Muskegon Fury notes
April 2, 2007 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release
--WHEN THE FURY DEFEATED PORT HURON THE PAST FRIDAY NIGHT, 3-2, THEY CLINCHED THEIR FOURTH UHL DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP. THE OTHER DIVISION TITLES CAME IN 1995-96; 1998-99 AND 2004-05.
--MUSKEGON'S MAGIC NUMBER TO CLINCH THEIR THIRD TARRY CUP REGULAR SEASON CHAMP-IONSHIP IS 3-POINTS TO OUTDISTANCE WESTERN DIVISION FRONT-RUNNING FORT WAYNE WITH A SHOWDOWN SET BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMS FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE INDIANA CITY.
--WITH HIS LEAGUE-HIGH 44TH GOAL OF THE SEASON SUNDAY IN QUAD CITY, THE LEAGUE'S LEADING SCORER, TODD ROBINSON HAS TIED THE FURY SINGLE SEASON CLUB FOR MOST POINTS AT 122 WITH STILL 3-MORE GAMES REMAINING ON HIS TEAM'S REGULAR SEASON DOCKET.
--THE FURY ARE 7(4-0-3) IN THEIR LAST 7-HOME DECISIONS, YIELDING ONLY 14-GA IN THAT SPAN FOR A GAA OF 2.00.
--IN THEIR LAST 16-GAMES, THE FURY HAVE POSTED A RECORD OF 16(7-5-4) ALLOWING ONLY 35-GA IN THAT SPAN FOR A GAA OF 2.31.
--MUSKEGON COMPLETED ITS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE AGAINST THEIR OWN EASTERN DIVISION COMPETITION WITH A MARK OF 43(28-11-4); AT HOME: 21(13-6-2); ON THE ROAD: 22(15-5-3).
--AFTER LAUNCHING THE CURRENT SEASON WITH A PERFECT 5(5-0-0) RECORD IN THE OTSO, THE FURY ARE NOW 6(1-5) IN THEIR LAST 6-OTSO AFFAIRS.
--THE FURY ARE THE BEST SECOND PERIOD TEAM IN THE UHL, OUTSCORING THEIR OPPOSITION, 92-56.
--THE FURY COMPLETED THEIR MARCH SCHEDULE WITH A RECORD OF 16(7-5-4).
--THE FURY STILL HAVE TWO MORE TRIES TO BREAK THEIR OWN CLUB RECORD FOR MOST ROAD WINS IN ONE SEASON AT 25. THEY ARE CURRENTLY 36(24-10-2) IN HOSTILE TERRITORY FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON.
--DEFENSEMAN JOE POMARANSKI PLAYED FURY AND PRO CAREER GAME #100 SATURDAY NIGHT AGAINST KALAMAZOO.
--DEFENSEMAN DAVE VAN DRUNEN IS JUST 2-POINTS AWAY FROM CAREER 200.
--THE FURY'S LAST OUTRIGHT SETBACK ON HOME ICE WAS BACK ON FEBRUARY 25TH WHEN THEY WERE SADDLED WITH A 4-1 SETBACK INFLICTE BY FORT WAYNE.
THE FURY HAVE REALLY FLOURISHED ON FRIDAY NIGHTS THIS SEASON WITH AN OVERALL RECORD OF 25(21-4-0); AT HOME: 12(10-2-0) ; ON THE ROAD: 14(12-2-0)
--THE FURY AS A BONA FIDE UHL FRANCHISE HAVE CAPTURED A 15TH CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASON WHICH MIRRORS THEIR TOTAL NUMBER OF YEARS OF OPERATING IN THE SAME CIRCUIT.
--AS A BONA FIDE UHL FRANCHISE, THE FURY HAVE POSTED 642-VICTORIES WHICH ARE FOREMOST IN THE HISTORY OF THE UHL.
--MUSKEGON'S FINAL THREE REGULAR SEASON GAMES THIS WEEK WILL HAVE THE CLUB IN ROCKFORD WEDNESDAY NIGHT, IN FORT WAYNE FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE THEIR HOME FINALE SATURDAY NIGHT AGAINST QUAD CITY.
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