Lumberjacks Weekly Notes
February 7, 2010 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release
--THE LUMBERJACKS 9-GAME HOME ICE WINNING STREAK REPRESENTS THEIR LONGEST OF THE CURRENT CAMPAIGN, ECLIPSING THEIR PREVIOUS SEASON HIGH OF 8-SUCCESSIVE TRIUMPHS AT HOME.
--MUSKEGON REMAINS UNDEFEATED ON HOME ICE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW CALENDAR YEAR; 9 (9-0-0-0). ITS LAST SETBACK ON HOME ICE WAS BACK ON 12/26/09 WHEN FORT WAYNE UPENDED THE `JACKS, 7-2.
--OVERALL, THE LUMBERJACKS LATEST WIN STREAK IS 4-IN A ROW; THEY ARE 11(10-1-0-0) IN THEIR LAST 11-GAMES AND 14(12-2-0-0) IN THEIR LAST 14-DECISIONS.
--SINCE COMMENCING THE CURRENT CAMPAIGN WITH A RATHER MUNDANE RECORD OF 6(3-3-0-0), THE `JACKS HAVE COMPOSED A BRILLIANT RECORD OF 39(29-7-0-3).
--THE MUSKEGON HOME RECORD OF 25(21-4-0-0) IS THE BEST OF THE REST IN THE IHL WITH THE 21-HOME WINS BEING 4-MORE THAN ALL OF THE LEAGUE CLUBS.
--THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE BEEN DOMINATING AS THE BEST FIRST PERIOD TEAM IN THE IHL, OUTSCORING THEIR OPPOSITION, 60-35 OVERALL AND 34-14 ON HOME ICE.
--MUSKEGON IS 9(8-1-0-0) ON HOME ICE ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND 8(7-1-0-0) AT HOME ON SATURDAY NIGHTS.
--WHEN THE LUMBERJACKS SCORE 3 OR MORE GOALS THIS SEASON, THEIR RECORD STANDS AT A STERLING 29(26-1-0-2).
--WITH THEIR 4-3 OTSO TRIUMPH SATURDAY NIGHT OVER BLOOMINGTON, THE `JACKS HAVE POSTED 4-CONSECUTIVE OTSO VICTORIES TO IMPROVE THEIR RECORD IN THIS CATEGORY TO 7(4-3).
--INCLUDING THEIR 2-GAME HOMESTAND SERIES SWEEP THE PAST WEEKEND OVER BLOOMINGTON, THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE STRETCHED THEIR WIN STREAK OVER THE PRAIRIE THUNDER TO 11-IN A ROW; LAST 11(11-0-0-0), DATING BACK TO LAST SEASON. THE `JACKS ARE 8(8-0-0-0) THUS FAR THIS SEASON AGAINST BLOOMINGTON.
--THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE OUTSCORED BLOOMINGTON IN THE FIRST PERIOD THIS SEASON, 20-4; IN THE SECOND PERIOD, 14-6 FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF 34-10.
--WHEN JORDAN LITTLE (12:29); J.T. DAHLINGER (13:43) AND ADAM WELCH (14:26) CONNECTED 1:57 APART IN THE SECOND PERIOD 2/5 IN THE LUMBERJACKS 7-1 DRUBBING OF BLOOMINGTON, IT REPRESENTED MUSKEGON'S FASTEST 3-GOALS OF THE SEASON.
--CENTER BRIAN BICEK'S 4-ASSISTS AND +4 RATING IN THE `JACKS 7-1 VICTORY OVER BLOOMINGTON FRIDAY NIGHT REPRESENTED BICEK'S SECOND 4-POINT GAME AND +4 RATING IN THE SPAN OF 2-WEEKS.
--IN HIS LAST 10-GAMES, BRIAN BICEK IS 10(5-10-15); LAST 22-GAMES; 22(10-13-23).
--CENTER TODD ROBINSON HAS MATCHED HIS AND THE IHL'S LONGEST POINT STREAK OF THE SEASON AT 13-GAMES AND COUNTING; 13(3-20-23).
--WITH A LEAGUE-HIGH 53-ASSISTS, TODD ROBINSON HAS COLLECTED 15-MORE ASSISTS THAN ALL OTHER PLAYERS IN THE IHL.
--TODD ROBINSON (995) IS 5-POINTS AWAY FROM PRO CAREER 1,000.
--ROBIN BOUCHARD CELEBRATED HIS 800TH MUSKEGON CAREER GAME SATURDAY NIGHT BY DELIVERING A PAIR OF GOALS AND BEING NAMED THE GAME'S #1 STAR.
--CENTER DAMIAN SURMA'S OTSO GOAL IN SATURDAY NIGHT'S 4-3 TRUMPING OF BLOOMINGTON WAS HIS SECOND GWG/OTSO GOAL THIS SEASON FOR THE `JACKS. HE IS 3/4 IN THE OTSO THIS SEASON.
--OF GOALKEEPER MATT LUNDIN'S 11-VICTORIES THIS SEASON, 6 HAVE COME IN EXTRA TIME; 3-WINS IN OT AND 3-MORE VICTORIES IN THE OTSO. LUNDIN IS TIED FOR THE LEAGUE LEAD IN OTSO/SPCT AT 9/12 FOR A MARK OF.750. HIS 3-SOW TIE HIM FOR 2ND MOST IN THE IHL.
--WITH HIS WIN SATURDAY NIGHT, MATT LUNDIN HIKED HIS HOME RECORD TO 8(7-1-0-0).
--THE LUMBERJACKS FEATURE 3 OF THE TOP 4-PLUS PLAYERS IN THE IHL; 1- ROBIN BOUCHARD +26; 2- JOHN DIPACE +25; 4- TODD ROBINSON +22.
--ROOKIE MATT KRUG TOPS ALL IHL DEFENSEMEN WITH A +19 RATING WHICH ALSO RANKS ROOKIE RUNNER-UP IN THE IHL.
--DURING THEIR 9-GAME WIN STREAK AT HOME, THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE OUTSCORED THE VISITORS, 36-13 FOR A GAA OF A MISERLY, MICROSCOPIC 1.44.
--RIGHT WING MICHEL BEAUSOLEIL (497) IS 3-POINTS AWAY FROM PRO CAREER 500.
--WITH 32-VICTORIES THROUGH THE FIRST 45-GAMES, MUSKEGON IS 8-VICTORIES AWAY FROM ITS 12TH 40-PLUS VICTORY IN THE LAST 16-YEARS.
International Hockey League 2 Stories from February 7, 2010
- 'Jacks News Release - Muskegon Lumberjacks
- Lumberjacks Weekly Notes - Muskegon Lumberjacks
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