Muskegon Fury notes
April 4, 2005 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release
--THE FURY'S LEAGUE-HIGH 50-VICTORIES EQUAL THE FRANCHISE RECORD SET IN THE 1998-99 SEASON; THE SEASON OF THEIR LONE TARRY CUP REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP AND COLONIAL CUP I.
--MUSKEGON'S LEAGUE-HIGH OF 109-POINTS ECLIPSES THE FORMER FURY RECORD OF 106-POINTS ALSO SET IN THE 1998-99 CAMPAIGN; 74(50-18-6)106.
--CURRENTLY, THE FURY'S 18-DEFEATS ARE THE FEWEST IN THE UHL AND ARE 4-LESS THAN ANY OTHER TEAM IN THE LEAGUE.
--WITH 30-HOME VICTORIES THUS FAR THIS SEASON, THE FURY HAVE SHATTERED THEIR CLUB RECORD OF 28. IN ADDITION, THE 30-HOME WINS ARE TWO MORE THAN THE REST OF THE UHL; 38(30-5-3).
--THE FURY'S 5-HOME DEFEATS ARE THE LEAST IN THE LEAGUE AND ARE 2-LESS THAN ALL OTHER UHL CLUBS.
--IN LESS THAN 2-SEASONS BEHIND THE FURY BENCH, HEAD COACH TODD NELSON NEEDS ONLY 3-MORE VICTORIES FOR 100 AS THE MUSKEGON COACH.
--WITH A 15(6-9-0) RECORD IN THE OTSO THUS FAR THIS SEASON, THE FURY HAVE CLAIMED ALL 5-OTSO WINS AT HOME; 8(5-3-0). THEY HAVE YET TO WIN IN THE OTSO ON THE ROAD AT 6(0-6-0).
--MUSKEGON IS BOTH THE #1 OFFENSIVE AND #1 DEFENSIVE TEAM IN THE UHL. THEY LEAD THE LEAGUE WITH 274-GF FOR A GFA OF 3.56 AND WITH 185-GA FOR A GAA OF 2.40.
--THE FURY'S LATEST UNDEFEATED STREAK HAS REACHED 6-GAMES AT 6(5-0-1), OUTSCORING THE OPPOSITION, 32-10 FOR A GFA OF 5.40 AND A GAA OF 1.67.
--IN THEIR LAST 28-GAMES OVERALL, THE FURY RECORD IS A DYNAMIC 28(21-3-4) FOR A WINNING PERCENTAGE OF A BRILLIANT .822.
--ON HOME ICE, THE FURY ARE A STERLING 14(13-1-0) IN THEIR LAST 14-STARTS, OUTSCORING THE VISITORS, 61-22 FOR A GFA OF 4.36 AND A GAA OF 1.57.
--INCLUDING THE FINAL 9-HOME GAMES OF LAST SEASON, THE FURY ARE A REMARKABLE 47(39-5-3) FOR A WINNING PERCENTAGE OF .862.
--THE FURY ARE UNBEATEN IN THEIR LAST 4-STARTS AWAY AT 4(3-0-1); THEY ARE 14(8-3-3) IN THE LAST 14 AND 24(15-5-4) IN THE LAST 24-DATES ABROAD.
--MUSKEGON'S UNBEATEN STREAK AGAINST WESTERN DIVISION COMPETITION HAS REACHED 11-CONSECUTIVELY AT 11(9-0-2).
--WITH THEIR 4-1 SUNDAY VICTORY OVER ROCKFORD, THE FURY COMPLETED THEIR SUNDAY SCHEDULE ON AN IMPRESSIVE 10-GAME WINNING STREAK; 10(10-0-0). THE FURY WERE A PERFECT 6(6-0-0) ON HOME ICE FOR ALL 6 OF THEIR SUNDAY MATINEES THIS SEASON.
--IN DEFEATING ELMIRA, 6-1, AT HOME ON SATURDAY NIGHT, THE FURY COMPLETED A SWEEP OF THEIR OPPONENTS FROM LAST SEASON'S COLONIAL CUP FINALS, OUTSCORING THE JACKALS BY A RESOUNDING MARGIN OF 20-2; WINNING 5-0, 9-1 AND 6-1.
--OVERALL, MUSKEGON HAS NOW WON 10-IN SUCCESSION OVER ELMIRA; 10(10-0-0), OUTSCORING THE JACKALS, 48-18.
--IN THE 14-GAMES FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, THE FURY OUTSCORED THE OPPOSITION IN THE THIRD PERIOD, 23-6, AND IN THE SEOND PERIOD, 21-9; FOR A COMBINED MARK OF 44-15.
--GOALTENDER SYLVAIN DAIGLE IS NOW 19(17-1-1) IN HIS LAST 19-DECISIONS WITH A 1.79 GAA AND .942 SPCT.
--TEN TIMES THIS SEASON, ROBIN BOUCHARD HAS AUTHORED MULTIPLE GOAL GAMES; EIGHT 2-GOAL GAMES AND TWO 3-GOAL HAT-TRICKS.
--DURING THE FURY'S 6-GAMES UNBEATEN STREAK, JEFF NELSON IS 6(1-11-12) WITH HIS 70-TOTAL ASSISTS THE SECOND MOST IN THE UHL.
--THE PAST WEEK, CENTER TODD ROBINSON WAS 4(2-5-7) WITH A SUPERLATIVE +8 RATING. IN HIS LAST 5-GAMES; 5(3-8-11).
--WITH HIS 3-POINTS IN LAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT'S WIN AT PORT HURON, TODD ROBINSON BECAME ONLY THE SECOND PLAYER IN FURY FRANCHISE HISTORY TO AMASS 400-POINTS. ROBINSON'S NEXT FURY GOAL WILL TIE HIM WITH PAUL KELLY FOR 5TH PLACE ON THE FURY ALL-TIME LIST WITH 113.
--WITH HIS +4 RATING IN SUNDAY'S 4-1 TRIUMPH OVER ROCKFORD, B.J GAUSTAD MOVED INTO SECOND PLACE IN THE UHL WITH HIS TEAM-HIGH +35 RATING.
--IN HIS LAST 8-GAMES, RUSTYN DOLYNY IS 8(6-5-11).
--CURRENTLY THERE ARE THREE FURY PLAYERS TIED FOR 2ND PLACE IN THE UHL FOR GWG WITH 7; BRANT BLACKNED, SCOTT HOLLIS AND JEFF NELSON.
--THE FURY ALSO HAVE THE TOP TWO IN PP/POINTS IN THE UHL; ROBIN BOUCHARD WITH 47 AND BRANT BLACKNED WITH 43.
--WITH ONE WEEK REMAINING IN THE REGULAR SEASON, ROBIN BOUCHARD IS SEEKING TO LEAD THE UHL IN PPG FOR AN UNPRECEDENTED 6TH TIME. CURRENTLY HE HAS 21-PPG AND A 3-GOAL LEAD IN THAT DEPARTMENT.
--THE FURY PENALTY-KILLING UNIT, RANKED #1 IN THE UHL, HAS YIELDED ONLY 13-PPGA IN THE LAST 153-ADVANTAGES AFFORDED THE ADVERSARY FOR AN EFFICIENCY RATNG OF A SUPERB 91.5%.
--IN HIS FIRST 2-GAMES AS A PRO, THE FURY'S #1 PICK IN THE UHL NORTH AMERICAN AMATEUR DRAFT, LEFT WING DAVID WRIGLEY WAS 2(1-1-2) WITH 7-SOG AND A +3 RATING.
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