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Evansville IceMen Player of the Week: Daniel Tetrault

Ashley Sollars — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:16:04 +0000

Number: 7 Name: TETRAULT, DANIEL Position: DEFENSE Height: 6-0 Weight: 205 Birthday: 9/4/79 Age: 33 YR. 13 Shoots: RIGHT Birthplace: LABROQUERIE, MANITOBA This is his 13th pro season and his first with the IceMen. Signed by Evansville as free agent in September 2012. In 2011-12 in his second year of his second tour of [...]

Evansville IceMen Player of the Week – Jake Obermeyer [Sponsored]

WGBF-AM — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:00:02 +0000

Check out this week’s Evansville IceMen Player of the Week, Jake Obermeyer! 14 OBERMEYER, JAKE DEFENSE – 6-2 – 186 – 1/9/85 26 – YR. 3 SHOOTS: RIGHT BIRTHPLACE: CHANHASSEN, MN This is his third pro season and his first full campaign under the employ of the IceMen in Evansville. Originally acquired during the 2010-11 [...]

Evansville IceMen Player of the Week – Steven Makway [Sponsored]

WGBF-AM — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:17:28 +0000

Check out this week’s Evansville IceMen Player of the Week, Steven Makway! Steven Makway DEFENSE 6-5 230 4/26/83 28 YR. 8 SHOOTS: LEFT BIRTHPLACE: TRAIL, B.C. This is his eighth pro season overall, his fifth in the CHL and his first performing under the IceMen banner. Marking his return to North America following a one-year [...]

Evansville IceMen Player of the Week – Pier-Olivier Pelletier [Sponsored]

WGBF-AM — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:12:28 +0000

Check out this week’s Evansville IceMen Player of the Week, Pier-Olivier Pelletier! PIER-OLIVIER PELLETIER GOAL 6-2 194 4/8/87 24 YR. 4 CATCH: LEFT BIRTHPLACE: ST-LOUIS-DU-HA HA, PQ This is his fourth pro season, his third in the CHL and his first under the banner of the IceMen. Obtained in a trade from the Laredo Bucks [...]

Evansville IceMen Player of the Week – Matt Gens [Sponsored]

WGBF-AM — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:22:11 +0000

Check out this week’s Evansville IceMen Player of the Week, Matt Gens! 23 GENS, MATT DEFENSE 6-0 190 3/31/83 28 YR. 6 SHOOTS: RIGHT BIRTHPLACE: BAUDETTE, MN This is his sixth pro season overall, his second in the CHL and his first-ever campaign operating under the IceMen of Evansville banner. Former ninth round choice, 278th [...]

Evansville IceMen Player of the Week – Mark Cody [Sponsored]

brad.bruner — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:52:29 +0000

Check out this week’s Evansville IceMen Player of the Week, Mark Cody! CODY, MARK – LEFT WING 6-1, 205, 5/15/82 29 YR. 6 SHOOTS: LEFT BIRTHPLACE: HALIFAX, NS This is his second full season with the IceMen in Evansville and his sixth professional campaign overall. One of the more popular IceMen players in the franchise [...]

Evansville IceMen Player of the Week – Brian Bicek [Sponsored]

WGBF-AM — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:00:19 +0000

#10 BICEK, BRIAN CENTER 5-9 175 11/24/85 25 YR. 4 SHOOTS: LEFT BIRTHPLACE: DOWNERS GROVE, IL This is his fourth pro season, his third campaign in the CHL and his second season in Evansville with the IceMen. Returns to the IceMen following his best-ever pro season in 2010-11 with the IceMen. Named the IceMen [...]

Evansville IceMen Player of the Week – Philippe Plante [Sponsored]

WGBF-AM — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:00:49 +0000

#24 Philippe Plante; Defense 6′ 200lbs 8/10/78 33 YR. 13 Shoots: LEFT Birthplace: Greenfield Park, PQ This is his 13th pro season, his fifth one in the CHL and his first under the banner of the IceMen. Signed as a free agent from the Odessa Jackalopes on 7/14/11 after the latter team left the [...]

Evansville IceMen Player of the Week – Todd Robinson [Sponsored]

WGBF-AM — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:00:44 +0000

#19 Todd Robinson Center 5’8″ 175lbs 6/16/78 33 YR. 13 Shoots: RIGHT Birthplace: TRAIL, B.C. This is his 13th pro season and his first in Evansville with the IceMen in the CHL. Comes to Evansville as the biggest pro hockey star in the city’s hockey history. Through his initial 12-pro seasons, has percolated [...]

What Teams Are Most Desperate To Win Their First Championships?

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:09:44 +0000

You never forget your first love and you can bet you never forget your first title.

The Dallas Mavericks, in business since 1980, have claimed their first NBA title in franchise history by knocking off the vaunted Miami Heat. The Vancouver Canucks, who’ve been in the NHL since 1970, came oh-so-close to hoist