Muskegon Fury notes
January 14, 2006 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release
--THE LEAGUE-LEADING FURY'S CURRENT 7-GAME WIN STREAK; 7(7-0-0) REPRESENTS THEIR SECOND LONGEST SUCH STREAK OF THE SEASON. THEIR LONGEST WIN STREAK WAS A REGULAR SEASON AND BEST START-EVER CLUB RECORDS 10-GAME WIN SKEIN; 10(10-0-0).
--THE FURY'S CURRENT 5-GAME WIN STREAK ON THE ROAD; 5(5-0-0) IS ALSO THEIR SECOND LONGEST OF THE SEASON. THE LONGEST WAS THE FURY'S FIRST 7-ROAD GAMES OF THE SEASON AT 7(7-0-0).
--MUSKEGON IS ALSO ON A 4-GAME WIN STREAK AT HOME; 4(4-0-0). LONGEST HOME WIN STREAK THUS FAR THIS SEASON HAS BEEN 6-CONSECUTIVELY; 6(6-0-0).
--THE FURY ARE A PERFECT 6(6-0-0) AGAINST EASTERN DIVISION COMPETITION THUS FAR THIS SEASON.
--THE FURY, IN GAMES PLAYED OUTSIDE THEIR OWN CENTRAL DIVISION, ARE NEARLY PERFECT WITH A BRILLIANT RECORD OF 18(17-1-0).
--THE FURY ARE UNDEFEATED THUS FAR IN THE NEW CALENDAR YEAR OF 2006 AT 6(6-0-0).
--WHEN THE FURY SCORE THE GAME'S FG THIS SEASON, THEY ARE UNDEFEATED AT 17(17-0-0).
--WHEN LEADING AFTER THE FIRST PERIOD, THEY ARE 20(19-1-0).
--WHEN LEADING ENTERING THE THIRD PERIOD, THE FURY ARE ALSO UNDEFEATED AT 21(21-0-0).
--IN GAMES FOLLOWING A LOSS THIS YEAR, THE FURY ARE UNBEATEN AT 5(5-0-0). THE FURY HAVE YET TO SUSTAIN BACK-TO-BACK DEFEATS THUS FAR THIS SEASON.
--AFTER 35-GAMES, THE FURY HAVE POSTED A REMARKABLE RECORD OF 35(28-5-2) FOR 58-POINTS AND A WIN PERCENTAGE OF .829. LAST YEAR, IN WINNING THE TARRY CUP REGULAR SEASON TITLE, AFTER 35-GAMES, THEY WERE 35(20-10-5) FOR 45-POINTS. CURRENTLY, THE FURY ARE 8-WINS AND 13-POINTS SUPERIOR TO LAST YEAR'S CHAMPIONSHIP PACE.
--MUSKEGON THIRD-YEAR HEAD COACH TODD NELSON 191(126-45-20) IS JUST 4-WINS SHY OF TYING RICH KROMM (130) FOR THE MOST COACHING VICTORIES IN FURY CLUB HISTORY.
--TODD NELSON'S BROTHER, THE UHL'S TOP SCORING KINGPIN, JEFF NELSON (991) IS JUST 9-GAMES AWAY FROM PRO CAREER 1,000.
--ROBIN BOUCHARD (799) WILL PLAY HIS 800TH ALL-TIME PRO GAME IN THE FURY'S NEXT GAME, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20TH AT HOME AGAINST MOTOR CITY.
--DATING BACK TO LAST REGULAR SEASON, THE FURY ARE 44(34-7-3) IN THEIR LAST 44-GAMES; 66(50-10-6) IN THEIR LAST 66-OUTINGS AND 85(63-15-7) IN THEIR LAST 85-REGULAR SEASON GAMES.
--THE FURY BOAST THE UHL'S BEST ROAD RECORD OF 18(15-2-1).
--MUSKEGON'S LEAGUE-HIGH 11-SHG THUS FAR THIS SEASON, ALREADY SURPASS THEIR TOTAL OUTPUT OF LAST SEASON WHICH WAS 10-SHG.
--THE FURY CONTINUE TO DOMINATE AS THE UHL'S BEST THIRD PERIOD TEAM, OUTSCORING THEIR OPPOSITION, 59-26 OVERALL AND 34-12 ON THE ROAD.
--AS THE HIGHEST SCORING MACHINE IN THE UHL, THE FURY, THROUGH THE FIRST 35-GAMES, HAVE ALREADY SCORED 6 OR MORE GOALS IN A GAME 14-TIMES IN 2005-06.
--MUSKEGON GOALKEEPER CLAYTON POOL IS ON A PERSONAL 5-GAME WIN STREAK; 5(5-0-0) WITH A GAA IN THAT SPAN OF 2.20. FOUR OF THOSE 5-TRIUMPHS HAVE BEEN GARNERED ABROAD; 4(4-0-0) WITH A GAA OF 2.00.
--DATING BACK TO LAST SEASON, WHEN THE FURY SCORE 4 OR MORE IN A SINGLE GAME, THEY ARE UNDEFEATED IN THE LAST 64-GAMES; 64(62-0-2).
--ROBIN BOUCHARD (464) IS JUST 6-GOALS AWAY FROM BECOMING THE GREATEST GOAL-SCORER IN UHL HISTORY WITH 470-GOALS.
--IN HIS LAST 6-GAMES, JEFF NELSON IS 6(5-6-11).
--IN HIS LAST 6-GAMES, RYAN KELLER IS 6(5-8-13).
--IN HIS LAST 10-GAMES, RUSTYN DOLYNY IS 10(8-7-15).
--BOTH OF JASON LAWMASTER'S GOALS THIS SEASON HAVE BEEN KEY, CLUTCH GWG.
--WITH HIS 3-GOAL "HAT TRICK" FRIDAY NIGHT AGAINST MOTOR CITY, RUSTYN DOLYNY HAS SURGED INTO 8TH PLACE ON THE FURY'S ALL-TIME GOAL-SCORING LIST WITH 108.
--ROBIN BOUCHARD (394) IS 6-ASSISTS AWAY FROM THE FURY 400.
--WITH HIS GWG FRIDAY NIGHT AGAINST MOTOR CITY, RUSTYN DOLYNY HAS CLIMBED INTO A TIE FOR 5TH PLACE IN FURY HISTORY WITH 17-CAREER GWG.
--ALSO WITH HIS SHG FRIDAY NIGHT AGAINST MOTOR CITY, RUSTYN DOLYNY HAS MOVED INTO A TIE FOR THIRD PLACE ON THE FURY'S ALL-TIME LIST WITH 10-CAREER SHG.
--DEFENSEMAN DAVE VAN DRUNEN'S NEXT GAME, JANUARY 20TH AGAINST MOTOR CITY, WILL MARK THE 600TH GAME OF HIS PRO CAREER.
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