Muskegon Fury notes
Published on January 14, 2007 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release
--THE FURY HAVE ACTUALLY EXCEEDED THEIR REMARKABLE START AFTER THE FIRST 42-GAMES OF LAST SEASON WHEN THEY WERE 42(33-5-4) TOTALING 70-POINTS. THIS SEASON, AFTER 42-GAMES, THEIR RECORD IS 42(35-6-1) FOR 71-POINTS.
--IN THEIR BACK-TO-BACK VICTORIES SATURDAY NIGHT, 4-1 OVER CHICAGO AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON, 8-1 OVER KALAMAZOO, THE FURY OUTSCORED THEIR TWO OPPONENTS IN THE SECOND PERIOD, 8-0; EXPLODING WITH 4-GOAL OUTBURSTS IN EACH CONTEST.
--MUSKEGON'S TOTAL OF 35-VICTORIES REPRESENT 10-MORE VICTORIES THAN ALL OTHER CLUBS IN THE UHL.
--WHEN THE FURY DEFEATED KALAMAZOO, 8-1 ON SUNDAY, IT MARKED ONLY THE SECOND TIME IN 7-MEETINGS THIS SEASON BETWEEN THE TWO ARCHRIVALS THAT THE HOME TEAM HAD CLAIMED VICTORY WITH BOTH OF THOSE VICTORIES BELONGING TO MUSKEGON. THE FURY ARE 3(3-0-0) IN KALAMAZOO AND 4(2-2-0) AT HOME AGAINST THE WINGS.
--WITH THEIR 8-GOAL OUTPUT SUNDAY AGAINST KALAMAZOO, THE FURY MARKED THE SEVENTH GAME THUS FAR THIS SEASON THAT THEY HAVE REGISTERED 7 OR MORE GOALS IN A SINGLE GAME.
--HAVING EARNED THE UHL'S PREMIERE HOME RECORD AT 20(17-3-0), THE FURY CURRENTLY ARE ON THEIR SECOND LONGEST HOME WIN STREAK OF THE SEASON AT 5-IN A ROW; 5(5-0-0); WINNING 8 OF THEIR LAST 9-HOME DATES; 9(8-1-0).
--IN LOSING JUST 3-HOME GAMES THUS FAR THIS SEASON, THOSE 3-FURY HOME SETBACKS HAVE ALL BEEN BY A SCANT, SINGLE GOAL.
--WHEN THE FURY SCORE 3-GOALS OR MORE THIS SEASON, THEIR RECORD STANDS AT 36(33-2-1).
--WHEN THE FURY SCORE 4 OR MORE IN A GAME, THEY ARE 26(25-1-0).
--WHEN THE FURY BOWED AT FORT WAYNE FRIDAY NIGHT, 3-2, IT WAS THEIR FIRST LOSS ON FRIDAY NIGHT THIS SEASON. THEY HAD BEEN 13(13-0-0) IN THAT CATEGORY.
--IN THAT SAME GAME IN FORT WAYNE, GOALTENDER CLAYTON POOL SAW WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE THE ALL-TIME UHL RECORD FOR MOST CONSECUTIVE WINS BY A GOALTENDER ON THE ROAD COME TO A HALT AT 16-IN A ROW; 16(16-0-0), AS POOL SUSTAINED HIS FIRST ROAD DEFEAT OF THIS SEASON.
--IN THE FURY'S 8-1 DOMINATION OF KALAMAZOO ON SUNDAY, TODD ROBINSON, RUSTYN DOLYNY AND TOM GALVIN EACH CARDED +4 RATINGS WHILE DAVE VAN DRUNEN, PHILIPPE PLANTE, JON INSANA, CHASE TRULL, BILL ZALBA AND ADAM SMYTH WERE ALL +3.
--ADAM SMYTH'S SUNDAY 3-GOAL "HAT TRICK" AGAINST KALAMAZOO WAS THE FIRST EVER IN HIS PRO CAREER. SMYTH ALSO HAD A CAREER-HIGH 9-SOG IN THAT SAME GAME.
--IN THE FURY'S 4-3 OTSO VICTORY WEDNESDAY AT HOME AGAINST FLINT, DAVE NOEL-BERNIER SCORED THE ONLY GOAL FROM EITHER TEAM WITH THE 14TH TOTAL SHOT IN THE OTSO; THE ULTIMATE GWG FOR THE VICTORS FROM MUSKEGON.
--IN THAT SAME OTSO, CLAYTON POOL REBUFFED ALL 7-FLINT ATTEMPTS; 7/7; 1.000 SPCT.
--FOR THEIR SECOND ANNUAL SCHOOL DAY KIDS GAME EDUCATION DAY GAME ON WEDNESDAY, THE FURY ATTRACTED A GREAT CROWD OF 4,810.
--FOR THE FURY'S 3-HOME GAMES, THE PAST WEEK, THEY ATTRACTED A TOTAL OF 11,390 FANS FOR A PER GAME AVERAGE FOR THE WEEK OF 3,797.
--WITH HIS TWO GOALS IN SUNDAY'S 8-1 ROMP OVER KALAMAZOO, THE FURY CAPTAIN RUSTYN DOLYNY VAULTED OVER BRETT SEGUIN (134) INTO 4TH PLACE ON THE FURY'S ALL-TIME GOAL LIST WITH 135-STRIKES. DOLYNY NEXT SETS HIS SIGHTS ON FORMER TEAMMATE AND HIS FORMER FURY ON THE ROAD ROOMMATE BRANT BLACKNED (141) AND #3 ALL-TIME FOR MUSKEGON.
--TODD ROBINSON (20) HAS TIED BRANT BLACKNED FOR THIRD PLACE ON THE FURY'S ALL-TIME GWG LIST, JUST 2-BACK OF #2 RUSTYN DOLYNY (22).
--TODD ROBINSON'S (40) NEXT GOAL WILL TIE HIM WITH PAUL KELLY (41) FOR 4TH PLACE ON THE FURY'S ALL-TIME PPG LIST.
--TODD ROBINSON (395) IS JUST 5-GAMES AWAY FROM BECOMING ONLY THE 5TH PLAYER IN FURY HISTORY TO PLAY 400-GAMES FOR MUSKEGON.
--TODD ROBINSON (412) IS JUST 8-ASSISTS AWAY FROM TYING ROBIN BOUCHARD (420) FOR #1 ALL-TIME ON THE FURY CAREER ASSISTS LIST.
--RUSTYN DOLYNY (204) NEEDS 6-MORE ASSISTS TO TIE SCOTT FEASBY (210) FOR 5TH PLACE ON THE FURY CAREER LIST.
--RUSTYN DOLYNY (339) IS 11-POINTS SHY OF TYING SERGEI KHARIN (349) FOR 4TH PLACE ON THE FURY'S ALL-TIME POINTS-SCORING LIST.
--TODD ROBINSON'S GWG IN SATURDAY NIGHT'S 4-1 TRIUMPH OVER CHICAGO WAS THE 200TH GOAL FOR HIS ENTIRE PRO CAREER.
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