Muskegon Fury notes
October 24, 2004 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release
--THE FURY HAVE LAUNCHED THEIR TITLE-DEFENDING SEASON WITH A PERFECT 4(4-0-0) RECORD WHICH ECLIPSES THEIR FAST GETAWAY OF LAST SEASON WHEN THEY WON THE FIRST THREE GAMES; 3(3-0-0), BEFORE DROPPING THEIR FIRST DECISION OF THE SEASON.
--AFTER THE INITIAL TWO WEEKS OF THE UHL SEASON, THE FURY ARE THE LONE PERFECT TEAM IN THE LEAGUE WITH THEIR 4(4-0-0) MARK.
--INCLUDING LAST SEASON, THE FURY HAVE NOW WON AN AMAZING 21-CONSECUTIVE GAMES; 21(21-0-0), OUTSCORING THEIR OPPONENTS, 84-35.
--THE BREAKDOWN ON THE FURY'S CURRENT 21-GAME WIN STREAK; LAST 3-GAMES OF LAST REGULAR SEASON: 3(3-0-0); THE COLONIAL CUP PLAYOFFS: 11(11-0-0); THE 2004-05 UHL PRE-SEASON: 3(3-0-0); THE CURRENT UHL REGULAR SEASON: 4(4-0-0).
--DURING THEIR CURRENT 21-GAME WINNING STREAK, THE FURY ARE 12(12-0-0) AT HOME AND 9(9-0-0) ON THE ROAD.
--THUS FAR THIS SEASON, THE FURY'S BEST PERIOD HAS BEEN THE SECOND PERIOD WHERE THEY HAVE OUTSCORED THE OPPOSITION, 11-2.
--MUSKEGON ALSO LEADS THE LEAGUE IN GF WITH 20 FOR A GFA OF 5.00 AND GA WITH 8 FOR A GAA OF 2.00.
--THE MUSKEGON SPECIALTY TEAMS ARE BOTH RANKED #1 IN THE UHL. THE FURY POWER PLAY IS 7-21 FOR A PROFICIENCY RATING OF 33.3% WITH THEIR 7-PPG TYING THEM FOR THE LEAGUE LEADERSHIP. THE FURY PENALTY-KILLING UNIT IS RANKED #1 AS WELL OPERATING AT 96.3 EFFICIENCY AT 26-27. IN FACT, THE FURY HAVE ACTUALLY SQUELCHED 25-CONSECUTIVE ENEMY MAN ADVANTAGES; 25-25.
--THE FURY HAVE THE TOP TWO PLAYERS IN PP/POINTS THUS FAR THIS SEASON; 1- BRANT BLACKNED 6, 2- ROBIN BOUCHARD 5.
--THE FURY'S ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER ROBIN BOUCHARD 500(329-313-642) BECAME ONLY THE THIRD PLAYER IN FURY FRANCHISE HISTORY TO PLAY 500-GAMES FOR MUSKEGON IN SATURDAY NIGHT'S 5-2 TRIUMPH OVER PREVIOUSLY-UNDEFEATED KANSAS CITY.
--CENTER TODD ROBINSON 267(101-263-364) HAS CLIMBED TO WITHIN 2-POINTS OF TYING BRETT SEGUIN (366) FOR SECOND PLACE ON THE FURY'S ALL-TIME CAREER SCORING LIST.
--WHEN THE FURY SCORE THE GAME'S FG, THEY HAVE POSTED A RECORD OF 3(3-0-0) AND WHEN THEY HAVE THE LEAD ENTERING THE THIRD PERIOD, THEY ARE 4(4-0-0). THE FURY HAVE OUTSHOT THEIR OPPONENTS IN ALL 4-GAMES THUS FAR THIS SEASON.
--WITH TWO MORE WINS THE PAST WEEKEND, THE FURY, THE UHL'S ALL-TIME WINNINGEST FRANCHISE, HAVE CLIMBED TO WITHIN 6-WINS OF THE FURY FRANCHISE 500. THEY ARE AT 496 AND COUNTING.
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