Weekly IceMen Notes

Published on January 9, 2012 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release


--THE ICEMEN COMPLETED THE FIRST WEEK OF THE NEW CALENDAR YEAR 2012 UNDEFEATED IN EARNING 7 OF A POSSIBLE 8-POINTS THROUGH A 4(3-0-1) RECORD. THEY WERE 2(2-0-0) ON HOME ICE AND 2(1-0-1) ON THE ROAD.

--THROUGH A 3-GAMES IN 3-NIGHTS WEEKEND SERIES AGAINST CONFERENCE FOE BLOOMINGTON, THE ICEMEN ACCRUED 5 OF A POSSIBLE 6-POINTS THROUGH A MARK OF 3(2-0-1); ON THE ROAD: 2(1-0-1); AT HOME: 1(1-0-0).

--IN THEIR LAST 9 GAMES, THE ICEMEN HAVE COMPILED A MARK OF 9(5-2-2), PRODUCING 38-GF IN THAT SPAN FOR A GFA OF PROLIFIC 4.22. IN THEIR LAST 11-GAMES, THE ICEMEN HAVE GENERATED 45-GOALS FOR A GFA OF 4.10.

--THE ICEMEN HAVE BEEN FLOURISHING THIS SEASON AGAINST THE LAST 2-TEAMS IN THE TURNER CONFERENCE STANDINGS WITH A COMBINED RECORD AGAINST 6TH PLACE DAYTON 5(5-0-0) AND 7TH PLACE BLOOMINGTON 7(5-1-1) OF 12(10-1-1); AT HOME: 6(6-0-0) AND ON THE ROAD: 6(4-1-1)

--THE ICEMEN HAVE GAINED THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE MOST IMPROVED TEAM IN THE CHL THUS FAR THIS SEASON. AFTER 30-GAMES, THEIR RECORD IS 30(18-9-3) FOR 39-POINTS. AFTER THE FIRST 30-GAMES LAST YEAR, THE ICEMEN MARK WAS 30(10-15-5) FOR 25-POINTS. THE ICEMEN CURRENTLY HAVE 8-MORE WINS, 14-MORE POINTS AND 6-FEWER LOSSES THAN ONE YEAR AGO.

--THE ICEMEN CONTINUE TO PROSPER ON FRIDAY NIGHTS THIS SEASON ESPECIALLY ON THE ROAD. FRIDAYS OVERALL; 10(8-2-0) AND ON THE ROAD UNDEFEATED AT A PERFECT 5(5-0-0).

--EVANSVILLE IS ALSO UNDEFEATED ON SUNDAYS THIS SEASON WITH A MARK OF 5(4-0-1) WITH ALL 5-DATES PLAYED ON HOME ICE.

--THE ICEMEN COMBINED RECORD FOR BOTH FRIDAY AND SUNDAY STANDS AT 15(12-2-1).

--WHEN THE ICEMEN SCORE 4 OR MORE GOALS, THEIR RECORD STANDS AT 13(11-2-0).

--WHEN THE ICEMEN SCORE 3 OR MORE GOALS, THEIR RECORD IS 23(16-4-3).

--WHEN THEY SURRENDER 2-GA OR LESS, THE ICEMEN HAVE ATTAINED A PERFECT PERSONIFIED MARK OF 15(15-0-0).

--WHEN THE ICEMEN TRUMPED THE BLAZE IN BLOOMINGTON THE PAST FRIDAY NIGHT, 6-2, IT MATCHED FOR THE THIRD TIME THE SECOND MOST NUMBER GOALS THE ICEMEN HAVE REGISTERED IN A SINGLE GAME THUS FAR THIS SEASON.

--WITH THEIR 2-PPG IN THEIR SUNDAY NIGHT 4-1 VICTORY OVER VISITING BLOOMINGTON, THE ICEMEN MARKED THE 6TH TIME THAT THEY HAVE SCORED 2-PPG IN ONE GAME THIS SEASON.

--LEFT WINGS JOSH BEAULIEU AND BRIAN BICEK SHARE THE TEAM LEADERSHIP IN SCORING 2-GOAL GAMES WITH EACH ACCOMPLISHING THE FEAT 4-TIMES THUS FAR THIS SEASON.

