Muskegon Fury notes

Published on October 31, 2004 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release


--ALTHOUGH THE FURY DID HAVE THEIR 21-GAME WIN STREAK HALTED FRIDAY NIGHT IN A 6-5 OTSO AFFAIR AGAINST FORT WAYNE, WITH THEIR 4-3 TRIUMPH THE NEXT NIGHT IN KALAMAZOO, THEY HAVE EXPANDED THEIR OVERALL UNDEFEATED STREAK TO 23(22-0-1).

--THE BREAKDOWN ON THE FURY'S 23-GAME UNBEATEN STREAK; AT HOME: 13(12-0-1); ON THE ROAD, THEY HAVE NOW WON 10-IN A ROW; 10(10-0-0).

--MUSKEGON HAS OUT-SCORED THEIR OPPONENTS DURING THE 23-GAME UNBLEMISHED SKEIN BY BETTER THAN A 2-1 MARGIN OF 93-44.

--DURING THEIR 10-GAME ROAD WIN STREAK, THE FURY HAVE OUTSCORED THE OPPOSITION, 37-15 FOR A GAA OF A MISERLY, MICROSCOPIC OF 1.50.

--AFTER THE FIRST THREE WEEKS OF THE REGULAR SEASON, THE FURY ARE THE LONE UNDEFEATED TEAM IN THE UHL WITH A RECORD OF 6(5-0-1), EARNING 11 OF A POSSIBLE 12-POINTS.

--THE SECOND PERIOD CONTINUES TO BE THE FURY'S FORTE, OUT-GOALING THE OPPOSITION BY A VAST MARGIN OF 15-4.

--MUSKEGON'S 29-GF IN 6-GAMES FOR A GFA OF 4.83 IS THE BEST IN THE UHL.

--THE FURY POWER PLAY IS STILL #1 IN THE UHL AT 11-33 FOR A 33.3% CONVERSION RATING. THEIR 11-PPG ARE ALSO FOREMOST IN THE LEAGUE.

--WITH ONE ASSIST IN SATURDAY NIGHT'S 4-3 CONQUEST OF THE WINGS IN KALAMAZOO, CENTER TODD ROBINSON 269(101-266-367) HAS MOVED INTO SECOND PLACE ON THE FURY'S ALL-TIME CAREER SCORING LIST.

--TRIGGERING ONE GOAL IN EACH FURY GAME THE PAST WEEKEND, ROBIN BOUCHARD (393) IS ONLY 7-GOALS AWAY FROM BECOMING ONLY THE SECOND PLAYER IN UHL HISTORY TO REACH 400-CAREER UHL GOALS.

--WITH THEIR 4-3 TRIUMPH IN KALAMAZOO SATURDAY NIGHT, THE FURY (495) ARE ONLY 5-VICTORIES FROM BECOMING THE FIRST TEAM IN UHL HISTORY TO ATTAIN 500-VICTORIES AS A LEAGUE-SANCTIONED FRANCHISE,.

--ON THE STRENGTH OF THEIR LATEST VICTORY IN KALAMAZOO, MUSKEGON HAS EXTENDED ITS UNDEFEATED STREAK AT WINGS STADIUM TO 6-IN A ROW; 6(5-0-1); SPANNING THE LAST THREE-PLUS SEASONS, THE FURY HAVE COMPILED A BRILLIANT RECORD OF 15(13-1-1) IN THEIR LAST 15-SOJOURNS TO KALAMAZOO.

--THE FURY HAVE NOT BEEN OUT-SHOT IN ANY OF THEIR INITIAL 6-GAMES THUS FAR; OUT-SHOOTING THE ADVERSARY 5-TIMES AND EQUALING THE OPPOSITION IN ONE OTHER CONTEST.



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