Muskegon Fury notes

Published on March 21, 2005 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release


--WITH A 4(3-1-0) RECORD FOR THE PAST WEEK, THE FURY HAVE ACHIEVED A BRILLIANT MARK OF 20(16-1-3) IN THEIR LAST 20-GAMES; OR ONE-QUARTER OF THE SEASON.

--IN THE LAST 20-GAMES, THE FURY HAVE OUTSCORED THEIR OPPOSITION, 77-41 FOR A GFA OF 3.85 AND A GAA OF 2.05.

--THE FURY'S LATEST WIN STREAK ON THE ROAD HAS REACHED 3-CONSECUTIVELY WHILE THEIR OVERALL UNBEATEN STREAK ABROAD HAS GROWN TO A SEASON'S BEST 8-GAMES; 8(5-0-3). THE LAST MUSKEGON SETBACK ABROAD WAS 7-WEEKS AGO, BACK ON FEBRUARY 2ND IN ROCKFORD, 3-1.

--WITH THEIR SPELLBINDING, RIVETTING 4-1 COME FROM BEHIND TRIUMPH SATURDAY NIGHT AGAINST ADIRONDACK, THE FURY SWELLED THEIR WIN STREAK AGAINST EASTERN DIVISION COMPETITION TO 8-IN SUCCESSION; 8(8-0-0). FOR THE SEASON, THEY ARE 9(8-1-0) IN THAT CATEGORY.

--THE FURY'S 28-HOME WINS NOT ONLY LEAD THE UHL, BUT ALSO EQUAL FOR THE THIRD TIME, THE FURY FRANCHISE RECORD FOR MOST HOME WINS IN A SINGLE SEASON. MUSKEGON ALSO TURNED THE TRICK IN 1996-97 AND 1998-99, THE LATTER BEING THE YEAR OF COLONIAL CUP I.

--THE FURY'S 28-HOME WINS ARE 3-MORE THAN THEY EARNED ALL OF LAST SEASON (25).

--MUSKEGON BOASTS THE UHL'S BEST HOME MARK; 36(28-5-3); INCLUDING THE END OF LAST SEASON, THEY ARE 45(37-5-3) IN THEIR LAST 45-HOME GAMES.

--MUSKEGON HAS BEEN SUPERLATIVE WITHIN THEIR OWN CENTRAL DIVISION THUS FAR THIS SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 29(23-4-2); AT HOME: 14(13-1-0); ON THE ROAD: 15(10-3-2).

--THE FURY ARE CURRENTLY ON A 9-GAMES' UNDEFEATED STREAK AGAINST THE WESTERN DIVISION; 9(8-0-1).

--THE FURY HOME RECORD ON SATURDAY NIGHTS THIS SEASON STANDS AT 15(13-1-1).

--THE FURY ARE A PERFECT 6(6-0-0) THIS SEASON AGAINST MOTOR CITY, AND INCLUDING THE PRE-SEASON, THEY ARE 8(8-0-0) AGAINST THE EXPANSION MECHANICS.

--MUSKEGON IS 18(12-3-3) IN ITS LAST 18-GAMES ON THE ROAD.

--WITH HIS 2-GOALS SUNDAY NIGHT AT MOTOR CITY, BRANT BLACKNED BECAME THE 2ND ALL-TIME GOAL MARKSMAN IN FURY FRANCHISE HISTORY WITH 136. ONLY ROBIN BOUCHARD HAS SCORED MORE GOALS IN MUSKEGON HISTORY.

--IT WAS AN EVENTFUL WEEK FOR SCOTT HOLLIS. FRIDAY NIGHT AGAINST KALAMAZOO, HE CONNECTED ON HIS 300TH PRO CAREER GOAL. THEN ON SUNDAY IN MOTOR CITY HE SCORED HIS FURY CAREER GOAL #100, BECOMING ONLY THE 10TH PLAYER IN FURY ANNALS TO REACH 100.

--WITH THE FURY POSTING A 4(3-1-0) RECORD FOR THE 4-GAMES WEEK, TYLER PALMER HAD AN EXCEPTIONAL WEEK AS THE FURY DEFENSEMAN ACHIEVED A BRILLIANT +9 RATING IN THOSE 4-GAMES. ALSO, DEFENSEMAN DAVE VAN DRUNEN EARNED A +8 FOR THE WEEK AND B.J. GAUSTAD WAS A SUPREME +6.

--GOALTENDER SYLVAIN DAIGLE CONTINUES TO ADD TO HIS FURY CLUB RECORD FOR CONSEC-UTIVE GOALKEEPING VICTORIES WITH 13-CONSECUTIVELY AND STILL COUNTING; 13(13-0-0). IN THAT SPAN HE HAS ALLOTTED ONLY 20-GA FOR A GAA OF A HEALTHY 1.54 AND SPCT OF .951.

--IN HIS LAST 5-GAMES, BRANT BLACKNED IS 5(7-2-9); LAST 9(7-7-14).

--IN HIS LAST 5-GAMES, JASON LAWMASTER IS 5(3-7-10).

--IN HIS LAST 12-GAMES, SCOTT HOLLIS IS 12(10-6-16).

--IN HIS LAST 6-GAMES, JEFF NELSON IS 6(4-5-9).

--WITH THE WORLD FAMOUS STANLEY CUP IN THEIR HOUSE AND PLAYING FOR THE OVERALL TARRY CUP LEAGUE-LEADERSHIP IN THE UHL ON SATURDAY NIGHT AGAINST ADIRONDACK, THE FURY ATTRACTED THEIR FIRST SELLOUT, STANDING ROOM ONLY CROWD FOR THE SEASON OF 5,021.

--MUSKEGON REMAINS UNDEFEATED WHEN SCORING 4 OF MORE GOALS AT 35(34-0-1); THEY ARE 45(41-2-2) WHEN SCORING 3-GF OR MORE THIS YEAR.

--TODD ROBINSON HAS CLIMBED FROM 7TH TO A TIE FOR 5TH ON THE FURY'S ALL-TIME GAMES PLAYED LIST WITH 288.

--SYLVAIN DAIGLE'S 5-2 TRIUMPH SUNDAY AT MOTOR CITY WAS THE 150TH OF HIS ILLUSTRIOUS FURY CAREER WHICH RANKS #1 IN FURY HISTORY AND #3 ALL-TIME IN THE UHL.

--ROBIN BOUCHARD (424) IS JUST ONE GOAL BEHIND JIM DUHART (425) FOR 2ND PLACE ON THE UHL'S ALL-TIME GOAL-SCORING LIST.

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