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February 27, 2012 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release


--THE ICEMEN WINNING STREAK HAS REACHED AN AMAZING 10-IN A ROW ON THE STRENGTH OF ANOTHER 4-GAMES IN 5-DAYS SWEEP OF THE PAST WEEK.

--IN THEIR LAST 12-GAMES, THE ICEMEN RECORD STANDS AT 12(11-1-0). SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW CALENDAR YEAR OF 2012, THE ICEMEN HAVE BEEN VIRTUALLY INVIOABLE HAVING SUSTAINED A SCANT 4-DEFEATS IN 27-GAMES; 27(21-4-2).

--DURING THEIR 10-GAME WIN STREAK, THE ICEMEN HAVE OUTSCORED THE OPPOSITION, 35-16 FOR A GAA OF A FRUGAL 1.60.

--EVANSVILLE'S LAST DEFEAT WAS BACK ON FEBRUARY 8TH WHEN THEY BOWED AT HOME TO ARCHRIVAL FORT WAYNE, 4-3.

--THE PAST SATURDAY NIGHT, THE ICEMEN ATTRACTED A RECORD-BREAKING, HISTORY-MAKING CROWD OF A SOLD OUT 9,487 AT THE FORD CENTER WHERE THE ICEMEN BLANKED ARCHRIVAL FORT WAYNE, 3-0.

--FOR THE THREE HOME GAMES THE PAST WEEK, THE ICEMEN ATTRACTED CROWDS ON WEDNESDAY'S FIRST-EVER EDUCATION DAY GAME OF 6,577; FRIDAY NIGHT AGAINST WICHITA, THE ICEMEN CROWD WAS 5,672; SATURDAY NIGHT THE SRO CROWD OF 9,487. FOR THE WEEK, THE ICEMEN ATTRACTED 21,736 FOR A PER GAME AVERAGE OF 7,245.

--THROUGH THEIR 5-SATURDAY NIGHT HOME DATES THIS SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE AVERAGED 8,532 FANS PER GAME WITH 2 SELLOUTS.

--THE ICEMEN HOME WIN STREAK HAS REACHED 5- IN A ROW, WHICH IS THEIR SECOND LONGEST OF THE SEASON. DURING THEIR 5-GAME HOME WIN STREAK, THEY HAVE OUTSCORED THE VISITORS, 18-8 FOR A GAA OF A THRIFTY 1.60. THEIR LONGEST HOME WIN STREAK OF THE SEASON HAS BEEN 7-IN SUCCESSION.

--ON THE ROAD, THE ICEMEN HAVE ASSEMBLED A 6-GAME WIN STREAK WHICH IS THEIR LONGEST OF THE SEASON AND EQUALS THE LONGEST IN THE ENTIRE CHL THUS FAR THIS YEAR. EVANSVILLE'S LAST LOSS ON THE ROAD WAS BACK ON JANUARY 28TH AT DAYTON. THE ICEMEN COMPLETED THEIR ROAD SCHEDULE FOR FEBRUARY UNDEFEATED AT 6(6-0-0).

--IN THEIR LAST 12-DATES ON THE ROAD, THE ICEMEN HAVE SUFFERED A SCANT SINGLE SETBACK; LAST 12 AWAY: 12(9-1-2).

--THIS PAST WEEK, THE ICEMEN AVENGED THEIR LAST 2-DEFEATS WHEN THEY BLANKED FORT WAYNE SATURDAY NIGHT, 3-0, AVENGING THEIR LAST OVERALL SETBACK ON FEBRUARY 8TH AGAINST THE KOMETS WHILE THEIR 2-1 OT TRIUMPH SUNDAY AT DAYTON AVENGED THE ICEMEN LAST DEFEAT ON THE ROAD AS WELL AS AVENGING THE GEMS 4-3 WIN BACK ON JANUARY 28TH THAT HALTED THE ICEMEN CHL SEASON'S BEST 12-GAME UNDEFEATED SKEIN; 12(10-0-2) AND DENIED EVANSVILLE'S BID FOR AN UNBEATEN MONTH OF JANUARY 13(10-1-2).

--THE ICEMEN 2-1 OT TRIUMPH SUNDAY AT DAYTON ELEVATED THEIR OT RECORD FOR THIS SEASON TO 7(6-1) WITH 4 OF THOSE VICTORIES GAINED AGAINST DAYTON; 4(4-0-0) INCLUDING 2 OT WINS RIGHT IN DAYTON. LAST SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAD THE DUBIOUS DISTINCTION OF THE WORST OVERTIME MARK IN THE CHL AT 9(1-8-0).

--ALSO WITH THE WIN AT DAYTON, THE ICEMEN REMAINED UNSULLIED ON SUNDAY THUS FAR THIS SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 9(8-0-1) AND 2(2-0-0) ON THE ROAD WITH BOTH OF THE LATTER TRIUMPHS SPIRITED AWAY AT DAYTON.

--IN COMPLETING THE SWEEP OF THEIR 4-GAME WEEK, THE ICEMEN, DEFENSIVELY, YIELDED A MERE 6-GA FOR A GAA OF 1.50. THEY ALLOTTED ONLY 1-GA COMBINED IN THE LATTER 2-GAMES OVER THE WEEKEND.

