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Weekly IceMen Notes 3-19-12

March 19, 2012 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release


--THE ICEMEN COMMENCE THE FINAL WEEK OF THE 2011-12 CHL REGULAR SEASON RESIDING IN SECOND PLACE IN THE TURNER CONFERENCE STANDINGS WITH A RECORD OF 62(38-20-4) 80-POINTS AS ONLY 5-POINTS SEPARATE THE TOP 4-TEAMS IN THE CONFERENCE.

--HAVING CLINCHED THEIR FIRST-EVER PLAYOFF BERTH IN THE CHL, THE ICEMEN BEGIN THE FINAL WEEK, ONE-POINT BEHIND FIRST PLACE FORT WAYNE (81); 2-POINTS AHEAD OF THIRD PLACE RAPID CITY (78) AND 4-POINTS SUPERIOR TO FOURTH PLACE MISSOURI (76). EACH TEAM HAS PLAYED THE SAME NUMBER OF GAMES (62) WITH 4-GAMES REMAINING FOR ALL 4-CLUBS.

--EVANSVILLE'S 38-VICTORIES LEAD THE ENTIRE TURNER CONFERENCE WHILE THEIR 20-DEFEATS MATCH RAPID CITY FOR SECOND FEWEST IN THE SAME CONFERENCE.

--THE ICEMEN (20) AND RAPID CITY TOP THE TURNER CONFERENCE IN HOME WINS WHILE EVANSVILLE'S 18-ROAD VICTORIES TIE MISSOURI FOR SECOND MOST IN THE CONFERENCE.

--SINCE ACHIEVING THE CHL'S LONGEST WIN NSTREAK OF THE SEASON AT 10-IN A ROW, THE ICEMEN ARE 9(2-7-0) IN THEIR LAST 9-STARTS WITH BOTH WINS GAINED AT FORT WAYNE WITH BOTH WINS COMING BY WAY OF THE OTSO.

--THUS FAR IN MARCH, THE ICEMEN RECORD STANDS AT 8(2-6-0) WITH THE 6-SETBACKS EQUALING DECEMBER 13(6-6-1) FOR MOST IN A SINGLE MONTH THIS SEASON. EVANSVILLE HAS NOT BEEN SADDLED WITH A LOSING MONTH SO FAR THIS SEASON. THE ICEMEN MUST WIN THEIR LAST 4-GAMES TO EVEN THEIR RECORD FOR MARCH, AND, THUS, AVERT HAVING INCURRED THEIR INITIAL LOSING MONTH FOR THIS SEASON.

--THE ICEMEN RECORD IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON WAS 33(21-9-3) 45-POINTS; IN THE SECOND HALF: 29(17-11-1) 35-POINTS. IN THE SECOND HALF, THEIR HOME MARK IS 15(9-6-0) WITH TWO 3-GAME LOSING STREAKS; THEIR ROAD RECORD IS 14(8-5-1). THEIR FIRST HALF SEASON HOME RECORD: 16(11-4-1); FIRST HALF SEASON ROAD RECORD: 17(10-5-2).

--SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW CALENDAR YEAR OF 2012, THE ICEMEN RECORD STANDS AT 36(23-11-2) 48-POINTS.

--WHEN THEY BOWED FRIDAY NIGHT AT RAPID CITY, 6-3, THE ICEMEN SAW THEIR PERFECT FRIDAY NIGHT ROAD RECORD 7(7-0-0) COME TO A HALT AS THEY SUSTAINED THEIR FIRST FRIDAY NIGHT FOREIGN ICE SETBACK OF THE SEASON.

--THE ICEMEN RECENTLY CONCLUDED THEIR EXTENDED MISSION OF 5-CONSECUTIVE GAMES ON THE ROAD WITH A RECORD OF 5(2-3-0), DROPPING THE LATTER 2-CONSECUTIVELY THE PAST WEEKEND IN RAPID CITY. THE ICEMEN HAVE NOT LOST 3-IN A ROW ON THE ROAD ALL SEASON LONG.

--WHEN THEY MAKE THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE IN 17-DAYS ON HOME ICE AT THE FORD CENTER WEDNESDAY NIGHT AGAINST MISSOURI, THE ICEMEN WILL BE LOOKING TO SCOTCH AND SCUTTLE THE STIGMA OF THEIR SECOND 3-GAME LOSING STREAK AT HOME. EVANSVILLE'S LAST VICTORY AT HOME WAS BACK ON FEBRUARY 25TH WHEN THEY WAYLAID ARCHRIVAL FORT WAYNE, 3-1 BEFORE A RECORD-BREAKING, HISTORY MAKING SELLOUT CROWD OF 9,487.

