Muskegon Fury notes

February 20, 2006 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release


--WHEN THE FURY DEFEATED ROCKFORD IN A 7-6 COME-FROM-BEHIND OTSO AFFAIR SATURDAY NIGHT, IT ENDED THEIR LONGEST WINLESS SKID OF THE SEASON AT 5(0-3-2).

--THE LAST 4-CONSECUTIVE FURY GAMES HAVE BEEN PROLONGED TO THE OTSO WITH THE FURY POSTING A MARK OF 4(1-0-3) IN THAT CATEGORY. EIGHT OF THE FURY'S LAST 14-GAMES HAVE BEEN PUSHED TO THE OTSO.

--FOLLOWING THE UHL'S LONGEST UNDEFEATED STREAK OF THE YEAR OF 15(13-0-2), THE FURY ARE 7((1-3-3) IN THEIR LAST 7-GAMES WITH THEIR ONLY WIN BY WAY OF THE OTSO.

--AS THE HIGHEST SCORING MACHINE IN THE UHL, THE FURY HAVE CONNECTED ON A PROLIFIC 30-GF IN THEIR LAST 7-GAMES FOR A GFA OF 4.30. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE SURRENDERED AN EXORBITANT 39-GA IN THAT SAME SPAN FOR A GAA OF A BLOATED 5.57.

--THE FURY POWER PLAY IS PERCOLATING RECENTLY; THEY ARE 6 FOR THE LAST 12 FOR 50.0%; 8 FOR THE LAST 20; 40.0% RATING; 9 FOR THE LAST 21 FOR A RATING MARK OF 42.9% PROFICIENCY.

--WITHIN THEIR OWN CENTRAL DIVISION, THE FURY HAVE INCURRED 7 OF THEIR 8-DEFEATS THUS FAR THIS SEASON; 28(16-7-5). THEY ARE 5(0-3-2) IN THEIR LAST 5-STARTS WITHIN THEIR OWN DIVISION.

--OUTSIDE THEIR OWN DIVISION THIS SEASON, THE FURY HAVE BEEN NEARLY FLAWLESS WITH A COMPOSITE MARK OF 22(19-1-2); AGAINST THE EASTERN DIVISION 8(7-0-1); AGAINST THE WESTERN DIVISION 14(12-1-1).

--THE FURY HAVE NOT EARNED A ROAD WIN SINCE THE ALL-STAR BREAK, GOING 4(0-2-2) IN THAT SPAN. THEIR LAST ROAD TRIUMPH WAS BACK ON JANUARY 22ND IN FLINT AND A 5-2 DEFEAT OF THE GENERALS.

--THE FURY ARE 9(7-1-1) ON SUNDAY THIS YEAR AND 7(6-0-1) ON THE ROAD IN THIS CATEGORY.

--RIGHT WING ROBIN BOUCHARD HAS DELIVERED A UHL BEST 12-MULTIPLE GOAL GAMES THUS FAR THIS SEASON.

--IN HIS LAST 18-GAMES, ROBIN BOUCHARD IS 18(18-18-36).

--IN HIS LAST 4-GAMES, TODD ROBINSON IS 4(2-7-9).

--IN HIS LAST 4-GAMES, JEFF NELSON IS 4(1-9-10)

--IN THE FURY'S STIRRING AND STUNNING RALLY FROM A 5-0 DEFICIT FRIDAY NIGHT AT HOME AGAINST RICHMOND, DEFENSEMAN RYAN CRANE TRIGGERED A SECOND PERIOD 3-GOAL HAT TRICK, THE FIRST-EVER IN HIS ENTIRE PRO, COLLEGIATE AND AMATEUR CAREERS.

--FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, THE FURY HAVE POSTED A RECORD OF 10(3-3-4).

--THE FURY LEAD THE UHL IN SHG WITH 14; 4 MORE THAN THEY REGISTERED IN THAT SAME DEPARTMENT LAST SEASON.

--IN THEIR LAST 15-HOME GAMES AGAINST ROCKFORD, THE FURY HAVE COMPILED A RECORD OF 15(12-0-3) AGAINST THE ICE HOGS. THEY HAVE WON 6-IN A ROW OVERALL AGAINST ROCKFORD DATING BACK TO LAST SEASON.

--DATING BACK TO LAST SEASON, IN THEIR LAST 100-REGULAR SEASON GAMES, THE FURY HAVE ACHIEVED A RECORD OF 100(70-18-12) AND A WIN PERCENTAGE OF A TORRID .760.

--THE FURY ACTUALLY HAVE A BETTER ROAD RECORD 24(17-3-4) THAN HOME MARK 26(18-5-3).



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