Weekly IceMen Notes

Published on November 14, 2011 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release


--ON THE STRENGTH OF THEIR WEEKEND 3-GAMES IN 3-DAYS SWEEP OVER TURNER CONFERENCE RIVAL DAYTON, THE ICEMEN HAVE ASSEMBLED A 5-GAME WIN STREAK WHICH CURRENTLY RANKS AS THE LONGEST IN THE LEAGUE AND THE SECOND LONGEST OVERALL FOR THE CHL 2011-12 SEASON.

--IN THE PROCESS, THE ICEMEN HAVE SURGED INTO A TIE FOR SECOND PLACE IN THE TURNER CONFERENCE STANDINGS WITH RAPID CITY 10(6-3-1)13 WITH 3-GAMES IN HAND ON THE RUSH. FURTHERMORE, THE ICEMEN HAVE INCHED TO WITHIN 2-POINTS OF FIRST PLACE MISSOURI 10(7-2-1) 15 ALSO WITH 3-GAMES IN HAND ON THE MAVERICKS.

--THE ICEMEN STILL STAND ALONE AS THE LAST AND LONE UNDEFEATED TEAM IN THE CHL AT 7(6-0-1), HAVING COLLECTED 13 OF A POSSIBLE 14-POINTS. INCLUDING THE PRE-SEASON, THEY ARE A GAUDY 9(8-0-1).

--DATING BACK TO LATE LAST SEASON AS WELL AS THE PRE-SEASON, THE ICEMEN ARE RIDING THE RISING RAPIDS OF A 12-GAME UNSULLIED SKEIN AT 12(10-0-2). THEY ARE 16(11-1-4) THROUGH THEIR LAST 16-DECISIONS.

--AT HOME, DATING BACK TO LATE LAST SEASON, THE ICEMEN ARE 8(5-0-3) IN THEIR LAST 8-STARTS. THIS YEAR, THEY ARE 2(2-0-0) IN THEIR NEW HOME OF THE FORD CENTER, HAVING OUTSCORED THEIR VISITORS, 8-3.

--ON FOREIGN ICE, THE ICEMEN ALSO CONTINUE TO SOAR AS THEY ARE 5(4-0-1) THUS FAR THIS SEASON AND INCLUDING LATE LAST SEASON AND THIS YEAR'S PRE-SEASON, THEY ARE A STERLING UNDEFEATED 8(7-0-1) IN THEIR LAST 8-SOJOURNS ABROAD.

--THE ICEMEN RANK #3 IN THE CHL IN GOALS FOR OFFENSE WITH A GFA OF 3.71.

--THE ICEMEN ARE THE #1 DEFENSIVE TEAM IN THE CHL, HAVING YIELDED ONLY 12-GA IN THEIR FIRST 7-GAMES FOR A GAA OF A STINGY AND STELLAR 1.71.

--EVANSVILLE'S SPECIAL TEAMS CONTINUE TO DOMINATE AS THEY ARE BOTH RATED #1 IN THE CHL. THE POWER PLAY IS PERCOLATING AT A 29% CLIP, 9-31. THE ICEMEN POWER PLAY IS 4 FOR THE LAST 7; 57.1%; 6 FOR THE LAST 14; 42.9% AND 7 FOR THE LAST 17; 41.2%/

--THE ICEMEN PENALTY-KILLING UNIT CONTINUES TO THRIVE. IT IS 32 FOR 34 FOR AN EFFICIENCY RATING OF A BRILLIANT 94.1%. THE ICEMEN HAVE DEFUSED THE LAST 26-CONSECUTIVE MAN ADVANTAGES AFFORDED THE ADVERSARY AT 26-26; 100%.

--THE ICEMEN HAVE BEEN FAST AT THE GETAWAY THUS FAR THIS SEASON, HAVING OUTSCORED THE OPPOSITION IN THE FIRST PERIOD, 11-1 IN THE REGULAR SEASON AND 14-1 INCLUDING THE PRE-SEASON.

