Weekly IceMen Notes

Published on November 20, 2011 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release


--THROUGH THEIR CRUCIAL 2-GAMES HOME-AND-HOME SERIES SWEEP OF MISSOURI, THE ICEMEN HAVE LAID CLAIM TO FIRST PLACE IN THE CHL TURNER CONFERENCE STANDINGS, BOASTING THE LEAGUE'S BEST OVERALL RECORD OF 10(8-1-1) 17-POINTS AND WIN PERCENTAGE OF .850.

--THE ICEMEN HAVE GAINED THE TOP SPOT IN THEIR CONFERENCE DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE PLAYED THE FEWEST GAMES IN THE CHL AT 10.

--WITH THEIR 6-3 VICTORY VERDICT SATURDAY NIGHT AT MISSOURI, THE ICEMEN STILL REMAIN UNDEFEATED ON THE ROAD IN THE CHL AT 6(5-0-1). THEY ARE 8(7-0-1) ABROAD INCLUDING THE PRE-SEASON. EVANSVILLE HAS ATTAINED THE CHL'S BEST ROAD RECORD AS WELL.

--INCLUDING LATE LAST SEASON AND THIS YEAR'S PRE-SEASON, THE ICEMEN ARE 15(12-1-2) IN THEIR LAST 15-GAMES AND 19(13-2-4) OVER THEIR LAST 19-EXERCISES.

--AGAIN, INCLUDING LATE LAST SEASON AND THIS YEAR'S PRE-SEASON, THE ICEMEN ARE RIDING THE CREST OF A 9-GAME UNSULLIED SKEIN AWAY FROM HOME; 9(8-0-1).

--THE ICEMEN BACK-TO-BACK TRIUMPHS IN AS MANY NIGHTS THE PAST WEEKEND OVER NAGGING NEMESIS MISSOURI REPRESENTED THEIR FIRST EVER WINS AT THE EXPENSE OF THE MAVERICKS. UNTIL THE PAST WEEKEND AND INCLUDING LAST SEASON'S PRE-SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAD BEEN DOMINATED TO THE TUNE OF GOING 4(0-4-0) AGAINST THE MAVS, BEING OUTSCORED, 30-7. THE RESULTS: LOSING 7-1, 4-2, 11-4 AND 8-0.

--AFTER 12-GAMES THIS SEASON, INCLUDING THE PRE-SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE NOT TRAILED YET AFTER THE FIRST PERIOD.

--THE ICEMEN HAVE SCORED THE FG IN 10 OF THEIR FIRST 12-GAMES INCORPORATING THEIR PRE-SEASON ACTION AS WELL. THET ARE 10(9-0-1).

--IN THE FIRST PERIOD THUS FAR THIS SEASON PLUS THE PRE-SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS, 17-3; IT IS 14-3 IN THE REGULAR SEASON.

--THE ICEMEN CONTINUE AS THE TOP DEFENSIVE TEAM IN THE CHL, PERMITTING ONLY 21-GA IN 10-GAMES FOR A GAA OF A STINGY 2.10.

--IN OVERTIME THUS FAR THIS SEASON, THE ICEMEN ARE PPERFECT AT 2(2-0-0) WITH DEFENSEMEN MATT GENS AND PHILIPPE PLANTE DELIVERING THE OT/GWG. LAST SEASON, THE ICEMEN SUFFERED WITH THE MOST DREADFUL MARK IN THE 5:00 EXTRA SESSION AT 9(1-8-0).

--THE ICEMEN ARE ENJOYING AN EXCELLENT NOVEMBER THUS FAR, POSTING A 8(7-1-0) RECORD.

--THE ICEMEN POWER PLAY RANKS #2 IN THE CHL AT 10-38; 26.3%; THEY DID NOT HAVE A SINGLE POWER PLAY IN THEIR SATURDAY NIGHT 6-3 VERDICT AT MISSOURI.

--THE ICEMEN PENALTY-KILLING STILL REMAINS #1 IN THE LEAGUE, OPERATING AT 87% EFFICIENCY AT 40-46. THROUGH THEIR FIRST 10-GAMES, THE ICEMEN HAVE YIELDED POWER PLAY GOALS AGAINST IN ONLY 3-GAMES TO THIS POINT.

--IN THE FIRST AND THIRD PERIODS COMBINED THUS FAR THIS SEASON AND THE PRE-SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE OUTSCORED THEIR OPPOSITION, 31-11.

--MATT GENS BECAME THE SECOND ICEMEN DEFENSEMAN IN THE PAST WEEK TO MATCH THE CHL'S BEST SINGLE GAME PREMIUM PLUS PERFORMANCE WHEN HE ACHIEVED A BRILLIANT +4 RATING IN THE 6-3 VICTORY AT MISSOURI. NICK SCHNEIDER ATTAINED THE FEAT LAST WEEK.

--LEFT WING BRIAN BICEK'S 6-GOALS LEAD THE CLUB WITH THE LATTER 4- DELIVERED ON BREAKAWAYS.

--ICEMEN DEFENSEMEN MATT GENS AND PHILIPPE PLANTE HAVE ACCOUNTED FOR ONE-HALF, OR 4 OF THE ICEMEN GWG THUS FAR THIS SEASON.

--THE ICEMEN ARE A PERFECT 7(7-0-0) THIS SEASON WHEN ENTERING THE THIRD PERIOD WITH THE LEAD.

--THE ICEMEN ARE IN THE MIDST OF PLAYING 6-CONSECUTIVE GAMES ON THE ROAD AND WILL NOT BE BACK HOME AT THE FORD CENTER UNTIL SUNDAY DECEMBER 4TH AGAINST BLOOMINGTON. THE ICEMEN ARE PLAYING 11 OF THEIR FIRST 15-GAMES ON THE ROAD.

--IN THEIR WEEKEND 2-GAME SERIES SWEEP OVER MISSOURI, THE ICEMEN GOALTENDERS, BRYAN GILLIS AND PIER-OLIVIER PELLETIER WERE NAMED THE #1 STARS IN EACH GAME; GILLIS WITH 37-SAVES IN FRIDAY NIGHT'S HOME ICE 2-1 OT WIN AND PELLETIER SATURDAY NIGHT WITH 45-SAVES IN HIS TEAM'S 6-3 DISPATCHING OF THE HOME STANDING MISSOUREANS.

--TWO OF GOALTENDER BRYAN GILLIS 3-VICTORIES HAVE BEEN GAINED IN OVERTIME FOR THE ICEMEN; NOV. 12TH AT DAYTON AND NOV. 18TH AT HOME AGAINST MISSOURI.

--RIGHT WING MALCOLM GWILLIAM NOTCHED HIS FIRST-EVER PRO GOAL, THE GAME'S FG SATURDAY NIGHT AT MISSOURI WHERE THE ICEMEN PREVAILED OVER THE MAVERICKS, 6-3.

--THE ICEMEN 6-GOAL OUTPUT IN SATURDAY NIGHT'S TRIUMPH AT MISSOURI REPRESENTED THEIR BEST SINGLE GAME SCORING OUTPUT THUS FAR THIS SEASON.

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