Muskegon Fury notes

Published on October 29, 2006 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release


--THE FURY FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE SEASON HAVE LAUNCHED THEIR NEW SEASON WITH AN UNDEFEATED MONTH OF OCTOBER. LAST SEASON, THEY WERE 3(3-0-0) FOR THE OPENING MONTH OF THE CAMPAIGN; THIS SEASON, THEY COMPLETE OCTOBER, AGAIN, UNDEFEATED WITH A RECORD OF 7(7-0-0). THEY ARE A COMBINED 10(10-0-0) FOR THE LAST TWO OCTOBERS.

--WITH THEIR PERFECT PERSONIFIED 7(7-0-0) START, THE FURY NEED JUST 3-MORE VICTORIES TO MATCH THE CLUB RECORD WHICH THEY SET LAST SEASON WHEN THEY OPENED THE SEASON WITH A CLUB RECORD 10-GAME WIN STREAK; 10(10-0-0).

--FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE SATURDAY NIGHT, THE FURY RALLIED FROM A 2-0 FIRST PERIOD DEFICIT IN OVERCOMING THE WINGS IN KALAMAZOO, 4-3. ONE WEEK EARLIER, ON HOME ICE, THE FURY SURMOUNTED A 2-0 SHORTFALL AND RALLIED TO OVERTAKE CHICAGO, 4-2.

--THROUGH THE FIRST 7-GAMES OF THE SEASON, THE FURY HAVE OUTSCORED THE OPPOSITION IN THE SECOND PERIOD BY A HUGE ADVANTAGE OF 15-2.

--THE FURY POWER PLAY HAS NOW PRODUCED AT LEAST ONE GOAL IN EACH OF THEIR FIRST 7-GAMES, TOTALING A LEAGUE-HIGH 15-PPG.

--IN CONNECTING ON A PROLIFIC 43-GF IN THEIR FIRST 7-GAMES, THE FURY ARE AVERAGING A LEAGUE-BEST 6.14 PER GAME. THEY HAVE SCORED A MINIMUM OF 4-GF IN EACH GAME THUS FAR.

--IN THEIR LAST 114-REGULAR SEASON GAMES, MUSKEGON HAS COMPILED A BRILLIANT MARK OF 114(80-22-12) FOR A WINNING PERCENTAGE OF .755.

--IN THEIR LAST 98-HOME GAMES, THE FURY HAVE A RECORD OF 98(77-15-6) FOR A WINNING PERCENTAGE OF .815.

--WITH THEIR TWO WINS THIS PAST WEEKEND, MUSKEGON (599) IS JUST ONE WIN AWAY FROM BECOMING THE FIRST TEAM IN UHL HISTORY TO ATTAIN 600-REGULAR SEASON VICTORIES.

--THE FURY CONTINUE TO LIST THE TOP 6-SCORERS IN THE UHL SCORING CHASE; 1- TODD ROBINSON 7(7-14-21); 2- MIKE WATT 7(10-2-12); ELIAS GODOY 7(5-7-12); RUSTYN DOLYNY 6(4-8-12); 5- PHILIPPE PLANTE 7(0-11-11); 6-EVAN KOTSOPOULOS 7(7-3-10).

--THE FURY ALSO HAVE THE TOP 3 IN THE LEAGUE IN GOAL-SCORING; 1- MIKE WATT (10); 2- TODD ROBINSON (7); EVAN KOTSOPOULOS (7).

--CLAYTON POOL HAS WON ALL 3 OF THE FURY GAMES THAT THEY HAVE PLAYED ON THE ROAD WITH THE 3-VICTORIES DERIVED FROM HIS LAST 3-CONSECUTIVE STARTS; 3(3-0-0); 2.33 GAA AND .917 SPCT. IN THAT SPAN.

--CLAYTON POOL'S FURY CAREER RECORD OF 51-16-8 AND .733 WIN PERCENTAGE REPRESENTS THE TOP GOALTENDER'S WIN PERCENTAGE IN FURY CLUB HISTORY.

--ALL 3 OF ROOKIE GOALTENDER RYAN CYR'S STARTS AND HIS PERFECT 3(3-0-0) RECORD HAVE BEEN PRODUCED ON CONSECUTIVE STARTS ON HOME ICE.

--TODD ROBINSON'S GOAL SATURDAY NIGHT IN KALAMAZOO TO SPUR THE COMEBACK FROM THE 2-0 DEFICIT TIED HIM WITH BRANT BLACKNED FOR 2ND PLACE ON THE FURY ALL-TIME LIST WITH 141-GOALS.

--INCLUDING THE PRE-SEASON, THE FURY ARE A PERFECT 9(9-0-0) THUS FAR THIS SEASON, OUTSCORING THE OPPOSITION, 56-26.

--WITH THEIR COME BACK 4-3 TRIUMPH SATURDAY NIGHT AT KALAMAZOO, THE FURY HAVE ELEVATED THEIR RECORD AT WINGS STADIUM TO 16(11-2-3) IN THEIR LAST 16-VISITS AND 25(19-3-3) IN THEIR LAST 25-CHAPTERS WRITTEN THERE.

--IN 360-FURY CAREER GAMES, TODD ROBINSON HAS REGISTERED 367-ASSISTS.

--LAST SEASON, MUSKEGON WAS UNDEFEATED WHEN THEY YIELDED 3-GA OR LESS AT 42(40-0-2); THUS FAR THIS SEASON, THE FURY ARE 7(7-0-0) HAVING YET TO YIELD MORE THAN 3-GA IN ANY GAME AT THIS STAGE OF THE SEASON.

--THE FURY CONTINUE TO POSSESS THE TOP 5-PLUS PLAYERS IN THE UHL; 1- PHILIPPE PLANTE +12; 2- MIKE WATT +11; 3- TODD ROBINSON +10; DAVE VAN DRUNEN +10; 5-RUSTYN DOLYNY +7



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