Weekly IceMen Notes

Published on January 16, 2012 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release


--COMPLETING THE WEEK WITH 2-MORE WINS IN 2-NIGHTS THE PAST WEEKEND, THE ICEMEN HAVE EXTENDED THEIR LATEST UNDEFETAED STREAK TO 6-CONSECUTIVE GAMES AT 6(5-0-1). THE ICEMEN HAVE YET TO ABSORB A SETBACK SINCE THE GENESIS OF THE NEW YEAR OF 2012.

--THE ICEMEN CURRENT 6-GAME UNSULLIED SKEIN; 6(5-0-1) IS ONE GAME SHY OF MATCHING THEIR LONGEST UNBLEMISHED STREAK OF THE SEASON AT 7(6-0-1).

--EVANSVILLE IS PRESENTLY ON A 3-GAME WIN STREAK, SURRENDERING ONLY 1-GA IN EACH OF THOSE 3-VICTORIES, OUTSCORING THE OPPOSITION, 11-3.

--SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE NEW YEAR, THE ICEMEN ARE A PERFECT 3(3-0-0) AT HOME, OUTSCORING THE VISITORS, 12-4 IN THAT SPAN. THE ICEMEN ARE 1-WIN AWAY FROM EQUALING THEIR LONGEST HOME WIN STREAK OF THE SEASON AT 4.

--IN THEIR LAST 11-GAMES, THE ICEMEN HAVE POSTED A MARK OF 11(7-2-2), PRODUCING A PROLIFIC 46-GF IN THAT SPAN FOR A GFA OF 4.18. THEY HAVE COLLECTED 25-GF DURING THEIR PRESENT 6-GAME UNBEATEN STREAK; 6(5-0-1) FOR A GFA OF 4.17.

--DURING THEIR 6-GAME UNDEFEATED STREAK, 6(5-0-1), THE ICEMEN HAVE PERMITTED ONLY 11-GA FOR A GAA OF A THRIFTY 1.83.

--THE ICEMEN ON THE ROAD HAVE STRETCHED THEIR UNDEFEATED STREAK TO 3-GAMES SINCE THE DAWNING OF THE NEW YEAR; 3(2-0-1), OUTSCORING THE HOME STANDING TEAM, 13-7.

--WITH A HOME ICE RECORD AFTER 16-GAMES OF 16(11-4-1), THE ICEMEN HAVE ALREADY EQUALED THEIR ENTIRE NUMBER OF HOME WINS OF LAST SEASON WHEN THEY FINISHED 30(11-13-4) ON HOME ICE. EVANSVILLE STILL HAS 17-MORE HOME GAMES REMAINING.

--ON SATURDAY NIGHT, THE ICEMEN ATTRACTED A SELLOUT, STANDING ROOM CROWD OF 9,403, ESTABLISHING AN ALL-TIME RECORD FOR SINGLE GAME PRO HOCKEY ATTENDANCE IN EVANSVILLE AND THE TRI-STATE.

--STILL ONE GAME AWAY FROM THE 33-GAMES' HALFWAY POINT OF THIS SEASON, THE ICEMEN ARE ONLY 1-OVERALL WIN AWAY FROM EQUALING LAST SEASON'S ENTIRE VICTORY OUTPUT OF 21. THE ICEMEN CURRENT RECORD IS 32(20-9-3) WITH EVANSVILLE HAVING PLAYED THE LEAST NUMBER OF GAMES IN THE CHL.

--EVANSVILLE'S 9-DEFEATS FOR THE SEASON ARE THE FEWEST IN THE CHL TURNER CONFERENCE AND SECOND FEWEST IN THE ENTIRE CHL BEHIND ONLY ALLEN (8).

--THE ICEMEN ARE CONSIDERED THE MOST IMPROVED TEAM IN THE CHL FROM ONE YEAR AGO. WITH A CURRENT MARK OF 32(20-9-3) 43-POINTS, THE ICEMEN HAVE 10-MORE WINS, 18-MORE POINTS AND 8-LESS LOSSES THAN ONE YEAR AGO WHEN THEY WERE 32(10-17-5) 25-POINTS.

