Muskegon Fury notes
March 5, 2007 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release
--WHEN THE FURY CAME FROM BEHIND TO DEFEAT LEAGUE DEFENDING CHAMPION KALAMAZOO SUNDAY, 4-1, IT ENDED THEIR LONGEST WINLESS STRETCH OF THE SEASON, CONSISTING OF 4-GAMES; 4(0-3-1).
--GOALTENDER RYAN CYR HAS BEEN IN GOAL FOR EACH OF THE LAST 5 MUSKEGON VICTORIES; 6(5-1-0) WITH A GAA OF 1.50 AND SPCT OF .949.
--THE UHL'S LEADING SCORER TODD ROBINSON'S GWG IN SUNDAY'S 4-1 FURY VICTORY OVER KALAMAZOO WAS HIS 11TH GWG OF THE SEASON TO TIE THE UHL'S ALL-TIME RECORD FOR MOST GWG IN ONE SEASON WITH 11. ROBINSON BECOMES THE THIRD FURY PLAYER TO ATTAIN THE RECORD. HE WAS PRECEDED BY ROBIN BOUCHARD (11-GWG IN 1998-99) AND RYAN KELLER (11-GWG IN 2005-06).
--THE FURY 3-TIME ALL-STAR DEFENSEMAN DAVE VAN DRUNEN SCORED ON A PENALTY SHOT SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN HIS TEAM'S 4-1 TRIUMPH OVER KALAMAZOO. THE PENALTY SHOT WAS AWARDED WHEN KALAMAZOO WAS FOUND GUILTY OF A DELAY OF GAME INFRACTION WITH UNDER 2-MINUTES REMAINING IN THE THIRD PERIOD.
--THE FURY ARE FLOURISHING ON SUNDAY WITH AN OVERALL RECORD OF 11(9-2-0); 5(4-1-0) AT HOME AND 6(5-1-0) ON THE ROAD.
--WHEN THE FURY SCORE FOUR OR MORE GOALS, THEIR RECORD STANDS AT 33(31-2-0).
--CENTER TODD ROBINSON'S 37-GOALS NOT ONLY LEAD THE UHL BUT ALSO REPRESENT AN 8-YEAR PRO CAREER HIGH.
--WITH 17-GAMES REMAINING ON THE REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE, TODD ROBINSON (108) IS 14 POINTS AWAY FROM TYING THE FURY CLUB RECORD OF 122-POINTS IN ONE SEASON. THE RECORD IS CURRENTLY SHARED BY BRETT SEGUIN (122) AND SERGEI KHARIN (122).
--RUSTYN DOLYNY'S ENG IN SUNDAY'S 4-1 VICTORY VERDICT OVER KALAMAZOO VAULTED HIM INTO THIRD PLACE ON THE FURY'S ALL-TIME GOAL LIST WITH 142.
--MUSKEGON IS THE BEST SECOND PERIOD TEAM IN THE UHL; OUTSCORING THE OPPOSITION OVERALL, 83-44; AT HOME: 42-22; ON THE ROAD: 41-22.
--ON THE ROAD WITHIN THEIR OWN EASTERN DIVISION THIS SEASON, THE FURY HAVE POSTED A RECORD OF 16(12-2-2).
n --THE FURY'S LEAGUE-HIGH 21-ROAD WINS ARE JUST 3-VICTORIES FROM EQUALING THE ALL-TIME FRANCHISE RECORD OF 24-VICTORIES SET JUST LAST SEASON IN 2005-06.
--THE FURY ARE 7(5-2-0) IN THE OTSO; AT HOME: 4(4-0-0); ON THE ROAD: 3(1-2-0).
--AGAINST THEIR FELLOW IN-STATE MICHIGAN RIVALS ON THE ROAD, THE FURY HAVE POSTED A REMARKABLE RECORD OF 12(10-1-1); IN KALAMAZOO 5(3-1-1); IN PORT HURON4(3-0-1); IN FLINT 4(4-0-0).
--MUSKEGON IS UNDEFEATED IN 4-UHL CITIES THUS FAR THIS SEASON; FLINT 4(4-0-0); PORT HURON 4(3-0-1); CHICAGO 3(3-0-0); BLOOMINGTON 3(3-0-0).
--THE FURY HAVE THE TOP 4 PLUS PLAYERS IN THE UHL; 1- DAVE VAN DRUNEN (+42); 2- PHILIPPE PLANTE (+40); 3- TODD ROBINSON (+38); 4- RUSTYN DOLYNY (+32).
--LEFT WING EVAN KOTSOPOULOS IS THE UHL ROOKIE LEADER IN PLUS-MINUS AT +26 AND PIM WITH 183.
--AFTER LAUNCHING HIS FURY STINT GOAL-LESS IN HIS FIRST 10-GAMES, KEVIN COOPER NOTCHED HIS FIRST 2-MUSKEGON GOALS THE PAST SATURDAY NIGHT IN KALAMAZOO.
--THE FURY HAVE NOT SUSTAINED BACK-TO-BACK DEFEATS ON THE ROAD THROUGH THEIR FIRST 28-ROAD GAMES THIS SEASON.
--WHEN THE FURY COULD NOT PREVAIL IN THE OTSO SATURDAY NIGHT IN KALAMAZOO, GOLATENDER CLAYTON POOL SAW HIS SEASON HIGH STREAK OF 15-CONSECUTIVE OTSO SAVES COME TO A HALT. IN FACT, FOR THE SEASON, POOL HAD REJECTED 18 OF 19-SHOTS BEFORE SURRENDERING 2-GA SATURDAY NIGHT IN KALAMAZOO.
--ONLY THREE FURY PLAYERS HAVE PLAYED ALL 59-GAMES THUS FAR THIS SEASON; TODD ROBINSON, PHILIPPE PLANTE AND CHASE TRULL.
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