Muskegon Fury notes
Published on January 1, 2006 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release
--WITH THEIR EXTRAORDINARY 2-1 TRIUMPH IN KALAMAZOO NEW YEAR'S EVE, THE FURY HAVE CAPPED THE 2005 PORTION OF THEIR SCHEDULE HAVING NOT YET SUSTAINED BACK-TO-BACK DEFEATS THROUGH THEIR FIRST 29-GAMES; 29(22-5-2)46-POINTS.
--THE FURY CONTINUE TO BOAST THE UHL'S PREMIERE ROAD RECORD AT 14(11-2-1).
--WITH THEIR 2-1 NEW YEAR'S EVE WIN IN KALAMAZOO, THE FURY HAVE POSTED A REMARKABLE RECORD OF 12(9-1-2) IN THEIR LAST 12-GAMES AT WINGS STADIUM; IN FACT, THEY ARE 21(17-2-2) IN THEIR LAST 21-APPEARANCES IN KALAMAZOO SPANNING THE LAST 5-SEASONS.
--WHEN THE FURY BOWED AT MISSOURI FRIDAY NIGHT, 5-3, IT ENDED THEIR PERFECT 11-0 MARK THIS SEASON AGAINST WESTERN DIVISION COMPETITION AND FOR THAT MATTER, REPRESENTED MUSKEGON'S FIRST SETBACK THIS SEASON COMING OUTSIDE TGHEIR OWN CENTRAL DIVISION.
--THE FURY CAPPED THE MONTH OF DECEMBER WITH A RECORD OF 14(8-4-2).
--THE FURY HAVE YET TO LOSE THIS SEASON WHEN THEY SCORE THE GAME'S FG, SPORTING A PERFECT MARK OF 13(13-0-0).
--THE FURY ARE THE BEST THIRD PERIOD TEAM IN THE UHL, OUTSCORING THE OPPOSITION, BY A 2-1 MARGIN OF 44-22.
--JASON LAWMASTER'S FIRST GOAL OF THE SEASON WAS A MIGHTY STRIKE AS IT WAS THE DRAMATIC, LATE TIE-BREAKING AND GWG WITH JUST 4:30 REMAINING IN REGULATION TIME IN THE FURY'S STIRRING 2-1 TRIUMPH SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE A SELLOUT CROWD IN KALAMAZOO.
--THE LEAGUE'S LEADING SCORER, CENTER JEFF NELSON 27(17-37-54) IS AVERAGING EXACTLY 2-POINTS EACH GAME THUS FAR THIS SEASON.
--THE FURY'S TOTAL OF 9-SHG TIE THEM FOR THE UHL TEAM LEAD AND IS JUST 1-SHY OF MATCHING ALL OF LAST SEASON'S TOTAL OUTPUT OF 10-SHG.
--RIGHT WING ROBIN BOUCHARD (397) IS JUST 3-GOALS AWAY FROM 400-GOALS AS A MEMBER OF THE FURY. BOUCHARD, ALSO, (598) IS JUST 2-GAMES FROM AWAY FROM 600 WITH MUSKEGON.
--THE FURY ARE 10(8-1-1) ON SATURDAY NIGHTS THIS SEASON AND A PERFECT 3(3-0-0) ON THE ROAD.
--WHEN THEY SCORE 4 OR MORE GOALS IN A GAME THIS SEASON, THE FURY ARE UNDEFEATED AT 17(16-0-1).
--WHEN THE FURY SURRENDER 3-GA OR LESS THEY ARE ALSO UNBEATEN AT 19(18-0-1).
--JEFF NELSON (985) IS JUST 15-GAMES FROM CAREER 1,000.
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