Muskegon Fury notes
February 26, 2006 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release
--THE FURY COMPLETED A SWEEP OF THE PAST WEEKEND WITH A 3(3-0-0) RECORD, OUTSCORING THE OPPOSITION, 11-7.
--MUSKEGON HAS PUSHED ITS LATEST UNDEFEATED STREAK TO 7-GAMES AT 7(4-0-3).
--WHEN THE FURY EXTRACTED A 3-2 VICTORY VERDICT AT MOTOR CITY FRIDAY NIGHT, IT REPRESENTED THEIR FIRST ROAD WIN SINCE THE LAST GAME BEFORE THE UHL ALL-STAR BREAK ON 1/22/06 AT FLINT AND A 5-2 TRIUMPH. MUSKEGON HAD BEEN 4(0-2-2) IN ITS PREVIOUS 4-DECISIONS ABROAD.
--WITH THEIR CONSECUTIVE WEEKEND WINS OVER FORT WAYNE, 5-4 AND ROCKFORD, 3-1, THE FURY HAVE ADVANCED THEIR RECORD AGAINST WESTERN DIVISION COMPETITION TO A BRILLIANT 16(14-1-1).
--AGAINST THE EASTERN DIVISION, THE FURY ARE UNDEFEATED AT 8(7-0-1) FOR A COMBINED RECORD OUTSIDE THEIR OWN CENTRAL DIVISION OF A STERLING 24(21-1-2).
--AFTER SURRENDERING AN UNCHARACTERISTICALLY 39-GA IN 7-GAMES, THE PAST WEEKEND, MUSKEGON GRUDGINGLY SURRENDERED JUST 7-GA IN 3-GAMES FOR A GAA OF 2.33.
--THE FURY POWER PLAY, RANKED #1 IN THE UHL, HAS BEEN PERCOLATING LATELY. THEY ARE 13 FOR THE LAST 37; 35.1% PROFICIENCY; 16 FOR THE LAST 46; 34.8% PROFICIENCY RATING.
--ALL 5 OF MUSKEGON'S GOALS IN THE 5-4 COME BACK WIN SATURDAY NIGHT AGAINST FORT WAYNE WERE BREWED ON THE POWER PLAY. THE 5-PPG OUTPUT EQUALED THE FURY CLUB RECORD FOR MOST PPG IN A SINGLE GAME.
--THE FURY ARE NOW 10(8-1-1) ON SUNDAY THIS YEAR AND 7(6-0-1) ON THE ROAD.
--MUSKEGON COMPLETED ITS FIFTH CONSECUTIVE WINNING MONTH FOR THIS SEASON AS THEY WRAPPED UP FEBRUARY WITH A MARK OF 13(6-3-4).
--WHEN THE FURY DEFEATED THE MECHANICS IN MOTOR CITY FRIDAY NIGHT, 3-2, THEY HALTED A 5-GAME WINLESS SKID WITHIN THEIR OWN CENTRAL DIVISION; 5(0-3-2).
--IN HIS LAST 7-GAMES, JEFF NELSON IS 7(3-13-16).
--IN HIS LAST 7-GAMES, TODD ROBINSON IS 7(3-9-12).
--IN HIS LAST 5-GAMES, ROBIN BOUCHARD IS 5(8-5-13) WITH A 5-GAME PPG SCORING STREAK WITH 7-PPG IN THAT SPAN.
--WHEN THE FURY DEFEATED LEAGUE-LEADING ROCKFORD SUNDAY, 3-1, THEY ACCOMPLISHED THE IMPRESSIVE FEAT WITH 6-PLAYERS OUT OF THEIR LINEUP INCLUDING 4-PLAYERS CALLED UP TO THE AHL; (CLAY WILSON, BRETT ANGEL, TREVOR JOHNSON, RYAN KELLER) AND 2-MORE ON THE INJURED LIST (JASON LAWMASTER, JOE POMARANSKI).
--WITH THE FURY SO DEPLETED OF MANPOWER, THEY BROUGHT BACK RETIRED HIGH-SCORING RW SCOTT HOLLIS IN AN EMERGENCY ROLE AND HE PROMPTLY PROCEEDED TO DELIVER A KEY ASSIST ON THE FURY'S GAME CLINCHING PPG BY ROBIN BOUCHARD SUNDAY AGAINST ROCKFORD.
--IN HIS LAST 14-GAMES, CAPTAIN RUSTYN DOLYNY IS 14(2-16-18); LAST 27( 10-24-34).
--CENTER BILLY COLLINS CAME ALIVE THE PAST WEEKEND DELIVERING 3(4-1-5); AUTHORING A GOAL IN EACH GAME AND PRODUCING THE KEY GWG FRIDAY NIGHT IN MOTOR CITY AND SUNDAY AT HOME AGAINST ROCKFORD.
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