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Mechanics Weekly Update

January 30, 2006 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Motor City Mechanics News Release


Week Fifteen: 1/27-1/29 Upcoming Opponents 1/27 @ Richmond W 4-3 1/31 @ Danbury 7:00 PM 1/28 @ Richmond W 4-3 2/3 @ Kalamazoo 7:30 PM 1/29 @ Elmira W 6-2 2/4 @ Missouri 7:00 PM

MECHANICS 3-0-0 IN WEEK FIFTEEN! INCREASE LEAD OVER FOURTH PLACE FLINT TO FIVE POINTS!

1/27: MECHANICS TAKE FIRST GAME OVER RICHMOND 4-3 Vlad Serov started the scoring 5:14 into the first period when he beat the RiverDogs goaltender for the 1-0 lead. Tom Kotsopoulos and Scott Dobben earned the assists. The RiverDogs responded four minutes later to tie the game at 1-1 and end the period with the same score. In the second period the Mechanics and RiverDogs traded goals twice more as they would end the second period tied at 3-3. Greg Bullock and Matt Smith were the Mechanics goal scorers. The lone goal in the third period came from Adam Edinger who recorded his 26th goal of the season. Mike Burgoyne and Peter Szabo tallied the assists on the game-winning goal. Rod Branch started his 38th game of the season and made 28 saves to earn his 18th win of the season. ADAM EDINGER TALLIED HIS TEAM LEADING 26TH GOAL ROD BRANCH STARTED HIS 38TH GAME OF THE SEASON KRIS VERNARSKY IS ONE POINT AWAY FROM 100 CAREER POINTS

1/28: IN A SHOOTOUT THE MECHANICS TAKE OUT THE DOGS FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT NIGHT For the second night in a row Vlad Serov started the scoring for the Mechanics. Tom Kotsopoulos and Chris Bogas assisted on the goal. Again both teams would trade goals throughout the game. Adam Edinger scored his 27th goal of the season when he fired a shot from Brent Gretzky and Peter Szabo. Szabo then scored one of his own in the third to give the Mechanics the 3-2 lead. The RiverDogs, however, responded on the power play with less than two minutes to go to tie the game, forcing a shootout. In the shootout Adam Edinger scored the only goal for the Mechanics. That would be all they would need as Rod Branch shut the door on all five Dog attempts to win the game 4-3. Rod Branch made 24 saves to earn his 19th win of the season and in the process win his 50th UHL game. ADAM EDINGER SCORED HIS 27TH GOAL OF THE SEASON ROD BRANCH STARTED HIS 39TH GAME OF THE SEASON AND 10TH GAME IN A ROW. BRANCH WITH THE WIN TALLIED HIS 50TH UHL WIN BOGAS IS ONE ASSIST AWAY FROM 100 CAREER ASSISTS

1/29: MECHANICS TAKE DOWN ANOTHER SET OF DOGS AS THEY SCORE SIX AGAINST THE JACKALS These two teams traded players back in December. David Herring came to the Motor City while Konstantin Kalmikov went to the Jackals. It was the first meeting of two that these two would battle against their former teammates. It did not disappoint either, as both Kalmikov and Herring would score against their former teams. Kalmikov started the games scoring at 12:01 while Herring responded with his own goal just 1:42 into the second period. The Mechanics went onto score three more goals to take a 4-1 lead midway through the third period. Vlad Serov scored his 5th goal in his past seven games, 5th of the season, while Brent Gretzky would score his first of two on the night and Adam Edinger scored his 28th goal of the season. Kalmikov would score again for the Jackals to cut the lead in half but the Mechanics would answer just minutes later when Gretzky scored and then Kevin Hansen scored late on an empty net to seal the game 6-2. Rod Branch made his 40th start out of 44 games this season and made 38 saves to earn his 20th win of the season. WITH EDINGERS GOAL, HIS 28TH, HE IS NOW TIED FOR SECOND IN THE UHL WITH DANBURYS MIKE OLIVEIRA BRENT GREZTKY SURPASSED THE 900 POINT MARK WITH HIS THREE POINTS IN THE GAME. HE NOW SITS AT 901 VLAD SEROV IS ONE OF THE HOTTEST MECHANICS HAVING SCORED 5 GOALS IN HIS PAST 7 GAMES

