Muskegon Lumberjacks Notes, Week of Dec 1st - Dec 7th
December 7, 2008 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release
--WITH THE IHL'S BEST RECORD AT 18(12-5-1)25-POINTS AND .694 WINNING PERCENTAGE, THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE YET TO SUSTAIN BACK-TO-BACK SETBACKS THUS FAR THIS SEASON.
--WHEN THEY DEFEATED KALAMAZOO SATURDAY NIGHT, 4-1, THE âJACKS REMAINED UNDEFEATED ON HOME ICE ON SATURDAY NIGHTS THIS SEASON AT 4(4-0-0).
--WITH THEIR 4-1 TRIUMPH SATURDAY NIGHT OVER KALAMAZOO, MUSKEGON EXTENDED ITS HOME ICE UNSULLIED STREAK OVER THE WINGS TO 5-CONSECUTIVELY; 5(5-0-0), OUTSCORING THE WINGS IN THAT SPAN, 18-6.
--THROUGH THEIR FIRST 18-GAMES OF THE SEASON, THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE SCORED 4 OR MORE GOALS IN 15 OF THOSE GAMES.
--MUSKEGON IS THE HIGHEST SCORING MACHINE IN THE IHL, HAVING CONNECTED ON 84-GF IN 18-GAMES FOR A GFA OF 4.67.
--THE LUMBERJACKS ARE 2(1-1-0) IN THEIR INITIAL 2-GAMES OF AN EXTENDED 5-GAME HOME STAND.
--CURRENTLY IN THE MIDST OF PLAYING 4-CONSECUTIVE GAMES AGAINST THE TOP 3-TEAMS PURSUING THEIR IHL LEAGUE LEADERSHIP, THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE COMPILED A 3(2-1-0) MARK AGAINST FORT WAYNE (W); PORT HURON (L) AND KALAMAZOO (W).
--MUSKEGON HAS SUSTAINED ITS MASTERY AS THE BEST SECOND PERIOD TEAM IN THE IHL, HAVING OUTGOALED THE OPPOSITION FOR THE SEASON OVERALL, 33-15 AND 22-8 AT HOME.
--THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE SCORED THE FG OF THE GAME IN 12 OF THEIR FIRST 18-OUTINGS, POSTING A RECORD OF 12(9-2-1) IN THAT CATEGORY.
--ENTERING THE THIRD PERIOD WITH THE LEAD THUS FAR THIS SEASON, THE LUMBERJACKS ARE UNBLEMISHED AT AN IMPECCABLY PERFECT, 8(8-0-0).
--MUSKEGON HAS YET TO PLAY AN OTSO GAME SO FAR THIS SEASON. ITS RECORD IN THE STRAIGHT OT THIS YEAR IS 1(0-1-0).
--IN THEIR LAST 5-GAMES, THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE SURRENDERED ONLY 1-GA IN THREE OF THOSE LAST 5-GAMES.
--DESPITE HIS TEAM'S 6-4 SETBACK FRIDAY NIGHT AT HOME AGAINST PORT HURON, THE LEAGUE'S LEADING SCORER, TODD ROBINSON ACHIEVED HIS SECOND +4 PERFORMANCE OF THE SEASON.
--THE âJACKS ARE THE LONE TEAM IN THE IHL TO STILL NOT SURRENDER A SHGA SO FAR THIS SEASON.
--THE LUMBERJACKS ARE 4(4-0-0) WHEN THEY SCORE A SHG AND 5(5-0-0) WHEN THEY SCORE A 3-GOAL "HAT TRICK."
--IN THE âJACKS FIRST 18-GAMES THIS SEASON, TODD ROBINSON HAS REGISTERED MULTIPLE POINT GAMES IN 13 OF THOSE 18.
--IN HIS LAST 8-GAMES, LUKE STAUFFACHER IS 8(9-6-15).
--IN HIS LAST 9-GAMES, HENRY KUSTER IS 9(5-9-14).
--IN HIS LAST 9-GAMES, MATT GENS IS 9(3-7-10).
--DEFENSEMAN DARRYL MCARTHUR SHARES THE LEAGUE LEADERSHIP FOR BEST PLUS RATING AT +15; TODD ROBINSON RANKS 3RD AT +13.
--HENRY KUSTER (495) IS 5-POINTS AWAY FROM PRO CAREER 500.
--KYLE KOS (497) IS 3-GAMES SHY OF PRO CAREER 500-GAMES.
--THE LUMBERJACKS HEAD COACH BRUCE RAMSAY (96) IS 4-VICTORIES AWAY FROM 100 BEHIND THE MUSKEGON BENCH.
--TODD ROBINSON 18(12-30-42) IS AVERAGING 2.33 POINTS PER GAME THUS FAR THIS SEASON.
--GOALTENDER ISAAC REICHMUTH 15(11-4-0) HAS ACCOUNTED FOR 11 OF THE âJACKS 12-WINS THUS FAR THIS SEASON.
--ISAAC REICHMUTH HAS BEEN THE STARTING GOALTENDER IN 14 OF THE âJACKS FIRST 18-GAMES THIS SEASON.
--ISAAC REICHMUTH HAS APPEARED IN 16 OF THE âJACKS FIRST 18-GAMES THIS SEASON.
--SINCE THE INITIAL INCARNATION OF THE LUMBERJACKS LEFT MUSKEGON FOR CLEVELAND IN 1992, MUSKEGON HAS WON 690-GAMES LEAVING IT 10-VICTORIES FROM 700.
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