--AGAINST BERRY CONFERENCE FOES, THE ICEMEN ARE FASHIONING AN 8-GAME WIN STREAK, BOOSTING THEIR MARK IN THAT DEPARTMENT TO A SUPERB 11(10-1-0).

--THE ICEMEN POWER PLAY IS REALLY PERCOLATING AT THIS STAGE OF THE SEASON; IT IS 8 FOR THE LAST 15; 53.3%; 10 FOR THE LAST 20; 50%; 11 FOR THE LAST 25; 44%.

--MEANWHILE THE PENALTY-KILLING CAST CONTINUES TO CLICK. THE OPPOSITION IS 0 FOR THE LAST 12; 100%; 6 FOR THE LAST 66; 91%; 12 FOR THE LAST 113; 89.4%.

--GOALTENDERS BRYAN GILLIS AND PIER-OLIVIER PELLETIER ARE BOTH ENJOYING PERSONAL 5-GAME WIN STREAKS AT THIS HOUR OF THE SEASON. IN HIS 5-GAME WIN STREAK, PELLETIER'S GAA IS A MISERLY 1.40. HIS SHUTOUT SATURDAY NIGHT, 3-0 OVER FORT WAYNE WAS HIS SECOND OF THE SEASON WITH BOTH ACHIEVED AGAINST THE KOMETS.

--BRYAN GILLIS IS 17(16-1-0) IN HIS LAST 17-STARTS WHILE HIS 11(10-1-0) ROAD RECORD AND OVERALL MARK OF 28(23-4-1) ARE BOTH THE BEST IN THE CHL IN THOSE TWO RESPECTIVE CATEGORIES.

--THE LEAGUE'S LEADING SCORER, TODD ROBINSON 52(20-58-78) IS CURRENTLY ON A 14-GAME POINT STREAK; LAST 14(9-15-24). ROBINSON'S 58-ASSISTS ARE 15-MORE THAN THE REST OF THE LEAGUE. HIS 27-PPA ALSO TOP THE LOOP.

--BRIAN BICEK 52(32-24-56) IS LISTED 9TH IN CHL SCORING WITH HIS 32-GOALS TIED FOR THE CHL LEADERSHIP AND HIS 4-SHG TOPPING THE CIRCUIT AS WELL. BICEK'S +25 RATING RANKS RUNNER-UP BEST IN THE CHL.

--STEVE MAKWAY 51(4-37-41) AND MATT GENS 52(9-30-39) CONTINUE TO RANK 1-2 IN CHL DEFENSE SCORING WITH PHILIPPE PLANTE 9TH; 52(10-21-31).

--STEVE MAKWAY'S 37-ASSISTS TOP ALL CHL DEFENSEMEN WHILE MATT GENS 16-PPA TIE HIM FOR THE LEAGUE-LEAD AMONG THE BLUE LINE CAST. GENS AND PLANTE RANK TIED FOR #2 IN GWG WITH 3.

--WHEN THE ICEMEN SCORE THE GAME'S FG, THEIR RECORD IS 31(25-3-3); WHEN THEY LEAD AFTER THE FIRST PERIOD; 27(20-4-3); WHEN THEY LEAD AFTER THE SECOND PERIOD; 30(27-1-2).

--SUBTRACTING THEIR COMBINED RECORD OF 16(5-10-1) AGAINST FORT WAYNE (11(4-6-1) AND RAPID CITY 5(1-4-0); THE ICEMEN RECORD AGAINST THE REST OF THE CHL IS A BRILLIANT 36(30-3-3).

--WHEN THE ICEMEN SURRENDER 2-GA OR LESS THEIR RECORD IS AN UNDEFEATED 30(30-0-0).

--WHEN THE ICEMEN OUTSHOOT THEIR OPPONENTS, THEIR RECORD IS 22(19-3-0).

--WHEN THEY SCORE 4- OR MORE GOALS, THE ICEMEN RECORD IS 21(19-2-0); WHEN THEY SCORE 3 OR MORE, THE MARK IS 40(31-6-3).

--NICKLAS LINDBERG'S OT/GWG SUNDAY IN THE ICEMEN 2-1 OT TRIUMPH AT DAYTON WAS HIS SECOND OT/GWG OF THE SEASON WITH BOTH AUTHORED AGAINST THE GEMS. LINDBERG AND TODD ROBINSON SHARE THE TEAM LEADERSHIP IN GWG/OT GOALS AT 2.

--STILL WITH THE LINDBERG SUNDAY OT/GWG AT DAYTON, IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR 6-OT TRIUMPHS THIS SEASON THAT THE ICEMEN DID NOT SCORE TO WIN IT IN THE LAST 1:00 OF THE 5:00 EXTRA SESSION.

--IN HIS LAST 8-GAMES ON THE ICEMEN DEFENSE, MATT GENS IS 8(2-8-10).

--EVANSVILLE'S 11-FEBRUARY VICTORIES 14(11-3-0) WITH STILL 1-MORE DATE COMING UP ECLIPSES THEIR RECORD WHICH THEY SET JUST LAST MONTH FOR MOST WINS IN A SINGLE MONTH; JANUARY 13(10-1-2).

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