Muskegon Fury notes

Published on February 11, 2007 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release


--WHEN THE FURY DEFEATED THE FLAGS IN PORT HURON FRIDAY NIGHT IN THIRD PERIOD COME-FROM-BEHIND FASHION, 3-2, THEY STRETCHED THEIR UNBLEMISHED SKEIN ON THE ROAD IN PORT HURON TO 10-STRAIGHT GAMES SPANNING 2-SEASONS AT 10(7-0-3).

--MUSKEGON LEADS THE UHL IN ONE-GOAL VICTORIES WITH 16.

--THE FURY ALSO LEAD THE UHL IN THIRD PERIOD COME FROM BEHIND VICTORIES WITH 5.

--THE FURY HAVE REALLY FLOURISHED ON FOREIGN ICE WITHIN THEIR OWN EASTERN DIVISION, HAVING POSTED A MARK OF 13(11-1-1) FOR THE SEASON WITH THEIR LONE HOME LOSS AGAINST THE EAST WAY BACK ON NOVEMBER 3RD WHEN THEY BOWED IN ELMIRA.

--THE FURY'S NEXT VICTORY 51(39-11-1) WILL MARK THE 4TH CONSECUTIVE SEASON IN WHICH THEY WILL HAVE REACHED THE PRESTIGIOUS 40-VICTORIES' PLATEAU; THE 5TH TIME IN 6-YEARS; THE 8TH TIME IN 10-YEARS AND THE 10TH TIME OVER THE PAST 13-SEASONS.

--THE FURY HAVE REALLY FLOURISHED ON FRIDAY NIGHTS THUS FAR THIS SEASON, POSTING A RECORD OF 18(16-2-0) OVERALL AND AN IMPRESSIVE 10(9-1-0) ON THE ROAD.

--MUSKEGON'S LEAGUE-HIGH 20-ROAD WINS LEAVE THEM JUST 4-SHY OF MATCHING THE CLUB RECORD OF 24-ROAD WINS ESTABLISHED JUST LAST SEASON; 38(24-10-4).

--THE FURY HAVE ACHIEVED A WINNING RECORD IN THE SEASON SERIES AGAINST ALL UHL MEMBER CLUBS WITH THE ONE EXCLUSION BEING FORT WAYNE. THEY ARE 3(1-2-0) AGAINST THE KOMETS.

--THE FURY ARE THE BEST SECOND PERIOD TEAM IN THE UHL, OUTSCORING THE OPPOSITION, 75-38, VIRTUALLY A 2-1 ADVANTAGE.

--THE FURY ARE A PERFECT PERSONIFIED 4(4-0-0) ON HOME ICE IN THE OTSO THUS FAR THIS SEASON.

--CENTER TODD ROBINSON HAS TIED ROBIN BOUCHARD FOR #1 ALL-TIME IN FURY CAREER ASSISTS WITH 420. ROBINSON HAS AMASSED THE 420-ASSISTS IN 404-FURY CAREER GAMES.

--CAPTAIN RUSTYN DOLYNY'S PPG SATURDAY NIGHT IN ROCKFORD WAS THE 137TH OF HIS FURY 6-YEAR CAREER, LEAVING HIM JUST 4-GOALS SHY OF TYING BRANT BLACKNED (141) FOR THIRD PLACE ON THE FURY'S ALL-TIME GOAL-SCORING LIST.

--THE FURY THREE-TIME ALL-STAR DEFENSEMAN DAVE VAN DRUNEN (689) IS 11-GAMES AWAY FROM PRO CAREER 700.

--LEFT WING MIKE WATT (137-162-299) IS ONE POINT AWAY FROM PRO CAREER 300.

--THE FURY GOALTENDER RYAN CYR HAS POSTED A SEASON RECORD OF 14(10-3-1) OVERALL; AT HOME 8(7-1-0); ON THE ROAD: 6(3-2-1).

--GOALTENDER CLAYTON POOL SUSTAINED ONLY HIS SECOND SETBACK IN 19-ROAD DECISIONS THIS SEASON WHEN THE FURY TREMBLED AT ROCKFORD SATURDAY NIGHT, 5-1. POOL HAS THE LEAGUE'S FOREMOST FOREIGN ICE MARK AT 19(17-2-0).

--THE FURY THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE SCHEDULE, COMPILED A RECORD OF 38(32-5-1); THUS FAR IN THE SECOND HALF, THEIR MARK IS 13(7-6-0).

--THE FURY ARE UNDEFEATED IN 5-DIFFERENT UHL CITIES THUS FAR THIS SEASON; BLOOMING-TON 3(3-0-0); CHICAGO 3(3-0-0); KALAMAZOO 3(3-0-0); FLINT 3(3-0-0); PORT HURON 4(3-0-1).

--MUSKEGON HAS EXTRACTED AT LEAST ONE ROAD WIN FROM EACH UHL MEMBER CLUB CITY THIS SEASON.

--THE FURY HAVE YET TO SUSTAIN BACK-TO-BACK DEFEATS ON THE ROAD THIS SEASON, POSTING A SUPERLATIVE MARK IN THAT DEPARTMENT OF 25(20-4-1).

--THE FURY HAVE THE BEST RECORD IN THE LEAGUE WHEN SCORING THE GAME'S FG AT 30(27-3-0).

--ALL THREE OF DEFENSEMAN PHILIPPE PLANTE'S 2-GOAL GAMES THIS SEASON HAVE BEEN REGISTERED ON THE ROAD WITH TWO OF THOSE AUTHORED IN ELMIRA.



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