Lumberjacks Weekly Notes
January 31, 2010 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release
--WHEN THE LUMBERJACKS DEFEATED PORT HURON LAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT, 1/27, IN MUSKEGON, WITH A THIRD PERIOD COME-FROM-BEHIND 3-2 TRIUMPH, IT MARKED THE SECOND TIME IN 10-DAYS THAT THE `JACKS HAD CONQUERED THE ICEHAWKS IN A SHOWDOWN GAME FOR SOLE POSSESSION OF FIRST PLACE IN THE IHL STANDINGS. THE FIRST ONE WAS 1/17 IN PORT HURON WHERE THE `JACKS PREVAILED, 8-4.
--IN THAT SAME GAME, 1/27, THE LUMBERJACKS ACHIEVED THEIR LEAGUE-HIGH FIFTH THIRD PERIOD COMEBACK WIN THUS FAR THIS SEASON.
--MUSKEGON IS 9(8-1-0-0) IN ITS LAST 9-DECISIONS; LAST 12 (10-2-0-0); LAST 20(15-5-0-0); LAST 26(18-6-0-2);
LAST 37-GAMES; 37(27-7-3).
--THE LUMBERJACKS COMPLETED THE MONTH OF JANUARY UNDEFEATED ON HOME ICE WITH A MARK OF A PERFECT 7(7-0-0-0), OUTSCORING THE VISITORS, 25-9. THE `JACKS CURRENT 7-GAME HOME ICE WIN STREAK IS 1-WIN SHY OF THEIR SEASON-BEST 8-GAME WIN STREAK AT HOME SO FAR THIS SEASON.
--IN SURRENDERING A SCANT 9-GA ON HOME ICE IN 7-GAMES IN JANUARY, MUSKEGON COMPILED A GAA OF A MISERLY AND MICROSCOPIC 1.29.
--THE LUMBERJACKS BOAST THE IHL'S BEST HOME RECORD AT 23(19-4-0-0).
--THE `JACKS COMPLETED THE MONTH OF JANUARY WITH A SUPREME RECORD OF 13(10-3-0-0); AT HOME: 7(7-0-0-0); ROAD: 6(3-3-0-0).
--WHEN THEY SCORE 3 OR MORE GOALS IN A GAME THIS SEASON, THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE COMPILED A LUSTROUS RECORD OF 27(24-1-0-2).
--WHEN THE LUMBERJACKS TRAVELED TO BLOOMINGTON SATURDAY AND EXTRACTED A 6-3 VICTORY VERDICT FROM THE PRAIRIE THUNDER, IT REPRESENTED THE LUMBERJACKS 9TH CONSECUTIVE VICTORY OVER THE ILLINOIS LOCATED SQUAD DATING BACK TO LAST SEASON; LAST 9(9-0-0-0). IN BLOOMINGTON, THE `JACKS HAVE WON 5- IN A ROW; THIS YEAR 3 (3-0-0-0); INCLUDING LAST YEAR; 5(5-0-0-0).
--MUSKEGON HAS OUTSCORED BLOOMINGTON IN THE FIRST PERIOD THIS YEAR; 16-3.
--RIGHT WING ROBIN BOUCHARD (798) IS 2-GAMES AWAY FROM 800-PRO CAREER GAMES WITH MUSKEGON.
--CENTER TODD ROBINSON IS CURRENTLY ON AN 11-GAME POINT STREAK; 11(2-16-18).
--TODD ROBINSON (988) IS 12-POINTS AWAY PRO CAREER 1,000-POINTS.
--GOALTENDER SEBASTIEN CENTOMO HAS WON HIS LAST 7-DECISIONS; LAST 7(7-0-0-0).
--WITH THE LUMBERJACKS 6-3 DEFEAT OF BLOOMINGTON SATURDAY NIGHT, HEAD COACH RICH KROMM REACHED 160-VICTORIES, THE MOST IN CLUB HISTORY.
--THE MUSKEGON SPECIAL TEAMS CONTINUE TO PERCOLATE. THE POWER PLAY IS 9 FOR THE LAST 28; 32.1% PROFICIENCY; 16 FOR THE LAST 54; 29.6%.
--THE PENALTY-KILLING UNIT FINALLY HAD ITS STREAK OF 25-CONSECUTIVE ENEMY POWER PLAYS REBUKED IN SATURDAY NIGHT'S 6-3 WIN AT BLOOMINGTON. NEVERTHELESS, IT IS STILL STELLAR AT 27 FOR THE LAST 29; 93.1%; 39 FOR THE LAST 42; 92.9%; 49 FOR THE 53; 92.5%.
--RIGHT WING MICHEL BEAUSOLEIL (496) IS 4-POINTS AWAY FROM PRO CAREER (500).
--THE LUMBERJACKS ARE THE BEST FIRST PERIOD TEAM IN THE IHL THIS SEASON, OUTSCORING THE OPPOSITION, 56-34.
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