Weekly IceMen Notes

Published on February 13, 2012 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release


--THE ICEMEN COMPLETED A RIGOROUS REGIMEN OF 4-GAMES IN 5-NIGHTS WITH AN EXCELLENT RECORD OF 4(3-1-0), WINNING THE LATTER 2 CONSECUTIVELY.

--EVANSVILLE HAS SURGED BACK INTO A TIE FOR THE TURNER CONFERENCE TOP PERCH WITH ARCHRIVAL FORT WAYNE ON A RECORD OF 45(28-13-4) 60-POINTS WITH 1-GAME IN HAND ON THE KOMETS.

--WITH THEIR THRILLING COME-FROM-BEHIND 3-2 OT TRIUMPH FRIDAY NIGHT AGAINST DAYTON, THE ICEMEN HAVE ADVACNED THEIR HOME RECORD TO A SUPERB 24(16-7-1) WITH THEIR 16-HOME WINS BEING THE MOST IN THE CHL TURNER CONFERENCE AND SECOND MOST IN THE ENTIRE CHL BEHIND WICHITA'S 19.

--THE ICEMEN 3-2 OT TRIUMPH OVER DAYTON HALTED THEIR SEASON LONG 3-GAME LOSING STREAK AT HOME, THEIR LONGEST OF THE CURRENT CAMPAIGN. IT WAS THE ICEMEN FIRST VICTORY AT HOME SINCE JANUARY 27TH AND A 5-2 VICTORY VERDICT OVER BLOOMINGTON.

--THE ICEMEN HAVE WON THEIR LAST 2-STARTS ON THE ROAD; LAST 2(2-0-0), DEFEATING THE BLAZE IN BLOOMINGTON LAST TUESDAY NIGHT, 5-4 OTSO BEFORE DISPATCHING THE OILERS IN TULSA ON SATURDAY NIGHT, 4-1. THE ICEMEN ARE NOW 8(5-1-2) IN THEIR LAST 8-INVASIONS INTO HOSTILE TERRITORY.

--THE ICEMEN RECORD IN OVERTIME THIS SEASON STANDS AT 6(5-1-0) WITH ALL 5 VICTORIES COMING IN THE LAST MINUTE OF THE 5-MINUTE EXTRA SESSION. THE EARLIEST OT TRIUMPH AT 4:13 OF OT AND THE LATEST BEING AT 4:49 AND 4:59 OF THE OT PERIOD. EVANSVILLE IS 5(4-1-0) AT HOME IN OVERTIME AND 1(1-0-0) ON THE ROAD.

--IN THE OTSO THUS FAR THIS SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE COMPILED A MARK OF 4(1-3-0) WITH ALL 4 OTSO AFFAIRS TRANSPIRING ON FOREIGN ICE.

--AFTER 45-GAMES THIS SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE POSTED A RECORD OF 45(28-13-4) 60. ONE YEAR AGO AFTER 45-GAMES, THE ICEMEN RECORD WAS 45(16-23-5) 37-POINTS. EVANSVILLE HAS 12-MORE WINS, 23-MORE POINTS AND 10-LESS LOSSES THAN ONE YEAR AGO.

--ALREADY AFTER 45-GAMES, THE ICEMEN HAVE COLLECTED 7-MORE WINS AND 5-MORE POINTS THAN ALL OF LAST YEAR; 66(21-32-13) 55. EVANSVILLE'S 16-HOME WINS ARE 5 MORE THAN ALL OF LAST YEAR 30(11-13-6). THEIR 12-ROAD WINS ARE 2-MORE THAN ALL OF LAST SEASON; 36(10-19-7).

--AGAINST THE BERRY CONFERENCE THUS FAR THIS SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE POSTED A MARK OF 5(4-1-0). ALL OF LAST SEASON, THEY MANAGED A MERE 3-WINS OUTSIDE THEIR OWN TURNER CONFERENCE; 13(3-9-1).

--THE ICEMEN ARE THE CHL'S FOREMOST FIRST PERIOD TEAM, OUTSCORING THE OPPOSITION, 57-34 OVERALL; AT HOME: 32-19; ON THE ROAD: 25-15.

--THE ICEMEN ARE 26(20-3-3) WHEN THEY SCORE THE GAME'S FG; 25(18-4-3) WHEN LEADING AFTER THE FIRST PERIOD; 24(21-1-2) WHEN ENTERING THE THIRD PERIOD WITH THE LEAD.

--EVANSVILLE'S 9-SHG TIE FOR SECOND MOST IN THE CHL WITH BRIAN BICEK (4) AND TODD ROBINSON (3) RUNNING FIRST AND SECOND INDIVIDUALLY IN SHG ARTISTRY IN THE LOOP.

--THE ICEMEN PENALTY-KILLING UNIT REMAINS #1 IN THE CHL, OPERATING AT 86.2% WITH THE OPPOSITION BEING 29-210. THE 29-PPGA ARE THE FEWEST ALLOWED IN THE CHL. THE ICEMEN ARE 24 FOR THE LAST 25; 96%; 65 FOR THE LAST 72; 77 FOR THE LAST 85 AND 94 FOR THE LAST 104.