--COMPARATIVELY SPEAKING, THE ICEMEN RECORD THIS SEASON STANDS AT 62(38-20-4) 80-POINTS; ONE YEAR AGO AFTER 62-GAMES, THEIR RECORD WAS 62(19-32-11) 49-POINTS. EVANSVILLE HAS FASHIONED DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF WINS (19); 12-FEWER LOSSES AND 31-MORE POINTS IN THE STANDINGS.

--ON HOME ICE, THE ICEMEN ARE 31(20-10-1) 41-POINTS. THEIR RECORD ALL OF LAST SEASON AT HOME; 30(11-13-6) 28-POINTS. ON THE ROAD THIS SEASON, THE ICEMEN RECORD IS 31(18-10-3) 39-POINTS; LAST YEAR'S ROAD MARK; 36(1019-7) 27-POINTS.

--THE ICEMEN ARE 24(15-5-4) IN ONE-GOAL VERDICTS THIS SEASON; AT HOME: 12(8-3-1); ON THE ROAD: 12(7-2-3).

--OF THEIR 20-DEFEATS THIS SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE SUSTAINED 12 OF THOSE 20 TO FORT WAYNE 13(6-6-1) AND RAPID CITY 7(1-6-0). THE ICEMEN HAVE DROPPED 5-IN A ROW TO THE RUSH.

--THE ICEMEN HAVE COMPILED THE CHL'S LONGEST WIN STREAK OF THE SEASON AT 10-IN A ROW AS WELL AS THE LONGEST UNDEFEATED STREAK OF THE YEAR AT 12(10-0-2).

--THE LEAGUE'S LEADING SCORER, TODD ROBINSON'S LATEST POINT STREAK HAS REACHED 5-GAMES; LAST 5(1-7-8).

--THE ICEMEN RIGHT WING JOHN RONAN IS CURRENTLY ON 4-GAME GOAL SCORING STREAK; LAST 4(4-0-4).

--WHEN THE ICEMEN SUSTAINED A 3-2 SETBACK SATURDAY NIGHT AT RAPID CITY, GOALTENDER BRYAN GILLIS SUFFERED ONLY HIS SECOND DEFEAT IN 14-ROAD DECISIONS THIS SEASON; 14(12-2-0).

--IN HIS LAST 17-GAMES, THE CHL'S TOP SCORING DEFENSEMAN MATT GENS IS AVERAGING OVER A POINT A GAME; LAST 17(5-14-19). GENS FIRED AN ICEMEN INDIVIDUAL GAME SINGLE-HIGH 10-SOG IN HIS TEAM'S FRIDAY NIGHT 6-3 SETBACK AT RAPID CITY.

--THE ICEMEN ARE 4(2-2-0) SINCE THEIR TOP GOAL-SCORING CANNONEER BRIAN BICEK WAS FELLED WITH AN INJURY WITH ALL 4-GAMES BEING PLAYYED ABROAD.

--DIMINUTIVE RIGHT WING LUKE STAUFFACHER REGISTERED HIS FIRST 2-ICEMEN GOALS IN HIS THIRD EVANSVILLE GAME FRIDAY NIGHT AT RAPID CITY WHERE THE ICEMEN DID FALL, 6-3.

--LEFT WING MAXIME BOISCLAIR MADE HIS ICEMEN DEBUT THE PAST WEEKEND IN RAPID CITY. HE WAS SCORELESS IN HIS FIRST TWO-EVER GAMES WIYH EVANSVILLE.

--TODD ROBINSON'S 67-ASSISTS ARE 15-MORE THAN THE REST OF THE CHL. HIS 29-PPA ARE 7-MORE THAN THE REST OF THE CHL.

--IN BOWING IN A PAIR OF GAMES AT RAPID CITY THE PAST WEEKEND, THE ICEMEN HAVE NOW LOST 5-IN A ROW TO THE RUSH AND ARE 11(2-9-0) LIFETIME AGAINST THEIR IN-CONFERENCE FOES.

--ON THE ROAD, IN THEIR LAST 12-OUTINGS, THE ICEMEN ARE 12(8-4-0); LAST 18(11-5-2) IN ENEMY HOSTILE TERRITORY.

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