Weekly IceMen Notes
November 28, 2011 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release
--THOUGH THEY STILL HAVE PLAYED THE FEWEST NUMBER OF GAMES IN THE CHL AT 13, THE ICEMEN AT 13(9-2-1)19-POINTS CONTINUE TO RESIDE IN FIRST PLACE IN THE TURNER CONFERENCE STANDINGS.
--TO ACCENTUATE HOW STRONG A ND STELLAR THE ICEMEN RECORD HAS BEEN AT THIS JUNCTURE OF THE CAMPAIGN, THEY HAVE PLAYED 9 OF THEIR FIRST 13-GAMES ON THE ROAD, ACTUALLY OPENING THEIR SCHEDULE PLAYING 11 OF THEIR FIRST 15-GAMES IN HOSTILE TERRITORY.
--THE ICEMEN HAVE PLAYED THE FEWEST HOME GAMES IN THE LEAGUE AT THIS HOUR OF THE SEASON; A TOTAL OF ONLY 4; 4(3-1-0).
--THE ICEMEN HAVE PLAYED ALL 13 OF THEIR GAMES WITHIN THEIR OWN TURNER CONFERENCE AND WILL ACTUALLY BE PLAYING THEIR FIRST 22-GAMES WITHIN THEIR OWN CONFERENCE. THE ICEMEN DO NOT STEP OUTSIDE THEIR OWN CONFERENCE BOUNDARIES UNTIL DECEMBER 23RD WHEN THEY HOST THE TEXAS BRAHMAS.
--THE ICEMEN CONCLUDED A HIGHLY-SUCCESSFUL NOVEMBER WITH A RECORD OF 11(8-3-0); AT HOME: 4(3-1-0) AND ON THE ROAD: 7(5-2-0).
--THE DECEMBER SCHEDULE WOULD APPEAR TO BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR THE ICEMEN AS THEY PLAY 9 OF THEIR 13-GAMES ON HOME ICE INCLUDING A SEASON MOST 6-GAME HOMESTAND THAT WILL ACTUALLY CONTINUE INTO THEIR FIRST GAME OF THE NEW CALENDAR YEAR.
--THE ICEMEN CONTINUE AS THE CHL'S #1 DEFENSIVE TEAM, YIELDING 33-GA IN 13-GAMES FOR A GAA OF 2.54. THE MOST GA IN SINGLE GAME HAS BEEN 5-GA AND THE ICEMEN WON THAT GAME IN RAPID CITY THE PAST FRIDAY NIGHT, 7-5.
--IN THEIR COME-FROM-BEHIND 7-5 TRIUMPH ON FRIDAY NIGHT AT RAPID CITY, THE ICEMEN EXPLODED FOR 5-SECOND PERIOD GOALS FOR A SINGLE PERIOD SEASON-HIGH AT THIS STAGE OF THE SEASON.
--IN THAT SAME GAME AND SAME PERIOD, THE ICEMEN WERE AN EXTRAORDINARY 4-4 ON THE POWER PLAY, COMPLETING THE NIGHT WITH AN ICEMEN CLUB RECORD-EQUALING 5-PPG IN THE CONTEST, REPRESENTING A SEASON-BEST IN THE CHL THUS FAR THIS SEASON.
--STILL WITH THAT SAME GAME, CENTER TODD ROBINSON ENGINEERED THE SEASON'S BEST SINGLE GAME INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE IN THE CHL WITH 5-POINTS ON 1-GOAL AND 4-ASSISTS WITH THE LATTER OUTPUT MATCHING HIS OWN LEAGUE-WIDE SINGLE GAME-HIGH FOR THE SEASON AT THIS TIME.
--ROOKIE GOALTENDER BRIAN GILLIS REMAINS, REMARKABLY, UNDEFEATED AFTER 4-REGULAR SEASON STARTS; 4(4-0-0) AND 5-TOTAL STARTS INCLUDING THE PRE-SEASON; 5(5-0-0) WITH 4 OF THOSE 5-TOTAL VICTORIES ACHIEVED ON FOREIGN ICE; 4(4-0-0). GILLIS REBUFFED A LES REANEY PENALTY SHOT LATE IN THE THIRD PERIOD FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE ICEMEN 7-5 VERDICT IN RAPID CITY. REANEY WAS AWARDED THE PENALTY SHOT AT THE 14:23 MARK OF SAID STANZA WITH THE ICEMEN ATTEMPTING TO PRESERVE A 6-5 ADVANTAGE AT THAT JUNCTURE OF THE CONTEST.
--TODD ROBINSON'S 9-ASSISTS TOP THE CHL WHILE HIS 10-PPA TIE HIM FOR THE LEAGUE'S FOREMOST.
--BRIAN BICEK IS TIED FOR THE CHL LEADERSHIP IN MINOR PENALTIES WITH 14.
--BRIAN BICEK ALSO LEADS THE CHL IN SHG WITH 3.
--MARIO BOILLARD IS #2 IN THE CHL IN PIM FOR ROOKIES WITH 37.
--STEVEN MAKWAY 13(2-9-11) IS 6TH IN CHL SCORING AMONG DEFENSEMEN; PHILIPPE PLANTE 12(3-7-10) IS 9TH AND MATT GENS 13(4-4-8) IS 13TH. PLANTE (2) AND GENS (2) ARE TIED FOR THE LEAGUE LEAD IN GWG/DEFENSEMEN.
--STEVEN MAKWAY'S 9-ASSISTS TIE HIM FOR SECOND MOST AMONG CHL DEFENSEMEN.
--PHILIPPE PLANTE TOPS THE CHL IN SHORTHANDED GOAL ASSISTS WITH 3.
--THE ICEMEN POWER PLAY IS #2 IN THE CHL; 15-54; 27.8% WHILE THEIR PENALTY-KILLING UNIT REMAINS #1, OPERATING AT 85.7% EFFICIENCY WITH THE OPPOSITION ONLY 9-63.
--THE ICEMEN ARE A PERFECT 8(8-0-0) WHEN ENTERING THE THIRD PERIOD WITH THE LEAD.
--THE ICEMEN ARE UNSULLIED WHEN THEY HOLD THE LEAD AFTER THE FIRST PERIOD AT 8(7-0-1).
--THE ICEMEN HAVE OUTSHOT THEIR OPPONENTS IN ONLY 3 OF THEIR INITIAL 13-GAMES BUT THEY ARE 3(3-0-0) WHEN THEY ACCCOMPLISH THE OSTENSIBLY ELUSIVE FEAT.
--JOSH BEAULIEU (6), BRIAN BICEK (6) AND SEAN O'CONNOR (6) SHARE THE ICEMEN CLUB LEADERSHIP IN GOAL-SCORING; O'CONNOR'S 3-PPG ARE TEAM FOREMOST.
--WHEN THE ICEMEN TREMBLED IN GAME #1 OF THEIR 3-GAME THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY WEEK SERIES AT RAPID CITY THE PAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT, 4-0, IT REPRESENTED THEIR FIRST SETBACK ON FOREIGN ICE THIS SEASON, HALTING THEIR 6-GAME UNBEATEN STREAK OVERALL AND 10-GAME ROAD UNSULLIED SKEIN; 10(8-0-2) DATING BACK TO LATE LAST SEASON AND THIS YEAR'S PRE-SEASON.
--THROUGH THEIR FIRST 4-GAMES OF 6-CONSECUTIVE CONTESTS AWAY FROM HOME BAY, THE ICEMEN HAVE ASSEMBLED A MARK OF 4(2-2-0).
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