--WHEN THEY DEFEATED ARCHRIVAL FORT WAYNE SATURDAY NIGHT ON HOME ICE BEFORE A RECORD-BREAKING, HISTORY-MAKING CROWD OF 9,304, BY THE SCORE OF 3-1, THE ICEMEN HALTED A 5-GAME LOSING STREAK AGAINST THE KOMETS OVERALL AND 3-GAME LOSING SPELL AT HOME. IT WAS THE ICEMEN FIRST VICTORY AGAINST FORT WAYNE SINCE BACK ON OPENING NIGHT, NOV. 5TH, WHEN THEY THROTTLED THE KOMETS BY THE IDENTICAL OUTCOME OF 3-1.

--WITH THEIR 4-1 SUNDAY COME BACK VICTORY AT DAYTON, THE ICEMEN EXPLODED FOR 4 UNANSWERED THIRD PERIOD GOALS TO ERASE A 1-0 DEFICIT. THEIR 4-GOALS THIRD PERIOD ASSAULT REPRESENTED THEIR SECOND BEST MOST PRODUCTIVE SINGLE PERIOD THIS YEAR.

--THE ICEMEN 4-1 TRIUMPH SUNDAY AT DAYTON WAS THEIR 6TH CONSECUTIVE WIN THUS FAR THIS SEASON IN AS MANY MEETINGS THIS SEASON AGAINST THE GEMS; 6(6-0-0) AND THEIR THIRD IN A ROW AT DAYTON 3(3-0-0). DATING BACK TO LAST SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE WON 7-IN SUCCESSION OVER THE GEMS; LAST 7(7-0-0).

--COMBINING 6TH PLACE DAYTON 6(6-0-0) AND 7TH PLACE BLOOMINGTON 7(5-1-1), THE ICEMEN HAVE POSTED A RECORD OF A STERLING 13(11-1-1) AGAINST THOSE TWO TEAMS.

--STILL WITH THEIR SUNDAY VICTORY AT DAYTON, THE ICEMEN REMAIN UNDEFEATED ON SUNDAY THIS SEASON AT 6(5-0-1) WITH THIS PAST SUNDAY'S WIN, BEING EVANSVILLE'S INITIAL ROAD OUTING ON SUNDAY THUS FAR THIS SEASON.

--THE ICEMEN COMBINED A RECORD ON BOTH FRIDAY AND SUNDAY THIS SEASON AT 16(13-2-1).

--THE ICEMEN PENALTY KILLING UNIT IS RANKED #2 IN THE CHL, OPERATING AT 84.8%; WITH THE OPPOSITION ONLY 3 FOR THE LAST 36 FOR AN EFFICIENCY RATING OF 91.7%.

--THE ICEMEN HAVE BEEN DOMINATING AND DOMINEERING ON HOME ICE IN THE FIRST PERIOD, OUTSCORING THE VISITORS, 23-12.

--BOTH OF THE ICEMEN COME-FROM-BEHIND THIRD PERIOD VICTORIES; 10(2-7-1) HAVE BEEN GAINED IN EACH OF THEIR LAST 2-CLASHES AGAINST CONFERENCE RIVAL DAYTON.

--THE ICEMEN ARE 18(16-1-1) ENTERING THE THIRD PERIOD WITH THE LEAD; 17(13-2-2) IN GAMES IN WHICH THEY LEAD AFTER THE FIRST PERIOD AND 18(14-2-2) WHEN THEY DELIVER THE GAME'S FG.

--ICEMEN GOALTENDER BRYAN GILLIS HAS WON HIS LAST 5-STARTS IN SUCCESSION; LAST 5(5-0-0), ALLOWING A MERE 7-GA IN THAT SPAN FOR A GAA OF A STINGY AND STELLAR 1.40. HE HAS SURRENDERED A SCANT 3-GA IN HIS LAST 3-STARTS, ALLOTING 1-GA IN EACH OF THOSE OUTINGS. HIS OVERALL SEASON RECORD IS A SPARKLING 16(12-3-1) AND A STERLING 7(6-1-0) ON THE ROAD.

