Weekly IceMen Notes
March 11, 2012 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release
--FOLLOWING THEIR LONGEST LOSING STREAK OF THE SEASON AT 5-IN A ROW, WHICH FOLLOWED THEIRS AND THE CHL'S LONGEST WIN STREAK OF THE SEASON AT 10-CONSECUTIVELY, THE ICEMEN PROMPTLY PROCEEDED TO SWEEP A CRUCIAL TWO-GAME SERIES AT ARCHRIVAL FORT WAYNE THE PAST WEEKEND FOR THE TURNER CONFERENCE LEADERSHIP WITH BOTH TRIUMPHS REGISTERED BY WAY OF THE OTSO.
--IN SATURDAY NIGHT'S THRILLING COME-FROM-BEHIND 4-3 OTSO TRIUMPH AT FORT WAYNE TO COMPLETE THE SWEEP OF THE 2-GAME SERIES THERE, THE ICEMEN UTTERLY SNATCHED VICTORY FROM THE JAWS OF DEFEAT CONNECTING ON 2-LATE GOALS 2:56 APART BEGINNING WITH ONLY 3:17 REMAINING IN THE THIRD PERIOD WITH BOTH GOALS DELIVERED BY DEFENSEMEN; MATT GENS AT 16:43 AND PHILIPPE PLANTE AT 19:39 (GTG) AFTER THE ICEMEN HAD LIFTED GOALTENDER BRYAN GILLIS FOR THE 6TH ATTACKER. EVANSVILLE PREVAILED IN THE OTSO, 2-1 WITH FORMER KOMET SEAN O'CONNOR CONNECTING ON THE GWG ON THE ICEMEN 5TH SHOT OF THE OTSO EXTRA SESSION.
--THE ICEMEN LAUNCH THE FINAL TWO WEEKS AND 6-GAMES OF THE REGULAR SEASON WITH A 2-POINTS LEAD OVER FORT WAYNE FOR THE TURNER CONFERENCE CROWN.
--THE ICEMEN BOAST THE TURNER CONFERENCE'S BEST ROAD RECORD AT 29(18-8-3), WINNING TWO IN A ROW; LAST 10 ON THE ROAD: 10(8-2-0); LAST 16 ROAD; 16(11-3-2). EVANSVILLE HAS NOT LOST MORE THAN 2-IN A ROW ON THE ROAD SO FAR THIS SEASON.
--WITH THEIR BACK-TO-BACK OTSO VICTORIES THE PAST WEEKEND IN FORT WAYNE, THE ICEMEN HAVE NOW WON 4-IN A ROW IN THE OTSO AFTER BEGINNNG THE SEASON WITH 3-CONSECUTIVE NON-WINS IN SUCH SESSIONS. ALL 7 OF THE ICEMEN OTSO GAMES HAVE BEEN PLAYED ON THE ROAD; OTSO: 7 (4-3).
--WITH THEIR SWEEP OF THE 2-GAME SERIES IN FORT WAYNE, THE ICEMEN HAVE COMPLETED THE 13-GAME SEASON SERIES OVER THEIR ARCHRIVALS, WINNING THE LAST 3-IN SUCCESSION AND WINNING 4 OF THE LAST 5-MEETINGS.
--WHEN THEY DEFEATED THE KOMETS IN FORT WAYNE FRIDAY NIGHT IN A 5-4 OTSO CONQUEST, THE ICEMEN, REMARKABLY REMAINED UNDEFEATED ON THE ROAD ON FRIDAY NIGHTS THIS SEASON AT 7(7-0-0). OVERALL ON FRIDAY, THEIR RECORD IS 18(14-4-0)
--IN THE 2-GAME SERIES AT FORT WAYNE, THE CHL'S LEADING SCORER, TODD ROBINSON AUTHORED 5-ASSISTS TO COMPLETE THE 13-GAME SEASON SERIES AGAINST THE KOMETS WITH 13(2-18-20).
--THE ICEMEN RECORD IN THE SEASON'S FIRST HALF WAS 33(21-9-3) 45-POINTS; THUS FAR IN THE SECOND HALF, IT IS 27(17-9-1) 35-POINTS.
--ONE YEAR AGO AFTER 60-GAMES, THE ICEMEN RECORD WAS 60(18-31-11) 47-POINTS; TODAY, IT IS 60(38-18-4) 80-POINTS. THE ICEMEN HAVE GARNERED 20-MORE WINS, 33-MORE POINTS AND HAVE 13-FEWER DEFEATS.
