Weekly IceMen Notes

December 5, 2011 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release


--AFTER SUSTAINING THEIR FIRST BACK-TO-BACK DEFEATS OF THE SEASON, THE ICEMEN PROMPTLY PROCEEDED TO BOUNCE BACK AND WIN BACK-TO-BACK GAMES TO CATA-PULT BACK INTO FIRST PLACE IN THE CHL TURNER CUP STANDINGS.

--THE ICEMEN COMPLETED AN EXTENDED SPAN OF 6-CONSECUTIVE GAMES ON THE ROAD LANDING ON THE CREDITABLE .500 MARK AT 6(3-3-0), GARNERING 6-POINTS IN 6-GAMES.

--RETURNING HOME FOLLOWING A 16-DAY ABSENCE FROM THEIR NEW HOME OF THE FORD CENTER THE PAST SUNDAY, THE ICEMEN AVENGED A 6-2 SETBACK WHICH THEY WERE SADDLED WITH THURSDAY NIGHT AT BLOOMINGTON TO DISMISS THE BLAZE IN THE ENCORE ENGAGEMENT, 3-2 ON THE IMPETUS OF A 3-GOAL UNANSWERED OPENING PERIOD UPRISING.

--UNTIL SUNDAY, THE ICEMEN HAD PLAYED 11 OF THEIR FIRST 15-GAMES ON THE ROAD AND INCLUDING THE PRE-SEASON, EVANSVILLE HAD PLAYED 13 OF 17-GAMES ON FOREIGN ICE.

--THE ICEMEN HAVE RESIDED IN FIRST PLACE FOR THE PREPONDERANCE OF THE CAMPAIGN DESPITE THE FACT THEY HAVE PLAYED A LEAGUE-LOW OF ONLY 5 OF THEIR FIRST 16-GAMES AT HOME WHERE THEY HAVE COMPILED A MARK OF 5(4-1-0).

--BEGINNING THIS PAST SUNDAY, THE ICEMEN SCHEDULE BECOMES SOMEWHAT MORE FAVORABLE AS THEY WILL PLAY 10 OF THE NEXT 12-GAMES AT HOME INCLUDING 9-HOME GAMES IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.

--THOUGH THEY RANK TIED FOR SECOND OVERALL IN THE CHL IN TOTAL STANDINGS POINTS WITH 23, THE ICEMEN OVERALL RECORD OF 16(11-4-1) AND .719 WINNING PERCENTAGE ARE BOTH THE BEST IN THE ENTIRE CHL.

--WHEN THE ICEMEN SCORE THE GAME'S FG, THEY ARE UNDEFEATED THUS FAR THIS SEASON AT 9(8-0-1). WHEN THEY SCORED THE GAME'S FG IN THEIR SUNDAY 3-2 TRIUMPH OVER BLOOMINGTON IT ENDED A STREAK THAT SAW EVANSVILLE YIELD THE GAME'S FG IN 5-STRAIGHT GAMES, ALL ON THE ROAD.

--WHEN THE ICEMEN HOLD THE LEAD AT THE END OF ANY PERIOD THIS SEASON, THEY ARE UNDEFEATED; AFTER THE FIRST PERIOD; 9(8-0-1); AFTER THE SECOND PERIOD; 10(10-0-0).

--THE ICEMEN ARE THE BEST FIRST PERIOD TEAM IN THE CHL, OUTSCORING THE OPPOSITION, 21-12 OVERALL AND 24-12, INCORPORATING THE PRE-SEASON. ON HOME ICE, THE ICEMEN HAVE BEEN EVEN MORE DOMINATING IN THE OPENING STANZA, OUTSCORING THE VISITORS, 7-1.

--THE ICEMEN ARE UNDEFEATED THIS SEASON WHEN THEY SCORE 3 OR MORE GOALS IN A GAME AT AN IMPRESSIVE 11(10-0-1).

--WHEN THE ICEMEN SURRENDER 2-GA OR LESS, THEY HAVE A PERFECT MARK OF 9(9-0-0).

--WHEN THE ICEMEN AMBUSHED THE THUNDER IN WICHITA FRIDAY NIGHT, 5-2, IT HALTED A CLUB 10-GAME WINLESS SKID AGAINST BERRY CONFERENCE FOES DATING BACK TO LAST SEASON; 10(0-9-1).