--THE ICEMEN ARE 14(11-3-0) ON FRIDAY NIGHTS THIS SEASON AND A PERFECT 5(5-0-0) ON THE ROAD.

--WHEN THE ICEMEN SURRENDER 2-GA OR LESS, THEIR RECORD IS A PERFECT 24(24-0-0).

--WHEN THE ICEMEN SCORE 4 OR MORE GOALS, THEIR RECORD IS 17(15-2-0).

--WHEN THE ICEMEN DEFEATED THE OILERS IN TULSA THE PAST SATURDAY NIGHT, 4-1, GOALTENDER PIER-OLIVIER PELLETIER HALTED A PERSONAL 6-GAME WINLESS SPELL; 6(0-5-1) WITH HIS FIRST VICTORY EXACTLY 2-MONTHS TO THE DAY OF HIS LAST TRIUMPH BACK ON DECEMBER 11TH AND 2-1 TRIUMPH AT HOME AGAINST BLOOMINGTON.

--ICEMEN ROOKIE GOALTENDER BRYAN GILLIS HAD BEEN IN GOAL FOR THE TEAM'S LAST 14-VICTORIES UNTIL PELLETIER'S TRIUMPH SATURDAY NIGHT AT TULSA. GILLIS IS 13(12-1-0) IN HIS LAST 13-STARTS AND SPORTS A SUPREME ROAD RECORD OF A LEAGUE-BEST 9(8-1-0). HIS OVERALL RECORD OF 24(19-4-1), .813 WIN PERCENTAGE IS THE BEST IN THE CHL. ON HOME ICE, GILLIS RECORD IS 15(11-3-1).

--TODD ROBINSON TOPS THE CHL IN SCORING WITH 45(15-50-65) WITH HIS 50-ASSISTS AND 21-PPA TOPPING THE CHL AS WELL. ROBINSON IS PRESENTLY ON A 6-GAME POINT STREAK WITH 6(4-7-11) AND 4-GAME GOAL STREAK WITH 4(4-5-9). HE HAS COMPOSED 16-MULTI-POINT GAMES INCLUDING MULTI-POINT GAMES IN EACH OF THE ICEMEN 3-WINS IN THEIR LAST 4-STARTS.

--BRIAN BICEK HAS CLIMBED TO 11TH IN CHL SCORING WITH 45(28-21-49) WITH HIS 28-GOALS TYING HIM FOR THE LEAGUE-LEADERSHIP. HIS SIX 2-GOAL GAMES LEAD THE ICEMEN CLUB AS DO HIS 4-SHG AND +19 RATING WITH THE LATTER RANKING HIM #3 IN THE CHL. IN HIS LAST 4(4-2-6) BICEK HAS NOTCHED 22 OF HIS GOALS IN THE ICEMEN LAST 27-GAMES.

--STEVE MAKWAY 44(4-30-34) CONTINUES TO LEAD THE LEAGUE IN SCORING AMONG DEFENSEMEN WITH HIS 30-ASSISTS BEING #1 AND 6-MORE THAN THE REST OF THE CHL BLUE LINE BRIGADE. IN HIS LAST 19(1-16-17).

--MATT GENS 45(7-23-30) RANKS 3RD IN CHL DEFENSE SCORING WITH HIS 23-ASSISTS RANKING RUNNER-UP AMONG THE DEFENSE BEHIND TEAMMATE STEVE MAKWAY.

--MATT GENS (3) AND PHILIPPE PLANTE (3) TOP THE LOOP IN GWG AMONG DEFENSE WITH GENS 11-PPA LISTED AS 3RD MOST AND PLANTE'S 4-SHA LEADING DEFENSEMEN.

--MALCOLM GWILLIAM IS 13TH IN THE CHL ROOKIE SCORING WITH 45(12-13-25). 11 OF HIS 12-GOALS HAVE BEEN SCORED IN THE LAST 21-GAMES.

--BRYAN GILLIS RANKS 3RD IN THE CHL WITH A 2.39 GAA WHILE HIS .925 SPCT TIES FOR SECOND BEST IN THE CHL.

--IN HIS LAST 11-GAMES, JOSH BEAULIEU IS 11(6-5-11) WTH HIS 5-GWG TOPPING THE TEAM AND HIS FIVE 2-GOAL GAMES RANKED 2ND BEST FOR EVANSVILLE.

--WITH HIS 9-POINTS THE PAST WEEK; 4(4-5-9), TODD ROBINSON (1,199) IS ONE POINT AWAY FROM PRO CAREER 1,200. 850-GAMES; 326-GOALS; 873-ASSISTS; 1,199-POINTS IN HIS ILLUSTRIOUS 13-YEAR PRO CAREER.

--BRIAN BICEK 251(95-109-204) HAS EXCEEDED THE 200-POINTS CAREER PLATEAU, NEEDING 5-MORE GOALS FOR 100. BICEK HAS PLAYED 187-CONSECUTIVE GAMES DATING BACK TO THE 2009-10 SEASON WHEN HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE IHL MUSKEGON LUMBERJACKS.

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