Muskegon Fury notes

Published on November 6, 2006 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release


MUSKEGON FURY NOTES WEEK OF OCT. 30 - NOV. 5

--WITH THEIR 4-2 TRIUMPH FRIDAY NIGHT IN ELMIRA, THE FURY BECAME THE FIRST UHL TEAM TO CAPTURE 600-VICTORIES IN LEAGUE HISTORY.

--WHEN THEY BOWED SATURDAY NIGHT IN ELMIRA, 7-4, IT HALTED THE FURY'S SEASON-OPENING WIN STREAK AT 8-IN A ROW, FALLING JUST 2-WINS SHORT OF THE CLUB RECORD FOR BEST START EVER SET LAST SEASON AT 10-IN A ROW; 10(10-0-0).

--IN THAT SAME GAME, WHEN ELMIRA PREVAILED 7-4, IT ENDED A MUSKEGON 13-GAME WINNING STREAK OVER THE JACKALS; 13(13-0-0) AND 5-STRAIGHT WINS IN ELMIRA, NY; 5(5-0-0). THIS WAS THE FURY'S FIRST SETBACK AGAINST THE JACKALS IN 3-YEARS SINCE NOVEMBER 2003.

--ON THE STRENGTH OF THEIR 4-2 CONQUEST SUNDAY IN PORT HURON, THE FURY SWELLED THEIR OVERALL UNDEFEATED STREAK OVER THE FLAGS TO 12(9-0-3) AND IN PORT HURON TO 7-IN SUCCESSION; 7(5-0-2).

--THROUGH THEIR FIRST 10-GAMES OF THE SEASON, THE FURY HAVE SCORED AT LEAST 4-GOALS OR MORE IN EACH GAME THUS FAR.

--THROUGH THEIR FIRST 10-GAMES OF THE EARLY CAMPAIGN, THE FURY HAVE SURRENDERED MORE THAN 3-GA ONLY ONCE RESULTING IN THEIR LONE LOSS OF THE SEASON.

--THE FURY HAVE PRODUCED 18-PPG THUS FAR THIS SEASON, HAVING CONNECTED WITH THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN ALL 10 OF THEIR GAMES THUS FAR.

--IN THE MIDST OF PLAYING 7-CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITHIN THEIR OWN EASTERN DIVISION, THE FURY HAVE COMPILED A RECORD OF 6(5-1-0) IN THAT SPAN.

--THE FURY CONTINUE TO BOAST THE TOP 5-SCORERS IN THE UHL; 1- TODD ROBINSON 10(11-15-26); 2- ELIAS GODOY 10(6-11-17); RUSTYN DOLYNY 9(4-13-17); 4- MIKE WATT 10(10-6-16); PHILIPPE PLANTE 10(2-14-16).

--THE FURY DEFENSEMAN JON INSANA LEADS ALL UHL DEFENSEMEN WITH 4-TOTAL GOALS, 3-PPG AND 2-GWG.

--GOALTENDER CLAYTON POOL IS THE LONE UNDEFEATED GOALIE IN THE UHL AT 6(6-0-0) WITH HIS 6-WINS TYING HIM FOR THE UHL LEADERSHIP.

--CLAYTON POOL HAS ACCOUNTED FOR ALL 5 OF HIS TEAM'S VICTORIES ON THE ROAD; 5(5-0-0) WITH A 2.20 GAA. POOL HAS THE BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN FURY CLUB HISTORY AT 53-16-8 FOR A WIN PERCENTAGE OF .740.

--THE FURY HAVE OUTSCORED THE OPPOSITION IN THE FIRST PERIOD ON HOME ICE THIS SEASON, 11-2 AND IN THE SECOND PERIOD AT HOME, 6-1 FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF 17-3 IN THE FIRST TWO PERIODS ON HOME ICE.

--IN THE FURY'S FIRST 10-GAMES THIS SEASON, TODD ROBINSON HAS DELIVERED 8-MULTIPLE POINT GAMES AND 3-MULTIPLE GOAL GAMES.

--TODD ROBINSON HAS BEEN HELD POINTLESS IN JUST ONE GAME THUS FAR THIS SEASON.

--TODD ROBINSON IS AVERAGING 2.6 POINTS PER GAME THIS SEASON.

--WITH HIS 4-GOALS THE PAST WEEKEND, TODD ROBINSON HAS MOVED INTO SECOND PLACE ON THE FURY'S ALL-TIME GOAL LIST WITH 145.

--RUSTYN DOLYNY 338(122-176-298) IS JUST 2-POINTS AWAY FROM BECOMING ONLY THE SIXTH PLAYER IN FURY HISTORY TO AMASS 300-CAREER POINTS.

--DOLYNY'S 176-ASSISTS HAVE MOVED INTO SEVENTH PLACE ON THE FURY'S ALL-TIME LIST IN THAT CATEGORY.

--JON INSANA (97) IS JUST 3-POINTS AWAY FROM PRO CAREER 100-POINTS.

--IN THEIR 10(9-1-0) OVERALL RECORD, THE FURY ARE 4(4-0-0) VS. THE WESTERN DIVISION AND 6(5-1-0) AGAINST THEIR OWN EASTERN DIVISION.

--THE FURY ARE 4(4-0-0) ON FRIDAY, 2(2-0-0) ON SUNDAY AND 4(3-1-0) ON SATURDAY.



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