On the defense

Published on December 1, 2004 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2) News Release


LAKE ST. LOUIS, MO - The defensive line in the seventh week of the United Hockey League (UHL) 2004- 05 campaigns made a huge impact on team performance. Missouri's Mat Snesrud notched five assists in three games. Adirondack's Scott Drevitch and Jason Jaworski dominated their side of the puck this weekend. Drevitch is tied for first amongst defensemen in points (16) and second in assists (3g,13a). Jaworski is tied for sixth amongst blueliners with eleven points (4g, 7a) while Drevitch is third amongst all defensemen with thirty-nine shots.

Other notable performances: Fort Wayne's Rob Guinn notched his first two-goal performance to a Komets 5-2 win over Kalamazoo on Sunday. Kalamazoo's Chad Allan scored three points in his last three games while Flint's J.P. Morin leads the Generals in plus/minus at +13 with +15 for the month of November.

Adirondack Frostbite - (3-1-0) - Right wing Ryan Bennett leads the league with a plus/minus of +15. He also ranks fourth amongst rookies in scoring and shooting percentage.Adirondack is 10-1-2 when scoring first and unbeaten when leading after the first or second period (8-0).Center Sylvain Cloutier needs four points to reach 400 for his career.Defenseman Scott Drevitch is one goal away from 200 on his career.

Danbury Trashers - (4-0-0) - Danbury Trashers forward John Morlang was signed by the Bridgeport SoundTigers of the American Hockey League (AHL).Danbury set a team record when they accrued only nine penalty minutes in the Trashers 2-1 win over Flint on Wednesday.Scott Stirling completed the month in goal with a 6-1-1 record.After scoring one goal for the Trashers in October, right wing Doug Christiansen has scored eight points (4g, 4a) with a +6 rating in November.

Elmira Jackals - (1-3-0) - Right wing Jason Sessa leads the UHL in power play goals (10) and game-winning goals (4). He is tied for fifth in the league in scoring (25pts) and is tied for fourth in goals (13).Netminder Greg Hewitt was the first goaltender in the UHL to surpass the 1,000 minute mark this season. He is top amongst UHL goaltenders in minutes (1168), games played (20), wins (10), saves (614), and shootout wins (3).

Flint Generals - (2-2-0) - The Generals have allowed only nineteen goals in the last thirteen games.Defenseman Mike Tobin scored a game-winning goal, his first of the season, on Wednesday versus Motor City.Right wing Mike Kinnie continues to lead all UHL rookies in points (23), goals(12), power play goals (6) and shooting percentage (12 goals/54 shots @ .222 percent).

Fort Wayne Komets - (3-1-0) - Defenseman Troy Neumeier skated his 200th career Komet and UHL game Wednesday at Kalamazoo.Right wing Chris Grenville posted his 300th career goal during Thursday's 5-3 Thanksgiving win over the Quad City Mallards.Winger Dustin Virag became the Komet's all-time goal-scoring leader with his 75th goal in his 213th Komet career game on Wednesday in the Komets 5-2 win over the Wings.

Kalamazoo Wings - (1-2-0) - Kalamazoo is 7-1-0 this season when they score first.Forward Sean Starke scored his first North American professional goal on Wednesday versus Fort Wayne at Wings Stadium. Mark Reeds coached in his 600th career game on Friday night 11/26 in Kansas City.The next four games for Kalamazoo are against Eastern Conference teams. This season the K-Wings are 1-1-0 against the East and lifetime they are 20-12-1.

Kansas City Outlaws - (1-2-1) - Forward Steve Yetman is second among rookie scorers with seven goals, thirteen assists and twenty points. On Friday, Maxime Gingras turned away 27 of 28 shots and earned 1st Star honors for his 3-1 victory over the K-Wings.Right wing Joe Seroski leads the Outlaws with fourteen goals, eight assists and twenty-two points.

Missouri River Otters - (2-1-0) - The team reached a game winning margin high with an 8-0 win against Kansas City on Sunday.Defenseman Mat Snesrud tied a team record with four assists against Kansas City.The River Otters are the only team with a winning record against the Rockford IceHogs in the league.The team scored more than one power play goal for the first time this season on Sunday.

Motor City Mechanics - (1-3-0) - Right wing Joe Burton has scored ten points in twelve games during the month of November. Burton tallied one shootout goal on November 19th vs. Quad City and a hat trick on November 26th vs. Quad City. He has collected only two penalty minutes during those 12 games.The Mechanics ended a nine-game winless streak in their 4-2 victory against Quad City on Friday.

Muskegon Fury - (1-2-0) - The Fury losing streak on the road has reached four being outscored 14-4.Center Jeff Nelson is four games away from reaching 900 professional games.After eighteen games, the Fury have posted a record of 11-6-1 with 23 points. One year ago after eighteen games, the Fury were 12-6-0 with 24 point.

Port Huron Beacons - (2-1-0) - Center Aaron Brand moved pass Casey Harris for 6th all-time on the Beacons all-time points list (35g, 39a, 74pts).Beacons are 3-1-0 overall when leading after the first period.Left wing David Beauregard has a five-game goal scoring streak, plus a six-game goal streak and seven-game point streak at home.

Quad City Mallards - (1-2-0) - Center Jason Deskins scored a goal in each of the Mallards three games last weekend.Forward Dave Stewart was held scoreless on Friday in Motor City to break a Mallards season-high five-game scoring streak.Right wing Joe Dusbabek recorded his first multi-point game of the season on Saturday with a goal and two assists.With their 4-1 victory on Saturday versus Fort Wayne, the Mallards hold a home record of 7-0-1.

Richmond RiverDogs - (1-3-0) - The 'Dogs snapped their first three-game losing streak of the season with the win over Elmira on Sunday.The 'Dogs were six for six on the penalty kill Sunday after allowing five power play goals Saturday.Forward Kyle Sheen and center Ryan Prentice have points in three straight games.The 'Dogs have held opponents to two or fewer goals in their last four wins.They have allowed thirty goals in their last four losses.

Rockford IceHogs - (2-1-0) - Hogs goalie Michel Robinson finished the month of November with a 5-1-2 record with a .936 save percentage and a 1.94 goals against average.Center J.C. Ruid has a goal in each of Rockford's last five road games.Rockford's eight wins in November are the second most in a month in team history.Its ten game unbeaten streak (8-0-2) came to an end Saturday against Missouri.

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