Muskegon Fury notes
February 9, 2004 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release
--THE LEAGUE-LEADING FURY'S LATEST UNDEFEATED STREAK HAS REACHED 6(5-0-1), OUTSCORING THE OPPOSITION, 29-19 IN THAT SPAN FOR A GFA OF 4.83.
--THE FURY ARE NOW 20(14-2-4) IN THEIR LAST 20 GAMES; 24(16-3-5) IN THE LAST 24-DECISIONS AND 32(22-5-5) IN THE LAST 32-OUTINGS.
--THE PAST WEEKEND, THE FURY HALTED LONG UNBEATEN STREAKS OF TWO IN-CONFERENCE FOES. WITH THEIR 6-4 FRIDAY NIGHT HOME VERDICT OVER FORT WAYNE, MUSKEGON HALTED THE KOMETS 14-GAME UNBLEMSIHED SKEIN; 14(12-0-2). AND WITH THEIR 5-2 TRIUMPH SUNDAY IN KALAMAZOO, THE FURY SEVERED THE WINGS 15-GAME UNDEFEATED STREAK ON HOME ICE; 15(10-0-5).
--MUSKEGON HAS BEEN BRILLIANT WITHIN THEIR OWN WESTERN CONFERENCE AT 34(24-7-3) WITH THE 24-WINS ALREADY 6-MORE THAN THEY EARNED ALL OF LAST SEASON; 42(18-19-5). THE FURY ROAD RECORD AGAINST THE WEST IS A STERLING 16(12-4-0).
--THE FURY ROAD RECORD IS 25(16-8-1) WITH THE 16-VICTORIES ALREADY TWO MORE THAN THEY EARNED ALL OF LAST YEAR; 38(14-20-4).
--LATELY, MUSKEGON HAS WON 2-IN A ROW ABROAD. THEY ARE 10(7-2-1) IN THE LAST 10-STARTS AWAY AND 16(11-4-1) IN THE LAST 16-GAMES ON FOREIGN ICE.
--MUSKEGON BOASTS THE CIRCUIT'S PREMIERE HOME RECOR D AT 22(15-3-4) WITH THEIR 3-DEFEATS TYING THEM WITH KALAMAZOO 19(11-3-5) FOR FEWEST HOME LOSSES IN THE UHL.
--CURRENTLY, THE FURY ARE RIDING THE CREST OF A 12-GAME HOME ICE UNDEFEATED SKEIN; 12(8-0-4) WITH THEIR LAST HOME SETBACK OCCURRING OVER 7-WEEKS AGO ON DEC. 19TH WHEN THEY BOWED TO VISITING QUAD CITY, 2-1. THAT IS THE FURY'S LONE HOME DEFEAT IN THEIR LAST 17 AT HOME; 17(12-1-4).
--WHEN THE FURY DEFEATED KALAMAZOO SUNDAY, 5-2, THEY RAN THEIR LATEST WIN STREAK OVER THE WINGS TO 4-CONSECUTIVELY TO LEAD THE SEASON SERIES, 6(5-1-0). OVERALL, THE FURY ARE 24(21-3-0) IN THEIR LAST 24-CLASHES AGAINST THE K-WINGS.
--ON THE ROAD IN KALAMAZOO, WITH SUNDAY'S LATEST TRIUMPH THERE, THE FURY HAVE SWEPT THROUGH ALL 3-CLASHES THIS SEASON AND HAVE A REMARKABLE RECORD OF 12(11-1-0) IN THEIR LAST 12-APPEARANCES IN KALAMAZOO.
--THE FURY ARE 10(5-5-0) IN THE OTSO THIS YEAR; AT HOME: 5(1-4-0); ON THE ROAD, IT'S THE REVERSE; 5(4-0-1).
--THE FURY CONTINUE AS THE UHL'S FOREMOST TEAM OF OFFENSIVE MEANS AND WEAPONRY, HAVING RIPPED THE CHORDS FOR 190-GF IN 47-GAMES FOR A GFA OF A MIGHTY 4.04.
