Weekly IceMen Notes
October 23, 2011 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release
--IN CAPTURING AN IMPRESSIVE 5-0 TRIUMPH ON THEIR OPENING NIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT AT FORT WAYNE, THE ICEMEN, INCLUDING THE PRE-SEASON, HAVE REMAINED, REMARKABLY, UNDEFEATED AND UNSCORED UPON WITH 3-CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUTS, OUTSCORING THE OPPOSITION, 13-0 WITH A STELLAR 3(3-0-0) MARK.
--ALL 3 ICEMEN VICTORIES OVERALL IN THE YOUNG SEASON HAVE BEEN GAINED ON THE ROAD; 6-0 AT QUAD CITY ON 10/15/11; 2-0 AT BLOOMINGTON 10/16/11 AND OPENING NIGHT AT FORT WAYNE, 5-0 ON 10/22/11.
--GOALTENDER PIER-OLIVIER PELLETIER HAS POSTED BACK-TO-BACK SHUTOUTS IN HIS FIRST TWO ICEMEN STARTS, WITH EACH SHUTOUT FEATURING 29-SAVES; 58/58; 1.000 AND A 2-0-0 RECORD WITH A 0.00 GAA.
--THE ICEMEN GOALTENDING COMBINATION OF PIER-OLIVIER PELLETIER AND BRYAN GILLIS HAVE NOW REBUKED ALL 105-SOG IN THE ICEMEN 3-EARLY GAMES OF THE SEASON.
--SCORING BY PERIODS INCLUDING THE PRE-SEASON FOR THE ICEMEN: FIRST PERIOD: 4-0; SECOND PERIOD: 3-0; THIRD PERIOD: 6-0.
--THE ICEMEN HAVE EPITOMIZED SCORING BALANCE THROUGH 3-GAMES WITH 11-DIFFERENT PLAYERS ACCOUNTING FOR 13-GOALS. ONLY MATT PIERCE (2) AND BRIAN BICEK (2) HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE GOALS MARKSMEN FOR EVANSVILLE.
--THE ICEMEN 13-GOALS HAVE BEEN WELL-DISTRIBUTED; 5-PPG; 3-SHG; 5-EVEN STRENGTH STRIKES.
--CENTER TODD ROBINSON ENJOYED A MASTERFUL DEBUT FOR THE ICEMEN SATURDAY NIGHT IN FORT WAYNE WHERE HE AUTHORED 4-ASSISTS, INCLUDING 2-PP HELPERS. IN 806-CAREER GAMES, ROBINSON HAS AMASSED AN AMAZING 827-ASSISTS. IN HIS 2-STARTS THUS FAR TIS SEASON, INCLUDING THE PRE-SEASON, ROBINSON HAS AUTHORED 4-POINT MASTERPIECES IN EACH OUTING; 2(1-7-8).
--RIGHT WING SEAN O'CONNOR, A FORMER 3-YEAR STANDOUT WITH FORT WAYNE, CAME HOME TO ROOST SATURDAY NIGHT TRIGGERING HIS FIRST GOAL AS AN ICEMEN AT THE :34 MARK OF THE THIRD PERIOD IN HIS CLUB'S 5-0 TRIUMPH OVER HIS ERSTWHILE TEAM.
--BRIAN BICEK SCORED THE ICEMEN'S FIRST SHG OF THE SEASON. LAST SEASON THE ICEMEN TEAM MVP TOPPED THE TEAM WITH 5-SHG WHICH RANKED AS SECOND MOST IN THE CHL.
--THE ICEMEN TWO THIRD PERIOD PPG SATURDAY NIGHT AT FORT WAYNE WERE BOTH SCORED BY DEFENSEMEN; MATT GENS AND STEVEN MAKWAY.
--IN THEIR BRIEF CHL HISTORY, THE ICEMEN NOW HOLD A 12(6-4-2) ADVANTAGE OVER THEIR PRINCIPAL IN-STATE RIVALS FROM FORT WAYNE WITH 4 OF THOSE WINS COMING IN FORT WAYNE 8(4-3-1).
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