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The Phantoms head to Muskegon this weekend!The Phantoms head to Muskegon this weekend!
The ups and downs of a season can surprise you sometimes. After a 5 game losing streak against teams we expected to be much more competitive against, the Phantoms (4-6-0-1) managed to break out and earned 4 of 6 points last weekend. After dropping a 3rd straight game to the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders on Friday, they managed to win one against the 'Riders and then put a smackdown on the defending Clark Cup champion Chicago Steel. Let's hope they can keep the momentum swinging their way when they take to the road to play the Muskegon Lumberjacks (1-6-1-2), who are struggling mightily.

The 'Jacks aren't exactly bad on offense, when they get any offense. The second leading returning scorer on the team, Quinn Hutson, is second in scoring on the team in points and the top goal scorer with 6g and 2a. Hutson is an opportunistic scorer and playmaker who had 3g, 8a in 10 games against the Phantoms last season. The third returning scorer from last season is team captain Jack Williams, who could play his 130th USHL game (combined regular season and playoffs) this weekend. Williams only has 1g and 2a on the 21-22 season, something that has to concern the 'Jacks. Joey Larson is a decent sized forward, an '01 with good BCHL and NAHL experience, who has showed he can help on offense with 5g and 2a. Last seasons tender Owen Mehlenbacher was expected to contribute more this season but the '04 only has 1g and 2a this season. Ethan Whitcomb is another '04 who is highly touted but only has 1a in 7 games this season. 

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By The Numbers - Week of 11/01/21
Hey everyone! Welcome back to a new season of By The Numbers. We have some catching up to do! To all of you who are returning from last season, I’ve missed you! And to anyone reading this blog for the first time, don’t worry, I’ll get you up to speed. There won’t be a lot of analysis this week. This will more serve as a guide as to how this blog works.

By The Numbers is my pet project. It’s where I keep track of a series of stats that are not kept in the USHL, what I call the “Game Time Percentages”. This is quite simply a running tally of how much time a team leads in a game, how much time they are tied, and how much time they trail. These numbers are added up throughout the season and given in the form of the actual minutes and seconds, as well as what percentage of overall time played those numbers work out to.

As I am a Youngstown fan, this blog is geared towards the Phantoms. But I do keep track of the entire Eastern Conference. When the time comes that the USHL schedule features inter-conference play, the Western Conference will be tracked as well. But we’re not there yet. Each blog will start with a chart featuring the Phantoms' last 10 or so games. It will then feature the chart for whoever the Phantoms opponent is that weekend, as well as a chart that shows the season series. The blog will end with the rankings of the entire conference.

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Season 4 Episode 6 of the Dump & Chase Podcast is...early! 2 wins in a 3 game weekend has us happier than a wacky waving tube man! Recaps, previews, and an interview with Phantoms defenseman Chris Hedden await!

 

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