Muskegon Fury notes
January 29, 2007 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release
--THE FURY COMPLETED THE MONTH OF JANUARY WITH A RECORD OF 13(9-3-1) AS THEY HAVE NOT LOST MORE THAN 3-GAMES IN ANY OF THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF THE CURRENT SEASON.
--THE FURY'S 38-VICTORIES THROUGH THE FIRST 47-GAMES; 47(38-8-1)77 LEAVE THEM JUST 2-WINS AWAY FROM THEIR 4TH CONSECUTIVE 40-VICTORY SEASON; THEIR 5TH IN 6-YEARS; 8TH IN 10-SEASONS AND 10TH OVER THE PAST 13-UHL SEASONS.
--WHEN THEY STAGED A LATE, ELECTRIFYING COME BACK 6-4 TRIUMPH OVER ELMIRA SUNDAY, THE FURY RAN THEIR HOME ICE WIN STREAK OVER THE JACKALS TO 10-IN A ROW; LAST 10(10-0-0).
--OVERALL, AGAINST ELMIRA, THE FURY ARE 17(16-1-0) IN THEIR LAST 17- DECISIONS.
--IN THEIR STIRRING COME BACK VICTORY SUNDAY OVER ELMIRA, THE FURY SURMOUNTED A 4-1 THIRD PERIOD SHORTFALL WITH 5-UNANSWERED GOALS, BEGINNING WITH A 3-GOAL BLITZ IN JUST :57 TO FORGE THE TIE AT 4-4.
--THE FURY RECORD ON FRIDAY THIS YEAR IS 16(15-1-0) AND ON SUNDAY, 9(8-1-0) FOR A COMBINED MARK OF A STERLING 25(23-2-0).
--THE FURY'S 3-PPG IN THEIR SPINE-TINGLING, THRILLING 6-4 COME BACK TRIUMPH OVER ELMIRA ENDED A POWER PLAY DROUGHT OF 0-25 AND 1-40.
--UHL LEADING SCORER TODD ROBINSON CELEBRATED HIS 400TH FURY CAREER GAME SUNDAY AGAINST ELMIRA BY DELIVERING HIS THIRD 5-POINT GAME OF THE SEASON (2-3-5) INCLUDING HIS UHL BEST 9TH GWG. IT WAS ROBINSON'S 26TH MULTIPLE POINT GAME OF THE SEASON.
--WITH HIS 3-ASSISTS SUNDAY AGAINST ELMIRA, TODD ROBINSON (416) HAS INCHED TO WITHIN 4-ASSISTS OF TYING ROBIN BOUCHARD (420) FOR #1 ALL-TIME ON THE FURY CAREER LIST.
--WITH HIS WIN FRIDAY NIGHT AT BLOOMINGTON, GOALTENDER CLAYTON POOL SWELLED HIS ROAD RECORD TO AN EXTRAORDINARY 18(17-1-0).
--THROUGH THEIR FIRST 47-GAMES OF THE SEASON THE FURY HAVE YET TO SUSTAIN BACK-TO-BACK DEFEATS OVERALL OR ON THE ROAD.
--MIKE WATT'S ENG/SHG SUNDAY AGAINST ELMIRA WAS THE FURY'S 13TH SHG FOR THE SEASON, RANKING AS 2ND MOST IN THE UHL.
--THE FURY BROADCASTER TERRY FICORELLI CALLED HIS 3,000TH CONSECUTIVE PRO HOCKEY GAME SUNDAY AGAINST ELMIRA.
--WITH THEIR 5-1 TRIUMPH FRIDAY AT BLOOMINGTON, THE FURY COMPLETED THE SWEEP OF THE 3-GAME SERIES IN THE ILLINOIS CITY, OUTSCORING THE PRAIRIE THUNDER, 16-2.
--WHEN FORT WAYNE CONQUERED THE FURY SATURDAY NIGHT, 5-3, IT ENDED MUSKEGON'S 10-GAME HOME ICE WIN STREAK AGAINST WESTERN DIVISION COMPETITION. THEY ARE NOW 11(10-1-0) FOR THE SEASON IN THAT CATEGORY.
--THE FURY HAVE A WINNING RECORD AGAINST ALL OTHER UHL MEMBER CLUBS WITH THE LONE EXCEPTION BEING FORT WAYNE 3(1-2-0).
--TODD ROBINSON (21) IS ONE GWG AWAY FROM TYING RUSTYN DOLYNY (22) FOR #2 FURY ALL-TIME FOR CAREER GWG.
--WITH HIS 10TH PPG OF THE SEASON SUNDAY, TODD ROBINSON (41) HAS TIED PAUL KELLY FOR 4TH PLACE ON THE FURY'S ALL-TIME CAREER PPG LIST.
--WHEN THE FURY HIT THE ICE FOR THEIR NEXT GAME FRIDAY NIGHT AT HOME AGAINST PORT HURON, IT WILL MARK PHILIPPE PLANTE'S 500TH CAREER PRO GAME.
--TODD ROBINSON HAS SCORED THE GWG IN 4 OF THE FURY'S LAST 5-VICTORIES WITH ONE OF THOSE COMING IN THE OTSO.
--LEFT WING MIKE WATT (297) IS 3-POINTS AWAY FROM PRO CAREER 300.
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