEFENSEMAN SCOTT GABRIEL FROM THE PORTLAND WINTER HAWKS AND GEROME GIUDICE THE CAPTAIN OF THE SUDBURY WOLVES OF THE OHL THE PAST 2-SEASONS.
--CHAD WOOLLARD'S 'JACKS CLUB BEST 13-GAME POINT STREAK; 13(11-9-20) CAME TO A HALT SUNDAY IN HIS TEAM'S 5-2 SETBACK AT PORT HURON.
--MUSKEGON HAS THE # 2, #3 AND #4 TOP SCORING DEFENSEMEN IN THE IHL; 2- MATT GENS 70(9-42-51); 3- DARRYL MCARTHUR 73(7-40-47); 4- SHAUN FISHER 71(8-32-40).
--GOALTENDER CLAYTON POOL'S 5-SOW RANK A CLOSE SECOND IN THE IHL.
--IN HIS FIRST 15-GAMES ON THE LUMBERJACKS DEFENSE, SHAUN FISHER IS 15(3-9-12) WITH +4 RATING.
--IN HIS LAST 12-GAMES ON THE LUMBERJACKS DEFENSE, STEVEN LATER IS 12(3-9-12).
--PLAYING THE LAST 2-REGULAR SEASON GAMES AT HOME ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS, MUSKEGON WILL HOST ITS ANNUAL AWARDS NIGHT CEREMONIES PRIOR TO THE OPENING FACE-OFF THIS SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE FINALE AGAINST KALAMAZOO.
International Hockey League 2 Stories from April 6, 2009
- Mior Named Goaltender Of The Week - Port Huron Icehawks
- K-Wings Weekly - Kalamazoo Wings
- IHL Announces Weekly Honors For Week Twenty-Five - IHL 2
- Komets Continue To Extend Streaks - IHL 2
- Komets set sights on second straight Huber Trophy - Fort Wayne Komets
- PrairieThunder to Honor Guinn - Bloomington PrairieThunder
- Join The Icehawks For Fan Appreciation Night - Port Huron Icehawks
- Lumberjacks Get Set For Final Week Of Regular Season - Muskegon Lumberjacks
- Lumberjacks Weekly Notes - Muskegon Lumberjacks
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