Muskegon Fury notes

Published on November 20, 2005 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release


--BEFORE SUSTAINING THEIR FIRST SETBACK OF THE SEASON SATURDAY NIGHT AT HOME AGAINST KALAMAZOO, THE FURY HAD ESTABLISHED TWO MORE CLUB RECORDS; (1) LONGEST WINNING STREAK FROM THE START OF THE SEASON; 10(10-0-0); (2) LONGEST OVERALL REGULAR SEASON WINNING STREAK AT 10 IN A ROW.

--THE FURY REMAIN THE LONE PERFECT TEAM ON THE ROAD IN THE UHL; 4(4-0-0); OUTSCORING THE OPPOSITION, 24-11. THE FURY ARE AVERAGING 6.00 GOALS PER GAME ON THE ROAD.

--THE FURY ARE THE HIGHEST SCORING MACHINE IN THE UHL, HAVING CONNECTED ON 58-GOALS IN 11-GAMES FOR A GFA OF 5.27.

--LAST SEASON, THE FURY WERE UNDEFEATED WHEN SCORING 4 OR MORE GOALS IN A GAME AT 42(41-0-1). THUS FAR THIS SEASON, THEY ARE STILL UNDEFEATED AT 7(7-0-0).

--WHEN THE FURY SURRENDER 3 OR FEWER GOALS IN A GAME, THEIR RECORD IS IMPECCABLE AT 8(8-0-0).

--WHEN THE FURY SCORE 3 OR MORE GOALS IN A GAME THUS FAR THIS SEASON, THEY ARE PERFECT AT 10(10-0-0).

--IN THE FURY 9-6 FRIDAY NIGHT WIN AT FORT WAYNE, CENTER JEFF NELSON BECAME THE FIRST PLAYER IN THE UHL THIS SEASON TO REGISTER 6-POINTS IN A SINGLE GAME; (2-4-6).

--RIGHT WING ROBIN BOUCHARD ACHIEVED TWO MAJOR PERSONAL MILESTONES THE PAST WEEKEND. FRIDAY NIGHT, ON HIS 4TH POINT OF THE NIGHT; (2-2-4), THE ASSIST ON THE GWG, WAS HIS 1,000TH PRO CAREER POINT. THE FOLLOWING NIGHT, AT HOME, HIS SECOND GOAL OF THE GAME REPRESENTED THE 500TH GOAL OF HIS 12-YEAR PRO CAREER.

--ROBIN BOUCHARD HAS ASSEMBLED FOUR CONSECUTIVE MULTIPLE POINT GAMES; 4(7-4-11) IN THAT SPAN.

--THE FURY CURRENTLY HAVE THE TOP 3 SCORING LEADERS IN THE UHL 4 OF THE TOP 6 AND 5 OF THE TOP 9 IN THIS DEPARTMENT. (1) TODD ROBINSON 11(7-20-27); (2) JEFF NELSON 11(9-17-26); (3) ROBIN BOUCHARD 11(12-12-24); (6) RYAN KELLER 11(9-11-20); (9) DAVID WRIGLEY 11(10-6-16).

--THE FURY TOP TWO ROOKIES, DAVID WRIGLEY (4) AND RYAN KELLER (3) ARE RANKED 1ST AND 2ND IN THE UHL IN GWG. THEY HAVE ACCOUNTED FOR 7 OF THE FURY'S 10-GWG.

--JEFF NELSON IS THE UHL'S BEST PLUS PLAYER AT +15 WITH DAVE VAN DRUNEN TIED FOR 3RD AT +13.

--THE FURY SPECIALTY TEAMS CONTINUE TO LEAD THE UHL. THE POWER PLAY IS #1 AT 21-73 FOR A RATING OF 28.8% WITH THEIR 21-PPG ALSO LEADING THE LEAGUE. THE PENALTY KILLING UNIT IS 84-93 FOR A RATING OF 90.3%. THE 9-PPGA ARE THE LEAST IN THE LOOP. THE FURY LEAD THE LEAGUE IN SHG WITH 7.

--THE FURY ARE THE BEST THIRD PERIOD TEAM IN THE UHL, OUTSCORING THE OPPOSITION, 22-8.



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