Muskegon Fury notes
April 10, 2005 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release
--THE FURY'S 2004-05 REGULAR SEASON TARRY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP IS THE FRANCHISE SECOND AND THE FIRST ONE SINCE THE 1998-99 SEASON; THE YEAR OF BOTH TARRY CUP I AND COLONIAL CUP I.
--THE FURY'S CENTRAL DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP REPRESENTS THEIR THIRD DIVISION CROWN; HAVING PREVIOUSLY ACHIEVED DIVISION TITLES IN 1995-96 AND 1998-99.
--MUSKEGON'S 51-VICTORIES LED THE UHL AND SET A FRANCHISE RECORD FOR MOST WINS IN ONE SEASON; EXCEEDING THEIR PREVIOUS BEST OF 50-WINS SET IN THE 1998-99 SEASON.
--THE FURY'S 20-LOSSES EQUALED LAST SEASON'S TOTAL WHICH REPRESENTS THE SECOND FEWEST IN CLUB HISTORY. THE FURY 20-LOSSES THIS SEASON WERE 4-FEWER THAN THE REST OF THE LEAGUE.
--MUSKEGON'S TOTAL OF 111-POINTS ALSO ESTABLISHED A NEW CLUB RECORD FOR MOST POINTS IN ONE SEASON.
--THE FURY'S 31-HOME WINS WERE ALSO AN ALL-TIME CLUB RECORD, SHATTERING THEIR PREVIOUS BEST OF 28-HOME WINS SET IN BOTH THE 1996-97 AND 1998-99 SEASONS. ALSO THE FURY'S 31-HOME WINS WERE 3-MORE THAN THE REST OF THE UHL.
--MUSKEGON WAS #1 IN THE UHL IN BOTH GF WITH 285 FOR A GFA OF 3.56 AND GA WITH 195 FOR A GAA OF 2.44.
--THE FURY SPECIAL TEAMS WERE ALSO #1 IN THE UHL. THE POWER PLAY WAS 82-351; 23.4% PROFICIENCY; THE PENALTY-KILLING WAS #1 355-399; 89.0% EFFICIENCY. MUSKEGON LED THE UHL IN PPG WITH 82 WHILE SURRENDERING THE FEWEST PPGA AT 44.
--FOR AN UNPRECEDENTED SIXTH TIME, ROBIN BOUCHARD LED THE UHL IN PPG; THIS SEASON WITH 22-PPG.
--SCOTT HOLLIS TIED FOR THE UHL LEADERSHIP IN GWG WITH 8; TEAMMATES BRANT BLACKNED AND JEFF NELSON RANKED TIED FOR 2ND WITH 7-GWG.
--B.J. GAUSTAD LED THE UHL IN GOAL-SCORING SHOOTING PERCENTAGE; 29/131 FOR A RATING OF .221.
--DAVE VAN DRUNEN +37 RANKED 2ND AND B.J. GAUSTAD +36 RANKED 3RD IN THE UHL FOR THE BEST PLUS RATING.
--THE FURY WERE 1-2 IN PP/POINTS THIS SEASON. #1 ROBIN BOUCHARD WITH 50; #2 BRANT BLACKNED WITH 45.
--SYLVAIN DAIGLE WAS RANKED AS THE #1 GOALTENDER IN THE UHL THIS SEASON. HE LED THE UHL IN GAA AT 2.08; SPCT .930 AND BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE 28(21-6-1) .768. --THE FURY ROOKIE GOALTENDER CLAYTON POOL RANKED 4TH IN THE UHL WITH A 2.37 GAA WITH HIS WINNING PERCENTAGE RANKED #2 IN THE LEAGUE BEHIND DAIGLE; 29(18-6-5), .707.
--THROUGH THE FIRST-HALF OF THE SEASON, THE FURY RECORD WAS 40(25-10-5) 55-POINTS; IN THE SECOND HALF 40(26-10-4) 56-POINTS.
--ROBIN BOUCHARD'S 5-POINT PERFORMANCE FRIDAY NIGHT AGAINST DANBURY (2-3-5) WAS HIS 5TH 5-POINT GAME OF THE SEASON.
--TODD ROBINSON'S GOAL FRIDAY NIGHT AGAINST DANBURY WAS THE 113TH OF HIS FURY CAREER TO TIE HIM WITH PAUL KELLY FOR 5TH PLACE ON THE FURY'S ALL-TIME GOAL-SCORING LIST.
--THE FURY WERE THE BEST SECOND PERIOD TEAM IN THE UHL THIS SEASON, OUTSCORING THEIR OPPONENTS, 117-61 FOR A + 56 DIFFERENTIAL.
--IN THE FIRST PERIOD AT HOME THIS SEASON, THE FURY OUTSCORED THE VISITORS, 43-20; IN THE SECOND PERIOD, 66-30 FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF 109-50.
--MUSKEGON WAS UNDEFEATED THIS SEASON WHEN SCORING 4 OR MORE GOALS; 41(40-0-1).
--ROBIN BOUCHARD (431) HAS PASSED JIM DUHART (428) FOR SECOND PLACE ALL-TIME ON THE UHL GOAL-SCORING LIST.
--MUSKEGON FURY AWARD WINNERS:
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR CLAYTON POOL
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER JORDON FLODELL
BEST DEFENSEMAN DAVE VAN DRUNEN
MOST INSPIRATIONAL PLAYER JEFF NELSON
MR. HUSTLE AWARD B.J. GAUSTAD
MOST GENTLEMANLY PLAYER BRANT BLACKNED
THREE STARS AWARD SYLVAIN DAIGLE
SCORING CHAMPION ROBIN BOUCHARD
BEST CHECKER AWARD JASON LAWMASTER
GREAT SAVES AWARD CLAYTON POOL
MOST POPULAR PLAYER ROBIN BOUCHARD
PLUS / MINUS AWARD DAVE VAN DRUNEN / B.J. GAUSTAD
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER DAVE VAN DRUNEN / JEFF NELSON
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD COLIN EMBLEY
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