Muskegon Fury notes
April 16, 2006 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release
--THE FURY'S 51-WINS EQUALED THE CLUB RECORD FOR MOST WINS IN ONE SEASON SET JUST LAST SEASON IN 2004-05.
--THE FURY EQUALED THE CLUB RECORD FOR FEWEST DEFEATS IN ONE SEASON WITH 18. THE RECORD ORIGINALLY SET IN THE 1998-99 SEASON, THE YEAR OF TARRY CUP I AND COLONIAL CUP I.
--MUSKEGON'S TOTAL OF 109-POINTS WERE THE SECOND MOST IN CLUB HISTORY AND FELL JUST 2-POINTS SHY OF THE TEAM RECORD OF 111, ALSO SET JUST LAST SEASON IN 2004-05.
--THE FURY POSTED THEIR BEST EVER ROAD RECORD IN CLUB HISTORY OF 38(24-10-4); ESTABLISHING NEW RECORDS FOR MOST ROAD WINS (24) AND FEWEST ROAD LOSSES (10) IN ONE SEASON.
--THE FURY'S 24-ROAD WINS TIED FOR 2ND MOST IN THE UHL.
--THE FURY'S 27-HOME VICTORIES EQUALED BOTH KALAMAZOO AND ROCKFORD FOR THE MOST HOME WINS IN THE LEAGUE.
--MUSKEGON WAS THE SECOND HIGHEST SCORING TEAM IN THE UHL WITH 309-GF FOR A GFA OF 4.07.
--THE FURY RECORD IN THE FIRST-HALF OF THE SEASON WAS 38(31-5-2) AND THEIR RECORD FOR THE SECOND-HALF OF THE CAMPAIGN WAS 38(20-13-5).
--FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE SEASON, THE FURY ACHIEVED THE UHL'S NUMBER ONE POWER PLAY STATUS AT 102-425 FOR A PROFICIENCY RATING OF 24.0%.
--THE FURY'S 102-PPG WERE A NEW CLUB RECORD AND FINISHED AS THE SECOND MOST PPG IN THE UHL BEHIND KALAMAZOO'S 115; THOUGH KALAMAZOO ENJOYED 107-MORE POWER PLAY ADVANTAGES THAN THE FURY DURING THE REGULAR SEASON.
--THE FURY FINISHED SECOND IN THE UHL IN SHG WITH 20.
--AGAINST THE EASTERN DIVISION THIS SEASON, MUSKEGON POSTED A RECORD OF 11(9-1-1) WITH THE LONE LOSS INFLICTED BY DANBURY.
--AGAINST THE WESTERN DIVISION, THE FURY WERE 26(19-6-1).
--COMBINED, OUTSIDE THEIR OWN DIVISION THIS SEASON, THE FURY COMPILED A RECORD 37(28-7-2).
--THE FURY WERE THE SECOND MOST PENALIZED TEAM IN THE UHL THIS SEASON, AVERAGING 30.5 PIM EACH GAME.
--WHEN SCORING THE FG THIS SEASON, THE FURY WERE 41(34-3-4).
--THE FURY WERE THE SECOND BEST THIRD PERIOD TEAM IN THE UHL, OUTSCORING THE OPPOSITION, 108-70.
--THE FURY WERE 35(31-1-3) WHEN GAINING THE LEAD AFTER THE FIRST PERIOD.
--THE FURY WERE UNDEFEATED ENTERING THE THIRD PERIOD WITH THE LEAD THIS SEASON AT 41(38-0-3).
--WHEN THE FURY YIELDED 3-GA OR LESS THIS SEASON, THEY WERE UNDEFEATED AT 42(40-0-2).
--ALTHOUGH HE SHARED THIS SEASON'S UHL SCORING CHAMPIONSHIP WITH LINEMATE JEFF NELSON, ROBIN BOUCHARD STILL CLAIMED HIS SECOND UHL SCORING TITLE IN THE LAST 3-YEARS; 74(59-57-116).
--ROBIN BOUCHARD SET FURY CLUB RECORDS FOR MOST GOALS (59) AND MOST PPG (34) IN ONE SEASON.
--DAVID WRIGLEY TIED THE ALL-TIME UHL ROOKIE RECORD FOR GOALS IN ONE SEASON WITH 42 WHILE FELLOW FURY ROOKIE RYAN KELLER FELL JUST ONE GOAL SHY OF THE MARK WITH 41-GOALS.
--RYAN KELLER'S 11-GWG EQUALED THE UHL'S ALL-TIME RECORD FOR GWG IN ONE SEASON.
--WITH HIS 3-GOALS THE PAST WEEK, THE FURY'S SECOND ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER, TODD ROBINSON MOVED INTO A TIE WITH BRETT SEGUIN FOR THIRD PLACE ON THE FURY'S ALL-TIME GOAL-SCORING LIST WITH 134.
--THE FURY CAPTAIN RUSTYN DOLYNY SCORED MUSKEGON'S LAST GOAL OF THE REGULAR SEASON. IT WAS THE 118TH OF HIS MUSKEGON CAREER TO MOVE HIM INTO SOLE POSSESSION OF FIFTH PLACE ON THE TEAM'S ALL-TIME GOAL-SCORING LIST.
--LEFT WING DAVID WRIGLEY WAS THE LONE FURY PLAYER TO PLAY IN ALL 76-GAMES THIS SEASON.
--FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR, DEFENSEMAN DAVE VAN DRUNEN LED THE FURY WITH A +37 RATING.
--THE FURY THIRD-YEAR HEAD COACH TODD NELSON FINISHED THE SEASON JUST ONE VICTORY SHY OF BECOMING ONLY THE EIGHTH COACH IN UHL HISTORY TO ATTAIN 150-VICTORES; 232(149-56-25).
--THE FURY HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE COLONIAL CUP PLAYOFFS FOR AN UNPRECEDENTED 14TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, MIRRORING THEIR EXISTENCE IN THE UHL. MUSKEGON HAS THE BEST MARK IN THIS CATEGORY IN UHL HISTORY.
--THE FURY HAVE COMPLETED THEIR 14TH CONSECUTIVE WINNING RECORD SEASON; ALSO AN ACCOMPLISHMENT UNPARALLELED IN UHL HISTORY.
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