Weekly IceMen Notes
Published on November 6, 2011 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release
--THE ICEMEN ARE ONE OF ONLY TWO REMAINING TEAMS IN THE CHL STILL REIGNING AS UNDEFEATED WITH A 4(3-0-1) RECORD THROUGH THEIR FIRST 4-GAMES OF THE YOUNG SEASON, HAVING GARNERED 7 OF A POSSIBLE 8-POINTS IN THE PROCESS.
--INCLUDING THE LATTER PART OF LAST SEASON AS WELL AS THIS YEAR'S PRE-SEASON, THE ICEMEN ARE RIDING THE CREST OF 9-GAME UNBLEMISHED SKEIN AT 9(7-0-2). THEY ARE 13(8-1-4) IN THEIR LAST 13-VERDICTS.
--AGAIN, INCLUDING LATE LAST SEASON AS WELL AS THE PRE-SEASON, THE ICEMEN ARE ALSO RIDING THE WAVE OF A 6-GAME UNSULLIED STREAK ON THE ROAD AT 6(5-0-1). ON HOME ICE IN THIS SAME SPAN, THE ICEMEN ARE 7(4-0-3) IN THEIR LAST 7-OUTINGS.
--ON THEIR GRAND OPENING NIGHT THE PAST SATURDAY NIGHT, THE ICEMEN OPENED THEIR NEW HOME OF THE FORD CENTER BEFORE A NEAR SELLOUT CROWD OF 8,722 AS THEY POSTED A 3-1 TRIUMPH OVER THE FORT WAYNE KOMETS.
--IN THEIR TWO-GAME SWEEP OF THE PAST WEEKEND WITH A 4-1 TRIUMPH FRIDAY NIGHT AT BLOOMINGTON AND CAPPED BY THEIR 3-1 HOME OPENING NIGHT VICTORY VERDICT OVER FORT WAYNE, THE ICEMEN SURRENDERED A SCANT 2-GA IN OUTSCORING THEIR OPPONENTS, 7-2.
--EVANSVILLE IS THE #1 RANKED DEFENSIVE TEAM IN THE CHL, HAVING YIELDED A MERE 6-GA IN 4-GAMES FOR A GAA OF A MISERLY AND MASTERFUL 1.50.
--THUS FAR THIS SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE POSTED ONE SHUTOUT AND TWO OTHER GAMES IN WHICH THEY ALLOWED ONLY 1-GA. THIS MAKES-UP FOR 3 OF THE CLUB'S INITIAL 4-GAMES THUS FAR THIS SEASON.
--THE ICEMEN ARE THE SECOND MOST PENALIZED TEAM IN THE CHL AVERAGING 27-PIM PER GAME. AT THE SAME TIME, THE ICEMEN ARE TIED FOR THE LEAGUE-LEAD IN SHG WITH 2.
--INCLUDING THE PRE-SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE SCORED THE FIRST GOAL OF THE GAME IN ALL 6 OF THEIR OUTINGS THUS FAR THIS SEASON, POSTING A MARK OF 6(5-0-1) IN THAT CATEGORY.
--ALSO INCLUDING THE PRE-SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE YET TO ALLOW A GOAL IN THE FIRST PERIOD, OUTSCORING THE ADVERSARY, 9-0 OVERALL AND 6-0 DURING THE REGULAR SEASON.
--INCLUDING THE PRE-SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE OUTGOALED THEIR OPPOSITION IN THE THIRD PERIOD, 8-1 OVERALL AND 5-1 DURING THE REGULAR SEASON. THUS, IN THE FIRST AND THIRD PERIODS COMBINED, THE ICEMEN HAVE OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS, 17-1.
--IN ALL 6 OF THEIR GAMES THUS FAR THIS SEASON, ALSO INCLUDING THE PRE-SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE ESTABLISHED THE LEAD AFTER THE FIRST PERIOD; 6(5-0-1) IN THAT DEPARTMENT.
--THE ICEMEN HAVE THE #1 PENALTY-KILLING UNIT IN THE CHL, OPERATING AT AN EFFICIENCY RATING OF 89.5% AT 17 FOR 19.
--THE ICEMEN RANK #2 IN THE CHL IN GFA PER GAME AT 3.75.
--CENTER TODD ROBINSON RANKS #2 IN THE CHL IN SCORING WITH 4(2-10-12), AVERAGING A PROLIFIC 3-POINTS PER GAME. ROBINSON IS ON A 4-GAME POINT STREAK AND DATING BACK TO LAST SEASON HE IN THE MIDST OF AN AMAZING 22-GAME POINT STREAK IN WHICH HE HAS AMASSED A PRODIGIOUS 47-POINTS.
--TODD ROBINSON IS TIED FOR THE CHL LEADERSHIP IN TOTAL ASSISTS (10) AND PPA WITH 4.
--PIER-OLIVIER PELLETIER IS THE CHL'S #1 RANKED GOALTENDER WITH A GAA OF A MICROSCOPIC 1.30 WHILE HIS SPCT OF .952 RANKS THIRD BEST IN THE LOOP.
--TODD ROBINSON'S LINEMATES, JOSH BEAULIEU 4(4-4-8) AND SEAN O'CONNOR 4(4-2-6) ARE ALSO ENJOYING SEASON-LAUNCHING 4-GAME POINT STREAKS.
--SEAN O'CONNOR HAS CONNECTED ON 3-GOALS IN THE LAST 2-GAMES; 2(3-0-3) WITH 2 OF THOSE STRIKES STOKED ON THE POWER PLAY.
--JOSH BEAULIEU HAS FIRED TWO CONSECUTIVE 2-GOAL GAMES AGAINST FORT WAYNE.
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