Weekly IceMen Notes

December 12, 2011 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release


--WITH A RECORD OF 3(2-1-0) THIS PAST WEEKEND, THE ICEMEN HAVE RETAINED THEIR ONE-POINT LEAD ATOP THE CHL TURNER CONFERENCE STANDINGS OVER ARCHRIVAL FORT WAYNE.

--WITH TWO MORE TRIUMPHS ON HOME ICE THE PAST WEEKEND, THE ICEMEN HAVE SWELLED THEIR LATEST HOME WIN STREAK TO 4-IN A ROW, ELEVATING THEIR HOME RECORD TO A CHL LEAGUE-BEST 7(6-1-0). EVANSVILLE'S 1-SETBACK AT HOME IS THE LOWEST NUMBER IN THE LEAGUE.

--EVANSVILLE'S LAST AND LONE DEFEAT AT HOME WAS BACK ON NOVEMBER 18TH WHEN THEY WERE UPENDED BY ARCHENEMY FORT WAYNE, 5-2.

--ON THE STRENGTH OF THEIR 2-1 SUNDAY VICTORY ON HOME ICE OVER BLOOMINGTON, THE ICEMEN ARE THE LONE UNDEFEATED TEAM IN THE CHL IN 1-GOAL GAMES THUS FAR THIS SEASON AT 6(5-0-1) AND 3(3-0-0) AT HOME.

--WITH THEIR 4-1 FRIDAY NIGHT HOME TRIUMPH OVER DAYTON, THE ICEMEN HAVE REMAINED IMPECCABLY PERFECT OVER THE GEMS AT THIS STAGE OF THE SEASON AT 4(4-0-0); 2(2-0-0) AT DAYTON AND 2(2-0-0) ON HOME ICE.

--THE ICEMEN HAVE BEEN A STELLAR TEAM COMING OUT OF THE GATE ON HOME ICE IN THE FIRST PERIOD SO FAR THIS SEASON, OUTSCORING THE VISITORS, 8-2 THROUGH 7-HOME DECISIONS.

--IN THEIR LAST 5-GAMES OVERALL, THE ICEMEN HAVE BEEN PROSPERING WITH A RECORD OF 5(4-1-0) IN THAT SPAN.

--WHEN THE ICEMEN SCORE THE GAME'S FG THUS FAR THIS SEASON, THEY HAVE REMAINED UNDEFEATED AT 11(10-0-1).

--WHEN THEY ATTAIN THE LEAD AFTER THE FIRST PERIOD, EVANSVILLE IS ALSO UNBLEMISHED AT 9(8-0-1).

--ENTERING THE THIRD PERIOD WITH THE LEAD, THE ICEMEN ARE PERFECT PERSONIFIED AT 11(11-0-0).

--THE ICEMEN ARE UNDEFEATED THIS SEASON WHEN THEY SCORE 3 OR MORE GOALS AT AN IMPRESSIVE 12(11-0-1).

--WHEN THEY ALLOW 2-GA OR LESS, THE ICEMEN HAVE A PERFECT MARK OF 11(11-0-0).

--WITH THEIR 4-1 DOUSING OF DAYTON AT THE FORD CENTERTHE PAST WEEKEND, THE ICEMEN REMAINED REMARKABLY UNBEATEN ON FRIDAY NIGHT WITH A RECORD OF 6(6-0-0); 2(2-0-0) AT HOME. EVANSVILLE IS ALSO UNDEFEATED ON SUNDAY SO FAR THIS SEASON AT 3(3-0-0). COMBINING FRIDAY AND SUNDAY THIS SEASON, THE ICEMEN ARE PERFECT AT 9(9-0-0) OVERALL AND 5(5-0-0) AT HOME.

--ROOKIE GOALTENDER BRYAN GILLIS SUSTAINED HIS FIRST-EVER PRO SETBACK SATURDAY NIGHT AT FORT WAYNE IN A 5-0 SHUTOUT LOSS. GILLIS HAD BEEN A FLAWLESS 5(5-0-0) OVERALL AND (4-0-0) ON THE ROAD.

--GOALTENDER PIER-OLIVIER PELLETIER ENJOYED A BANNER WEEKEND IN GOAL FOR THE ICEMEN, ALLOWING ONLY 2-GA IN 2-STARTS IN A 2(2-0-0) RECORD AND GAA OF A MICROSCOPIC 1.00. IN HIS LAST 3-STARTS, PELLETIER IS 3(3-0-0) WITH A STINGY GA OF 4 AND GAA OF 1.33. HE IS 6(5-1-0) ON HOME ICE AT THIS HOUR OF THE CAMPAIGN.

--ASSISTING ON BOTH OF CLUB'S GOALS IN THE ICEMEN 2-1 SUNDAY HOME VERDICT OVER BLOOMINGTON, CENTER NICKLAS LINDBERG HAS AMASSED 7-ASSISTS IN THE LAST 5-GAMES; LAST 5(0-7-7).

--LEFT WING MATT PIERCE HAS SHOWN AN UNCANNY KNACK OF DELIVERING THE BIG GOAL FOR THE ICEMEN THIS SEASON. IN HIS TEAM'S 2-1 TRIUMPH ON HOME ICE SUNDAY AGAINST BLOOMINGTON, HE CONNECTED ON HIS 5TH GOAL OF THE SEASON AND HIS THIRD OF THE GWG VARIETY. PIERCE HAS PRODUCED THE GWG IN THE LAST 2-EVANSVILLE CLASHES ON BACK-TO-BACK SUNDAYS ON HOME ICE AGAINST BLOOMINGTON.

--DEFENSEMAN MATT GENS ENJOYED A CAREER PRO GAME THE PAST FRIDAY IN HIS TEAM'S 4-1 TRIUMPH OVER DAYTON. THE 6-YEAR PRO WAS INSTRUMENTAL AND INTEGRAL ON ALL 4-ICEMEN STRIKES, DELIVERING 2-GOALS, 2-ASSISTS FOR THOSE 4-POINTS. HE WAS NAMED THE GAME'S #1 STAR. GENS IS TIED WITH PIERCE FOR THE TEAM LEADERSHIP IN GWG WITH BOTH HAVING 3.

--FLEET LEFT WING BRIAN BICEK TOOK AND SHOOK THE SLUMBER FROM HIS LUMBER AND A 6-GAME GOAL-SCORING DROUGHT BY FIRING THE GAME'S FG IN THE FIRST PERIOD THE PAST SUNDAY IN HIS TEAM'S 2-1 VICTORY OVER BLOOMINGTON.

--THE ICEMEN TWO TOP PLUS PLAYERS AT THIS STAGE OF THE SEASON ARE DEFENSEMEN PHILIPPE PLANTE +6 AND MATT GENS AT +5.

--THUS FAR IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, THE ICEMEN RECORD STANDS AT 6(4-2-0); AT HOME: 3(3-0-0) AND ON THE ROAD AT 3(1-2-0).

--CENTER TODD ROBINSON WAS NAMED THE CHL'S #3 STAR FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER.

--THE ICEMEN HAVE A 3-WAY TIE FOR THE GOAL-SCORING LEADERSHIP WITH BRIAN BICEK, TODD ROBINSON AND JOSH BEAULIEU EACH SCORING 7-TIMES WHILE MATT GENS, SEAN O'CONNOR AND JOHN RONAN ARE CLOSE BEHIND WITH EACH HAVING 6.



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