--IN THE THIRD PERIOD, THE ICEMEN HAVE OUTGOALED THEIR OPPONENTS, 11-5 FOR A COMBINED FIRST AND THIRD PERIOD TOTAL OF 25-6.

--THROUGH ALL 7 OF THEIR REGULAR SEASON GAMES AS WELL AS THEIR 2-PRE-SEASON GAMES, REMARKABLY, THE ICEMEN HAVE ACHIEVED THE LEAD AFTER THE FIRST PERIOD; 9(8-0-1).

--INCLUDING THE PRE-SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE SCORED THE GAME'S FG IN 8 OF THEIR FIRST 9-GAMES, POSTING A 9(8-0-1) RECORD IN THAT SPAN.

--THE ICEMEN ARE TIED FOR THE LEAGUE-LEADERSHIP IN SHG WITH 4. BRIAN BICEK TOPS THE LOOP IN SHG INDIVIDUALLY WITH 3-SHG.

--CENTER TODD ROBINSON LEADS THE CHL IN PPA WITH 6 WHILE HIS OVERALL TOTAL OF HELPERS (12) RANK RUNNER-UP IN THE CHL.

--TODD ROBINSON SAW HIS SEASON OPENING 6-GAME POINT STREAK; 6(2-12-14) COME TO A HALT IN SUNDAY'S 5-2 TRIUMPH OVER DAYTON. IT ALSO ENDED ROBINSON'S 24-GAME POINT STREAK DATING BACK TO LAST SEASON, AMASSING 49-POINTS IN THAT SPAN.

--CENTER NICKLAS LINDBERG TOOK AND SHOOK THE SLUMBER FROM HIS LUMBER WITH A 6-POINT WEEKEND IN THE 3-GAME SERIES AGAINST DAYTON; 3(2-4-6) AS HE REGISTERED 4-POINTS (2-2-4) IN SUNDAY'S 5-2 VICTORY VERDICT OVER DAYTON.

--LEFT WING BRIAN BICEK WAS ELECTRIFYING FRIDAY NIGHT AT DAYTON, SCORING 2-SHG BREAKAWAY GOALS IN THE LIGHTNING-LIKE SEQUENCE OF :17 IN HIS CLUB'S 3-2 CONQUEST OF THE GEMS.

--WITH 3-ASSISTS IN SUNDAY'S 5-2 TRUMPING OF DAYTON, DEFENSEMAN NICK SCHNEIDER ACHIEVED A BRILLIANT +4 RATING TO EQUAL THE BEST INDIVIDUAL PLAYER PERFORMANCE IN A SINGLE GAME IN THE CHL THUS FAR THIS SEASON.

--IN THE ICEMEN TWO TRIUMPHS ON CONSECUTIVE NIGHTS BY 3-2 RESULTS AT DAYTON ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS, THE GWG WERE SCORED ON THE POWER PLAY BY ICEMEN DEFENSEMEN. FRIDAY NIGHT, MATT GENS THIRD PERIOD PPG SHATTERED THE 2-2 TIE AND SATURDAY NIGHT, PHILIPPE PLANTE'S GWG/PPG IN OT CLAIMED THE CONTEST FOR THE ICEMEN, 3-2.

--PIER-OLIVIER PELLETIER CONTINUES AS THE CHL'S #1 RANKED GOALTENDER, FASHIONING AN UNDEFEATED RECORD OF 5(4-0-1) WITH LEAGUE BESTS GAA OF 1.58 AND SPCT AT .949.

--IN HIS LAST 2-GAMES, DEFENSEMAN STEVEN MAKWAY IS 2(0-4-4).

--IN HIS LAST 4-GAMES, DEFENSEMAN MATT GENS IS 4(2-2-4).

--IN HIS LAST 3-GAMES, BRIAN BICEK IS 3(3-2-5).

--RIGHT WING SEAN O'CONNOR'S NEXT GAME THURSDAY NIGHT AGAINST HIS FORMER FORT WAYNE TEAM WILL BE HIS 200TH PRO GAME.

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