--WHEN THE ICEMEN DEFEATED QUAD CITY THE PAST TUESDAY NIGHT, 5-2, IT HALTED EVANSVILLE'S FIRST AND ONLY 2-GAME LOSING SPELL AT HOME.

--ALL-STAR CENTER TODD ROBINSON'S 4-ASSISTS PERFORMANCE IN HIS CLUB'S FRIDAY NIGHT 6-2 DOMINATION OF THE BLAZE IN BLOOMINGTON MARKED HIS THIRD 4-ASSISTS MASTERPIECE OF THE SEASON.

--SINCE LAUNCHING THE CURRENT SEASON WITH A BRILLIANT RECORD OF 9(7-1-1), THE ICEMEN, IN THEIR NEXT 21-GAMES ARE 21(11-8-2).

--IN THE 4-3 OTSO OUTCOME SATURDAY NIGHT AT BLOOMINGTON AGAINST THE BLAZE, THE ICEMEN SAW THEIR OTSO RECORD FOR THIS SEASON FADE TO 2(0-2). WITH BOTH OUTCOMES DETERMINED ON FOREIGN ICE.

--IN THEIR 4-3 OTSO OUTCOME THE PAST SATURDAY NIGHT AT BLOOMINGTON, ICEMEN LEFT WING BRIAN BICEK SAW HIS 10-GAME POINT-SCORING STREAK HALTED; 10(10-5-15). BICEK IN HIS LAST 12-GAMES; 12(11-6-17). IN HIS LAST 5-GAMES; 5(6-2-8).

--LEFT WING JOSH BEAULIEU IS CURRENTLY ON A 10-GAME POINT STREAK WITH 10(7-6-13).

--CENTER TODD ROBINSON IS PRESENTLY IN THE MIDST OF AN 8-GAME POINT STREAK WITH 8(3-13-16). ROBINSON'S 37-OVERALL ASSISTS ARE 7-MORE THAN ANY OTHER PLAYER IN THE CHL WHILE HIS 19-PPA ARE 6-MORE THAN THE REST OF THE LEAGUE.

--CENTER NICKLAS LINDBERG IN HIS LAST 16-GAMES IS 16(5-20-25); LAST 12-GAMES; 12(5-15-20).

--GOALTENDER BRYAN GILLIS HAS WON HIS LAST 3-STARTS; LAST 3(3-0-0), ALLOWING ONLY 5-GA FOR A GAA OF 1.67. FOR THE SEASON ON THE ROAD, THE ROOKIE GOAL-KEEPER HAS BEEN SPLENDID WITH A MARK OF 6(5-1-0).

--IN CHL DEFENSE SCORING, STEVE MAKWAY 29(3-20-23) HAS CLIMBED INTO A TIE FOR THE SCORING LEADERSHIP WITH ALL-STAR MATT GENS RANKED A LOFTY 4TH BEST 30(7-15-22). PHILIPPE PLANTE IS RANKED 12TH; 29(7-10-17).

--ROOKIE DEFENSEMAN KARL LINDEN'S FIRST-EVER PRO GOAL WAS THE ULTIMATE GWG THE PAST FRIDAY NIGHT IN BLOOMINGTON WHERE THE ICEMEN BLITZED THE BLAZE, 6-2.

--ROOKIE GOALTENDER DAN DUNN MADE HIS FIRST-EVER START FOR THE ICEMEN SATURDAY NIGHT AT BLOOMINGTON, EARNING 1-POINT IN THE STANDINGS FOR HIS NEW TEAM IN AN OTSO 4-3 RESULT. DUNN MADE 2-SAVES ON 4-SHOTS IN THE SHOOTOUT COMPETITION.

--EVANSVILLE'S BEST PERIOD THIS SEASON HAS BEEN THE FIRST PERIOD, OUTSCORING THEIR OPPOSITION, 40-25 OVERALL AND 21-12 AT HOME.

--SINCE BEING INSTALLED ON THE RIGHT WING WITH CENTER TODD ROBINSON, ROOKIE RIGHT WING MALCOLM GWILLIAM IS 7(4-4-8) IN THE LAST 7-GAMES.

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