Muskegon Fury notes
October 23, 2005 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release
--THE FURY OPENING NIGHT 3-1 TRIUMPH OVER ELMIRA WAS THEIR 11TH SUCCESSIVE VICTORY OVER THE JACKALS; 11(11-0-0), OUTSCORING THE ELMIRANS, 51-19 IN THAT SPAN.
--DURING THIS STREAK, THE FURY HAVE WON 8-STRAIGHT AT HOME AGAINST ELMIRA; 8(8-0-0), OUTSCORING THEM, 41-16.
--CENTER TODD ROBINSON PLAYED FURY CAREER GAME #298 SATURDAY NIGHT. HE HAS AMASSED 294-FURY CAREER ASSISTS IN THAT SPAN FOR SECOND ALL-TIME ON THAT FURY ALL-TIME LIST. HE IS JUST 2-GAMES AWAY FROM BECOMING ONLY THE 5TH PLAYER IN FURY CLUB HISTORY TO REACH 300-GAMES.
--THE COUNTDOWN IS ON FOR THE FURY'S ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER ROBIN BOUCHARD. WITH ONE ASSIST ON OPENING NIGHT, THE 12-YEAR PRO IS JUST 21-POINTS AWAY FROM 1,000. HIS CAREER NUMBERS: 762(488-491-979). HE IS JUST 12-GOALS FROM 500.
--THE COUNTDOWN IS ALSO ON FOR CENTER JEFF NELSON. AFTER OPENING NIGHT, HE HAS NOW PLAYED 957 PRO CAREER GAMES; JUST 43-AWAY FROM 1,000 GAMES.
--WITH HIS OPENING NIGHT VICTORY BEHIND THE BENCH SATURDAY NIGHT, THIRD-YEAR HEAD COACH TODD NELSON 157(99-40-18) IS JUST ONE VICTORY AWAY FROM BECOMING ONLY THE SECOND COACH IN FURY ANNALS TO ACHIEVE 100-COACHING VICTORIES. NELSON IS ALREADY MUSKEGON'S ALL-TIME TOP WINNING COACH IN THE PLAYOFFS WITH A BRILLIANT RECORD OF 28(23-5-0).
--BY SCORING THE FURY NEW SEASON'S FIRST GOAL ON OPENING NIGHT, CENTER JEFF NELSON MADE IT TWICE IN THE LAST 3-OPENING NIGHT GAMES THAT HE HAS DELIVERED THE SEASON'S FIRST GOAL FOR THE FURY.
--THIS SEASON, THE FURY ARE 1(1-0-0) WHEN SCORING 3-GOALS IN A CONTEST. LAST SEASON, THEY WERE 52(47-2-3) IN THAT CATEGORY.
--IN CELEBRATING HIS 32ND BIRTHDAY ON OPENING NIGHT, ROBIN BOUCHARD BECAME THE ONLY FURY PLAYER TO HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF ALL 4-MUSKEGON COLONIAL CUP CROWNS. IN ADDITION, HE IS THE LONE PLAYER IN UHL HISTORY TO HAVE HIS NAME ENGRAVED ON THE COLONIAL CUP 5-TIMES.
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