Muskegon Fury notes
November 28, 2005 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release
--THE FURY CURRENTLY BOAST THE UHL'S BEST RECORD AT 15(14-1-0) FOR A WIN PERCENTAGE OF A BRILLIANT .933.
--THE FURY ARE TIED FOR THE UHL LEADERSHIP IN VICTORIES WITH 14 DESPITE HAVING PLAYED THE FEWEST GAMES IN THE LEAGUE (15).
--MUSKEGON REMAINS THE LONE UNDEFEATED ROAD TEAM IN THE UHL AT 6(6-0-0), OUTSCORING THE HOME STANDING TEAMS BY A WIDE MARGIN OF 35-15.
--WITH THEIR SEASON-LAUNCHING 6-GAME WIN STREAK ON THE ROAD, THE FURY ARE APPROACHING THEIR FRANCHISE RECORD FOR MOST CONSECUTIVE VICTORIES FROM THE START OF THE SEASON ON THE ROAD WHICH IS 8-IN A ROW SET IN THE YEAR OF COLONIAL CUP II IN 2001-02.
--THE FURY SWEPT THE PAST WEEK AT 4(4-0-0) OUTSCORING THEIR OPPONENTS, 19-7.
--MUSKEGON COMPLETED THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER WITH A STELLAR RECORD OF 12(11-1-0).
--THE FURY HAVE PRODUCED A PERFECT RECORD OF 6(6-0-0) AGAINST WESTERN DIVISION COMPETITION.
--DATING BACK TO LAST REGULAR SEASON, THE FURY HAVE A REMARKABLE RECORD OF 46(36-6-4) IN THEIR LAST 46-GAMES.
--ALSO DATING BACK TO LAST REGULAR SEASON AT HOME, THE FURY ARE 25(22-3-0) IN THEIR LAST 25-HOME DECISIONS.
--THE FURY POWER PLAY, RANKED #1 IN THE UHL FOR A THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR RUNNING HAS BEEN ON A RAMPAGE RECENTLY, CONNECTING ON 7 FOR THE LAST 15; 8 FOR THE LAST 17 AND 12 FOR THE LAST 27. FOR THE SEASON, THE FURY ARE AVERAGING VIRTUALLY 2-PPG PER GAME WITH A LEAGUE-HIGH 29-PPG IN JUST 15-GAMES.
--THE FURY CONTINUE AS THE HIGHEST SCORING MACHINE IN THE UHL WITH 77-GF IN 15-GAMES FOR A GFA OF 5.13. ON THE ROAD, IN 6-GAMES, THEY HAVE GENERATED 35-GF FOR A GFA OF A PROLIFIC 5.83.
--WITH THEIR 4-2 VICTORY SATURDAY NIGHT AGAINST ROCKFORD, THE FURY EXTENDED THEIR HOME ICE UNBEATEN STREAK OVER THE ICE HOGS TO 14(11-0-3); THEY ARE 23(19-1-3) IN THE LAST 23 SUCH AFFAIRS.
--ON THE STRENGTH OF THEIR COME BACK 6-3 TRIUMPH SUNDAY AT MISSOURI, THE FURY HAVE ADVANCED THEIR RECENT RECORD OVER THE RIVER OTTERS TO 15(11-1-3) IN THE LAST 15-VERDICTS. THEY ARE 7(5-1-1) IN THE LAST 7-TRIPS TO ST. CHARLES.
--THE FURY ARE THE BEST THIRD PERIOD TEAM IN THE UHL, OUTSCORING THE OPPOSITION, 30-10 OVERALL AND 13-4 ON THE ROAD. THEY HAVE OUTSCORED MISSOURI IN THE THIRD PERIOD THUS FAR THIS SEASON, 11-1 IN THE FIRST TWO MEETINGS.
--ROBIN BOUCHARD IS ON A SEASON-OPENING 15-GAMES' SCORING STREAK, HAVING NOTCHED AT LEAST ONE POINT IN EACH OF THE FURY'S 15-GAMES; 15(16-14-30).
--FOR THE PAST WEEK, THE LEAGUE'S LEADING SCORER, TODD ROBINSON WAS 4(0-7-7) WITH A +7 RATING.
--IN 312-FURY CAREER GAMES, TODD ROBINSON IS AVERAGING OVER AN ASSIST A GAME WITH 319-ASSISTS IN THOSE 312-GAMES.
--FOR THE PAST WEEK, ROOKIE DAVID WRIGLEY WAS 4(3-2-5) WITH AN EXCELLENT +8 RATING.
--ROOKIE GOALTENDER KEVIN LAPOINTE HAS A PERFECT RECORD OF 6(6-0-0) AND 4(4-0-0) ON THE ROAD.
--THE FURY ROOKIE COMBINATION OF DAVID WRIGLEY (5) AND RYAN KELLER (5) SHARE THE LEAGUE LEADERSHIP IN GWG AND HAVE ACCOUNTED FOR 10 OF THE FURY'S 14-GWG.
--ROBIN BOUCHARD HAS ALREADY DELIVERED 5-MULTIPLE GOAL GAMES THUS FAR THIS SEASON.
--WHEN THE FURY SCORE 3-GF, THEY ARE 14(14-0-0); WHEN THEY SCORE 4 OR MORE, THEY ARE 11(11-0-0).
--THE FURY HAVE THE TOP 2 IN PLUS/MINUS AND 3 OF THE TOP 4 IN THE UHL; #1 DAVE VAN DRUNEN +18; #2 DAVID WRIGLEY +17; #4 JEFF NELSON +16.
--JEFF NELSON (295) IS JUST 5-GOALS AWAY FROM CAREER 300.
--ON THE ROAD, IN THE LAST TWO PERIODS COMBINED, THE FURY HAVE OUTSCORED THE HOME TEAM, 28-8.
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