Muskegon Fury notes

Published on December 5, 2004 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release


--SINCE OPENING THE SEASON WITH THEIR BEST START EVER AT AN UNDEFEATED 10(9-0-1), THE FURY ARE 11(3-6-2) IN THE LAST 11-GAMES, BEING OUT-SCORED BY THE OPPOSITION, 32-29.

--IN THEIR LAST 3-GAMES, THE FURY ARE 3(1-0-2), OUT-SCORING THE OPPONENT, 8-6.

--AFTER CONNECTING ON 7-GOALS WEDNESDAY NIGHT, 12/1/04, IN A 7-3 WIN AT KANSAS CITY, THE FURY ARE 2(0-0-2) IN THE LAST 2-STARTS, MUSTERING ONLY 1-GOAL SCORED IN THAT SPAN.

--DEFENSEMAN NOLAN BROWN SCORED HIS FIRST-EVER PRO GOAL IN A FURY 2-1 SOL FRIDAY NIGHT IN MISSOURI.

--ANOTHER FIRST-YEAR PRO, BILLY COLLINS NOTCHED HIS FIRST-EVER 3-GOAL "HAT-TRICK" WEDNESDAY NIGHT 12/1 AT KANSAS CITY.

--YET ANOTHER ONE OF THE FAMOUS FURY ROOKIES, GOALTENDER CLAYTON POOL EARNED HIS FIRST-EVER PRO SHUTOUT SATURDAY NIGHT 12/4 AT HOME AGAINST FORT WAYNE IN A 1-0 OTSO AFFAIR.

--THE MUSKEGON POWER PLAY REMAINS #1 IN THE UHL AT 30-110 FOR A PROFICIENCY RATING OF 27.3%.

--THE MUSKEGON PENALTY-KILLING CAST CONTINUES AT #1 IN THE UHL AT 101-113 FOR AN EFFICIENCY RATING OF 89.4%.

--ON HOME ICE THIS SEASON, THE FURY HAVE OUT-SCORED THE VISITORS IN THE FIRST AND SECOND PERIODS COMBINED, 33-15; 13-6 IN THE FIRST PERIOD AND 20-9 IN THE SECOND STANZA.

--LEFT WING BRANT BLACKNED'S GOAL IN THE WEDNESDAY 12/1 WIN IN KANSAS CITY TIED HIM WITH ANDREW LUCIUK FOR THIRD PLACE ON THE FURY'S ALL-TIME GOAL-SCORING LIST WITH 117 AND STILL COUNTING.

--WHEN CENTER JEFF NELSON TAKES THE ICE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT 12/10 AT HOME AGAINST KALAMAZOO, HE WILL PLAY PRO CAREER GAME #900.

--MUSKEGON HAS REALLY THRIVED WITHIN THEIR OWN CENTRAL DIVISION THUS FAR THIS SEASON, POSTING A MARK OF 8(7-1-0).

--THROUGH THE FIRST 21-GAMES OF THEIR TITLE DEFENDING SEASON, THE FURY ARE 21(12-6-3) 27-POINTS. ONE YEAR AGO, AFTER 21-GAMES, THE FURY WERE 21(14-7-0) 28-POINTS.

--THE FURY ARE UNDEFEATED WHEN THEY SCORE 4 OR MORE GOALS AT 11(10-0-1)



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