--THE FURY POWER PLAY IS, AGAIN, PROSPERING AT THIS STAGE OF THE SEASON. RANKED #1 IN THE UHL, THEY ARE 8 FOR THE LAST 16 FOR A PROLIFIC 50% CONVERSION RATING.
--MEANWHILE, THE FURY PENALTY-KILLING UNIT HAS BEEN VERY EFFICIENT IN RECENT ACTION, DEFUSING 68 OF THE LAST 74 ENEMY OFFERINGS FOR A RATING OF A STELLAR 91.9%.
--MUSKEGON HAS COMPILED A RECORD 26(22-2-2) WHEN YIELDING 3-GA OR LESS.
--THE FURY HAVE SCORED 3 OR MORE GOALS IN 41 OF THEIR FIRST 47-GAMES.
--THE FURY ARE 23(20-2-1) WHEN SCORING THE GAME'S FG; THEY ARE 16(15-1-0) WHEN LEADING AFTER THE FIRST PERIOD AND 21(19-0-2) WHEN LEADING AFTER THE SECOND PERIOD.
--THE FURY ARE THE BEST THIRD PERIOD TEAM IN THE UHL, OUTSCORING THE OPPOSITION, 66-47.
--THE UHL'S LEADING SCORER, ROBIN BOUCHARD 47(39-39-78), IS 24(26-22-48) FOR AN AVERAGE OF 2-POINTS A GAME IN THE LAST 24-GAMES. DURING THE FURY'S CURRENT 6-GAME UNBEATEN STREAK, HE IS 6(5-9-14) IN THAT SPAN.
--TODD ROBINSON, 2ND IN UHL SCORING WITH 47(12-58-70), IS 6(3-11-14) DURING THE FURY'S 6-GAME UNDEFEATED STREAK. HE HAS REGISTERED POINTS IN 19 OF THE FURY'S LAST 20-ROAD GAMES, TOTALING 38-POINTS IN THAT SPAN.
--BRANT BLACKNED, 3RD IN UHL SCORING WITH 44(26-41-67) IS 6(7-7-14) DURING HIS CLUB'S 6-GAME UNBEATEN STREAK. HE IS 20(13-23-36) IN THE LAST 20-GAMES FOR A POINTS PER GAME AVERAGE OF 1.80.
--SCOTT HOLLIS, 8TH IN UHL SCORING WITH 44(28-28-56), IS 3(2-5-7) IN THE LAST 3-GAMES.
--BILLY PUGLIESE 3(3-1-4) IN THE LAST 3-GAMES HAS SCORED 9 OF HIS 12-GOALS THIS SEASON IN 6-GAMES AGAINST KALAMAZOO.
--THE FURY HAVE THE TOP TWO IN THE UHL IN PPG; 1-BOUCHARD (16); 2- BLACKNED (15); WITH HOLLIS TIED FOR 4TH (10).
--BOUCHARD CONTINUES TO LEAD THE UHL IN SOG WITH 242.
--BOUCHARD (5), HOLLIS (5) ARE TIED FOR UHL 2ND IN GWG.
--THE FURY HAVE THE TOP 3 IN THE UHL IN PP/POINTS; 1-BOUCHARD (35); 2- BLACKNED (32); 3- ROBINSON (29).
--ROBINSON LEADS THE LEAGUE IN PP/ASSISTS WITH 27.
--BOUCHARD (39) LEADS THE UHL IN GOALS WITH HOLLIS TIED FOR 3RD MOST WITH (28).
--THE FURY ARE CURRENTLY 6-WINS AND 13-POINTS AHEAD OF LAST YEAR'S PACE OF 47(25-18-4)54; THIS YEAR, THEY ARE 47(31-11-5)67.
--GARRY TOOR 3(1-4-5) IN HIS LAST 3-GAMES, HAS CLIMBED TO 8TH IN UHL SCORING AMONG DEFENSEMEN WITH 31(8-19-27).
--BRANT BLACKNED (98-120-218) IS ONLY 2-GOALS AWAY FROM BECOMING ONLY THE 8TH PLAYER IN FURY FRANCHISE HISTORY TO SCORE 100-GOALS FOR MUSKEGON.
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