Muskegon Fury Notes

Published on January 25, 2004 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release


--THE LEAGUE-LEADING FURY ARE 16(11-2-3) IN THEIR LAST 16-GAMES; 20(13-3-4) IN THE LAST 20 DECISIONS; 28(19-5-4) IN THE LAST 28-GAMES.

--THE FURY OWN THE BEST HOME RECORD IN THE UHL AT 19(13-3-3) WITH THEIR 3-HOME SETBACKS REPRESENTING THE FEWEST IN THE LEAGUE.

--IN THEIR LAST 9-GAMES AT HOME, THE FURY ARE UNDEFEATED AT 9(6-0-3). MOREOVER, THE FURY ARE 14(10-1-3) IN THE LAST 14-HOME GAMES.

--ON THE ROAD, THE FURY ALSO HAVE THE BEST RECORD IN THE LEAGUE AT 24(15-8-1) WITH THEIR 15-ROAD WINS ONE MORE THAN THEY EARNED ALL OF LAST YEAR; 38(14-20-4).

--THE FURY ARE TRULY THRIVING WITHIN THEIR OWN WESTERN CONFERENCE WITH AN OVERALL RECORD OF 30(21-7-2) AND A SUPREME 15(11-4-0) ON THE ROAD. MUSKEGON' S 21-IN CONFERENCE WINS ARE ALREADY 3-MORE THAN THEY ACCRUED LAST SEASON; 42(18-19-5).

--THE FURY'S 28-TOTAL WINS ARE 2-MORE THAN THE ENTIRE UHL; 43(28-11-4) 60-POINTS.

--THE FURY CONTINUE AS THE MOST POTENT OFFENSIVE JUGGERNAUT IN THE CIRCUIT, SCORING 170-GOALS IN 43-GAMES FOR A GFA OF 3.96. MUSKEGON HAS SCORED 21 MORE GOALS THAN ALL OTHER TEAMS IN THE UHL.

--THE FURY POWER PLAY IS STILL RATED #1 IN THE UHL, OPERATING AT 24.9% PROFICIENCY RATING; 51-205 WITH THEIR 51-PPG ALSO THE MOST IN THE LEAGUE.

--THE MUSKEGON PENALTY-KILLING UNIT HAS RISEN FROM 12TH TO 6TH IN THE UHL ON THE STRENGTH OF A 51-54 STRETCH FOR AN EFFICIENCY RATING IN THAT SPAN OF 94.4%. THE FURY ARE ALSO 15 FOR THE LAST 15, 100% AND 25 FOR THE LAST 26; 96.9 % EFFICIENCY RATING.

--MUSKEGON HAS COMPILED A RECORD OF 24(20-2-2) WHEN YIELDING 3-GA OR LESS.

--THE FURY HAVE SCORED 3 OR MORE GOALS IN 37 OF THEIR 43-GAMES THUS FAR THIS SEASON.

--THE FURY ARE 21(18-2-1) WHEN SCORING THE GAME'S FG; THEY ARE 15(14-1-0) WHEN LEADING AFTER THE FIRST PERIOD AND 18(17-0-1) WHEN LEADING AFTER THE SECOND PERIOD.

--ROBIN BOUCHARD HAS FIRED AT LEAST ONE-GOAL IN 19 OF THE FURY'S LAST 20-GAMES; 20(24-16-40) IN THAT SPAN.

--ROBIN BOUCHARD CURRENTLY LEADS THE UHL IN POINTS (70); GOALS (37), 9-MORE THAN ALL OTHERS IN THE LEAGUE; PPG (15); SOG (224); PP POINTS (29). HIS 5-GWG TIE HIM FOR 2ND MOST IN THE UHL.

--THE FURY HAVE 3 OF THE TOP 4 AND 4 OF THE TOP 7 IN THE UHL SCORING RACE. 1- ROBIN BOUCHARD 43(37-33-70); 2- TODD ROBINSON 43(9-51-60); 4- BRANT BLACKNED 43(22-37-59); 7- SCOTT HOLLIS 43(26-23-49).

--THE FURY HAVE THE TOP TWO IN THE UHL IN PPG; 1-BOUCHARD (15); 2- BLACKNED (12).

--BOTH ROBIN BOUCHARD (5) AND SCOTT HOLLIS (5) ARE TIED FOR 2ND IN THE UHL IN GWG.

--THE FURY HAVE THE TOP THREE IN THE UHL IN PP POINTS: 1—BOUCHARD (29); 2- BLACKNED (28); 3-ROBINSON (25).

--TODD ROBINSON'S 51-ASSISTS IN JUST 43-GAMES ARE 11-MORE ASSISTS THAN ALL OTHERS IN THE UHL. HE ALSO LEADS THE UHL IN PP ASSISTS WITH 24.

--BRANT BLACKNED'S 37-ASSISTS TIE HIM FOR THIRD MOST IN THE UHL.

--DEFENSEMAN SCOTT FEASBY'S +19 RATING TIES HIM FOR 2ND BEST IN THE UHL.

--DAVE NOEL-BERNIER IS THE UHL'S LEADING SCORING ROOKIE; 40(13-19-32). HE IS ALSO TIED FOR THE LEAGUE LEAD AMONG ROOKIES IN SHG WITH 2.

--ON THE UHL DEFENSE, GARRY TOOR'S 4-GOALS TIE HIM FOR 2ND MOST IN THE LEAGUE.

--GOALTENDER SYLVAIN DAIGLE LEADS THE UHL IN WINS: 24; GPI: 37; MIN: 2107; SAVES: 1071; HIS 5-SOW ARE 2ND MOST IN THE LOOP AND HIS .833 SO/SPCT IS 3RD BEST IN THE UHL.



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