--ALL-STAR CENTER TODD ROBINSON IS TIED FOR 2ND IN CHL SCORING WITH 32(10-39-49) WITH HIS 39-ASSISTS BEING 7-MORE THAN THE ENTIRE CHL. HIS 19-PPA ALSO TOP THE LOOP. ROBINSON'S LATEST POINT STREAK HAS REACHED 10-GAMES WITH 10(3-15-18). IN HIS LAST 6-GAMES; 6(2-10-12).

--CENTER NICKLAS LINDBERG HAS CLIMBED TO 10TH IN CHL SCORING WITH 31(10-29-39). IN HIS LAST 18-GAMES; 18(6-23-29); LAST 14-GAMES; 14(6-18-24). LINDBERG IS ON A 3-GAME POINT STREAK WITH 3(1-5-6).

--FLEET LEFT WING BRIAN BICEK HAS BEEN PROSPERING PRODIGIOUSLY AT THIS HOUR OF THE SEASON; IN HIS LAST 14-GAMES; 14(13-8-21); LAST 7-GAMES; 7(8-4-12); LAST 3-GAMES; 3(3-3-6). BICEK HAS SURGED TO #19 OVERALL IN CHL SCORING. HIS 19-TOTAL GOALS RANK AS THIRD MOST IN THE LEAGUE.

--STEVE MAKWAY IS THE CHL'S TOP SCORING DEFENSEMAN WITH 31(4-22-26) WITH HIS 22-ASSISTS FOREMOST AMONG THIS YEAR'S LEAGUE BLUE LINE BRIGADE. HIS 22-ASSISTS ALSO TOP LEAGUE DEFENSEMEN WITH ALL 4 OF HIS GOALS BREWED THROUGH THE POWER PLAY, TYING HIM FOR THE CLUB LEADERSHIP WITH TODD ROBINSON, JOHN RONAN AND JOSH BEAULIEU. IN HIS LAST 6-GAMES, HE IS 6(1-8-9).

--MATT GENS IS TIED FOR #3 IN CHL DEFENSE SCORING WITH 32(7-16-23) WITH HIS 3-GWG LEADING THE LEAGUE IN THIS CATEGORY.

--SINCE BEING INSTALLED ON RIGHT WING WITH TODD ROBINSON AND JOSH BEAULIEU, SOME 9-GAMES AGO, ROOKIE RIGHT WING MALCOLM GWILLIAM IS 9(6-4-10) INCLUDING A PAIR OF THIRD PERIOD GOALS THAT EMANATED AND CULMINATED HIS CLUB'S 4-GOAL THIRD PERIOD RALLY IN THE ICEMEN 4-1 TAMING OF THE GEMS IN DAYTON. IT WAS GWILLIAM'S FIRST-EVER 2-GOAL GAME IN THE PRO RANKS.

--THE ICEMEN HAVE 3-GAMES THIS WEEK INCLUDING THE SHOWDOWN FOR SECOND PLACE IN THE TIGHT TURNER CONFERENCE STANDINGS IN THE FORM OF A 2-GAME HOME-AND-HOME SERIES AGAINST QUAD CITY. THE ICEMEN ARE IN MOLINE, IL TUESDAY NIGHT, HOST THE MALLARDS ON FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE HOSTING TULSA ON SUNDAY AT THE FORD CENTER.

--ROOKIE CENTER MARIO BOILARD LEADS THE CHL IN PIM WITH 131.

--IN HIS LAST 6-GAMES, RIGHT WING SEAN O'CONNOR IS 6(2-4-6).

--NICKLAS LINDBERG (498) IS 2-GAMES AWAY FROM PRO CAREER 500.

--BRIAN BICEK HAS PLAYED 174-CONSECUTIVE GAMES DATING BACK TO THE 2009-10 SEASON WHEN HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE IHL MUSKEGON LUMBERJACKS.

--WHEN THEY SCORE 4 OR MORE, THE ICEMEN RECORD STANDS AT 14(12-2-0) AND WHEN THEY SURRENDER 2-GA OR LESS, THEY ARE AN IMPECCABLY PERFECT 17(17-0-0).

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