Road Dominance
December 23, 2002 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Indianapolis Ice News Release
The Ice continued its road dominance last week with four wins in five nights as the team picked up victories in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Odessa (TX) and Fort Worth. The red-hot Ice is 5-1-0 on the road trip and concludes the eight-game road swing with games in Bossier-Shreveport (LA) and Wichita on Thursday and Friday. Indy, who is now an admirable 7-5-1 on the road this year, also gained eight points on first-place Memphis and is just one point behind the RiverKings with three games in hand.
DAZZLING DUMBA: Playing the lead role offensively on the winning road trip is left winger Jared Dumba (dumb-buh). Dumba, acquired from Oklahoma City back on 11/27, has paced the Ice with 11 points (6G, 5A) on the road swing, including seven points (5G, 2A) in the four wins last week. Included in his four-game outburst were two multiple goal games and two game-winning goals. He also went back to Oklahoma City for the first time since the trade and burned the Blazers with two of the Ice's four goals in the 4-2 victory.
TAYLOR TERRIFIC: After missing four games to injury, Andrew Taylor returned at the start of the road trip and has joined Jared Dumba in the "hot" category. Taylor, who registered his 200th pro point last week, enters the week with a four-game point streak and he is second on the team in scoring on the road trip with seven points (2G, 5A).
ONLY THE MUDBUGS: Entering this week's play, the Ice has had the winning hand when playing its conference foes. Indy is 14-5-5 against its Northern Conference counterparts and is undefeated in regulation against its Northeast Division foes with an 8-0-4 record. The only team that the Ice has struggled against in the conference is Bossier-Shreveport, as the Ice is 0-2-1 in its three meetings with the "Bugs."
Ice vs.: Tulsa (3-0-2), Oklahoma City (2-0-0), Amarillo (1-0-2), Wichita (2-0-0), Memphis (3-2-0), Bossier-Shreveport (0-2-1), Fort Worth (3-1-0)
HONOR ROLL: Shawn Silver was 3-0-0 with a 1.92 GAA and a .927 save percentage in the three games last week, while Jamie Morris was 1-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and a .947 save percentage...Bernie John has five assists in his last two games...Justin Kearns has three goals in his last four games...Kevin St. Jacques has three assists in his last two games...Randy Holmes has four points (1G, 3A) in his last four games, while Greg Olsen has five points (1G, 4A) in his last five games.
TEAM TIDBITS: 12 of the teams' 27 games have gone into overtime/shootout with the Ice coming out on the winning end on seven occasions...The Ice is 8-1-5 in one-goal games this year and 4-0-1 in one-goal contests on the road...Indy has only allowed one shorthanded goal all year and has held its opponents to just 2.48 goals/game.
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS RECORD: 4-0-0
Tuesday, Dec. 17 (3-2 OTW at Tulsa) Tulsa Convention Center
Thursday, Dec. 19 (4-2 W at Oklahoma City) Ford Center
Friday, Dec. 20 (2-1 SOW at Odessa) Ector County Coliseum
Saturday, Dec. 21 (4-3 OTW at Fort Worth) Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum
AIKIA KNOCKS OUT OILERS IN OVERTIME 3-2
⢠Ryan Aikia scored just two minutes into overtime for the game-winner while Randy Holmes and Justin Kearns also scored goals...Shawn Silver stopped 33 shots in net.
DUMBA, ICE DUMP BLAZERS 4-2
⢠Jared Dumba burned his old team with a pair of goals, while Justin Kearns and Etienne Morin also lit the lamp...Jamie Morris was solid between the pipes with 36 saves.
ICE OVER ODESSA IN A SHOOTOUT 2-1
⢠Justin Kearns tied the game with just under three minutes to play, while Kevin St. Jacques and Jared Dumba scored goals in the shootout...Shawn Silver stopped 27 in regulation and four of five in the shootout.
ICE BEATS BRAHMAS IN OVERTIME 4-3
⢠Jared Dumba led the Ice with a pair of goals, while Jason Baird netted the game-winner in overtime...Kevin Popp (game-tying goal) and Bernie John (3A) also fared well, while Shawn Silver stopped 17 shots for the win in net.
2002-2003 INDIANAPOLIS ICE STATISTICS
Record: 15-7-5 (35 points) Home 8-2-4 Road 7-5-1
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