Muskegon Fury notes
Published on October 17, 2004 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release
--THE FURY COMPLETED THEIR FIRST WEEKEND OF THE 2004-05 SEASON UNDEFEATED WITH A PERFECT 2(2-0-0) RECORD. LAST SEASON, IN THE SEASON OF COLONIAL CUP III, THEY LAUNCHED THE CAMPAIGN WITH A PERFECT RECORD OF 3(3-0-0).
--INCLUDING THEIR ALL-TIME CLUB RECORD 14-GAME WINNING STREAK IN THEIR FINAL 14-GAMES OF LAST SEASON; 14(14-0-0); LAST 3-REGULAR SEASON GAMES: 3(3-0-0) 11-PLAYOFF GAMES: 11(11-0-0) AND NOW A PERFECT 3(3-0-0) RECORD IN THE PRE-SEASON OF THIS NEW YEAR AND A PERFECT 2(2-0-0) MARK FOR THE FIRST TWO GAMES OF THE REGULAR SEASON, MUSKEGON HAS NOW WON AN AMAZING 19-GAMES IN A ROW; LAST 19(19-0-0).
--DURING THE 19-GAME WIN STREAK, THE FURY ARE 9(9-0-0) AT HOME AND 10(10-0-0) ON THE ROAD.
--MUSKEGON'S 5-PPG IN THEIR FRIDAY NIGHT 10/15 6-2 TRIUMPH AT FLINT, REPRESENTED AN ALL-TIME FRANCHISE RECORD FOR MOST PPG IN A SINGLE GAME; MUSKEGON WAS 5 FOR 12, 41.7%.
--AS THEY CONCLUDED LAST SEASON, AFTER THE INAUGURAL WEEKEND OF THIS SEASON, THE FURY POWER PLAY IS RANKED #1 IN THE UHL AT 5-12, 41.7% PROFICIENCY.
--THE FURY PENALTY-KILLING CAST IS RANKED #2 IN THE UHL AT 13-14 FOR AN EFFICIENCY RATING OF 92.8%.
--LEADING THE UHL LAST SEASON IN GF FIREPOWER AT 298-GF AND A 3.92 GFA, THE FURY ARE PRESENTLY RATED #2 IN THE LEAGUE AT 11-GF IN TWO GAMES FOR A GFA OF 5.50.
--THE FURY ARE RANKED #3 IN THE LEAGUE FOR BEST GA WITH 5-GA IN TWO GAMES FOR A GAA OF 2.50.
--THE CURRENT UHL'S LEADING SCORER, BRANT BLACKNED 2(3-3-6), WITH HIS 2-PPG FRIDAY NIGHT AT FLINT, HAS CLIMBED INTO THE #2 POSITION ALL TIME FOR FURY PPG WITH 46.
--IN ADDITION WITH HIS 3-GOALS ON OPENING WEEKEND, BLACKNED HAS MOVED INTO A TIE FOR 5TH PLACE ON MUSKEGON'S ALL-TIME GOAL LIST WITH 110.
--CENTER TODD ROBINSON'S 2ND GOAL OF THE SEASON IN SATURDAY NIGHT'S 5-3 MASTERING OF MOTOR CITY, MADE HIM ONLY THE 9TH PLAYER IN FURY FRANCHISE HISTORY TO SCORE 100-GOALS IN A MUSKEGON UNIFORM.
--WITH THE RETIREMENT OF 13-YEAR VETERAN AND TEAM CAPTAIN SCOTT FEASBY, RIGHT WING RUSTYN DOLYNY HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE FURY CAPTAINCY.
--WITH THE TWO VICTORIES OVER THE WEEKEND, THE UHL'S ALL-TIME WINNINGEST FRANCHISE, THE MUSKEGON FURY, HAVE CLIMBED TO WITHIN 8-WINS OF THE FURY FRANCHISE 500. THE CURRENT NUMBER IS 492 AND COUNTING.
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