Upcoming Week: Week Sixteen, Three More Road Games MECHANICS CONCLUDE THEIR SECOND SIX GAME ROAD TRIP WITH THREE MORE GAMES THIS WEEK. IT ALSO CONCLUDES A STRETCH WHERE THEY HAVE PLAYED 12 OF 13 GAMES ON THE ROAD

Tuesday, January 31st: MECHANICS FACE THE TRASH-ERS FOR THE SECOND AND FINAL TIME THIS SEASON The last time these two teams met was at the beginning of the month when the Trashers came into the "Garage" on January 6th and lost 4-2 in a rough and tough game featuring an amazing hit as David Herring sent one of the Trashers flying into the penalty box. Through six games the Mechanics and Trashers are tied in the all-time series at 3-3-0. FACE-OFF: 7:00 PM

Friday, February 3rd: WINGS STADIUM CALLS UPON THE MECHANICS These two teams met previously on January 14th with the Wings winning 5-2 at Wings Stadium. The Mechanics tied the game at 2-2 before the Wings reeled off three unanswered goals. Through four games this season the Wings lead the season series 3-1-0. FACE-OFF: 7:30 PM

Saturday, February 4th: THE MECHANICS TRAVEL TO ST. CHARLES TO FACE THE RIVER OTTERS The fifth of six meetings sees the Mechanics for the last time this season in St. Charles, Missouri. Through four meetings thus far the season series is tied at 2-2-0 with each team winning twice on the road. FACE-OFF: 7:00 PM

Player of the Week Nominees

Player of the Week The Mechanics nominate, Adam Edinger as the Sher-Wood player of the week for the 15th week of the season. This week Edinger tallied seven points, (3 goals, 4 assists) was a +5 rating, and had only 2 PIM's. Of the four assists, one of them came on the power play. Edinger continues to be the Mechanics go to man as he leads the team with 28 goals and 45 points. This is Edingers fifth weekly nomination; Edinger won it during week nine with 6 points in 3 games played.

Goaltender of the Week The Mechanics nominate Rod Branch as the Southern Sports Supply Goaltender of the week for the 15th week of the season. This week Branch went undefeated with a 3-0-0 record making 90 saves on 98 shots while compiling a .918 SV% and a 2.66 GAA.

Bally's Three Star Standings Check out the Bally's Three Star Standings throughout the season at www.motorcitymechanics.com. Throughout the season we will be updating the standings as a number one star selection earns 3 points, a number two selection earns 2 points and a number one selection earns 1 point.

CN Railroad Community Corner The Mechanics have partnered with CN Railroad to award individuals and or groups in the community that have strived to make this area a better place to live, by inviting them to enjoy an exciting night at a Mechanics hockey game. If you know someone or a group of individuals that have done an outstanding task and are worthy of praise, contact Matthew Olinik at: 586-294-8062 x-100.

Lower Ticket Prices Remember fans that the Mechanics ticket prices are now only $5, $10 and $15. Get your seats now or buy prorated season tickets now before time runs out!

Weekly Statistical Leaders: Week Fifteen Games Played (GP): 2 players tied at-44 Goals (G): Adam Edinger-28 Assists (A): Brent Gretzky-33 Points (PTS): Adam Edinger--45 Penalty Minutes (PIM): Tom Kotsopoulos--131 +/-: Chris Bogas, Brent Gretzky--+8 Shots on Goal (SOG): Matt Smith-140 Shooting Percentage (SPCT): Adam Edinger--.224% Game Winning Goals (GWG): Kris Vernarsky-3 Power Play Goals (PPG): Adam Edinger-10 Short Handed Goals (SHG): Kris Vernarsky--3 Shootout Percentage (SHPCT): Adam Edinger-5 for 6, .833% Wins (W): Road Branch-20 Goals Against Average (GAA): Bill Ruggiero-2.82 Save Percentage (SV%): Bill Ruggiero--.918% Shutouts (SHO): Rod Branch--2

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