--THE ICEMEN HAVE OUTSHOT THEIR OPPOSITION IN ONLY 3 OF THEIR FIRST 16-GAMES THUS FAR THIS SEASON. HOWEVER, THEY ARE A PERFECT 3(3-0-0) WHEN THEY ACCOMPLISH THE FEAT.

--WITH THEIR 5-2 TRIUMPH AT WICHITA FRIDAY NIGHT, THE ICEMEN REMAINED WITH A PERFECT RECORD ON FRIDAYS SO FAR THIS SEASON AT 5(5-0-0); 4(4-0-0) ON THE ROAD.

--THE ICEMEN PENALTY-KILLING IS STILL #1 IN THE CHL, OPERATING AT 86.1% EFFICIENCY; 68-79 WITH THEIR 6-SHG TIED FOR MOST IN THE CHL. THE ICEMEN ARE 25 FOR THE LAST 27 SHORTHANDED FOR A RATING OF A SUPREME 92.6%.

--THE ICEMEN POWER PLAY IS RATED CIRCUIT SECOND, PERCOLATING AT 26.2%, GOING 17 FOR 65.

--CENTER TODD ROBINSON IS BACK ON TOP IN CHL SCORING WITH 16(6-21-27); AVERAGING A PROLIFIC 1.69 POINTS PER GAME WHICH ECLIPSES HIS CAREER AVERAGE OF 1.47 POINTS PER GAME. ROBINSON'S 21-ASSISTS PACE THE LOOP WHILE HIS 11-PPA RANK RUNNERUP AND 1-PPA BEHIND THE LEADER.

--THROUGH THE ICEMEN FIRST 16-GAMES, TODD ROBINSON HAS CHOREOGRAPHED MULTIPLE POINT GAMES IN EXACTLY ONE-HALF OF THOSE GAMES, TOTALING 8.

--STEVEN MAKWAY CURRENTLY RANKS #5 IN THE CHL IN DEFENSE SCORING WITH 16(2-11-13). MAKWAY HAS CURRENTLY EQUALED THE ICEMEN SECOND LONGEST POINT-SCORING STREAK OF THE SEASON AT 5(1-6-7) IN THAT SPAN.

--FIVE ICEMEN PLAYERS PRESENTLY SHARE THE GOAL-SCORING LEADERSHIP ON THE CLUB WITH 6; TODD ROBINSON, BRIAN BICEK, SEAN O'CONNOR, JOHN RONAN AND JOSH BEAULIEU.

--DEFENSEMEN PHILIPPE PLANTE TOPS THE CHL IN SHA WITH 4, HAVING ASSISTED ON 4 OF THE ICEMEN 6-SHG THUS FAR THIS SEASON.

--LEFT WING MATT PIERCE HAS CONNECTED ON THE GWG IN EACH OF THE ICEMEN LAST 2-GAMES; 2(2-0-2).

--RIGHT WING JOHN RONAN LEADS THE ICEMEN IN PPG WITH 4. IN HIS LAST 5-GAMES, RONAN IS 5(4-2-6).

--LEFT WING MIKE SGROI FIRED 2-GTG FIRST PERIOD STRIKES FRIDAY NIGHT IN WICHITA TO SPARK THE ICEMEN TO A COMEBACK 5-2 TRIUMPH AT WICHITA. SGROI WAS NAMED THE #1 STAR.

--ROOKIE PHENOM, BRYAN GILLIS CONTINUES TO SHINE IN THE ICEMEN GOAL. HE IS THE LONE AND LAST UNDEFEATED GOALTENDER IN THE CHL WITH A PERFECT PERSONIFIED MARK OF 5(5-0-0) OVERALL AND 6(6-0-0) INCLUDING THE PRE-SEASON. ON THE ROAD, GILLIS IS 4(4-0-0) AND 5(5-0-0), AGAIN, INCLUDING THE PRE-SEASON. TWO OF HIS VICTORIES HAVE BEEN ATTAINED IN OVERTIME. HIS 2.27 GAA RANKS #2 IN THE LEAGUE WHILE HIS .933 SPCT IS #1 IN THE CHL.

--GOALTENDER PIER-OLIVIER PELLETIER HALTED A PERSONAL 3-GAME LOSING STREAK ON SUNDAY WHEN HE BACKSTOPPED THE ICEMEN TO THAT 3-2 VICTORY VERDICT AT HOME AGAINST BLOOMINGTON. ON HOME ICE THIS SEASON, PELLETIER'S RECORD STANDS AT A SUPERB 5(4-1-0).



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