Muskegon Fury notes

December 18, 2005 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release


--WITH THEIR 4-1 VICTORY SATURDAY NIGHT OVER QUAD CITY, THE FURY HAVE YET TO SUSTAIN BACK-TO-BACK DEFEATS THUS FAR THIS SEASON; 24(19-3-2) 40-POINTS.

--WHILE THE FURY ARE THE LONE UNDEFEATED ROAD TEAM IN THE UHL THUS FAR THIS SEASON AT 10(9-0-1), THE 3-SETBACKS THAT THEY HAVE INCURRED HAVE ALL COME AT HOME WHERE THEIR OVERALL RECORD STANDS AT 14(10-3-1).

--WITH THEIR 4-1 TRIUMPH SATURDAY NIGHT AGAINST QUAD CITY, THE FURY REMAINED PERFECT AGAINST WESTERN DIVISION COMPETITION AT 10(10-0-0).

--WITH THEIR CURRENT RECORD AT 24(19-3-2) 40-POINTS, THE FURY ARE 6-WINS AND 11-POINTS SUPERIOR TO LAST YEAR'S CENTRAL DIVISION AND TARRY CUP CHAMPIONSHIPS PACE. A YEAR AGO AFTER 24-GAMES, THEY WERE 24(13-8-3) FOR 29-POINTS.

--WHEN RUSTYN DOLYNY SCORED THE GAME'S FG ON A FURY POWER PLAY SATURDAY NIGHT AGAINST QUAD CITY, HE BECAME ONLY THE 11TH PLAYER IN FURY FRANCHISE HISTORY TO REGISTER 100-GOALS IN A MUSKEGON UNIFORM.

--WITH A GOAL IN EACH GAME THE PAST WEEK, THE FURY'S ALL-TIME CAREER SCORING LEADER, ROBIN BOUCHARD, EXTENDED HIS SEASON-OPENING POINT-SCORING STREAK TO AN AMAZING 24-GAMES WITH 24(26-22-48).

--ROBIN BOUCHARD (595) IS 5-GAMES AWAY FROM THE FURY 600 AND (395) 5-GOALS FROM THE FURY 400 MARK.

--THE COUNTDOWN IS NOW ON FOR ROBIN BOUCHARD TO BECOME THE UHL'S ALL-TIME GREATEST GOAL-SCORING KING. THE COUNT IS NOW AT 457, LEAVING HIM 12-GOALS FROM TYING KEVIN KERR (469) FOR THE MOST GOALS EVER SCORED IN UHL HISTORY.

--CENTER JEFF NELSON WAS INVOLVED IN ALL 6-FURY GOALS FOR THE PAST WEEK; 2(1-5-6). IN THE PROCESS, HE BECAME THE NEW UHL SCORING LEADER WITH 23(15-34-49).

--JEFF NELSON IS 5(3-10-13) IN HIS LAST 5-GAMES AND 19(13-31-44) IN THE LAST 19-GAMES.

--JEFF NELSON 979(299-599-898) IS ONE GOAL FROM 300, 1-ASSIST FROM 600 AND 2-POINTS FROM PRO CAREER 900. HE IS 21-GAMES FROM PRO CAREER GAME 1,000.

--ROOKIE LEFT WING DAVID WRIGLEY 24(18-14-32) LEADS THE UHL IN GWG WITH 7.

--THE FURY ARE PERFECT IN MANY ASPECTS OF THE GAME THUS FAR THIS SEASON; THEY ARE 10(10-0-0) WHEN THEY SCORE THE FG; 13(13-0-0) WHEN THEY LEAD AFTER THE FIRST PERIOD AND 14(14-0-0) WHEN LEADING AFTER THE SECOND PERIOD.

--DATING BACK TO LAST SEASON, IN THE LAST 58-GAMES IN WHICH THEY HAVE SCORED 4-GOALS OR MORE, THE FURY ARE UNDEFEATED AT 58(56-0-2).



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