Muskegon Fury notes

Published on January 24, 2005 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release


--THE FURY'S CURRENT 3-GAME LOSING STREAK; 3(0-3-0) HAS FOLLOWED ON THE HEELS OF AN ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON CLUB RECORD 9-GAME WINNING STREAK; 9(9-0-0).

--MUSKEGON'S RECORD HAS FALLEN 2-GAMES UNDER THE .500 PLATEAU AGAINST WESTERN DIVISION COMPETITION AT 21(7-9-5). THE FURY ARE ONLY 16(3-8-5) IN THEIR LAST 16-GAMES AGAINST WESTERN DIVISION FOES.

--AGAINST THEIR OWN CENTRAL DIVISION, THE FURY ARE 19(16-3-0) OVERALL; AT HOME, THEY ARE A PERFECT 10(10-0-0); ON THE ROAD: 9(6-3-0).

--IN THEIR LAST 2-ROAD GAMES, IN WHICH THE FURY ARE 2(0-2-0)3-8, THEY HAVE BEEN OUTSCORED 7-0 IN THE FIRST PERIOD.

--MUSKEGON HAS OUTSCORED THE OPPOSITION ON HOME ICE IN THE FIRST PERIOD THIS SEASON, 23-10.

--RIGHT WING ROBIN BOUCHARD IS CURRENTLY ON THE UHL'S BEST POINT-SCORING STREAK AT THIS STAGE OF THE SEASON AND 12-GAMES; 12(10-16-26). BOUCHARD'S 12-GAME POINT STREAK IS THE SECOND LONGEST IN THE UHL THUS FAR FOR THIS ENTIRE SEASON.

--CENTER B.J. GAUSTAD 19/75 CONTINUES TO LEAD THE UHL IN GOAL-SCORING SHOOTING PERCENTAGE WITH A RATING OF 25.3%.

--IN HIS LAST 11-GAMES, GAUSTAD IS 11(11-4-15).

--ROBIN BOUCHARD IS 2ND IN THE UHL IN PPG WITH 13 AND #1 IN THE LEAGUE IN PP/POINTS WITH 32.

--CENTER JEFF NELSON'S 39-ASSISTS RANK AS 4TH MOST IN THE UHL.

--FIRST-YEAR GOALTENDER CLAYTON POOL IS BACK ON TOP AS THE UHL'S #1 RATED NETMINDER WITH A GAA OF 2.18. HIS 19(12-3-2) RECORD ALSO RANKS AS THE BEST OVERALL AMONG ALL LEAGUE GOALKEEPERS.

--THE FURY HAVE GARNERED THE LEAST NUMBER OF OTSO WINS IN THE LEAGUE WITH 2; 7(2-5-0).

--LEFT WING BRANT BLACKNED IS CURRENTLY ON A 7-GAMES' ROAD SCORING STREAK, AMASSING AN ASTRONOMICAL 18-POINTS IN THAT SPAN.

--THREE OF THE FURY'S TOP 4 PLUS PLAYERS ARE DEFENSEMEN; DAVE VAN DRUNEN +15; NOLAN BROWN +11 AND JORDON FLODELL +10.

--BRANT BLACKNED 623(362-435-797) IS JUST 3-POINTS AWAY FROM PRO CAREER 800.



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