Muskegon Fury notes

February 27, 2005 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release


--THE FURY'S CURRENT 11-GAME UNDEFEATED STREAK; 11(9-0-2) REPRESENTS THEIR LONGEST UNDEFEATED SKEIN OF THIS CURRENT SEASON. IT ECLIPSES THEIR PREVIOUS SEASON BEST OF 10-IN A ROW WHICH WAS ATTAINED TWICE, EACH TIME 10(9-0-1).

--AFTER BEGINNING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY RATHER INAUSPICIOUSLY BY LOSING THEIR FIRST 2-GAMES, MUSKEGON WENT THE REMAINDER OF THE MONTH WITHOUT A DEFEAT, POSTING THAT PRESENT 11-GAME UNBEATEN SKEIN OF 11(9-0-2).

--THE LAST FURY SETBACK WAS INCURRED OVER THREE WEEKS AGO, BACK ON FEBRUARY 4TH, WHEN AT HOME, THEY WERE EDGED BY FORT WAYNE, 2-1.

--MUSKEGON IS CURRENTLY RIDING THE CREST OF ITS LONGEST HOME ICE WINNING STREAK AT 7-IN A ROW; 7(7-0-0), OUTSCORING THE VISITORS, 28-13 FOR A GAA OF A STINGY 1.86.

--THE FURY BOAST THE UHL'S PREMIERE HOME RECORD OF 31(24-4-3) WITH THEIR 4-HOME DEFEATS BEING 2-FEWER THAN THE REST OF THE UHL.

--SINCE LATE LAST SEASON, THE FURY HOME RECORD STANDS AT A STERLING 40(33-4-3).

--IN THE FIRST (33-14) AND SECOND (52-24) PERIODS COMBINED AT HOME, THE FURY HAVE OUTSCORED THE VISITORS, 85-38.

--MUSKEGON LEADS THE UHL IN SECOND PERIOD GOALS WITH 87.

--THE FURY ARE THE #1 RANKED DEFENSIVE TEAM IN THE UHL, HAVING YIELDED A LEAGUE-LOW OF ONLY 148-GA IN 60-GAMES FOR A GAA OF 2.47.

--WHEN THEY SCORE 4 OR MORE, THE FURY ARE UNDEFEATED AT 30(29-0-1).

--CENTER TODD ROBINSON WAS THE FURY'S SCORING HERO ON TWO CONSECUTIVE NIGHTS WITH HIS LAST MINUTE GOAL-SCORING DRAMATICS. FRIDAY NIGHT IN PORT HURON, HE SCORED THE GTG WITH ONLY :33 REMAINING IN REGULATION TIME AFTER MUSKEGON HAD PULLED ITS GOALIE FOR A 6TH ATTACKER TO GAIN A REGULATION 3-3 TIE AND ONE PRECIOUS POINT IN THE STANDINGS. THEN, THE VERY NEXT NIGHT, ROBINSON STRUCK, AGAIN, WITH AN ELECTRIFYING TIE-BREAKING, GWG TO SNAP A 4-4 TIE ON A BREAKAWAY WITH JUST :53 REMAINING IN REGULATION TIME TO CLAIM THE VICTORY FOR THE FURY.

--WITH HIS 4-GOALS IN 3-GAMES THE PAST WEEKEND, TODD ROBINSON HAS VAULTED OVER BOTH SERGEI KHARIN (104) AND JUSTIN MORRISON (106) INTO 7TH PLACE ON THE FURY'S ALL-TIME GOAL-SCORING LIST WITH 108. HE TRAILS MARK TURNER (110) AND PAUL KELLY (113) FOR 6TH AND 5TH PLACE RESPECTIVELY.

--GOALTENDER SYLVAIN DAIGLE IS CURRENTLY ON A PERSONAL 7-GAME WIN STREAK; 7(7-0-0); ALLOWING ONLY 10-GA IN THAT SPAN FOR A GAA OF 1.49 AND A SPCT OF .954.

--CENTER JEFF NELSON IS CURRENTLY ON AN 8-GAMES' POINT-SCORING STREAK WITH 8(5-9-14).

--LEFT WING JASON LAWMASTER IS ALSO ON AN 8-GAME STREAK WITH 8(2-7-9).

--WITH HIS 3-GOALS' HAT TRICK IN THE SUNDAY TRIUMPH OVER ROCKFORD, SCOTT HOLLIS HAS INCHED WITHIN 3-POINTS OF PRO CAREER 600; 730(297-300-597). HOLLIS IS JUST 3-GOALS SHY OF CAREER 300.

--IN THE 13-GAMES FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, FURY DEFENSEMAN JON INSANA ACHIEVED THE BEST PLUS RATING ON THE CLUB AT A SPARKLING +14.

--SCOTT HOLLIS (95) IS JUST 5-GOALS AWAY FROM BECOMING ONLY THE 10TH PLAYER IN FURY FRANCHISE HISTORY TO SCORE 100-GOALS.

--THE FURY ARE A SUPERB +30 IN SPECIAL TEAMS GOALS THIS SEASON. THEY HAVE SCORED A LEAGUE-HIGH OF 64-PPG WHILE SURRENDERING A LEAGUE-LOW OF ONLY 34-PPGA.



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