--THE ICEMEN ARE 24(19-5-0) WHEN THEY OUTSHOOT THE OPPONENTS AND 32(17-11-4) WHEN THEY ARE OUTSHOT BY THE OPPOSITION.
--THE ICEMEN ARE 33(26-4-3) WHEN SCORING THE GAME'S FG AND 27(12-14-1) WHEN THEY SURRENDER SAME.
--EVANSVILLE CONTINUES TO EXCEL IN 1-GOAL GAMES THUS FAR THIS SEASON WITH A MARK OF 23(15-4-4).
--THE ICEMEN ARE 29(21-5-3) WHEN HOLDING THE LEAD AFTER THE FIRST PERIOD AND 31(27-2-2) WHEN ENTERING THE THIRD PERIOD WITH THE LEAD.
--WHEN THEY ALLOW 2-GA OR LESS, THE ICEMEN RECORD IS 31(30-1-0).
--WHEN THEY SCORE 4 OR MORE GOALS IN A GAME, THEIR RECORD IS 24(21-3-0).
--WITH THE INJURY TO THE ICEMEN PREMIERE GOAL-SCORING CANNONEER BRIAN BICEK, HIS CONSECUTIVE GAMES STREAK SPANNING NEARLY 3-FULL SEASONS, ENDS AT EXACTLY 200-GAMES.
--THE ICEMEN HAVE ATTAINED THE CHL'S LONGEST WINNING STREAK OF THE SEASON AT 10-IN A ROW AND THE LONGEST UNDEFEATED STREAK OF THE CAMPAIGN AT 12(10-0-2).
--THE LEAGUE'S LEADING SCORER TODD ROBINSON 60(22-66-88) ALSO PACES THE CIRCUIT IN PPA WITH 29. HIS 66-TOTAL HELPERS ARE 19-MORE THAN THE REST OF THE LEAGUE WHILE HIS 29-PPA ARE 7 MORE THAN ALL OF THE CHL.
--MATT GENS 60(12-32-44) HAS TAKEN OVER THE SCORING LEADERSHIP AMONG CHL DEFENSEMEN, OVERTAKING HIS TEAMMATE STEVE MAKWAY WHO RANKS TIED FOR #2 WITH 58(4-37-41). PHILIPPE PLANTE RANKS 9TH WITH 59(11-24-35).
--MALCOLM GWILLIAM HAS CLIMBED TO 9TH IN CHL ROOKIE SCORING WITH 60(19-18-37). SINCE BEING INSERTED ON THE RW WITH CENTER TODD ROBINSON, GWILLIAM IS 35(18-15-33). HE SCORED ONLY 1-GOAL THROUGH THE FIRST 25-GAMES OF THIS SEASON; 25(1-3-4).
--LEFT WING JOSH BEAULIEU'S 24-GOALS ARE 7-MORE THAN HE SCORED COMBINED IN HIS FIRST 4-PRO SEASONS SPANNING SOME 201-GAMES.
--GOALTENDER BRYAN GILLIS HAS ACHIEVED THE CHL'S BEST OVERALL RECORD AT 32(25-6-1) FOR A WIN PERCENTAGE OF .797. HIS ROAD RECORD OF 13(12-1-0) IS ALSO THE BEST IN THE CHL. IN HIS LAST 21-STARTS, GILLIS RECORD STANDS AT 21(18-3-0).
--OF THE ICEMEN 10-EXTRA TIME VICTORIES THIS SEASON, BRYAN GILLIS HAS BEEN IN GOAL FOR 9 OF THEM INCLUDING ALL 6 OF THE ICEMEN OT TRIUMPHS. HIS RECORD IN OT: 7(6-1-0); IN THE OTSO: 3(3-0-0). GILLIS HAS BRUSHED ASIDE 11 OF 13-SHOTS IN THE OTSO FOR A SPCT OF A STELLAR .846.
--IN HIS LAST 15-GAMES, MATT GENS IS 15(5-12-17); IN HIS LAST 10-GAMES, PHILIPPE PLANTE IS 10(2-8-10).
--SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW CALENDAR YEAR, THE ICEMEN RECORD STANDS AT 34(23-9-2).
--AS A TEAM COLLECTIVELY THIS SEASON, THE ICEMEN HAVE PRODUCED 21 2-GOAL PERFORMANCES BUT NO 3-GOAL "HAT TRICKS."
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